Chapter 13: Super Electromagnetic Flying Needle

At night, the moonlight was like water. Luo Yan sat cross-legged on his small bed, a look of extreme satisfaction flashing in his eyes. A silver-white long needle floated quietly before him. The metallic luster had a cold feeling that seemed to transcend time. From time to time, arcs of electricity leaped from the needle’s body, exploding into tiny sparks in the air with clearly audible popping sounds.

After a busy day, he finally had time to refine this legendary-level flying needle…

His gaze gently swept over the silver-white body of the “Super Electromagnetic Flying Needle.” Strange patterns faded into Luo Yan’s eyes; they looked like some kind of divine magic runes, but Luo Yan knew that was not the case. These patterns were actually an extremely special ancient script that was almost unknown now but had been widely used during the Goblin era. Additionally, Luo Yan knew that only by chanting them correctly could one truly carve their Mental Strength into the flying needle to achieve the effect of refinement. This was precisely why the Strom family had never discovered the secret of the flying needle.

—From this, one could see the huge advantage of Luo Yan’s “knowledge of the future.” Currently, this script was a mysterious existence, like a heavenly book that no one understood. However, in the era before Luo Yan was reborn, this script was a famous ancient language known to everyone. It was even included in the “Guild Codex” and was explicitly listed as one of the three ancient languages that every Magic Apprentice had to learn… Luo Yan remembered clearly that in about fifty years, a genius of magic language would emerge. He used his own methods to solve this “eternal mystery,” which resulted in a chain reaction!

Because of this genius’s contribution, more than ten pieces of sub-legendary and legendary equipment were discovered one by one. These treasures, covered in dust for many years, suddenly radiated brilliant light and brought significant turmoil to the human world and the entire Amelia Continent. Among this batch of sub-legendary and legendary equipment that appeared, the “Tears of the Aurora Goddess” was the most famous one. This was not only because it was the first and only legendary set, nor because of the legendary stories surrounding its appearance, but because of its unique properties…

Taking a deep breath in and out, the information about the “Super Electromagnetic Flying Needle” from before his rebirth flowed through his mind. Luo Yan closed his eyes and concentrated his Mental Strength entirely on the flying needle before him. A faint glow began to appear on the silver-white flying needle floating in front of him; although weak, it was still dazzlingly bright.

After a while, Luo Yan suddenly “saw” a ripple appear on the silver-white body. The ripple was very subtle, so subtle that one might doubt if it had actually appeared. But at this moment, Luo Yan’s expression tightened. He suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the flying needle, and slowly chanted a series of mysterious syllables in a deep voice.

“Tian di xuan huang, yu zhou hong huang, shen xiao lei huang, tian ren gong ying, strike~~”

To be honest, Luo Yan did not understand the meaning of these “syllables” at all. He only knew that it should be a language, but he had no idea of its meaning—until before he was reborn, people had only figured out the pronunciation of this script, but the specific meaning had never been fully decrypted… The magic language genius who first cracked this script might have known, but he kept it a secret, and there was nothing others could do about it.

As Luo Yan chanted, the ripples on the needle became more intense, undulating like water waves. Just as Luo Yan spoke the last syllable, the “Super Electromagnetic Flying Needle” suddenly burst with brilliant light. The dazzling silver glow was almost blinding. At that moment, Luo Yan quickly bit the tip of his tongue, and a drop of blood sprayed out, landing exactly on the silver-white needle.

In the next moment, a series of sounds like steam evaporating rang out. The “Super Electromagnetic Flying Needle” suddenly reached its peak brightness, illuminating the entire room. In this light, the flying needle soared into the air, circled Luo Yan three times, and then landed quietly in his palm. All sound and light effects disappeared simultaneously, and the room returned to its cold stillness under the moonlight, as if nothing had happened. Everything just now felt like a dream, and only the coolness of the needle remained, seeping from his palm and feeling as if it reached deep into his heart.

[Is this the legendary set “Super Electromagnetic Flying Needle”? This legendary flying needle truly belongs to me now?]

He really had to thank that magic language genius who had not yet been born!!

In an instant, an uncontrollable joy rose from the bottom of his heart, making Luo Yan feel as if even his breathing was sweet.

At this moment, Luo Yan was truly grateful for the magic of fate. If not for the knowledge gained from an extra one hundred and forty years, how could he have easily obtained his first piece of legendary equipment?

Possessing a piece of legendary equipment—before his rebirth, this was something he didn’t even dare to imagine in his dreams!!

Taking another deep breath, he finally calmed his excited emotions and began to carefully observe the attributes of the silver-white long needle in his hand.

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[Super Electromagnetic Flying Needle]: Legendary item. According to research, it should be a technological product of the Goblin era. It is one of the seven component needles of the legendary set “Tears of the Aurora Goddess.” It is claimed to have a speed that “transcends thought,” flying through the air at nearly the speed of light. It possesses two special attributes: Lightning Devour and Paralysis.

Basic Attributes: Sharpness 93, Toughness 120.

—Light Storm (A special needle body made by Goblin technology. It is said to move at nearly the speed of light in the air, striking like lightning; no one can avoid it.)

—Recall (After the attack ends, it automatically returns to the master’s hand regardless of distance. Cooldown is five minutes.)

Special Attributes:

—Lightning Devour (An explosive lightning attack that causes severe electric shock damage from the inside out.)

—Paralysis (A side effect of the lightning attack. It can cause the target to experience paralysis. The duration depends on the opponent’s elemental resistance, with a minimum paralysis of three seconds. Those born with lightning attributes are immune.)

