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The first of the Musical House's spoils of war was undoubtedly the guqin s.h.i.+p itself.

[Seven Note Guqin s.h.i.+p]

[Level: Extraordinary Rank-8]

[Rarity: Excellent]

[Description: This is made with the Phoenix Blood Tree which is unique in the Musical House. The sound of the guqin can be condensed into a beam and transmitted to water or sky. It can suppress certain flying creatures.]

[Note: The Seven Notes are Gong, Hui, Jue, Zhi, Yu, Shaogong, and Shaoshang.]

It was more of a gigantic guqin than a “s.h.i.+p”.

That was also the reason why it could only be powered by soundwaves and didn't even have paddles when it sailed on the sea.

Of course, the bigger reason was that the Musical House didn't have professional s.h.i.+pbuilders.

Everyone in their settlement was a musical talent.

Their only difference was the musical instrument they were good at. Even the non-battle heroes among them were mostly musical instrument craftsmen.

While the Twin Dragon Mount fort was set in Water Margin, the 72 Earthly Fiends of Liangshan included all sorts of talents, which gave it a greater edge than regular settlements had.

“Phoenix Blood Tree? Can it influence the birds?

“One of the resources in their settlement is a.s.sociated with 'phoenix'?”

Qin Yueyu realized something from Su Nongying's words.

Su Nongying nodded. “Yes, indeed it is. The Phoenix Blood Tree grew out of the seed of a tree where a wounded phoenix once rested on. It's golden and red. Because of the vague phoenix blood it contains, it can attract creatures with phoenix bloodline and intimidate other birds.

“Of course, the tree in the Musical House was a seed of the seed. It's just a regular Extraordinary resource.

“On the other hand, this tree is similar to the mahogany in our settlement in that it's resistant to flames. Because of that, although the people from the Musical House were bombarded by the Magma Monsters during their retreat on the guqin s.h.i.+p that was made of such wood, the s.h.i.+p was never burnt.”

Naturally, she had acquired this piece of information from Pei Xingnu.

“Well, it's widely believed that the phoenix only rests on certain trees. In ancient times, people in the south had the custom of growing such trees to attract the phoenix…

“What a shame. If the Phoenix Blood Tree wasn't chopped but well attended to, we might really be able to attract a phoenix to us.”

Elder Meng seemed rather regretful.

“However, since this guqin s.h.i.+p is resistant to fire, it will be useful in the battle against the Magma Monsters…”

Although the guqin s.h.i.+p wasn't too big, it could still accommodate a dozen people.

If it carried a bunch of heroes and attacked the Magma Monsters from the rear, it would be hard for the Magma Monsters to hold two lines of defense at the same time.

Also, such a gigantic “guqin” could definitely send its sound very far away, which could be used against the Magma Monsters' cannons.

However, in terms of the distance of sound of transmission, the gigantic guqin wasn't the best here.

The beast hide drum on the guqin s.h.i.+p, which was two meters tall, could spread its thunder three thousand kilometers away.

[One-Legged Bull Drum]

[Level: Extraordinary Rank-7]

[Rarity: Excellent]

[Description: This was made by a hero who was good at making drums with the skin and bones of an Extraordinary creature that had the One-Legged Bull's bloodline.]

[Note: The One-Legged Bull is black and has no horns. When it enters or exits the water, it will make thunderous sounds. When the Yellow Emperor attacked Chiyou, the Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens made eighty drums with the One-Legged Bulls for him, rumbling across the battlefield!]

“It's another primordial beast. The One-Legged Bull is an unusual beast, just like the Flood Dragon. It might not be the divine beasts such as dragons and phoenixes, but it must be a Transcendent if not a Legendary creature!” Elder Zhou said.

Obviously, as a settlement set in ancient times, the Musical House had run into mythical monsters like the Twin Dragon Mount fort did, except that the monsters of the Musical House were mostly from folklore while those of the Twin Dragon Mount came from cla.s.sic novels.

“The One-Legged Bull Drum has two usages. Firstly, it's as loud as thunder and can spread very far away. Secondly, it can raise a storm in a certain area once it's drummed,” Su Nongying said.

“This can be used against the Magma Monsters too!” Yang Zhi opened his mouth and said.

The Magma Monsters were likely to be scared of the mental power in the soundwaves.

However, because they were hidden in magma, it was hard for regular sound to penetrate the magma and influence them.

While the One-Legged Bull Drum was actually made of the skin of a creature which had the One-Legged Bull's bloodline, and it couldn't spread its sound five hundred kilometers away, it could totally cover the territory of the Magma Monsters, who couldn't protect themselves from the thunders even though they were hiding.

Speaking of which, both the Seven Note Guqin s.h.i.+p and the One-Legged Drum were very powerful on the sea.

It was obviously the reason why the players of the Musical House dared to flee from the settlement to the sea.

However, their greatest reliance for their voyage was the set of bronze bells.

As expected, it was an item that contained Transcendent power. Even Ji Ye was rather astonished by its stats.

[Bronze Dragon-Patterned Bells]

[Level: Special]

[Rarity: Superior (Rare)]

[Description: This is made of dozens of top craftsmen with the bronze of Mount Shou. It can transform soundwaves and vibes into reality. The nine sons of the dragon have been engraved to the nine bells!]

[Note: 1. The dragon had nine sons, each different from another. 2. The Yellow Emperor forged a cauldron at the foot of Mount Jing with the bronze from Mount Shou. When the cauldron was forged, a dragon descended from the sky, and the Yellow Emperor rode it to the heavens.]

“Bells that are related to dragons? Is this Musical House settlement located in a habitat of divine beasts?”

Mister Bug's eyes bulged.

