168: Good and bad are interdependent, the way to balance

Chapter 168: Blessing and Misfortune Intertwined, The Way of Balance

Just now, after Dick completed the Common Luck with Xiao Nai, he directly used Payday III.

He was thinking of seeing if he could get some high-value ores, or some wild treasure chests by the roadside, and then... and then he got a purple longevity divine flower!

Dick was sure he hadn't seen wrong; this was definitely a purple longevity divine flower, and judging by its age, it was at least 500 years old!

If an advanced Magical Potion Master with exquisite craftsmanship used it as material to make longevity divine medicine, it could extend the user's lifespan by up to 400 years!

For Humans with an average lifespan of only a hundred years, this was simply heaven-defying, and it was hard for anyone to resist the temptation of longevity.

After thinking for a moment, Dick guessed that an adventurer had opened a diamond treasure chest, and although they were very lucky to get the purple longevity divine flower, it had escaped from them.

To further confirm that this was truly a purple longevity divine flower, Dick directly tore off a small piece of a leaf and put it in his mouth to chew.

"Ya ya ya!"

The purple longevity divine flower shrieked, tears streaming out from the pain, constantly spitting at Dick, and struggling more violently.

Dick ignored the purple longevity divine flower, just carefully tasting the bitter flavor of the leaf, and swallowed it into his stomach after a short while.

The leaves of the purple longevity divine flower not only had no effect but were even slightly poisonous, but it was very mild.

However, under the effect of Dick's talents such as "Poison Resistance", "Debuff Resistance", and "Status Correction", the poison in the leaves was equivalent to nothing.

And the reason Dick did this was simply to let the status bar in his identity information help with identification.

Soon, Dick glanced at the bottom of his field of vision. His identity information had indeed changed, and a poisoning effect had appeared in the "Current Status" column.

147, Mild poisoning, body paralyzed, from the leaf of the purple longevity divine flower.

Seeing this, the joy in Dick's heart could no longer be suppressed, and he exclaimed that Payday III was a top-tier Blessing.

Of course, this was also thanks to Xiao Nai's Extremely Yin Common Luck Body and his own talent "Instant Enhancement"; finding the purple longevity divine flower was the credit of their "combo skill".

But what followed was incredulity. Although Dick had a hundred lifetimes of experience, he had never found a 500-year-old purple longevity divine flower in a D-level Underground City.

After all, longevity divine medicine was a very rare existence even among special secret treasures; it was definitely something that could be encountered but not sought.

The more he thought about it, the more Dick felt something was wrong.

Finding a diamond treasure chest in a D-level Underground City is a low-probability event.

Getting a special secret treasure from a diamond treasure chest is still a low-probability event.

Fortunately drawing longevity divine medicine from a special secret treasure is yet another low-probability event.

So many low-probability events stacked together, this was almost a miracle!

But the most outrageous thing was that this purple longevity divine flower somehow ended up in his hands.

Dick didn't believe in miracles, never did, and never thought that the combo skill he invented was so powerful.

Dick only believed in one thing, and that was that anything out of the ordinary must have a reason.

This world is balanced; no thing or event should disrupt the balance.

Blessing and misfortune offset each other; since he got the purple longevity divine flower, he must also endure a calamity of the same level.

In a hundred lifetimes, Dick had experienced this balance more than once, including this life, Dick was also experiencing balance.

The most obvious is the mechanism of "completing System tasks to get Blessing rewards"; isn't this also a form of balance?

Choosing a Blessing is certainly a good thing, but he has to complete those tasks every time, and these are all extremely difficult.

If it weren't for his accumulation over a hundred lifetimes, it would probably be impossible to complete the tasks released by the System, at least the World Task are like this.

If it were an ordinary newbie, they would probably still be stuck in the Novice Village (newbie village) now.

Moreover, many Blessings, whether silver, gold, or colorful, are also filled with a sense of balance.

Thinking this way, his "strongest demon king system"... really had the flavor of the world will; it loved to play balance and wouldn't let him get things for free.

Forget it, no matter what trial I have to face, I, Dick, am determined to take this purple longevity divine flower!

How could there be any reason to give such a priceless treasure, delivered into my hands, back to others?

Just as he was thinking, Dick suddenly picked up Xiao Nai from the bed and leaped off the large bed.

Swish—

A sword mark appeared precisely where Dick had been on the bed; if his reaction had been slow, he would have already been decapitated.

"Wind Style Sword Technique?"

Dick blurted out subconsciously, and at the same time, he transmitted a warning of enemy attack to everyone. The entire team immediately entered combat status.

Kun's sin body quickly switched, changing back from a wooden house to a towering ancient tree in just a few seconds, while the others stood on the branches.

Mina held up the cicimian holy shield, Alice stood behind her operating her magic power, Cecilia held a dagger in reverse grip, standing with Elizabeth who held a staff.

Donald was as steady as ever; he had already drawn his bow and nocked an arrow, ready to provide covering fire at any moment.

Even Xiao Nai, who had just been sleeping soundly in Dick's arms, was now fully awake and had cast body strengthening magic.

Looking at the team standing ready for battle, Dick nodded slightly; his hundreds of rehearsals before setting off were not in vain.

At this moment, a man with hair like a flowing broom slowly walked over. He was chewing on a foxtail grass, his hands clasped behind his head, looking like an uncle strolling in the park.

"Name": Yasuo Li.

"Race": Human, male.

"Age": 47 years old.

"Profession": Swift Swordsman, Level 67.

"Talent": Wind Style Sword Physique (Advanced).

"Recent Encounter": To repay Fama Lawrence's favor, he disguised himself and secretly went to the Gaia Dungeon to search for longevity divine medicine.

"Current Status":

1, Reaction speed increased by 300%, from talent "Wind Style Sword Physique".

2, Movement speed increased by 350%, from talent "Wind Style Sword Physique".

3, Strength increased by 300%, from talent "Wind Style Sword Physique".

4, Wind element magic affinity increased by 1000%, from talent "Wind Style Sword Physique".

4, Fragile, damage taken increased by 40%, all resistances reduced by 70%, from talent "Wind Style Sword Physique".

5, Sword intent continuously accumulating, from talent "Wind Style Sword Physique".

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