Chapter 85: Body Gear!

Morning Breeze hadn't expected the chest's password to be so simple. He had tried entering the nine digits in order, but never thought to reverse them. At level 30, the encrypted chest could be opened, revealing ten treasures inside. Both Morning Breeze and the Data Emperor were eager to see what lay within.

[Intermediate Instant Life Recovery Potion Recipe]: A recipe teaching the method to craft an intermediate instant life recovery potion. Requires intermediate alchemy and knowledge of the basic instant life recovery potion recipe.

"Five hundred gold coins well spent! Just this recipe alone is worth two thousand gold coins—I've made a profit!" The Data Emperor, less accustomed to such grand scenes than Morning Breeze, was visibly excited. The intermediate instant life recovery potion recipe was extremely rare, few possessed it. Morning Breeze still used the basic potion crafted by the matron Qiulan, whose recovery effect was lagging behind. Now, with so many players rushing to level up, the demand for intermediate potions was enormous. If produced in bulk, it would yield tremendous profits.

"What rubbish! With so many top-tier items in the Alliance Army's vault, that thief managed to steal just a recipe?" Morning Breeze felt quite the opposite. He had even stolen the Adamantine Axe, whose value far exceeded that of the recipe.

He was unaware of the circumstances at the time; due to his own delay, the thief was even more nervous than him, grabbing whatever he could without caring what it was, simply wanting to escape. If caught by the guards, it would mean instant death and deletion of his character—a most serious consequence.

[Mighty Giant's Right Arm]: Body equipment. Replace your right hand with the Mighty Giant's Right Arm, gaining immense strength, able to move stones, wield two-handed weapons single-handedly, and throw with greater force. Requirement: Barbarian. Note: Cannot be removed once equipped.

"How is such an item possible?" Seeing Morning Breeze holding a massive hand, the Data Emperor was incredulous. This could actually be equipped on a player, granting special effects. To him, this was even better than ordinary equipment; if auctioned, it would cause a sensation.

"Why isn't it an elf's equipment?" Morning Breeze's alternate account was a barbarian who could equip it, but it was of no use to him. This item suited barbarian weapon warriors or shielded warriors; it would be perfect for Weapon Maniac, allowing him to wield Ashbringer one-handed and carry an extra shield.

To Morning Breeze, his main class was elf, so only elf-specific body equipment was useful.

[Demon's Eye (Left)]: Body equipment. Replace your left eye with the Demon’s Eye, expanding dark vision, able to detect stealth and immune to blindness. Requirement: Human, Undead. Note: Cannot be removed once equipped; can be paired with Demon’s Eye (Right) for greater effect.

[Demon’s Eye (Right)]: Body equipment. Replace your right eye with the Demon’s Eye, expanding dark vision, able to detect stealth and immune to blindness. Requirement: Human, Undead. Note: Cannot be removed once equipped; can be paired with Demon’s Eye (Left) for greater effect.

Next, Morning Breeze obtained two black eyes preserved in green solution—two body items, both eyes. The catch was, only humans could equip them. As for the undead race, it could only be chosen after the formation system was unlocked, and for now, no one could select undead.

"Could that thief be obsessed with body modifications? Why are all the items body equipment?" If a human thief had Demon’s Eyes, he would be even more overpowered. The Data Emperor now understood why the thief chose the human thief class—it was because of these eyes. He just hadn't expected that Morning Breeze would find the chest.

"Damn, why is there no one-handed sword? Even an epic one would do!" Morning Breeze was frustrated—so many items, yet no one-handed sword? He hoped it would be at the bottom; what he needed most now was a powerful one-handed sword.

[Equipment Enhancement Barrier Scroll]: Barrier scroll. Enhance an item to its level's limit, granting it stronger effects. Can simultaneously strengthen three items.

"Finally, something perfectly suited for me. You can't have this!" Morning Breeze had finally found something valuable—the scroll could enhance his equipment, and he wouldn't let the Data Emperor take it.

"My gear isn't good enough for it anyway," the Data Emperor acknowledged the scroll's value but didn't covet it; even if he wanted it, it wouldn't benefit him. His interest in the Alliance Army's vault was growing—so many treasures within.

"Let's see the next one!" Morning Breeze pulled an orange scroll from the chest—a skill book.

