To make time for the upcoming trip to Greenland, Zhang Heng barely rested this time. The day after meeting Han Lu to discuss financing, he returned to the Game Point.
By now, most schools were on break. There were noticeably more students in the bar, and the air was thick with hormones. Zhang Heng squeezed through the crowd, arrived at the iron staircase, showed the player number on his arm, and headed upstairs.
When he pushed open the door, he saw Bartender Lady slacking off behind the bar as usual, playing on her NS. She merely raised her eyelids slightly when she saw Zhang Heng. "You're here?"
"Yeah."
The two of them acted as if nothing had ever happened on Red Island. Zhang Heng never questioned Bartender Lady about why she had been there, and she had no intention of explaining herself either.
However, after clearing the little monster on her screen, Bartender Lady finally put down her console, stood up again, pulled out a Tule Tree Wooden Box from beneath the bar, and pushed it toward Zhang Heng.
"Your new item has been appraised."
Zhang Heng took the Tule Tree Wooden Box and opened it. Inside was the golden scale, along with a card bearing the appraisal results.
Name: Scales of the Mortal World
Quality: C
Effect: The wearer may absorb the Scales of the Mortal World into their body to gain a substantial increase in strength when needed. However, use will produce certain aftereffects, mainly weakness. Recovery is possible through rest.
The effect of the Scales of the Mortal World was simple and direct: the most common kind of strength-enhancing equipment in RPG games. It suited Jörmungandr's nature, and yet this kind of brute-force stat enhancement was undeniably among the most practical.
Whether in battle or when facing