Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 898 - 423: The Ring of Stars Shine, Sage Osborne

Chapter 898: Chapter 423: The Ring of Stars Shine, Sage Osborne

The first trophy was a reward stolen from the "Star Dome Tower".

["Precious Star Memory" (Item): ...Using this item will increase your Knowledge limit by 30,000 points.]

The "Star Dome Tower" was an existence that lured Scholars with Knowledge, gradually biasing them towards the Stars faction.

The 30,000-point increase in Knowledge limit from clearing the Star Dome Tower was originally only available after defecting to the Stars.

Lin Xun didn’t bother with such details, leveraging the power of his own faction and his position within the Direct View Association to brazenly steal the reward.

No wonder the "Ancestor of Star Spirits" was so furious, sending down its projection twice to hunt him down.

[You have used "Precious Star Memory"!]

[Your Knowledge limit has increased by 30,000! Current Knowledge: 41,500/90,800]

After several enhancements, the Knowledge limit had surged to ninety thousand points, meaning he no longer needed to worry about hitting the limit too often and being in an awkward situation.

The increase in Knowledge limit would also improve the effects and damage of relevant Knowledge-based magic spells.

However, Lin Xun still hadn’t obtained a powerful Scholar Shell...

He looked at another item, an item dropped upon the death of the "Ancestor of Star Spirits’ Projection".

["Heart of the Star Spirit" (Special Item): One of the initial elements for nurturing a Star Spirit, containing a trace of life’s rudimentary genetic code. When you carry this item, the attributes of any Star Spirit-type Summoned Creature you own are increased by 20%, and their temporary level is increased by 30!]

[When you possess an item or equipment that can summon creatures from the Stars faction, you can try to fuse it with this item, and something miraculous might happen.]

In the fourth Chapter, there was a chance to obtain Star Spirit-type Summoned Creatures, but the prerequisite was to join the covenant of "Bright Stars".

This item’s function was to strengthen the power of Summoned Creatures, and since Lin Xun didn’t have any Star Spirit-type Summoned Creatures, he naturally couldn’t make use of it.

"I thought it was something good, but this is it?"

Not knowing if it was because of his low contribution to the battle, but after the death of the god projection, only one item had dropped, and it was an item of no use.

"Wait, I think I do have an item for summoning Star Spirits."

Lin Xun opened his inventory and, after rummaging through it, locked his gaze on a special piece of equipment that had been collecting dust for a long time.

["Ring of Stars Shine" (Special Equipment): ...Wearing this equipment, you will attract the attention of creatures from the "Bright Stars" covenant faction. There is a chance that you may be summoned by a creature from this faction, or a covenant creature may directly descend beside you.]

The Ring of Stars Shine was a special piece of equipment obtained in the fourth Chapter.

Since Lin Xun had betrayed the Stars, and his enmity value was too high, donning this equipment would provoke the Stars faction to hunt him down.

In the fourth Chapter’s Hermit’s Glen, he had used this equipment to summon Star Spirits from the Stars to pursue him...

Excluding inherent Summoned Creatures, temporary summons in the game, whether by Skills, items, or equipment, could be broadly divided into two categories.

One type was real summoning, where the Summoned Creatures truly existed within a Chapter, and these summons could not cross the barriers of Chapter worlds. Even within the same volume’s Chapter worlds, if the time node didn’t match, the limits would prevent summoning.

The second type was false summoning, where the Summoned Creatures weren’t truly existing entities, but were merely temporary beings constituted by the power of Skills or items.

For instance, the "Catastrophe Witch’s" skill to summon undead skeletons belonged to this second category.

Even if there wasn’t a single skeleton underground, a necromancer could still use magic power to form skeletal Summoned Creatures.

However, compared to when actual skeletal remains were used, this would use significantly more mana, and the Summoned Skeletons wouldn’t be as strong.

The "Ring of Stars Shine" was the first type of summoning equipment and could not be used in other Chapter worlds, only taking effect in the Omniscient World.

Lin Xun tried clicking on "Heart of the Star Spirit", then on "Ring of Stars Shine".

[Would you like to fuse "Heart of the Star Spirit" with "Ring of Stars Shine"?]

[Note, this fusion is irreversible, and the results of the fusion are unknown. Please choose carefully.]

"So, it can be fused!"

Lin Xun hesitated only briefly before pressing the ’confirm’ option.

He was still within the Direct View Association; even if something unexpected happened, with someone tall to support the heavens, he didn’t have to look ahead and behind and be overly cautious.

[The "Heart of the Star Spirit" transformed into a soft fluid and enveloped the "Ring of Stars Shine"...]

[Fusing...]

[...]

[Fusion successful!]

[You have obtained the "Ring of Stars Shine" (Special Equipment)!]

["Ring of Stars Shine" (Special Equipment): A special ring fused with the "Heart of the Star Spirit", set with a tiny crystal. On closer inspection, it appears as though numerous Star Spirits are thrashing about, roaring and demonstrating aggression within the crystal.]

[Wearing this equipment, you will attract the attention of the "Bright Stars" covenant faction.]

[The higher your reputation and favorability within the faction, the greater the chance you will be summoned by a higher being, and the better the divine favor rewards you will receive.]

[The higher your hatred and dislike within the faction, the greater the chance that higher beings from the faction will come down to hunt you, and the better the rewards for eliminating the pursuers will be.]

Lin Xun’s eyes widened as he meticulously reviewed the item’s description.

"If used well, this thing seems like it can yield a bounty of rewards..."