343 Entering the Appraisal Shop Half-Naked (2/2)
Qin Ruo and company were rather speechless too…
'This is so Judge; always so cool and full of himself when he speaks up.'
”How about you? Are you not bothered to look too?” On the other side, Subjugator tapped Black Rock's back and asked.
”Meh! The attributes are just so-so. How great the Dark Gold Tier is doesn't matter to me now. Qin Ruo, go on. I can't wait to see how your Legendary Equipment fares,” Black Rock urged Qin Ruo to take his place.
There was silence.
”Qin Ruo?”
”The Winter Demon who wreaked havoc throughout the Graveyard of the Gods?”
”Damn, I wouldn't have recognized him if nobody mentioned it. That's him for real. Wait, why has he dropped to Level 40?”
Players inside the appraisal shop had now all turned their sights to the most trending person in the H&G forum at the moment—Qin Ruo. Chatters could be heard in every corner.
”I thought he was a hooligan, being half-naked and so...” a female player said.
Some player doubted Black Rock's claim and argued, ”He's only at Level 40. How could he have possibly obtained Legendary Equipment? I think it's fake.”
”Doesn't seem like it… Rumor says that this guy owns a Tier 5 Summoned Monster that's overly powerful. Don't know where he got it from but perhaps he could really take down a few Tier 5 Bosses. I think there's some truth in it. Let's watch.”
”Hmm, it might be true then.”
***
Qin Ruo had a typical habit. He liked to appraise the most valuable item last. At first, he only took out the Dark Gold Equipment dropped by the Boss and obtained through the treasure chest. He did it slowly and carefully, checking the appraisal results several times. Black Rock and Subjugator were deeply unnerved by his unhurried attitude.
However, his slow movements did not irritate the others in the appraisal shop. Everyone held their breath as they watched Qin Ruo take out the Dark Gold Equipment carefully from his backpack and put them back after the appraisal. They counted in silence…
'That's item No. 9.'
It was rare to see even one Dark Gold Equipment on normal days. Today alone, they had seen more than ten consecutively.
After Qin Ruo covered his fair, alluring chest with an appraised Aquamancer Robe, he took out the Mana Core and Embedded Stone from his backpack to be appraised next. On the brink of Black Rock and Subjugator's mental collapse, he finally retrieved a small notebook from his pack.
Black Rock and Subjugator regathered themselves the moment Qin Ruo took out the Magic Skill Book. The players inside the center also refocused their sights. The temperature in the room once again reached a new height!
'A Magic Skill Book!'
Black Rock and Subjugator could not believe that they had actually let it slipped their minds. Qin Ruo obtained one when they killed the Lethal Balrog. In addition to the one he got near the Dimensional Portal (which he himself revealed to the party), Qin Ruo actually possessed two Magic Skill Books now.
A Magic Skill Book's value was no less than a Legendary Equipment's, if and only if the skill in it was great.
The true value of the Magic Skill Book was uncovered under a series of heavy breathing sounds.
Qin Ruo's party members received the details of the Magic Skill Book first hand.
Haunting Flame:
Tier 4 Dark Element spell
Consumes 10 MP
Inflicts hellfire on player's outer body; whoever possessed by the flame will be inflicted with Status Effect: Burn; ignores Defense; deals 100 damage per second; lasts for 10 seconds.
”This spell's not bad. It's suitable for a Shadowmancer to defend against warriors in melee battle.”
”Qin Ruo, since you can't learn the skill, do you plan to sell it or exchange it? If you sell it, I think it'll be worth at least 500,000 gold coins. If you can't find a buyer, I can help you to ask around. There are a lot of generous spenders in the Tyranny Clan. Of course, it'd be best if you could exchange it with an equivalent Magic Skill Book,” Subjugator pointed at the spell book in Qin Ruo's hand and said.
”We'll discuss that later. I still have another Magic Skill Book left.”
When Qin Ruo packed Haunting Flame and passed the second Magic Skill Book to the Appraiser, the jealous, surprise-laden crowd no longer knew what expression to put on anymore.