Volume 5, Chapter 40 – +20 Enhancement

A month and a half passed in the blink of an eye.

Although the Main World had become ever more chaotic by now, for Tianyin, who was in the Fortress Faction of the underground world, the things happening in the Main World lately did not affect her wholehearted self “training” in the slightest.

As early as a month and a half ago, Tianyin had already begun consciously trying to control the power of the Seven Original Sins, while also honing her combat skills through battles with the Fortress Emperor.

In terms of time, a month and a half might seem a bit short, but for Tianyin, it was a complete transformation.

Tianyin had made great progress in her combat skills. Not only that, in her control over the Seven Original Sins, she was now on a completely different level from her past self.

If she had to give an example, she could now defeat her former self with ease.

And faced with the previous Black Dragon King, Tianyin could, by activating her own half-fusion state, hold out in a stalemate against the Black Dragon King for a while.

Then on this day, right after Tianyin once again lost to the Throne-tier among the dwarves, the dwarf known to the world as Fortress Emperor suddenly spoke up before her eyes.

“Not bad, little one. Everything I can teach you, you already learned… so the rest of the road is one you have to walk on your own.”

“Eh?”

Tianyin did not react to the Fortress Emperor’s words for a moment, but after a few seconds she still understood the meaning hidden in them.

“Emperor… you, what do you mean?”

Seeing Tianyin opening her mouth but not knowing what to say, the Fortress Emperor let out a small chuckle.

“Don’t get so worked up. Relax. The power of Original Sin was yours to begin with. Leaving it with me was just temporary storage. Little one… once you’ve got the power of Sloth, hurry up and leave Fortress.”

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“Wuu… Emperor, you don’t need me to defeat you anymore?”

“I don’t.”

The Fortress Emperor shook his head, and then his expression turned a bit strange.

“Little one, were you really planning to defeat me first and only then take the power of Sloth? If you’ve truly made up your mind to beat me, I can keep you company.”

“Wuu…”

The Fortress Emperor’s words made Tianyin’s heart tighten.

“Ha… no, it’s fine, I actually just feel a bit surprised. You said that so suddenly, Emperor, I wasn’t mentally prepared at all…”

In the end, the reason Tianyin said so much was simply that she was surprised in her heart.

But since the Fortress Emperor had already said he was willing to hand over the power of Sloth to her, Tianyin had no reason to refuse his kindness.

“But thinking about it, Emperor, just now you said you’ve already taught me everything you can…”

“That line, little one, is really just what it sounds like.”

The Fortress Emperor grinned.

“You’ve more or less mastered the combat techniques, and you also wield the power of the Seven Original Sins quite skillfully now. The only thing you’re still lacking is a real battle… after all, what you need right now is to have a true battle with a real Throne-tier, not the kind of practice match you fight against me.”

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“To have a real battle with a real Throne-tier… huh?”

Hearing the Fortress Emperor’s words, Tianyin stared blankly, murmuring to herself.

After the Fortress Emperor agreed to hand over the power of Sloth, one of the Seven Original Sins, Tianyin followed him from the outskirts where they usually fought back to the forge building where the Fortress Emperor normally crafted equipment.

Once they entered the building and Tianyin waited for a while, the Fortress Emperor took out a necklace that looked quite exquisite and handed it to her.

“The power of Sloth is stored in this necklace. Little one, I’m entrusting the power of Original Sin to you now.”

“Wuu… th… thank you…”

Tianyin took the delicate necklace he passed her, feeling flattered, and the moment her fingers touched it she sensed a faint aura emanating from within it that was similar to the power of Original Sin.

「Xiaoyin… it is indeed the power of Sloth.」

The instant Tianyin received the necklace, Samael’s voice swiftly rang out in her mind, helping her confirm the authenticity of the power of Original Sin sealed inside it.

『So it really is…』

Feeling moved inside, Tianyin also looked up at the Fortress Emperor standing before her.

“Emperor, thinking about it, the power of Sloth is very useful to Fortress too, right? Are you sure it’s really okay to hand it over to me so casually?”

“Hahaha… little one, it’s true the power of Sloth can reduce our dwarven laziness, but so what if we have a power that can reduce laziness? For us dwarves, this sort of power is optional. Even without it, we can still forge equipment just fine, and still live our lives just fine.”

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“Wuu… so that’s how it is, I see now…”

The Fortress Emperor’s hearty laughter put Tianyin at ease.

Not only did she feel reassured, Tianyin also could not help feeling deep admiration for the Fortress Emperor and the dwarves of Fortress for having such a carefree attitude.

“Take it. The power of Original Sin never truly belonged to us dwarves, and it was always destined to have its own master. Even though Fortress has indeed suffered some losses, getting to know a cute little one like you makes it pretty worth it.”

“Uweh… c-cute and stuff…”

Tianyin’s little face flushed red. Of course, Tianyin had already gotten used to being in a loli role now. She was no longer the Tianyin from back then who, just from being called cute, would feel so embarrassed she wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

“Alright, since I’ve given you the power of Sloth, little one, it’s time you left too. Still, since it’s rare for me to have met you, I can’t just send you off without any sort of token… hm, how about this. Hand me that knight sword you’ve been using all this time. I’ll give it a little enhancement for you.”

“Isn’t that, um, not so good? You’ve already given me the power of Original Sin…”

“Hahaha, it’s fine, it’s fine. No need to be polite with your own people. Come on, give it here, I’ll enhance it for you right now…”

“Okay…”

In the end, just before Tianyin was about to leave the Fortress, the Fortress Emperor also took the time to enhance Tianyin’s knight sword, the one called “Victory Golden Sword.”

Here, the System window appeared before Tianyin’s eyes.

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❀ Victory Golden Sword (+20 Enhancement) ❀

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✿ Attributes: Omitted

✿ Skill: Victory Golden Sword (Charge-up group damage skill)

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A weapon personally enhanced by the Fortress Emperor. Its strength has increased by several tiers.

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Honestly speaking, Fortress Emperor’s forging skills had truly reached a miraculous level. Just by enhancing it once, he had boosted Tianyin’s knight sword all the way to +20.

You could say that aside from Fortress Emperor, no one else in the entire game world could pull this off.

After the Fortress Emperor successfully finished enhancing the knight sword, Tianyin, carrying the necklace that stored the power of Sloth, bid him farewell.

Once they had said their goodbyes, Tianyin planned to retrace her steps and return to the Main World through that exit on Mount Hyjal.