Lord's Shield (Bonus Chapter 18)

Looking at the Resurrection Sacred Canon in my Dimensional Storage Space, I was still quite excited. The drop rate for this thing is extremely low. I've killed so many Purple BOSS and never seen one before. This time, I was lucky enough to get one because I killed one solo.

It is foreseeable that this item, which grants players an extra life, will be extremely sought after in the future, and its price will be outrageous. Conservatively speaking, the price of a Resurrection Sacred Canon will definitely start at one million Star Coins in the future, and it is impossible for it to be cheaper!

After calming my excitement, I finally turned my gaze to the purple shield.

The purple shield that dropped last time was given to Zhang Ruolin. She boasted that she was waiting for a Tier 4 Orange Shield, but it seems she'll have to break her promise. A shield is something you use whenever you have it; it adds so much armor and can block bullet damage—isn't that great?

The reason I didn't use it before was because dual-wielding a gun results in higher accuracy, and without a particularly good shield, there was no need to sacrifice damage output to improve survivability.

After all, my principle for taking on a boss solo is to finish it quickly and use maximum damage output to defeat the boss in a short time – that's the key!

The next second, the attributes on the shield floated out—

[Lord's Shield] (Quality: Purple)

Rank: Tier 3

Base Parameters: Defense 200, Perfect Block Chance 25%, Projectile Damage Block 85%, Resilience 2500/2500

Strength: +30

Agility: +27

Blessing: Fortitude—I, increases defense by 100 points.

Blessing: Resilience, increases your Max Health by 2000 points.

Strength required: 350

It was a fairly standard shield, almost identical to the Bee King's Shield given to Zhang Ruolin. The only difference was that the Bee King's Shield provided bonuses to both Strength and Constitution, while the Lord's Shield provided bonuses to both Strength and Agility.

That's good. Agility is also an effective attribute for sword-type super weapons. The higher the agility, the easier it is to move around, and the more you can suppress your opponent in mobile combat.

"Snap!"

The next moment, I equipped the Lord's Shield and glanced at the Essence Furnace. It was quite impressive; the Essence Furnace was already level 30. At this moment, I had reached a certain bottleneck attribute at level 30 and was just waiting for version 2.0 to be released, which would raise the level cap!

[Shadow Chaser] (Starry Sky Super Weapon - Sword Specialization - Tier 3)

Level: 30

Attack: 1062-1450

Defense: 900

Life: 25300

Critical Hit: 10%

Bloodsucking: 13%

Damage Increase by 5%

Damage Reduction: 6%

Charisma:0

Yuanli: 100/100

Overall Combat Level: 2988

Potential Point Allocation: Strength 595 / Agility 318 / Spirit 131 / Stamina 172

Achievements: 12

At this point, the attributes are already quite perfect.

With an attack cap of 1450, combined with the effects of Tian Gong Kai Wu, weapon armor penetration, and a 10% critical hit rate, the melee damage output will be terrifying, basically capable of taking down a mid-to-upper-tier player in one combo.

My 900 armor points make me the "Wall of Sighs" among players at this stage. With such terrifying armor, combined with the shield's 85% damage reduction, I can basically withstand any barrage of attacks from the opponent and barely lose any health once the shield is up.

As for its health bar, it has been increased to a terrifying 25,300. Once such a tanky character with high attack, high agility, and high defense gets close, any player will probably feel a headache.

At this point, my Overall Combat Level had reached 2988 points, just one step away from 3000 points. Unfortunately, it is too difficult for players to improve. Now that the Essence Furnace has been fully upgraded and I have a full set of top-quality equipment, it is extremely difficult to increase those 12 points.

It doesn't matter anymore, let it be, there's no need to pursue whole numbers.

"Drop!"

Suddenly, a WeChat message arrived from Lu Xiaobei: "Ding Han, are you back yet?"

"Not yet, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"

I was a little uneasy. "Could it be that this Soft Egg Ken to burn my house down?"

"That's not as exaggerated as it sounds."

Lu Xiaobei said, "I met with that Soft Egg Ken and scolded him until he left crying."

"..."

I was speechless. It has to be you, Lu Xiaobei. Being loved really makes you fearless!

"What's the matter?"

"Milo's flight to Huaining City is tomorrow morning. He asked me to ask you if you, such a busy man, could do us the honor of getting together for a little while we can?"

"Okay..."

I glanced at the time and said, "However, I definitely won't be able to get back to Huaining City tomorrow morning. Could you pick up Milo for me? I should be able to arrive in Huaining around evening."

"Hmm, that works too."

Lu Xiaobei said, "You absolutely must make it to dinner, or I'll hold you responsible."

I threw her a black bomb.

She quickly threw it back.

I tossed another one, she tossed another one back, and so on, until we were both tired and stopped sending messages.

Land of Cold Wind.

Although the harvest was plentiful, the return journey was still long. They arrived at the Crimson Dragon Country's border army camp late at night and rested in their tents for another night. The next morning, they set off early with their Explosive Gun, returning to the teleportation point in the Land of Cold Wind.

Around 4 PM, they finally arrived at the Phase Teleportation Array, went straight in, and returned to the Huaining City Player Black Market.

