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Legendary Relic!

A true Legendary Relic!

A Legendary Relic that could only be vaguely grasped through storybooks and historical anecdotes had actually appeared before their eyes!

Yaoshi Yuan, Ying Ru Shi, and even Shang Xin Lei subconsciously wanted to stand up. If the Thieves' Den hadn't forced their buttocks to stick to the chairs, they would definitely be fighting right now.

It wasn't that they wanted to take it for themselves, but they just wanted to admire this legendary weapon from a closer distance!

For Heralds like them, who had grown up listening to various historical rumors and knew relics like the back of their hands, let alone touching a Legendary Relic, just looking at it and smelling it would be enough to make them feel physically and mentally happy and prolong their lives!

"What powerful authority..." Yaoshi Yuan's voice trembled, "It truly lives up to its name as Emperor Zhou's sword... It's actually a Legendary Relic..."

"Is this what a legend is?" Ying Ru Shi murmured, "Even if it's only a First Rank, it's much more powerful than the Third Rank Relics I've seen."

"Black Wolf, do you know you were wrong now!" Shang Xin Lei suddenly said, "Yellow Dog already said that there would be a reward of a Legendary Relic, and you still didn't believe it!"

It sounded like Shang Xin Lei was sticking up for Yan Qing, but Yaoshi Yuan and Ying Ru Shi immediately reacted—that's right, Yan Qing was very sure that there would be a reward of a Legendary Relic, how did he know?

But Yan Qing was actually more surprised than them.

"You know so much about the Thieves' Den, don't you know that the Thieves' Den can transform stolen items into Legendary Relics?" Yan Qing asked, "Has no one ever successfully completed a mission before?"

Yaoshi Yuan and the others looked at each other.

"I only know that the Thieves' Den can travel anywhere in the world."

"Me too, everyone guesses that as long as you control the Thieves' Den, it's equivalent to being able to descend to any place in the world, including the outer regions beyond the Central Plains..."

"I've never heard of the Thieves' Den successfully stealing anything..."

Yan Qing was also shocked. According to them, the Thieves' Den had appeared many times, so much so that many people knew all kinds of details about the Thieves' Den. However, in so many Thieves' missions, no one had ever successfully completed one?

But he thought about it and realized that this might be the truth.

After all, judging by their drooling attitude towards the Legendary Relic, if the past Thieves' missions had succeeded even once, then the information that 'the Thieves' Den can transform items into Legendary Relics' could not be concealed at all. The Heralds' positioning of the Thieves' Den would never be 'a functional Secret Realm that can be teleported to any place', but 'a resource Secret Realm that stably produces Legendary Relics'.

As for why Yan Qing knew why Bingzi Jiaolin would be transformed into a Legendary Relic...

Isn't that obvious? He designed this dungeon!

This is also why he limited the level range of this dungeon to between Level 10 and Level 39—after players reach Level 40 and establish their foundation, they can very easily obtain Legendary Relics, so a dungeon that produces Legendary Relics would not be very attractive to them.

But for low-level players between Level 10 and Level 39, it is difficult for them to obtain Legendary Relics through conventional means, except for this newly designed dungeon by Yan Qing!

Moreover, in order to increase the attractiveness, Yan Qing suggested in the design proposal that the authority entries of these low-level Legendary Relics should be selected from the T0 entry pool, instead of the T2 entry pool or the T1 entry pool.

The Legendary entry pool has three levels, from low to high, namely T2, T1, and T0. Most Legendary Relics have one T2 entry, one T1 entry, and one T0 entry. The graduated Legendary Relic has two T1 entries and one T0 entry. As for a Legendary Relic with one T1 entry and two T0 entries, it does not exist, it is too difficult to balance the strength.

But the Legendary Relics produced by the Thieves' Den will only be First to Third Rank. No matter how powerful the effect is, it will still become garbage after the player reaches Fourth Rank. In that case, why not give the Thieves' Den's Legendary Relics three T0 entries? Anyway, First to Third Rank are just the player's transition period, and the Legendary Relics with three T0 entries, no matter how powerful, are just toys.

It is gratifying that Yan Qing found that his suggestion was adopted.

Each effect of Bingzi Jiaolin can be taken out as the main entry of an ordinary Legendary Relic. 'Bestowal' can greatly strengthen the combat power of teammates, 'Pillar of the State' can greatly strengthen one's own combat power, and 'Overturning the Heavens' is the most outrageous. Even in the T0 entry pool, it is at the ceiling level, increasing attack power, increasing attack distance, and an unshakable super armor state. Although it can only last for one battle, it is enough to completely reverse the battle.

And the troublesome thing is that the scene he envisioned also appeared.

The greed on the faces of Black Wolf, White Fox, and Red Snake could hardly be concealed. Everyone stared at Bingzi Jiaolin with desire. Yan Qing had no doubt that once they could touch Bingzi Jiaolin, they would immediately run back to their rooms, 'go offline' and return to reality, and then never come to the Thieves' Den again.

Colloquially known as "lucky drop equipment."

As the saying goes, "Once the Brotherhood Sword is drawn, there are no more brothers."

This is why Yan Qing suggested designing the task rewards to be so outrageous—only something sufficiently outrageous could incite infighting among the players. The core gameplay of this instance is to make players scheme against each other, backstab each other, and become red-eyed with envy. On the surface, it's PVE, but in reality, it's PVP.

