Updated: 2014-02-14
“Wuwu~~~~!” Xiao Meng tearfully threw herself into Lilith’s arms and cried, “Sister! She’s so pitiful! Why, why was her fate designed like this? It’s too cruel!”
“Alright now! Be a good Xiao Meng!” Lilith gently patted Xiao Meng, comforting her, “Just think of it as watching a tragic movie. If you don’t get too invested, you won’t feel so bad!”
“But it happened right in front of me!”
“Don’t cry!” Lin Zheng stepped forward and patted Xiao Meng, saying, “This world is just a projection of the real world. Tragedies happen everywhere. If you cry every time you see one, you’ll cry yourself to death!”
“Hmph! I’m not that fragile!” Xiao Meng stubbornly looked at Lin Zheng, though her eyes were still red and filled with tears. What a sensitive Xiao Yatou! Lin Zheng chuckled, growing even fonder of Xiao Meng.
“Are you done crying? If you’re done, we should check what equipment the boss dropped!” Lin Zheng said teasingly, which, not surprisingly, earned him a glare from Xiao Meng. Chuckling, Lin Zheng walked forward with Yang Qi to see what good stuff the boss had dropped!
First was a sword, its blade like frosty crystal, exquisitely beautiful! Just from its appearance, one could tell this sword was extraordinary! Yang Qi pounced on the sword like a hungry dog. A lady’s image? How much does that thing cost per pound? Is it as valuable as this treasure?!
“My little darling! Big sister finally found you!” Lin Zheng was speechless! This person really didn’t care about her image. Lin Zheng immediately turned his head away, looking as if he didn’t know her, which made Xiao Meng giggle.
Suddenly, Yang Qi let out a scream!
“Ah! My precious sword! Where’s my treasure?! It’s gone?!” Yang Qi cried out heartbrokenly. Lin Zheng turned his head to look, and indeed—how strange! The sword Yang Qi had just gotten was gone without a trace!
“You, you didn’t hide it, did you?!” Lin Zheng asked suspiciously.
“Hide my foot! Why would I hide it?!”
“That’s true, with your personality, you’d definitely want to show it off first!”
“Look down on you! At most, I’d let you all admire it. How is that showing off?!”
“…” So, your true colors are showing, aren’t they?
“Idiot! Why don’t you check the system notifications?!” Lin Zheng said, quite exasperated.
“System notifications?! Right, how could I forget that?!” Yang Qi slapped her forehead and quickly checked the recent system notifications. Finally, she found this entry:
“Black Crow Sword sensed the power of the Frost Crystal Sword and automatically absorbed the Frost Crystal Sword!”
“What the heck! What in the world is going on?! It was eaten by the Black Crow Sword?!” Yang Qi stomped her feet in frustration, “I’ve never heard of a weapon that eats equipment! This is too unreliable!”
“Idiot!” Lin Zheng looked exasperated, “Would a normal weapon have such a strange phenomenon? The Black Crow Sword must be special for this to happen. Why don’t you check what changes happened to the Black Crow Sword first!”
“Ah!” Yang Qi suddenly realized, hitting herself hard on the head, “Look at my pig brain! Black Crow Sword! Black Crow Sword!” Fumbling, she pulled out the Black Crow Sword from her waist. This time, Yang Qi finally noticed the difference in the Black Crow Sword: a golden line had appeared on the spine of the Black Crow Sword, standing out remarkably on the dark Black Crow Sword! In surprise, Yang Qi displayed the attributes of the Black Crow Sword, and instantly, everyone was stunned!
Jiaotu of the Golden Crow Lv1: Level Requirement 30, Dark Gold Artifact
Physical Attack 650-885, Magic Attack 650-885
Jiaotu’s Power: Max Attack +10%
Golden Crow’s Claw: Upon hitting the target, reduces target’s defense by 10%
Sun Fire: Target is burned when attacked, reducing current HP by 1% per second for 10 seconds, not stackable
Three-legged Crow: 5% chance to deal three hits when attacking
Divine Strength: Increases wearer’s Strength equal to their level
Divine Body: Increases wearer’s Constitution equal to their level
Divine Speed: Increases wearer’s Agility equal to their level
Treasure Hunt: 10% chance to obtain additional items when killing monsters
Attached Special Skills: Shadow Raid, Golden Crow Slash
Hou Yi shot down nine suns, leaving only Jiaotu of the ten Golden Crows. To avenge his brothers, Jiaotu’s primordial spirit transformed into a divine sword to assassinate Hou Yi. Unfortunately, he failed at the last moment and was sealed by Hou Yi in the Crow Tribe’s bloodline, gradually losing his spirituality and becoming the Black Crow Sword! By absorbing weapons with special attributes, the Jiaotu Sword’s spirituality will gradually recover!
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“The sun! It’s really the sun!” Lin Zheng stared blankly at the Jiaotu Sword’s attributes. In myths, weren’t the Golden Crows the sun!
“A Dark Gold Artifact! Boohoo~! I haven’t even encountered a Silver Artifact!” Xiao Meng looked envious. She was a swordswoman and used a sword, so how could she not be envious seeing such a great sword!
