Chapter 274: Chapter 274
Since he was here, he might as well make himself comfortable. Even though he had no idea where he was, he was certain there were no Sandpeople around.
Du You was in a terrible condition now, with his magic power nearly drained. He needed to recover as quickly as possible. Although he hadn’t been injured, the fight had taken a toll on his energy. Furthermore, having been electrified by Xiaozi all the way here, it was already pretty remarkable that he could move at all, and that required recovery as well.
Du You had been on high alert throughout the battle, now that he was safe, he started to feel waves of fatigue.
Out of his four summoned creatures, three had been lost in the skirmish, leaving only Xiaozi. Although Xiaozi had flown all the way here, her consumption had been minimal, she still had nearly peak combat power.
Du You’s combat power was now at its historical low. Even his condition had changed to extreme exhaustion, something that had never happened before. Luckily, he wasn’t injured. Updates are released by 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒•𝙣𝙚𝙩
As the potion he had drunk began to take effect, Du You could feel his strength gradually returning.
"After completing such a massive task, there should be considerable benefits, right?"
Du You opened the task panel; indeed, his temporary task of raiding the Sandpeople’s rear had been completed.
Also, the spheres left behind by the massive Sandpeople casualties provided a huge bounty.
Du You didn’t have high hopes for these spheres. Most of them had much lower levels, which led to significantly reduced rewards. Plus, they were mere common Sandpeople; they wouldn’t leave any good items for him.
On the other hand, there were a decent number of the Priests. But whether anything useful could be found on them, Du You wasn’t sure.
The greatest expectation was the treasure chest. As Du You opened it, rays of light flickered, and he found a large amount of white crystal coins in his hand. In an instant, Du You’s stash of white crystal coins had once again become plentiful.
If he were still in combat conditions, Du You could level himself up to level 10. But for now, he decided to conserve a bit, who knows if he would run across a skill that piques his interest.
Du You believed that probably, only few people, aside from himself, were able to harvest white crystal coins at this speed.
Full of anticipation, Du You reached into the treasure chest and pulled out a banner. It was a cross-flag, the kind with a flag attached to a vertical pole.
Sand Treasure Banner: A symbol of the desert lord, only used in territories.
Function: 1 Automatically creates random quicksand traps in the surrounding area; traps only affect enemies, and the owner can move freely.
The quicksand in the territory forms Desert Wolves, which automatically patrol and ensure the security of the territory.
Du You carefully examined the banner in his hand again and again. He didn’t expect it to be another territory-use treasure. It certainly seems that high-difficulty, large-scale missions yield a high rate of territory-use items.
However, participating and surviving such battles wasn’t easy at all. Not to mention, taking on a leading role like he did. Right, Du You was sure that although there were quite a few Tier 2 participants, he was the one playing the major role. Without him, it would have been impossible to inflict significant damage to these Priests.
Du You wasn’t prone to arrogance, but he wasn’t one to belittle himself either. He knew that he could do this because, on the one hand, the Priests weren’t skilled with attacking magic, and on the other, he was the only Magic-class on his side.
Furthermore, as a Spellcaster with ample magic power, he was like a fortress among Mages, completely different from average Mages.
If the Sandpeople had a Tier 2 Priest, Du You wasn’t sure he could deal significant damage to them.
In their home turf, the desert, Quicksand Priests could exhibit exceptional power, and a Tier 2 Magic-class being was not the same thing as a normal Tier 2 Warrior. Most ordinary warriors were just equivalent to semi-professionals at the same level.
Nevertheless, the Sand Treasure Banner was worth all the hard work. It was a treasure used specifically to protect territories, and considering its rarity, it must have an extraordinary value.
After storing away the Sand Treasure Banner, Du You reached into the not-yet-vanished box.
The next moment, a scroll appeared.
Skill Scroll (Rapid Summoning): Reduces by half the cooldown time of summoning skills, a formal skill common to Summoning Classes, with a constant level.
Du You was momentarily taken aback, then joy flooded his face. Surprisingly, it was an auxiliary summoning skill, which was scarce in the market. At least in his city, Du You had never heard of it.
It only appears at auctions on rare occasions, but it would always be snapped up at an extremely high price shortly after its appearance. Du You had always been searching for similar skills, but he could never find one.
He was originally thinking of waiting until he attended university in the capital city to get the chance, but he hadn’t expected it to appear in front of him.
Du You tried it out, and sadly discovered that the skill was indeed fixed. It didn’t consume white crystal coins and didn’t accept other modifications, it was simply a fixed skill.
Since it was so, he might as well learn it. Du You opened the scroll, countless words on it flowed into his body. Instantly, Du You felt a slight change within himself.
Looking at the panel, there was an extra Rapid Summoning skill. Upon careful feeling, Du You realized that the resurrection speed of his pets had doubled. Even though it wasn’t shown on his skills, he could still feel it.
Thus, the Death Scorpion and Cursed Crow King, which originally required 24 hours of recovery, now only needed 12 hours. The Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs, which used to need 48 hours to revive, now just needed 24 hours.
Although it seems not to have much use, it actually plays a significant role in quickly regaining combat power after a summoning creature dies. For instance, right now, without his summoned creatures fully recovered, Du You couldn’t help but feel uneasy.
For pure Summoners, this skill, which shortens the cooldown time, is simply a divine skill.
The only pity Du You felt was that the skill level was fixed and there was no way to level it up.
"I heard that the level of such a fixed skill needs to be covered and upgraded by a similar and higher level skill, I’m not sure if it’s true. I’ll look up relevant information when I go back."
Next, Du You began to open the other spheres. He didn’t know if his luck had run out, but as he expected, nothing excited him from these spheres, though the harvest of white crystal coins was pretty good.
The biggest gain was probably the sand treasure clothes. With the freshly looted pieces included, Du You now had 183 pieces in total— a definitely considerable amount. If he were to sell them in a lump sum, the price certainly wouldn’t be the same as for individual pieces. However, Du You seemed to have a new idea right now.