Chapter 12: Mutated Attribute Sword Spirit Root
Shen Ke’er was truly foolish, standing there flustered and at a loss. She had some Spirit Stones on her, but they were almost all spent by Ye Kai during this time. It was only because of this that she remembered she still had the Profound Ice Fruit. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have ended up here. She regretted it more than words could say, and a sliver of guilt arose in her heart towards Lin Mo.
[Ding, detected someone regretting due to the host. Absorbed 8800 Regret.]
Yo, this much Regret. And the System only prompted regret, not extreme regret. It seemed this was all due to the unusual ‘relationship’ between him and Shen Ke’er.
True Lord Yuehua saw the awkward atmosphere and stepped in to ease the tension, “Alright, Mo’er, Ke’er is your Junior Sister. Let this matter pass.” As she spoke, she couldn’t help but glare at Shen Ke’er, “Ke’er, you must listen to your Senior Brother. He raised you from a young age, and many things, he gave them to you.”
What she said was true. Shen Ke’er had no choice but to apologize to Lin Mo, “Senior Brother Lin, I know I was wrong.”
Lin Mo replied indifferently, “I’m a bit tired.”
“Then I won’t disturb Mo’er’s rest.” True Lord Yuehua took Shen Ke’er and Ye Kai away. In her opinion, Lin Mo must have taken quite a blow. After all, his Junior Sister, whom he had raised, had, to put it bluntly, turned on him. Who wouldn’t be upset?
After leaving, she couldn’t help but warn Shen Ke’er again, “Ke’er, I’ll say it again. That’s the Senior Brother personally raised you. Although Mo’er is strict with you, he is also extremely good to you. In a sense, he loves you more than I do.”
With these words, True Lord Yuehua departed. Shen Ke’er stood there, completely bewildered. At this moment, Ye Kai spoke, “Senior Sister Ke’er, don’t be too upset. If Senior Brother Lin truly loved you that much, why would he publicly ask you for Spirit Stones equivalent to the value of those Profound Ice Fruits?”
“Moreover, it was always him who gave them to you first. You never asked him for them, did you?”
Shen Ke’er, who had been feeling very self-reproachful, felt a huge weight lift from her heart upon hearing this. That’s right, she hadn’t asked Lin Mo for those Profound Ice Fruits; he had given them to her willingly. Why should she have to repay him?
“Alright, Senior Sister Ke’er, we’ll go down the mountain later, and I’ll accompany you to relax.” Shen Ke’er looked into Ye Kai’s sincere eyes and leaned into his embrace, “Junior Brother Ye, only you are truly the best to me.”
Ye Kai gently patted Shen Ke’er’s back and said softly, “You are my dearest Senior Sister. I see and remember all the kindness you’ve shown me. It’s only right that I treat you well.”
Lin Mo was aware of the commotion outside the door, but he couldn’t be bothered to pay attention.
“System, I think you have a bug!”
[Host, please speak!]
“The cost of Core Formation you told me before is quite unreasonable!”
“Talent determines the upper limit of Core Formation quality. I’ve never heard of a Golden Core cultivator with Heavenly Spirit Root having a Golden Core quality below Rank 5, nor have I heard of a Heavenly Spirit Root cultivator failing at the Core Formation stage.”
“If cultivators with different talents are charged starting from Rank 1 with 500 Regret, isn’t that unfair?”
“Besides, I can feel that if I were to attempt Core Formation now, I definitely wouldn’t fail.”
Perhaps in thought, the System took quite a while to reply.
[Host’s words are reasonable. This System has now created a tailored plan for the Host. The Host has Dual Spirit Root. As the Host is currently in the late Foundation Establishment stage and is in a state of abundant Spiritual Energy, Core Formation can be attempted successfully. If there are no pill serendipities, the Host’s Core Formation quality has a 20% chance of failure for Rank 4, a 35% chance of failure for Rank 5, a 55% chance of failure for Rank 6, an 80% chance of failure for Rank 7, and a 100% chance of failure for Rank 8, and a 100% chance of failure for Rank 9.]
[Host can choose freely. For Golden Cores above Rank 4, I will provide a quote!]
Did he even need to think about this? With the System, it had to be Nuanced Nine-Grade Pill Formation.
[Ninth-grade Golden Core requires 30,000 Regret.]
Thirty thousand, that’s too stingy.
[Host can choose to form an Eighth-grade Core Formation, for only 8,000 Regret!]
Lin Mo frowned… Eighth-grade, it still felt a little lacking!
“System, does higher talent mean lower Regret required for Core Formation?”
[Yes. If the Host were a Heavenly Spirit Root, then even without this System, you would at least achieve Rank 5 in Pill Formation, and you would have a chance to strive for a Ninth-grade Golden Core yourself.]
Lin Mo rubbed his chin. He remembered the System had mentioned before that abstract types could be specified. Could Spirit Roots be drawn?
[They can be drawn, but specifying the prize type costs 200 Regret per draw!]
Two hundred per draw wasn’t too much. After all, he had just gained 8,800 Regret from that ungrateful Junior Sister. How about a ten-pull first?
[Prize type is now locked to: Spirit Root. 2000 Regret consumed. Commencing reward draw.]
…
[Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining a four-attribute Spirit Root ‘Metal, Earth, Wood, Water’.]
[Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining a five-attribute Mixed Spirit Root.]
[Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining a four-attribute Spirit Root ‘Metal, Fire, Earth, Wood’.]
[Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining a two-attribute Spirit Root ‘Fire, Wood’.]
……
In a ten-pull, Lin Mo’s two best rewards were both Dual Spirit Roots. Was the drop rate this low?
Disbelieving, Lin Mo started another ten-pull.
[Prize type is now locked to: Spirit Root. 2000 Regret consumed. Commencing reward draw.]
[Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining a three-attribute Spirit Root ‘Fire, Wood, Earth’.]
[Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining a four-attribute Spirit Root ‘Earth, Wood, Metal, Water.]
…….
This time, not even a single Dual Spirit Root was obtained. Lin Mo was furious.
System, are you playing me? Trying to scam me?
[Reminder to Host, the chance of obtaining Heavenly Spirit Root is less than 1%. Not drawing one is normal.]
Damn, learning from NetEase, Mihoyo? This trick? Lin Mo chuckled. Do you have a pity system?
[Reminder to Host, no!]
Retracting his previous statement, you are even darker than NetEase, Mihoyo. He had already spent 4,000 Regret and got nothing useful. It would have been better not to specify the draw, then he could have done forty draws, and perhaps with good luck, he might have gotten something useful.
As things stood, Lin Mo had no choice but to continue with a ten-pull. Soon, a new round of draws began. In the first eight rewards, there was only one Dual Spirit Root. Until the ninth reward…
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a single-attribute Spirit Root ‘Fire’.]
Holy crap, it actually dropped. This feeling is truly amazing, even better than seeing a gold drop before pity activation in Mihoyo.
Just as Lin Mo felt satisfied, he didn’t expect anything from the tenth reward. However….
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a Mutated Attribute Spirit Root ‘Sword’.]
Lin Mo: “??? ”
Damn, this is going to shorten my lifespan!!!
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