Since arriving, he had come into contact with quite a few [Special] and [Unknown] items.
Zong Shen had long since formed his own set of insights regarding the characteristics of such items.
In fact, every [Special] and [Unknown] item was like opening a blind box.
No one could be certain just how high a level the clues hidden behind an item actually represented.
Among the "secrets" Zong Shen had learned so far, quite a few had been discovered by investigating the origins of [Special] items.
As for [Unknown]-grade items, the clues behind them were even more complex. A large portion of them could not even receive an accurate answer from the Strategy Module.
That was why they were given the name "Unknown."
No matter how many times he encountered such items, they still made Zong Shen curious.
He rubbed his palms together and began examining them impatiently.
His mind sank into the Storage Grid, and he soon took out the first item—
—A withered, wilted rose.
Its once-vibrant crimson petals had all withered into a dark purplish hue, while the entire flower head drooped in a thoroughly dejected manner.
Many of the thorns on its stem had snapped off, and there were breaks along the middle, exposing the cross-sections of an extremely dry, dead branch.
At any rate, from appearances alone, it was merely a withered, dried rose.
Zong Shen spread out his hand, cradling it in his palm as he examined it for a while, but he found nothing unusual.
However, when he carefully pinched one of the withered, curled dark petals and tried to pull it off, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.
The petal was neither damaged nor weathered into dust, even when Zong Shen slightly increased the force in his hand.
Its texture felt