[Divine Spell Scroll – Protection Rune: Active activation creates a shield that absorbs (120) points of damage (Profession Level * 20). Lasts for 10 seconds. Rune disappears after use. Engravable Part: Upper Body.]
[Divine Spell Scroll – Awakening Rune: Active activation creates an awakening effect. Immediately dispels the current abnormal status and control effects and gains 35% toughness. Lasts for 10 seconds. Rune disappears after use. This effect does not stack with other toughness effects. Engravable Part: Head.]
(Toughness refers to the ability to reduce control effects, such as Bai Xiaowen's Sincere Heart passive.)
[Divine Spell Scroll – Swift Steps Rune: Active activation creates an increase in movement speed of 60%. Lasts for 10 seconds. Rune disappears after use. During this period, you are immune to the effects of slowing effects below priority (7). Engravable Part: Feet.]
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"This … should be considered an enchantment. These are runes engraved on equipment. Once used, they are trump cards that can turn the tables," Bai Xiaowen said.
"These things are very useful. Unfortunately, they will disappear after one use, and they are quite expensive …" Li Shuyi said.
Indeed, these divine spell runes were not cheap. The cheapest one, the Awakening Rune, cost 2,000 merit points, and the Protection Rune cost 3,000 merit points!
"If the rune can be used continuously after being engraved, it will cost far more than a few thousand merit points. It might even cost tens of thousands," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile. "It is very difficult for a normal Awakened team in the ancient Egyptian plane to earn a few thousand merit points, let alone tens of thousands … It is boring to see but not eat. The rules of the spiritual realm are not so boring."
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen checked the team's merit points page. "We have accumulated 6,408 merit points in the ancient Egyptian plane. We can buy two to three divine spell runes. Let's each choose one first. "
Of the 6,000 merit points, 4,500 were mission rewards, and the other 2,000 were rewards for killing enemies in today's intense battle. Although a battle of tens of thousands of people was difficult, the rewards were also very rich.
"Xiaowen, should I choose the Awakening Rune?" Li Shuyi asked softly.
The Awakening Rune only cost 2,000 achievement points. Moreover, it was an additional method to remove control. It was indeed very cost-effective. It was mainly used in battles between Awakened ones.
For example, in individual battles, Li Shuyi's chances of winning against ranged classes such as Mages and Archers would greatly increase if he had an additional way of dispelling crowd control.
In addition to the Green Lotus Seed (Priority 6), Li Shuyi only had a blue accessory, the Eclipse Badge (Priority 4), which was not very useful. She thought about it for a moment and felt that she needed a 7-point Priority Release.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "Don't choose that. In the future, we'll be fighting side by side. We have the party skill, the Butcher's Hook, and my Fixed Point Airdrop … Most importantly, we have the Undead Fiend Arcane Master's Yellow Sky skill. It's a 7 point CC removal skill. "
"As for the CUAA league, with the appearance of the Defender mode, there should be fewer individual battles. It's still mainly a team battle. Moreover, even if it appears once … it's not worth spending a divine rune on. "
Li Shuyi nodded. In the end, she chose the "Reflection" rune, which cost 3,000 achievement points.
[Divine Spell Scroll – Reflection Rune: Activate to obtain a reflection effect. The next single-target spell directed at you will be reflected back to the caster. The rune will disappear after use. Engraving position: Upper Armor/Shield.]
Although the Reflection rune could be engraved on both parts of the armor, the divine rune was unique. It was impossible to engrave two identical runes at the same time.
Li Shuyi did not use a shield anyway. Engraving a rune on her upper armor was enough.
Bai Xiaowen chose the "Phantom Strike" rune. Its effect was very special. After activation, the next single-target physical attack would trigger the Phantom Strike effect. A phantom would appear to duplicate the attack and special effect, and the attack speed would increase by 20% for ten seconds. The rune was engraved on the hand.
After receiving the two divine runes, it took ten seconds for them to be engraved.
After the engraving process, strange symbols and words appeared on the armor, flashing with a faint light. Fortunately, the light of the divine runes could be hidden, just like the light of the armor's grade and level.
With the remaining few hundred achievement points, Bai Xiaowen bought a few bottles of "Filtered Nile Water." Although it was of little value, it could work wonders under certain circumstances.
