Preparations Before the Expedition Against the Elite!

Xiao Yang, bored, suddenly had an idea. He took out the most precious item from his personal backpack.

It was an incredibly ostentatious black iron pot, a genuine Legendary-grade Curiosity.

Xiao Yang took it out, wanting to see if it had any other uses not mentioned in its description, much like the Dark Dispelling Lantern, which could actually detect nearby dangers. The interface and descriptions in this God Game were quite vague and enigmatic.

They only gave a general overview, and special uses were never mentioned, requiring players to discover them through trial and error.

Sometimes, this vagueness and enigmatic nature could be quite a headache, like the extra digging opportunities from the Shovel of Freedom.

Therefore, it was best to thoroughly explore the functions of one's equipment and items.

But how should he explore the potential extra uses of the Pot of Greed?

Thinking this, Xiao Yang took out a Minor Health Potion from his personal backpack.

Holding the Minor Health Potion in his hand and with the Pot of Greed before him, Xiao Yang thought for a moment and then directly moved the Minor Health Potion towards the Pot of Greed.

He brought it closer to the mouth of the black iron pot, thinking that since it was a pot, it could probably be used to hold things.

He wanted to see if putting the Minor Health Potion into the Pot of Greed would cause any changes.

Just as Xiao Yang was about to put the Minor Health Potion into the Pot of Greed before him, his movements suddenly stopped.

A magical scene unfolded. The Minor Health Potion in Xiao Yang's hand shattered, and the faintly red healing potion spilled out, as if being pulled by something, directly into the large mouth on the surface of the Pot of Greed.

Xiao Yang thought he saw the expression on the Pot of Greed's surface move, as if it had made a choking gesture, like it had eaten something disgusting.

No, it wasn't his imagination, because the Pot of Greed began to vomit.

A pool of red, mud-like substance was spat out by the Pot of Greed. Xiao Yang instinctively cast a detection spell on this red mud, or rather, vomit.

Unexpectedly, this pool of red mud turned out to be an item.

[Minor Life Essence
Quality: Normal
Type: Consumable
Status: Essence is dissipating
Effect: Imbues weapons with short-term bonus attributes, Health
Description: Perhaps you could try throwing this stuff at those who dislike the aura of life, it should work well. Oh, and here are the creator's current feelings (So low quality it makes one want to vomit!)]

Looking at the contorted metal face on the Pot of Greed, Xiao Yang chuckled. You're a pot, and you can still be picky about quality!

But considering the taste of the Minor Health Potion, Xiao Yang wasn't surprised by the Pot of Greed's reaction. The taste was indeed quite strange.

Xiao Yang had successfully discovered another use for the Pot of Greed: it seemed to be able to directly devour Health Potions and transform them into another form.

Of course, whether this transformation was a gain or a loss was hard to say. After all, if Xiao Yang drank the Minor Health Potion himself, it would directly increase his maximum Health by a small amount.

However, it all depended on how it was used.

Sometimes, items that could grant bonus attributes were more useful than a few points of Health. And besides, for Xiao Yang, these two things weren't mutually exclusive. If he had enough Spirit Coins, obtaining any amount of such potions wouldn't be difficult.

And if possible, if it could work.

Xiao Yang suddenly thought of a possibility. But the prerequisite was that it could truly be achieved. The Pot of Greed, by merely swallowing one Minor Health Potion, could produce such Life Essence. What if he fed it better potions?

Could it grant Xiao Yang better, more powerful buffs? Although such buffs would be temporary, could they allow Xiao Yang to temporarily overcome the limitations of his Attack?

Short-term high Attack wasn't that effective. The stronger the monster, the stronger its attributes would inevitably be. At least, they wouldn't be too dismal. You couldn't say that if a Level 25 Earthwalker Dragon had a strong Defense but weak Agility, a Level 10 Rogue who maxed out Agility could freely dart around it.

The result of doing so wouldn't be you grinding the Earthwalker Dragon to death with your shoddy dagger, dealing tiny damage, and becoming a dragon slayer. It would more likely be you being taken out by a massive area-of-effect sweep shortly after you started dodging.

Reality isn't a game. High Agility can let you react to an opponent's actions, but that doesn't mean you can dodge everything.

This was precisely why Xiao Yang had been hesitant to challenge the Dungeon Guardian and chose to play it safe before the final boss of the first floor of the Skeleton Dungeon.

Both of those enemies wielded long-handled heavy weapons, and the combat arenas weren't very spacious. Xiao Yang could react to their attacks, but he couldn't necessarily dodge every single one.

Especially the former. With the Dungeon Guardian's exaggerated Attack power, if Xiao Yang took even one hit, he'd be dead.

However, despite saying all this, the Pot of Greed's additional effect made Xiao Yang's heart flutter. Just like the description said, he didn't necessarily have to use these transformed potions as weapon coatings; throwing them was also an option.

The Dungeon Guardian's condition was too peculiar. Powerful as it was, its "worn-out" status had dragged it into an unprecedentedly weak state. It only had twenty Health and three Agility.

This made Xiao Yang want to "touch the tiger's whiskers." Even if it didn't work, he could immediately retreat into the Safe House. But if it succeeded, the rewards would be immense!

After all, no matter how weak the Dungeon Guardian was, it was still a legitimate Elite boss.

This was much more impressive and cost-effective than the Skeleton Warrior, worth trying. Of course, whether it would succeed still depended on the Pot of Greed's reaction to higher-quality potions, or...

Of course, even if the potions transformed by the Pot of Greed were unsatisfactory, there were still other options. He didn't believe there were no items or equipment specifically designed to counter Undead.

With only twenty Health, there was no way Xiao Yang would be completely helpless.

He decided. The most important task for this Myriad Realms Trading session would be preparations to hunt the Dungeon Guardian!