Eye of Evolution - Chapter 29

Chapter 29: Plunder

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Bjorn roared with anger and pain. He shook his arm vigorously! Bai Xiaowen felt a powerful force surging toward him and he stumbled backward. His back crashed into the stone wall beside the path.

Prompt information:

“Your Vital Strike hit the Imperial Army’s Giant Hammer Warrior Bjorn, causing 11 points of damage (Ignoring Defense) and inflicting a heavy bleeding effect.”

“The corrosive poison has taken effect. All of Bjorn’s attributes have decreased by 2 points for 120 seconds.”

“You took 6 concussion damage.”

“This guy… His damage is so high! Just the recoil alone deducted 6 HP from me!” Bai Xiaowen thought.

He was secretly shocked. He looked at Bjorn, who was like a wounded animal mad with rage and blood lust and became on guard.

It was also a vital attack, so why did Bjornn not die immediately like the auxiliary soldiers?

Bai Xiaowen noticed the reason.

An important prerequisite for an attack to be considered a fatal one was the damage dealt, which had to account for more than 1/3 of the target’s maximum HP! Clearly, Bjorn—who had 10 Physique points—had 100 HP. Although Bai Xiaowen’s attack was ruthless, it only dealt 11 points of damage! It was still far from one-third.

Bjorn’s pain triggered his ferocity. He roared and swung his hammers at Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen sprinted away.

Although his Strength had decreased by 2 points, Bjorn’s remaining Strength was still 7 points. It was not a problem for him to overpower and defeat Bai Xiaowen. As long as Bjorn’s two-handed warhammer hit Bai Xiaowen, the latter would probably lose his remaining 14 HP, let alone the fact that Bjorn was well-equipped.

However, Bjornn was bleeding heavily, and he was losing HP every second! As long as he did not have a chance to bandage and heal his wound, the longer the battle dragged on, the more beneficial it would be for Bai Xiaowen.

Fortunately, Bai Xiaowen had poisoned the dagger in advance, reducing Bjornen’s attributes by 2 points and decreasing his Agility to 4 points. Otherwise, Bai Xiaowen would have been in trouble.

This was the fastest Bai Xiaowen had ever run in his life. Anyone who was in his position, being chased by a burly man wielding a heavy hammer, would also unleash 120% of their life force and sprint. Fortunately, the notifications kept coming in, giving Bai Xiaowen the confidence to drag the battle out.

“Bjorn lost 5 HP.”

“Bjorn lost 7 HP.”

“Bjorn lost 4 HP.”

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And when Bjorn tried to bandage his wound, Bai Xiaowen would keep following him about. This made Bjorn roar repeatedly in anger, and he had no choice but to stop bandaging and chase after Bai Xiaowen. His strength also drained.

Finally, with a plop, Bjorn fell to the ground.

Bai Xiaowen received a series of notifications.

“Bjorn lost 2 HP.”

“The imperial army’s Giant Hammer Warrior Bjorn has died. The battle is over.”

“Your Basic Combat specialty has been raised to Level 4, and your Basic Machinery (Single-handed Sword) specialty has been raised to Level 5!”

“Basic Machinery (Single-handed Sword) has reached the maximum level. Do you want to evolve it?”

Bai Xiaowen chose yes without hesitation and received another notification. “You have obtained the Advanced Machinery (Single-handed Sword) specialty. Current level: Level 1.”

Bai Xiaowen heaved a sigh of relief. With a flick of his finger, the dagger spun around his fingertip. He could feel that his control over the dagger had become even more refined.

It was only now did Bai Xiaowen finally caught up to the other quasi-Awakened who were participating in the test. The other quasi-Awakened were usually well-prepared. They would only enter the Spiritual Realm to accept the test when they reached the maximum level of all their basic skills. Therefore, once they entered the Spiritual Realm, their special skills would be upgraded and turned into advanced specialties.

“Phew, I survived the battle. I’ll open a treasure chest to calm myself down!”

