Borrowing the east wind

[Soul-Draining Necklace (Perfect)]

[After defeating Elite or higher-level enemy, there is a chance to extract a Soul Fragment and store it in the necklace (maximum 20 fragments), which has the effects: "Vassal" and "Burst".]

Vassal: You can consume ten Soul Fragments to forcibly synthesize a Soul Servant. The total limit of Soul Servant depends on your Divine Power.

Burst: Consumes Soul Fragments to instantly restore Mana and Divine Power, and briefly increases affinity with all elements.

The necklace is entirely dark silver, and the pendant is a seemingly slowly rotating vortex that feels cool to the touch.

[Talisman of Favor (Perfect)]

After use, Mana consumption is slightly reduced, affinity for the four basic elements is slightly increased, and the effect "Rewind" is gained.

Rewind: In non-combat states, the current health status can be set as a "brand". When actively used or upon receiving fatal damage, it instantly Rewinds, clearing most negative status effects and restoring the body to the state at the time of the "brand".

Current limit: 3 times (After the effect is exhausted, the item will not be destroyed, but the "Rewind" effect will be permanently lost)

This amulet is made of neither gold nor wood; it is warm and smooth like jade, with a soft glow flowing across its surface. Holding it in your hand can bring peace of mind.

Su Luo put on the necklace, and then casually sewed the [Talisman of Favor (Perfect)] into her body.

To prevent others from stealing them, this is a common way for many powerful professionals, especially melee fighters, to safeguard their core survival Path of Fate.

A ring hidden in the stomach, a necklace wrapped around the heart, gemstones disguised as kidney stones...

In comparison, Su Luo's honest wearing of a ring, necklace, and pocket watch was already considered quite proper and normal attire.

Aside from not quite understanding the "Vassal" effect of the [Soul-Draining Necklace], Su Luo was very satisfied with both items, especially the "Rewind" effect of the [Talisman of Favor], which gave him a great sense of security.

This is the first time I've seen a Perfect high-quality item with only one effect; it's ridiculously powerful.

Then came three treasures.

[Blood Essence Fruit]

[After consuming this, your Constitution increases by 0.2, and your Strength increases by 0.4.]

[Joy Sand]

[After consuming this, your Spirit increases by 0.2]

[Focus-Calming Tea]

[After consumption, your mental focus will slightly improve; with long-term consumption, your mental focus will increase by 0.1.]

[Strength: 15.2 (↑0.4)]

[Spirit: 19.1 (↑0.2)]

[Constitution: 16.1 (↑0.2)]

The blue Skill Book happened to be a Constitution- type skill that Su Luo needed, which was relatively balanced.

[Natural Body Tempering Method (Blue)]

After the exchange was completed, Su Luo saw that Xi Ji and the others were still struggling with the personal shop list, so she had a thought. The huge temporary Laboratory emitted a deep hum and began to automatically decompose into dozens of parts of different sizes, which flew into ordinary people's homes.

The nine Sanctuary were filled with Su Luo's Laboratory, No. 3 metal, and some mechanical samples.

Then I filled the System Space with some Qi Vital Energy, and took some local specialties back with me.

"Sigh, Chairman Song, you're busy." After finishing all this, Su Luo looked at Song Shige, who had also finished exchanging his money, and sighed.

Song Shige also wanted to sigh.

Su Luo continued, "We need to process the newly acquired items, upgrade the Laboratory, put the Out-of-Zone Exploration on the agenda, maintain our own strength, prepare for the 20-point extreme value Trait Dungeon, and filter and analyze the explosive information in the World Channel..."

Song Shige sighed again, "I have more to do; I'm the president of the Mutual Aid Association."

"You deserve it..."

After a brief exchange, the slight relaxation on their faces faded, and their expressions gradually became serious.

Su Luo: "Take care of Ye Xu first."

Song Shige nodded. "That is indeed the most important thing."

Both of them were prepared for the worst.

Before entering the District War, the group was unaware of the information that "the Forbidden Existence may actively escape the Dungeon."

But now that I know the information, this guy seems really weird.

"The probability is not small; it's highly likely that something evil escaped."

Who could it be?

"... It's most likely the World Will, or perhaps the system we've been speculating about?"

Su Luo frowned and pondered for a moment, "Let's make the worst-case scenario: the Forbidden Existence escaped. What's certain is that it and Ye Xu are not in a cooperative relationship."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Song Shige asked.

Su Luo didn't answer directly, but instead gestured with her chin towards Guizishi Zishi, who was familiarizing himself with his newly acquired skills.

Song Shige immediately understood. "The Regional Title System is only granted to the top three players in the region's real-time strength ranking... Guizishi entered the Continued Battle only two days after the Trial Instance ended. Even with the rewards from the first round of the District War, his strength improvement will be limited."

"As for Ye Xu, he completed his Class Change several days earlier than Guizishi, enjoying a longer development period and possessing the Talent of [Thousandfold Increase]... yet he failed to make it into the top three. His current strength is far below our expectations, and he may even stagnate after his Class Change."

Su Luo: "Plus, he hasn't spoken in the Regional Channel and has no transaction records, like he's dead, but his avatar in the regional list isn't dark either... Anyway, it doesn't seem like the behavior of that dirty thing World Will."

"That does make things a bit tricky."

"Maybe... we're overthinking it? Perhaps he suffered heartbreak during the Trial Instance and got drunk in the Sanctuary." Jun Lebao listened for a while, then remembered the [Collector] he met during the District War.

"The probability is not high. Judging from his frequent posts on the Regional Channel and the high prices he sold Skill Books before Class Change, he has a strong desire to confide, express himself, and control," Jing Yunxin replied.

"That makes sense... Child psychology is still far ahead!" Jun Lebao gave a thumbs up.

Su Luo ignored Xi Ji's banter. After a moment of contemplation, he turned his gaze back to Song Shige:

"Does your organization... have any intelligence on strategic weapons? Like inventory levels, production lines, or the like?"

"I don't know, but my former superior, someone of his rank, might know something. Why are you suddenly asking this?" Song Shige asked, puzzled.

"Let's take advantage of the Dongfeng and try a direct, peaceful resolution."