Chapter 524 One Sword 999
As for how to determine which part is the ‘source’ and which part is the ‘trigger’, in fact, Ah Xing and Ah Wang have not summarized any special methods.
If you insist on having some criteria, then the criterion is simply ‘feeling’.
Of course, Ah Xing and Ah Wang often have opposite feelings, so they need to flip a coin to decide which one is the ‘source’ and which one is the ‘trigger’.
As for what to do if you guess wrong…
What else can you do? Just pretend the task was never done.
It’s not that they can’t feel this kind of fluctuation of the source. They can feel it too, but it’s very vague. They know it exists in that area, but they can’t perceive more.
It’s like a myopic person seeing a girl. They can tell there’s a girl ten meters away, but whether she’s tall or short, beautiful or ugly, they can’t see clearly. However, based on the sixth sense of male instinct, guessing whether she’s beautiful is probably accurate.
What surprises Ah Xing and Ah Wang now is that everyone seems to be myopic, but suddenly there’s someone with excellent vision around them, telling them how beautiful the girl ten meters away is…
Ah Xing exclaimed, “Ah Yang, how powerful is your spiritual power! At least you have the level of a high-level Origin Mage!”
Su Hao: “Huh, don’t you guys sense it?”
Ah Xing and Ah Wang: “…”
Look at what he’s saying.
They’ve heard a theory long ago: geniuses never know how abnormal they really are, they’re just surprised why others can’t do such ‘simple’ things.
Now it seems to be true.
This discovery makes Ah Xing and Ah Wang somewhat melancholic. At this moment, they can actually find comfort in each other: fortunately, Ah Wang (Ah Xing) is just like me, both are normal people!
Su Hao asked again, “So how do you distinguish between ‘source’ and ‘trigger’?”
Ah Xing shrugged, “By feeling, I guess…”
Su Hao didn’t understand, “Isn’t that prone to errors?”
Ah Xing said, “Sometimes we do make mistakes, but mistakes are rare. In most cases, we can guess correctly. So, it’s not a big problem!”
Su Hao asked speechlessly, “If you guess wrong and mistake the ‘source’ and ‘trigger’, what happens if you smash the ‘source’?”
Ah Xing smiled, “Strictly speaking, it’s not a big deal. The most direct loss is that we wasted our efforts for nothing and gained nothing.
Of course, the smashed source doesn’t disappear. It will disperse and transfer to other locations, possibly causing new disasters. So, it’s best to distinguish accurately and solve the problem in one go.”
Su Hao murmured, “Is that so? The smashed source will disperse and cause new disasters…”
Ah Xing said, “Not entirely. The smashed source will only form a new disaster if it finds a suitable ‘trigger’ as a carrier. This probability isn’t very high, so there’s no need to worry. Once you’re sure, just smash it.”
Su Hao always felt that these two Origin Mages were somewhat unreliable, so he asked the most concerned question: “In your feelings, which part of the ‘trigger’ should be smashed?”
Ah Wang and Ah Xing said in unison, “The jar!”
Before Su Hao could ask, Ah Xing immediately explained, “The ‘source’ and ‘trigger’ generally won’t be connected together, so the possibility of guessing the jar mouth as the ‘trigger’ and the jar body as the ‘source’ is not high. Instead, the entire jar is more likely to be the trigger. Therefore, we believe that the jar itself is the trigger, and the things inside it are the source.”
Su Hao understood and said, “So, should we directly smash the jar?”
Ah Xing said, “To avoid damaging the things inside the jar, it’s best not to smash it directly, but to split the jar separately. For example, like this…”
As he spoke, Ah Xing raised his palm and slid it gently downward.
A precise qi blade cut along the outer side of the jar in a circle.
“Ka~”
The black jar split in half as if it had been sawed from the middle, with each half falling to the sides. The contents of the jar were now exposed.
It was a faceless clay doll.
Who would put such a clay doll into the jar and bury it here, the three of them had no intention of investigating.
At this moment, all their eyes were tightly focused on this clay doll, which was gradually emitting a faint light. The radiance on its body blossomed more and more, becoming increasingly dazzling. After some time, it suddenly disintegrated into a small pile of white beads the size of fingertips!
What else could these beads be if not source beads?
Ah Xing and Ah Wang showed joy on their faces, “This task is completed!”
