Chapter 909: Chapter 909
New equipment? Du You looked at the two sisters’ clothing, and indeed, there were new pieces of gear. Even though they weren’t facing an army head-on like he did, the sisters hunting Magical Beasts here on their own certainly meant they had a high drop rate.
Lin Yucha had acquired an additional cape which seemed very wide, and almost like a cloak minus a hood. Once she put it on, her entire figure save for her head disappeared from view.
Spring Cloak: Defense 34, magic resistance 36, increases speed by 35. Comes with the skill Dazzling Glimmer – its passive state illuminates the surroundings, increasing visibility at night. When actively activated, it can slowly recover the stamina and heal the injuries of everyone within a 30-meter radius. Offers a certain level of resistance against curse skills. (Deep Yellow)
This cloak was actually quite nice. Even though the skill was not particularly impactful, the added attributes alone made it a great item. Such augmentations definitely meant it was a drop.
"I exchanged something I didn’t need in the market for it; this should be something dropped by a Sun Giant."
Sun Giants? That must mean it was obtained from members of the Alliance’s Academy. To think such a coveted item would be available in the market, were they not able to make use of it themselves? Perhaps, the students were never united as one.
"And this here, take a look, this is mine, dropped by a Land Giant."
Land Bracelet: Covers the body with an earth shield which naturally activates upon taking damage, defense 37. While standing on the ground, the shield’s recovery rate speeds up by five times. Strength +23, slight increase in stamina recovery. (Deep Yellow) Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝕟𝕖𝕥
What a marvel – not a single useless Attribute. The strength increase might be minor, but anything is better than nothing, and the slight increase in stamina recovery was also useful. The main feature was the shield, greatly enhancing the survival ability of Lin Yushi.
Lin Yushi’s two skills indeed had defensive capabilities, but the defense was not all-encompassing. With this, there was no more worry about defense when reaching the fourth tier. It was a mystery how such a valuable item was exchanged for, maybe it was time to pay attention to the world market as well. Having the capability to produce such marvelous equipment, one must admit, Giants truly had unique advantages.
"Alright, you two continue cleaning up here, I need to head back, been away for too long."
On this expedition, Du You had set out under the pretense of clearing Magical Beasts and Giants, dragging it out for too long wouldn’t be good. Calculating the time, a sizable number of people should have already assembled on the other side, ready to further suppress and draw the attention of the Giants.
It wasn’t just about him enhancing his territory’s influence, the academy was doing the same. Whoever could elevate their territory to the fifth tier the quickest would be the first to start eliminating Giants, gaining the initiative in this world.
It took him an entire day of flight to return, and Du You had already spent more than four days on this back and forth.
However, upon his return, Du You didn’t arouse suspicion from others; after all, Du You had always been a lone wolf. Of course, there were plenty of people trying to cozy up to him, but Du You unequivocally turned them all down.
"Strange, why aren’t I seeing his entourage, the twin Archers?" someone noted the detail.
"Perhaps they’re dead. Otherwise, why would a loner come over to the main force?" someone said with disdain.
"Dead? That would truly be a shame, they were such beauties," someone else said with regret.
As for the various rumors, Du You was already used to them and didn’t care much even if he heard them. Over the next few days, just like everyone else, Du You would clear the surroundings and occasionally check the market.
Indeed, there were many great items in the market, but he didn’t have much to exchange. All he had was a shield, a very high-tier one, but it was difficult to exchange such a heavy shield for the things he wanted.
After coming to this place initially, one couldn’t buy much with Crystal Coins – the market was basically dominated by bartering.
But it wasn’t without gains; by the third day he was there, Du You finally saw someone wanting to buy a shield, and the exchange items were exactly what he could use.
Flame Robe: Defense 35, resistance 35, fire resistance 38. Enhances the power of one’s own fire skills, comes with a flaming shield, which can be actively ignited to scorch nearby enemies. (Deep Yellow)
Even though the flaming shield wasn’t particularly useful – no Mage would deliberately get close to an enemy to burn them – the other aspects were decent. Enhancing fire skills, even if the robe’s enhancement to his own Dark Flame was not perfect, still brought some improvement. Thus, Du You decided to go ahead with the exchange.
Du You took the Flaming Giant Shield and exchanged it since both items were essentially of the same Giant type and weren’t significantly different in value. The exchanges desired by both parties were comparable in value, so a direct trade was made.
With the Flame Robe replacing his Thunderfire robe, Du You immediately felt a surge of heat swirling around him.
After trying it out, Du You noticed that his strength had indeed increased from before. Every equipment change represented a boost in combat power, so he faced future battles with even greater confidence.
"Du You, why are you still here? Come out quick, it looks like the Giants across are assembling again."
No sooner had Du You changed his gear than Li Mengyao came looking for him. Du You didn’t understand how, but Li Mengyao always managed to find where he was staying – probably messages sent by the student council to Li Mengyao.
Ever since they met this time, Du You could tell Li Mengyao was much warmer and more clingy than before. Du You wasn’t foolish; he could sense certain things, but he genuinely wasn’t interested.
Thinking about the major family behind Li Mengyao gave Du You a headache. It wasn’t that he felt unworthy; it was because dealing with major families was often troublesome and complicated. Without absolute strength to dialogue on an equal footing, getting involved with Li Mengyao would definitely cause a lot of trouble due to her family’s influence.
So for now, it was best to keep his distance. Of course, having such a beautiful woman so close was undeniably delightful, but Du You was worried that if these interactions continued, he might actually fall for her and that would be risky.
Du You stepped outside and looked across. "Weren’t the Giants supposed to be fewer? How did they assemble so quickly?"
"They are fewer, but that’s relative. In reality, there’s no shortage of Giants in this world, especially the lower-level ones. Besides, Flame Giants are the most numerous among the five major types of Giants."
That made sense; otherwise, why would Flame Giants be considered the most powerful among all Giants? Du You watched from a distance, the opposite salt lake teemed with activity, and the convergence of Giants was even greater than before.