Rating: SS

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"Suicide Bracelet"

"Rating: D+"

"Enchantment: Arc Lightning Slash"

"Arc Lightning Slash: Second-tier spell. Using the bracelet as a starting point, summon a bolt of arc lightning that lasts for 30 seconds to attack enemies (arc lightning length is between 8 to 14 meters, adjustable)."

"Usage: Mystra's Seventh Curse"

"Limit: Three times daily"

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"This rating, how is it two tiers lower than the Suicide Ring?"

At first, Roger was a bit puzzled.

But he quickly understood.

The Extreme Flame Storm was indeed a trap; for ordinary people, using it was simply seeking death.

However, that spell was at least a continuous area-of-effect attack.

After casting the spell, there was a chance to take the enemy down with you.

But the "Arc Lightning Slash" was different.

When most people chanted the incantation, before the arc lightning even struck the enemy, they might get electrocuted themselves.

There wasn't even a chance for a mutual kill! No wonder it received a rare D-grade rating.

However, for Roger...

The negative side effects of Arc Lightning Slash were almost nonexistent—

The slight numbing sensation was negligible with his high Tenacity.

The extreme controllability and the Lightning Attribute's effectiveness against monsters made it seem more outstanding than the Extreme Flame Storm.

He just didn't know how it would perform in actual combat.

But at this moment, Roger's expression was somewhat unpredictable.

Having obtained two "Suicide" equipment pieces in a row made him sense a hint of conspiracy!

"Setting aside the coincidence, if I can get two suicide equipment pieces in such a short time, does it mean there are many similar equipment pieces in Mystra?"

"One or two might be understandable, perhaps the recreational products of an alchemist master's failed experiments."

"But if there are many suicide equipment pieces, or even a set of the suicide series... then something is very wrong!"

Roger took a deep breath.

If his hypothesis were true.

Then the magic items of the "Suicide" series could be bait designed and released by someone! The targets for this fishing expedition would naturally be adventurers like Roger, who have extremely high Magic Resistance or immunity to certain elements! Under normal circumstances.

No one would use the suicide series equipment.

At most, they'd keep it for a desperate gamble.

But what if someone used them repeatedly?

Wouldn't that confirm that the user has extremely high resistance, or even complete immunity, to the spells on the equipment? Such individuals would naturally be a grave threat to mages! Before they could grow, they would likely be ruthlessly eliminated!

Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Roger's back.

He almost couldn't resist throwing away the two suicide equipment pieces he had.

"If my speculation is correct, then the people releasing this equipment must be Mage Lords who preside over certain regions, like Vilan."

"After all, the value of this equipment is not insignificant, and to ensure sufficient deployment density, the cost must be extremely high."

"This requires extremely long-term strategic vision and crisis awareness, immense financial resources, and very profound magical attainments. Such individuals are few and far between in all of Mystra."

"It's likely those Mage Lords near Gem City."

Roger's brow furrowed, and after a while, it slowly relaxed.

"This possibility does exist, but for now, it's just speculation."

"Once I reach Gem City or other densely populated areas, I must secretly find an opportunity to confirm the number of suicide equipment pieces!"

With this thought.

Roger carefully put away the two suicide equipment pieces.

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

But to be on the safe side, he had to strictly control the usage frequency and try his best not to use them if possible.

After doing all this.

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

Except for the Suicide Bracelet.

Sang Qi's room contained a few other items, and he managed to pick out some that caught his eye and took them.

First was the money—

Two small pouches of valuable crushed gems, 24 Silver Horns, and around 7,000 Copper Coins.

This money made a significant contribution to the enrichment of Roger's coin purse.

Next was a batch of written Magic Scrolls, along with a large quantity of blank scrolls.

Sang Qi had likely just learned "Scroll Writing."

As such, her room was filled with many practice pieces, but few were truly useful.

Fortunately, blank scrolls weren't cheap either and could be sold for money.

Roger naturally accepted them all.

And on Sang Qi's bedside table.

Roger found a "Crescent Necklace" (+3 Dim Light Vision), with other attributes that were decent enough.

Although it was a women's necklace, he put it on immediately.

Other things were secondary; increasing attributes was the most important!

After clearing out the bedroom, the next area was the laboratory.

Here, he discovered a large collection of alchemist supplies: a uniquely shaped cauldron, eight bundles of Magic Campfire Packs, four high-precision beakers, a set of slightly less precise glass tubes, a variety of herbs, and several corpses of Magic Explosion Frogs that Roger was very familiar with...

The item that surprised Roger the most was the cauldron.

"Sang Qi's Cauldron"

"Rating: SS"

"Enchantment 1: Primary Element Extraction and Separation"

"Primary Element Extraction and Separation: Can perform preliminary element extraction and separation on herbs, elixirs, and materials placed within the cauldron, according to the alchemist's needs (Red Cauldron)."

Enchantment 2: Primary Drug Refinement

Primary Drug Refinement: Can automatically refine mixed materials into finished drugs according to the alchemist's needs, but will incur a certain loss in success rate (Green Cauldron).

"Enchantment 3: Subdimensional Item Storage Pouch"

This was the first SS-rated equipment Roger had obtained! Crucially, the three enchantments on this cauldron were all incredibly practical.

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

The form could be adjusted by controlling the cauldron's magic hub.

In Red Cauldron form, the default activated effect was element extraction and separation.

This meant a significant purification of materials.

And in Green Cauldron form, it could directly craft drugs.

It didn't even require the alchemist to operate it! Besides the two forms.

This cauldron also came with a super-large subdimensional storage pouch.

Roger tested its depth.

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

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

The only drawback was that this thing was a bit too large.

Roger could only carry it on his back.

In Green Cauldron form, it looked rather like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

With this cauldron, Roger's plundering operation went much smoother.

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

Then, carrying the cauldron on his back, he quietly slipped out the back door.

The Bear Goblins never noticed anything amiss throughout the entire process.

These simpletons only discovered Sang Qi's death after seeing the house on fire.

Unfortunately for Roger at that time.

He had already begun his journey back to the surface.

"You have killed 1 Bear Goblin (Drowning), accumulating 1 Bear Goblin killed."

"You have gained 8 XP."

"Your chest hair growth speed has received a slight increase."

Walking through the narrow tunnel.

Roger was bewildered.

"When did I drop the Sin Mark? Oh, I think I casually dropped one earlier."

"Then how did I kill the Bear Goblin?"

"And this stat... I don't need it anyway!"

Looking at the stats the Bear Goblin had provided, Roger got a headache.

As expected, good buddies like the Magic Explosion Frog and Gray Dwarf were rare.

He thought somewhat dejectedly:

"Fortunately, there was only one."

On the status bar, the numbers jumped up rapidly.

"You have killed 5 Bear Goblins (Poisoned), accumulating 6 Bear Goblins killed."

"You have gained 41 XP."

"Your chest hair growth speed has received a slight increase."

"Damn it!"

Roger was furious.