Chapter 136: The Ant Queen's Cloak

"Brother Artifact, which one do you want? They're all such good items; I bet you're having trouble choosing, right? Hehe."

"No way, Brother Artifact is definitely picking the cloak. Where else are you going to find a purple cloak?"

"A cloak might be good, but you need to be level forty to equip it. The skill books are much better; you could turn around and sell them for a high price, then just buy whatever equipment you want."

"Shut your trap. Both skill books are for the Warrior class; why would Brother Artifact pick those?"

The two skill books included one for the Berserker class: Berserker's Rage. They had dropped one of these before when fighting the Wolf King. Fengyun Yidao had rolled for it back then—a truly formidable skill. Even though the price of skill books had dropped significantly, that one should still fetch a million gold coins.

The other was Block for the Guardian Warrior class: a two-percent chance to block damage, lasting ten seconds with a one-minute cooldown. Once the skill level was maxed out, the block chance should increase to twenty percent, making it a very practical skill. The duration was decent too, lasting ten seconds, and the cooldown was only a minute. The key was that this block skill could negate all damage—meaning even ultimate moves could be blocked. As long as your luck held up, a twenty-percent trigger chance meant there was a very high probability of successfully blocking.

Both skill books were highly practical, rare, and valuable. However, for Zhang Shan, the purple cloak was better; sixty-eight thousand added HP was incredibly strong. The only downside was that he had to be level forty to equip it. He had only just reached level thirty; even though he leveled up much faster than others, it would still take a long time to reach level forty.

*I'll just pick the cloak. I'm afraid there won't be anywhere to buy a purple cloak later, so I might as well prepare now. I hope the Heaven's Gate map really can speed up my leveling.*

"I'll choose the cloak," Zhang Shan said to Fengyun Tianxia.

"Alright."

Fengyun Tianxia assigned the purple cloak to Zhang Shan.

Ant Queen Cloak (Purple): Level 40, adds 68,000 HP.

"Haha, Brother Artifact really did pick the cloak. Hurry up and roll for Berserker's Rage; I've been waiting for this skill book for a long time."

"Fine, let's roll for Berserker's Rage first. All Berserker classes, roll together."

"Wait, Boss, shouldn't Yidao sit this one out? He already has this skill."

"Why shouldn't I be allowed to roll? Am I not a Berserker class? So what if I've already learned it? I can just get another one, hehe."

After considering it, Fengyun Tianxia said, "How about this: let's set a rule. For items obtained through a team, if the same item appears again, those who already have it cannot participate in the roll. If it's something you obtained yourself, like if you bought it with your own money, you can still participate in rolls."

"Why are you guys so sensitive? I was just joking. I wouldn't actually compete with you guys."

Fengyun Tianxia started the roll for Berserker's Rage, and seven or eight Berserkers cast their dice one after another.

"Haha, I got 91! The skill book is mine."

It was Qianli Zou Danqi, the guy who had joined the Fengyun Guild with Zhang Shan back in the novice village. He had tagged along to get carried every time they fought a boss. He had slowly managed to gear himself up with good equipment, and just like Zhang Shan, he hadn't spent much money. The only difference was that Zhang Shan hadn't spent money but had actually earned a lot, while Qianli Zou Danqi just hadn't spent money. As for earning, he hadn't quite gotten there yet, but as long as he kept sticking with them, earning a little pocket money wouldn't be a problem.

Even though Qianli Zou Danqi was a "leech," no one complained, because Zhang Shan’s performance during every boss fight or dungeon run was so overwhelming that everyone else was essentially a leech too—no one had the right to call out anyone else.

"Damn it, I was only off by two points! It's a pity; I've been saving up skill points for so long, and now I won't have a chance to use them."

"Hehe, don't worry, buddy. Maybe it'll drop again next time."

"A skill book this good doesn't just drop that easily. It's already a stroke of heaven-defying luck that we managed to get two."

"True. Both times this book dropped, it was a first kill of a red boss. Take it slow; there will always be more."

Next was the roll for the Guardian Warrior's Block. It seemed there was no need to roll; the entire team only brought two Guardian Warriors. Because Zhang Shan’s panda pet tanked the bosses, Guardian Warriors were completely useless. Fengyun Tianxia only brought two as a precaution against accidents, but no more than that.

"Buddy, since it's just the two of us, how about we play Rock-Paper-Scissors? Hehe," Fengyun Little Secretary said to the other Guardian Warrior.

"No way. I'm afraid you'll cheat. I trust the system's roll settings."

"Damn, friendship over."

The two rolled; one got 17, the other 35. It was a pathetic display of bad luck. If it weren't for the fact that only two people were participating, they wouldn't have had a chance at all.

"Hehe, isn't it still mine? I didn't cheat, did I?" Fengyun Little Secretary took the skill book and learned it immediately. "I've been saving nine skill points; they finally came in handy. From now on, I can tank bosses too and restore the reputation of the Guardian Warrior class."

"Forget it. With your luck, you won't even be able to trigger the block with a twenty-percent chance."

"What the hell? Who are you looking down on?"

"I'm looking down on you. Just be content as a secondary tank; Brother Artifact's panda pet is much more reliable at tanking."

"Yeah, as a meat shield, you’re way too far behind. Humans aren't as good as beasts."

Fengyun Little Secretary: "..."

Of the three red items, two were Strength-based, and the other was a magic sword for a Taoist. Zhang Shan had no business with those, so the others rolled. Boss Wu had incredible luck, rolling a hundred and winning the red magic sword.

"Damn, Brother Daodao, have you been hanging out with Brother Artifact for too long? Did his luck rub off on you? You actually rolled a hundred!"

"Just good luck, hehe."

"Brother Daodao, what’s your luck stat?"

"Nine."

"Fine, you're the man."

"Holy cow, your luck is nine?" Zhang Shan hadn't asked Boss Wu about his luck before. Since he didn't rely on him to kill monsters, his luck level didn't make much difference to their loot. He didn't expect him to have nine points of luck as well—the same as Zhang Shan. That was impressive.

"Damn, do you two have some secret trick when registering your characters? Why do you both have nine luck?"

"Sigh, look at my four points of luck. It took me hours just to tame a small wild wolf. I'm so envious of your high luck," Fengyun Huopao chimed in from the side.

Zhang Shan and Fengling had indeed spent a long time helping him tame that wolf back then. Honestly, his four points of luck were truly trash.

"Alright, enough chatter. Let's finish rolling for the materials quickly. Once that's done, I still have to go to Heaven's Gate to kill people."

Fifty people rolled for the red material. Zhang Shan casually cast his dice: 99.

"Damn, Brother Artifact is too much. You're making me despair. Should I even roll?"

"Roll it. What if you get a hundred?"

"I don't even dare to dream about it. I've been playing for so long and have never rolled a hundred."

After everyone had cast their dice, Zhang Shan's number was still the highest. Fengyun Tianxia assigned the red material to him.

The harvest from this boss fight was pretty good. He got a purple cloak and a material, and Boss Wu even snagged a weapon. He was on a serious hot streak.