Chapter 427: Good News from the Snowstorm!


    Tranted by: Hypersheep325


    Edited by: Michyrr


    "This Ster Energy..."


    Wang Chong silently pondered the changes in his body.


    Bang! In the next moment, without any warning, Wang Chong pped his palm on the table. The table did not suddenly splinter into pieces as expected. Wang Chong raised his hand, and in the middle of the hard sandalwood table was a hole about the size of a thumb.


    And if one looked through the hole, one would notice that the energy had gone through the floor and into the room below.


    "So this is the Ster Energy Piercer!"


    Wang Chong pensively looked at the hole in the table. When he was pping down his palm, he had clearly sensed that a portion of the Ster Energy in his palm had suddenly condensed into a vortex, its piercing strength and sharpness suddenly multiplying. It was through this that it had been able to pierce through the hard sandalwood.


    Solely in terms of sharpness, this energy wasparable to Wang Chong’s Sword Qi, but its piercing strength was even greater.


    "This ability is actually very simr to Sword Qi, but it’s stillcking in destructive power. It’s still of very limited use against top-notch experts. If I canbine this ability with Sword Qi, using Sword Qi to rece the Ster Energy, the power will definitely be multiplied."


    Wang Chong’s martial intuition quickly let him sense the hidden abilities of the Ster Energy Piercer.


    Whoosh!


    In the next moment, Wang Chong’s finger rose and pointed at the distant wall. Awkwardly, however, Wang Chong did not see the expected result.


    Nothing came out of Wang Chong’s finger.


    "Oops, I forgot that there’s only a chance of activating the Ster Energy Piercer."


    Wang Chong sat in a daze as he sheepishly remembered. His momentary joy had made him forget that he had no control over the Ster Energy Piercer.


    The Stone of Destiny had altered the nature of his Ster Energy, but it wasn’t something as simple as changing its form so that he could form a vortex with it.


    Wang Chong proceeded to sit and constantly jab out with his finger. On his sixteenth attempt, a scalding bolt of Ster Energy finally shot out of his fingers and exploded against the wall, leaving a giant hole.


    The massive rumble attracted the notice of the other students in Deflecting de Manor. A ruckus could be heard outside, though Old Eagle quickly managed to calm it down.


    Only Wang Chong could have made so much noise in that room.


    No matter what happened, there was nothing that could happen in that room that was worth making a fuss over.


    As Wang Chong listened to the activity from outside die down, a faint smile appeared on his lips, though this, too, quickly faded away.


    "This destructive power... Even a True Martial Tier 5 expert could suffer a fatal blow."


    Wang Chong nodded with satisfaction at the hole in the wall.


    Although he had onlyunched a bolt of energy, by doing his utmost to work with the energy vortex of the Ster Energy Piercer, he had been able to increase its destructive power by ten times.


    In other words, even without borrowing the power of a charging warhorse, Wang Chong could still rely on his own Ster Energy to harm a True Martial Tier 5 expert.


    Moreover, Wang Chong had made another discovery.


    "The Stone of Destiny didn’t give the exact probability of triggering the Ster Energy Piercer, only saying that it was small, but from my experiments, it’s basically once every sixteen tries. This means that the trigger probability is basically five percent!"


    Wang Chong sat on the ground, his eyes shining with an intelligent light.


    Many things didn’t need to be exined. As long as one was sufficiently intelligent, one could experiment to find out. Five percent seemed like a very low chance, with attempts usually meeting with failure.


    But if a battle was intense enough and one attacked often enough, at a certain level, the Ster Energy Piercer would appear at a sufficiently steady rate.


    And if he was skilled enough at keeping count, Wang Chong waspletely capable of having the Ster Energy Piercer appear when he needed it.


    Whoosh!


    With a thought, Wang Chong jabbed his finger again.


    Wang Chong continued to experiment, eventually confirming his hypothesis. The chance of triggering the Ster Energy Piercer was about five percent.


    With proper utilization, this technique would be extremely effective.


    "Whoa!"


    While he was cultivating, Wang Chong suddenly heard a burst of cheers from outside, attracting his attention.


    On impulse, Wang Chong suddenly stood up and, pushing open the door, walked outside. In the next moment, Wang Chong calmed down and decided to just stand in the doorway.


    Outside the door, snow was falling down from the overcast sky.


    "It’s snowing!"


    Wang Chong stretched out a finger, catching a drifting snowke. He had a dazed look on his face. While he had been engrossed in cultivation, it had gradually be winter.


    Without his notice, his reincarnated life in this world had gone on for more than a year!


    "One year...!"


    Wang Chong muttered to himself and sighed, his cold breath condensing into frost. Although only a year had passed, in Wang Chong’s perception, it had been a year of winter this entire time.


