Chapter 183 The Most Important Thing is the Attribute and Limitations

As for the Law-type Star Bead that Er Wei gave him, and it was even a Galaxy Stage Awakened Star Bead, Jiang Xiao had his own plans.

Among that list of "Mud," the things that truly attracted Jiang Xiao were Mudflow River and Mudflow Swamp.

These were genuine Gold quality Star Techniques, with immense power.

Jiang Xiao also liked the Silver quality Star Technique, *Mud Hand*, which seemed excellent for controlling people.

However, after much hesitation, Jiang Xiao decided not to let these types of skills occupy his limited Star Slots.

Er Wei was right; the number of Star Slots was limited, and especially for Jiang Xiao, with only 9 Star Slots, each one was even more precious.

Even though Jiang Xiao didn't have a choice and passively accepted the first three Star Slots, they were all exceptionally effective, giving Jiang Xiao's Awakened career a great start.

Jiang Xiao still had plenty of time to grow, and he didn't think that Star Techniques like Mudflow River and Mudflow Swamp were the most suitable for him.

Control techniques like Mud Hand weren't very beneficial to Jiang Xiao at this time.

Currently, Mud Body and Mud Shield could help Jiang Xiao, but judging from the description, they seemed to have significant limitations, requiring the Star Technique to connect with the soil to be used.

Of course, in most cases, Jiang Xiao's battle scenarios should have soil available, but the scarcity of Jiang Xiao's Star Slots forced him to consider those rare situations.

Most importantly, these types of Star Beads were relatively difficult for Jiang Xiao to obtain at present.

At this stage, Jiang Xiao didn't have the ability to run off to Russia and find that Other Dimension Space filled with "Grimer," to upgrade Mud Shield and Mud Body.

For the next few years, wherever Jiang Xiao was, he should settle down locally and acquire local Star Techniques in large quantities; that would yield the greatest benefits.

Ultimately, Jiang Xiao's Star Slots were still too few.

If he had 28 Star Slots like Er Wei, 30 Star Slots like Han Jiangxue, or even 25 Star Slots like Li Weiyi, he wouldn't hesitate to absorb Mud Hand, Mud Wall, Mudflow River, and Mudflow Swamp at this time.

He absolutely couldn't focus on the present; the number of Jiang Xiao's Star Slots forced him to look far ahead and pay more attention to the future.

For someone like Jiang Xiao who possessed the Inner Vision Star Chart, perhaps the quality of the Star Technique wasn't the most important thing; the most important thing was the attribute and limitations of the Star Technique.

Li Weiyi's "Black Shield" was excellent; it could be summoned and dismissed at will, and seemed to have no restrictions.

Jiang Xiao's self-positioning was also clear; he was a support, not an all-around, all-powerful god.

Looking back, the White Ghoul Star Bead was truly a gem in the industry, not only providing the close-combat "Cyan Glow" but also the defensive skill "Endurance," killing two birds with one stone, and truly considered the number one divine skill for Jiang Xiao.

From a long-term perspective, if he wanted defensive power, it would be best to absorb a large number of White Ghoul Star Beads.

"Once we cross the snow mountain ahead, we'll be at the Sacred Ruins," Er Wei's voice came from the front.

Jiang Xiao looked in the direction she pointed and saw the towering snow mountain; standing on that peak, could he reach out and touch the stardust?

"I'll carry you up. When we go down the mountain, you can walk yourself; I need to recover my Star Power," Er Wei said, walking forward in big strides, adjusting her mercenary combat webbing.

What was she planning?

The two quickly arrived at the foot of the mountain, and Er Wei knelt down halfway. "Get on."

Jiang Xiao: "......"

Jiang Xiao climbed onto her back, and Er Wei secured Jiang Xiao with the combat webbing, fastening it in front of her own waist. "Hold on tight."

"Okay." Jiang Xiao grabbed Er Wei's shoulders tightly, and the next moment, Er Wei darted out.

She wasn't walking upright but moving quickly on all fours, much like a feline. No wonder she didn't trust Jiang Xiao's strength and wanted to use the combat webbing to tie them together tightly.

A Star Chart slowly bloomed on her body. Because of the close proximity, the Star Chart also enveloped Jiang Xiao, making it difficult for him to see the whole picture.

