The Game of Global Mining

Chapter 759 - 596: Helping the Divine Artisan Swim, The Secret of the Flea Market

Chun now swims freely in the storm within the divine domain of the two gods.

With the antispace shield protecting him, there’s no urgency to consume the Heart of the Wild anymore. Chun suddenly recalls obtaining the "Heart of Desolation" together with Bilenna in the alternate space of the Tree Monster, but Bilenna wasted it on fertilizer, burned herself in a bread oven, and seemingly didn’t understand how to use it.

If only he had known it was consumable, the Old Tree’s experience could have also guided Bilenna’s growth. But now, Chun can only hope Bilenna finds her own way.

While swimming, Chun suddenly spots another gleam ahead. Found another glitch?

Upon closer inspection, Chun sees it’s another tiny, blurry "glass bead," with the same street market scene from the sanatorium inside.

Chun is stunned, seriously wondering if he’s lost and ended up back at the previous glitch!

Turning back to check the green light point where Cui’s passage is located, he confirms it’s indeed two different places!

Both glitches lead to the same place, what’s going on?

No rush to disturb Cui, just keep swimming.

AM.

Perhaps after midday, the Guardian God’s power has waned a bit compared to before, making the storm in the space slightly weaker, and Chun feels his swimming speed significantly increasing, with movements becoming more fluid!

It’s then that Cui speaks again: "Warrior, your speed is still lacking, let me assist you!"

Huh? Assistance again?

The familiar sensation of being flicked by a tail comes rushing back, boosting Chun’s speed once more, with the shield enveloping him transforming into a smooth elliptical shape!

A long series of swimming proficiency upgrades flood across the screen crazily.

Holy shit, no doubt! Just like running, speed is a hard metric, if speed doesn’t reach the mark, no matter how precise the technical moves are, you can’t level up! Prior, the storm was too strong, making it impossible to reach the necessary speed, and movements would become distorted.

As for the elliptical shape, it indeed challenges common knowledge perception; people watching lots of Olympic swimming believe the tapered shape has the least resistance and is the fastest, but when it comes to boat hulls, submarines, and whales, the elliptical shape is actually the fastest.

Of course, the most crucial point is, by himself, Chun couldn’t possibly achieve such speed; it’s truly the Old Tree’s assistance again!

In the next moment, what should happen finally does:

——System Notification: Congratulations! You have grasped the rules of high-speed fluid movement, successfully comprehending the Divine Artisan Level Swimming Skill, and obtained achievement rewards: Physical Strength +5, Carrying Capacity +5, Life +5, Spirit +5, Wisdom +5, Space Superfluid, Inheritance Cultivation.

Space Superfluid: Your antispace barrier shield or other related energy shields will transform into space superfluid form, significantly enhancing your swimming, running, flying, or throwing speed.

——System Notification: Your Divine Artisan Level Module Combination successfully integrated the Space Superfluid and Vortex Mastery into your "Illusion Rune Mage" profession system, and your Ballistic Attack Magic, Vortex Flame Burst Skill carries the space superfluid trait, further boosting projectile speed. Your Artistic Swimming attained Divine Artisan Level insights, and your Sailing Technique gained Divine Artisan Level insights.

——System Notification: Congratulations! Your Divine Artisan Level Module Combination successfully harmonized the Grandmaster Level Artistic Swimming, your Underwater Construction promoted to Master Level 10, and your Water Combat promoted to Master Level 10...

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Another Divine Artisan!

Chun truly feels an indescribable sense of achievement, as long as you find the right place and the right divine-level benefactor, advancing to Divine Craftsman level is just that easy! Even all related magic and water combat ascend together!

Holy shit, this ranking, it’s unstoppable, completely unstoppable!

Regarding the Sailing Technique, Chun can confirm it won’t level up here; it requires practice on a sufficiently large tonnage ship.

Cui says with gratification: "Warrior, you’re truly remarkable."

Chun thanks sincerely: "Still must thank you, both Divine Artisan level skills are due to your assistance."

Cui laughs: "No need to thank me, for an ordinary person, I couldn’t assist them even if I wanted to; I merely went with the flow."

Seeing the Old Tree seemingly not too busy, Chun promptly asks about the situation discovered earlier: "I found two suspected glitch points, seemingly both lead to the same garden street market in the sanatorium, what’s going on?"

Cui is slightly stunned: "Market? Crowded?"

Chun says: "Hundreds of people, very lively, but many reportedly have mental issues."

Cui asks again: "What’s being sold?"

Chun says: "Reportedly very high-end treasure collections, and some people purely display to show off collections, not selling."

Cui asks once more: "How high-end are the treasures?"

Chun then realizes the scenario is not simple: "My Master Level 1 Treasure Identification Technique can’t make sense of it at all! Feels no different from regular crafts."

Cui is amazed: "Warrior actually has Master Level 1 Treasure Identification Technique!"

Uh, is this the focal point?

"Yes."

Cui suddenly understands, then solemnly states: "These years, I indeed occasionally heard faint merchant voices. Normally, being sealed by the Guardian God, I shouldn’t hear them, so it’s likely coming through these glitches—it’s now apparent these aren’t voices of people, but voices of prayer, so some people may not be trading, but secretly praying to me, which can’t be done quickly, probably going on for decades."

"...The treasures they’re exhibiting might be specially disguised prayer artifacts, unrecognizable with standard treasure identification rules, so even with your Master level skills, they can’t be identified—thus, artifacts plus decades of secret persistence ultimately drilled through the Guardian God’s seal causing multiple glitches, but these glitches are rather small, soon sealed by the Guardian God’s powerful force, which is what you saw."

Chun asked in shock: "So these people are your secret followers?"

Cui said: "When I was imprisoned a hundred years ago, not many people knew me, subsequently being sealed to obscure my fame, followers are unlikely, but they definitely have intentions directed at me. Of course, not all these people are prayer individuals, most are likely unaware of the truth, joining the fun which actually covers their actions."

Holy shit, turns out that’s the case!

I really thought this group on a vacation had some mental issues, turns out it’s a venue for secret rituals!

Instantly, Chun locks onto suspects: "Those who only display collections, never sell are probably the praying individuals, because their collections are artifacts!"

"Most likely!"

Chun gets excited: "Then I’ll use the newly comprehended Divine Artisan level skills to break through this glitch and meet these people?"

Cui said: "Now is not the right time, space turbulence is quite unstable, might alert the Guardian God, should act when the space is relatively calm at night."

How many hours to wait? Won’t be wasted, secret sect activation!

Chun gets excited: "Cui, are you free now? I’ll teach you runes."

Cui delightedly says: "Available!"