Chapter 505: Chapter 271: Yutaro Onigiri, The Ambition of The Ogiwara Family Head_2
[’Muscleman Taro’s Rice Ball’ (Epic-level item): A delicious rice ball wrapped in dark green seaweed. This fist-sized ball of rice is as hot as it is fresh out of the oven, and its tempting aroma fills the air.]
[Using this item will temporarily make your Shell filled with fat, significantly enhancing your Shell’s defensive capabilities. When a lethal attack is about to hit, there is a good probability that the thickness of the fat will save you from fatal damage.]
[The effect of dodging lethal damage can only work once, and after it has been activated, the item’s enhancement effect will disappear.]
"It’s a powerful item, but it seems to look rather inelegant when used in the real world, especially by female Apostles..."
Using this item during a boss fight is akin to adding an extra opportunity to make a mistake, and as for its chance to fail... haha, a king never worries about minor negative events occurring in such low probability.
Besides, Lin Xun still has a sacred artifact—the ’Lucky Coins’.
Next up was a massive gift from the head of the household.
With an additional 300,000 spiritual points, plus a bonus of 100,000 spiritual points from the major campaign contribution, Lin Xun’s total spiritual strength reached 1,100,000, returning to the seven-figure benchmark.
[’Ogiwara Family’s Command Flag’ (Epic+ level item): A black banner with two rows of flamboyant characters proclaiming ’Its speed is like the wind, its leisurely pace is like a forest, it invades and plunders like a fire, and it remains immobile like a mountain’.]
[Being a ’Flag-Bearing Samurai,’ the head of the Ogiwara family carries this black banner when riding into combat under the guidance of the general. Millions of troops will follow the Command Flag into battle!]
[Using this item, you will summon the ’Red Reserve’ elite forces of the Ogiwara family to fight for you. The army includes foot samurais, horse samurais, master generals, and chief leaders, along with siege weaponry such as giant crossbow cars, catapults, chariots, and tower cars.]
[Using this item requires at least one point of Soul Strength. The more Soul Strength is consumed, the more troops can be summoned, and the stronger their combat effectiveness will be.]
"Wow, if this item was to be used in the real world...the result would probably be quite terrifying."
The thought of an entire army appearing in the real world from a five-difficulty-level coherence gives one goosebumps.
Thankfully, only Lin Xun can enter such hellish-level Chapters. If something like the Command Flag were to be obtained by the ’New World’, the resulting destruction would likely not be inferior to that caused by an S-rank source of Doomsday.
[’Direct Yan God’s Great Dignitary Yin Seal’ (Epic-level accessory): ’Direct Yan God’s Great Dignitary’ refers to the respectful title for the general. Direct implies ’righteous disaster purification, a deity who purifies the Profane,’ while Yan God represents the new deity ’Ancient Heavenly Warden’.]
[As the ruler of the Sakura fall, the general is also considered by millions of people as the embodiment of the gods walking amongst humans. The prefix of God before the Dignitary denotes the highest level of respect for the general.]
[This ancient square-shaped half seal is one of the Yin seals. When combined with the Yang seal, it forms a complete seal, a token for generals to command their armies.]
[There are many Yin seals in all parts of the Sakura fall, but there is only one Yang seal, controlled by the general.]
[Carrying this accessory will slightly increase the attack power of your summoned creatures/special summoned creatures due to the amplification effect of the Yin seal.]
"This seal accessory seems to be used to enhance the power of the army, but its enhancement effect is not limited to the army and can enhance all summoned creatures."
Seeing the phrase ’slight boost,’ it indicates that the enhancement effect probably wouldn’t be very strong. Maybe only after completing the general’s storyline or tasks, could you obtain the Yang Seal, and significantly increase the accessory’s effect.
[’Straw Man of the Beginning of the Hour of the Ox’ (Special Item): A palm-sized straw man, with five long nails in its head and limbs. Several strands of hair are mixed into the straw body.]
[Using this item and nailing the last long nail into the heart of the straw man will severely injure the target and inflict a strong ’weakening’ effect.]
"Huh? Weakening effect..."
