Star Gate

Chapter 118: Origin Weapons (IV)

Origin weapons!

In that case, the eight families were truly forces to be reckoned with in the ancient times. If every family possessed a family inheritance that was an origin weapon, that was the foundation for a massive organization! No faction would last for long without a steady source of mysterious power or having to rely on killing and looting power from others.

The closest example at hand was the Demon Hunters. If it hadn’t been for Yuan Shuo’s involvement in the last battle, they would’ve been exterminated early in the night.

Li Hao committed the term “origin weapons” to memory and thought back to the dwindling energy in the jade sword. How could he replenish it? That power was too useful and he’d be pained by its depletion.

“Ole Wang, do the other branches have origin weapons?”

“Are you kidding me? Only the White Moon branch has one out of all of the Silver Moon. That’s why we can raise a new batch of supernaturals every year. The three of us come from that origin weapon.” Wang Ming explained further, “And that’s why there are always powerhouses in residence at White Moon. Director Hou never leaves headquarters—he holds down the fort there to prevent the treasure from being stolen.”

The Director Hou he spoke of was the top dog of the Silver Moon Night Watchers, the true top brass. A definite Solar!

“Origin weapons do more than produce mysterious power,” Li Meng interjected. “Based on what I know, they seem to be able to produce a special type of mysterious power. I don’t know what makes it special, but I heard some seniors say that when the supernatural domain first appeared, some people directly absorbed that mysterious power from the origin weapons because they didn’t know how precious it was. It proved to be an extravagant and wasteful action! The effects are particularly pronounced as many current Sunflares and Solars are those who took in that kind of power.”

Origin power! Li Hao kept the same expression on his face, but his heart trembled. Is what I’m absorbing from the sword and blade... this so-called origin power? Origin weapons produced unique mysterious power. Why did his sword sound more like an origin weapon the more he heard?

“The older supernaturals knew nothing and were just flailing around!” Wang Ming complained. “No one does that kinda stuff anymore, not unless everyone has an origin weapon. Those can spawn a massive organization by themselves! Who would treat a weapon like that??”

Li Hao, however, thought of his teacher. Did his teacher not know about these weapons? He thought his teacher knew everything. If he did, he would’ve long guessed that both sword and blade were possibly origin weapons.

“Does everyone know about origin weapons?”

“And how is that possible? No one knew about them—possibly only Director Hou did in our province. It wasn’t until the war in the central region that news of that kind of precious treasure got out. Now it’s become common knowledge and we know about origin weapons too.”

Li Hao nodded, that made sense. His teacher probably hadn’t known anything before. Word had just started spreading and his teacher was cut off from sources of news while he remained in Silver City. The Night Watchers wouldn’t tell him everything.

The young man rejoiced. He knew something that his teacher didn’t; he had to go back and tell him! Origin weapons! He and his teacher both had one!

I wonder how to make them produce infinite mysterious power? Or maybe that’s not what I need. I need to figure out how to infinitely resupply their unique power.

Once he had an inkling of an idea in mind, that was the precursor to solving it. Li Hao grew more elated the more he thought of this until—BAM! He crashed the car!

Wang Ming, Li Meng, and Hu Hao sighed. They should’ve expected this! They shouldn’t have started talking to the guy, now look at the straits they were in. It would’ve been more convenient to have Hu Hao fly with him.

Li Hao awkwardly alighted from the car to take a look. “It’s fine, we ran into a block of stone. Car still works!” He quickly returned to the driver’s seat, restarted the engine, and continued on their way.

......

The three supernaturals wobbled off the car when they reached the front door of Li Hao’s new house. They were all weak at the knees. Meanwhile, Li Hao’s new car was a mangled mess. The front fender, grill, and head lights were all gone.

My car! Li Hao sighed inwardly. It looked like he was destined not to be rich in this life. How much would it cost to fix this car? He probably wouldn’t be able to afford it until he got paid.

......

Li Hao was distracted during dinner. The group thought he was anguished over his car. He wasn’t—or just a tiny amount if he was. He cared more about origin weapons and the eight families. If Red Moon knew about this and had found a way to use the eight weapons, then they would never give up.

Just one origin weapon was sufficient to ensure they’d never forgo the pursuit, to say nothing of the eight trigram diagram in the skies. The central region was being blown up for a singular origin weapon!

Perhaps Red Moon hadn’t mobilized on a mass scale because they were worried about bringing others in.

In that case, I need to be more careful. They want to kill me not just for the eight trigrams, but also for the weapon. I hope the sword at the Night Watchers can pull the wool over their eyes a bit longer.

......

