The scene before Pan Long's eyes flickered, and he was back in Yong Province on a cold winter day.
The sun hovered at the horizon, not quite set. The evening wind was picking up, carrying a frosty chill that seemed to seep into his bones.
Pan Long breathed out and watched the moisture condense into white mist. He could not help feeling a little wistful.
The two months he had spent in that world felt like a dream. Everything in it had been vivid, but when he woke, nothing remained.
And yet, it was not true that nothing remained.
He looked around and saw the black leather Bag of Holding, along with the blade that looked perfectly ordinary at first glance.
He picked up the Bag of Holding in one hand and the blade in the other. After a moment's thought, he opened his character panel and switched to his Barbarian setup.
The two objects vanished from his hands. In two of the three Quick Item Slots on his character panel, the treasures appeared.
So the Quick Item Slots still work. That opens up plenty of bizarre tricks...
Pan Long was secretly delighted. There were only three Quick Item Slots, so they could hold just three objects or types of object. Even stackable items had a limit. But the slots could truly conjure something from nothing, giving rise to all sorts of ingenious tactics.
For instance, he could keep three heavy crossbows already loaded.
Heavy crossbows were immensely powerful and highly accurate. Their one drawback was how difficult they were to load. Even a strongman like Pan Long, who had practiced martial arts since childhood and was far stronger than an ordinary person, had to use both hands and feet, putting the strength of his waist and legs into drawing