Chapter 419: High-Polymer Anti-Corrosion Film

"Given to the Daywalker???" Qi Suian never imagined this would be the case.

"Yes. Without the Execution Axe, the Daywalker can't resist the Son of the Dragon."

"According to the latest intelligence, the Church's situation is dire. They're on the verge of collapse."

"Especially since the Blood Bath Queen has also joined the war with the armies of Transylvania," Soros said.

This information hadn't spread widely yet. They had only obtained it thanks to their connection with the Church.

Otherwise, they would have just assumed the Blood Bath Queen was going to Brasov City to investigate the death of Governor Oliver.

Qi Suian believed Soros. He had already suspected this was the case after encountering the Blood Bath Queen's avatar, and Soros's words just confirmed it.

"If you don't mind, could you satisfy my curiosity? Why do you want the Execution Axe?"

"You're human. You can't use a Blood Race Sacred Artifact," Soros asked directly.

'He wasn't wrong. The Rot Bracelet was a special case, which was why I could use it. Among the other Sacred Artifacts, only the Execution Axe and the Slaughter Knife, which both have passive abilities, could probably be used despite the backlash.'

'As for things like the Blood Cup or the Demonic Puppet, it was completely out of the question.'

"I know, but I just like collecting them." Qi Suian had no intention of telling him his true goal, so he just made up an excuse to brush him off.

Soros naturally sensed this. He simply smiled and said, "We don't have the Execution Axe. However, it's said that during the Millennial Blood War, the area outside Oladia City was a battlefield."

"One of the Thirteen Sacred Artifacts of the Blood Race, the Poison Vial, is suspected to have been lost there."

"But I've sent people to look for it and they found nothing, so it's most likely just a rumor."

"If you're confident, you can go search for it yourself. Perhaps you'll be the one to find that Blood Race Sacred Artifact." Soros gave Qi Suian a clue.

'As long as Qi Suian isn't a member of the Blood Race, it's fine if it falls into his hands.'

"I'll go take a look." Qi Suian hadn't expected this pleasant surprise.

Then, Soros added, "Actually, it's not impossible for you to get the Execution Axe. Even the Slaughter Knife and the Blood Cup are on the table."

Soros didn't know that Qi Suian had already obtained the Blood Cup and the Rot Bracelet; he just assumed the Blood Cup was still in the Blood Bath Queen's possession.

"As long as you can help the Church defeat the Son of the Dragon and the Blood Bath Queen, they'll be willing to grant your request for the artifacts when the time comes."

For both the Church and the Daywalkers, the Blood Race Sacred Artifacts are merely weapons used to fight the Blood Race.

If they truly defeated the Blood Race, the Sacred Artifacts would become useless. Giving them to a human like Qi Suian wouldn't be a big deal.

As for Blood Race figures like the Piercing Demon or the Blood Race Ancestor, they had long since vanished and were not part of the Church's current considerations.

There was no point in considering what came later when they hadn't even defeated the current stage's elite mobs and mini-bosses.

After all, if they lost, it would be a total wipe. There would be nothing left to consider.

"I can't beat the Blood Bath Queen." Qi Suian shook his head. 'I can't power up, and I can't branch out. I'm stuck here.'

'The best solution at this stage is to increase my number of evolutions to get another module slot.'

'In about half an hour, I'll be able to install another module.'

"You don't need to defeat the Blood Bath Queen. You just need to hold off the Son of the Dragon." In truth, there was something Soros hadn't mentioned: the Daywalker was about to obtain a second Blood Race Sacred Artifact.

He didn't know which Sacred Artifact it was, but with one more, combined with a mysterious figure like Qi Suian, they would have a very high chance of repelling the Blood Bath Queen. Then the two of them could team up to kill the Son of the Dragon.

"Well..." Qi Suian stroked his chin, then said, "Your word doesn't count for much."

"You're just the leader of the Resistance. You're not the Sect Leader of the Church."

"No matter how generous your promise is, they might not honor it." Qi Suian was being very rational.

'You're promising me something that belongs to someone else. How is that any different from writing a bad check?'

"You're right." Soros didn't seem to mind Qi Suian's words. Instead, he said, "That's why you have to go in person."

"Of course, if you want to search for the Poison Vial outside Oladia City, you could give that a try."

"It's a lot easier than fighting the Son of the Dragon and the Blood Bath Queen."

His words were meant to subtly provoke Qi Suian, but Qi Suian had long been immune to such goading. He said calmly, "You're right. I think my luck is pretty good."

"Maybe the Blood Race and the Resistance couldn't find it, but I will."

'It's just reverse psychology. How could I fall for that trick?'

"If you can find it, that would be a great thing for everyone."

"So, are you planning to join me for a drink at my Governor's Mansion, or are you leaving immediately?" Soros asked, his tone halfway between an invitation and a dismissal.

'If Qi Suian agrees, we'll have a drink, and I can try to get some more information out of him.'

'But if Qi Suian refuses and leaves, I'll go back and send all the intel on him to the Church so they can prepare in advance.'

