Moreover, excuses such as Fire Dragon Burning Warehouse and outsourcing perfectly explained why the previous workshop manager could expand costs to such an extent while the forging quality was subpar. One can only say that indeed, the Nameless Blacksmith was a predecessor skilled in making money through technical means.
"This time, the Flame God's Crown seems quite nice, Golden quality with a full score, and the additional attribute is a Strength Effect Bonus, which can increase strength effects by 35%.
I remember the previous Dark Gold Quality Crimson Marrow Flame Demon Armor +5 could only give a 40% boost to strength effects, but this one starts off with a 35% boost — just 5% short. After a simple fusion, it'll definitely surpass the Crimson Marrow Flame Demon Armor +5 easily."
And most importantly, the Flame God's Crown is a headpiece of equipment, which Zhang Yanhang can equip four of them simultaneously, once again gaining a substantial additional increase in strength effect bonuses.
[Option One: Refined Crimson Marrow (10,000 kg), Dark Purple Quality, Material]
[Option Two: 9,000 Soul points]
[Option Three: 18,000 Soul points]
"The last option is unsurprisingly related to Soul points. However, it seems that the Drop treasure box of the Large Crimson Iron Ants really doesn't yield any new materials, not even from the Light Golden Quality Drop treasure box of the Crimson Iron Prince Ants, which can only produce Dark Purple Quality Refined Crimson Marrow.
Even if one option offers ten thousand kilograms of Refined Crimson Marrow, which is already ten times the weight of the previous ones, it is still just Refined Crimson Marrow, which is of no use to me."
Now, Zhang Yanhang could only hope that the Ant Queen's Lord's Treasure Chest would yield some high-quality materials. However, the hope was probably slim since the Lord's Treasure Chest rarely contains options related to materials.
"One option is worth 18,000 Soul points, and the three options together are worth 54,000 Soul points. I have 30 Drop treasure boxes in hand. Thus, just from these Crimson Iron Prince Ant's Drop treasure boxes alone, they can provide me with over 1.6 million Soul points."
Before opening the treasure boxes, Zhang Yanhang felt that these Crimson Iron Prince Ant's Drop treasure boxes could at least yield more than one million Soul points, and it seems reaching that modest goal is quite easy indeed.
"Therefore, I choose '18,000 Soul points,' 'Mystic Steed Power,' '18,000 Soul points,' 'Flame God's Crown,' and '18,000 Soul points.'"
After checking all five item slots, Zhang Yanhang quickly made his final choices, and the Time Pause disappeared along with them.
After opening the Light Golden Quality treasure box from the Crimson Iron Prince Ant, Zhang Yanhang quickly picked up the Dark Gold Quality Lord's Treasure Chest from the Crimson Iron Queen Ant.
However, before opening the treasure box, Zhang Yanhang still had to make a small choice; otherwise, he would waste an opportunity to obtain a Divination Tarot Card[Fake] (Gate of Truth). He was indeed looking forward to completing the full set of twenty-two cards of this super set as soon as possible.
"Choose! How can I obtain, through a relatively normal channel, a Divination Tarot Card[Fake] (Gate of Truth) that might or might not be related to '[Divination Tarot Card - Moon[Fake] (Gate of Truth)]!'"
Although he was gradually forming a path dependency, Zhang Yanhang was, after all, promoted to Third Tier. So he slightly altered the trigger he wanted to activate, hoping to obtain a Tarot Card of higher quality.
Perhaps it was because of his promotion to Third Tier that increased the strength of his Multiple Choice options, this time the trigger didn't fail. The Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talano immediately experienced another Time Pause, and in front of Zhang Yanhang, a familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar text option box appeared.
[Do you wish to obtain the Divination Tarot Card?]
[Option One: Yes (Because you have already completely annihilated all the Large Crimson Iron Ants in the Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talanoli, including the four-star Lord Monster, 'Crimson Iron Ant Queen [God of the Scorching Sun, Crotena],' you have nothing left to do. So, you begin to stand still, quietly waiting for the Drop treasure box to refresh.
Indeed, you managed to acquire a Dark Gold Quality Drop treasure box from the corpse of the Lord Monster 'Crimson Iron Ant Queen [God of the Scorching Sun, Crotena].' Perhaps due to luck, while opening this Lord's Treasure Chest from 'Crimson Iron Ant Queen [God of the Scorching Sun, Crotena],' you unexpectedly obtained the Divination Tarot Card you desired.]