As Li Hao and his new colleagues ate dinner.

White Moon City.

“How dare you! You seek death!” A commanding shout broke through the air, followed by a massive explosion.

A group of people swiftly gathered in front of an important treasury door. A powerhouse with long hair flowing over his shoulders looked in the four directions with a frosty expression.

“Dismissed, everything’s fine!” he said after a long time.

The group returned to their posts. When they left, the man turned to the nearby Hao Lianchuan.

“There doesn’t seem to be any valuables here,” his tones were arctic. “Just the sword that you brought back from Silver City!”

These was the Night Watcher provincial headquarters! The enemy had dared follow them here! They were entirely too bold!

“Director Hou, are they dead?” Hao Lianchuan asked lowly.

“They ran!”

Hao Lianchuan’s eyes widened. Someone could flee from Director Hou’s grasp?

“An earth powerhouse!” the man snapped. “The eight families... weapons... Red Moon... It may not be someone from Red Moon, it looks like a lot of people are keeping an eye on the weapons of the eight families. You need to keep a closer eye on Silver City. Now that sword and person are separated, the more powerful existences might not find it worth their while to visit Silver City. However, we should bring Li Hao to White Moon as soon as Yuan Shuo leaves. Those people won’t sit still.”

“Understood!” Hao Lianchuan nodded. “What’s... the situation with the eight families?”

“It’s tough to say, it’s been too long. We’re unable to uncover all of the secrets,” sighed the man. “The leader of Red Moon might have obtained a few ancient tomes regarding the eight families. Regardless, keep a close eye on their movements! And that Li Hao, give him more attention when appropriate!”

His tone suddenly turned remote. “If these people don’t give up, then... it may be a good opportunity to purge some of these troublesome fellows.”

Hao Lianchuan nodded. It was a good opportunity; their only concern was that the Night Watchers weren’t strong enough to claim this delicious pie.

“And, tell Yuan Shuo that the excavation is scheduled for the end of next month.”

“Understood.” When Hao Lianchuan reached the door, he suddenly turned back with a question. “Director Hou, can central headquarters deploy more powerhouses from the central region to reinforce us here?”

“No!” The man shook his head. “Impossible, they’re barely holding on as it is. They wanted me to join them a few times, and with the origin weapon. I refused their requests. If I leave, you’ll be hard pressed to maintain the situation in Silver Moon.”

“Ai!” Hao Lianchuan left with a helpless sigh.

Both sides were in a tense situation! Otherwise, there would’ve been more to join this excursion to the ancient ruins. It shouldn’t be just him, one Solar. This might be a very unsettling expedition.

......

The second day after the establishment of the new Night Watcher branch.

Li Hao once more rode his tattered bike to work. There was no helping it, the car was too ugly after crashing last night. It’d also failed to start this morning, angering the young man so much that he nearly smashed the vehicle to scrap metal.

Such a piece of crap!

Compared to his old apartment, the new house was located further away from the Inspectorate. It was roughly half an hour by bike. But Li Hao was a Sunderer now, this distance didn’t tire him out. He leisurely pedaled over the path of blue stone laid in front of his door.

A luxury car purred over the neighborhood’s road before long; the road ran parallel to the path of blue stone. The car was much fancier than the one Li Hao had received. When the young man didn’t turn his head, the car window rolled down instead, revealing the features of the man who’d clashed with Liu Yan yesterday. He wore a faint smile on his face and appeared quite genteel.

Of course, he hadn’t been as composed when Liu Yan handcuffed him yesterday.

“Remember me, little brother?”

Li Hao flicked a quick glance at the man and inclined his head. “I remember, VP Qiao of the Qiao Mining Industries. Sis Liu told me about you.”

“Going to work?”

“Yes.” Li Hao kept a calm expression as he wasn’t too willing to converse with the other.

“Riding your bike there? How about taking my car?” Qiao Peng smiled at his demonstration of generosity. “I was just joking with Liu Yan yesterday. I happen to have some business to take care of at the Inspectorate. It’ll take you too long by bike, so hop into my car.”

“That’s alright!” Li Hao declined politely. “Sis Liu said that your head of security killed her husband. Stay away from me or I might not resist the urge to arrest you!”

“That really was an accident.” Qiao Peng raised an eyebrow with a sigh. “I’ve been trying to make up for it these years. To put it bluntly, I pursue her because I want to compensate her for this. Otherwise, with my status, I can have any woman I want.

“You don’t understand, little brother. She’s been hurt too deeply, so she needs a sense of security. And I... I can soothe her hurts.”

Li Hao frowned and pedaled faster, ignoring the man. You putting on an act with me, huh?