Chapter 558 (1/2)
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Now there were two items left. The next one up was the translucent jade flute. It was a very pretty flute. Anyone with half a brain would recognize that this was a music-based weapon, so it was definitely an item that was exclusively for bards. As a result, Pure Love's eyes started to sparkle. She was the only bard close to Level 135 and she had practically been with us from the start, so she was the most likely candidate to receive this weapon.
Jade Song (Earth-grade, Outstanding★★★★)
Magic Attack: 780~970
Intelligence: +155
Stamina: +140
Pa.s.sive: Increases user's healing output by 30%
Pa.s.sive: Increases bard's buff effects by 40%.
Slots: 5
Outstanding Property: Soft Melody, raise a single target's Attack by 20% and health regeneration by 50%
Level Requirement: 135
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I didn't even bother asking anyone for their opinions, I simply threw it straight to Pure Love and said, ”Go and train hard, so that you can hit Level 135 soon and equip this weapon.”
Pure Love nodded her head furiously as she replied, ”Yeah, yeah! I definitely won't let big bro down!”
Moonkiss spat out in a rather incredulous voice, ”Man, this guy has little sisters everywhere…”
That comment left me speechless.
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Now, we finally came to the final piece of equipment dropped by the Star Dragon. It was a rather long and oddly-shaped set of armor, and I really couldn't figure out what it was used for. But when I shared its stats, both He Yi and Lin Yixin's eyes immediately widened in shock.
Wild Barding (Earth-grade)
Mount Strength: +145
Mount Stamina: +140
Mount Tenacity: +30%
Mount Movement Speed: +20%
Attack Speed: +10%
Level Requirement: 135
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It was a piece of equipment that could be equipped on a mount. Yeah, this should be the barding that people would normally see on armored warhorses. Wow, it really did give a lot of stats, it was strong as h.e.l.l!
I turned around to look at Lin Yixin and He Yi. ”Which of you wants this piece of mount equipment?”
In the end, both girls shook their heads. Lin Yixin said, ”I already took the Blade of Violet Lightning so I won't take any other items.”
He Yi also said, ”I don't want it either. Give this to Gui Guzi or Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun. Both of them died, so they definitely suffered some losses. It would be better to give this to one of them.”
”Okay.”
I nodded my head and pa.s.sed the barding to Pure Love. After that, I also pa.s.sed Gui Guzi's Rainbow to her and said in a stern voice, ”The moment you return to the city, I want you to personally hand these items over to Gui Guzi. You got it?”
”Yes!” Pure Love nodded her head earnestly.
Soon after, we split the magic stones that the boss dropped and brought the entire affair to a close.
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”So what do we do next? Return to the city?” Murong Mingyue asked as she checked the time. She stuck out her tongue and laughed. ”Oh, it's already three in the morning! Oh man, it's been so long since we last ate. I'm so hungry…”
I stared at the distant interconnected valleys. ”I'm going to go offline to get something to eat and will come back later to grind these Star Rhinos. I want to get a few more sets of Split Galaxy armor to strengthen the guild. What about the rest of you? Who wants to grind with me through the night? We can sleep again in the morning.”
He Yi, Murong Mingyue, and Beiming Xue instantly nodded their heads eagerly.
However, Lin Yixin and the other girls rubbed their eyes and said that they were going to bed. They took out their return scrolls and went back to the city.
In the end, only the members of Frost Cloud workshop ended up staying behind. All of us went offline to eat something before we started grinding the Star Rhinos again. We hunted them until eight in the morning and we had just about swept the area clean of Star Rhinos by the time we were done. We managed to gather fifteen sets of Split Galaxy armor in total. This meant that we could create fifteen first-cla.s.s cavalrymen for our guild!
The girls all went offline but I still had something important to do! I needed to go and see Princess Karinshan with these nine dragon scales to get the final quest reward. That had been the ultimate goal of sweeping the Nine Lost Dragon Domains in the first place, and everyone had been gunning for this prize from the very beginning. Even the last boss, a Heaven Rank boss, hadn't dropped a Heaven-grade item, so it looked like the only way that a player could get a Heaven-grade item from this quest was through these nine dragon scales...
I took out my return scroll and crushed it!
Whoos.h.!.+
A beam of magic light engulfed me as I was thrust into a rift in time and s.p.a.ce, instantly appearing in Sky City. I blinked as the rays of morning light stabbed into my eyes. After I shook my head gently, I looked at Sky City again. Yeah, it really was beautiful as it was illuminated by the gentle rays of the morning sun.
I broke out into a mad dash. My Stormy Waves War Boots increased my movement speed by 80%, so I practically flew across the streets as I ran toward the palace. Given my status, I didn't need to stop and report to any of the guards as I entered the royal palace. I simply walked straight into the great hall. As expected, Karinshan was grasping the handle of her sword as she sat in front of the throne and listened to the various combat reports being delivered by her messengers.
”Your Highness, the beastmen from the wild north have started to stir, and they've dispatched several small squads of beastmen warriors to hara.s.s our villages on the borders of our kingdom. Those vile and abominable creatures need to be punished!”
”Your Highness, there hasn't been much movement in the Violet Empire. However, yesterday morning, Shadow Dancer Xue Wei appeared in the Dragonbone Mountain Range. It seemed as if she was trying to look for something.”
”Your Highness, we've already purged the lands around the Nine Lost Dragon Domains of monsters, but we are unaware of how much progress those adventurers have made in that dungeon.”
”Your Highness, we've received a combat report from Cyanstone Fortress. A necromancer a.s.saulted the city and we lost more than three thousand people. However, we managed to hold the fort and Garrison Commander Royce is currently requesting reinforcements!”
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Karinshan nodded her head. As she issued orders in response to those reports, she totally looked the part of a sovereign.
I chose this moment to walk into the hall. Karinshan spied me from a distance as a smile couldn't help but blossom on her face. She quickly got up and walked over in welcome. ”Oh, my brave adventurer, why have you come?”
I chuckled and said, ”I just came back from adventuring in the Nine Lost Dragon Domains, Princess Karinshan. Are you about to give me some sort of generous reward?”
”What?! You have nine dragon scales?” Karinshan was so shocked that her delicate mouth dropped open.