Chapter 124: Proof of the Bandit Suppression

The World of Storms wasted no time and immediately displayed the loot.

Three red-tier pieces, two orange-tier items, and one red material.

No skill books dropped, but there was an item no one had seen before: the Bandit Suppression Certificate.

Although the Mountain King had dropped three red-tier pieces—an absolute jackpot—no one was paying attention to the equipment now.

Everyone was fascinated by that Bandit Suppression Certificate. It was an unfamiliar item, very likely to be something extraordinary.

Bandit Suppression Certificate: Proof of successfully eliminating a bandit camp. Present this certificate at the Eastern Capital Marshal’s Office to claim corresponding rewards.

“This certificate must be a quest item, but I wonder what kind of reward it grants?”

“Could be an artifact.”

“No way, is it really that exaggerated, dude?”

“So, what do you think the reward could be?”

“That’s hard to guess. It can’t be worse than red-tier gear, right?”

“At least it should grant a spirit item; otherwise, this certificate is worthless. You can buy red gear with money anytime—why bother?”

“Why worry so much? The quest item belongs to Qingqing. None of this concerns us.”

“Qingqing, do you want this Bandit Suppression Certificate? Or maybe pick a red-tier piece instead? There’s a red staff perfect for you.”

“Do I look like a fool? Who’d want equipment when there’s a quest item?”

Someone tried to persuade Qingqing, but he obviously failed.

“Not all quest items are useful. I saw on the forum someone got a quest item and was happy for days, but it only gave a purple-tier piece.”

“But there are good ones too. The big shot Liu Guan got an artifact through quest items.”

“Wow, hearing that, maybe this Bandit Suppression Certificate could reward an artifact after all.”

“Qingqing, you decide first.”

Though Storm of the World was eyeing that certificate, the rules were clear and had to be followed.

Good things would come later. If you played seriously, artifacts would appear eventually. He wasn’t short on money, after all.

“Then I’ll take the Bandit Suppression Certificate.” Qingqing chose without hesitation.

Storm of the World didn’t waste words and immediately assigned the certificate to her.

“Qingqing, don’t forget to send a big red envelope.”

“Didn’t we just say you only send a big red envelope if you get an artifact?”

“Little rich lady, don’t be so stingy. Send the big red envelope first, then claim the reward. That way, the chance of getting an artifact is higher.”

“Get lost. I come with my own luck aura—why would I need red envelopes?”

“Stop talking nonsense and distribute the gear quickly. Qingqing will find out once she heads to the Eastern Capital.”

Among the loot were three red-tier and two orange-tier items. The red staff suited mages and shamans. Though Taoists used intelligence as well, their weapons were magic swords, not staves.

The other two red-tier pieces were a strength-based armor and an agility-based necklace.

Both orange-tier items were strength-based.

Zhang Shan could roll for the red necklace and the material; the rest were irrelevant to him.

That was already good—at least one piece to roll for. Even if he lost, he could still enjoy a round of dice rolling, much better than previous attempts.

Storm of the World first arranged the rolls for the strength orange-tier gear and red armor, then the staff.

These had nothing to do with Zhang Shan, so he watched quietly as some got excited and others disappointed.

“Now, rolling for the necklace. All agility-based members roll.”

After Storm of the World opened the roll, Zhang Shan threw his dice—96 points.

A very good number. He hoped to win the roll. If he did, when he reached level 30, he’d save himself from buying a piece of gear.

Besides, the red necklace’s attributes were excellent.

The Perfect Purple-Gold Necklace: Level 30, Physical Attack 650-720, Agility 160, Effect 1: Critical Strike, Effect 2: Life Conversion.

Critical Strike: Increases critical hit chance by 2%.

Life Conversion: Converts 3% of attack damage into the wearer’s health.

The necklace’s stats were solid, not far from other red-tier gear of the same level. But the second effect was especially useful for Zhang Shan.

Life Conversion was a lifesteal effect. Though the ratio wasn’t high, it was enough for him.

Dealing 1,000 damage would restore 30 health. Since he usually dealt around 4,000 damage against monsters, each attack would heal over 100 health points.

Very practical—especially useful in battles. A rare gem indeed.

After everyone rolled, the highest score was 89, well below Zhang Shan’s 96. Storm of the World awarded the purple-gold necklace to him.

“The artifact master sure has luck.”

“Of course! Otherwise, how else could he get artifacts?”

“Exactly.”

Finally, they rolled for the material. Fifty people rolled together. Maybe today’s luck was too intense.

Zhang Shan only scored 12. Well, no big deal.

Anyway, the haul was already substantial. No need to fret over small details.

“Is there any clear reward for this dungeon?”

“No idea. Maybe scroll dungeons don’t have clear rewards?”

“Probably. No announcements ever mentioned clear rewards for scroll dungeons.”

“Don’t be greedy. Six bosses in one dungeon, plus three skill points—what more could you want?”

“Exactly. Why ask for more? Maybe Qingqing will even get an artifact. With such a haul, who needs clear rewards?”

“All right, the work’s done. Let’s all disperse.”

“We’ve been at this dungeon all afternoon. It’s almost mealtime.”

“Return to town. Once Qingqing’s red envelope arrives, we’ll log off and eat.”

“No red envelope? Starve then.”

Everyone began teleporting back to town. The fallen warriors from earlier had already been revived by others.

No need to resurrect in town; they all teleported back together.

After returning to the guild base, Zhang Shan immediately teleported to the auction house. He still had one item worth a small fortune listed there.

Although the auction hadn’t ended yet, he wanted to check the progress.

Zhang Shan went to the auction house to check the bidding on the Invincible Slash skill book.

Haha, not bad. Several people were still bidding. The skill book’s price had already reached 150 million.

Could the dream he had last night be true? Could this skill book fetch 200 million?

This was a real jackpot. Red-tier gear was nothing compared to this. Ultimate skill books were truly top-tier, on par with artifacts.

Speaking of which, there were so many big spenders in the New World. They spent money without batting an eye.

For this, Zhang Shan only wished for more big spenders to come and heat up the market.

Let the prices soar even higher. His dream of a seaside villa depended on this surge.