On the ground in front of Zard lay a wooden guitar, a thermos, a folded black cloth, a black backpack, an aluminum lunchbox, and a brooch.
Shendai Yunluo and Shendai Kongyu were both dumbfounded. Were Forbidden Artifacts now as common as cabbages? Did you guys go to the Kingdom to stock up?
Robbing six Forbidden Artifacts at once—even the most powerful Metahumans would feel the pinch.
I heard that there are only over 500 Forbidden Artifacts in Inner World North America in total; you guys robbed 1% of them in one go!
Qing Chen asked, “Are these all Forbidden Artifacts?”
“Yes,” Zard chuckled, “Dayu and I helped find them.”
Dayu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, this guy didn’t take all the credit; otherwise, his period of working for others would have lasted much longer.
“All looted from the Kingdom Building. Bullets can’t even damage them; they must be Forbidden Artifacts,” Dayu said calmly, “Consider the Purple Orchid Star debt settled.”
Qing Chen thought for a moment and asked, “Will we need Purple Orchid Stars in the future?”
Dayu hesitated for two seconds, “Yes, but we’ll talk about that later.”Dayu had a slight headache. As long as his Cultivation level hadn’t reached Chen Yu’s level, he would need to continue using Purple Orchid Stars.
Qing Chen said with a smile, “No rush; we’re all good friends; don’t always feel like you owe me favors.”
He looked at the Forbidden Artifacts on the ground and began to search for them according to Xiao Zhang’s description.
Of them, only one was mentioned by Xiao Zhang, the rest were all unknown.
“This backpack is quite famous in North America,” Qing Chen nodded, “It was in the hands of a B-Class Metahuman from the Future Organization a few months ago. Then that Metahuman disappeared. You found it in the Royal Organization’s building. It seems the Kingdom secretly attacked Future. Interesting. Tomorrow we’ll make this public and let the Kingdom and Future fight amongst themselves.”
“What does this backpack do?” Dayu asked.
Qing Chen said, “Put it on. After you kill other Metahumans, take any of their clothes and put them in it to gain their abilities. The level of the ability is based on the receiver.”
This is a Forbidden Artifact for combat!
And a Forbidden Artifact particularly suitable for Knights!
Firstly, its biggest advantage is increasing the diversity of Metahuman abilities. For example, Metahumans like the Chen Family, Shendai, and Zard already have many methods, so their need for it is not that high.
But Knights are different. A Knight has only three methods of attack: superior physical fitness, Autumn Leaf Blade, and cloud energy.
This cloud energy was only recently developed, and it takes a long time to convert True Qi into cloud energy. If Li Shutong hadn’t been a Demi-God for a long time, he wouldn’t have mastered cloud energy so quickly.
If a Knight could carry this backpack, it would be like gaining an additional Knight class!
Should I give it to Xiao Mengqian? No, Xiao Mengqian should focus on developing her precognitive sixth sense.
Chen Zhuoqu? Still, Silhouette is more suitable for this girl who handles multiple tasks.
Hu Jingyi? No, this kid is a bit slow; he can barely even understand being a Knight.
It’s not that Qing Chen is biased; when distributing Forbidden Artifacts, you have to consider who’s most suited.
After much thought, Qing Chen decided that the backpack was best suited for Li Ke. This next-generation senior brother of the Knights already possesses a firm character and has the strongest Guardian, Li Yunjing.
With only the body of a Knight, he couldn’t maximize his abilities.
The Forbidden Artifact previously given to Li Ke was “ACE60, the telescope without love”. This thing can see through makeup and beautification.
But after careful consideration, Qing Chen realized that Li Ke, as the eldest son of the Conglomerate and Li Yunshou’s son, doesn’t really need love. At his position, he wouldn’t have any pure love anyway.
So, let’s have Hu Jingyi and Li Ke switch. Hu Jingyi, that silly boy, can have the telescope—to prevent him from being too naive and easily deceived—and Li Ke can take the backpack to enhance his combat abilities.
That makes sense.