    "Hahaha, it’s snowing, it’s snowing..."


    A hubbub of voices began to rise from Deflecting de Manor, and even Kunwu Training Camp was filled with cheers. People began to gather on the various mountains.


    Whether they had been riding horses, climbing poles, fighting practice matches, or shooting arrows, everyone excitedly cheered in the falling snow.


    The snow fell fast and thick. In just a few moments, the world was shrouded in mist. In the mountains, the trees cloaked in snow seemed to be silver maidens clothed in white silk. From a distance, they were as beautiful as a painting.


    tter!


    A warhorse suddenly came neighing out of the snowstorm, the sound of its hooves resounding in the storm. Mounted on the horse was a guard of the Wang n. He entered Deflecting de Manor and dismounted in front of Wang Chong’s building.


    This strange action attracted Wang Chong’s notice, along with the notice of all the other students in the manor.


    The uniformed guard, his fists clenched, put one knee on the ground. Only after taking a few breaths did he finally speak.


    "Young Master, Master Liang, Master Liang has returned...!"


    "What?"


    Wang Chong had only nned to give a casual nce, but these words sent a shock through his body. He wore an expression of such incredulity, it was like he had been struck by lightning.


    "What did you say? Say it again?"


    "Young Master, Master Liang, Master Liang has finally returned from the ocean. We’ve already received his message. He says that he’ll be back in the capital in a few days!"


    Boom!


    One stone could stir a thousand waves. Wang Chong’s hands were hidden in his sleeve, and as they fiercely clenched, they sent tremors throughout his body.


    In the entire Wang n, there was only one person addressed as ’Master Liang’: the cousin that Wang Chong had dispatched to the ocean and had not been heard of for more than half a year, Wang Liang!


    Wang Liang had returned!


    He had finally returned from his voyage!


    This could be considered the best news Wang Chong had heard today.


    "Wonderful!"


    Wang Chong’s face was bright red, and he was so excited that he almost jumped off the ground.


    "The letter? Let me see it!"


    A letter stained by sea water and sweat quickly found its way into Wang Chong’s hands. The damp climate and the ocean winds had left the letter wrinkled and filthy.


    Wang Chong did not read it very carefully, but flipped straight to thest page. And when he saw the tiny me drawn in ink that he had so anxiously awaited on the upper right corner, he finally couldn’t suppress his shivers.


    "Sess! He really did find the meteorites!"


    An energy surged violently out of his heart. In this instant, Wang Chong’s entire body went taut as blood rushed through it. When his cousin Wang Liang had left, Wang Chong had already made some arrangements with him.


    If this voyage turned out fruitless, he would draw a stone on the lower left corner. But if he seeded in finding the meteorites that he had theorized... he would draw a ck me on the upper right corner of thest page.


    His cousin had found them. He truly had followed those spections and found the unknown Meteoric Metal on those inds.


    In another time and space, this Meteoric Metal would eventually be famous due to the Kris swords of Mysia, but in this world, no one had any interest in them.


    They were a treasure that only he could appreciate!


    After more than a year, he had finally obtained a strength that could let him establish a foothold in this generation and change it!


    Whoosh!


    Turning his head, Wang Chong looked toward the mountains. The winds were howling and snow was falling faster and faster.


    ......


    "Helmsman, turn the rudder hard to port. The river surface is frozen; pay attention to the ice!


    "Rigger, quickly, furl two of the sails. We’re traveling with the wind right now, so we don’t need that many sails.


    "All sailors, get ready to follow my orders and drop the anchor at any time!


    "Everyone else, get to your positions. Cook, prepare to extinguish the fires. Today, we’ll be spending the night ashore. Today, we will all eat a good meal!"


    ......


    Ten-some dayster, apanied by a string of orders and the cracking of ice, a massive ship plowed through various obstacles like a heavy sword and approached the harbor.


    Crash! Crash!


    Two massive anchors, six to seven hundred jin heavy, dropped down from the left and right sides of the ship. The anchors smashed through the iceyer and into the water, sending white frost flying.


    One ship, two ships, three ships... As the first ship reached the shore, the other ships also began to arrive.


    As they approached the shore, the entire fleet exploded with cheers.


    "We’re back! We’re finally back!"


    "Haha, this old man finally doesn’t have to eat dirt!"


    "Strong wine and beautiful girls! I’m going to get my fill of fun this time!"


    "Tonight, I’m not going home until I’m drunk!"


    "Okay!"


    ......


    The entire fleet was cheering. With a swish, ropedders and wooden stairs were put down the side of the ships. One by one, rough-skinned sailors, their faces red and brimmed with frost, began to disembark from the ships.


    The more formidable sailors jumped straight off.


    In just a few moments, the vacant and snow-covered harbor was packed with people.