Chapter 187: Paladin Kavana

Nie Yan did not want to incur the deep enmity of Heise Diyu (Black Hell), so he wanted to find an opportunity to talk with them and avoid resolving the issue through extreme measures. However, one thing was certain—he must obtain the Chapter of Justice.

Once he synthesized the first volume of the Chapter of Order, it would be equivalent to owning a legendary item, which would be crucial for his future development.

Moreover, after binding the item, Nie Yan no longer had to worry about the Chapter of Order dropping.

He decided to wait for now. After all, he could track the other party’s movements every hour—Heise Diyu wouldn’t be able to escape.

Nie Yan slowly lured out and eliminated the Fallen Silverplate Knights one by one. The ground was littered with corpses when he finally cleared out a dark golden treasure chest.

While killing the Fallen Silverplate Knights, Nie Yan increasingly realized the importance of a good crossbow. His thoughts turned toward the Doro’s Archer Crossbow, an artifact belonging to the legendary ranger class. Although the crossbow had very high strength requirements, with future equipment attribute bonuses at levels sixty to seventy, or even eighty to ninety, he still had a decent chance of wielding it.

He must craft this crossbow!

Nie Yan proceeded forward, crouched down, and opened the chest. This was a level 30 dark golden treasure chest, which was quite high in level. However, Nie Yan barely managed to open it thanks to the “Lockpicking Expert” class’s ability to ignore chest level by +1.

System: Opening chest, 3%… 7%… 5%… 9%…

Opening the chest often interrupted the process. It took nearly three minutes before Nie Yan finally succeeded.

System: Chest opened. You gained 5 Lockpicking skill experience.

Five points of skill experience—quite a lot.

Nie Yan opened the dark golden chest and retrieved its contents: a thick, ancient book and a piece of dark golden leather armor.

He examined the attributes of the two items.

The book was jet-black with golden edges and intricate decorations. On its cover were several ancient Common words.

Skill Book: Infernal Flame (Infernal Magic)

Skill Description: Arcane Mages and Elemental Mages attack opponents by manipulating infernal flames.

Skill Requirements: Intelligence 150, Focus 5, Will 5. Failing to meet the requirements and attempting to cast it will result in two natural days of weakness. Weakness: All attributes reduced by 80%.

Casting Requirements: Two sets of syllables, two sets of gestures, and Intermediate Arcane Script (needs to be written).

Skill Attribute: Area damage magic, attack range 30×30 yards, enhanced fire damage, and sustained burning. When Will and Focus exceed 5, additional attack bonuses apply.

Skill Cooldown: Two natural days.

User Restriction: Elemental Mage, Arcane Mage.

Infernal Magic was on par with Temple of Elements magic, both being advanced magic types, even surpassing in attack power.

Similarly, Infernal Magic had strict casting restrictions. First, players had to purchase an Intermediate Arcane Script from a store, spend one hour and 2000 magic points (magic potions could be used during this time) to inscribe Infernal Flame into the Intermediate Arcane Script. When casting, two sets of syllables and two sets of gestures were required. After using Infernal Flame, it would take two days before it could be used again.

Nonetheless, the damage from Infernal Flame was astonishing—area damage with a 30×30 yard range, enhanced fire damage, and sustained burning. When Will and Focus were high, additional attack damage bonuses applied.

Among high-level mage spells, Will and Focus were extremely important attributes. They enabled mages to gather magic faster and summon magical elements in a short time. The more magical elements summoned, the stronger the spell’s power.

For example, if a mage had Will and Focus both at 10 points, he could gain an additional 100 attack damage bonus. This was why mages, while increasing Intelligence, also used various equipment to boost their Will and Focus.

When Nie Yan saw the Infernal Flame spellbook, he was overjoyed. This was the first high-level magic for the Bullman Tribe, a significant milestone for the guild.

Who should learn this Infernal Flame?

Nie Yan thought of Tang Yao. Considering Tang Yao’s lazy personality, he might not bother with such a complex high-level spell.

Nie Yan sent the Infernal Flame skill book’s attributes to Tang Yao and asked, “Do you want to learn this Infernal Flame skill?”

“What a powerful spell,” Tang Yao exclaimed. Compared to Meteor Fall, Infernal Flame was clearly much stronger. However, he soon replied in a depressed tone, “I have to spend an hour every two days inscribing the spell before I can use it. I think I’ll pass. I just dropped a new area attack spellbook, Flame Storm. Check if there’s a suitable candidate in the guild.” Spending an hour inscribing the spell meant losing an hour of leveling, which might not be worth it compared to pairing Meteor Fall with Flame Storm.