Qing Chen looked at the remaining Forbidden Artifacts and said to Zheng Yuandong, “Zheng Boss, can you ask Boss He if I can exchange 18 Feili fruits for a complete intelligence report on North America’s Forbidden Artifacts? Delivery within 15 days.”
Zheng Yuandong nodded, “I’ll contact him when I return to Whale Island.”
A person needs to consume 9 Feili fruits to maximize their potential. 18 fruits are enough to provide Nine Provinces with two cultivators of exceptional talent. He Jinqiu shouldn’t refuse.
At this moment, Zard unfolded the black cloth, wrapped it around his head, and turned to Dayu, “Do I look like your grandmother?”
“You look like a damn wolf grandmother, not my grandmother!” Dayu retorted, “Unfold that thing so I can see it.”
When the black cloth was unfolded, it was unexpectedly large, like a giant bedsheet.
Then, everyone saw a white mark in the middle of the black cloth, as if someone had once curled up and lain on it.
Qing Chen said, “Fourteen feet and five inches long, three feet and eight inches wide. This is a Restorative Shroud, the same size as Jesus’s Restorative Shroud.”
Zard bent down, “Ugh!”
Dayu expressionlessly patted his back.
Qing Chen asked curiously, “What can a Restorative Shroud be used for? It’s not even easy to study its function or containment method.”
Dayu suggested, “Why don’t we wrap Zard in it for a night and see what happens?”
“No, no, no, I’m scared,” Zard said.
Qing Chen pondered, “The Restorative Shroud is most likely related to life and death. Could it be a cloth that can bring people back to life? Wait, let’s wrap the deceased Royal Organization member next to the Key Gate in it and see if he’ll come back to life after a night.”
The group immediately acted, rolling up the corpse.
Qing Chen looked at the wooden guitar, thermos, aluminum lunchbox, and brooch.
“Who knows how to play the guitar? Come and try a song,” Qing Chen looked around, “Analyzing Forbidden Artifacts is very cumbersome. We have to start with the inherent properties of the item itself.”
For example, backpacks are for carrying things, taking trains requires tickets, and scalpels are for cutting.
So, a wooden guitar is for playing.
At this time, Little Seven raised his hand, “Leader, let me try. I learned to play the guitar for a while to pick up girls.”
Xiao San and others laughed, “Did you succeed?”
Little Seven shook his head, “No, the Porsche 911 Turbo S is still more useful. Unfortunately, since I bought the 911, I’ve had no love.”
Little Seven hugged the guitar and found a place to sit down, “Let me try the tone of this guitar first.”
Zard leaned over to observe the changes in the wooden guitar, while Little Seven casually strummed a few chords.
As soon as the sound started, Qing Chen clearly felt a change in his emotions, changing with the chords.
Playing a D major 1st-level perfect major chord could emit a headache-inducing sound wave, playing E major could produce a calming sound wave, playing F major could produce an exciting sound wave, playing B major could produce a drowsy sound wave, and playing A major could produce a happy sound wave.
In just a few test sounds, Qing Chen experienced a journey of emotions. Even as an A-Class, his emotions fluctuated along with it.
“Strange,” Qing Chen said, “This thing can actually control emotions. If a star got it, tens of thousands of people at a concert would go crazy for them. Little Seven, try playing a complete song.”
“Okay.”
As soon as Little Seven played a melody, Zard suddenly cried out, flipped backward, and clutched his head, “My head feels like it’s been hit.”
Qing Chen’s eyes lit up, “It’s another combat-type Forbidden Artifact.”
Combat-type Forbidden Artifacts are not common; about one in ten is about right, so they are lucky!
Qing Chen looked at Little Seven with anticipation, smiling, “This is yours.”
Little Seven’s eyes lit up, “Thank you, Leader! Leader, may you have a peaceful life!”
Qing Chen knew that ever since Xiao San obtained the Forbidden Artifact Ant Queen, Little Seven had been trying hard to prove himself, afraid of falling behind.
But in terms of importance, Little Seven is already fully independent in the Guardians’ Union and has made significant contributions.
If there are extra Forbidden Artifacts, they should indeed be prioritized for the most loyal Golden Family members.
Qing Chen held the brooch, thermos, and aluminum lunchbox, unsure of their uses.
