The Orange Ring's Overpowered Effects

Faced with this situation, Gu Xi hesitated for a moment, but ultimately gave up the idea of grinding Shadow Crown reputation.

It wasn't that Gu Xi didn't intend to grind reputation here, but rather that he didn't have the time.

Putting aside the issue of reputation, which is required to redeem items, what about the funds available for redemption?

After all that effort, the one who benefited was the Shadow Crown, while Gu Xi could only get a few common purple items at most.

The fact that those items were placed on the outside indicates that their attributes are not as good as the Thorns Shard that Gu Xi just acquired. Gu Xi would not do something that is not cost-effective.

"Never mind, one purple item is enough for me."

Gu Xi smiled and then wrapped the Thorns Shard around his waist.

When he equipped the Thorns Shard, he heard two clinking sounds.

[Ding! You are currently wearing Purple Equipment. Would you like to activate the Fox Eye Ring's Suppression and Purification properties to suppress all negative effects?]

[Ding! You have prepared a purple belt, a replica of the Thorns Heart. If you equip the Thorns Heart, it will replace the negative effects of this item.]

"No need for suppression."

Gu Xi thought to himself.

It would be a waste to suppress something so trivial. But this thing is actually a replica of the better purple belt. No wonder it's called Thorns Shard.

These materials were probably found in that thorny Princess's Forest.

Gu Xi didn't expect that after he said that in his mind, a new message would pop up immediately.

[Suppression and Purification effects activated; negative effects on Purple Equipment reduced by half.]

Gu Xi was stunned by the news; he hadn't expected such a situation.

Gu Xi thought for a moment and activated the Thorns Web effect. He then felt the negative effects, but the pain described as being like being pricked by needles had now become like being pricked by the thorns on a sweater.

The Fox Eye Ring is really powerful.

Gu Xi didn't expect that the Fox Eye Ring's claim that the negative effects of other purple equipment would be halved would actually come true.

With this feeling, even without the purple gear like the Shadow Crown, Gu Xi wouldn't have to worry about any negative effects.

With this in mind, Gu Xi adjusted his expression and said to Domala, "I'm all set here. Can you take a look at the others?"

"Of course, you can look around freely, but you can't touch anything."

Domala was also thinking of showing Gu Xi the strength of the Shadow Crown, so when Gu Xi made the suggestion, he made a gesture to give way.

Gu Xi didn't stand on ceremony and rushed straight to the innermost circle.

In the innermost circle, there were more than twenty pieces of equipment.

However, Gu Xi could tell at a glance that the best items here were a scepter, a thick-covered magic book, and a branch with tender green leaves.

None of the rest are as good as these three.

However, among the remaining items, Gu Xi saw the true form of the Thorns Shard: the Thorns Heart.

It was a belt of the same style, except that the thorns on the surface of the belt were gold, and it was also inlaid with a green gemstone.

The Thorns Heart is placed in a relatively inward position within the inner circle.

Gu Xi estimated that, based on the location of the Thorns Heart, it should be considered one of the top ten best purple items in the Shadow Crown.

As a replica of the Thorns Heart, the Thorns Shard isn't actually that bad.

As Gu Xi strolled around, he kept familiarizing himself with the empty spaces on the Thorns Shard.

Because they are not socketed, these empty slots for hanging potions are not shown in the equipment description.

After putting on the belt, Gu Xi felt that the design of the belt was quite good. There were four potion slots on the left side of the belt. From the outside, it looked like four test tubes could be inserted, but in fact, it could hold four different Magic Potion.

Each type of Magic Potion can be stored in six bottles. In terms of extremely fast access, the potion can be used automatically as long as you place your hand on the potion slot, eliminating the need to pour it into your mouth as before.

The right side is the adventure item slot, corresponding to keys, water, fire, and food. The keychain can hold sixteen keys, the water and food slots can hold five days' worth of food, and the fire slot contains flint and wood, allowing Gu Xi to start a fire on the spot at any time.

This ensures that Gu Xi can survive safely in the wild, at least he won't be abandoned there with nothing.

As for the waist area, you can hang four small bags there.

The four bags you have now were given as a gift from the Thorns Shard at the beginning.

Since it's uncertain who will ultimately receive the Thorns Shard, the pack provided is the most basic material pack.

From left to right, they are a 16-slot herb pack, an ore pack, an enchanting pack, and a spell material pack.

As for better material packs, there are 24-slot Shadow Material Bag in the Shadow Crown, which can be used to store materials obtained in the shadows.

However, these all need to be exchanged for Domala. If that doesn't work, then you'll need to find a professional bag maker to order them.

Anyway, Domala won't be giving them away for free anymore.

Even if the King of Heaven himself came, it wouldn't work.

Gu Xi didn't insist on anything, but casually touched his waist and found that because of the Extreme Speed Retrieval skill, taking West One District from behind was not as troublesome as he had imagined.

As soon as he had a thought, the item would automatically appear in his hand.

However, at that time, his fingertips would feel like they were being pricked by needles.

Gu Xi felt that the pain was still bearable.

After walking around here for a while, Gu Xi went to a more peripheral area.

Gu Xi discovered that what was here wasn't all like the Thorns Shard; there were some top-quality purple-grade replicas in the inner circle, and there were also some pieces of equipment that were clearly not in the Shadow Crown style.

Although Gu Xi couldn't access these devices, Gu Xi learned a great deal simply by observing and studying their appearance.

Domala was also a competent quartermaster.

As long as it's not about getting Domala to take the items out, but just asking him about the origins of the equipment, he's quite willing to answer.

Through this question-and-answer exchange, Gu Xi gradually came to understand some of Domala's mindset.

He is the kind of person who doesn't like others taking advantage of his family.

Gu Xi's thirty Black Dragon were essentially uprooting him.

The reason he was willing to Gu Xi face was entirely because these Black Dragons were not part of the Shadow Crown's inventory, but rather came with Gu Xi's Soldier Recruitment Ticket.

Otherwise, he would have already started fighting with Gu Xi.

After wandering around the room for a while, Gu Xi asked Domala for some details about the Evil Coffin leaping in the shadows before finally leaving the room and returning to the main hall where he had started.