Chapter 274: VIP User |
"Palm Thunder?"
This Skill Card was a pure damage-type skill. A 50-point Mana cost was considered quite high for Bai Mu, whose Mana bar was just over 200 points. It wasn't actually a Skill Card he wanted.
Considering it also had a 20% Health cost, Bai Mu didn't give it to Xiao Wei and ultimately used it himself.
He indeed lacked an effective damage skill to deal with spirit entities. His years of survival experience told him that he could choose not to use it, but he couldn't afford not to have it. After claiming the rewards, Bai Mu took out the five Rare treasure chests and, as usual, let Xiao Wei open them.
Following the notification sound, five items consecutively entered his storage. They were:
'Copper Coin Darts (One Bag)', 'Life-Sustaining Pill x1', 'Soul-Summoning Talisman x3', 'Cloud Silk Footwear', and 'Body-Tempering Pill x1'. The Copper Coin Darts were a bag of consumable hidden weapons containing a total of 12 copper coins. Its effect was somewhat peculiar; when thrown, it could consume 'gold and silver treasures' to increase its damage. If thrown without consuming anything, its power seemed pretty good too.
The Life-Sustaining Pill needed no further explanation. However, judging from the fact that only one Life-Sustaining Pill could be opened from a Rare treasure chest, this thing truly was a very high-level healing item.
Those three Soul-Summoning Talismans were also somewhat interesting.
[Name: Soul-Summoning Talisman]
[Quality: Rare]
[Effect: Can summon nearby wandering souls to inquire about information.]
[Note: Master, what line of work are you in?]
It was considered a rare type of intelligence item. This talisman could also be crafted using the 'True Interpretation of Maoshan Talismans', but it was a high-grade talisman, and he didn't have the materials on hand to make it yet.
As for the Cloud Silk Footwear, it was a pair of shoes that increased movement speed.
[Name: Cloud Silk Footwear]
[Type: Foot Armor]
[Quality: Rare]
[Defense Power: Low]
[Attribute: Wind]
[Equipment Effect: Increases maximum movement speed by 20%. Passive skill 'Treading Snow Without Trace': completely eliminates footsteps when moving and prevents sinking when walking on soft surfaces (snow, sand). Active skill 'Cloud Trace': Cooldown time 60 seconds; upon use, summons a light breeze to protect the body for 3 seconds, increasing movement speed by 60%, and the light breeze can knock down some projectiles.]
[Equipment Requirement: Agility attribute reaches 15 points.]
[Note: Three feet of black silk weaves the cloud footwear, treading snow lightly in a wisp of smoke.]
"I can probably phase out the military boots now." After Bai Mu read the attributes of these shoes, he took off the Mukov Military Boots and put on the new equipment.
Now that he had unlocked the Mana system, he wasn't as short on Stamina anymore, and his consumables were slowly becoming abundant. It was time for these shoes, which had accompanied him through several scripts, to retire.
After all, their primary value lay in their ability to restore Stamina. Losing this advantage, they seemed very mediocre in other aspects. Bai Mu figured he could list these retired shoes on the player market later; maybe someone would take a fancy to them, allowing him to recoup some funds. After changing into the new shoes, he took out the Body-Tempering Pill he got from the treasure chest.
The effect of this thing was also very simple and crude. Consuming it increased basic Strength by 2 points and basic Agility by 2 points, adding a total of 4 basic attribute points. It was exactly the same effect as the Meat Soup he drank in the Witch's House, making it a very suitable item for him.
"Looking at it this way, that bowl of Meat Soup is an item that would only be produced in at least a C-grade script."
"And even in a C-grade script, it's a very high-quality item."
"That chef was actually quite generous."
The base damage of the Secret Sword Art and Quick Draw was calculated based on his Strength. The greater his Strength, the greater the power of his slashes naturally would be. He swallowed the fragrant, pale yellow pill in one gulp, and then felt a warm current flow through his entire body as his attributes rose once again. Bai Mu let out a long breath, feeling refreshed and clear-headed. However, no sticky black impurities appeared on his body. In the past, when he was bored and read about those protagonists tempering their bodies, there was always this segment. He originally wanted to experience it firsthand, but the Paradise's Body-Tempering Pill had no such effect, which left him feeling a slight twinge of regret.
"These treasure chests were fairly standard."
There was nothing particularly outstanding among the five treasure chests. The most valuable item was probably that Body-Tempering Pill.
He could only say his luck had its ups and downs. However, excluding these random treasure chests, he had already obtained enough harvest in the script. Besides, he still had two Roulette Draws, and he hadn't even bought the items in the shop yet.
He then moved on to the Roulette Draw. Out of the four options, he got another Constable Long Knife. However, this knife was only a Common grade weapon. In the past, he definitely wouldn't have wanted this kind of option, but now that he had Sacrificial Passage, naturally, the more sword and blade weapons he had, the better.
With an extra weapon, he could throw it out to create a powerful bladed storm. Moreover, although it was also a Common grade weapon, the Constable Long Knife was much stronger than equipment like the baseball bat. It came with a charged slash skill, and the blade was very sharp. He felt that in a low-grade script, it would already be considered Rare grade equipment; it was only a Common weapon in a C-grade script.
The other item he chose was 'Golden Light Talisman x3'. These Golden Light Talismans were also high-grade talismans and defensive items. They could summon a golden light to protect the body for a period of time, blocking both physical and magical attacks, though they would automatically shatter once the accumulated damage reached a certain level.
Among the four options, the remaining two were 'Clarity Pill x5' and 'Constable Boots'. Neither of these was a necessity for him, so he gave them up.
After the draw ended, he opened the level-up notification.
[You have been promoted to D-grade.]
[True Mode has been unlocked.]
[Please choose your D-grade special reward.]
[Murderer: When you kill an enemy, you will gain a temporary basic attribute bonus and recover a small amount of Health.]
[VIP User: Your Main Quest Script Shop unlocks an additional VIP Shop.]
Without any hesitation, Bai Mu chose the VIP Shop.
The former was a buff that was only useful during combat, and sometimes there was no need to fight in a script. Of course, it wasn't that the 'Murderer' reward wasn't strong enough. A buff that provided sustain and attribute bonuses was inherently a very valuable enhancement. But for Bai Mu, who possessed the 'Profound Yin Corpse Nurturing Secret Record', he didn't need to rely on combat for sustain; he could simply 'eat corpses'.
And he completely disdained the low-level goods in the shop. He had just earned a large sum of points, and the Reporter profession was also a money-making one. Having money but nowhere to spend it would be a sad thing.
Although good items could also be bought in the player market, things in the market usually had a premium of about 20% to 30% compared to the Script Shop. For particularly useful items, there was no telling how much the price would increase. Second-hand goods were not reliable. Naturally, buying from the Script Shop was the most cost-effective.