Equipment Advancement

Xiao Yang accepted the advancement quest for the Shovel of Freedom. After a string of garbled characters, the following quest appeared before him:

[Excavate All: Reach thirty uses of the Shovel of Freedom.]

This quest was both simple and complex, depending on how the Shovel of Freedom defined a "new environment."

The Shovel of Freedom's usage condition was that it could only be used in a new environment. What it defined as a new environment could be a completely new land or a new world. In such a new situation, successfully swinging the shovel thirty times wouldn't be easy.

After all, Xiao Yang wasn't some madman traversing the myriad worlds. If a truly new plane was required to count as a new block, then Xiao Yang couldn't just spend his days flitting between planes. Besides, even if he wanted to, he wouldn't know how to travel between planes!

And the things this shovel dug up were quite unsettling.

But at the same time, it could be simple. The Shovel of Freedom's advancement quest could be very easy, depending on its definition. If each level of the dungeon could be excavated, then this advancement quest wouldn't be so complicated.

But the things the Shovel of Freedom dug up were quite unsettling.

Holding the Shovel of Freedom in his hand, Xiao Yang's mouth twitched. If he really had to dig thirty times, he was genuinely afraid it might unearth an Evil God.

He felt this Shovel of Freedom was a bit too abstract and beyond its scope. It was just a blue shovel, what kind of quality was that? Not only could it dig up elite bosses, but it could also alter dungeon ecosystems. What kind of power was that!

As these thoughts went through his mind, time passed. Midnight struck, and a new day began. He opened his game panel, and the Myriad Worlds Trading Area within the trading module lit up.

Without hesitation, Xiao Yang chose to teleport. His shopping couldn't stop.

Amidst a hazy white light, Xiao Yang once again arrived at the bustling trading area. Looking at the scene before him, a dangerous thought inexplicably arose in Xiao Yang. He paused for a moment, pondered for a bit, and fell silent.

Xiao Yang suddenly took out the Shovel of Freedom.

How should he put it? Even if this advancement quest hadn't appeared, Xiao Yang would have eventually completed the thirty excavation uses anyway. He just had a compulsive habit.

The Shovel of Freedom was swung down. Nothing happened at that moment. No, that wasn't right. Something did happen. The God Game issued a warning to Xiao Yang at that moment.

[Detected potentially dangerous behavior by Player within the Trading Area. Action has been blocked. Penalty issued to Player. Ten thousand Spirit Coins have been deducted. Warning issued: If such an incident occurs again, Player will be disqualified from entering the Trading Area!]

The crimson text popped up. Xiao Yang finally paid the price for his compulsive action, his mouth slowly widening in disbelief.

Later, a chastened Xiao Yang found a corner to sit down and skillfully began pulling items out of his personal inventory.

During this time, Xiao Yang considered creating a catchy slogan for his wares, but glancing at the items laid out before him, he thought better of it. They were simply too unremarkable, the kind of things that lacked any flair even when shouted out.

A rusted broken sword, a Skeleton's Large Bone Club, some miscellaneous odds and ends. Oh, and a bat tooth.

Ultimate junk shop. Xiao Yang had been squatting here for a long time without much interest from customers. But he was short on Spirit Coins. Xiao Yang was waiting to boost all his stats and then charge through several dungeon levels.

Thinking about it, Xiao Yang decided to take out the most valuable item he currently had, which was also the least useful to him: a purple item from his backpack.

It was the purple Large Bone Club he obtained from the Dungeon Guardian.

[A Large Bone Club Quality: Epic Type: Material Description: This is an excellent large bone club from a powerful skeletal Undead.]

As he displayed the Large Bone Club, Xiao Yang didn't forget to hype it up. He stood up and shouted loudly several times.

"Look here, look here! Epic items for sale!"

The effect was surprisingly good.

It was absurd, but ever since Xiao Yang used a sensationalized title when selling goods to Redbeard last time, other God Game players had unhesitatingly copied his approach. As soon as they entered the Myriad Worlds Trading Area, Xiao Yang saw many colorful banners and heard the occasional shouts, with players gathering around lively stalls to watch.

He was momentarily stunned, feeling a strange sense of being at a rural market.

Of course, these guys weren't as qualified as him. Xiao Yang had genuinely brought out a purple item. Sell! Nothing couldn't be sold!

Even though what Xiao Yang brought out was just a Large Bone Club, an Epic rank item was still an Epic rank item. Such items usually weren't priced in Spirit Coins.

In reality, Xiao Yang was being a bit wasteful, but that wasn't how the calculation worked. After all, he was a cheater who possessed the Pot of Greed.

Amidst Xiao Yang's hawking, numerous players began to approach him. His stall, located in a corner of the trading area, was suddenly crowded with players. Their levels were generally higher than Xiao Yang's, none below level fifteen.

This was normal, as Xiao Yang hadn't entered the Myriad Worlds Trading Area through conventional means.

Among the players crowding around Xiao Yang, there were many who were renowned in their own planes, some even famous throughout the plane clusters. But at this moment, they all stared with wide eyes, excitedly watching Xiao Yang, eager to see if he could truly produce a purple treasure.

Logically, these high-level players shouldn't be so excited, but it was a testament to how desperately players craved Epic equipment.

Epic-grade items were incredibly rare. Take the Shovel of Freedom, the only item Xiao Yang possessed that had triggered an advancement quest. For it to upgrade from blue Excellent quality to Epic rank, in a good scenario, it would require descending thirty dungeon levels and causing thirty disturbances. In a bad scenario, it would require traversing thirty planes and triggering thirty major crises.

Only then could the advancement quest be completed. From this, one could understand how rare Epic quality items were.

Not everyone had the qualification and courage to participate in a super-large-scale battle. Just to name one, the super-large-scale battle currently recognized in the God Game as having the highest drop rate for Epic equipment, and even the potential to obtain Legendary equipment.

The name of this super-large-scale battle was the Calamity of the Primordial Era.

Given this, it wasn't surprising that these players were so excited. Of course, Xiao Yang wouldn't disappoint. He genuinely intended to sell his goods. Whether his wares would appeal to most players was another matter.

In front of the myriad players, under their expectant gazes, Xiao Yang calmly took out an item.

It was purple! It was a purple Large Bone Club!