Chapter 204: Life-Saving Item — Silver Knight Statue
A glorious victory!
In this prairie legion battle, the Holy Knights of the Round Table of Britannia achieved a complete victory.
Not only did they decapitate the opposing legion commander, but they also eliminated and captured many Roman soldiers, acquiring much-needed weapons and armor for the Knights of the Round Table, and obtaining many horse carcasses that could serve as military rations.
Undoubtedly, Cheng Tian, the Orange Knight who took out 100% of Balford's health, took the primary credit. If the legion commander hadn't died, not only would the battle have remained fiercely contested, but the Knights of the Round Table would have inevitably sacrificed many knights and militiamen.
Even though these poor, displaced people were resolved to take Roman soldiers down with them, it's always better to live than to die. And today, they even got to add horse meat to their meals. For the common folk, whose stomachs lacked oil and fat year-round, they were visibly happy as they cleared the battlefield.
And Cheng Tian, who was still a Holy Grail Knight of the Persian War Elephant last night, now bore the title of... Dragon Elephant Knight!
As his faction reputation soared, he successfully overshadowed Lancelot and Percival, second only to leader Arthur. At the same time, those players who had been critical of Cheng Tian's 'foreign mercenary commander' position due to his sudden arrival, though perhaps out of pride or some other reason, didn't immediately flock to him like the elves and dwarves. Still, when they met in the temporary camp, they would give Cheng Tian a slightly awkward smile.
Cheng Tian was different now. He wasn't just a newcomer; he had a verifiable record of achievements. It wouldn't even be an exaggeration to attribute the main reason for this battle's victory entirely to Cheng Mouren. Arthur also had no intention of suppressing Cheng Tian's rising reputation in this regard. So, no matter what these players muttered or grumbled in their hearts, they had to maintain a friendly demeanor towards Cheng Tian on the surface. Otherwise, their meals might contain some strange additions.
As for Cheng Tian, he was also assigned his own tent due to his military merits. According to his request, it was located near the edge of the camp, convenient for housing his mounts and demon summons. Upon entering the tent, his Chaos Step value finally stabilized completely.
The previous situation, where everyone was present and any small movement would cause the value to change, was truly too unfavorable for using the Cutting Technique. Even when Cheng Tian himself had just finished jumping and adjusting, the value would immediately go haywire with him.
"Stingy miser!"
Luo Meiling, who had regained control of her body, watched as the Red Minotaur blocked her from entering the tent. While understanding Cheng Tian's actions, she still felt a surge of anger.
She knew in her heart that Cheng Tian was right. She and he were currently only nominal teammates in the same faction. The effort required to be accepted by Cheng Tian, like Congming Tou and his group, was not insignificant. But, understanding aside, her anger continued to burn.
It was just that while Luo Meiling had a somewhat short temper, she wasn't the type to lack a sense of propriety. Otherwise, she might have tried to parasitize and take over Cheng Tian's Minotaur... The elf and dwarf combination, who had only contributed some output in the subsequent legion conflict, understood the situation very well and stayed away from the tent. They wouldn't approach until Cheng Tian actively came out.
However, what Luo Meiling didn't know was that the main reason Cheng Tian didn't let her into the tent wasn't because he was so greedy that he hugged a box and called it 'precious,' but because Cheng Tian needed to control the Chaos Step variables. Once other people were also present, the Chaos Step value could easily enter an uncontrollable, frantic mode.
Currently, Cheng Mouren had two ordinary silver coin boxes, a tea set combination, and a BOSS-dropped silver treasure chest waiting to be opened.
There was nothing special to say about the silver coins. Cheng Tian's technique naturally wouldn't go wrong; the two boxes yielded two Red Shock Orbs, a pure profit for him.
However, the tea set and BOSS drop had a bit more to them.
With Cheng Tian's series of chaotic jumps and mounting/dismounting, a bust statue with knight armor and a helmet appeared, looking as if it should be displayed in the halls or corridors of wealthy and powerful households.
This was the only special treasure corresponding to the valuable tea set combination — the Silver Knight Statue.
Its effect in the game was also very simple: +1 extra life.
[Silver Knight Statue: Special Item, Magic Item, Consumable. Usage Condition: Placed in inventory, automatically triggers upon death. Only effective in 'Knights of the Round Table' related dungeons.
A special statue imbued with knightly spirit and divine miracles, possessing the power to bring people back from the dead.
If your health drops to zero while holding the Knight Statue, your life and soul will all be lodged in your currently held weapon. At the cost of 50% durability of all your equipment, your life will be reshaped. You will immediately revive at the location of your death with 100% health and release one 'Divine Battle Aura Storm' without consuming any life.]
Compared to the 1-Up Mushroom in the Mario world, the Knight Statue's attribute effect was clearly more than a little superior.
The 1-Up Mushroom came at the cost of losing all items and could only revive at the very beginning of a stage or certain default save points. The Knight Statue, however, only cost half the durability of all current equipment, allowing for an immediate full-health revival on the spot. Furthermore, upon revival, it could also release a blood-consuming skill that could forcibly relieve pressure, blowing away all surrounding enemy units.
At first glance, it was a bit regrettable that this item, like the Red Shock Orb, was still only effective within the Knights of the Round Table dungeon. However, Cheng Tian immediately realized that there was also a golden version of this Knight Statue.
The game effect of the Golden Knight Statue was "+2 extra lives," but its prerequisite was a large fruit platter and the player's current extra life count being 0. Only then, by finding the corresponding Chaos Step value, could it possibly appear.
But if this effect were to be translated to a Chosen Dungeon, it couldn't simply be two revivals on the spot, could it?
Therefore, Cheng Tian speculated that the Golden Knight Statue was very likely a life-saving item that could be taken out of the Knights of the Round Table dungeon and might be effective in other dungeons as well.
Finally, it was Balford's dropped Silver Treasure Chest. Similar to player-dropped Bloody Treasure Chests, it also had composite attributes, meaning it could yield special treasures through the Chaos Step Cutting Technique without affecting its normal drops.
When Cheng Tian chopped at it, the self-collapsing treasure chest first directly split into a Red Orb, followed by a longsword. However, as if the Cutting Technique had also cut the longsword, the blade instantly broke in front of Cheng Tian and quickly split into two knightly swords, one long and one short, identical to those Balford held in life—
Balford's Pride, one-handed longsword.
Balford's Obsession, one-handed shortsword.
A purple rare-grade set combination.