This was the first spatial item Roger had seen since crossing over.
The thing was unbelievably rare.
In Tongma Town, it was said that only the lord himself possessed one.
But that was merely a rumor.
At least, according to Roger's memories.
The game from his previous life had indeed imposed fairly strict restrictions on storage space. Back then, he had even complained about the designers because the twenty-four-slot inventory was too small.
But now, as he looked at the storage item in his hand, which had a standard capacity of only four slots, Roger actually felt an urge to burst into tears of joy!
He would finally no longer have to go adventuring with five or six backpacks strapped to him!
Objectively speaking,
the space provided by "Cowens's Stomach Pouch" was not particularly large.
It had only four slots in total.
Each slot's storage space was only slightly larger than a computer desk drawer.
But it greatly eased Roger's immediate predicament.
Elemental Bottles, Magic Books, Magic Scrolls, medicine pouches and herbal products, disposable trap items, disposable lockpicking tools, Silver Horns and Copper Coins, flint and Aluminum Strips for starting fires...
He stuffed in every small object that could fit.
Looking at the many items arranged neatly inside "Cowens's Stomach Pouch,"
Roger's sense of accomplishment soared.
The only regret was that when he found the pouch, it had been empty.
He did not know whether the items inside had been erased by a spell Corpse Demon had set in advance when it died, or whether it had simply never stored anything in the first place.
Besides "Cowens's Stomach Pouch," the other two pieces of equipment also had their own unique features.
The first was the leather armor Roger had chosen initially.
"Dragon Lizard Leather Armor"
"Rating: S"
"Defense 9 Quality 11 Hardness 3 Durability 7"
"Special Effect: Dragon Lizard's Guardian (Single-use)"
"Dragon Lizard's Guardian: Automatically activates when a large amount of damage is sustained within a short period. A sturdy carapace made of white film will form over the surface of the leather armor, greatly immunizing the wearer against Physical Attacks."
Although it was a powerful one-use defense, it still lived up to its S-rank rating.
For an Adventurer, this kind of special effect was sometimes equivalent to an extra life!
Roger's leather armor had just been heavily damaged during the Extreme Flame Storm.
Not only had its shape become ugly, its durability had also plummeted. If he kept putting it off, it would probably need to be completely reforged soon.
So he simply changed into "Dragon Lizard Leather Armor."
"Although the coating of 'Cold Fish Grease' can indeed resist the assault of flames, ordinary clothing will still be damaged."
"So I still need to be careful when using Extreme Flame Storm. Or perhaps, next time I use it, I could consider streaking..."
All kinds of strange battle strategies flashed through Roger's mind.
He casually placed the third piece of equipment in his palm and prepared to examine it carefully with Qi Divination Technique.
"Qi Divination Technique really is useful."
Roger praised it once again in his heart.
As a specialty unique to a Hidden Hero, Qi Divination Technique was far more effective than other ordinary specialties.
It could be perfectly applied to multiple fields. The first was divination.
Although it sounded somewhat ridiculous, Qi Divination Technique truly possessed a certain divination ability.
Roger only needed to silently recite the matter he wished to divine in his heart, and Qi Divination Technique would automatically deduce the good or bad fortune related to it.
Of course, it was limited to good or bad fortune.
For example,
the neighbor's dog had gone missing.
Roger could not use Qi Divination Technique to find the dog, but he could use it to divine things like "the probability of successfully finding the dog today" or "the probability that the dog was eaten by a monster."
Overall, it provided a relatively vague judgment, but sometimes it produced miraculous results.
The second field was "perceiving living creatures."
By perceiving a target creature, Roger could obtain certain information before the two sides exchanged blows.
As contact between them deepened, this information would gradually evolve, becoming more detailed and closer to the truth.
In this regard, Roger did not rely on Qi Divination Technique particularly heavily.
Both the Red Tide Corpse Queen and the Corpse Demon had proven that Qi Divination Technique had flaws.
So he still preferred to observe and probe during combat, gradually feeling out deeper and more reliable answers.
What Qi Divination Technique could obtain was merely the superficial, shallow layer of information that monsters revealed.
What lay hidden beneath that shallow information—their trump cards—
was what Roger truly cared about!
The third field was "Appraise Items."
This one was easier to understand. It could be used like the "Appraisal" skill in a fantasy game.
When appraising items, Qi Divination Technique often had two modes.
The first was screening.
When Roger had just selected his equipment, he had used this mode.
In screening mode, Qi Divination Technique could scan large numbers of pieces of equipment roughly at the same time.
By observing the different colors rising from the items, Roger could make a general judgment of their quality.
So far, he had seen only four colors.
Gray-white meant ordinary goods, pale green represented normal quality, and deep blue symbolized fine-grade merchandise.
Then there was purple.
Purple was not necessarily better than blue, but it was certainly rarer than blue.
It might even produce a "curio" with both good and bad aspects.
Compared to screening mode, the second mode was individual appraisal.
When it came to appraising items, Qi Divination Technique had an extremely high success rate.
He did not even need to find a specialized appraiser.
In this regard, it had saved Roger quite a bit of money.
In summary, Qi Divination Technique had an extremely wide range of uses.
If it were not especially taxing on his stamina and mental energy, Roger would have loved to keep it active twenty-four hours a day.
Beneath the specialty "Qi Divination Technique" was a long, thin, bright-yellow progress bar. It was now very close to being filled completely.
This was a sign that the specialty was about to level up.
"Hopefully, after it levels up, if nothing else, its cost will be reduced somewhat."
Roger sincerely looked forward to it.
After that thought,
the item resting in his palm produced its appraisal results.
"Gargoyle Statue (Forbidden Item)"
"Rating: ?"
"????"
"Seal: A gargoyle of unknown level is sealed inside"
"Unsealing Method: ???"
Roger's expression held a trace of surprise.
This was the first time he had encountered an item with so many question marks.
Although it was not a curio, the term "forbidden item" seemed to suggest even more strongly that the Gargoyle Statue was extraordinary.
After studying it briefly without result, Roger carefully put the Gargoyle Statue away.
This thing was certainly extraordinary. He simply had not discovered its specific method of use yet.
He would surely discover something if he studied it slowly in the future.
After organizing his spoils, Roger did not even have time to stretch before opening his character panel.
During the battle in which he slew the Corpse Demon, he had risen four levels in a row. Setting Charge Up aside, his actual strength had also improved somewhat.
First were the Attribute Points and new skills.
The Hidden Hero class gained one free Attribute Point every five levels and a new combat skill every four levels.
He currently had one free Attribute Point.
There was nothing to hesitate over. Roger directly put it into Agility.
This was the Hidden Hero's primary attribute. He would build it up to the maximum first.
Thus, his Agility reached 12 points.
The two new skills were as follows:
"Treading on the Moon: In places with moonlight, your running speed will increase significantly."
"Dismantle Traps: You can disassemble some ordinary traps with your bare hands."