343 Entering the Appraisal Shop Half-Naked (1/2)
En route to the appraisal shop, Qin Ruo found out that Subjugator and Snowleaf were the final two survivors of Death Mountain. After the Undead Sovereign descended back into the cave, the two of them immediately picked up the equipment dropped by Judge and Black Rock. Then, they rushed out of Death Mountain as quickly as possible and directly teleported back to the town once they were detached from their battling state.
As a result, even though three people had fallen in the final battle, their losses were minimal.
Qin Ruo felt relieved when he heard the good news. He delightedly took out two Bandit Class Dark Gold Equipment from his backpack and handed it to Fateless. ”Fateless, one of it's yours. The other one was dropped by Tiger Cub; I'll leave it in your hands.”
”All right!”
Fateless did not reject Qin Ruo's offer since he knew the Aquamancer must have gained a huge fortune from the cave. He received the equipment happily and examined them. ”Tiger Cub does live up to his name. His equipment's definitely much superior to mine. Hehe, it's about time I replaced my worn out ones.”
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His voice reached the ears of those league players who trailed behind them. They stumbled a little and looked at each other in disbelief.
'Savage Cub? The horrifying man who does as he pleases on the Mythical Battlefield? These lads forced ”the Cub” to drop his equipment? This, this is unbelievable! Wait a minute…'
”Fateless?”
”Is he the famous Bandit King—the No.1 Bandit with the highest Honor Points? Damn! No wonder he looks oddly familiar!” The few players who followed them yelled through their Party Channel once they finally recalled the true identity of the player whom Qin Ruo referred to as Fateless. They drew a cold breath and began to hold a higher opinion of the six-person troop.
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”Haha, now you're the unluckiest one. Not only did you drop a piece of equipment, but your Dark Gold Robe's gone too. Hahaha!” Subjugator tapped Qin Ruo on the shoulder and teased him.
Black Rock rolled his eye and moaned, ”Unluckiest my ass… F*ck, I'm more than willing to drop my entire set of equipped items for his priceless treasure.”
”Including your Dark Gold Ring?”
The players behind them were again startled by Subjugator's notion.
'That's even more absurd than the previous news. Dark Gold accessories?! Who the hell are these people?'
”Bullsh*t! Dark Gold accessories are no way near as valuable. I'll immediately surrender the ring to you if you can get me one of the treasures now.”
The busybodies who trailed them were astonished by Black Rock's reply. 'What kind of treasure have these guys gotten their hands on? Have they killed a dragon or robbed the treasure of a god-tier monster? Not even Dark Gold accessories, which were equivalent to Legendary Equipment, could match its worth?'
***
When they stepped into the appraisal shop and saw that it was crowded with enthusiastic players, Qin Ruo and company were a little unwilling to show off their loot at first.
In front of the appraisal counter, more than 10 players had lined up to wait for their turn to get their equipment appraised. Whenever a Gold item was placed onto the counter, the players' attention would quickly be drawn and many would begin to probe the owner like, ”Was this taken from the Graveyard?”
”Did you kill rival faction players, high-ranking minions, or a Boss?”
”Did you come across the treasure by chance?”
Qin Ruo was especially reluctant after he saw the ecstatic expression on everyone's face.
After all, the items that needed to be appraised in his backpack were no ordinary stuff. Aside from two Legendary Equipment, he also had more than ten Dark Gold Equipment, two Embedded Stones, two Magic Skill Books, a Pet Egg of the Lethal Balrog, and last but not least, the silky violet Divinity.
Taking any of them out would probably create a commotion so big that the appraisal shop's roof would be blasted off. That was certainly not ideal for Qin Ruo, who usually kept things low profile.
However, Judge and the others thought differently. They ignored the stunned, jealous, and respectful gazes from the crowd and took out their Gold as well as Dark Gold Equipment one after another in front of the expecting audience.
Immediately, the players who just had their Gold Equipment appraised were dazed by the newly-arrived gang. Seeing the pile of sparkling equipment on the counter that outshone the only valuable item in their hand, their excitement and pride from a while ago instantly faded away. Even when there was nothing left to be appraised, most players refused to leave the appraisal shop. They stayed put to watch.
Suddenly, there was pin-drop silence in the appraisal shop.
Everyone held their breaths as they witnessed Judge and Black Rock stuff the appraised equipment back into their bags one by one. They just could not stop salivating over the numerous precious items.
”How is the attribute of the Dark Gold?” Qin Ruo and others, who stood near the counter, asked.
Judge raised his eyebrow and answered, ”I didn't bother to look.”
'What!'
A few players gave a hollow laugh. 'Is this guy for real? People purposely come all the way to appraise their item so that they can tell whether the equipment is of a good or bad attribute. This bastard, on the contrary, shows no interest in any of his Dark Gold Equipment and says that he's not bothered?! Damn, he makes it sound like Dark Gold Equipment are useless trash that he has little interest in.'