Elder Meng began his lecture again. “The bells and cauldrons in ancient times often had engravings. The musical instruments often had dragon decorations too. For example, 'Qiuniu', the dragon's firstborn, was often engraved to string instruments, and bells mostly had 'Pulao', who was the fourth son.

“However, I've never heard about a musical instrument that has the engravings of all the nine sons.”

Shang Yan said, “According to Pei Xingnu, that was a gift from the 'court' to the Musical House, which explains why it's so splendid and even made of the legendary Mount Shou's bronze.”

n.o.body at the meeting was a stranger to the Mount Shou's bronze. In many games and xianxia novels, that was the material the Yellow Emperor forged cauldrons or swords with.

Although it might not be impossible to refine bronze in the Yellow Emperor's age, the Land of Inheritance was not entirely based on real history anyway.

“So to speak, those Dragon-Patterned Bells are truly of a high level!”

Even An Quan, who had been busy running applets in his body and didn't forget training even during the meeting, was slightly surprised.

It was indeed of a high level. The Dragon-Patterned Bells were rated as Superior Rare, only slightly lower than Perfect.

From the battle on the sea earlier, it could be seen that the Dragon-Patterned Bells were extraordinary.

The Dragon-Subduing Strike was very powerful. Even though Ji Ye, who was at the peak of Extraordinary Rank-8, didn't use his full strength, it shouldn't have been something that a person who just advanced to Extraordinary Rank-8 could've resisted with a dozen people who were mostly not even Extraordinary Rank-5.

However, with the set of Dragon-Patterned Bells, the Musical House players were able to escape from their settlement and block the Flood Dragon Eight Strikes even though they were exhausted from dealing with the Magma Monsters' bombardment.

That was probably the reason why they were shocked to see the dragon s.h.i.+p. After all, they were already so powerful with a set of dragon-related bells, and a dragon s.h.i.+p that was a hundred times bigger would only be more intimidating.

What Su Nongying revealed next made everybody feel delighted.

“Also, according to Pei Xingnu, playing music to defeat the enemy is only a secondary usage of the bronze bells. Their greatest usage is to hone the mental power of the performer and those who are around and to help them break their bottlenecks.

“Therefore, even though they didn't have any resources to directly improve their mental power, their central figures have leveled up as fast as we did.”

Even Ninth Uncle was slightly astonished even though his face was usually grave.

“This is truly a great thing.

“We have a lot of resources to improve mental power in the first place. With the bronze bells that can help with breakthroughs, we'll be able to level up much faster than other settlements.”

He had already reached the peak of Extraordinary Rank-7. However, due to the level drop earlier, he couldn't understand arts as well as the Superior and Perfect heroes could, and he had been mired in the bottleneck for a long time.

It was possible that he could make further progress with the bronze bells.

Ji Ye opened his mouth and said, “Well, the Dragon-Patterned Bells will be open to the public later, but before that, I'll have to use it for my own purposes first.”

n.o.body had any objection. Actually, even if Ji Ye were to claim the bronze bells, n.o.body would complain.

On the other hand, Zhong Zhou, as the culprit, had dropped some spoils of war after being slain by Chu Yin.

For example, his Extraordinary Rank-8 Superior Purple Jade Pipa, which could change sizes and attract metals and stones to echo with it, had been dropped!

Also, the Purple Jade Pipa, unlike the regular pipas which had four strings, had five strings. Its additional string was clearly made of different materials from the other four.

[Hundred Sound String]

[Level: Special]

[Rarity: Superior]

[Description: This is a strange pipa string that can play the sound of all musical instruments and carry out special Extraordinary power.]

That was probably as valuable to those who focused on music training as the great Soul Slasher was to Ji Ye on the Battlefield of Providence!

After all, it was possible for a single person to establish a band with this item.

No wonder Zhong Zhou was willing to exchange the two special treasures that the Musical House acquired from defeating the aliens for that.

It was probably why he was able to turn things around even though Chu Yin's Ambush From Ten Sides had taken shape and had all the advantages.

Apart from that, Zhong Zhou had some high-quality resources produced from the Musical House, mostly materials to make musical instruments.

For example, there were the Ghost Sound Bronze, which the yellow suona was made of; the jade bamboos that could stay alive after being cut into pieces; and the “sound soil” that could make pottery xun…

However, what really surprised and delighted the people of Twin Dragon Island was the three Phoenix Blood Tree seeds.

They were left after the Musical House chopped off the Phoenix Blood Tree to build the guqin s.h.i.+p. It meant that the Twin Dragon Mount fort could have another rare Extraordinary plant.

One day, a phoenix might really be attracted here!

However, to be honest, everyone on Twin Dragon Island had complicated feelings about accepting the a.s.sets and equipment of the Musical House.

They had already made up some plans on what they would do after running into other players from Earth on the Land of Inheritance. Most of the plans were based on cooperation and reciprocity.

Little did they expect that none of the plans would be used in the end, and they had, in a way, really become killers and looters.

Ji Ye said to Elder Jiao, “Elder Jiao, can you help us deal with the possible public criticism back on Earth?

“The bottom line is, don't let everybody think that the Twin Dragon Mount fort bullied some little kids!”

Elder Jiao smiled without worries. “No problem. I know some friends in news agencies!”

As a fellow in both of the highest academies, he certainly had enough connections.

Besides, neither Chidragon nor the Confederate government wanted negative news on the Twin Dragon Island, which was the best settlement on Earth!

The whole thing wasn't hard to deal with.

“Alright, let's all prepare ourselves for the battle.”

In the end, Ji Ye stood up and dismissed the meeting.

After he walked to the back of the conference hall, the Ice Dragon Pendant on his waist turned into a cloud and carried him to the foot of the mountain.

Because his level was much higher, his Fusion talent had cooled down in only three days after he created the Ice Dragon Pendant.