The treasure chest left behind by Bjorn after his death was clearly of a higher grade. Even the eight spoils of war cards that he summoned had silver light flickering on the back. They were quite high-end.

Bai Xiaowen had killed Bjorn and obtained an A-rank evaluation. He could draw three spoils of war.

Prompt information:

“You have obtained the Imperial Army’s Giant Hammer Warrior’s name tag.”

“You have obtained equipment: Steel Two-Handed Warhammer.”

“You have obtained a skill book: Heavy Strike.”

Bai Xiaowen felt a tinge of regret. What he was most interested in was the well-made chain armor on Bjorn’s body. As a weakling who only had a Physique of 2 points, a set of high-quality chain armor would undoubtedly give Bai Xiaowen greater survivability.

Unfortunately, he did not manage to draw that.

Could he remove it directly from Bjorn’s corpse? He could not do that. Once the superior equipment that did not belong to the “legal” spoils of war was stripped from the original owner’s body, it would turn into spiritual particles and dissipate. It was impossible for Bai Xiaowen to take advantage of this opportunity to benefit himself.

As for why the linen clothes that had just been stripped off the auxiliary soldiers did not disappear… It was because the linen clothes were not equipment.

In the Spiritual Realm, Awakened had to have “ownership” of equipment before they could use it! This “ownership” meant that they could bring it out of this world. For example, the steel two-handed Warhammer that Bai Xiaowen had just drawn had “ownership”. As long as he successfully changed his Class and passed the test, Bai Xiaowen could bring the Warhammer back to Earth.

Without “ownership,” Awakened would not be able to enjoy the attack, defense, and any additional attributes of the equipment.

A sharp sword that did not belong to him was inferior to Xiao Jinsheng’s rusty iron sword. At least the rusty iron sword still had 1 to 3 attack power.

Toward this, the pundits’ explanation was that the spiritual particles in an Awakened’s body could not resonate with “illegal” equipment, so they naturally could not unleash their power. As for the lottery, mission rewards, and so on, it was the process of “legalizing” the equipment and transferring ownership to the Awakened.

In addition, items on Earth could not be brought into the Spiritual Realm unless they contained a large number of spiritual particles.

For example, Bai Xiaowen could bring the dagger, capes, and blood that dropped from the Elite Zombie Rat Blacktooth to the Spiritual Realm, but he could not bring his machete, tactical backpack, water bottle, steel crossbow, and so on into the Spiritual Realm.

Bai Xiaowen glanced at the steel two-handed Warhammer. It had a requirement for the user to have 8 points of Strength and 8 points of Physique. He had no choice but to put the Warhammer into his storage space.

“I hate to bind on pickup,” Bai Xiaowen muttered before looking at the skill book.

[One-star skill book: Heavy Strike: Teaches you the Heavy Strike skill. After accumulating power for a short period of time, the next attack will cause 150% damage. Requirement: 5 points of Strength.]

Bai Xiaowen was not interested in this skill book at all. If it was a spell, he would definitely be willing to learn it. However, it was just a Warrior skill. It did not match his Class.

After resting for a while, Bai Xiaowen rushed to the empty stronghold and began to pillage and plunder it. He had gained a lot from this trip.

Lionheart Empire Coins: 3 Gold, 24 Silver, 11 Bronze (Lionheart Empire Coins are valued at 100 base, which is 1 Gold = 100 Silver = 10,000 Copper)

A warhorse (unable to be brought out of this world).

A military map of the Northern Territory.

Bai Xiaowen also made good use of the other miscellaneous wooden buckets and bedrolls. He boiled a pot of hot soup and rested for two hours by the bonfire.

It had to be said that the Awakened’s “completely digitized” body was indeed very strong. Bai Xiaowen felt that he did not need to sleep at all. After resting for a period of time, not only was his HP full, but even his physical fitness had completely recovered. He was in his best state.

“After an Awakened’s body is digitized… they are no longer normal humans.”

Bai Xiaowen clicked his tongue and lamented mentally.