Su Ran

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Su Ran is a transmigrator who grew up in an orphanage, where he learned caution and silence. He later lived in a cramped rented apartment in the city’s Outer Ring District and owed money to the Black Dog Gang 1 2 3.

He purchased a Basic Scholar class scroll before pursuing his long-standing goal of becoming a Mage. After obtaining a rare Blood Tear Potion, he endured its violent effects to increase his Strength from 6 to 7 and Spirit from 14 to 16, then successfully changed class 1 3 16 17.

Appearance

Su Ran is a somewhat slight young man with a calm, restrained bearing and clear, sharp eyes 20.

• He initially wore a plain Scholar’s robe and carried an oak staff 1 7.
• As a Mage, he acquired a dark robe, leather boots, a jade pendant, and a pale-blue crystal ring 20.
• His Tiger Might Headband has a tiger fang positioned above his brows; he later wore a Mycelial Robe patterned in dark purple 23 50.

Personality

Su Ran is cautious and protective of his independence. He declined the Black Dog Gang’s dangerous recruitment offer, concealed his talent from investigators, and rejected small guild contracts that threatened his freedom 3 13 24.

He approaches danger analytically, looking for weaknesses and coordinating with teammates rather than relying on force alone. Although he accepted that his growing strength might separate him from Shield Guard’s party, he remembered their trust and sought news of them after the attack on Linhai Town 20 37 38 46.

Abilities & Skills

Double Chests

Su Ran’s unique transmigrator talent lets him open a chest belonging to him twice. The first opening uses normal reward probabilities; the chest then resets, and the second yields different, more valuable items that seem connected to his dungeon performance 2.

• He concealed the talent after acquiring seven Skeleton Summoning Tokens from seven second openings 8 13.
• Notable second-opening rewards include the Blood Tear Potion, Tiger Bone Wine, Mycelial Robe, and a Draconic Spellcasting book 15 31 43 49.
• The apparent connection between rewards and performance is Su Ran’s observation, not a confirmed rule 2.

Spellcasting

Su Ran fights primarily with arcane magic while retaining the lighting and healing skills of his Scholar class 17 27.

• Energy Missile — A ranged arcane attack used for precision strikes and disruption. At Lv.3, it gained greater power, range, casting speed, and limited trajectory correction, but cost about 30% more mana than at Lv.1 22 30.
• Light Spell — Provides illumination and interferes with light-sensitive enemies; Su Ran used it against rats and skeletons 1 6 39.
• Lesser Healing Spell — Provides limited healing and helped sustain Rex’s squad when its cleric’s power ran low 10 39.
• Berserk — Temporarily boosts strength and attack speed, with defensive and recovery drawbacks. When used on summoned skeletons, it increased their combat power but strained Su Ran’s control and shortened their duration 15 30.
• Mage Armor and Arcane Explosion — A sustained protective force field and an offensive arcane spell. Su Ran used Arcane Explosion to help destroy Corpse Mountain 40 42.

Knowledge Insight

Knowledge Insight improves Su Ran’s observation and analysis. At Lv.5, it sharpened his perception of energy flows, runes, mechanisms, and weaknesses, at a slightly increased mental-power cost 46.

• He used it to help decipher thirty core Dragon Language runes in Blackstone Tower, severely exhausting his mental power 48.

Scrollmaking

As a Scholar, Su Ran crafted spell scrolls using parchment, ink, mental power, and knowledge of the spell. Repeatedly making Light Spell Scrolls also improved his mastery of the spell 4 5.

Skeleton Summoning

Su Ran uses Skeleton Summoning Tokens to call Lv.2 Skeleton Warriors. During the bus rift incident, summoning two consumed about one-fifth of his mental power 8 11.

• Each successful summon consumes one token durability; a token shatters when its durability reaches zero 8.
• In solo runs, he used Berserk-enhanced skeletons to hold tigers while attacking from range 30 31.

Draconic Spellcasting

This beginner passive skill lets Su Ran attempt to embed a mastered enhancement rune into a spell. A successful match increases the cast’s base power by 10%, with minimal additional spiritual-power consumption 49.

• He initially had thirty Blackstone Tower runes available to attempt; the estimated success rate was low and required extensive practice 49.

Equipment & Items

• Mithril Staff — A staff with arcane bonuses and Arcane Resonance, acquired by trading a second bottle of Tiger Bone Wine 33. Its resonance sometimes greatly increased the power of his missiles 39.
• Tiger Might Headband — Rare headband granting +10 attack and the Tiger Might Fear Spell, a crowd-control ability with a one-day cooldown 23.
• Arcane Focus Bracer — Fine bracer granting +1 Spirit, improved spell stability, and reduced arcane spell mana costs 29.
• Mana Ring — Fine ring that increases his mana capacity; acquired with a dozen Small Mana Recovery Potions in exchange for two summoning tokens 19 23.
• Mind-Calming Jade Pendant — Helps stabilize and recover mental power; it aided him during the Blood Tear Potion’s effects 16 23.
• Mycelial Robe — Rare robe obtained from the second opening of a rift Silver Chest 43.

Relationships

• Shield Guard and the Spearmen — Su Ran’s early dungeon teammates. They fought alongside him in Dark Rat Nest, Skeleton Graveyard, and Crouching Tiger Slope 1 8 22. Su Ran later learned that Shield Guard and a Spearman had fallen defending Linhai Town 38.
• Rex — Leader of Su Ran’s Iron Cross squad. Su Ran helped destroy Corpse Mountain alongside him and checked on him after he was gravely wounded 35 42 44.
• Alina, Karl, and Xiaoguang — Members of Rex’s squad who trained and fought with Su Ran near Linhai Town 35 37.
• Iron Shield and Priest Xiaoya — Members of a pickup party that recruited Su Ran for Abandoned Watchtower after Xiaoya detected his high Spirit 27.

Story Role

Early dungeon runs and the bus rift

Su Ran coordinated his party against the Rat King, using Light Spell to blind the swarm. After repeated Skeleton Graveyard runs, he secretly accumulated seven summoning tokens through his talent 1 8.

When his bus became trapped in an otherworld rift, he joined the driver’s group and summoned skeletons against a Gnoll force. He survived the encounter and concealed the mechanics of Double Chests during questioning 10 11 13.

Mage training and Linhai Town

After changing class, Su Ran trained Energy Missile, joined a pickup party for Abandoned Watchtower, and developed a solo tactic using Berserk-enhanced skeletons. He drank one bottle of Tiger Bone Wine for permanent physical gains and traded another for the Mithril Staff 17 27 30 32 33.

He joined Rex’s Iron Cross squad for missions near Linhai Town. In a later rift, he identified a likely core beneath Corpse Mountain and helped destroy it, earning enough experience to reach Lv.4 35 42 43.

Blackstone Tower trial

For his first guild probationary task, Su Ran entered Blackstone Tower. He disabled the runic energy supply behind three regenerating golems, upgraded Knowledge Insight, and deciphered thirty Dragon Language runes 45 46 48.

He cleared all three tests alone and submitted records on golem construction, arcane shaping, and Dragon Language interpretation, receiving an excellent evaluation. He was then offered a War Instance Pass for a city-defense battle 48 50.