[Option Two: No (Although your first Divination Tarot Card was obtained in the minor Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu, you know that there isn't much connection between the minor Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu and the larger Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talanoli, as there isn't anything related to Alchemists or Alchemy here.
So, after some thought, you manage to convince yourself to give up on searching for other Divination Tarot Cards, to prevent wasting efforts; you feel that you can definitely spend this time doing something more meaningful than trying to find Divination Tarot Cards in the large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talanoli.]
[Option Three: Not Found (Because you wanted to search for other Divination Tarot Cards, you once again thoroughly explored the entire large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talanoli. You feel that although there is no significant connection with the minor Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu, you still wanted to try, just in case a miracle might occur.
However, regrettably, after searching through the entire large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talanoli again, you sorrowfully realize that no miracle has happened at all. There isn't any trace of Divination Tarot Cards in the large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talanoli. Although you were somewhat prepared for this outcome, you still can't help feeling a bit distressed when it actually happens.]
"Having reached the Third Tier, things indeed are different; the triggering of options has become more flexible. Even though, broadly speaking, these options are still similar to the previous ones, some changes have definitely occurred.
Before, it simply told me to obtain Blue quality Divination Tarot Cards, but this time it's telling me that I can obtain the Divination Tarot Card that I want. This way, there really might be a chance to directly get a higher quality Divination Tarot Card..."
Zhang Yanhang felt that the main reason for this degree of change was definitely due to his Rank increase as well as the raising of his Energy value limit. Before, such an option would have been unimaginable and impossible to trigger.
"The second option still, as always, wants to persuade me to retire, to give up on obtaining Divination Tarot Cards, but giving up is out of the question. After much difficulty in getting the chance to obtain a twenty-two piece super set, it's impossible to give up.
As for the third option, it's the result I would get after looking for Divination Tarot Cards in the large Crimson Iron Ant Nest Talanoli and not finding any. I suppose such a thought would only appear in the options—I definitely wouldn't entertain such an absurd idea and actually pursue it.
So, I'll choose Option One, Yes, to obtain the Divination Tarot Card from the Dark Gold Quality Drop treasure box from the four-star Lord Monster 'Crimson Iron Queen Ant [God of the Scorching Sun, Crotena].'"
Once Zhang Yanhang made his choice, Time Pause immediately disappeared, and without any further concerns, he immediately began to open that Dark Gold Quality Lord's Treasure Chest.
[Do you wish to open the 'Drop treasure box (Crimson Iron Queen Ant [God of the Scorching Sun, Crotena])'?]
Zhang Yanhang chose to open it without any hesitation, for he had long been anticipating what could emerge from the Crimson Iron Queen Ant's Lord's Treasure Chest. Well, maybe just for a short while, since he began to Open treasure box right after defeating the Lord Monster, Crimson Iron Queen Ant.
As for what Zhang Yanhang was looking forward to the most, it certainly wasn't the Divination Tarot Card. Although Divination Tarot Cards are great, it's only the Legendary Essence dropped by Lord Monsters of the Fourth Tier and above that can promote Rank. Therefore, what he anticipated the most was naturally the Legendary Essence.
[Please select the specific contents of the 'Drop treasure box (Crimson Iron Queen Ant [God of the Scorching Sun, Crotena])']
"Although theoretically speaking, as long as it's a Lord Monster above the Fourth Tier, it should definitely be able to produce Legendary Essence, not to mention the Crimson Iron Queen Ant is a Peak Fourth Tier Lord Monster. So, it's not about whether I can obtain Legendary Essence or not; the focus is on how much Legendary Essence can I actually get?"
Zhang Yanhang estimated that Legendary Essence was likely a special resource used for promotion in rank, similar to the Ash Source. However, considering that the demand for this kind of resource usually increases during promotion, he still believed it was best to have as much Legendary Essence as possible; it was definitely unwise to end up with just a little.
In this respect, Zhang Yanhang felt it would be reasonable if he could obtain three points of Legendary Essence from each Ashen Treasure Box, just like the Ash Source. After all, even though currently progressing to the Fourth Tier indeed only required one point of Legendary Essence, what if the next promotion to Fifth Tier suddenly demanded five or even ten points of Legendary Essence?
