Rating: SS

"Suicide Bracelet"

"Rating: D+"

"Enchantment: Arc Lightning Slash"

"Arc Lightning Slash: Second Ring Spell. Starting from the bracelet, it summons an arc of lightning that attacks enemies for 30 seconds (the arc's length ranges from 8 to 14 meters and can be freely adjusted)"

"Usage: Mystra's Seventh Curse"

"Limit: Three times per day"

"How is this rating two grades lower than the Suicide Ring?"

At first, Roger was somewhat puzzled.

But he quickly figured it out.

Extreme Flame Storm was indeed a terrible trap. For ordinary people, using it was simply courting death.

At least the spell was a sustained area-of-effect attack.

After casting it, there was a chance to perish together with the enemy.

But Arc Lightning Slash was different.

An ordinary person might just finish reciting the incantation when the arc lightning struck them before it even reached the enemy, killing them on the spot.

They would not even have the chance to perish together with their enemy! No wonder it had the rare D-grade rating.

But for Roger,

the negative effects of Arc Lightning Slash practically did not exist—

The slight numbness was negligible with his high Fortitude.

Its extremely high controllability, along with Lightning Attribute's restraining effect against monsters, made it even better than Extreme Flame Storm.

He simply did not know how effective it would be in actual combat.

But at that moment, Roger's expression was somewhat troubled.

Obtaining two "suicide" items in succession

had given him a whiff of conspiracy!

"Setting coincidence aside, I obtained two suicide items in such a short time. Does that mean there are many more items like this in Mystra?"

"One or two items could be dismissed. They might have been recreational products made by some alchemy master after a failed experiment."

"But if there are many suicide items, or even an entire suicide set... then something is very wrong!"

Roger took a deep breath.

If his assumption was true,

then the suicide-series magic items might have been deliberately designed and released as bait! Their targets would naturally be Adventurers like Roger, who possessed extremely high Magic Resistance or partial elemental immunity! Under normal circumstances,

no one would use suicide-series equipment.

At most, they would keep it for a desperate gamble.

But what if someone kept using them repeatedly?

Would that not prove that the user possessed extremely high resistance to the spells on the equipment, or was even completely immune to them? Such a person would naturally be the greatest threat to the mages.

Before they could grow,

they would probably be ruthlessly eliminated!

At this thought, cold sweat drenched Roger's back.

He almost threw away the two suicide items in his hands.

"If my guess is correct, then the people distributing these items must be Mage Lords ruling over a territory, figures like Vilan."

"After all, these items are extremely valuable. To ensure a sufficient distribution density, the cost must be astronomical."

"This requires extremely far-sighted strategic vision and awareness of danger, tremendous financial resources, and profound magical attainments. There are only a handful of people like that in all of Mystra."

"They might be the few Mage Lords near Gem City."

Roger frowned deeply. After a while, his brows slowly relaxed.

"This possibility does exist, but for now, it is only a guess."

"Once I reach Gem City or another densely populated area, I must secretly find a chance to confirm the number of suicide items!"

With that thought,

Roger still carefully put away the two suicide items.

Before confirming the exact situation, there was no need to scare himself.

But to be safe, he had to strictly control how often he used them and avoid using them whenever possible.

After finishing all this,

Roger let out a soft breath and shifted his gaze elsewhere.

Besides the Suicide Bracelet,

there were also some other things in Sang Qi's room. He picked out a few items that caught his eye and took them with him.

First was money—

Two small bags of valuable cut gemstones, 24 silver horns, and roughly 7,000 copper tokens.

This sum made an outstanding contribution to Roger's efforts to pad his purse.

Next was a batch of completed Magic Scrolls and a large number of blank scrolls.

Sang Qi had probably only recently learned how to "write scrolls."

That was why her room contained quite a few practice pieces, while truly useful ones were few and far between.

Fortunately, blank scrolls were not cheap either and could also be sold for money.

Roger naturally took them all.

Then, on the bedside table in Sang Qi's room,

Roger found a Crescent Necklace (Dim Light Vision +3). Its other attributes were decent enough.

Although it was a woman's necklace, he put it on right away.

Everything else was secondary. Increasing his attributes was what mattered most!

After clearing out the bedroom, it was time for the laboratory.

There, he found a large assortment of alchemist's equipment: a peculiarly shaped cauldron, eight bundles of magical campfire packs, four high-precision beakers, a set of less precise glass tubes, all kinds of medicinal herbs, and several corpses of Magic Explosion Frogs that Roger was extremely familiar with...

What delighted Roger most was that cauldron.

"Sang Qi's Cauldron"

"Rating: SS"

"Enchantment 1: Primary Element Extraction and Separation"

"Primary Element Extraction and Separation: According to the alchemist's needs, it can perform preliminary extraction and separation of the herbs, potions, and materials placed in the cauldron (Red Cauldron)"

"Enchantment 2: Primary Drug Refinement"

"Primary Drug Refinement: According to the alchemist's needs, it can automatically refine mixed materials into finished drugs, but with a certain loss in the success rate (Green Cauldron)"

"Enchantment 3: Subdimensional Item Storage Pouch"

This was the first SS-rated piece of equipment Roger had obtained! More importantly, all three enchantments on this cauldron were absurdly practical.

Sang Qi's Cauldron had two forms: the "Red Cauldron" and the "Green Cauldron."

Its form could be adjusted by controlling the cauldron's magical core.

In Red Cauldron form, the default effect was the extraction and separation of elements.

In other words, it could greatly purify materials.

In Green Cauldron form, it could even produce drugs directly.

The alchemist did not need to operate it personally at all! Besides the two forms,

the cauldron also came with a huge Subdimensional Item Storage Pouch.

Roger tested its capacity.

He discovered that this thing was much larger than Cowens's Stomach Pouch.

The storage pouch had 16 slots, and each slot contained a space the size of a suitcase from his previous life!

The only drawback was that the thing was somewhat too large.

Roger could only carry it on his back.

In Green Cauldron form, it looked exactly like something carried by a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

With this cauldron, Roger's scavenging operation proceeded much more smoothly.

He quickly swept through everything in Sang Qi's room.

Then he carried the pot and quietly slipped out through the back door.

The Bear Goblins did not notice anything unusual from beginning to end.

Those blockheads only discovered that Sang Qi had died after they saw the room catch fire.

Unfortunately, by then,

Roger had already embarked on his return to the surface.

"You killed 1 Bear Goblin (drowned), total Bear Goblins killed: 1"

"You gained 8 XP"

"The growth rate of your chest hair increased slightly"

Walking through the narrow tunnel,

Roger was dumbfounded.

"When did I cast Sin Mark? Oh, I think I casually tossed one out earlier."

"Then how did I kill the Bear Goblin?"

"And what is this attribute... Never mind, I don't want it!"

Looking at the attribute he had received from the Bear Goblin, Roger developed a splitting headache.

Sure enough, good brothers like Magic Explosion Frogs and Gray Dwarves were rare.

He thought somewhat melancholy:

"Fortunately, there was only one."

The data panel suddenly began jumping violently.

"You killed 5 Bear Goblins (drug poisoning), total Bear Goblins killed: 6"

"You gained 41 XP"

"The growth rate of your chest hair increased slightly"

"Damn!"

Roger flew into a rage.