One of the Star Slots faintly emitted a silver glow, seemingly helping Er Wei move forward. She climbed the snow mountain as if walking on flat ground. When the terrain was too steep, she used both her hands and feet, incredibly agile, more like a rock climber.

This reminded Jiang Xiao of Lara Croft. No matter how small the protruding rocks were, no matter how great the inertia of the human body was, no matter how steep the mountain wall was, and no matter how far the protagonist swung,

As long as the controller's button was pressed correctly, the great Lara would never slip and fall.

There would be danger, but don't panic, it was all part of the game setting, a fixed trigger situation. Press the correct button on your controller based on the prompt, and she would definitely make it!

Er Wei leaped and swung on the snowy mountain cliffs, not even needing ice axes. Her sharp claws were the ice axes; she could insert them into snow, ice, or even exposed rock walls with one hand.

Her feet also didn't need crampons. With the use of Star Power and Star Techniques, her feet would either create a small pit in the cliff.

Jiang Xiao didn't know what kind of animal to compare this woman to anymore. During the previous battle, he had seen her cat-like state and her leopard-like state, and now, she was perhaps Tarzan from next door...

"What Star Technique is this?" Jiang Xiao thought as he followed her in a rapid climb. If you're not going to tell me everything, at least tell me one, right?

As a result, as soon as he said this, Er Wei's body suddenly tilted as she swung out, and a protruding rock in her hand fell off.

Er Wei's left hand quickly plunged into the cliff wall, and her entire body slid downwards for a full half meter before barely stabilizing herself.

Jiang Xiao was so scared that his heart almost jumped out of his chest. Chunks of gravel smashed into his body, directly ending the topic.

Unfortunately, the wind and snow started up again.

Jiang Xiao was truly speechless. I just said a word, did I deserve such a big punishment?

At the same time, on the other side of the towering snow mountain, in a continuous chain of low-lying mountains, three forces were engaged in a fierce battle.

The snow-colored White Ghoul group was undoubtedly the largest army.

They didn't recognize relatives or friends, and attacked the invaders frantically. Their ferocity was on full display. Some White Ghouls were so bloodthirsty that they didn't even care if they were slaughtering their own companions.

A group of black-clad Night Watchers wandered in front of various mountain caves, occasionally retreating into the caves to defend themselves, seemingly looking for a way to break out.

Another group of mercenary-dressed teams walked through mazes built of mud walls, skillfully defending, steadily advancing, and consolidating their positions step by step, moving towards the final central area of the White Ghoul group.

It was worth mentioning that even though the White Ghoul groups suffered heavy casualties, they were different from the White Ghoul groups outside. They seemed to have no fear of life and death and no sense of fear at all.

Back then, when Jiang Xiao faced the White Ghoul encirclement, Er Wei threw a White Ghoul away with one hand, and those low-intelligence White Ghouls would hesitate a bit, and their steps would stop for half a second.

But here, this situation would never occur. No matter how many died, they would continue to advance one after another.

Because there were too many key figures here.

Among the vast number of White Ghouls, the rare White Ghoul Witches appeared frequently, appearing and disappearing in the caves at the foot of the mountain, hissing loudly, and emitting special roars.

At the foot of the continuous mountain range, in countless caves, there seemed to be some strange-looking special White Ghouls, and a very small number of special-looking White Ghoul Witches.

The scale of the three forces was in the tens of thousands, like a large-scale ancient war.

On the chaotic battlefield, in a cave with passages in all directions, two forces were fighting fiercely.

This was a very rare place where the Night Watchers and the mercenary group were truly engaged in close combat.

A girl leaned against the stone wall, with traces of blood on the corners of her mouth. Her chestnut-colored short hair was stained with blood, messy and abnormal. Her originally bright eyes were slightly scattered, and she murmured while coughing lightly, "I... need... a... knife..."

"No, you need healing." A gentle male voice came, "Li Weiyi, take the front."

The tall Li Weiyi, carrying a black shield, directly took the front in the cave passage.

The man quickly retreated, and the Star Chart on his body slowly bloomed. A golden Star Slot suddenly lit up.

*Crack!*

A illusory scepter appeared in the man's hand and was slammed into the ground.

*Shua...*

The exquisite scepter, a meter high, emitted a brilliant light, enveloping everyone in the cave.

Xia Yan's eyes suddenly widened, and she looked at the man in disbelief, saying, "Hai Tianqing!? You're actually a healing-type Awakened?"