Chapter 371 - Battle Rewards (1)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Sakura’s Pub

“A crushing defeat, soldiers are dead, gentlemen drunk on the field, only a few returned from the battlefield.”

The moment he entered the pub, Lin Jie heard Zhang Qiong the minstrel reciting a poem. Lin Jie’s eyes widened as he said, “Oh god, that poem is so full of crap.”

Zhang Qiong smiled and said, “Does this sir like it?”

“Of course!” Lin Jie smiled and placed a gold coin into Zhang Qiong’s hand. He then turned to the bar and said sternly, “30 cups of Tears of the Sea Dragon!”

“Woah, we have a rich player here today.”

“Tears of the Sea Dragon. They’re 80 gold coins for a cup. Not everybody can afford it.”

“Tsk, isn’t it just a few drops of tears? Can’t this hunk here squeeze out a few tears and sell it for a few dozen gold coins too?”

Lin Jie hummed as he casually leaned on the comfortable dragon leather sofa in the private room. After going through the battle in the Dark Shrine, he was both physically and mentally exhausted. However, the rewards he had in his hands reminded him that it was all worth it!

As for the drinks… Eighteen Massacres would be paying, so Lin Jie could order as much as he liked. Even though they were cooperating now, they were still rivals. There was no way Lin Jie would give up on the opportunity to make Eighteen Massacres pay.

After 15 minutes, the members of Savage Blade arrived.

“Jie, we’ve been risking our lives fighting the Blood Tyrant while you were drinking here, good for you,” exclaimed Zheng Ziliang as he downed a drink in one go. He sighed in awe and said, “Nothing can be compared to the Tears of the Sea Dragon. It’s so refreshing.”

There were scars on the bodies of the Savage Blade members, while all of their equipment was on the verge of breaking. It was clear that even with just a head left, the Blood Tyrant was powerful and violent as always such that it could put up a tough fight against Savage Blade.

Netherblue arranged the information they gathered before saying seriously, “Fu Sheng, our reward this time is enormous! Everybody earned an average of 1,000 points. From what I know, the leaders of the other guilds and mercenary groups have only gotten less than 120 points each. Also, we have obtained many dropped items from killing the monsters. Excluding random materials, like Bone Meal, we have gathered a total of 248 Gold and 400 Silver items from the battle with the Undead! There were even 18 Dark Gold Fragments, as well as 2 pieces of equipment of a set.”

Lin Jie was not surprised. It was within his expectations. What’s the easiest way to get rich? Without a doubt, it’s from battle drops! The drop rate of equipment and materials when players fought against each other was close to 100%. After such a large scale battle, the amount of equipment and materials dropped was enough to fill the City of Light! Not to mention, they had even defeated a large army of Elite monsters.

They had gathered 18 Dark Gold Fragments! However, as the game progressed, players would come to the realization that the stats of equipment with just a piece of Dark Gold Fragment was not much different from that with a Gold Fragment. Only when a few pieces of fragments were combined could they far excel that of a Gold item. Similarly, a Legendary Fragment was only as good as a Dark Gold Fragment.

“According to our calculations, these items are worth around 30,000 gold coins!” Even Netherblue was shocked by the number as she said it. 30,000 gold coins! That was equivalent to 3,000,000$ in real life! The number of goods they had gained from one battle was astounding. No wonder organizations, guilds, and even countries waged wars when they were not doing well economically and were at rock bottom. It was for the wealth from war.

Baili Changcheng laughed. He took out a large block of ice with Blood Tyrant’s head in it! It was beaten to a bloody pulp and sealed. “Save your excitement. This is the real treasure!”

Blood Tyrant’s Head: Super-Rare material. It can be used for forging, enchantment, potionery, and cooking.

“Although we know this head is powerful, we don’t actually know how to use it. Fu Sheng, if you don’t know what to use it for as well, we can just hand it to the Holy Church and exchange for points,” said The Heavenly Shield.

“Exchange for points? Even 10,000 points cannot be used to exchange for this piece of gem. I will break it down now in case any delay brings more trouble.” Lin Jie took the ice block. With a swing of Broken Blade, huge flames burst out, melting the ice block.

Blood began flowing out.

“Blood Tyrant originated from a drop of blood of a Demigod demon. After it landed in The New Age, it absorbed countless commoners’ blood and formed a body. It then grew in power uncontrollably from absorbing the blood of all sorts of Elite monsters, Bosses, and even Overlords. The number of lives it consumed is more than three times the population of City of Light. Its blood is so dense and mixed that even if you use it for potions and enchantments, it will just end up exploding.” Lin Jie explained as he defrosted the ice block. “There are only two things that can restrain this item. One is Holy Light and the other Devil’s Flame. Bu Yi, Baili, and Fat Cattle help me to refine the Blood Tyrant’s head. Everybody take out the equipment with the most potential you have on you. After the head is refined, it will strengthen equipment and repair too.”