While Su Hao looked bewildered, “???”
What’s going on? A clay doll suddenly disintegrates into a small pile of regular white beads?
This is a bit unusual!
The source beads he had seen before were all in the form of regular small beads. He thought they were shapes specially processed by a factory for easy carrying. Unexpectedly, they turned out to be like the gold coins exploding in the game One Sword 999!
In any case, this is somewhat difficult to understand.
He thought to himself, “Could it be that the stable form of the source is this bead shape? I’ll have to research it later!”
With that in mind, he immediately made a note on the log board.
Also, after the jar broke open and the clay doll turned into source beads, the surrounding molten lava no longer churned violently, showing signs of calming down.
Ah Xing grabbed the small pile of source beads, and they immediately flew up and stopped in front of the three of them. Roughly counting, there were twenty-three beads, slightly dim in color, indicating they were of low quality.
Ah Xing smiled and said, “It’s almost the same as expected. Twenty-three beads, seven for each person, with two left over. Ah Wang and I will take them, considering it as the reward for bringing you along for the first time, Ah Yang, do you mind?”
Su Hao smiled, “Of course not, thanks for the guidance, Ah Xing and Ah Wang.”
He understood that Ah Xing and Ah Wang were not coveting this source bead. For the two of them, it was not worth mentioning. They were conveying a sense of mutual cooperation and gratitude to Su Hao.
At least, don’t think that others’ efforts are taken for granted.
Ah Wang and Ah Xing have seen many people who take everything others do for granted, but they don’t like it very much, so they don’t want their new teammate to develop this habit.
Su Hao took seven source beads, placed them in front of his eyes, and carefully observed. He found that almost every bead was the same, emitting a bright white light, without any resemblance to a clay doll.
It can only be said to be magical.
How did they achieve this?
Ah Xing said, “The mission is over, let’s go back! After we return, I’ll take you to the best tavern and see the most beautiful girls. My treat!”
Ah Wang looked excited, and he laughed for some unknown reason.
Although Su Hao was not very interested in this, he wouldn’t dampen the mood at this moment.
On the way back, Su Hao finally asked, “Ah Xing, when are we going to do the next mission?”
Ah Xing laughed, “I didn’t expect Ah Yang’s enthusiasm for tasks to be quite good! I hope you’ll still be enthusiastic about doing tasks after experiencing the second and third tasks. Rest for five days, then after five days, we’ll do the second task, a source beast disaster type, and then rest for another five days before doing the third task, the most terrifying—mysterious disaster type! Hahaha!”
Ah Wang shivered and looked at Ah Xing in shock, “Are you serious, Ah Xing! Are you really planning to take Ah Yang to do a mysterious disaster task? Are you asking for trouble?”
Ah Xing burst into laughter, then turned to Su Hao and said, “What do you say, Ah Yang! Do you want to experience a mysterious disaster?”
Su Hao also smiled and said, “Of course, I’m curious!”
Ah Wang shook his head helplessly and said, “You two, one knowingly goes into danger, and the other wants to go even though he doesn’t know how dangerous it is. You’re both crazy!”
Ah Xing said, “Ah Wang, two against one, so it’s settled. After we complete the second source beast disaster task, I’ll go find a mysterious task!”
Ah Wang shrugged and didn’t say anything. He had the misfortune of experiencing a mysterious disaster twice, and both times he barely survived. He expressed that he didn’t want to experience that feeling of helpless despair again.
However, unfortunately, his captain liked to play these thrilling games, and his new teammate seemed to have a great interest in disasters named “mysterious.”
It seems he is destined to experience countless mysterious disasters!
Ah Xing looked at Ah Wang and Su Hao seriously and said, “Ah Wang, Ah Yang! Rest assured, as the captain, I will definitely get you out of the mysterious disaster alive, not only that, but we will also solve the mysterious disaster. In the future, we will all be the greatest Origin Mages!”
Ah Wang thought to himself, “My captain is really reliable.”
Ah Xing added, “This is my dream!”
…
Su Hao nodded. When the atmosphere was lively, he suddenly said, “Oh, Ah Xing, isn’t your dream to find a cute girl as a teammate?”
Ah Xing: “…”
Ah Wang nodded in agreement, “Indeed!”
