The final result is the corpse standing like a mountain before the two of them—
Fang Hong quietly watched this scene.
The once invincible Empress now lay at the center of this small basin in the valley, surrounded by a river, her eight legs spread helplessly, having long lost her domineering presence. With a hint of wistfulness in his heart, the transition between strength and fragility comes so suddenly, the invincible Hunter turns into prey in the blink of an eye, making humans seem even smaller in such a struggle.
But smallness only makes one humble, not self-deprecating.
The Big Cat People extended a paw and gently patted him on the shoulder, roughly guessing what the young man was thinking.
The seven Giant Clans won the final victory, and the giants who ended in a Pyrrhic victory were not despondent; instead, they celebrated before leaving the battlefield. The giants were not interested in these smelly spiders—though they themselves were smelly—when they left, they took nothing but their torn bags and a sense of honor laden heavily.
Thus, the Seven Seas Brigade profited—
Besides the female spider's gland, the most important income came from the 'generous contribution' of the Dragonfire Guild.
After all, adventurers without Lady Roman's protection are not deemed human—this is roughly what community opinions could be summed up as.
Although the zealots in the community are often irrational, they would frequently say 'I will always like such-and-such lady,' with the latter title effectively replaceable with any Goddess—occasionally even with a male God. Ultimately, it's just 'I like everyone,' such behavior would likely earn a lightning strike down among the natives, although the deities are relatively lenient toward the Holy Choosen.
Apart from deities like Ameya who maintain self-discipline, most deities accept the varied and complex faiths of Invokers without excluding anyone, and for Lady Roman, it is just a business.
But losing Lady Roman's protection, overall, is rather bleak.
Just like the Dragonfire Guild at this moment.
The Seven Seas Brigade scavenged countless things from the battlefield; from Armor to scrolls and potions type consumables, enough to fill one-third of a warehouse, the warehouse couldn't fit them all, having to stuff them into the bottom cabin as substitute ballast.
However, despite the quantity, there are only a few useful pieces, mostly originating from the Grey Scale Brigade. Fang Hong picked up a C-type Shield Generator, a craftsman-exclusive Plugin, and a set of Wind Goggles.
The noteworthy item is only the Wind Goggles, it appears two dark-colored Copper Rings inlaid in a leather case, embedded with crystals, with two metal pillars near the ears containing analytic crystals, Fang Hong couldn't quite make out the general structure, as it wasn't something within his Level to manufacture.
Pulling down the Wind Goggles, Fang Hong vividly looked like a fighter-plane pilot traversing from a World War battlefield. Alongside the common functions of craftsman goggles, the primary function is to simply analyze some attribute data of targets, though only offering a rating estimation, but for a front-line Scout like Fang Hong, they are quite useful.
Besides, possessing abilities like resisting blinding strong light and providing a certain degree of dim Vision are also present, such Wind Goggles sell for at least fifty thousand Lycel a pair in the market, Ford Hong could never afford them usually. Though the Seven Seas Brigade now has had a slight windfall, there are still countless expenses—daily platform maintenance, regular Equipment upkeep, supplies, and major expenditure on maintaining and supplementing his Constructs. Despite a Fire Giant costing a mere few thousand, a single Combat would result in considerable expenses.
Were it not for their substantial earnings from several battles, the Seven Seas Brigade might have been bankrupt long ago. On top of that, the preparation work for the Floating Ship was another major expenditure, the financial strain pressuring each person like an invisible colossal mountain.
This battle alleviated their pressure to a certain extent, not to mention Fang Hong's unexpected good fortune, other piled-up ordinary items in the cabin transferred and sold to Red Leaf's group, even with an eighty percent discount, it was still a large sum.
The C-type Shield Generator offers up to 870 points of Stable Shield, the so-called Stable Shield refers to Shields effective when the Invoker is not running, rolling, or in similar states, should the Invoker enter these states, the fragile Shield Generator will enter self-protection mode, temporarily disabling the Shield, restarting after a certain time.
The key Attributes of the Shield Generator are twofold, Shield Value and Reactivation Time. Generally, Shield Generators have a Reactivation Time of at least 10 seconds, this one stands at 8.7 seconds, making it a valuable gem.
Typically, Fang Hong rarely uses Shield Generators, given his need for mobility, Shield Generators mostly render ineffective. However, this C-type Shield Generator's Plugin has a peculiar function, allowing it, in Overload State, at the cost of continuous substantial Magic Power Output, to provide half its value of Unstable Shield.
Fang Hong tested it, this Plugin is a superfluous gimmick for most people, requiring half of their Magic Power input at once, just to maintain the Shield for about two seconds. But with the Soul of Shattered Stars, relying on Calculative Power to enhance Magic Power Output, he could barely utilize the function.