Bu Yi immediately chanted a healing spell, and Holy Light shone onto the head. As expected, every time the healing spell was cast, the head seemed to suffer the wrath of heavens. The blood on its surface flowed uncontrollably.

Baili Changcheng let out a cry, and elements shifted to form a fire blade. Along with Domestic Fat Cattle’s Fire Explosion Spell, the Blood Tyrant’s head was set in flames in a moment. It was burnt, and the smell of blood wafted in the air along with the souls of demons, spirits, ghost knights, and sorcerers…

“Hmph, creatures on the level of Shrine Masters are disgusting. After they die, their grudge still remains. However, I have the Dark Holy Water Source with me. It can restrain any grudge from Dark Shrine and cleanse it!” Lin Jie waved his right hand, and a blood-red heart floated in the air. It was the heart of the Three-Headed Serpent, which was where the Dark Holy Water Source resided!

The Three-Headed Serpent’s heart was a treasure as well. It had a larger capacity than a Space Package. Unfortunately, it could only store liquids, such as blood and Dark Holy Water. It was less versatile compared to a Space Package.

Blade Aura sliced open the heart! Dark Holy Water began flowing out!

The water from the source was not as dark or pungent as the Dark Holy Water. In contrast, the water was fragrant, with a hint of the smell of honey. Its color was clear like crystal and slightly golden.

The water washed over the Blood Tyrant’s head and cleansed its grudge immediately. The head wailed with pain and sorrow. The color of blood faded, and it looked just like a believer brainwashed by the Holy Light.

“Dark Holy Water was originally a source of Holy Light but was corrupted with darkness. It is both the source of power for the Dark Shrine, as well as its enemy. It can wash away grudges! If we did not have Dark Holy Water, we would not be able to refine anything, no matter how many treasures we got from the Dark Shrine. We would have no choice but to give it to the Holy Church in exchange for a meager amount of points.” Everything was clear in Lin Jie’s heart. When he saw that the blood mist from the Blood Tyrant’s head was turning into gold, he shook his hand and sent the gold mist flying into the equipment of the members of Savage Blade!

Domestic Fat Cattle had laid out his complete set of Dark Gold wand. After it was engulfed by the gold mist, there was a loud cackling sound as indents and ancient runes appeared on the wand. Once suitable gemstones were placed into the wand, it could be enchanted and upgraded into a Sub-Legendary Fragment!

Bu Yi had taken out her Dark Gold robe. It was the Robe of Unyielding Redemption, which consisted of four fragments. Bu Yi had already gathered three of them, and only needed the last piece, which was the hardest to find. The gold mist shrouded the robe and transformed into a figure of an angel, filling up the last puzzle piece of the robe. The robe became a complete set of Dark Gold equipment!

Everybody’s equipment had undergone a transformation, including Lin Jie. He had taken out the Kiara Beast King Armor, which had accompanied his entire journey since the start and had stats that were lagging behind the others. The gold mist formed into a spiritual butterfly and condensed onto the armor to form a gold plating on the surface.

Kiara Beast King Ore Plating!

The Kiara Beast King Armor was a broken skeleton. After enchanting it with a gem, it had only made up for its core. Now, it looked complete with carvings of ancient beasts such as tigers, lions, kodos, behemoths, and rhinos! There was a golden glow that shone from the armor. It was extremely heavy, and strong pressure was weighing down on Lin Jie’s body. If it were not for his strength, he would have fallen onto the ground!

Kiara Beast King Armor (Sub-Legendary, Fragment)

Can be used by Paladins, Human Warriors, and Human Hunters

Requirement: Level 35, Strength: 200, Resistance: 10 and above

Defense: 316-485

Magic Defense: 120-155

Strength: 45

Endurance: 35

Magic Resistance: 50

Damage reduction: 12%, Forward Charge Judgment: 20

Additional effect: Outraged Roar level 3, Hunter’s Forward Charge level 2.

Additional effect: Thick Skin. You can stack a layer of thick skin when you receive damage. Each layer of thick skin provides you with 0.6% damage immunity. You can stack up to 30 layers.

Additional effect: Reduces Magic Damage by 50 points.

Additional effect: Reduce Magic Damage by 25%.

Additional effect: Any physical damage received on armor will be reduced by 150 points. Damage will be reflected to the attacker as fire damage, dealing 75 damage per second for 5 seconds.

Notice: Kiara Beast King Armor is an incomplete armor. You have to collect the Roar of the Kiara Beast King to unleash all of its attributes.

Blood Tyrant’s head had replaced the Kiara Beast King Ore Plating! It added terrifying defense for the Kiara Beast King Armor!

Lin Jie’s Defense increased by 342 points! It had now risen to 627-892! Along with Holy Light Winged Armor and Sea King Scaly Armor, as well as his 4,300 HP, he was just like an unshakeable iron wall.

‘Who can compete with me now?’ Lin Jie smiled.