Bai Xiaowen then took out a bottle of "Alpine Viper Strength Potion."
This bottle of level-10 potion had a purity of 97%. According to the formula, five points of Strength multiplied by 97% would increase Strength by 4.85. According to the rounding principle, the 0.85 Strength would be converted into a percentage.
Bai Xiaowen had an 85% chance of gaining the full five points of Strength after drinking this potion. The other 15% chance would only increase his Strength by four points.
Bai Xiaowen's willpower was now much stronger than before. The pain from the third potion was not enough to break his willpower. He successfully survived the strengthening process. The final result was also relatively smooth. The 15% chance of Blackface was not triggered.
At this time, Bai Xiaowen's Strength had reached 24 points, Dexterity was 21 points, and Constitution was 23 points. He had completely met the equipment requirements of the "Commander's Cloak." He then changed out of the "Tribal Feather Cloak" and put on this cloak.
The cloak itself looked very domineering. It had a high collar and broad shoulders. It covered not only the back but also the shoulders. When the arms hung down naturally, the hands could not be seen. It added a hint of a boss's aura.
It was a bit like the "Justice" military cloak that Bai Xiaowen had seen in One Piece. The only difference was that it was missing two sleeves.
"It looks good." Li Shuyi's eyes sparkled.
"Well, I finally got rid of that primitive cloak …" Bai Xiaowen said with a smile. "Let's go to the Ptah Legion and start working."
"Are we investigating Silent Tongue? Starting with the Ptah Legion? " Li Shuyi followed Bai Xiaowen's footsteps. "Do you think Silent Tongue is really a traitor colluding with Samet?"
Bai Xiaowen said, "That's not necessarily the case. However, I feel that if I were Samet, I would have to unite the dispirited sects, families, and officials in Egypt to resist the Pharaoh. Perhaps they have come into contact with Silent Tongue, so they should at least know some information, right? "
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen said, "Since the Pharaoh has asked for a secret visit and does not allow us to directly ask Samet, then let's go to the Ptah Legion and find Samet's most trusted aide to interrogate."
At the Ptah Legion's encampment.
"Hello, Dior, my friend. I'm very busy now. I'm afraid I don't have time to entertain you. "
General Sang Pu, who had been 'rescued' by Bai Xiaowen from the Hittite army, was now the commander of the Ptah Legion. He came up to Bai Xiaowen and gave him a warm bear hug.
"It's okay, Sang Pu …" Bai Xiaowen smiled. "First of all, congratulations on your promotion. Also, I have official business to attend to this time."
Bai Xiaowen flashed the Pharaoh's golden token.
Sang Pu's expression changed slightly, and he became more polite to Bai Xiaowen. He waved a few guards away and said, "Tell me, my friend. What do you need me to do?"
It seemed that the Pharaoh's token was more effective than he had imagined.
Bai Xiaowen put away the token and said, "There should be some trusted aides of 'that person' in the Ptah Legion, right?"
Sang Pu lowered his voice and said, "Yes, the first thing I did when I took charge of the Ptah Legion was to put them all under control … on the charge of delaying military plans. The best outcome for this group of disloyal people is endless hard labor, or send them directly to see Osiris. "
Sure enough, the Pharaoh had sent his trusted generals here to carry out a great purge. This purge would certainly damage the Ptah Legion, but the Pharaoh wanted to see an army that was absolutely loyal to him.
The Pharaoh did not show any mercy when dealing with Samet. First, he stripped him of his military power, then he cut off his wings in the army, and then he cleaned up his supporters in the country.
By the time Samet was forced into a corner, it would be too late for him to fight back.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head. He did not care about the grudges between these two brothers on the surface. He said, "I need to interrogate these people. Who is the person with the highest status among them? "
"Let me take a look at the list …"
Sang Pu picked up a piece of papyrus from the stone table and pointed to one of the names. "The commander of the fourth division, his name is … Zehu Dineakht, and his two adjutants. Do you want me to send two experienced people to help you interrogate them? "
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "No need."
