CHAPTER 172: ACT 17 CLEARING THE BATTLEFIELD_3

The attributes of the three magic talismans are +1 life, +2 life, and +0.1 innate protection respectively. They are considered the cheapest types of such items, but at least they’re better than nothing, aren’t they?

Brand put away the talismans and looked carefully at the snake-shaped statue. He immediately realized that this was a Poison Quenching Talisman. The Poison Quenching Talisman is a type of magic item, most of which are made by the Druid Sect in the forest, but some come from the hands of Corpse Witches. Once activated, they can release a Poison Quenching skill onto the blade (12Oz, with life loss per minute gradually becoming weak).

This isn’t something good, but it made Brand curse silently in his heart: "Truly a sneaky bastard, pretending to be a knight. Do knights use poison?" He couldn’t help but think that it was a close call since he wasn’t a strictly honorable person; otherwise, he would have suffered a great loss.

He also put these things away, considering that his current identity as a Highland Knight could cause big problems if knowledgeable people saw them. In this world, knight’s codes are extremely complex, with violations leading to a range of penalties from losing one’s title to being burned at the stake, and that’s no joke.

Then Brand turned over the corpse, checking the neck and hands—the most likely places to have magic items. But he neither saw a ring nor a necklace and instead found a bracelet with a frosty appearance.

Of course, this wouldn’t be a glass bracelet.

"Elemental Bracelet!" Brand was startled and quickly pulled the item off the Black Knight’s body. Although the Elemental Bracelet is just ’Bronze’ grade equipment, its high energy level makes it highly valuable. Brand knew that the lowest level Elemental Bracelet was at least 25Oz, and its attributes were extremely practical.

It can add a certain amount of elemental damage to melee or ranged physical attacks, depending on the bracelet’s energy level. A 25Oz Elemental Bracelet, for example, could add at least 4-4 points of elemental damage.

It’s worth noting that in the previous life, even the Azure Light Piercing only dealt 9-9 damage without doubling.

Brand suppressed his ecstasy; this item had once been as expensive as ’Silver’ rare ancient magic items during its most popular period, making it one of the unattainable pieces of equipment for him.

Attack power is life for early physical profession players.

Unfortunately, this bracelet was equipment for those above level 20, so Brand could only admire it for now. He carefully placed it in his backpack, giving it the same level of attention as the Azure Light Piercing.

Possibly even more.

The Azure Light Piercing, after all, was just a transitional longsword, not sharp enough and lacking the hardness to endure the use of a Black Iron Middle Rank swordsman. Brand already had a replacement plan with the Elf Sword, only it hadn’t been put into action yet.

But the Elemental Bracelet was different. With two slots available, Brand thought it would be difficult to find a better replacement before reaching level 40. Level 40 meant at least the upper silver tier of strength.

Securing these important spoils of war, Brand confirmed that there was nothing left on Sasar’s body before taking a long breath and standing up. The spoils from this battle were incredibly bountiful, not only giving him a total of 770 experience points but also nearly doubling his equipment energy level.

Especially the acquisition of the Elemental Bracelet, which was an unexpectedly pleasant surprise.

If he could obtain an Elemental Ring and another bracelet, assembling a full set of pure attack gear, Brand was confident he could even go challenge the young Black Dragon lingering in the Viero Needle Hill Road area before reaching level 30—after all, the Dragon Country map was a huge temptation for any former player, and Brand was no exception.

Thinking of this great prospect, he couldn’t help but blow the blade of the Azure Light Piercing, as if he had already secured the Dragon Treasure.

Of course, the gap between reality and fantasy was insurmountable, and he wouldn’t let his success go to his head. Soon, mercenaries came to deal with the corpses around him. The young man looked around and found that most people on the scene had gained something—Reto, Mano, and others were knowledgeable too, targeting the Corpse Witches, as even one or two alchemy items could significantly enhance personal strength.

No one hates personal power enhancement.

After tidying up the battlefield, Brand noted the time; forty-five minutes had passed since the battle started. The Self-defense Corps’ progress was almost done, and he couldn’t help but glance around the surrounding hills. The Stone Statue Ghost could only scout in one direction, and Madara’s Skull Cavalry could appear nearby at any time; they had to hurry.

Since the start of the battle, the refugees’ team had continued forward under the leadership of several key members. With the Stone Statue Ghost clearing the way for them, Brand wasn’t worried they’d encounter trouble. He now just had to find Frey and then catch up with the others.

So far, his plan seemed to be going smoothly; the rest was a matter of playing hide and seek with Madara.

Of course, he was also waiting for the moment when the constellation of the King of Knights appeared in the sky.

Thinking of this, the young man took out the White Deer Statue, looked up at the dark sky.

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[Note]:

Some explanations about the equipment energy levels:

The total energy level of personal magic items one can carry is determined by their total magic coordination capacity. The calculation formula is:

Basic (20) + Willpower x 10 + Total Level x 5 (unit is also in Oz)

For example: Brand has a total of 17 levels and 2.9 energy levels of willpower, allowing him to carry 134Oz worth of equipment (calculated as: 20+2.9x10+17x5).

Among the equipped and activated items, Azure Light Piercing and Wind Queen’s Ring each take up 20Oz, Protective Gloves 5 Oz, maintaining the Stone Ghost Talisman and the Soul Statue (White Deer) each requires 7 Oz, plus a total of 3 Oz for the Ghoul Necklace and Secondary Snake-shaped Ring, totaling 62Oz.

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(PS: = = 2011 has been unfavorable from the very start. On January 1, I happily went home for a meal, and then suffered from eating too many chips at night. On January 3, there was a power outage, and on the morning of January 4, I lost several thousand bucks; stomach upset started after lunch and stayed uncomfortable.

Then until this morning, another power outage until one o’clock; stomach not only continued but got worse, with pain all day. When my friend came in the evening to invite me to eat hot pot, I couldn’t go TAT. I managed to write this much today, apologies. I will try to catch up when feeling better. Thank you all for the support.

Many thanks to Brother Blade for the 100,000 reward, it was my first 100,000 reward and felt quite a surprise.

There are many more friends who rewarded and voted for me with monthly tickets, thank you. Your support is my motivation to continue.

Additionally, the first Hu Po group is almost full, so now I announce the second group’s QQ number, thanks to the knight for providing the QQ group.

Amber Sword second group 130957343.

Lastly, I’ll end this Chapter’s off-topic with a request for monthly tickets as always. Bearing stomach pain, facing the cold, and with tears in my eyes, I’m asking for monthly tickets. Although the recent updates weren’t much, I will certainly work harder once I’m better.)

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