The fragment of the Severing Blade is a silvery-white rhombus-shaped metallic shard, engraved with Eimos runes. Legend says that the legendary blacksmith Eimos created the Severing Blade when he was still an advanced blacksmith, and thus the blueprints of the Severing Blade were passed down.
The Severing Blade is one of the rarer charging weapons among lower-tier weapons. Charging means that this weapon carries a skill, but this skill cannot be used freely; it requires gradual energy replenishment. Once sufficient energy accumulates, the skill can be released. After release, the energy dissipates, and the weapon must recharge before it can be used again.
Generally, charging weapons appear only at higher levels, but the Severing Blade is the only charging weapon available for rogues before level fifty, boasting formidable attributes, thus earning the title of the ultimate cleaver before level fifty.
Excluding sub-legendary and legendary items, before level fifty, the Severing Blade ranks as the top rogue weapon.
In his previous life, Nie Yan joined a raid team six times into the Swamp of Blood at level thirty-nine, spending a total of three gold coins to purchase twenty fragments of the Severing Blade from the team, assembling the complete weapon. At that time, the Severing Blade turned Nie Yan into a penniless pauper.
Normally, clearing the central hall of the Monastery of Light completely would require at least three level-thirty, twenty-man teams. However, Nie Yan possessed both the Ring of the Crawler and the Weaver’s Ring, which significantly simplified the task.
When several teams clear mobs together, if you want gear, you have to split the cost with all team members. Moreover, the loot might not even end up in your hands because others in the team might also need the gear.
Solo farming is different, though. All loot drops belong to Nie Yan.
Perhaps by eliminating all the Fallen Silver Knights here, he could gather enough fragments to forge a Severing Blade cleaver.
After killing a Fallen Silver Knight and checking the experience gain, Nie Yan noticed an increase of about 17%. The Fallen Silver Knights offered significant experience bonuses.
Leveling here was also pretty decent.
Following the previous method, Nie Yan began clearing the Fallen Silver Knights here. Under the fire of his crossbow, one Fallen Silver Knight after another fell to the ground.
After eliminating five Fallen Silver Knights, a flash of white light appeared, and Nie Yan leveled up, reaching level nineteen.
He was quickly approaching the level-twenty milestone.
He already had as many as five fragments of the Severing Blade. Looking ahead, there were still many Fallen Silver Knights, especially gathered around two epic treasure chests.
The drop rate of the Severing Blade fragments was quite good.
After killing another Fallen Silver Knight, Nie Yan picked up a piece of equipment and a scroll from the ground.
Prayer of the Paladin (Quest Item): Carry the Prayer of the Paladin and seek out the legendary Ten Paladins; you will make astonishing discoveries.
Quest Storyline One: The Death of Kavana. Kavana’s death caused Bruin’s ambitions to spiral out of control. Bruin abandoned his faith and began ruthless slaughters, turning his blade against his comrades.
Quest: Quickly find Kavana’s corpse and retrieve his lost Paladin Medal.
The Paladin Medal is the honor of the Ten Paladins, each held by Kavana, Bruin, Bertrand, Kramer, Crispin, Sandman, Clive, Hazelton, Bass, and Chadwell. When all ten Paladin Medals gather together, one can converse with the archangel Tyrode. The archangel Tyrode has not appeared for over a thousand years, as he has been guarding the Gate of the Deadlands.
The Prayer of the Paladin is a one-handed hammer, somewhat battered, looking very ordinary. However, when held, one can still feel the immense holy power radiating from it.
This powerful holy force is unmatched by any paladin weapon.
It is a quest item. Nie Yan didn’t know who completed the “Legend of the Ten Paladins” quest in his previous life or how it ended. However, the Legend of the Ten Paladins is a historical tale, and the quest level should not be low.
Nie Yan checked the quest summary and found it was a legendary quest.
This mission appears not to be confined solely to the Monastery of Light. Examining another scroll, though its cover was slightly damaged, the ancient Common script remained legible. Several small silvery words were inscribed upon it: The Legend of Kavana.
Opening the pages, large paragraphs of ancient common script appeared before his eyes.
Kavana revered the will of the gods, devoutly believing in the light, and advanced to become a holy knight…
Archangel Tyrode: “Child, may the light protect you…”
Kavana met Bertrand and Bruin, fellow paladins—valiant warriors who resisted the draconian atrocities and spread the will of the light. Thus, the legend of the Ten Paladins spread throughout the province of Grenming…
The appearance of the dragon girl Benita caused a rift among the Ten Paladins. Benita was released by Kavana and returned to Karude…
Kavana’s corpse lies in the central hall of the Monastery of Light, resting in eternal slumber. May the light endure forever…
(The following text is damaged.)