'Either choice would be extremely beneficial for me.'

"Not interested. I'm going to look for the Poison Vial."

"Stop here." As Qi Suian spoke, the carriage came to a halt, and he promptly left.

Meanwhile, Soros immediately told the driver to turn around. "Let's go back."

The driver headed back, quickly returning to the Governor's Mansion. Soros immediately sent the intelligence via an urgent message.

It was a communication device created with some kind of Divine Technique. Not only was it cumbersome to use, but it was also extremely expensive and fragile.

Transporting them from the Church into the Transylvania Kingdom was a massive effort.

He only chose to use this communication device in urgent situations.

Before long, the Church sent a response.

"Killed the Blood Bath Queen's avatar in Brasov City. One of the Blood Race Sacred Artifacts, the Blood Cup, is suspected to be in his possession." Soros's expression was a sight to behold as he read the intelligence.

Of course, the other party hadn't just replied with a simple "received"; they had also provided him with another piece of intel in return.

This information most likely came from the front lines, not from Brasov City.

The Blood Bath Queen wouldn't send out just one avatar.

'This is a good thing. As long as he's human and willing to fight the Blood Race, his collecting of Blood Race Sacred Artifacts is also indirectly weakening them.'

'Since you claim to be lucky, then go on and be lucky. Go find that Poison Vial you're looking for.'

Soros muttered this under his breath after burning the intelligence report.

As for whether the man could actually find the so-called Poison Vial, he had no real confidence.

The Resistance wasn't the first to search for it, nor had they only searched once.

It wasn't that they came back empty-handed—they had found quite a few things—but they had failed to achieve their goal of finding the Blood Race Sacred Artifact.

Eventually, the matter was dropped and forgotten.

Meanwhile, Qi Suian arrived outside Oladia City. After circling the area, he indeed found no trace of the Poison Vial.

His armor value, on the other hand, had reached 152 points.

He then took out a native module used for corrosion resistance.

'Qi Suian had considered using a Blood Race Sacred Artifact as a module, but their origins were unclear, and he didn't have the corresponding Extraordinary system. He could only proceed with his original plan.'

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"The change is... average, I guess."

"I'll probably need to add corresponding modules for pressure resistance and insulation before I see a qualitative leap."

"Then I'll have to find some time to catch a few members of the Blood Race to use as fuel."

"There's still a lot of Oliver left to burn, but it won't last more than a few days."

"Oladia City is Resistance territory, so there aren't many Blood Race members around here."

"If I want to catch some, I'll have to go farther away."

'As for getting involved in the war between the Church and the Blood Race, that's something I'll definitely have to do.'

'It's unavoidable if I want to collect the Blood Race Sacred Artifacts.'

'Actually, Soros's proposal was very tempting. Given the Church's flexibility, if I really did go and kill the Piercing Demon, the Blood Race Ancestor, and the like, they wouldn't just give me the Blood Race Sacred Artifacts in their possession—they'd probably even help me find more.'

"First, I'll look for the Poison Vial. It has to be around here somewhere."

"With my luck, finding it shouldn't be hard," Qi Suian muttered, then had the Fei land.

'You can't find anything just by flying around. I have to search for it slowly on the ground.'

Qi Suian didn't search in the obvious, easily visible places. Instead, he sought out all the nooks and crannies and overlooked spots.

'If it were easy to find, someone would have found it by now.'

'So it's more likely to be in one of those hard-to-find places.'

"So... he's really human?" The Daywalker, Alex, looked at the report in his hands, an expression of disbelief on his face.

He himself was not a pure-blooded human, which was why he possessed great power even without relying on Divine Techniques.

But that mysterious man was different. There was a high probability that he was pure-blooded.

"This person... I think I know him," Pastor Roy, who was standing to the side, said suddenly. A thought flashed through his mind, and he added, "Baron Fisher."

"Baron Fisher of the Grand Kingdom."

"But Archbishop Hammond previously announced the end of the Fisher family line. The head of the family, however, went missing."

"No wonder he was able to attract the Toredor Clan's Governor General back then. It seems the Fisher family does indeed hold a great secret."

As Pastor Roy spoke, the Daywalker turned to him. "You've had contact with him?"

"Yes. He's very generous and straightforward in his dealings."

"At first, there was a misunderstanding between us..." Pastor Roy recounted the details.

"With your testimony and the Resistance's, plus Hammond's baptism, his identity as a human is confirmed." The Daywalker said this, but he still had many doubts.

"What's a human like him doing collecting Blood Race Sacred Artifacts?"

"They're priceless treasures to the Blood Race, but for humans, they're not only useless but also extremely dangerous."

"Then again, with his power, the danger probably can't harm him."

"The most important thing now is to find a way to get him to the main battlefield. With his help, our strategic position will improve significantly." The Daywalker didn't care about Qi Suian's origins, nor did he care what the man was hiding.

He only knew that this course of action would benefit the Church and humanity, and he judged things by benefit, not emotion.

"The premise is that we have to be able to contact him," Pastor Roy pointed out.