Chapter 276: The Legend of the Demon Star Tower
Chapter 276: The Legend of the Demon Star Tower
Xiao Jie took a glance at the drops this time. Li Jinlin dropped a total of five items, three of which were top-grade, including a magical weapon, which made Xiao Jie happy.
Yes, this drop is worth the hard fight just now.
It’s just a pity that no epic equipment dropped, which is a bit regrettable.
It seems that this epic equipment is not so easy to drop.
Looking at the drop list that popped up in front of him, Xiao Jie nodded with satisfaction.
Everyone immediately saw the information about the item in the team channel.
An Ran said: "Not bad, Sui Feng, you actually have a magic weapon, your hands are quite red."
"Hahaha, it's okay."
Only I am confused. Is this considered very popular? I didn't even get a piece of purple equipment.
Xiao Jie was already quite satisfied. Although he didn't get any purple equipment, getting three top-quality items at once was not bad.
He guessed that this was probably because the BOSS had evolved this time. Otherwise, if it was only level 22, it probably wouldn't have dropped so many good things.
From this perspective, there are some advantages to letting the boss transform before defeating him.
Since there was no gold, silver or jewelry that needed to be sold in the store, a few people simply auctioned it off on the spot.
The first item is naturally the BOSS’s head, but it is a little different from the last time.
[The head of the strange dragon (quest item).]
Usage: Submit it to the Canglin Prefecture Government, and you will receive a reward of 300 taels, 1000 points of Canglin Prefecture reputation, and the title of "Demon Slayer".
Item Description: The head of a strange dragon. This monster seems to have been a carp spirit named Li Jinlin. However, due to some unknown reason, this monster has undergone a strange evolution and has become a higher-level dragon-like monster. Master Xiaoyue may be interested in this item. 】
It turned out not to be Li Jinlin's head, but the head of a strange dragon. It seemed that this thing should be able to meet the requirements of Master Xiaoyue.
Haomie was still in charge of the auction. "Monster dragon head? The starting price is 300 taels. If you want, bid."
"350." Xiao Jie directly added 50 taels.
"360."
"370!"
"380!"
As expected, no one raised the price once we got here.
"380 for one time, 380 for two or three times, 380 for two or three times - deal, Yin Yue Sui Feng, come over to trade."
Same as usual, I successfully bought it with a premium of 80 taels.
This thing is priced right. If it were more expensive, it would be meaningless.
Xiao Jie looked at the twenty-odd taels of silver left in his backpack and thought that it would be difficult to get the next head.
Although I can get a reward of 300 taels of silver after handing it in, the next target of the head is Ying Baiyu, and the bounty for that guy is 400 taels. By then, the transaction price will probably be 480 taels, and I will have to get another 150 taels. Fortunately, I am the MVP this time, so I should be able to get more money.
"The second item: Sea-turning Leg Armor, starting price 50 taels, bid if you want."
Xiao Jie felt that this piece of equipment looked familiar. He had gotten an arm armor when he was fighting the catfish monster before.
[Turning Rivers and Seas Leg Armor (Leggings/Top Grade)
Leg defense +22.
Equipment Effect: Water Control +1. Increases the power of all your water skills by 10 points.
Item Description: A magical protective gear forged by the mermaids - one of the items in the Overturning Rivers and Seas Set. It can slightly improve the ability to control water flow and is mostly used by water monsters. 】
Not many people are willing to bid for this thing, mainly because water spells are relatively unpopular and the two wizards present do not know this type of spell.
Although the effect of the set is good - two pieces increase swimming speed by 20%, and four pieces can activate a water shield with a 4-minute cooldown, it is still quite difficult to get all of them.
In the end, I, Yu Chengxian, bought him for 50 taels. He had a wristband, which was just enough to complete the two-piece suit effect.
"The third item: Golden Scale Arm Armor, starting price 50 taels, bid if you want."
[Golden Scale Arm Armor (Arm Guard/Top Quality).
Defense +8.
Equipment Effect: Scale Defense. When you are attacked by a ranged spell (only direct damage spells), you can dissolve it the moment you are hit, absorbing up to 300 points of damage. Cooldown time 30 minutes.
Item introduction: A gorgeous gauntlet made of golden fish scales. It is said that golden scales are the characteristics of dragons. They have strong spell resistance and can effectively defend against spell attacks. Although he has transformed into a strange dragon, Li Jinlin still retains the memory of the time when he was a carp spirit. Li Jinlin once met an old fortune teller and got a hexagram - How can a golden scale stay in a pond? Once it enters the world of martial arts, it will turn into a dragon.
The hexagram was finally fulfilled, but the result was not what he expected.
This is a good thing, although it can only defend once and it seems to require extremely high operation skills. It can only be effective at the moment of being attacked, but this level of operation is not a big problem for experts.