Let’s not talk about the brooch.
The thermos and aluminum lunchbox look like an old cadre’s two-piece outfit—a thermos with red dates and goji berries in one hand and an aluminum lunchbox to get food from the cafeteria in the other.
Let’s wait and see if Zheng Boss can get useful information from Boss He.
At this time, Zheng Yuandong said, “It’s almost time. Let’s return to Whale Island. Next is the plan to raid overseas colonial bases with Whale Island. We’ll cultivate and fight, eliminating all the overseas forces of the Kingdom and Future Organization.”
Speaking, Ni Ergou took out a golden True Sight Eye and opened another wooden door.
They carried two wooden doors in total: one to exploit a glitch and another to send everyone back to Whale Island after exploiting the glitch. After all, most Purple Orchid Stars can only be used on Whale Island. Every extra day outside is a huge loss.
As the main force entered the Key Gate,
Qing Chen looked at Shendai Yunluo and Shendai Kongyu, “You two can’t go back to Osaka; otherwise, Shendai Yunxiu will also be exposed. I’ve already planned an evacuation route for you in Inner World City 20, and I’ve reserved a house for you in City 10. Let’s go to Whale Island; it can provide you with Cultivation resources.”
Shendai Yunluo raised an eyebrow, “Wait a minute, you’ve already arranged everything in Inner World! That means you’ve long wanted to trick me into betraying the family, and everything was planned by you!”
Qing Chen said, “After the battle of Forbidden Zone 002, the Shendai higher-ups already know that you came to help me. The reason they didn’t move you is that they must have a body-snatching plan in the near future. So don’t stay there anymore; go to City 10.”
Shendai Yunluo fell silent.
In fact, he knew the consequences of being a Guardian this time, but he didn’t expect it to implicate Shendai Kongyu.
Qing Chen said, “There are more resources on Whale Island than you can imagine. Go. The sooner you gain enough power, the sooner you can overthrow that family you despise.”
“What about you?” Shendai Yunluo asked.
“I’ll stay and complete my Trials of Life and Death,” Qing Chen smiled, “My journey isn’t over yet.”
Unlike other Knights who passively defend against harassment, Qing Chen’s method is to gather all the enemies who might threaten him and defeat them in one go before calmly completing the Trials of Life and Death.
Only then can he be without distractions.
However, Qing Chen wasn’t sure if Kg had left any backup at the Pearl Peak (Mount Everest) headquarters.
The Kingdom headquarters was cordoned off, and the Kingdom’s Garrison Troops had sealed off the area and expelled all outsiders.
There are no more civilians here. The once bustling center of New York City has completely entered a state of military control.
Kg, with his silver-white short hair, stood silently outside the building, surrounded by hundreds of Garrison Troops and scattered Royal Organization members in New York City.
Nikita wasn’t here; she went home to rest.
The building was still being searched, preparing to thoroughly investigate the entire building for any bugs or micro-surveillance devices.
Hundreds of soldiers were busy inside.
However, at this moment, a fire suddenly erupted on the 12th floor of the building. With a loud boom, twelve explosions rang out one after another.
The twelve load-bearing columns on the 12th floor of the Kingdom building were precisely demolished, and the entire building began to break into two and collapse.
Hundreds of Kingdom soldiers inside were buried in the rubble!
Huge smoke and dust spread everywhere, and the surrounding crowd was terrified!
These bombs were painstakingly brought ashore by Zard and the others. They carried the bombs but never used them, nor did they take them away.
Kg watched this scene expressionlessly. The smoke and fire blew past him but were deflected by an invisible force field.
He guessed that the other party would not leave so easily, so he didn't rashly enter.
As expected, the other party left him a huge surprise, directly destroying the Kingdom headquarters.
At this moment, the Future Organization's building was also demolished by Kunlun using the same method.
Kg sneered, “Pretending to be righteous, waiting until we evacuate the civilians before taking action. This is your weakness.”
Someone beside him said, “Boss, we must take the most aggressive approach and retaliate!”
Kg remained calm, “Don’t worry. That Joker will soon know the consequences of angering the Royal Organization.”