Chapter 242: The Mouth-Watering "Angel's Vestment" Set
Just as many games continuously expand their maps and open new dungeons during their operation, Heaven's Chosen Space does not initially include all game blueprints that can form dungeons. Instead, it gradually opens new dungeons as time passes and the number of players increases.
Ys Origin is one such dungeon awaiting its official opening.
Similar to the "Side Effects" card in Irene's hand, sometimes the Space also distributes strange rewards to players through methods like lotteries or scratch-offs. The Black Pearl Shard in Seller 3's hand came about this way.
As the key to unlocking a new dungeon, it allows its holder to experience the entire Ys Origin storyline before all other players.
Yes, theoretically, this is actually an extra main quest-like dungeon. If one can complete it, the overall income will definitely be no less than, and possibly even exceed, a regular monthly trial main quest.
However, Seller 3 chose to sell it rather than use it himself for three reasons.
Firstly, as a brand new, unopened dungeon blueprint, Seller 3 had no relevant information. Everything about Ys Origin was unknown. Although normal monthly trials are also random, a monthly trial is a trial, while this is actively entering an unknown domain, which is clearly unacceptable to some cautious players.
Then there was the issue of dungeon modifiers restricting players.
Seller 3 is a player whose skills and equipment are primarily technology-based. However, the dungeon modifiers obtained from the Black Pearl Shard included descriptions like "Knight and Magic" and "Anti-Flight Black Tower."
"Knight and Magic" essentially completely restricted the use of technology-based creations, while "Anti-Flight Black Tower" even banned all forms of flight, including magical flight and all flight abilities not originating from monsters.
This was fatal for Seller 3, as losing his technology-based creations and skills would naturally cause a sharp drop in his overall strength.
Some players are like this: they choose one side, either magic or technology, for extreme development during their growth, aligning their skills and equipment towards a single direction. This choice inevitably leads to a significant weakening when encountering dungeon modifiers of the opposite side.
However, those who choose one side generally tacitly give up on parts of the other side. That is, technology-side players, when encountering a magic-based dungeon, will decisively abandon the main quest and directly enter the evacuation phase, running away and then waiting for the next monthly trial.
This can also be considered a form of choice and survival wisdom regarding the Space's dungeons.
Of course, there was actually another option: Seller 3 could have saved the two hundred thousand he had cobbled together, armed himself, personally cleared Ys Origin, and earned the main quest-like settlement after completion.
And this leads to the third problem—
As an independent dungeon with "tower climbing" attributes, Ys Origin offered no retreat.
Either clear the dungeon and return victorious, or perish midway within it.
If one wants to earn extra income outside of regular main quests, then one must bear the associated risks.
Taking Cheng Tian as an example, currently, tasks with main quest-like settlements include the Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, which has blueprint fragment erosion and essentially occupies other players' main quests.
Another is Makaimura, provided by the Demon King's Castle map. According to the game's progression, it is already a second playthrough, and the final settlement can only be made after complete clearance.
For players like Seller 3, who are accustomed to having a fallback, this was clearly very difficult to accept.
In short, before the auction, Seller 3 did some calculations: if he used the two hundred thousand and the Black Pearl Shard himself, could he obtain 4 free attribute points, 1 free skill point, an HP bonus equivalent to 15 points of strength, and a 100% success rate for weapon and armor upgrades from +6 to +7?
Probably not.
Other things were fine, but the permanent addition of a full 150 points of HP was simply too tempting and too rare for non-strength-growth players.
So, rather than an unknown adventure, Seller 3 chose a visualized all-in, and his heart pounded as he anxiously awaited Cheng Tian's final decision.
Without much suspense, Cheng Tian chose Seller 3 among the three sellers.
Ys Origin, unknown to others, was a treasure trove awaiting development for Cheng Tian, capable of bringing far greater returns than the Treasure Crystal and Seagull Dagger!
Moreover, the materials for Cheng Tian's Crystal Eye strengthening route, the evolution materials for the Azure Fire Dragon Scale Armor, and the crafting materials for Bazett's Slashing War God Sword could all be found in this dungeon. Cheng Tian had no reason to refuse it.
As Cheng Tian made his choice, the usage conditions in the Crimson Chaos Staff also gained an additional description: "When you use the staff, the third slot will automatically apply to Seller 3. Whether used or not, the staff will automatically take effect after 24 hours."
There's no such thing as reneging in Heaven's Chosen Space. Since Cheng Tian completed the auction transaction, that third slot belonged to Seller 3, and he couldn't refuse to give it even if he wanted to.
Cheng Mouren wasn't that kind of person anyway.
Cheng Tian, who immediately received 190,000 (after a 5% auction commission) and the Black Pearl Shard, didn't leave immediately. Instead, he waited with some curiosity for the final show-stopping auction item, wondering what could be even more appealing than his Crimson Chaos Staff.
Then Cheng Tian was relieved, because it was a complete high-tier set—Angel's Vestment.
From the world of "Diablo 2," a set consisting of a breastplate, a scimitar, a ring, and a necklace.
The attributes of individual pieces in this set were almost unbearable to look at, but with each additional piece, the set attributes gradually increased. When all 4 pieces were collected, it possessed comprehensive set bonuses including, but not limited to, half freeze duration, +25% all resistances, an additional +50% fire resistance, 90% increased chance of finding magic items, +50 MP, +95 HP, +10 Dexterity, 8% mana regeneration, +6 life regeneration, 20% damage converted to life, +250% physical damage to undead, +1 to all skills, and so on.
In Cheng Tian's opinion, compared to true melee classes, this set might be more suitable for spellcasters.
Cheng Mouren was drooling, but he had to turn his head away and ignore it.
Although Cheng Tian had just received 190,000, bringing his total funds past the 200,000 mark, it was still not enough for a set of this caliber.
And when "Angel's Vestment" appeared, including the players who had just failed to bid on the Crimson Chaos Staff, a group of players who had just been acting reserved immediately exploded. Funds soared, quickly breaking through numbers that ordinary Bronze and Black Iron players shouldn't see.
As for Cheng Mouren, he had already left early with his companions.
Out of sight, out of mind, as the saying goes. Since he couldn't buy it, he might as well not look. He was going to use the Crimson Chaos Staff directly!!!