Sharkskin Boots and... a Skill Book?

Chen Dong and Ye Mazi both suffered injuries before the battle began, and Ye Mazi was in a weakened state, so their Battle Rating were not high.

Fortunately, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi were two levels lower than the two Boss Tier, and they were fighting against both Boss Tier simultaneously. The Spirit Realm Rules also took the difficulty into account and improved their scores to some extent. In the end, both treasure chests maintained a B-Tier score, and each had two chances to draw without missing out.

The first card I chose was Chen Dong's gold card.

"It would be best if it dropped Skill Book," Bai Xiaowen said.

Li Shuyi nodded. "Yes, the [Chasing Wind Sword Formula] is really powerful, and it feels quite suitable for me."

The Chasing Wind Sword Formula refers to a special sword technique routine. Once executed, if the opponent tries to dodge, their attack speed will be reduced, while the user's attack speed will be increased.

The mere fact that it increases attack speed by 5% per stack is already perfect for Li Shuyi.

"It's good that you lost your weapon. The sword used by Chen Dong, the Boss Tier of the Wokou Pirates, is definitely a top-grade gold weapon. It's perfect for replacing the Refined Thrust Sword in your left hand." Bai Xiaowen said, pointing to the first gold card.

A pattern of tall leather boots, shimmering in the golden light, flips over and comes into view.

[Sharkskin Boots (Bind on Pickup)]

[Equipment Quality: Heroic Tier (Gold)]

[Equipment Slot: Feet]

[Equipment Requirements: Base Strength 15, Base Agility 15]

[Attributes: Agility +3; Movement Speed increased by 4% (General)]

[Skill: Water Skimming: The user can glide on the water for 1 minute. The effect disappears upon taking damage. Cooldown: 24 hours.]

[Durability: 42/45]

[Description: These boots are crafted from carefully selected sharkskin. Wearing them, even those who cannot swim can traverse Jiang Hai.]

"This Gold Equipment is rather ordinary. Although it adds attributes and comes with a skill, this skill... I'm afraid it won't be very useful." Bai Xiaowen carefully considered the applicability of the "Water Skimming" skill and finally came to the conclusion with a sense of helplessness: its biggest use is probably just for showing off...

In comparison, Bai Xiaowen would rather not have this skill and make up for it with some attribute improvements, such as turning Agility +3 into Agility +5, or Agility +3 and Constitution +2, which would be fine.

Bai Xiaowen handed the Sharkskin Boots to Li Shuyi, but Li Shuyi did not take them.

"I have shoes now, Xiao Wen, you haven't had any. You should wear this piece of equipment," Li Shuyi said, declining.

Bai Xiaowen has never had any foot equipment, but that doesn't mean he's always barefoot... On Earth, it goes without saying, but in the Spirit Realm, the Spirit Realm Rules provide a default profile, so Bai Xiaowen won't be allowed to walk barefoot.

So far, Bai Xiaowen has tried various default shoes according to the Spirit Realm Rules, such as straw sandals (Three Kingdoms Plane World), noble boots (Kane Plane), and sneakers (King of Fighters Universe).

"This piece of equipment increases agility... Hmm, okay."

Following the principle of optimization, if Li Shuyi were to wear these Sharkskin Boots, her original Black Leather Shoes would be wasted, and Bai Xiaowen would still be shoeless...

It should be noted that although the two players have permanently formed a team, and can exchange "Bind on Pickup" equipment they obtain, this only applies after the team is formed. Bound equipment acquired before the team is formed cannot be exchanged.

Moreover, the exchange of bound equipment can only be done before the equipment is worn. Once it has been worn by one person, it can no longer be exchanged.

This rule also applies to the encapsulation of Gold Honeywax. Equipment that has been worn cannot be encapsulated using Gold Honeywax.

The increase in agility is also a good thing for Bai Xiaowen, as many of his Kusanagi-Style Ancient Martial Arts techniques require agility to support their combos. After putting on the Sharkskin Boots, Bai Xiaowen's agility reached 22 points, the same as his strength.

Li Shuyi chose the second card.

"Skill Book, Skill Book... Wow, it really is Skill Book! That's amazing!"

Li Shuyi was overjoyed.

Bai Xiaowen was speechless at Li Shuyi's incredible luck in getting whatever she wanted.

"What a pity, it's not the Chasing Wind Sword Formula," Li Shuyi said.

The Skill Book that dropped was [Shadowless Slash].

[Shadowless Slash Skill Book: Teaches you the Shadowless Slash skill. Shadowless Slash: Incarnation a phantom and sweep across the battlefield, slashing all enemies within your melee range, dealing moderate physical damage. Shadowless Slash can Critical Hit. You can move during the attack, ignore unit collision, and cannot be targeted.]

After carefully reading the description of [Shadowless Slash], Bai Xiaowen's eyes lit up. "This skill is good; its value is no less than that of the Chasing Wind Sword Formula."

The Shadowless Slash skill is both offensive and defensive. When surrounded by multiple enemies, it can deal multiple instances of physical damage at once, stacking multiple passive effects!

But what Bai Xiaowen really valued was the description of "ignoring unit collision volume and being untargetable during the attack," a crucial skill for dodging bosses, which would definitely be very useful.

Li Shuyi quickly understood and was quite happy.

"But which skill should I remove?" Li Shuyi hesitated.

"Of course it's the Sanction Dagger," Bai Xiaowen said. "Although the Sanction Dagger has four damage hitboxes, it requires charging before activation, which goes against your fighting style."

The other two skills are "Double Slash". The LV4 effect is Triple Slash with three hitboxes of damage, and it can be activated instantly without charging. As a short cooldown skill, it is more useful than the Sanction Dagger. "Savage Charge" is Li Shuyi's only dash skill, and it also has a small knockback effect, so it is also indispensable.

Forgetting a skill requires Psionic Points. The higher the level and star rating of the skill, the fewer Psionic Points it costs, or it may even be free. However, forgetting a low-level or low-star skill costs more Psionic Points.

Li Shuyi had already upgraded her "Sanction Dagger" to LV4, only costing her 1000 Psionic Points before forgetting it. She then chose to learn Shadowless Slash.

"I need to practice this skill again. My level is still quite low, and the cooldown time is about the same as the Sanction Dagger, about two minutes," Li Shuyi said.

Bai Xiaowen nodded. Upgrading a skill level can reduce its cooldown time.

Then select the gold card of Ye Mazi, the Boss Tier of the Wokou Pirates.

Perhaps because he had used up all his luck in Chen Dong's treasure chest, Ye Mazi's treasure chest did not drop any equipment or Skill Book, only two special items:

[Matsuura Shin Kuro's reply: This is a secret reply from Matsuura Shin Kuro, one of the leaders of the Matsuura Clan, to the Wokou Pirates Boss Tier, Ye Mazi. It can be opened and read to obtain relevant intelligence information.]

[Matsuura Clan Samurai Token: This is identification of a retainer of the Matsuura Clan; the holder is considered a samurai of the Matsuura Clan.]