Set Attribute: Not activated.

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Thanks to the information bombardment from the developed information groups before his rebirth, Luo Yan already knew the situation of this “Super Electromagnetic Flying Needle” very well. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to refine it so easily—whether it was the discovery process, the refinement method, or the related legendary stories. To ensure the sales of their own newspapers, those information groups had done their best to dig up every detail behind various legendary and sub-legendary items and hyped them until everyone knew. Before Luo Yan was reborn, even an old farmer in the fields could talk about the characteristics of these things fluently and in great detail.

As mentioned before, the reason why “Tears of the Aurora Goddess” was the most famous among all the newly discovered legendary items was not only because it was the first and only legendary set found, nor because of the legendary stories surrounding it, but more importantly because of its unique properties.

General legendary items, besides basic attributes, special attributes, and set attributes, often have their own unique additional skills. These skills could be offensive, defensive, or supportive, with varying effects, but they were all powerful to a heaven-defying degree. This was the true charm of legendary items.

For example, the set skill of the “Three Holy Relics of Light” from the Southern Holy See was the “Curtain of Holy Light,” which was claimed to be unbreakable. This skill would create a light domain of a certain area based on the user’s strength. Within this domain, except for the user and the user’s designated targets, everyone else’s strength would be suppressed by 50%, and even those in the light-based profession were no exception. Meanwhile, the user’s own ability would be increased by 300%. Additionally, this domain was claimed to be absolutely unbreakable; in the War of Foundation ten thousand years ago, five super-tier experts joined forces and still failed to shake the domain!

Similarly, the legendary set “Knight’s Elegy,” which was unearthed around the same time as “Tears of the Aurora Goddess,” consisted of eleven parts: “Helmet of Humility,” “Armor of Honor,” “Great Shield of Sacrifice,” “Gloves of Bravery,” “Boots of Mercy,” “Ring of Spirituality,” “Necklace of Honesty,” “Belt of Justice,” “Longsword of Despair,” “Blood-colored Lance,” and “Twilight Hand-axe.” It had three set skills, all of which were terrifyingly powerful attack skills. The forbidden ultimate move called “Tears of Three Thousand Miles of Scorched Earth” had a legendary record of destroying a town in one hit during the War of a Hundred Races and was regarded as a strategic weapon of immense power.

Therefore, it could be said that the most important reason why legendary sets were considered to exert several times the power of single legendary items was the “set skills.” These set skills were simply too terrifying, far exceeding the additional skills of ordinary legendary items.

[But “Tears of the Aurora Goddess” happened to be an exception. This legendary set had absolutely no set skills!!]

That was right!! The seven component needles of the legendary set “Tears of the Aurora Goddess” had no additional skills, neither single skills nor set skills! However, they shared a common basic attribute: Mental Strength control.

Unlike any other equipment, “Tears of the Aurora Goddess” could be driven purely by Mental Strength. Other energies, whether Battle Aura or magic power, only provided bonus effects. For Luo Yan, who had extremely strong Mental Strength, this was undoubtedly a treasure tailor-made for him.

One must know that among all powers, Mental Strength produced the smallest fluctuations. Because of this peculiar attribute, the stealthiness of “Tears of the Aurora Goddess” was greatly improved, making “silent and invisible” the greatest characteristic of this legendary set.

Additionally, the sharpness of the seven component needles of “Tears of the Aurora Goddess” was staggering. On the Amelia Continent, people regarded the sharpness of blunt weapons like long poles and heavy hammers as 0. Based on this scale, ordinary weapons had a sharpness of only about 10 points; those over 20 points were refined weapons, and those above 40 points were called divine tools. Even the sharpness of top-tier legendary weapons was only around 80—yet among the seven component needles of “Tears of the Aurora Goddess,” even the lowest one had a sharpness of 90, and the highest reached 110.

Because of these eerie characteristics, combined with the fact that the flying needles in the set had different and very practical attributes—such as the “Lightning Devour” and “Paralysis” of this Super Electromagnetic Flying Needle—”Tears of the Aurora Goddess” was called the “Legendary Equipment of the Path of Slaughter.” They did not need any set skills; they were simply sharp, extremely sharp, and incomparably sharp. Whether it was god-tier physical armor or forbidden-spell-tier Magic Shields, the component needles of “Tears of the Aurora Goddess” could always break through in one hit. This level of sharpness alone was irresistible. Once the flying needles were released, they were practically invincible; what need was there for additional skills?

Before Luo Yan was reborn, it was said that more than ten level-nine experts had died at the hands of this set of needles, and even a super-tier expert had been assassinated by them. The number of high-tier experts of levels seven or eight who perished was countless. Its bloodiness truly lived up to the words “Path of Slaughter”…

Gently stroking the “Super Electromagnetic Flying Needle” in his hand, a quiet smile appeared at the corner of Luo Yan’s mouth. Thanks to the information-explosion era before his rebirth, he knew very well where the other six needles were. Although he could not go treasure hunting now due to personal reasons, he would definitely have the opportunity to collect them one by one in the future… This was something many people had wanted to do but failed to achieve before his rebirth.

Thinking of this, Luo Yan became even more excited, feeling as if the blood in his whole body was boiling.

—Well… okay, even if we don’t talk about such distant things, at least tomorrow’s hunt is finally guaranteed…

[Staring silently at the silver-white body of the “Super Electromagnetic Flying Needle,” Luo Yan finally felt more confident about facing the level-two Magic Beast, the Pinecone Bear, tomorrow.]