“What does this Lv1 mean? Could it be that this thing can level up?” Lilith asked curiously.
“It must be! Look, doesn’t the description say that absorbing weapons with special attributes can restore the Jiaotu Sword’s spirituality? Hehe! It will definitely be able to upgrade into a Heavenly Divine Artifact in the future!” Yang Qi excitedly caressed the Jiaotu Sword.
“Alright! Stop showing off! Go away, you don’t get any of the remaining items!” Lin Zheng said exasperatedly to Yang Qi, who was playing with the sword. Ignoring Yang Qi, Lin Zheng’s gaze fell on the remaining treasures. The sword was gone, but there was still a piece of armor, a pair of shoes, a staff, and a skill book on the ground. Lin Zheng first picked up the armor,
Frost Crystal Sword Soul Armor: Level Requirement 35, Gold Artifact (Metal Armor)
Physical Defense 280, Magic Defense 250
Solid Ice: Physical Defense +5%, Ice Resistance +50
Longevity: Max HP +1200
Strength: Strength +20
Force Dispersion: Physical Damage Reduced by 10%
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A very powerful metal armor! Lin Zheng and the others were amazed! But unfortunately, this was a metal armor, destined to be unrelated to Lin Zheng! The only ones on the scene who could use it were Yang Qi and Xiao Meng. Yang Qi had already absorbed a Frost Crystal Sword and didn’t have the nerve to contend with Xiao Meng for this metal armor, even though she was quite eager for it! But she could only reluctantly give it to Xiao Meng! Xiao Meng joyfully took the armor from Lin Zheng’s hand, holding it as if she could never let go!
“Quick! See what else is left!” At Lilith’s urging, Lin Zheng picked up the other two pieces of equipment. The shoes were actually Bronze Artifacts! They were quite trashy, and no one needed them, so Lin Zheng directly threw them to Yang Qi to sell for money. However, the staff once again amazed everyone!
Frost Crystal Staff: Level Requirement 40, Gold Artifact
Physical Attack, 560-740, Magic Attack 660-820
Magic Soul: Magic Attack +7%
Prophet: All Magic Skill Levels +1
Intelligence: Intelligence +35
Mana Spring: Max Mana +1200
Attached Special Skill: Ice Burst
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This staff was truly powerful! Not only was its base attack incredibly high, but it also added 7% to attack and 35 to Intelligence, meaning the actual attack power it would give players would be a terrifying number! And this staff even came with a special skill. If it was like the boss’s Ice Burst Slash, then it would be too overpowered!
“What about this? We have two mage professions, so how about Lilith and Youxi roll for it?” Lin Zheng said, holding the staff. Lilith heard this and immediately shook her head.
“I’m a healer, what do I need such high attack for? This staff is so powerful, it’s best for Youxi!” Lilith said very generously.
“Hmm! Alright then, this will go to Youxi!” Lin Zheng nodded. He actually also felt that this staff was most suitable for Youxi. Since Lilith said so, the staff was unhesitatingly given to Youxi. If anyone else had gotten this staff, they would probably be jumping with excitement, but Youxi showed no excitement at all, calmly taking the staff and then throwing it into her inventory without even looking at it, which truly left Lin Zheng speechless!
There was still a skill book left, shimmering gold, looking quite extraordinary! Lin Zheng picked up the skill book and looked at it.
Icy Sword Qi: A skill that can only be comprehended by warrior professions, possessing powerful might and a certain chance of freezing effects.
“Damn it! This is outrageous, why is everything for warriors?!” Lin Zheng couldn’t help but curse, while Yang Qi stared at the skill book in his hand with glowing eyes. Lin Zheng glanced at Yang Qi, completely ignoring her, and said to Xiao Meng: “Xiao Meng! Do you want this skill?”
“Me?” Xiao Meng was a little surprised, then excitedly exclaimed: “Of course I do, that skill looks so cool!”
“Alright then, this book is yours!” Saying that, Lin Zheng really did give the skill book to Xiao Meng. Xiao Meng happily took the skill book, and Yang Qi immediately turned green with envy!
“Look at your lack of ambition. You already have the Jiaotu Sword. Aren’t the Jiaotu Sword’s two special skills enough for you to show off?! Xiao Meng, on the other hand, lacks powerful skills, so you can forget about this book!” Lin Zheng said, looking at Yang Qi with disdain.
“You can never have too many skills, who would complain about having too many good skills!” Yang Qi said mournfully, “However, you do have a point, Xiao Meng really lacks powerful skills, and this skill is quite suitable for Xiao Meng!”
“Hehe! Thank you, big brother!” Xiao Meng happily opened the skill book. The next moment, the skill book turned into golden light and merged into Xiao Meng’s body, and Xiao Meng learned Icy Sword Qi. The only things left on the ground were gold coins. Since only Lin Zheng and Lilith hadn’t received anything, the gold coins were split evenly between them. The boss was quite rich, dropping about 200 gold coins, which was considered a huge fortune!
“Alright, the spoils have been divided. Let’s hurry to the next floor, it’s getting late!”