"Ding Han!"

Old Ma spotted me immediately.

"Yes, Old Ma!"

I spotted him immediately; his face was so long that it was hard to miss him.

The two tacitly sat down in a corner of the exchange.

How was the trip?

"Good."

I took out the A-rank Sacred Blood Boiling skill book from my Dimensional Storage Space and said, "Would you like me to appraise this Skill Tome? I'll sell it if the price is reasonable."

"Sacred Blood Boiling..."

Old Ma looked surprised and said, "Ding Han, we're friends. To be honest, I've never seen this skill book before. Judging from the effects, it might be quite powerful. If I were to set a price now, I'd probably be accused of ripping you off. Why don't you just advertise it on the Star Chart or put it up for sale on the Dark Web? Just don't sell it too cheaply."

"Alright..."

Now that I have a lot of character experience, I didn't hesitate to spend it. I immediately consumed 1% of my current level's experience to open the Star Chart and announced, "Selling a Gene Warrior Tier 3 A-grade hidden skill book, Sacred Blood Boiling. Serious and capable buyers, please DM me."

As he spoke, he shared the illustration of the Sacred Blood Boiling in the message, leaving a mark on the star map.

Then, continue doing business with Old Ma.

I took out all the items I had acquired that I no longer needed, including my previous Tier 2 Blue Legion Blade. Old Ma then offered prices for each item, all of which were in line with market prices. He didn't rip me off, nor did he make me earn too much. Overall, it was a win-win situation.

But this saves me the time of personally selling the goods, which is more convenient.

In the end, I sold several pieces of equipment for over 300,000 coins. After replenishing my ammo and supplies, I had a surplus of over 200,000 coins. Finally, I made a profit on one of my outings. It seems that soloing is definitely more lucrative!

Just then, a voice came from the star map in his ear. "Shadow Chaser, I want your Sacred Blood Boiling. Where are you? Can we chat privately?"

This is a private message from a female Psionicist player named "Rich and Generous".

"Player Black Market, Destroyer Bar"

"Oh, I'm nearby, I'll be right there. Can you wait for me? I'm very keen on getting this 'Sacred Blood Boiling' book."

"Alright."

I nodded and said, "Old Ma, give me a private meeting room for free."

"Okay!"

Shortly after, two figures entered the private room.

Walking in front was a Psionicist with a large chest and an average appearance; he was the Psionicist in the game whose name was "Rich and Generous".

But the woman following behind her looked quite familiar; she was attractive and of high status.

Bunny Critical Hit, Level 30 Tier 3 Firepower Specialist!

The man of Ragnarok!

I frowned, immediately stood up, and said, "Bunny Critical Hit, you're the one who really wants this 'Sacred Blood Boiling,' right? If it's someone from Ragnarok who wants to buy this book, sorry, I'm not selling it!"

"Wait a minute..."

Bunny Critical Hit looked at me with pleading eyes. "Ding Han, isn't that a bit unnecessary...?"

"It's absolutely necessary."

I insisted, "Until now, One Blade Into Soul has also harbored great hostility towards me. I don't want to sell such a rare skill book to my opponent; that would be no different from aiding the enemy."

"Ding Han..."

Bunny Critical Hit, "Our Ragnarok isn't what you imagine. I've tried to persuade my brother many times, and he nodded and said he wouldn't cause you any more trouble. Can't we just live in peace like this?"

"Real?"

"Yes, it's true!"

Bunny Critical Hit held up two fingers. "I swear to God."

"Forget it, who would believe in oaths?"

I sat down again and said, "If you are truly sincere about acquiring this book, we can talk, but you need to promise me that you will never be an enemy of my side after Ragnarok. Can you do that?"

"I am the Vice Alliance Leader, I can do it."

"Alright, name your price!"

I took out the Sacred Blood Boiling and placed it in front of me.

"Three hundred thousand Star Coins."

Bunny Critical Hit said, "This is the highest price I can offer, Ding Han. I know your temper, and I don't want to play games with you. This is the price. If you can accept it, we can call it a transaction. If not, then forget it. Although Sacred Blood Boiling can definitely be sold for a high price at this stage, I think this price is already high enough."

Admittedly, the price is indeed quite high.

After all, Sacred Blood Boiling is only an A-grade skill book, not the rarer and more powerful S-grade one.

"Alright."

After weighing the options, I feel that the price is indeed quite reasonable. Moreover, as players' levels increase, the price of these Tier 3 Skill Tome will inevitably decrease gradually. Holding onto them will only lead to depreciation, so there's no need to hoard them.

"Good!"

Bunny Critical Hit immediately pulled out 300,000 Star Coins, while I picked up several bundles of money and threw them into my Dimensional Storage Space, tossing the skill book to her.

"It's a bit like a gangster deal..."

"Bunny Critical Hit" suddenly blurted out.

I couldn't help but smile; it did look somewhat similar.

"Drop!"

Just then, a WeChat message arrived from Lu Xiaobei: "Are you back yet? I'll give you an address; take a taxi here yourself."

"OK."

The next moment, she sent a location—a Hot Pot Restaurant called Sister Yu's Old Hot Pot. She really loves hot pot!