“Since you already have Flame Storm, I’ll give Infernal Flame to someone else,” Nie Yan said. Naturally, he would prioritize guild members who had signed contracts. There were a few Arcane Mages and Elemental Mages in the guild. He would let the most skilled one learn Infernal Flame.

Although Tang Yao was a high-level player, his level was mainly gained through grinding. In terms of skill, he might not be as good as the contracted Arcane Mages and Elemental Mages in the guild. Gu Huai could handle this matter.

Nie Yan stored the Infernal Flame spellbook and turned his attention to the other item.

Skywalker Leather Armor (Dark Golden): Required Level 30. Set: Skywalker Leather Armor, Skywalker Gauntlets, Skywalker Boots.

Attribute: Defense 102-108, Agility +19, Defense Level +1, Level 3 Damage Reduction, 20% enhanced magic defense.

Weight: 7 lbs.

Restriction: Usable by Thieves of all factions.

Nie Yan examined it. This was the Dark Golden Skywalker set. Skywalker was considered the best leather armor for Thieves at level 30. Some had tested that wearing a full set of level 30 Skywalker gear could allow a Thief to directly confront and defeat a level 35 Mage Elite head-on.

After all, it was Dark Golden equipment, with excellent attributes.

Nie Yan considered that although the Skywalker Leather Armor wasn’t entirely suited to his fighting style, it definitely enhanced survivability. If he could get a full set of level 30 Skywalker gear, he could focus more on boosting his attack in the future. For example, he could embed Strength gems into the Skywalker equipment.

Since this area dropped Skywalker components, and being an unexplored map, the other two pieces should be nearby.

He couldn’t wear this gear yet, so Nie Yan placed the Skywalker Leather Armor into his backpack and continued clearing out the remaining Fallen Silverplate Knights, luring them out one by one.

Everything proceeded methodically. He cleared the Fallen Silverplate Knights near another treasure chest and opened that dark golden chest.

As expected, from the other dark golden chest, Nie Yan obtained the remaining two pieces of the Skywalker set.

Skywalker Gauntlets (Dark Golden): Required Level 30. Set: Skywalker Leather Armor, Skywalker Gauntlets, Skywalker Boots.

Attribute: Defense 82-88, Agility +12, Strength +15, Level 3 Physical Defense Enhancement, 20% enhanced magic defense.

Weight: 7 lbs.

Restriction: Usable by Thieves of all factions.

Skywalker Boots (Dark Golden): Required Level 30. Set: Skywalker Leather Armor, Skywalker Gauntlets, Skywalker Boots.

Attribute: Defense 72-75, Agility +10, Balance +5, Level 3 Quick Running, 20% enhanced magic defense.

Weight: 7 lbs.

Restriction: Usable by Thieves of all factions.

These three pieces of the Skywalker set needed to be equipped to see their set attributes. Nie Yan had no idea what the set bonus was from his past life. Back then, at level 30, he wore some random Epic gear. Such Dark Golden sets were only dreams.

In his previous life, Nie Yan hadn’t even opened many Epic chests, let alone Dark Golden ones. He had rarely participated in any map exploration, so he had no way of finding Dark Golden chests.

This time, the situation was completely different.

These two Dark Golden chests delighted Nie Yan immensely. A high-level magic book and three pieces of Skywalker gear were all excellent finds. Additionally, his backpack now contained twenty-six Shattered Blade fragments. After forging them with a mid-level or higher blacksmith, he could complete the Shattered Blade. The remaining fragments would go into the guild warehouse for future use.

He glanced around the hall, where numerous corpses lay.

The crystal coffin on the distant steps was now within reach.

Although he was very close to his goal, Nie Yan remained extremely cautious. There might still be other boss-level monsters lurking nearby.

Nie Yan ascended the steps toward the crystal coffin. The coffin was waist-high, entirely crafted from transparent, high-quality crystal, exuding a crystalline clarity. Under the hall’s lighting, it refracted dazzling beams of light.

Inside the crystal coffin lay an NPC clad in silver-white armor. Everything was clearly visible through the transparent crystal. His face was pale and handsome, exuding a noble aura. He emanated a faint white glow, appearing sacred and solemn. His hands were clasped before his chest, and beside him rested a holy paladin’s greatsword.

His expression resembled that of a living person, eyes closed in peaceful slumber, as if he might awaken at any moment.

He must be the deceased Holy Knight Kavana.

According to Atlantean history, he should have lived during the late Dark Age. In other words, his body had lain here for a thousand years without showing any sign of decay.

Nie Yan looked toward Kavana’s feet. A thin scroll hovered above his body, radiating brilliant light, dazzling and eye-catching.

It was the Chapter of Justice Nie Yan had been seeking all along!