[Blinding Holy Light]: Blind skill. Sends out dazzling holy light, blinding all enemies within a 20-meter radius for five seconds. Enemies who shut their eyes are immune. Cooldown: one minute. Mana cost: 2% base. (Learning requirement: Paladin)

"I want this skill book!" Paladins lacked control skills; they only had Hammer of Justice, which had a short range and unreliable accuracy. Though Blinding Holy Light wasn't especially powerful—it could be negated if enemies closed their eyes—having an extra control skill was still valuable.

"You'll regret it!" Morning Breeze handed the skill book to the Data Emperor, who hadn’t seen all the items yet but had already chosen a skill book. Morning Breeze thought him somewhat foolish, because even if he hadn’t chosen it, Morning Breeze would have given it to him.

"Keep going, I want to see what else is left!" Six treasures had been revealed, with four remaining. The Data Emperor was eager to see the rest.

[Skill Combination Enhancement Scroll]: Enhancement scroll. Designate a skill, allowing it to be combined with other skills or equipment for a more powerful effect.

"Excellent!" Morning Breeze felt he was now among the game's leading figures. The question was which skill to enhance, to create the best synergy. He had Stealth, Furious Slash, Iron Body, and more—just unsure which to boost. With the right combinations, he might solve his tanking challenges. Still, he believed that skills were just numbers; technique mattered most.

A top-tier expert could bring out first-rate results from third-rate skills. A mediocre player could make even the best skills look ordinary. The master’s realm is elusive; Morning Breeze considered himself a berserker expert, but not a tank master.

[Shadow Escape]: Advanced stealth skill. Escape and randomly teleport up to 30 meters away, entering stealth mode. For the next three seconds, your stealth cannot be detected by any effect. Cooldown: one minute. Cost: none. (Learning requirement: thief or any class with stealth skill)

The shapeshifter's clone could learn this skill; while in humanoid panther form, Morning Breeze lacked the innate vanish ability of a thief, so this skill could temporarily substitute. Combined with the magic ring, his shapeshifter clone would surpass any thief.

The Data Emperor foresaw Morning Breeze’s alternate account reaching an extraordinary level, destined to be the strongest questing class and formidable in the arena. His wilderness survival would rival that of hunters. Everyone claimed paladins were the most versatile class, but to the Data Emperor, Morning Breeze’s shapeshifter was even more all-encompassing.

[Ring of Mortal Wounds]

Epic, left-hand ring

Requirement: melee class

+2% critical hit

+6% critical damage

Extra effect: When dealing damage, reduces the enemy’s maximum health by 5%, lasts 30 seconds, stacks up to 20% maximum health reduction

Extra effect: When scoring a critical hit, increases the next attack’s critical chance by 3%, stacks up to three times

Description: Deal devastating wounds to your enemies!

Rare left-hand rings—each player can wear two right-hand rings and one left-hand ring. Left-hand rings are exceedingly rare; Morning Breeze had none until now, and this one boosted critical hits, making it exceptionally valuable. Usually, left-hand ring stats were lackluster; such high effectiveness was remarkable.

The Mortal Wounds effect reduced the enemy’s maximum health, making it impossible for them to regain their full health for a time. For example, if Morning Breeze dealt 100 damage, the enemy’s maximum health would drop by five, stacking up to a 20% reduction. In the arena, this effect was excellent.

If the lower limit could be pushed even further, the Ring of Mortal Wounds would be even more overpowered. Morning Breeze had no left-hand ring, so he wore this one for now.

"This ring suits you perfectly—boosts critical hits and lowers maximum health! Huge advantage in the arena!" The Data Emperor understood its importance for Morning Breeze; if he could further enhance it, it would become truly monstrous.

Morning Breeze planned to keep the ring for future combination effects, aiming to lower the maximum health reduction as much as possible—ideally to 50%. That would make killing much easier.

What was the final treasure? Morning Breeze looked in the chest and found scattered steel fragments and a sword hilt—apparently a broken sword.

He gathered all the steel fragments and the hilt, assembling them on the ground, and realized it was a one-handed sword. Yet, since it was broken and lacked visible stats, its grade was unknown. Still, Morning Breeze was confident: since it came from the Alliance Army’s vault, it had to be a quality item!

A shattered one-handed sword could be reforged; Morning Breeze was highly confident in his crafting skills. He had restored broken weapons before! Now, he desperately needed a one-handed sword, and since he wasn’t in a hurry to enter the main map, he would finish reforging this weapon first before embarking on his next adventure.