Guarding the River of Time
Chapter 588 - 578: Fate Unseen Drives Him Forward
In the following period, Su Mu devoted all his thoughts to earning Favor Points.
Perhaps it was because Su Mu had finally exhausted his bad luck and fortune had arrived, during this time, his daily gains were very substantial.
Among them, the Fish of Coordinates played a significant role.
Under the guidance of the Fish of Coordinates, Su Mu successfully found three places with the "Vortex Land," successfully removed the Stone Sect, restored the river order, and gained Favor Points in tens and hundreds of thousands.
In less than half a month, Su Mu had already gained three hundred thousand Favor Points!
Successfully increased the River Affinity to ninety-five percent!
There’s only five percent left until it’s a hundred percent, fifty thousand more Favor Points are needed!
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Su Mu stood above the water, looking at the calm waters before him, feeling cheerful.
He crouched down and said to the Fish of Coordinates emerging from the water, with a smile: "Little guy, you really are my lucky star, you’ve been a great help."
Su Mu initially spent a full ten thousand Favor Points to make a contract with the Fish of Coordinates, and now... he has repaid himself several times over.
This further strengthened Su Mu’s resolve not to abandon this little guy, no matter what, he wouldn’t forsake it.
As for the weapon Wu Di crafted for him, whether it had an Artifact Spirit or not, it didn’t matter. Even without an Artifact Spirit, Su Mu would still use it.
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Tomorrow is a special day, and with only a few hours until it gets dark, Su Mu had already planned to wrap up his work.
Soon, Su Mu arrived at a certain water area.
Just as he stepped in, he heard the sound of iron being struck.
When Su Mu got closer, the person forging saw Su Mu arriving, put down the hammer in his hand, and turned to Su Mu, saying: "Boss, the item is finished."
The speaker was none other than Wu Di.
After spending some time together, Wu Di had thoroughly acknowledged Su Mu and recognized him as the leader.
Although Su Mu insisted that they were all friends and there was no need to call him boss,
Wu Di’s stubborn nature wouldn’t relent, and eventually, Wu Di became Su Mu’s younger brother, and he became Wu Di’s elder brother, the boss. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
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Upon hearing this, Su Mu’s eyes lit up with delight, and he exclaimed: "So quickly?"
Wu Di nodded, turned around, extended his hands from the fireplace beside him, and carefully presented a very exquisite bone necklace.
The chain was made of white bone. Although it was crafted from hard white bone, under Wu Di’s skillful hands, it was as soft as a thin string, and it felt gently textured to the touch.
Upon closer inspection, one would notice that the chain’s bone links were segmented into a total of ten sections.
Each section was made from different materials, containing different Power of Rules, millions of Divine Runes, and countless Micro Arrays.
Su Mu took the Bone Chain, placed it in his palm, examining it closely, the more he looked, the more delighted he became.
He put the Bone Chain into his sleeve, clasped his hands, and said: "Thank you for your hard work, Ah Di."
Upon hearing this, Wu Di waved his hand and said: "Boss, you’re too polite. Little Nannan is the boss’s daughter, and she’s also my goddaughter. This is also a little token of my affection for Nannan."
From Wu Di’s pale complexion, Su Mu could see how much effort Wu Di had put into crafting this Bone Chain.
Wu Di had spent an entire month forging the Bone Chain.
He had witnessed Wu Di’s process of Artifact Forging, even managing to handcraft a Dao Artifact in a single day; spending a month on the Bone Chain showed his dedication.
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Wu Di was one of the few friends who knew of Nannan’s existence, because Wu Di regarded Su Mu as a leader, and Su Mu had already considered him a brother.
Therefore, he did not keep Nannan’s existence a secret.
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"Ah Di, why don’t you come to my place? Tomorrow is Nannan’s birthday."
"Nannan has been wanting to meet you, Uncle Wu."
Su Mu extended an invitation to Wu Di.
Upon hearing this, Wu Di waved his hands and said: "No, no, Boss, I can’t leave right now."
"Before this weapon is finished being crafted, I can’t leave for a moment."
Wu Di pointed towards the largest forging fireplace at the center of the forging table and said.
Su Mu followed Wu Di’s direction and looked towards the fireplace. Although it was across the fireplace, Su Mu could already feel the faint pressure from it, showing how extraordinary the weapon Wu Di was crafting was.
"How much longer do you think it will take?" Su Mu asked.
Upon hearing this, Wu Di muttered: "I can’t be certain of the time either. This weapon has gone beyond my comprehension."
"It might take a very long time or be quick; it might even take form in the next moment."
"It requires a chance, but I don’t know what that chance is or in what form it will come."
Wu Di sighed deeply.
"When you say chance, are you referring to the Fish of Coordinates?" Su Mu asked.
Upon this mention, Wu Di shook his head and said: "No."
"The Fish of Coordinates is part of the final Possession stage, just as you said earlier, Boss, it’s optional."
"If we incorporate it, it will ascend to another level; if not, it won’t affect the weapon taking form."
"The current problem is that, to take form, it still needs a chance....."
Wu Di thought he had adequate skills to craft it, but once he began, he understood the difficulties involved.
Moreover, during the crafting process, he discovered a very strange phenomenon, that is, there was a Power of Cause and Effect that seemed to be controlling his hands from nowhere.
This situation had never happened before, not even once.
Like on a certain day last month, during the forging process, when his strength had reached its limit and he was about to exhaust.
Suddenly, a Power of Cause and Effect descended upon him and directly took over his body.
Instantly, the depleted stamina was restored to its peak, and that Power of Cause and Effect controlled his hands to immediately solve the several intricate problems that he was facing.
During this process, he was very conscious, his thoughts were very clear, and he was very aware of what he was doing.
It was as if Cause and Effect had turned into the hand of God, assisting him in completing the crafting of this weapon.
The most crucial part is, as long as he encounters an unsolvable bottleneck, the Power of Cause and Effect will take over his body and help him overcome difficulties.
Among these, the thing that Wu Di couldn’t understand the most, and found most strange was.....
During the process of crafting this weapon, a desire to give up surprisingly grew in his heart!
Wu Di had never experienced this emotion, it had never occurred before.
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The emergence of this emotion completely goes against Wu Di’s heart; it was an absolutely impossible situation.
Yet it appeared, and it did so uncontrollably!