Chapter 1 Discovery

Nieyan's gaze searched every corner of the forest, finally settling on a small tree at the foot of the cliff, and then his eyes couldn't move away.

This small tree was only knee-high, with many branches, like a jade sculpture, crystal clear and radiant, with a red fruit growing in the middle of the leaves, like a cherry, delicate and dripping with dew.

A Crimson Womb Fruit. He never expected to find something like this in a low-level map!

Nieyan remembered clearly that in his past life, in the mid to late stages of the game, Crimson Womb Fruits sold for hundreds of gold coins each on the website, and each one had different attributes.

Nieyan walked to the side of the rock wall and carefully picked the Crimson Womb Fruit. Fortunately, he had learned Gathering, otherwise he wouldn't be able to gather it even if he found it, which would be a great loss.

Crimson Womb Fruit: Rare Fruit.

Description: Consuming this fruit grants the player +2 to Willpower Checks, permanently effective.

Limitation: Each player can only consume three, any more is ineffective.

Crimson Womb Fruits could increase a player's permanent attributes, and given their rarity, it was no wonder they could be sold for hundreds of gold coins.

Nieyan considered it for a moment. Faced with such a rare opportunity, he would naturally consume the Crimson Womb Fruit himself. Only a fool would sell it.

+2 Willpower, this attribute was quite good. Willpower was related to a player's resistance to diseases, toxins, curses, and other debuffs. Improving Willpower was useful in both PvP and monster grinding, since there were quite a few player classes and monsters that could inflict debuffs.

Nieyan put the Crimson Womb Fruit in his mouth. It melted instantly, turning into a warm current that flowed into his stomach.

He checked his Willpower attribute and saw that it had changed from 0 to 2.

Having two points of Willpower at a low level was very useful. Nieyan consumed the Crimson Womb Fruit and, without wasting any more time, headed deeper into the jungle.

After walking for about five minutes along a small path between the weeds, he entered the deeper parts of the jungle. The trees were thicker and more luxuriant, and the light became somewhat dim.

The ground was covered with fallen leaves, stretching far into the distance.

In the dense forest, a beam of light shone down, appearing even purer and brighter in the darkness.

In the middle of the beam of light was a stone-carved cylinder, about a yard high. On the tip of the cylinder was a thick book. The pages were a bit old and tattered, eroded by wind and rain, as if telling of its distant age.

Nieyan remembered that this book was called the *Codex Annales*, and it described all the historical events that occurred during the Co-Governance Era.

The Chapter of Courage was hidden within this *Codex Annales*.

Nieyan walked to the book and stretched out his right hand towards it. When his fingertips touched the book, it opened automatically, the pages flipping rapidly.

"You have discovered this thick book of annals in the Secret Realm Forest. When you touch it, a mysterious force enters your body. 'What is this?' You are filled with curiosity. After the pages open, they are covered with mysterious characters made of tin-silver sculptures. It is a sealed history of the Co-Governance Era written in three languages: Koshar Giant Speech, Ancient Common Speech, and Draconic. You memorize these histories in your mind."

System: You have learned Koshar Giant Speech.

System: You have learned Draconic.

System: You have learned Ancient Common Speech.

System: You have obtained *Codex Annales Retrieval*.

The Atlantean Continent had more than three hundred languages. Previously, Nieyan had only learned Common Speech, which was the human language. Now, he suddenly gained three more languages. He checked his information panel, and a new item had been added: *Codex Annales Retrieval*. All the events that occurred in various eras were described in *Codex Annales Retrieval*.

This information was very valuable. It could help Nieyan complete many tasks and identify many things.

With this *Codex Annales Retrieval*, it would save a lot of trouble when doing quests related to the Co-Governance Era in the future, Nieyan couldn't help thinking.

"'Huh?' You are surprised to find that a flyleaf is夹杂in the *Codex Annales*. You pull out the flyleaf from the annals. There is a row of tin-silver characters on the dark gold flyleaf: 'shdugeusgdk' Koshar Giant Speech: Chapter of Courage."

Finally found it, Nieyan thought with joy, and checked the attributes of the Chapter of Courage.

Chapter of Courage: Chapter 3 of Volume 1 of the Chapters of Order, Fragment of a Legendary Item.

Item Description: The holder of the Chapter of Courage will receive a God's Inheritance. Your mission is to spread the glory of God.

Item Attributes: The holder of this item will gain an additional 2 attribute points and 1 skill point every five levels, Focus +15, Willpower +15, Tenacity +16, Jump +15, Reflex +15, Speed +16, Skills: Super Insight, Divine Arbiter. Super Insight allows you to learn the other party's information and identify equipment, with an additional Perception Check +10. Divine Arbiter, when cast, puts you in a state of complete spell immunity, HP +500, with an advanced life shield that absorbs 60% of damage for five minutes. Skill cooldown time: 10 natural days. Cooldown status 110 (this skill cannot be used in dungeons).

Usage Restriction: This item is limited to Lawful Good alignment.

Note: This item takes effect as soon as it is placed in the backpack.

Nieyan's hands trembled slightly. He had seen the attributes of this thing on the internet before, but holding it in his hands was a different feeling. Divine Arbiter was probably the skill used by Ban Xingde Fox, the guild leader of the Holy Roman Empire, to kill two hundred players alone. Just the complete spell immunity was extremely perverted. Ban Xingde Fox's equipment was already good, and with complete spell immunity, plus five hundred HP and an advanced life shield, he was ridiculously strong. He was truly a god of death. However, the Chapter of Courage also had a very long cooldown time, requiring 10 natural days, meaning that it would take 10 days to cool down. Players would not easily use this skill unless it was a critical moment.

Besides Divine Arbiter, the other attributes were also very strong, especially the additional 2 attribute points and 1 skill point every five levels, which was simply awesome. Among the classes that Nieyan knew, only Shamans, Paladins, and Magic Swordsmen could gain 7 attribute points every five levels, but their attribute points had to be evenly distributed into Intelligence and Strength. Paladins, Shamans, and Magic Swordsmen who focused on adding points to a single attribute were almost useless. A Thief who could get 7 attribute points and 2 skill points every five levels, Nieyan understood what that meant.

In addition to the other attributes, this allowed Nieyan to leap to become one of the top players. The Chapter of Order was worthy of the name of a legendary item.

Nieyan put the Chapter of Courage into his backpack and checked his attributes. All the attributes immediately increased by a large margin.

Once the Divine Arbiter cooled down, this spell, which took ten natural days to cool down, would possess almost invincible lethality.

However, he had to be careful when grinding monsters and PvP in the future. Once he died, the Chapter of Courage would drop, unless he could find all the first six chapters of the Book of Order and synthesize the first volume of the Book of Order, so that it wouldn't be lost.

Although Nieyan had obtained the Chapter of Courage, he did not relax his vigilance at all. After putting the Chapter of Courage into his backpack, he took out a Return Scroll and began to read it.

System: Return Scrolls cannot be read here.