Mixed Blessing System

After listening to Viktoria and understanding a little about this place, Lothur followed in her footsteps for a few minutes until they reached the central area of this maze.

"Lothur, where we are now, is about the shortest distance from the items left in our treasury after so many years." She commented as she looked at the surroundings, where there were graves and small tombs on the sides.

Everything was very dark, not only because of the lack of ambient lighting but also because the construction itself was made of a type of black material.

Other than that, the noise of insects and small animals was particularly loud in that place because the space there was a little larger than the narrow passages they had passed through.

Lothur looked at the surroundings and noticed some objects near the tombs and graves, imagining that the artifacts of this treasure had been buried with their former owners.

"Are members of your family still buried here when they die?" He asked her in curiosity.

"Some, yes." Viktoria nodded at him. "But only those who reach the 3rd stage have that right. Also, only those with Frost family blood can have the privilege since the Memory Crystal doesn't allow outsiders."

"I see..." He muttered before asking about what was in there. "You have entered here before, right? Do you know what's in this place? Are there any consumable resources?"

Viktoria then answered him. "I've been in a few times, but I can't say I know every item. There are things here that, at first glance, seem worthless, such as a piece of wood. But there is no guarantee that these items are not ancient artifacts that have been semi-damaged or degraded by time."

"Since there is no relic specialist or appraiser in our family, as well as we have lost some of the records of this place, I don't know all the artifacts here."

Relic specialists or appraisers were professionals in the same field of expertise who identified artifacts' value, quality, and history, in general, characteristics.

That was an extremely complicated profession that required a high level of Intelligence because only by using the Natural Laws could one reach accurate conclusions.

So teaching this profession was somewhat complicated, with few willing to do it, as few had the minimum ability to do it.

Because of this, a decadent organization like the Frost family would not have someone like this on their side!

But this was not something extreme. There were less than ten such individuals in the entire empire!

Viktoria then continued. "Anyway, there are some special plants that grow around here that can be eaten or used in products. But a single leaf or seed from them will be considered one of the items you are entitled to."

"Are you sure you will want it? There are weapons here that are far more valuable than something so simple."

"Let me see first." He said without rushing. "If it has no value, I'll let the opportunity pass."

Hearing this, Viktoria wasted no time and led the way to the little plants capable of growing in the darkness of this place.

But these were not typical plants that needed light to survive. Instead, these were spiritual medicines, living beings capable of surviving through the spiritual energy available in the environment.

As many experts above level 16 had been buried in this place, the soil there was quite nutritious, and the laws were well concentrated.

Lothur and Viktoria did not know it, but this tomb had been built with a special type of block, capable of containing most of the laws and spiritual energy within this place.

Since some of the spiritual energy and laws of even a soul cultivator were stored in their body, over time, this place had become 'richer' with the ancestors of the Frost family.

That enabled the growth of a few plants that could survive in environments devoid of light, such as this space.

Anyway, unaware of this, Lothur and Viktoria did not take long to get close to the little plants in question, which were not far from the center of the labyrinth.

That was where the most powerful experts of this family had been buried.

Upon arriving there, Lothur immediately saw the little creeping plants with purple leaves and red fruits growing around what appeared to be a small vegetable garden.

'It seems that the creators of this place or the experts who came after them planted these things...'

Like on Earth, life in the cultivation world did not come up from nothing. It naturally had an origin. So, a 'hostile' place like this would not harbor any kind of life, and hardly anything would grow there if someone did not plant it.

It was even possible for people to bring seeds to this place in their shoes, and they would grow over time. But given the harshness of this space, few organisms would survive and grow.

Besides, there were only plants in this labyrinth in small places made to harbor plant life. So Lothur was correct in thinking that.

He then crouched next to one of these little plants and carefully approached it after receiving Viktoria's consent.

She would probably warn him to be careful if it was something poisonous. But since she did not warn him about the risk of touching it with his hands, he searched for that plant for the system to give him the information about it.

[Night Breeze] [Rank: quasi-Silver]

[Introduction: the Night Breeze is a natural herb from the far north of Concordia, an area near the Old Demon Spring, characterized by its intense darkness and presence of negative laws.]

[Feature: it can be used for the production of Silver-grade pills or potions, or consumed, generally having the effects: creating an affinity to darkness, improving Soul attribute from 20% to 40%, may or may not enhancing Intelligence between 15% and 25%, refines killing intent.]

[Detail: can be consumed with resources of similar nature, with a chance of their effects and success rate increasing by 5% due to synergy.]

[Reminder 1: due to its action on the Soul, the one who ingests it will go through a state of temporary weakness and will not be able to use this attribute for 48 hours.]

[Reminder 2: because it contains Natural Laws related to death, there is a 5% chance that one who consumes it will die by ingesting it away from a suitable environment.]

'Fuck...' Lothur opened his mouth in surprise as he noticed so much about this little plant that seemed like a common resource on the surface.

Viktoria then listened to his question. "Dear wife, have you ever tried using these spiritual medicines?"

She then answered. "No. We have an old agreement with a foreign organization that buys these fruits when we are willing to sell them. So when one of our members can harvest one of these and doesn't want to risk ingesting them, we exchange with that organization."

"So you don't know what it is capable of?" He asked.

Viktoria replied in an embarrassed manner. "No, we only know it is interesting for cultivators who follow evil cultivation. Since no one in our family has an affinity for it, we have never tried it."

"Why? Are you interested in doing that?"

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