PFC Chapter 16 The Troubles of Happiness
Chapter 16 The Troubles of Happiness
[Calming Aromatherapy]
Affixes: Items, Consumables
Quality: Rare
Durability: 63% (1% depletes every five minutes after activation)
Attribute: When activated, it has a calming and sleep-inducing effect, and can slowly restore mental state.
Loading Ability: Concentration. When activated, it provides a concentration effect and slightly increases mental resistance.
This is also a pretty good tool. Although it seems to have a limited range of uses, it might actually save your life when you need it.
The [Swift Shadow Blade] can only be used a limited number of times, so Huang Hong was naturally reluctant to test it casually, but he could use the [Calming Incense].
Lying in bed, Huang Hong activated the [Soothing Incense], and a gentle fragrance immediately enveloped him. It felt like being in a tranquil natural setting, lying on soft grass surrounded by colorful flowers, with a gentle breeze blowing – an atmosphere of unparalleled peace and tranquility.
"Phew!"
After an unknown amount of time, Huang Hong awoke from his deep sleep, feeling refreshed both physically and mentally. The fatigue and anxiety that had accumulated in his mind since the incident had vanished, and even his thinking had become more active.
Huang Hong glanced at the time and realized that he had unknowingly slept for an hour and a half. The durability of the [Calming Incense] had decreased by 18%, and now only 45% remained.
Despite this, Huang Hong didn't feel any heartache; on the contrary, he felt it was well worth the price.
Huang Hong opened his backpack and took out the parchment scroll that the goblin wizard had "dropped" to examine it closely. It was covered with messy, illegible runes and some burn marks.
Huang Hong naturally couldn't understand the runes on the parchment scroll, but he had his own methods.
Huang Hong directly activated his enhancement ability on the parchment scroll. With 3 points of source energy, the tattered parchment scroll became ordinary quality, but its attributes remained ordinary, displaying as "a parchment scroll containing some magical knowledge".
Huang Hong's eyes lit up as he enhanced the parchment scroll once more, upgrading it to rare quality. This time, it consumed 22 points of source energy, and the scroll's attributes underwent a dramatic change...
The Mysterious Sheepskin Scroll
Affix: Spellbook
Quality: Rare
Recorded spell: Fireball
Number of recharges: 1/1
Charging time: 12 hours
Attribute: When activated, it can unleash the "Fireball" spell.
Loading Ability: Solidification, solidifies the recorded spell into a spell-like ability, increasing the maximum number of charges by 1. The charging speed can be accelerated by consuming its own energy.
This is actually a spellbook that allows for the continuous use of the spell "Fireball". After loading it, it undergoes a qualitative change, not only increasing the number of charges by 1, but also allowing it to be recharged using its own energy.
What's giving Huang Hong a headache right now is that the number of items that can be loaded into the Myriad Enhancement system is too small. As he acquires more and more equipment and items, he's starting to suffer from decision paralysis.
It's important to understand that while the equipment and items themselves have good attributes, for Huang Hong, the real essence lies in their loading capabilities. Items like the [Swift Shadow Blade] and [Mysterious Parchment] are on completely different levels depending on whether they have loading capabilities or not.
Xiao Shi also needs to load the [Elemental Core (Earth)] to carry it with him.
The key is that the [Mysterious Scroll] is the kind of item that needs to be prepared in advance. Only after loading and charging can it exert its maximum effect.
Putting these happy troubles aside for the time being, Huang Hong left his little nest and continued his journey.
When we got downstairs, the soil and stones in the greenery suddenly piled up and gathered together, turning into the shape of small stones.
When Huang Hong returned to the house earlier, he summoned Xiao Shi to keep watch outside, which is why Huang Hong was able to rest peacefully.
Leaving from the east gate of the residential area, Huang Hong could already see the iconic Longteng International building in the distance.
Huang Hong discovered that as he continued to advance, the strength of the monsters he encountered also increased. Even the goblins were stronger and smarter than the ones he had encountered at the beginning.
Just as Huang Hong was scouting ahead, a sharp arrow suddenly pierced the sky and destroyed the drone he was controlling.
Huang Hong didn't have time to feel sorry for himself. The earth's veins immediately sensed that six creatures were surrounding him, and judging from the ripples caused by their stomping, these creatures were much larger than goblins.
Without a second thought, Huang Hong immediately summoned Xiao Shi, then switched the loading item to Desert Eagle, while observing his surroundings to find a suitable environment for battle.
Soon, the six monsters came into his sight. They were monsters with the heads of rams and the bodies of humans. Their eyes were red, and they carried weapons such as forks or bows. They were at least two meters tall, with bulging muscles all over their bodies, and possessed great strength and speed.
Without hesitation, Huang Hong raised his gun and aimed at the only ram-headed monster with a bow. With the help of "precision", every shot hit its upper body.
When the fourth shot was fired, the bullet hit its head, and the ram-headed monster holding the bow and arrow fell to the ground, its fate unknown.
At the same time, Little Stone blocked the path of the other ram-headed monsters' charge. Although it was hit by a flurry of earth and stones in one go, its attack also landed on the two ram-headed monsters at the front. The 'Earthquake Shock' effect was activated, and their speed immediately slowed down.
Huang Hong seized the opportunity and activated the [Mysterious Sheepskin Scroll]. A small fireball the size of a fist struck one of the sheep-headed monsters, blasting half of its body to pieces. Seeing that it was no longer alive, the other sheep-headed monsters were also affected, suffering injuries of varying degrees. More importantly, their charging formation was broken up.
Seizing the opportunity, Huang Hong fired his gun while launching a preemptive strike.
After he emptied the magazine, he had achieved the result of one dead and one seriously wounded.
At this moment, Huang Hong had switched back to his Tang sword. With a single slash, the ram-headed monster, which had been slowed down by the small stone and then hit by the fireball spell, had its head fall off before it could even stand up.
In a brief exchange, Huang Hong killed four of the six powerful ram-headed monsters, leaving one with minor injuries and the other with serious injuries.
The battle that followed was a foregone conclusion. With Xiao Shi's help, Huang Hong easily killed the remaining two ram-headed monsters.
After dismembering the ram-headed monster's corpse, Huang Hong retrieved the small stone and quickly left the area.
After confirming that it was safe, Huang Hongcai took stock of the gains and losses of the battle.
Firstly, in terms of energy resources, a total of 92 points were gained, averaging 15 points per unit.
In terms of consumption, the Desert Eagle has emptied one magazine, and now only one magazine with 9 bullets remains. The Mysterious Scroll also needs to be recharged.
Finally, there's Xiao Shi.
Huang Hong looked at Xiao Shi's attributes. His original 8 points of physique had dropped to 7 points, and his size had also decreased.
In truth, this was Huang Hong's own fault. Although his fireball spell was extremely effective, Xiao Shi was naturally not spared at such close range.
Under the impact of the fireball explosion, Xiao Shi's body was shattered into pieces, but it immediately reformed and continued fighting.
The little stone can naturally recover; it just needs some time. Alternatively, you could find another similar stone monster and plunder it directly.