Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 29

The table was laden with various items.

The man, pipe in mouth, picked up a dagger and said, “This is a tactical camouflage dagger.”

“What’s it for?” Shen Ye asked.

“It’s coated with a special poison. Just a little lick will induce a state of suspended animation.”

The man exhaled a smoke ring: “So it’s especially suitable for assassins to use on the battlefield.”

He tossed the dagger over.

Shen Ye caught it and saw two small lines engraved on the hilt of the dagger:

“Production date: May 15, 978;”

“Expiration date: May 16, 980.”

“The poison is freshly made and has a full two-year shelf life. If you can’t sleep at night, you can lick a bit. It guarantees deep sleep and ensures you wake up refreshed the next day,” the man said.

Shen Ye put down the dagger, shrugging, and asked, “Do you have anything else?”

“Not enough for battlefield situations? Then check this out—”

The man whistled.

Neigh!

A horse’s whinny came from outside.

A grey warhorse galloped into the tent, snorting beside the man.

The man patted the horse’s rump.

The horse let out a plaintive wail, quickly lay down, wide-eyed, and didn’t move.

“A horse that plays dead.”

The man introduced.

“The horse and dagger are a set?” Shen Ye asked.

“Good eye!” The man looked at him in surprise, praising him.

Enough, did that really require a “good eye”?

Shen Ye sighed and said, “Do you have Nightmare Crystals? I want to learn some skills.”

“Don’t worry, take a look at this good thing first,” the man said.

A pair of black sunglasses lay on the table.

Shen Ye raised an eyebrow.

Sunglasses? This is clearly a fantasy world.

“What is this? How do you use it?”

He asked.

The man, showing off, picked up the sunglasses and whispered:

“Light-penetrating glasses, inlaid with two shadow crystals. Anyone who wears them can see the money and treasures hidden on a person’s body through their clothes.”

“Wouldn’t that mean seeing through clothes too?” Shen Ye said.

“What are you thinking? The current version can only see the location of treasures,” the man said.

He handed the sunglasses to Shen Ye.

Shen Ye put them on and indeed found many places in the tent glowing faintly.

Below the lenses, a small line was engraved:

“—Seeing everything will only harm you.”

Below that line, another smaller line:

“Add 2 gold coins to get more.”

Shen Ye directly asked, “What do I get for two gold coins?”

The man said:

“It unlocks the VIP version for you, where you can see more things, such as the other person’s basic attributes and profession, as well as their age, hobbies, gossip, and so on.”

“Where did you get all this information?” Shen Ye asked.

“The Brotherhood has always been dedicated to gathering intelligence.”

“That’s pretty good.”

“Do you want this?”

“No, I still want the Nightmare Crystal. I’ll get this next time.”

“Alright then.”

The man took out two Nightmare Crystals from a small leather pouch on his waist and gently placed them on the table.

“With the war being tight recently, supplies are scarce. I only have these two skills at the moment. You pick one.”

The man pointed to the crystal on the left:

“Basic ‘Bleed Out’. This is a move that makes the opponent bleed profusely. Swords, daggers, all kinds of weapons can use this move.”

“I only provide its basic technique knowledge.”

He pointed to the crystal on the right:

“Basic ‘Frost Wind’. A kick technique, a knock-back move that can kick enemies and their weapons away.”

“—Have you learned these two moves? Which one do you lack?”

I lack both.

Shen Ye silently thought, his gaze moving back and forth between the two crystals, lost in thought for a moment.

Suddenly.

A voice quietly sounded:

“Choose ‘Frost Wind’.”

Shen Ye’s heart stirred.

This voice—

It was the same voice that had guided him before and given him the “Night’s Edge” short sword!

It had said that it needed him to become strong, and then he would free it from the depths of the Nightmare World.

In any case—

At least for now, it was helping him.

“I choose ‘Frost Wind’.”

Shen Ye said.

“Good, take it. It’s yours,” the man said.

Shen Ye grabbed the crystal on the table and squeezed it hard.

The crystal immediately shattered.

A faint, moon-white mist enveloped him for a few seconds, then quickly dissipated.

Countless memories of diligently training leg techniques surged into Shen Ye’s mind.

He was like a martial artist who had practiced kicking since childhood, able to kick targets away in various situations with sweeping kicks.

“Thank you,” Shen Ye said gratefully.

“You’re welcome to return and turn in tasks anytime,” the man said.

He tossed a small pouch of gold to Shen Ye.

“‘Frost Wind’ is just a basic kicking technique, and your task reward is worth more. I’m using this gold to cover the difference.”