After all, it is equipment that can resist spells and is still of great value.
Physical professions are already at a disadvantage against magical professions. If you have this thing, it can make up for this weakness to a certain extent.
The key is that there is no occupational restriction. Although it is scale armor, because it is a small item, the weight is not too outrageous and anyone can use it.
Therefore, once it was released, it immediately attracted a rush.
"60 taels!"
"70 taels!"
"80 taels!"
"100 taels!"
Prices are rising.
In the end, the price was increased to 180 taels, and Haomie finally succeeded in taking it.
It’s not that everyone is short of money, but after all, these are just top-grade equipment, and the equipment’s special effects are only for magic users, so there are not many opportunities to use them.
180 taels is already the limit.
"The fourth item: the twisted dragon spirit amulet. The starting price is 100 taels. Please make an offer if you want." Haomie said, looking at everyone expectantly.
Xiao Jie is also very much looking forward to it, because he will get an additional 50% share. The more he sells, the more he will get.
Unfortunately, all his money was used to buy heads, so he could only envy these pieces of equipment.
[Twisted Dragon Spirit Amulet (Magic Weapon/Top Grade)
Spirit +6.
Equipment Effect 1: Underwater Breathing (Passive). You can breathe when you are in water.
Equipment Effect 2: Water Avoidance (Active). Opens a water avoidance barrier, making you immune to all water spell damage below the master level for 30 seconds. Cooldown time 60 minutes.
Item Description: A crystal clear blood-colored gem, which seems to be the eyeball of a strange dragon. The ancients said that fish eyes are mixed with pearls. Although he has turned into a strange dragon, Li Jinlin's relics still retain the characteristics of a fish monster. This item is the proof of Li Jinlin's identity as a fish monster. 】
This thing is a good thing. The magic weapon comes with spells, which means that even physical professions can cast spells.
It can have a huge effect in certain specific environments and its value is enormous.
However, because it is only used in a "specific environment", in most cases, this thing is useless. It is only useful when fighting against water monsters. The 6 points of spirit are pretty good. It can increase the mana of the magic system. It is comparable to Xiao Jie's Shenmu Fu.
Sure enough, everyone looked at the magic weapon in front of them and made quite conservative bids.
It's not even as enthusiastic as the previous one.
"60 taels!"
"70 taels!"
"75 taels!"
Xiao Jie thought to himself, what the hell, they have started to add five taels at a time, next time they have to make a rule that they only add ten taels at a time, not five taels at a time.
Fortunately, it is a magic weapon after all. Although the increase is a bit slow, it is still increasing steadily.
In the end, it was bought by Zishan for 150 taels of silver.
Although it fell a little short of the expected target, it’s still pretty good.
The last item is another inner elixir.
"The fifth item: the inner elixir of the fish demon's transformation into a dragon. The starting price is 50 taels. If you want it, you can pay for it."
[Fish Demon Transformation Dragon Inner Pill (Materials/Top Grade)
Usage: Can be used as alchemy material.
Direct consumption: Grants you the [Water Controlling Magic] state, increasing the power of water spells by 100% for 60 minutes.
Item Description: A strange inner elixir, which seems to be left by a dragon-like creature transformed from a fish demon. The twisted demonic power and spiritual energy in the inner elixir make it appear a strange red color. 】
This time the price increase was also not very enthusiastic.
Finally, it increased to 150 taels and then stopped increasing.
"150 taels for one time, 150 taels for two times, 150 taels for three times - deal, Drunken Swordsman, come and trade."
Unexpectedly, the one who bought the inner elixir was the Drunken Swordsman again.
Xiao Jie was a little surprised and wondered why this guy always bought inner elixirs?
Could it be that this guy also wants to practice Qigong? Or does he know how to make pills and weapons? I can't figure it out.
The fondant steamed cake was even more depressed. He had thought that since the Drunken Swordsman bought one last time, he would not snatch it away this time, so he could get a bargain. But it seems that he can't get this bargain.
"Okay, that's it. It seems that the profit this time is a bit low, but it doesn't matter. We will continue the activity tomorrow and then we will divide the money."
The auction was over, and now it was time to settle accounts and divide the money. The five items were sold for a total of -
380+50+180+150+150=910两银子。
Since Xiao Jie is the MVP, he can receive the salary of 1.5 people, and Zishan will receive the salary of 1.5 people as usual.
Everyone else gets one salary.
I have to say that this nanny is just awesome. Xiao Jie had to fight hard to get the 50% subsidy, but others can also get the 50% subsidy by just casting a few spells after a battle.
However, Xiao Jie did not think there was anything wrong with it. This was the reality. As the saying goes, things are valuable because they are rare. In this death game, mages are the best of the best, and healing mages are the best of the best. They are the sought-after and strategic talents that all major guilds are trying hard to recruit. People are willing to follow this small team because they are all friends, and it would be unreasonable not to give them some benefits.
