A useless synthesis and an ambush outside the city

Zhang Mingzhen didn't understand what he meant.

Is this person here to provoke us?

He shouldn't be so reckless.

"To be honest, I'm here to discuss a deal—how about I sell you this Starshine Talisman directly? What do you say?"

The other party's suggestion did indeed take Zhang Mingzhen by surprise.

"So what do you want?"

He instinctively felt that this person wasn't after ordinary items like Experience Pill; otherwise, why would they be willing to trade away a treasure they had only recently acquired?

"Using the word 'sell' might be inappropriate."

"To be honest, I have long admired you and hoped to become your friend, and even more so, I wish you could become a member of our guild."

"You want to invite me to join your guild? Regardless of whether I'm willing or not, we're not in the same region, so it's very inconvenient for us to team up for quests."

"This matter is not difficult to resolve."

"Even if the regions are different, one can still be listed as an honorary member of this association from another region."

"In the God's Domain today, this kind of recruitment method is not uncommon. After all, players with outstanding strength have always been sought after by various forces."

Zhang Mingzhen immediately understood.

It's basically just him advertising himself.

In addition to joining a guild in their own region, players with sufficient strength can indeed be hired by organizations in other regions.

As long as you can bring benefits to the guild, you can still enjoy corresponding benefits even if you cannot complete daily guild tasks... Ultimately, everything depends on individual combat strength.

The sheer volume of traffic and advertising revenue alone is enough to justify paying those small perks.

"You want me to become an honorary member of your association from another region?"

"Exactly. If you agree, this Starshine Talisman will serve as your first gift upon joining the group."

"The guild's various benefits will certainly not disappoint you in the future."

"Your Excellency... surely you won't refuse?"

"Guandong Quake" was quite confident about this.

After all, this condition requires almost nothing from the other party; they can simply register their name and receive a treasure for free.

He made this decision after much deliberation; he would never have offered such generous terms if it weren't to recruit this person.

But who can blame him when he's "Chongxing" Cheater?

This is practically cheating!

Although he had heard that many people had various opportunities and were able to "cheat" themselves.

But most of the time it's just icing on the cake, better than nothing. In other words, it can make you look cool in a small circle, but once you go nationwide or around the world, you just blend into the crowd.

To put it bluntly, the advantages they gained were not enough to break through the comprehensive strength enhancement that others achieved through funding, connections, organization, and status.

However, the Chongxing hanging clearly breaks this restriction.

The other party was just an ordinary person, but by using cheats, they were able to become number one.

Of course, if the game's background weren't so deep, and if it weren't for the repeated emphasis from above that no major families, conglomerates, or forces could directly harm this person, he would have been arrested long ago, tortured, and left hanging somewhere.

Do you really think reality is a naive rabbit?

Can you enjoy your own peace of mind?

Without any powerful backing, once the cheating is exposed, it's like a child carrying gold in a bustling marketplace.

Even in a country like the Mai Kingdom with its comprehensive legal system, the problem is that the founders of those innovative and high-potential unicorn companies often end up with little to no equity after a few years or even a decade, or are even ousted from the company.

Of course, this is already top-tier treatment on Earth; at least the founder can enjoy wealth and status based on their creativity and genius.

Unlike some places where Han Xin worked hard to conquer the world, he was killed and his entire clan was wiped out simply because of some complaints.

If this continues, it's impossible for anyone to genuinely invent or create anything; people will simply run off with their ideas.

From this perspective, the Mai Kingdom is quite Gao Ming. It will still take advantage of you, but it will leave you with ample room for others to feel that it is still acceptable and that they are still willing to unleash their creativity.

An entity powerful enough to represent a guild, or even an entire region, on its own.

Zhang Mingzhen didn't hesitate for long; he shook his head directly and said:

"Sorry, I have no intention of joining any guild."

"I'm not in a hurry about the Amulet; I can collect them slowly and eventually get them."

"It's just a few fragments away."

Let's leave it at that.

Guandong Quake was immediately taken aback. "Wait! I don't understand..."

"We will not require you to undertake any tasks, nor will we disturb you on ordinary days. You only need to join our faction during cross-server events."

We cordially invite you!

"This invitation is made with the utmost sincerity; it's all good news for you."

Zhang Mingzhen had no intention of saying more and simply replied, "I understand."

"But I'm used to being alone and don't want to be bound by any organization, not even nominally. I won't take the blame for someone else's mistakes."

