HLnovel Chapter 146 The Ultimate Reward
Chapter 146 The Ultimate Reward
Mo Ming used the same trick again, changing the Iron Chain Across the River from horizontal to vertical, blocking the long sword while simultaneously unleashing a whirlwind attack that sent Liu Haoxuan crashing to the ground.
"You really think you're the only one with a treasure? My Forest Heavy Armor is a Crimson Purple grade!"
Mo Ming pulled the arrow out of his body. The forest heavy armor blocked most of the attack, and the arrow only pierced a very shallow part of his skin, causing at most a superficial wound.
"I clearly saw the corner of your mouth..." Liu Haoxuan still looked incredulous.
"That's blood from when I bit my tongue, you idiot!"
Mo Ming stopped arguing with him, walked over and killed him with a single sword strike, ending the fight.
As Liu Haoxuan's body slowly dissipated, the fight ended in a mysterious victory.
"The Secret Realm of Combat: The Victor is Unknown!"
"Second stage of the Combined Realm cleared. Reward: one random Crimson Purple level facility. The reward for clearing the next stage will be upgraded to one random Crimson Purple level facility plus one Crimson Purple level pet egg (with a bound taming scroll). Do you wish to continue?"
"Continue the challenge!"
The addition of a Crimson Purple level pet was already very tempting, but he already owned five Crimson Purple level pets, so this reward was clearly not enough to satisfy Mo Ming's appetite.
Secret Realm Three: Item Search Secret Realm
"Finding the target item within the specified time according to the prompts is considered a successful completion of the level."
Hint 1: The fragrance of flowers and the songs of birds will eventually come to an end, just as the blue flowers fall and the grass withers.
Tip 2: When you discover the truth, look back!
"600-second countdown, begin!"
As they spoke, Mo Ming had already moved from the simple fighting arena to a jungle, a small space of only a dozen square meters.
At this moment, he was standing on a huge blue-and-white rock, surrounded by lush trees, birdsong, and fragrant flowers, like a paradise on earth.
Nani?
Is this gone?
The Lost Item Realm, at least tell me what I'm looking for!
Giving hints without providing a goal seems a bit absurd, doesn't it?
With no other option, Mo Ming had to look at each of the prompts one by one.
The second point is easier to understand; it should be something we only need to refer to when we make a discovery.
Does the first point about the fleeting beauty of flowers and birdsong mean that all flowers and birds in the environment should be removed?
Time was limited, and Mo Ming couldn't think of any other meaning, so he could only try it out for now.
He swung the bronze demon-suppressing sword and cut down all the surrounding flowers, leaving not a single one behind.
There were only two birds in the environment, which were quickly killed by Mo Ming.
After doing all this, Mo Ming stood on the rock and waited for a moment, but there was no particular change in the environment.
Is the key point in the second half of the sentence?
Blue and white flowers fall like grass.
If grass is like this, is the thing we're ultimately looking for just a blade of grass?
What is blue and white porcelain?
There weren't any green flowers among the freshly cut flowers!
With half the time already gone, Mo Ming couldn't help but feel anxious and stomped his foot heavily.
This stomp was significant; he actually discovered some clues.
He noticed that the rock beneath his feet made a hollow sound when he stomped on it. Could the rock be hollow?
With this thought in mind, Mo Ming quickly jumped off the rock and used all his strength to move it aside.
There really was a small blade of grass under the rock.
Amazingly, the grass wasn't flattened; the moment the rock was moved, it stood upright.
The green grass that fell from the blue-and-white rock looks just like it!
Mo Ming was very excited, but the next second, he suddenly realized that when you discover the truth, you should look back.
I turned around, and there was nothing unusual.
In other words, the "turning back" here refers to the step before discovering the grass, that strange blue-and-white rock!
Is the item you're looking for blue-and-white stone?
Or......
Mo Ming suddenly had a bold idea: why not split it open!
This move is undoubtedly very risky.
The first part of hint 1 is misleading information. Could the hollow sound made when stepping on the blue-and-white stone be the same trick?
If hint 2 is also misleading, then it doesn't matter; the answer is almost certainly grass.
If not, then the answer is most likely bluestone. If we break it, wouldn't we be throwing away our victory for nothing?
But that sound... it really didn't feel right.
With less than two minutes left, Mo Ming decided to stop hesitating and fight to the death.
He then slashed at the rock with his sword.
The blue-and-white rock broke with a sound, revealing that it was indeed hollow, and a seed fell out from inside.
It fell into the soil, quickly took root, sprouted, and gradually grew into a small grass.
The grass continued to grow, blooming with vibrant flowers that filled the air with fragrance.
Seeing that it was no longer changing, Mo Ming decisively picked the flower, held it above his head, and shouted, "The answer is this!"
"Item correct."
"The third level of the Combined Realm has been cleared. Rewards include a random Crimson-purple level facility and a Crimson-purple level pet egg (with a bound taming scroll). The final level's reward is ***. Do you wish to continue the challenge?"
The reward is hidden? Never mind, we've come this far, there's no reason to give up halfway.
"Continue the challenge!"
Secret Realm Four: Choosing a Secret Realm
"Randomly matching scenarios!"
"Scenario matching complete!"
Scenario: There are five people on one railway track and one person on another track. A train is heading towards them. You can pull a lever to change the direction of the train, but this will result in one person's death; if you don't pull the lever, all five people will die.
"The characters in the scenario are all strangers, neither good nor bad. Please make your choice. Will it change the direction the train is traveling?"
"30-second countdown begins!"
For Mo Ming, answering this question was not even a question he needed to consider.
Since the characters in the scenario are unrelated to him and are neither good nor bad, he would never take another person's life in order to save those five people. This is Mo Ming's character.
That person did nothing wrong, so why should they die?
Similarly, even if the two sides were in different situations, Mo Ming would not choose to pull the lever.
He is not a cold-hearted person, but he would never kill innocent people for the sake of so-called morality.
"I will not pull the lever to change the direction of the train."
"Currently matching the ultimate reward for the dungeon based on your selection."
In fact, as soon as this question came up, Mo Ming already had a general idea. He had seen this train problem in the original world, and it was considered a classic problem.
There is no right answer to this question. No matter which choice you make, you will be criticized. As long as you have a clear conscience, that's enough.
"Rewards matched!"
"Congratulations on obtaining the ultimate reward of the combined dungeon: a random orange-tier item."
"Holy crap! Radiant Orange-level?"
Mo Ming was no longer calm. He originally thought that there would be one more level on top of the fourth level, at most two crimson-purple level resource items, but he never expected that the final reward would be upgraded to a bright orange level item.
Immediately, a stone emitting an orange glow appeared before Mo Ming's eyes.
"Come on, let me see your true colors!"