Song Qingzhang: "By the way, bro, wasn't someone missing when they announced the names for the Instance completion rewards?"
Li Xian's fingers paused. He hadn't expected that question.
Song Qingzhang: "That man seemed pretty strange from start to finish, and even after the Instance ended, his name never came up... Who exactly was he?"
Li Xian: "No idea."
Song Qingzhang: "Anyway, we won't see him again now that the Instance is over. No point dwelling on it."
Song Qingzhang didn't give much thought to the topic he'd casually brought up. He soon moved on, exchanged a few more words with Li Xian, and ended the conversation.
Li Xian opened his system inventory and began examining the items he'd obtained.
[Item: Sharp Utility Knife] [Quality: A] [Item description: An excessively sharp utility knife, kept in excellent condition by its former owner... Wait, why do you have it?] [Instructions: Surely I don't need to teach you? (The first use in each Instance grants the "Sharp" effect. The effect disappears after cutting through any object.)]
Li Xian held the utility knife and swung it through the air a couple of times. Aside from the rather snide description, he was actually quite pleased with it.
Although its quality was only A, it seemed nowhere near as useful as the River God Doll at first glance, and its vaguely defined "Sharp" effect could only be used once, the item's greatest value lay in the fact that he could pull it out of thin air anytime, anywhere.
In certain situations, having a knife like this could prove quite useful.
Just as Li Xian was about to put the utility knife away, its blade accidentally brushed the corner of the bedside table. A small piece of wood sliced off without the slightest resistance.
He picked