Item Levels

Inside the Anguo Temple's inner hall treasury, Ying Ru Shi took out a coil of snake-patterned rope from her backpack.

"Ah, truly worthy of being a Murong Family rope." Shang Xin Lei took the snake-patterned rope, wrapped it around the outside of the treasury's turntable, and exclaimed in admiration, "It's simply a work of art."

"It seems White Fox has quite the connections in Qi Kingdom." Yaoshi Yuan said blandly while wrapping the rope, "The ropes sold by the Murong Family to outsiders aren't of this quality."

Ying Ru Shi laughed, "It's not really connections. After all, something like a rope, if you say it's precious, you really can't buy this quality elsewhere, but if you say it's cheap, no one else places such high demands on rope quality like the Murong Family, since their Secret Realm is located below a cliff... I just know a friend from the Murong Family, and it was easy to get."

"In comparison, Black Wolf, your connections are even more outrageous. You actually have a way to obtain a Rare Relic. Could it be that you obtained a Relic Synthesis Blueprint from some Secret Realm?"

"Not synthesis." Hearing this question, Yaoshi Yuan raised her head, with a hint of pride in her reserve, "It's sublimation."

"As expected, I also know a little about Rare Relics, but none of their powers match what Black Wolf you just displayed." Ying Ru Shi's voice was surprised, with a hint of just the right amount of jealousy, "To actually be able to sublimate a Relic... truly..."

Underneath her mask, Yaoshi Yuan's face flushed slightly, her body and mind were at ease, and the look in her eyes towards Ying Ru Shi softened, even willing to give some pointers, "Sublimating a Relic isn't too difficult. You just need to temper the Relic day and night, and use it with such skill that it becomes divine, and you might be able to sublimate it."

Yan Qing was a little confused. He did know about 'Relic Synthesis' and 'Relic Sublimation,' which were two paths for upgrading Relics.

It was just that he had never heard of the 'Rare Relic' that Black Wolf and White Fox were talking about, and didn't know what it referred to.

"Black Wolf, your Rare Relic should have the effects of 'Defense' and 'Counterattack,' right?" Although Shang Xin Lei used a questioning tone, her tone was very certain, "And the strength of the counterattack is directly proportional to how much damage you resisted, otherwise you wouldn't have waited for those bald donkeys to attack you first before retaliating. From this perspective, your Rare Relic should be a piece of armor? Or clothing?"

Ying Ru Shi glanced at Shang Xin Lei.

She could also see this information, but she wouldn't say it.

But Red Snake has very sharp eyes, Ying Ru Shi thought, she thought the Relic should be Black Wolf's very conspicuous Fine Steel Spear.

Yaoshi Yuan didn't intend to hide it after exposing it. She tugged at her collar, revealing a dark brown inner armor. A faint blue light appeared on the edge of the inner armor, as if the armor was breathing.

"Second-Turn Rare Relic · Vidyaraja Armor." She said lightly, "In the future, when you need to attack fortifications, just rely on me."

This time, Yaoshi Yuan finally saw surprise in Yan Qing's eyes as she wished.

It's just that there's a little less jealousy and unwillingness, humph, probably because he feels that he can never catch up with me in this life, so he doesn't even have the heart to be jealous, Yaoshi Yuan thought.

But Yan Qing was not surprised because of the Vidyaraja Armor, but because he finally understood that the Rare Relic that Black Wolf and the others were talking about so powerfully, and that the monks outside were so shocked about, turned out to be the Rare-level Relic in the game!

In The Herald, Relics are not only the source of player skills, but also player equipment, so there are naturally different grades. The grades, from low to high, are White Board Common, Blue Rare, Gold Precious, Orange Legendary, and Dark Gold Immortal.

Among them, White Board Common and Blue Rare are both goods for players to transition, so Yan Qing didn't react when he heard them talking about Rare Relics, just like if you heard someone praising a treasure as 'thin as a cicada's wing, as white as snow,' who would think of the Vinda brand tissue they use to wipe their mouth and ass.

Yan Qing asked while turning the snake-patterned rope, "What Relic is above Rare Relic?"

Everyone looked at him strangely, and Shang Xin Lei said, "Of course it's a Rare Treasure Relic."

"What's above Rare Treasure?"

"That's the Legendary Relic, famous throughout the world, and whose holders are all influential figures."

"What's above Legendary?"

"Legendary is the highest level." Shang Xin Lei said strangely, "Could there be a Relic more advanced than Legendary?"

It seems they don't know about Immortal Relics... Yan Qing wasn't surprised, after all, even Legendary Relics can only appear after the Fourth Turn. Red Snake and Black Wolf's level really couldn't know about Immortal Relic information.

