Bored, Xiao Yang suddenly had an idea. He pulled out the most precious thing he owned from his Personal Backpack.
It was an extremely ostentatious black iron pot—and a genuine Legendary-grade oddity.
Xiao Yang took it out to see if it had any functions beyond those listed in its description, much like how the Dark Dispelling Lantern could actually detect nearby dangers. The panels and descriptions in this God Game were rather vague and cryptic.
They only gave a general overview. Special uses were never mentioned, so you had to figure them out yourself.
And sometimes, that vagueness and cryptic wording were a real headache. Take the damn extra digging chance on the Shovel of Freedom, for example.
That was why it was best to thoroughly explore the uses of all your equipment and items.
But how was he supposed to find out whether the Pot of Greed had any extra uses?
As he pondered this, Xiao Yang took a Minor Health Potion out of his Personal Backpack.
Holding the Minor Healing Potion in one hand, he set the Pot of Greed in front of him. After a moment's thought, he moved the potion toward it.
He brought the potion close to the mouth of the black iron pot. Since it was a pot, he figured it could probably hold things.
He wanted to see whether putting the Minor Health Potion inside the Pot of Greed would trigger some kind of change.
Just as Xiao Yang was about to put the Minor Healing Potion into the Pot of Greed, his hand suddenly froze.
Something incredible happened. The Minor Healing Potion in his hand shattered, and the faint red liquid spilled out, as if drawn by some force, straight into the huge mouth on the surface of the Pot of Greed.
Maybe it was his imagination, but Xiao Yang felt the expression on the pot had changed. It looked like it was gagging, as though it had eaten something disgusting.
No, it wasn't his imagination. The Pot of Greed was throwing up.
It spat out a puddle of red, mud-like sludge. Xiao Yang reflexively used Probe Skill on the red sludge—or rather, the vomit.
To his surprise, the red sludge was actually an item.
Minor Life Essence
Quality: Common
Type: Consumable
Status: Essence continuously dissipating
Effect: Temporarily imbues a weapon with an additional attribute: Life
Description: Perhaps you can try throwing this stuff at those who dislike the aura of life. It should work pretty well. Oh, and here's what the maker is feeling right now. (This is so vile I can't help throwing up!)
Looking at the Pot of Greed's metal face as it twisted into a grimace, Xiao Yang couldn't help laughing. What was this? Even a pot could look down on the poor?
But when he thought about the taste of the Minor Healing Potion, he no longer found the Pot of Greed's reaction surprising. That stuff really did taste weird.
Xiao Yang had successfully discovered another function of the Pot of Greed. It seemed able to devour Health Potions and turn them into something else.
Of course, it was hard to say whether this transformation was a loss or a gain. If Xiao Yang drank that Minor Health Potion, it would directly increase his maximum health by one point.
Still, it all depended on how he used it.
Sometimes, an item that granted an additional attribute could be more useful than a few points of health. Besides, the two weren't mutually exclusive for Xiao Yang. If he had enough Spirit Coins, getting as many potions as he wanted wouldn't be difficult.
And if it was possible—if he could really do it—
Xiao Yang suddenly thought of something. But first, he had to confirm that it would work. The Pot of Greed had produced this Life Essence from just one Minor Health Potion. What if he fed it a better potion?
Could it give Xiao Yang an even stronger buff? It might only be temporary, but could it let him briefly overcome the limits his attack power placed on him?
A temporary boost to attack power wouldn't necessarily help much. The stronger the monster, the higher its other attributes were bound to be. At the very least, they wouldn't be too weak. You couldn't say that because an Earthwalker Dragon with a challenge rating of twenty-five had high defense and low agility, a level-ten rogue who put all his points into agility could dance around it with impunity.
The result wouldn't be that you whittled the Earthwalker Dragon down, one point of damage at a time, with your lousy dagger and became a dragonslaying hero. More likely, you'd be taken out by a massive sweeping attack before you'd been at it for long.
Reality wasn't a game, after all. High agility could help you react to an enemy's movements, but that didn't mean you could dodge everything.
That was why Xiao Yang had put off challenging the Dungeon Guardian and had ultimately chosen to play it safe in front of the Skeleton Dungeon's first-floor boss.
Both of those guys wielded long-handled, heavy weapons, and the battlefield wasn't very spacious. Xiao Yang could react to their attacks, but that didn't mean he could dodge every single one.
Especially the former. With the Dungeon Guardian's absurd attack power, one hit would send Xiao Yang straight to meet his ancestors.
Even so, the Pot of Greed's extra function had him itching to give it a try. Just as its description said, he didn't have to use the transformed potion as a weapon coating. He could throw it, too.
The Dungeon Guardian was in a very unusual state. It was powerful, but its worn-down condition had left it weaker than ever, with only twenty health and three agility.
That made Xiao Yang want to take a risk and see if he could get away with it. Even if it didn't work, he could turn and run straight into the Safe House. But if it did work, the payoff would be huge.
After all, even in its weakened state, the Dungeon Guardian was a genuine elite boss.
It had far more prestige and offered much better value than the Skeleton Warrior, so it was worth a try. Whether it would work still depended on how the Pot of Greed reacted to higher-quality potions. Or—
Of course, even if the potions transformed by the Pot of Greed turned out to be disappointing, he still had other options. He refused to believe there were no items or equipment specifically designed to counter the undead.
It only had twenty health. There was no way Xiao Yang could be completely helpless against it.
It was decided. The most important goal of this Myriad Realms Trading session was to prepare for taking down the Dungeon Guardian!
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