Your Chest-Opening Wind-Up Looks Like a Fly Rubbing Its Hands

Stripping five times was an exclusive privilege enjoyed by Cheng Tian as the commander of the group. Everyone else basically got two or three attempts, and without stripping bonuses like Cheng Tian's that were still in effect, they usually only got one or two.

But at this point, Cheng Tian did something else: he began purchasing the Elder Dragon materials stripped by others right on the spot.

Not only was he flush with bounty money now, but he could also shift the cost onto the Scorching Sun Legion's benefits. On top of that, some players were willing to do him a favor. Selling to the Space was selling, and selling to Cheng Tian was selling too, so they might as well give Cheng Tian some goodwill.

Cheng Tian's purpose in buying them was simple: making equipment.

The materials he had collected himself might not even be enough to craft a complete Elder Dragon's Netherfire Set. It was not merely a matter of insufficient quantity, but also insufficient variety. Aside from the four materials Cheng Tian had stripped himself, there were also ghost claws, tails, ghost horns, and ghost curtains—not to mention the quantities needed for weapon crafting.

But by gathering the entire group's strength, Cheng Tian could meet the material requirements at a relatively small cost.

Still, rather than saying Cheng Tian wanted to craft equipment, it would be more accurate to say that he wanted to modify equipment.

Cheng Tian still had an item called Canghuo Dragon Scale Armor. Although it had been replaced and left gathering dust after he obtained the NESTS High-Grade Combat Suit, the special nature of Soul Equipment still gave it plenty of potential.

The Scorching Sun Legion now had its own workshop as well, so Cheng Tian planned to have the master craftsmen from