These scenarios were possible and should not be ignored. Therefore, it was essential to acquire as much as possible. Otherwise, if he had enough Ash Source for promotion but lacked Legendary Essence, and needed to clear additional new areas, wouldn't that be quite awkward? It would also slow down the speed of promotion.
[Option One: Scarice Hell Long Blade, Golden quality, Weapon]
[Option Two: Kalkus Sword, Golden quality, Weapon]
[Option Three: Divination Tarot Card·Sun[Fake] (Gate of Truth), Blue quality, Equipment]
"Hm? The first item is actually about Divination Tarot Cards? But why it's still just the most common Blue quality Divination Tarot Card? Although I really do need this 'Divination Tarot Card·Sun[Fake] (Gate of Truth)."
Zhang Yanhang had already gathered five Divination Tarot Cards: the Fool, Chariot, Emperor, Star, Moon, and he just needed this last Sun card to upgrade the Divination Tarot Card Set from Blue quality to Purple quality. The set's additional attributes bonus would surely experience a huge growth.
"But why, despite having reached the Third Tier and seeing a significant increase in my Energy Value limit, would my entire Energy Value still get consumed, and I only obtain a Blue quality Divination Tarot Card?"
Zhang Yanhang had previously sensed that after completing the Multiple Choice, all the Energy Value inside his body was drained, which made him feel confident that he would definitely receive a high-quality Divination Tarot Card. Yet, after all of his Energy was consumed, the Multiple Choice didn't deliver on that expectation.
Considering that such a situation had never occurred before with Multiple Choice, Zhang Yanhang suspected there must be other problems at play.
"Could it be because swapping for a Fourth Tier Dark Gold Quality Lord's Treasure Chest was so energy-consuming that all my Energy Value was devoured? It's not impossible, but still..."
Zhang Yanhang racked his brain but couldn't come up with a suitable reason, so he decided to check the Attribute list of the Divination Tarot Card·Sun to see if the issue was with the card itself.
[Divination Tarot Card·Sun[Fake] (Gate of Truth)] Read full story at NovєlFіre.net
[Origin: Ashen World, Heavenly God Continent, Sizitak Empire, Akbar Village underground black workshop.]
[Defensive power: 25]
[Additional Attribute: Skill Coverage Range +5%]
[Upgradable, Upgrade Conditions 1: Hold 'Divination Tarot Card - Fool[Fake] (Gate of Truth)' (0/1), hold 'Divination Tarot Card·Emperor[Fake] (Gate of Truth)' (0/1), hold 'Divination Tarot Card·Chariot[Fake] (Gate of Truth)' (0/1).
Upgrade Conditions 2: Hold 'Divination Tarot Card - Pope[Fake] (Gate of Truth)' (0/1), hold 'Divination Tarot Card·Wheel of Fortune[Fake] (Gate of Truth)' (0/1), hold 'Divination Tarot Card·Judgement[False] (Gate of Truth)' (0/1).]
[Usage Requirements: Possession of Alchemy or other related Alchemy skills.]
[Score: 70 (A Blue item's score ranges from 31 to 70.)]
[Set Effect One: Unrivaled (Two-piece set unlock attribute)]
[Set Effect Two: In the Name of God (Three-piece set unlock attribute)]
[Introduction: The Sun is one of the 78 cards in a Tarot deck, ranking 19th among the 22 Major Arcana cards. It's one of the most auspicious cards in the Major Arcana, symbolizing knowledge and vitality.
The card depicts a child riding a horse, praising the life force brought by the Sun Goddess, basking in the energy bestowed by the Sun.
The Sun's power is so mighty; it gives life to all things. Its radiance is so warm that all life forms are moved by it.
The Sun's power is purely positive, full of hope and ideals. No darkness can withstand its light.
The key to the Sun lies in "life force." It is the power of hope and ideals, immune to any external disturbances and internal conflicts. Even if dark sides of the heart try to interfere, they are immediately dissipated under the Sun's light, so there's no need to be troubled by worries.
However, all the above content has nothing to do with this counterfeit product, which came from a small workshop and is printed incorrectly.]
"Skill Coverage Range Bonus? There's even such a bonus?"
Although it was just a mere Blue Divination Tarot Card, this additional attribute truly broadened Zhang Yanhang's horizons, exposing him to a new type of bonus attribute.