"As I said before, there's no need to bring this up again."

After saying that, he ignored the other person.

Despite the tempting offers, he was unwilling to get involved with these forces, let alone get involved with them.

As for so-called benefits, he didn't care about them.

There are already very few treasures in the world that he can hardly obtain, so what could those guilds possibly offer that he truly lacks?

The other party was left speechless.

After a long wait, two guild leaders contacted Zhang Mingzhen, expressing their willingness to trade fragments.

They are "Langya Pavilion" from the 22nd District and "Nethermagic Hall" from the 19th District.

Zhang Mingzhen chose the former—the archer guild dominated by players from the Dragon Kingdom.

Upon seeing this, Gao Linzhi but shake his head.

A truly strong person should eliminate prejudice, rather than rejecting everything they see.

Conversely, those who betray their own people the most are often their own people. In many videos, it's clear that those who speak the truth are often outsiders.

This Zhang Mingzhen is still immature; his mind is still troubled by that simplistic distinction between inside and outside.

But this is good, because it means that even if this piece becomes powerful in the future, it will not be able to escape my control.

The Langya Pavilion is renowned for training master archers; most of the top archers in the 22nd District and even the entire Earth's God's Domain come from this guild.

As a result, the guild is exceptionally united, with a harmonious atmosphere, and maintains a friendly relationship with other guilds in the same region.

The alliance action in this Territory War was mainly led by their guild, and all arrangements were carried out under the command of their guild leader.

After the guild leader opened the level 1 treasure chest with "One Arrow Shoots the Sun", he obtained thirty Amulet Fragment.

After trading seven coins with Chongxing Cheater, he still had twenty-three coins left in his hand.

This made him feel quite comfortable.

This is three more than those unlucky people Cheater.

These fragments were originally useless to them, but now they can be exchanged for 500 Experience Pill, which can bring benefits to guild members.

He felt that this deal might actually be possible.

"Master, I wonder if you will participate in the next Territory War? If you do, you must be able to gain a lot of Experience Pill."

"If you're willing to continue the transaction, we can still take over."

"To be honest, a thousand treasure chests are not enough to go around. They don't even amount to a fraction of what our guild members receive, not to mention that other guilds are eyeing them covetously."

"One Arrow Shoots the Sun" never considered whether the Cheater could once again occupy the territory alone—those who experienced the last battle knew how fierce it was.

It sounds unbelievable that a single person could conquer a city, yet this person actually did it.

That's how powerful cheating is.

It's like some people suddenly winning a big prize, or being born with the biggest prize in the world.

Of course, the subsequent timeframe is fair; the key is how you seize the opportunity to win the grand prize.

He wasn't shocked by the Cheater's strength; with cheating, everything was normal.

Zhang Mingzhen was also somewhat surprised by his confidence. "You're already talking to me about next time?"

"It seems that your Twenty-Two Regions are quite confident in themselves."

"Then let's talk about it again next time you actually take over the territory."

"Haha, alright! Let's talk again after the Territory War. Wait... no, master, I'll take my leave now!"

After the transaction was completed, "One Arrow Shoots the Sun" bid farewell to Zhang Mingzhen, seemingly preparing to immediately distribute the five hundred treasure chests.

Zhang Mingzhen, who had finally collected all ninety-nine Amulet Fragment, was still feeling somewhat uneasy before he was about to combine them.

Perhaps it was influenced by those words about "Guandong Quake".

He can't be so unlucky as to combine some useless attributes.

Without further hesitation, he chose to synthesize.

The next second, a brand new Amulet appeared on the system interface...

"Holy Talisman (Universal): Dodge +100, Accuracy +100, Critical Hit +10%, Combo +10%, Experience Gain +3%, Fortune +2..."

"That's enough!"

It's definitely not a good attribute.

Zhang Mingzhen helpless.

What's the difference between this Holy Talisman and the one I already have?

It seems like there are two more attributes, but it's as if there's no extra one—"dodge and hit"!

These two attributes have always been controversial in the God's Domain, and many people consider them useless, neither of which are worth keeping nor worth discarding.

Some players firmly believe that as long as they maximize their dodge ability, they can avoid all attacks and reach the state of "no moves are better than moves." Therefore, there are very few people in the game who specialize in the dodge build.

The opposite of the dodge-focused build is naturally the accuracy-focused build.

The Accuracy Style prides itself on being the natural enemy of the Evasion Style, which is quite like using one's own spear against one's own shield.

