After some research, Wang Teng realized that the equipment sold by the system was similar to the soul tools in Douluo Continent. Since Douluo Continent was a wasteland of soul tool technology, most soul tools were passed down from ancient times.
Armor was for physical defense, jewelry for soul power defense, and weapons were, of course, offensive. The system shop had both first-tier soul warrior level soul tools and tenth-tier titled Douluo level soul tools.
Whether it was weapons, armor, or jewelry, the price was uniform for the same tier. First-tier soul warrior level equipment cost 30 gold soul coins, second-tier soul master level equipment cost 100 gold soul coins, third-tier 300, fourth-tier 1000, fifth-tier 3000, sixth-tier 10,000, seventh-tier 30,000, eighth-tier 100,000, ninth-tier 300,000, and tenth-tier titled Douluo 1,000,000.
After glancing at the prices, Wang Teng immediately exclaimed that he couldn't afford them!
It's important to know that in the original novel, the Zhuge Crossbow, invented by Tang San, posed a significant threat to Soul Masters below level 40. It was sold to the Min Clan for only 120 gold soul coins each. However, a fourth-tier hand crossbow Soul Tool corresponding to a Soul Master level in the system shop would cost 1000 gold soul coins.
Of course, Soul Tools are high-tech, so the higher price is understandable. Moreover, if someone could produce a tenth-tier Title Douluo level Soul Tool, 1 million gold soul coins would be a steal; even 10 million gold soul coins would be highly sought after.
For example, Ning Fengzhi, the wealthy tycoon of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, would undoubtedly buy as many as he could get his hands on an eighth-tier pistol-type Soul Tool suitable for Soul Saint level Soul Masters for 100,000 gold soul coins!
Currently, Wang Teng is only at the first tier in the system's classification, meaning he can only purchase first-tier equipment. He doesn't yet have the authority to purchase higher-tier equipment.
In other words, he can only purchase tenth-tier equipment after reaching the Title Douluo level. As a penniless individual, Wang Teng chose to ignore the system shop and clicked on the last item in the special items section.
There weren't many special items in the system shop, only two types, but one item particularly caught Wang Teng's eye.
The first was a magic box worth 100,000 Lord's Essence. Although Wang Teng didn't know what Lord's Essence was, the magic box's appearance clearly indicated it was a high-end item, so he knew it was something good.
The second item was the Radiant Soul Bone Set.
Clicking on the Radiant Soul Bone Set, Wang Teng discovered that the set contained seven soul bones, all aged 100,000 years, and a light-attribute set suitable for him. The Radiant Soul Bone Set had seven parts: Radiant Head Soul Bone, Radiant Torso Soul Bone, Radiant Right Leg Soul Bone, Radiant Left Leg Soul Bone, Radiant Left Arm Soul Bone, Radiant Right Arm Soul Bone, and Radiant Wings External Soul Bone.
At this point, Wang Teng's mouth watered.
"Not bad, really not bad, quite thoughtful!"
However, when he saw the price tag of 100,000 Lord Origin Points for a single Soul Bone, Wang Teng's expression froze instantly, and he immediately deflated, feeling utterly miserable.
The item was good, or rather, very good, but he simply couldn't afford it!
This also showed just how valuable the Magic Box, worth 100,000 Lord Origin Points, truly was. Clearly, in the system shop, the Magic Box was equivalent in value to a 100,000-year Soul Bone.
This was a 100,000-year Soul Bone! No Soul Master could resist such temptation. On the Douluo Continent, Soul Masters with 100,000-year Soul Bones were extremely rare, all of them powerful experts, or those destined to be powerful experts.
Out of sight, out of mind, Wang Teng closed the system shop and then opened the final dungeon panel. After all, his system was called the 'Dungeon Dungeon System,' so the dungeon panel was obviously the core component, while the system shop was merely an add-on.
Opening the dungeon panel, Wang Teng noticed two icons lit up—Loran and the Depths of Loran.
"Similar to playing games in my past life. Is this letting me level up in Douluo Continent?" he thought, stroking his chin.
Then, he noticed a line of small text at the bottom of the panel:
[Host level is Tier 1. Tier 1 dungeon now open. There is no penalty for death in the dungeon. After leaving the dungeon, you will be back to your state before entering, except for what you gained.]
Seeing this, Wang Teng felt relieved. After all, reality isn't a game; he only had one life, and he didn't want to die in a dungeon.
However, he couldn't fight dungeons empty-handed. Besides, Wang Teng didn't even have a Soul Ring or a Soul Skill yet. How could he fight dungeons without equipment?
The system shop did sell equipment, but that was a problem with gold soul coins. Although Wang Teng was only a 6-year-old child with no income, his mother hadn't skimped on him during holidays, and he had accumulated quite a bit of New Year's money over the years.
Then, Wang Teng started rummaging through drawers and cabinets, taking out his family's little treasure trove. After counting, Wang Teng discovered that his little treasury was quite large, containing over two hundred gold soul coins.
Although it didn't seem like much, it was enough. In Douluo Continent, 1 gold soul coin equals 10 silver soul coins, which in turn equals 1000 copper soul coins. Furthermore, due to the underdeveloped economy of Douluo Continent, the purchasing power of one copper soul coin was far greater than one yuan in Wang Teng's previous life.
He opened the system shop, browsing through various equipment. Armor was categorized into cloth armor, leather armor, light armor, heavy armor, and plate armor.
Cloth armor offered the lowest defense, while plate armor offered the highest. However, even the lowest-tier plate armor was Tier 3; Tier 1 and 2 plate armor didn't exist.
Moreover, heavy and plate armor were too heavy. Looking at his small arms and legs, Wang Teng decisively chose light armor: a sprout breastplate, sprout leggings, sprout shoulder pads, a sprout belt, and sprout boots.
As for weapons, Wang Teng considered that he didn't yet have any soul skills, and his martial soul was inherently a weapon martial soul.
After thinking for a moment, Wang Teng set his sights on a Tier 1 short crossbow.
Ranged firearms would actually be better, but firing a gun always produces a sound, and when it comes to dungeons, you have to be stealthy! —Confirmed, Wang Teng is a sneaky camper.
As for jewelry, based on his previous life's game experience, the monsters in these two Tier 1 dungeons all use melee physical attacks, so he wouldn't need it.
Plus, his gold coins in his treasury were limited, so he'd have to deal with that later. Having decided on his target, he clicked buy.
The instant he bought it, Wang Teng saw 180 gold coins disappear from his treasury.
[Notification: Equipment acquired... Open inventory, equipment equip slot]
"??? Where's my equipment? Is it in my inventory?"
Immediately, Wang Teng opened the inventory interface.
The inventory and equipment slots are located together, with the equipment slots at the top and the inventory at the bottom. At the very bottom of the inventory, the amount of Gold Soul Coins is displayed, but it's currently just a large zero.