Titan King: Ascension of the Giant-Chapter 218 Totem Pole

The beast tide continued its relentless assault on Blackstone City, and the fires of war burned without pause.

Orion sat in the chieftain's tent, listening to the reports brought by the succubus scouts from various sections of the city walls. His mood was heavy.

The droppings left by the broadskull ravens had yet to be fully cleaned up, and it was clear that the plague had likely begun to spread, though it had not yet erupted.

At the same time, the battles along the city walls remained stable, with the beast tide failing to breach the defenses. This eased Orion's worries somewhat.

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Taking a deep breath, Orion allowed a fatigued expression to cross his face before closing his eyes, pretending to rest.

The exhaustion was a deliberate act, meant to discourage his subordinates from disturbing him.

In reality, Orion had entered the Survivor's Platform.

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The Survivor's Platform was the same as always. If one didn't frequently browse its items, it would be difficult to notice the subtle changes that occurred over time.

Orion began searching for medicines and items to treat the plague, meticulously combing through the listings. His efforts paid off—there were quite a few items available that could eliminate the plague.

With a large stockpile of crystal cores at his disposal, Orion went on a shopping spree, acquiring a significant amount of plague-related supplies. This bolstered his confidence considerably.

However, it wasn't until Orion came across a special item that he paused his spree.

The item was called the Plague Totem Pole. It wasn't categorized by grade, indicating that it wasn't a product of the Survivor's Platform's treasure chests but rather a man-made creation.

According to the description, placing the Plague Totem Pole in a settlement or city would allow it to absorb and purify all plague within a radius of one kilometer.

The totem pole was being sold via auction, though the seller had also set a buyout price.

The buyout price was a staggering 10,000 high-tier crystal cores (C-grade crystal cores). The current highest bid was 5,800.

Orion, who wasn't short on C-grade crystal cores, considered for a few seconds before directly purchasing the totem pole at the buyout price.

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Less than three minutes after Orion acquired the Plague Totem Pole, he received a message from an unfamiliar survivor.

"Sir, I have another Plague Totem Pole just like the one you bought. I can sell it to you for 8,000 C-grade crystal cores. Are you interested?"

Orion was momentarily stunned.

After checking the name of the seller who had listed the totem pole, he realized it was the same person who had just messaged him. Everything suddenly made sense.

"I've already bought one. I don't need another, thank you!"

Orion replied politely to the survivor, whose name was Artemis. While he was indeed interested, he understood the principle of playing hard to get.

Moments later, Artemis sent another message:

"Sir, I also have a more effective Plague Totem Pole. It can cover a radius of three kilometers—three times the range of the one you just bought!"

Seeing this message, Orion immediately labeled Artemis as a shameless merchant.

Still, he responded seriously, offering a price:

"12,000 crystal cores. If it's more than that, the deal's off."

After sending the message, Orion began to calculate.

Earlier, he had been in a rush and had paid the full buyout price for the first totem pole. However, the actual value of the totem pole was likely around 5,000 C-grade crystal cores.

If the range was tripled, a simple calculation would place the value of the upgraded totem pole at around 15,000 C-grade crystal cores.

By offering 12,000, Orion was already showing sincerity.

After about five minutes of back-and-forth, Artemis finally relented and sent a message:

"Sir, let's do it your way! I'll take a small loss—consider this the start of a friendship. As they say, the more friends you have, the more paths you'll find!"

Orion smirked. Merchant talk—only fools would believe it.

"The more friends you have, the more paths you'll find" was just a fancy way of saying "the more customers I have, the more sales I'll make."

Without hesitation, Orion initiated the trade and acquired the upgraded Plague Totem Pole.

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Far away, in an unknown realm, a world filled with plague stretched endlessly.

The skies were shrouded in green, red, black, and purple mists—the plague fog.

The rivers below flowed with colorful, polluted waters, resembling heavily contaminated sewage.

At the end of one such river stood a stone hut.

Outside the hut, a cloaked man was carving runes onto a stone pillar.

The pillar bore a striking resemblance to the Plague Totem Pole Orion had purchased.

The cloaked man was none other than Artemis, a survivor from Earth.

Artemis was a Legendary-level survivor, but his business on the Survivor's Platform targeted survivors below the Legendary level.

After completing the rune carvings, Artemis stepped back to admire his work. A new Plague Totem Pole had been created.

"Not a bad day!"

"Who would've thought I'd sell two Plague Totem Poles in one go?"

"This guy named Hulk—he's so generous. He's definitely an Alpha-level survivor, and his faction must be massive."

"Otherwise, there's no way he'd be this wealthy!"

Artemis chuckled to himself, imagining the power boost he'd gain from the two totem poles he had just sold.

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The Plague Totem Poles could indeed absorb and purify plague.

However, they also had another function: they could absorb faith energy.

Both plague and faith energy were sources of power for Artemis.

Under normal circumstances, Artemis would only receive the faith energy generated by the totem poles.

But if he ever had the chance to visit the areas where his totem poles were placed and reclaim them, his power would surge dramatically.

This was Artemis's secret and the foundation of his wealth.

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Back in Blackstone City

In the chieftain's tent, Orion finally breathed a sigh of relief after acquiring the Plague Totem Poles.

With the plague issue seemingly resolved, Orion turned his attention to another pressing matter.

The seed condensed by Violet continued to emit its alluring scent, which was the root cause of the beast tide.

Finding a way to block this scent was the key to solving the problem at its source.

However, Orion had already tried every material available to the Stoneheart Horde, and none had been effective in isolating the scent.

Thus, Orion decided to seek help from an old friend: Arthas.