However, both of these styles belong to a niche within a niche, with players attempting to find a unique path and stand out through extreme approaches.

However, the facts show that at this stage, no one has been able to completely dodge all skills.

Extremely emphasizing one attribute will inevitably lead to deficiencies in other aspects, which is why these two paths have not yet made much of a splash.

Evasion and accuracy are therefore considered useless attributes by most players; having more of them makes no difference, and having less of them makes no difference either.

After all, when teaming up to grind monsters, what matters is damage and defense, stability and efficiency.

Your evasion is high, but your defense will inevitably decrease. If you're not careful, you'll die, and the team will have to start over.

Which Captain would be happy to see this happen?

Adding accuracy is often a serious waste when fighting monsters, because for most monsters, accuracy is usually sufficient.

Increasing accuracy will decrease other attributes, which is also a loss.

While dungeons of the same difficulty or open-world areas of the same level may yield equipment of roughly the same level, their attributes can vary greatly.

In addition to common basic attributes such as attack, defense, and healing, there are also rarer attributes such as critical hit, Combo, dodge, block, and hit rate.

If the equipment, in addition to its basic attributes, also has offensive attributes such as Combo or critical hit, it's a huge win.

In online games, damage is always the most important metric, serving as the benchmark for determining whether someone is top-tier. Big spenders prioritize damage output.

Secondly, there's defense.

However, if secondary attributes such as accuracy and block are added, the increase in the value of the equipment is very limited.

Seeing that the Amulet he had created had both the useless attributes of "dodge" and "hit," Zhang Mingzhen was naturally somewhat discouraged.

It's one thing if he can't use this attribute himself, but he feels ashamed to even sell it. Now everyone should know how bad his luck is.

After much deliberation, he decided to try dismantling the equipment—dismantling excess equipment would yield Equipment Decomposition Stone.

This is Amulet; many people have never even seen one before.

In his hands, it can be dismantled at will!

According to the system description, decomposition stone is one of the materials used to make artificial equipment.

However, the crafted equipment function is not yet available, so most people either store their bound old equipment in the warehouse or dismantle it to exchange for stones.

He also planned to disassemble the Holy Talisman to try and salvage some of the losses.

After using the Disassemble skill on the Amulet, a faint light flashed, and the Amulet disappeared, replaced by thirty Amulet Fragment.

Losing 69 coins outright is absolutely outrageous.

"Not bad, at least it wasn't a complete waste of time. Saving thirty fragments is good too. I can collect the rest slowly," Zhang Mingzhen comforted himself.

Thirty fragments were some consolation. With mixed feelings, Zhang Mingzhen teleported from the Undersea Dragon Palace to Fragrant Cloud City, intending to go to the city for an auction.

Perhaps there will be clues about the Amulet Fragment there?

After the Territory War ended, the Undersea Dragon Palace was no longer just a place with only one player like before.

Since its occupation, a Teleportation Array has been added to the palace, allowing players to travel between the Dragon Palace and Fragrant Cloud City for a small fee.

This fee also became an important part of the daily income of the two cities.

Small numbers are easily overstated.

Those mega-corporations are all engaged in basic businesses and basic consumer goods.

He hadn't been to Fragrant Cloud City for a long time, and the city was still mostly populated by players who focused on casual gameplay.

They were already familiar with how to get along with NPCs, and if it weren't for the name tags above their heads, it would be almost impossible to tell who was who.

Compared to real people, these NPCs are much more obedient.

Of course, there are also NPCs who deliberately rip people off, but Fragrant Cloud City is the first major city that players come into contact with, so the system still has some bottom line and didn't turn it into a dark city or a place like the Old Sky City or Riften.

To avoid trouble, Zhang Mingzhen had already concealed all his information and name when it came to his name.

His "immortal" suit could conceal his identity at any time, saving him a lot of unnecessary trouble.

He first went to the Spiritcaster Guild and the Adventurer' Guild to post a request to purchase Amulet Fragment, and then rushed to the auction house to inquire with the staff whether such fragments were for sale.

Unfortunately, neither location yielded any results.

It seems that this Amulet can currently only be obtained through dungeons and Territory War.

I can challenge the Mechanism Island twice more tomorrow and get twenty-four fragments. After that, I'll try to contact other guilds to see if I can exchange some.

Not in a good mood, Zhang Mingzhen slowly walked towards the city gate, only to be forcibly dragged into a battle the moment he stepped out.

"What happened...?"