Chapter 132: Chapter 132

During their break, everyone began inspecting their respective gains. Du You did the same, opening one sphere after another. As he opened each sphere, the number of White Crystal Coins he had amassed increased.

"I wonder how much that woman, Xi Qianxue, has pocketed. She’s probably the one who gained the most from this."

Du You understood clearly that the initial traps she had set, coupled with the massive fire, made Xi Qianxue the one who had gained the most. He was next, having poisoned a good number of half-beastmen due to his poison deployment.

The third most successful was Lan Xiaodie. Although Lan Xiaodie was responsible for summoning the Elemental Monsters, it wasn’t solely her effort. The magic array was set up with the help of others. There were too many participants, so the rewards were undoubtedly reduced. Even so, none of their winnings were as substantial as those of Xi Qianxue.

This woman had orchestrated everything from the start, and the benefits she gained would certainly allow her to surge ahead.

Du You shook his head and continued opening his spheres. Once all the lower-level spheres were opened, the only ones left were a sphere left by Lucas and a chest given upon the completion of the quest.

"Let’s see what Lucas left behind. Huh, could it actually be such a treasure?"

In Du You’s hand appeared a blue Crystal Stone, but this object merely resembled a Crystal Stone on the surface.

Dou Qi Crystal: A concentrate formed through the coalescence of Dou Qi. Upon absorption, one can obtain the Dou Qi Inheritance contained within. (Wind Attribute)

Du You could hardly believe that he had been fortunate enough to obtain such a special basic skill. Indeed, most basic skills could not typically be learned through the absorption of a Skill Crystal.

However, a certain kind of special skill allowed for this, such as this basic Dou Qi. Even though it was classified as a basic skill, it was more akin to a cultivation method. Like other basic skills, it can only be enhanced bit by bit through cultivation.

However, this skill had a unique feature: it could not be extracted to create basic skill stones.

Typically, basic skills can be merged into skill stones and handed over to others for learning by absorption. But this was not the case for the basic skill of Dou Qi. Whether one could acquire it was purely a matter of luck.

Although people of the warrior type possess abilities like Dou Qi, True Qi, or other types of energy after job advancement, these were inherent to their profession, just like the magic power of the magic-class.

However, these inherent abilities are not particularly numerous. But once a Dou Qi skill is acquired, one can independently cultivate it to increase power. With continuous cultivation, the power of one’s own Dou Qi grows stronger, and the quantity increases. With a Dou Qi skill, level advancement would allow one to do things that ordinary people couldn’t do with their Dou Qi.

This was practically a panacea of a skill. Similarly, there were also magic power type skills. These weren’t basic meditation skills, but genuine Magic Skills. Unfortunately, Magic Skills were even harder to come by.

Shaking his head, Du You thought that although this item was good and of high value, it was of no use to him.

After mulling over it, Du You yelled to Fang Shuo, "Lao Er, take a look and see if you can use this." Saying so, he tossed the Skill Crystal over. Lao Er caught it casually, then nearly tripped in his surprise.

"Holy shit, it’s actually a Dou Qi Inheritance. You are so lucky. As a Swift Wind Warrior, I’m of wind attribute, and what I need most is this wind attribute Dou Qi. This is tailor-made for me!"

When Lao Er spoke, the attention of those around immediately converged on him, their expressions complex.

But then Lao Er shook his head and tossed the crystal back, "It’s a shame. This thing is too precious. I can’t afford it."

Helpless, being neither from a wealthy family nor an Awakener, there was no way for Lao Er to acquire a Dou Qi skill. Du You was fortunate, or else he would not have obtained such a treasure. If Lin Feng had been present, upon seeing this, his eyes would have turned green with envy since his occupation too, relied on Dou Qi.

Xi Qianxue suddenly said, "This can be very useful to me. Name your price."

Du You shook his head and once again, tossed the crystal to Lao Er, "Why bother talking so much, among the three of us, only you are suited to use it, so it’s yours. Just remember me when you come across good stuff in the future."

Caught by surprise, a slow grin spread across Lao Er’s face, and he suddenly burst out laughing, "Hahaha, good brother, I’ll remember this. I’ll keep this then, and I promise to save any mage-suitable items for you in the future." He then delivered a hearty slap on Du You’s shoulder, which made Du You grimace in pain.

Hearing Du You’s words, Xi Qianxue sighed, impressed with Du You’s apparent indifference to the item’s value. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩

If Du You was indeed unaware of the value of such a special basic skill, that would be ludicrous. Skills similar to cultivation methods were the most crucial foundation for everyone. Cultivating a method-like skill would at least double one’s overall power. But none of the Awakeners here could easily obtain it.

"Sorry, but let’s talk again when I find another good item," Du You told Xi Qianxue.

"No worries, I was just being too greedy," Xi Qianxue responded dismissively. It wasn’t easy to get such an item unless one was a powerful drifter.

What Xi Qianxue wasn’t aware of was that Du You was a drifter, and a monstrously strong one at that.

Du You quickly finished the trade and Lao Er, once resolved, didn’t bother with anything more. After completing the trade, he began to absorb the Dou Qi Crystal. Liu Jian watched from the sidelines, a pleased smile on his face.

Having a group of brothers who never kept tabs on each other’s gains and losses was truly a blessing.

As Lao Er gradually absorbed the Dou Qi Crystal, its size reduced while the eyes around him grew green with envy, even though they could do nothing about it. Once the crystal had disappeared entirely, a breeze-like aura of Dou Qi swirled around Lao Er.

This was a sign of a substantial increase in Dou Qi. Unfortunately, Lao Er was only at the 3rd tier and couldn’t release Dou Qi for extended periods until he reached the 4th tier. After stepping up for a while, the Dou Qi was reabsorbed.

When Du You saw that Lao Er had finished his absorption, he turned his attention to his own treasure chest. With a flash of brilliance emitting from the opened chest, Du You squinted his eyes. After the light faded, he peered into the chest - this was the loot from the quest.