“Ah, thanks—actually, I haven’t had much education in language and writing. Could you teach me something about speaking and writing?” Shen Ye asked.

“That’s easy.”

Another small Nightmare Crystal was placed on the table.

“Four-race language and writing, just one gold coin.”

“Thank you, thank you very much.”

Shen Ye promptly paid, crushed the language and writing crystal, and after the memories were integrated, walked out of the tent.

At this moment.

The voice from the void reappeared in his ear:

“Next, you need to find a way to obtain the Undead’s ‘Shadow Veil’ spell and the Beast King’s ‘Thunder Palm’.”

Shen Ye looked left and right, found a secluded grove, and quietly asked:

“Why do I need to obtain those two spells?”

“Because neither of them are techniques from this world,” the voice said. “I cannot speak of deeper matters, but if you truly obtain them, combining them with your ‘Moonlit Deer Walk’ and ‘Frost Wind’, you will naturally understand.”

“Are you watching me constantly?” Shen Ye asked.

“No—I’m asleep most of the time. You need to work hard, gather them quickly… you will uncover the true… se… cret…”

The voice was intermittent and then vanished.

Shen Ye stood still in silence for a long time.

—Learning skills can unlock secrets?

He’d never heard of such an absurd thing in his previous life.

“Hey, Big Skeleton, did you hear that just now?”

Shen Ye asked.

“Hear what?” Big Skeleton asked, puzzled.

“You didn’t hear anything?”

“I just saw you talking to yourself, like an idiot.”

“…Can you get me an Undead skill?” Shen Ye asked.

Big Skeleton impatiently said, “I told you, our Undead skills require soul fire to cast. You—”

“Shadow Veil,” Shen Ye interrupted him directly.

“Huh? How do you know that spell?” Big Skeleton asked in surprise.

“Just tell me if you have it. I need this spell now,” Shen Ye said.

“I do have it, but this spell is the most basic illusion type, not very useful. You only need enough agility and mental power to cast it,” Big Skeleton said.

The ring moved.

A pale Nightmare Crystal appeared in Shen Ye’s hand.

Crack.

Shen Ye directly crushed it, and a mist immediately emerged from the crystal, entering his body.

“Shadow Veil.”

“Requires 3 Mental Power, 5 Agility.”

“Description: Release a dark shadow to deceive your opponent.”

Shen Ye now had 7 attribute points. He put 3 points into Mental Power, getting a Mental Power value of 3.9; he put the remaining 4 points into Agility, reaching an Agility of 6.9.

Conditions met!

He pondered for a few seconds, then suddenly shuddered—

A dark shadow rose from his body, as if alive, and lunged forward.

This was Shadow Veil.

It seemed… besides startling someone, it had no other meaning.

“You like this trashy spell?”

Big Skeleton asked mockingly.

“Mind your own business,” Shen Ye said.

“I wouldn’t bother, I just thought you’d have some taste in choosing spells, but I was wrong,” Big Skeleton scoffed.

“Yeah, and I wonder who bit into a snapping turtle and chipped their teeth, still having a lisp,” Shen Ye retorted.

Big Skeleton fell silent.

Shen Ye felt refreshed, and continued to ponder.

First, that voice probably wouldn’t lie to him about this.

—There was no point in lying to him about learning a useless spell.

Now, he had mastered “Moonlit Deer Walk,” “Frost Wind,” and “Shadow Veil,” only “Thunder Palm” was left!

He was eager to see what would happen once he gathered all these skills.

Shen Ye walked out of the grove, heading towards the military camp.

After walking for some distance, two knights on horseback saw him from afar and immediately galloped towards him, shouting:

“We finally found you!”

“That’s right, the boy who survived a great disaster!”

Shen Ye’s mouth twitched.

Was there any way to eliminate this emerging title?

It seemed his thought had an effect, and a hazy glow gathered on his retina, forming a line of text:

“Unformed titles require continuous exposure and constant mention in the world to be fully formed.”

“If you wish to negate this title, there are two ways:”

“One is to become a recluse. As time passes and you are forgotten by people, the unformed title will dissipate accordingly;”

“The second is to do something completely contrary to the meaning indicated by the title. People will naturally not view you with old eyes, and the title will also change accordingly.”

Shen Ye secretly nodded.

Excellent!

After things here were resolved, he just needed to disappear for a while!

The two knights dismounted. One held a palm-sized box, and the other held an envelope.

“Congratulations! Due to your heroic performance, His Royal Highness Prince Norton has decided to reward you with a Medal of Valor.”

“And this letter of recommendation.”

Shen Ye, looking bewildered, accepted the box and the letter.

How did I—

—just get a Medal of Valor?