Even though Zishan hardly took any action throughout the entire battle, as long as she was on the scene, everyone felt more confident. Even if they had to fight hard, they would have more confidence. Having someone who can support and save lives in a critical moment is much more valuable than having multiple powerful fighters.
After all, in this game of death, everything has a price, only life is priceless.
910 taels of silver, a total of 9 portions, 101 taels each.
Since Xiao Jie got 1.5 portions, he got 151.5 taels of silver.
Including the 30 taels in the bag, the bounty is 300 taels, exactly 480 taels.
Xiao Jie did the math and couldn't help but laugh.
Not bad, this way I’ll have enough money for the next head.
Although I didn't get any equipment, once I get all three heads and pay back the 300 taels I borrowed, I will still have taels left.
This does not include the money that can be shared in the next event. By then, I will be able to save more than 200 taels of silver.
Thinking in his mind, Xiao Jie couldn't wait to go back and hand in the task.
after an hour--
Xiao Jie came to Xiaoyue Palace again. This time, the guard at the gate was already familiar with him and helped to report directly. After a while, Xiao Jie met Master Xiaoyue.
Seeing Xiao Jie coming to hand in another task so soon, Master Xiao Yue was also quite surprised, "Hey, you're really quick? It's only been a day, and you got another head?"
Xiao Jie responded hastily: "That's right. How can I neglect the task assigned by the real person? Besides, the matter that the real person Xiaoyue asked me to investigate has also made some progress."
Xiao Jie said this, and directly opened his backpack and right-clicked to submit the task items.
A huge dragon head suddenly appeared in the hand of Master Xiaoyue.
Looking at the huge head in his hand, Master Xiaoyue was stunned.
"Huh? This is it?"
"Li Jinlin's head."
"Li Jinlin's head?" Master Xiaoyue was surprised. "How did he become like this? If I remember correctly, Li Jinlin was a carp spirit, and his cultivation was quite ordinary. How could he turn into a dragon? With this change, could it be that - you said you heard some news?"
Xiao Jie said solemnly: "That's right. When I was fighting Li Jinlin today, I heard him mention the 'strange bird' by chance. Speaking of which, when I was fighting Niu Dali last time, Niu Dali also mentioned the 'strange bird', but I didn't pay much attention to it at that time. When Li Jinlin mentioned it today, I felt something was wrong.
Moreover, Li Jinlin took out a blood-red pill and ate it. After that, his cultivation level increased greatly and he successfully transformed into a dragon. However, the dragon he transformed into was quite strange, and no one knew what the pill was.
I think the anomaly that the real person asked me to find should be considered an anomaly."
Master Xiao Yue raised his eyebrows, "Humph, I knew it, it was indeed the work of those bastards from the Monster Star Tower! You did a great job, it seems that the monsters and bandits in Canglin Province are probably instigated by the Monster Star Tower behind the scenes."
Monster Star Tower? Xiao Jie was slightly startled, thinking that it seemed like there was another background story to be heard.
He suddenly had an idea. This was the first time he had heard of the Monster Star Tower, but he had heard of the word Monster Star before. According to Yuan Tianke, [Three thousand years ago, a monster star fell into the human world, bringing disaster to people's hearts and bringing out their bestiality. Since then, most monsters have become cruel and bloodthirsty. Even in the human world, people's hearts have changed and evildoers are rampant.]
Could it be that this Demon Star Tower is related to the Demon Star?
"The Demon Star Tower that the Immortal mentioned, could it be related to the demon star that fell into the human world three thousand years ago?"
Master Xiaoyue nodded in appreciation and said, "You, a returnee, are quite knowledgeable. Yes, this Demon Star Tower is related to the demon star." Master Xiaoyue looked solemn as he explained the origin of the Demon Star Tower.
Three thousand years ago, an evil star streaked across the sky and fell into the land of Kyushu, at the junction of Canglinzhou and Mengzezhou. The huge impact force created a huge pit in the wilderness.
It immediately attracted the attention of some interested people, but the first one to discover the monster star was a nearby monster.
At that time, most of the monsters in Canglin Prefecture were relatively "normal". Although they had not practiced the three volumes of the Heavenly Book, they were not evil either. They were just like ordinary beasts, occupying the mountains and rivers as their home, and fighting for supremacy.
In the huge pit, they found a huge red egg that was constantly wriggling and emitting a strange and weird smell.
The monsters found that as long as they were close to the giant egg, their blood would boil and their magic power would increase greatly. Therefore, many monsters gathered around the giant egg to practice magic. However, it was also because of this that the subsequent disasters occurred...
(End of this chapter)