Lin Xun remembered the last time he saw a similar item. It was the ’White Dwarf Stars’ potion used when fighting the legendary Star Spirit Boss.
The ’weakening’ status significantly reduced the power of the Thunder Beast Mammoth Boss, with a very potent effect.
[As you examine the item in your hand, memories within your Shell begin to resurface...]
"Once the bravest ’banner samurai’ under the general’s command, you gained considerable merits pacifying the Sakura fall rebellion. If the bodies of all the enemies you vanquished were piled up, they would perhaps not be less than the divine ’Heavenly Light Mountain’ in the capital city, Kyoto."
"In your view, the general’s great accomplishment in pacifying Sakura Fall can be attributed largely to you."
"You served the general for decades, leading the roaring charge from the frontlines each time the fires of war ignited, commanding the hordes of warriors..."
"In your lifetime, you fought in more than a hundred battles, large and small, never once defeated!"
"However, the long-term warfare left your body scarred and ailing. Each time the weather turned gloomy and rainy, your lingering injuries would act up, causing you unbearable pain."
"Had it not been for your superb martial skills, you would have succumbed and ended up as no more than a forgotten tomb long ago."
"It can be said that you dedicated your life to the general!"
"But what of it? Using your old age as an excuse, the general stripped you of your military power and left you with only your most trusted ’Red Guard’ forces, which you had poured so much heart and blood into training, to protect your fief, Thousand Hui City."
"Thousand Hui City is your silver years’ shelter, being the city closest to Kyoto. Despite its prosperous wealth, there was cause for resentment...unfortunately, your lordship was not hereditary."
"After your death, neither your son nor grandson could inherit the prestigious position of the city’s lord."
"You passionately protested to the general, who rejected your demands, stating that a hereditary system would threaten the foundation of the nation."
"You knew the general was imitating the policies of the Vermillion Empire, but this was Sakura fall! Not Vermillion!"
"You defended yourself once more to the general, yet he merely shook his head, declaring that unless you could defeat him in a court duel, he wouldn’t change his mind."
"The general’s martial arts skills had reached the pinnacle; not to mention your current infirm state, even if you could regain your youthful prime, ten of your younger selves combined would be no match for the general..."
"You returned to your fief, Thousand Hui City, in despair, with the seeds of rebellion taking root in your heart!"
"You spent a fortune, personally taking on the role of a martial arts standard-bearer, secretly training more warriors to join the Red Guard!"
"That was not enough; you sought the secret to eternal life from the ’master of Yiye Palace’, hoping for rejuvenation to return to your prime."
"Even that was not enough; you visited people’s homes seeking skilled and unusual individuals, striving to find occult arts to defeat the general!"
"You knew that relying on martial arts, even if given five hundred more years, you could never surpass the general on this path; only those lost arts could help you defeat the general!"
"After a strenuous search over several years, perhaps your determination touched the ’Ancient Heavenly Warden’, you found the occult method to defeat the general - the Straw Man of the Beginning of the Hour of the Ox!"
"This is an extraordinarily malicious method, where the casters must visit the shrine to worship the deities during the Hour of the Ox, and pin the straw man serving as the stand-in for the recipient of the spell onto an old tree nearby. The straw man would contain the target’s hair, fingernails, or skin."
"When the five long nails in the head and limbs are nailed down, an unseen connection is established between the straw man and the victim. Finally, when the long nail is driven into the heart area of the straw man, the victim would die in unbearable pain."
"You bribed a female servant from the general’s side to obtain his hair, allowing you to start carrying out your secret occult rite."
"Meanwhile, after trying out the ’rejuvenation’ secret method from Master Xuan Yi, you have gained more confidence to carry out your final plan."
"Of course, such petty magic could not directly kill the general, but as long as it could prevent the general from exercising his martial prowess via the Straw Man of the Beginning of the Hour of the Ox, that was enough!"
"You, brimming with the vigor of youth, will be able to lead the Red Guard and sweep through Kyoto."
"Finally, before the eyes of millions of citizens, in the most fair court duel, you will be able to defeat the general fair and square and become the new lord of Sakura fall!"
"You look at the Straw Man of the Beginning of the Hour of the Ox in your hand, revealing a smile of delight..."