The scroll was badly damaged, and Nie Yan could only see fragmented text, barely guessing that Kavana and Bruin were the leaders of the Ten Paladins. They jointly resisted the dragons. The Ten Paladins captured an unarmed dragon girl, causing a rift. Kavana insisted on releasing Benita, causing the Ten Paladins to split. Later, Kavana died, and the ambitious Bruin began slaughtering the other paladins.
The story begins here.
Kavana’s corpse was laid in the central hall. Nie Yan gazed into the far distance. At the far end of the hall, atop tall steps, rested a massive crystal coffin. Was that Kavana’s resting place?
Still, he should first clear the nearby Fallen Silver Knights. Nie Yan climbed onto a pillar and lured another Fallen Silver Knight, continuing to shoot.
“Where are you now?” Tang Yao sent a message to Nie Yan.
“In the Bright Monastery.”
“What are you doing there?” Tang Yao asked in surprise. He remembered that the Monastery of Light was a map designed for players around level thirty. Guo Huai had once organized several twenty-man teams to explore the Monastery of Light but eventually abandoned the plan. After all, large teams venturing into such areas suffered heavy losses, and the Cowhead Tribe couldn’t bear the cost. They decided to wait until the team’s priests mastered basic resurrection skills—then they could go wherever they pleased.
“I’m doing a quest. How are you leveling?”
“After reaching level twenty-six, leveling slowed down. Breaking Sky is catching up fast,” Tang Yao said with frustration. Breaking Sky might soon reach level twenty-six. Nie Yan wondered how long he could maintain his first-place position.
“When I get out, I’ll take you to other places to level up. How many levels have Yaoyao and Sun reached?”
“Yaoyao and Sun are both level twenty-four.”
Yaoyao and Sun were leveling quite fast. Tang Yao had been non-stop grinding mobs, so naturally, he wouldn’t be slow.
“When can you come out?”
“I estimate a few hours will be enough to finish this,” Nie Yan replied. Two hours should be enough to eliminate all the Fallen Silver Knights here.
“Then hurry up and finish it.”
If Tang Yao couldn’t maintain first place, it would be a heavy blow to Cowhead Tribe.
Nie Yan checked the gold in the Starry Sky Pharmacy. He already had over three hundred gold coins. The current three hundred gold was equivalent in value to the initial one hundred gold coins in the game. As players leveled up, they had more spare money, thus increasing the demand for potions. The daily turnover of the Starry Sky Pharmacy was increasing, from an initial fifty gold coins per day to nearly two hundred gold coins now. This was a significant leap. Although there were significant daily expenses, the Starry Sky Pharmacy still had substantial spare funds.
Since there was so much gold, purchasing some basic AoE magic bombs for leveling up wouldn’t be a bad idea.
Twenty gold per set, although still quite expensive, was barely affordable.
After returning, Nie Yan decided to take Tang Yao to Eternal City for leveling up. Although Eternal City was a level forty map, with AoE magic bombs, they could level up smoothly.
Just as Nie Yan was preparing to continue farming mobs, a system notification arrived, making Nie Yan’s heart sink. The thing he feared most had finally happened.
System: Player Heise Liyu obtained the Chapter of Order, Chapter V: the Chapter of Justice, located at coordinates (Link Town 385.382.582). Coordinates will be broadcast once every hour.
A player had obtained the Chapter of Justice!
Once a player obtained the Chapter of Justice, it meant they could see Nie Yan’s position. Just like in his previous life, all players who obtained the Chapter of Order would compete against each other to determine the final ownership of the Chapter of Order.
He and this player named Heise Liyu would inevitably clash!
In his previous life, players who possessed the Chapter of Order employed every possible trick to seize the Chapter of Order from their opponents: traps, group attacks, ambushes, assassinations, and even bounty hunts.
However, in the previous life, the six Chapters of Order still did not end up in one person’s hands but were scattered among five players.
The long-awaited historical expansion was finally activated.
Mutual surveillance of each other’s positions was a dangerous game. At any moment, the opponent might appear suddenly and attack you.
You could not stay in one location for more than an hour, or your position would be precisely tracked by the opponent.
If it was just a one-on-one, Nie Yan wouldn’t be too worried. However, if the opponent sent a group, it would be hard to say.
Fortunately, Nie Yan was a rogue, giving him a certain class advantage. As for Heise Liyu, Nie Yan didn’t know his class.
Anyone who could obtain the Chapter of Order was not a simple character.
Nie Yan thought for a moment. He should temporarily get the Chapter of Justice first. As for the other two chapters, one was already in Heise Liyu’s hands, with the target determined. The other was still in the wild, and he needed to obtain it as soon as possible.
Otherwise, if it fell into another player’s hands, it would inevitably cause some trouble.
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