Commander Zehu was the superior of Bai Xiaowen, who had cut in as the commander of the war chariot. Now, Bai Xiaowen had become the Pharaoh's trusted Brocade Guard, and even the legion commander had to treat him with respect. Mr. Zehu, on the other hand, had become a prisoner.
Back when Bai Xiaowen had captured the Hittite scouts, Zehu had refused Bai Xiaowen's request to meet the legion commander. Bai Xiaowen had thought that Zehu was trying to claim credit for himself. But now, it seemed that things were not that simple.
"Fate is wonderful."
When Zehu saw Bai Xiaowen, he did not feel that there was any fate between him and Bai Xiaowen. Even if there was, it was an ill-fated relationship.
The interrogation process went smoothly. Commander Zehu had no intention of remaining loyal to his master, Samet, who had lost his power. He answered Bai Xiaowen's questions without hesitation.
In order to be "lenient," Zehu even answered all the questions that Bai Xiaowen did not ask. He really did not hold back.
Unfortunately, Zehu was not the "core person" that Bai Xiaowen was looking for. Although his military position was the highest among Samet's trusted aides, he was far less trusted than Samet's trusted guards.
Zehu basically did not know who Samet had befriended in Egypt and what contact he had with the Hittites.
However, Zehu provided a clue.
"Lord Dior, although I don't know, I know someone who definitely knows!"
It was a bit of a mouthful, but Bai Xiaowen still understood. "Who is it?"
"His name is Nekh. He was born as a slave of Samet, but he is very trusted by Samet. Most of the time, he was the one who passed on Samet's orders, including doing some shady things. "When Zehu mentioned this person named Nekh, he was quite indignant.
Bai Xiaowen nodded and walked out of the interrogation room. He once again found the new legion commander, Sang Pu.
"Is there a guy named Nekh in the list? Although he is a slave, he is Samet's most trusted aide. He must know a lot of secrets. "
Sang Pu carefully looked at the list and shook his head. "No … only those with military positions are recorded here."
Sang Pu did his best and cooperated with Bai Xiaowen to search the entire Ptah military camp, but they did not find any trace of Nekh.
"It seems that he has escaped. This guy is definitely not a simple slave …"
Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes. "We must report to the Pharaoh and immediately launch a city-wide search in the name of capturing a runaway slave."
"Won't this alert the enemy and cause him to escape?"
Bai Xiaowen held a piece of paper in his hand and browsed through the information on Nekh's background.
"I want him to escape!"
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The ancient Kingdom of Egypt was bordered by the Red Sea to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Nile River to the south, and the endless desert to the west. Only the Sinai Peninsula in the northeast was adjacent to West Asia.
This was also the reason why the Pharaoh of Egypt valued the hegemony of Syria. The geographical location of the ancient Kingdom of Egypt led to its natural isolation, and it needed trade and communication with West Asia very much.
In the Nile Delta region, near the city of Memphis in "Lower Egypt", there was a small village called "Imu's Village".
The name of this village originated from an ancient person called "Imu Hotep". It was this person who invented a new construction method that gave rise to the prototype of the pyramid. Since then, the Pharaohs of each generation began to build pyramids and tombs for themselves with great fanfare.
A lanky man in a white robe rode an inconspicuous thin horse to the entrance of Imu's Village.
He dismounted and looked at the sparse wooden and stone houses, as well as the rising smoke. His travel-worn face revealed a hint of joy that could not be concealed.
Leading the horse, the lanky man walked all the way to the end of the village, in front of a dilapidated wooden house.
The wooden house had been abandoned for a long time, and a thick layer of dust had accumulated. Cobwebs had formed on the door frame, and it looked like no one had lived in it for a long time.
The lanky man let out a long sigh. He tied the horse to the doorpost at the side, took off his robe, and prepared to clean.
"Who is it?"
Suddenly, the lanky man straightened his back vigilantly, and his hawk-like gaze swept over.
"You are Nehe, right? You're so late. We've been waiting for you all day. "
Two people came out from behind the abandoned wooden house.
"It's you …" Nehe's eyes narrowed slightly. These two people were the key figures who had captured the Hittite scouts and ruined his master's plans, Chariot Captain Dior and his vice-captain!
However, his panic was concealed in an instant, and Nehe regained his composure.
"You have the wrong person. My name is not Nehe, my name is … "
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