This successful transportation was good news for Liang En, as it meant his work was nearing completion. More importantly, during the successful transport, he also acquired new cards. That night, he took the opportunity to check his newly acquired cards right away. It had to be said that Uruk was indeed a legend, and Liang En's harvest in terms of cards this time was quite substantial.
"Another ten cards, but the quality of the cards isn't as good as last time," Liang En nodded after examining the contents of the cards. "But even if there's a difference, it's not that big."
The reason for this assessment was that, compared to the last time when he discovered relics and found an SSR card, this time he only found one SSR card, but there were two SR cards, and the remaining seven were all consumable cards.
Perhaps because these stories originated from mythology, the most common consumable cards this time were three [Power of Legend (N)], which significantly increased Liang En's mana pool.
As for the other cards, there was one [Repair (N)], one [Appraisal (N)], and two [Detection (N)]. In terms of practicality, the overall structure of the cards this time was quite useful.
"A great harvest, this is indeed a great harvest." After tallying these commonly used cards, Liang En became more and more excited, because he had previously discovered that when there were a lot of good consumable cards, other cards were usually even better.
This was indeed the case. When he put away those cards and turned his attention to the remaining ones, he found that the remaining three cards were indeed among the most useful ones.
[Human Language and Script (SR): There is a significant debate in the historical community about the origin of language and script, but according to the majority of historians, the earliest human script came from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk.
As early as 5000 BC, they carved counting symbols on pottery fragments to record farms and goods, and these carvings were the ancestors of the earliest scripts.
Later, the Sumerians discovered that soft clay tablets were more suitable for carving, and after baking, they became very hard and could be preserved for a long time. Thus, they began recording on clay tablets, eventually forming the famous cuneiform tablets.
With the development of agriculture and trade, these recording symbols became increasingly complex. Around 3500 BC, in the ancient city of Uruk in Mesopotamia, these symbols first developed into early scripts capable of writing sentences.
The earliest cuneiform was ideographic, similar to China's oracle bone script, using abstract figures to express Sumerian words, with over 1,200 characters.
Another five hundred years later, during the city-state era, the Sumerians transformed this script into a system that could represent both meaning and sound, and by around 2900 BC, the number of characters had been halved.
Although the number of characters decreased, the writing system became more complex, and by 2600 BC, the script had matured and became the most standardized cuneiform.
The power contained in these legends allows historical explorers to gain knowledge about language and script, enabling them to see through the fog constructed by languages.
Enhancement Card (One-Time Use): After using this card, the user will permanently master the languages and scripts of any population that exceeded 30,000 people, regardless of whether those languages and scripts still exist today.
Note, the prerequisite for acquiring this skill is having a sufficiently strong body and an exceptionally developed brain; otherwise, there may be some issues.]
"There are prerequisites? It seems this skill might involve something extraordinary." After reading the card's description, Liang En was somewhat surprised, as he had never encountered such a situation before.
However, it made sense. Being able to master so many languages and scripts at once should indeed exceed human limits, implying the presence of extraordinary powers.
"Alright, let's see the next card." Adjusting his emotions, Liang En turned to the next SR card and found it to be much more ordinary compared to the previous one.
[Life Manipulation (SR): The guardian god of ancient Babylon was Inanna, also known as Ishtar, the goddess of nature and harvest, as well as the goddess of love, fertility, and war. Sometimes, she was also a symbol of Venus.
Undoubtedly, this was a very powerful deity in legends. For ancient people, she might not have been as mighty as other gods who held natural authority, but she was closely connected with everyone.
The power obtained from this legend relates to the deity's domain. It is said that Ishtar killed her son and husband Tammuz, who was the god of vegetation, causing nothing to grow and natural disasters to occur.
Ishtar then ventured into the underworld, underwent seven trials, defeated her sister Ereshkigal, and brought her husband back, restoring fertility and vitality to the world.
The extraordinary ability brought by this card is related to this, allowing the user to manipulate life and death with superpower.
Skill Card (Permanent): The user can extract life force to create the Water of Life. Creating an amount of Water of Life equivalent to one person's life force requires extracting more than ten times that life force (from any living thing) and consuming 10 fate points.
Life force must be extracted through contact, and if extracting from intelligent beings, their consent is required, making this skill unsuitable for combat.
The Water of Life can be used directly to replenish life or as an ingredient or catalyst in various alchemical concoctions.]
Though it couldn't be used in combat, this ability was very valuable to Liang En. For instance, many alchemical potions could significantly enhance their effects with the addition of the Water of Life.
"Alright, let me see what the last card is like." After examining these two cards, Liang En was even more interested in the last golden card, so he looked at it.
[Demi-God Body (Gilgamesh): Gilgamesh was the son of Lugalbanda, the fifth ruler of Uruk, reigning around the 27th century BC.
He is the protagonist of the famous ancient literary work "The Epic of Gilgamesh," portrayed as the son of the goddess Ninsun. In Mesopotamian mythology, Gilgamesh was a demi-god with superhuman strength.
This hero was two-thirds god and one-third human, possessing divine wisdom and strength but lacking the longevity of a god. His deeds in the epic were as great as those of the gods.
These feats were closely tied to his lineage. His most famous trait was his demi-god body.
Enhancement Card (One-Time Use): After using this enhancement, the user will gain the body of a demi-god. Your physique will be like Achilles without the weak ankle, your strength like Hercules, your wisdom like the fictional Zhuge Liang. Your perception will rival Joan of Arc, and your agility will be comparable to that of mosquitoes and flies.
Of course, these attributes refer to the fully developed state. As for now, it can only be said that some growth time is needed.]
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