Chapter 263: Chapter 263

Watching the soldiers finding places to sit and rest, keeping only a few on wake-up duty, the Pegasus Knights took to the sky, one after another, heading towards White Stone City in the midst of night. They had to report the news as soon as possible.

The situation at the Dayun Iron Mine had drawn the attention of many. With each passing day without news of the mine being taken over, unrest lingers within the military personnel in White Stone City.

During this period, the number of independent merchants in White Stone City had greatly reduced, leaving mainly military convoys.

Du You took this opportunity to sit behind a rock, ignoring the others trying to engage him in conversation, pretending to rest. Only when the others had left, did Du You open his eyes.

Temporary Mission: Capture Dayun Iron Mine, completed.

Another task completed showed up on the panel. Du You submitted the task. However, the reward left Du You somewhat disappointed. "It wasn’t just me who accomplished this, I only participated, and thus the reward is small. If more professionals participated this time, the reward would probably be even less." Du You spoke to himself.

Apart from the white crystal coins, there was only a light red Heart Protection Mirror. Though it had decent defence, it was of no use to him. It wasn’t even a secondary tier item, and even when reaching tier two, his Shield Spell would be stronger than this.

Still, he might be able to sell it when he’s back or possibly exchange it for something more beneficial like a skill.

After storing these items, Du You began to open one by one the orbs left to him by the Sandpeople. Even though not every Sandperson could leave him one, the drop rate was still respectable.

As a large number of orbs opened, the white crystal coins in Du You’s hands started to increase again.

"It’s a pity, there were too few Sandpeople above Level 7, under Level 7 and the loot drops off quite a bit." Du You shook his head greedily.

In the end, the highlight was the loot left for him by the Quicksand soldier, and his pet, the Double-headed Sand Snake.

After thinking, Du You opened the orb left by the Quicksand soldier first, preferring to save the good stuff for last.

A pile of red crystal coins appeared inside the orb, not needing them right now, Du You stored them away. Next was a unique Dou Qi Crystal.

Dou Qi Crystal: Quicksand, a mutation unique to the Sandpeople, a fusion mutation of the Wind and Earth attributes. Absorbing it can get the Dou Qi Inheritance of the Quicksand attribute.

This was his second time receiving a Dou Qi Crystal. Moreover, this one was a mutated fusion of wind and earth attributes, a type of Dou Qi which was difficult to find. He wondered how valuable it was.

Even so, since it’s a drop from a second tier Quicksand soldier, it falls within the more valuable progression skills. The skill limit should not be low. It’s just a pity that it’s useless to him.

Besides this Dou Qi Crystal, he did not gain anything else. It appears the Dou Qi Crystal takes up a considerable part of the total reward. Orıginal content can be found at 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝘯𝘦𝘵

Finally, it was the Sand Snake’s turn. This fellow had the highest level, so surely he’d receive the most rewards. Whether it would be useful or not, he completely had no idea.

Opening the orb, a large number of red crystal coins poured out. The challenge posed by a higher-levelled target and one’s level difference, the larger the rewards.

He suddenly had more than one hundred red crystal coins. This amount, even for hunters who have just broken through to the second tier, would probably be an enviable profit.

It’s still useless, as his level did not suffice, no matter how much he obtained it wouldn’t make a difference.

Continuing, Du You saw a crystal stone. No, it should be said there were two. Two transparent crystal stones completely embedded against each other, looking as though they had grown together.

Heart Linking Stone: Allows two targets to connect mentally, allowing them to perceive each other’s emotions. Duration of effect is 48 hours. Has a talent-inducing effect on special physiques.

Du You furrowed his eyebrows, "What kind of thing is this? The best loot I got was this thing? What is this special physique? Am I one of them? Changing others’ emotions, what’s the use of that? To flirt?"

Du You had absolutely no idea what this Heart Linking Stone was, but as the major reward of fighting a higher-tier challenge, Du You knew he couldn’t underestimate it - perhaps it truly held some special uses.

The weirder things were in their introduction, the more likely they had special uses. He couldn’t casually take this out. If it did have a high-level use which would make him a target, that would be a real loss. "Seems like, I can only keep it for now." Du You stored it in the deepest part of his personal space.

However, the orb did not disappear. There was still the last item inside.

Du You stretched his hand out to touch it. The orb shattered. Appearing in his hand was a circle, or should he say, a waistband.

Sand Snake Waistband: Defense +4 (White)

Effect: Forms an invisible defensive layer, nullifying 3 points of damage from attacks. It’s ineffective against mental attacks.

This was the real treasure. Du You’s eyes shined brightly. On the surface, it’s just a white waistband but in reality, its value must be extraordinary, surpassing the brightness and even comparable to some red tiered equipment.

Canceling out 3 points of damage applied to most forms of attack. His current Emperor Crocodile Belt could only nullify 1 point of physical damage. Du You didn’t even need to think about it before switching them out.

You can only wear one belt. The value of this Emperor Crocodile Belt was surely not low, but it was far inferior when compared with the Sand Snake Waistband.

It looks like I was really lucky today, Du You could not help but reveal a foolish smile. If there was anyone else here and they saw, they might think Du You had been smacked silly.

Shaking his head, at this point he had basically gathered all the loot. Du You closed his eyes, beginning to rest. After all the commotion of the day, Du You was thoroughly exhausted. There was hardly a sound throughout the camp.

When Du You woke up again, it was already midnight.

Echoing throughout the camp: "Wake up everyone, we’ll move out soon. White Stone City needs our fighting power right now. We’ll set off now, and should reach by tomorrow morning. Before the Sandpeople launch an attack, let’s try to return to the city as quickly as possible."

Leaving those who were severely injured, everyone else got up, quickly packing their things.

Du You looked at his panel. His condition had basically recovered to its peak. It’s a pity that his magic power had only recovered to 80%. He didn’t know if it would be able to fully recover by the time he reached the city.

As for his base magic power, it had finally increased to Level 4, and his overall magic power had obtained a significant increase again.