But you can tell from the name that the high-grade Relics in this world are much, much, much rarer than in the game—Rare becomes Rare, Precious becomes Rare Treasure, and only Legendary remains Legendary.

Alas, a clever woman cannot cook without rice. No wonder they value Rare Relics so much.

He thought so and saw it that way, so Yaoshi Yuan keenly noticed Yan Qing's gaze gradually changing from surprise to pity. Yaoshi Yuan was no stranger to this kind of gaze—many nobles would come outside Chang'an and, seeing the scantily clad wild children on the streets, would casually toss down some food and watch them scramble for it. They looked down from above, pitying the suffering of the world.

Yaoshi Yuan never thought she would become the object of such a gaze. She even forgot to be angry, merely puzzled as to why Yan Qing looked at her that way.

But before she could say anything, Shang Xin Lei raised a question that greatly attracted her attention: "Isn't the mission reward turning Bingzi Jiaolin into a Relic? The Thieves' Den reward should at least be a Rare Treasure Relic, right?"

"A Rare Treasure Relic is possible," Ying Ru Shi said with great interest, "but it can never be an ordinary Relic."

"It's a Legendary Relic," Yan Qing said.

At this moment, Yaoshi Yuan finally realized she should be angry and immediately retorted, "How do you know it's a Legendary Relic? Do you know how rare Legendary Relics are? Besides, the mission rewards a First Rank Relic, how can there be a First Rank Legendary Relic?"

Yan Qing didn't argue with her, but continued to twist the snake-patterned rope with force. As they twisted the rope, it tightened continuously, and the golden cabinet door entangled by the rope began to emit twisting and cracking sounds.

Even The Herald couldn't shake the golden door, yet it was beginning to collapse under the effect of a circle of rope!

Dong!

With several explosions, the golden cabinet door entangled by the snake-patterned rope flew out of the golden cabinet and crashed into a heap in the air!

The golden cabinet door that Martial Monks needed an hour to open only lasted a few sentences in their hands, and they didn't even use any Relics, just a circle of rope!

"Although it was within the plan, seeing it happen is still shocking," Ying Ru Shi murmured, "Why can the rope explode with such great power after tying so many knots?"

"It's simple, just the principle of a pulley block amplification," Yan Qing took out a large bag, "Hurry up and take the things and leave."

Using ropes to open the golden cabinet door, the core is to use knots as pulley blocks to amplify the force. As long as enough knots are tied, it is equivalent to using a super-long lever to pry open the golden cabinet door. This trick was learned by Yan Qing from the experience of a Jianghu thief robbing a bank. It was recognized by practitioners in the field, and he simply used his physics knowledge to reproduce the steps of this technique.

All four golden cabinets were opened, and of course, Yan Qing and the others couldn't just take Bingzi Jiaolin and leave. Even Yaoshi Yuan had no objection—the bag she prepared was still the largest—but time was tight and the task was heavy, and there were so many treasures in the golden cabinet, they had to fill the bags as quickly as possible and then leave.

But don't look at how big the golden cabinet is and how many things are inside, but most of them are of no value to Yan Qing and the others: they have no use for business contracts and land deeds, they don't need gems, gold jewelry, and antiques and calligraphy are even more meaningless to them.

Therefore, the most valuable things in the vault are Spirit Jade, Blood Replenishment Pills, and various precious materials that exploded from the Secret Realms!

As for Relics, there wasn't a single one. After all, Relics are ultimately weapons, and weapons must be transformed into combat power. Even Relics that are not needed temporarily are definitely placed at home as backups. No one would lock weapons in a golden cabinet to earn interest.

But just grabbing a bag of Spirit Jade is worth it. Yan Qing felt that this sack should be able to hold two or three thousand Spirit Jade. Unfortunately, he is not a game character. Without a game console, he can't use personal and public warehouses, otherwise, he could empty all four golden cabinets.

Clang!

Suddenly, the sound of metal clashing came from behind. Yan Qing turned his head and saw Black Wolf and White Fox fighting. Black Wolf thrust out his Fine Steel Spear, White Fox drew out his long sword, and the two of them stood their ground, blocking in front of a golden cabinet.

Inside the golden cabinet was a knife rack, and on the knife rack was a three-foot-long knife. The handle of the knife was inlaid with gems to form patterns, and the scabbard was engraved with carvings of birds and beasts, elegant and imposing, extremely luxurious. Even though there were other jewels, gold, and silver in the golden cabinet, they were overshadowed by this knife.

This is their mission objective this time.

Bingzi Jiaolin!

The theft method is based on a movie I like very much, and the villain protagonist in it is a little bit more handsome than me.