Yan Qing truly felt that his design was genius.

It would be even better if he didn't have to participate in this instance.

"I know some information about the Thieves' Den from other Secret Realms," Yan Qing perfunctorily told them.

"Yellow Dog," Yaoshi Yuan suddenly said, "in this mission, your contribution is undoubtedly the greatest."

Hearing this, Yan Qing sighed inwardly.

For someone like Black Wolf, arguing is the norm; when she thanks you, you know it's never good.

"But if you want to compete with me for the Bingzi Jiaolin, I will never hold back," Yaoshi Yuan scanned the group. "The same goes for all of you."

Ying Ru Shi smiled and didn't speak, but silently gripped the hilt of the Brave General Sword.

Shang Xin Lei seemed frightened by Yaoshi Yuan, trembling all over, but while trembling, she took out her weapon, the flying rings, looking both cowardly and ruthless.

"Put down your weapons," Yan Qing said calmly. "You won't need them."

As if to echo Yan Qing's words, new text appeared on the light screen of the Thieves' Den:

«Bingzi Jiaolin Theft Case»
«Task Difficulty: Extremely Easy»
«Task Completion: A Modest Contribution (ratings from low to high are: Insignificant, Beyond Capability, A Modest Contribution, Extraordinary, Immense Achievement)»
«Task Completion Reward: 30 Thieves' Den Points»
«Thieves' Den Points can be accumulated and can only be spent within the Thieves' Den. They cannot be traded. Once you lose the qualification to enter the Thieves' Den, the Thieves' Den Points will also be cleared.»

At the same time, a line of numbers popped up in front of everyone, with 30 written on it, representing the number of Thieves' Den Points they currently possessed.

Then the light screen continued to change, but this time it was different for everyone. Yan Qing could only see his own:

«Yellow Dog's Task Settlement List»
«Unveiling the Underground Prison of Anguo Temple: 5 points»
«Rescuing the Innocent: 5 points»
«Burning Anguo Temple: 10 points»
«Milestone Completion Progress: Suspect 1/10, Demolition Team 1/1»
«You receive an additional 20 Thieves' Den Points»

The Thieves' Den Points in front of Yan Qing soared to 50. He glanced at the others. Red Snake had 30 points, indicating no extra points, after all, she didn't help much in this mission besides fanning the flames;

White Fox had 33 points, probably because she provided the snakeskin rope;

Black Wolf had 40 points, obviously because Black Wolf directly killed four Martial Monks, completing the only battle in the mission.

Everyone looked at their own and others' Thief Points, then at the Bingzi Jiaolin in the center of the stone table, vaguely guessing what was happening.

Ka.

The 'disc' responsible for emitting light on the ceiling of the Thieves' Den suddenly opened, and three items fell from it: a ring, a manual, and a bottle of pills.

"Based on the completion of the thieves' tasks, the Thieves' Den has selected three items from the vault as additional rewards."

"Storage Ring"

"Rank: First Rank Ordinary"

"Effect: You gain a quick slot, allowing you to take items out of the Storage Ring at any time."

"Evaluation: Better than nothing."

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"Random Advanced Skill Beginner's Manual"

"Usage Condition: Must have mastered any basic skill"

"Effect: Allows you to immediately comprehend an advanced version of a basic skill"

"Evaluation: The master leads you through the door, cultivation depends on the individual. If the master doesn't lead you through the door, you'll never understand it in your life."

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"Comprehension Pill"

"Quantity: One"

"Effect: Increases Comprehension by 30 points for seven days."

"Evaluation: You will regret it after eating it."

These three items each had their own uses. Although the Storage Ring was the lowest rank, not to mention in this world, even in the game, storage relics that could provide quick slots were rare items. Moreover, unlike players who had a system warehouse, people in this world did not have such convenient storage methods, so a Storage Ring that could store key items was invaluable.

The advanced skills referred to in the Advanced Skill Beginner's Manual were not common goods like the Swift Thunder Saber Technique, but genuine 'Advanced Saber Techniques' and 'Advanced Footwork'. Many advanced relics in the future would require advanced skills to use, so they could not be missed whenever they were seen.

The Comprehension Pill was the simplest and most direct. 30 points of Comprehension was a 30% experience bonus, and it lasted for seven days. If one was willing to grind, the value of this pill was even higher than the previous two.

But no matter how good these three items were, they could not compare to the Legendary Relic Bingzi Jiaolin!

"All reward items for this mission are as follows: Bingzi Jiaolin, Storage Ring, Random Advanced Skill Beginner's Manual, Comprehension Pill"

"Now is the auction phase. You can use Thief Points to bid on items, with a minimum bid of 5 points and a minimum increase of 5 points each time. Thieves who have bid on an item have priority in the next round of bidding."

"The first item is Bingzi Jiaolin, please thieves, place your bids."

Ying Ru Shi's eyes flashed after reading the rules, and she immediately shouted, "Black Wolf—"

But before Black Wolf could open his mouth, Yan Qing took the lead and said:

"I bid 36 points!"

"Yellow Dog bids 36 points for Bingzi Jiaolin"

"No one present can bid more than 41 Thief Points, Bingzi Jiaolin belongs to Yellow Dog"

Under the fiery gazes of the other three, Bingzi Jiaolin slowly floated in front of Yan Qing, and he reached out to grasp it!

Bingzi Jiaolin, obtained!