Kaleidescope Parasol
How could the skills chosen for Stolord be laughed at?
First, the lower levels went by quickly. Carefully matching skill skills was completely unnecessary. Many people simply chose to be a piece of blank space, figuring it out after they reached level 20.
Second, even though level 20 and under allowed players to figure out their own profession, many incoming players already had a general idea: mage, swordsman, or gunner related? There were players like this, but players like Ye Xiu? They went as far as to tread every class. But although players below level 20 could learn any type of skill, their strength was limited by their weapons.
For example, if you learned Sharpshooter skill Floating Bullet, there was no way the skill could be used with a sword. So for Stolord to learn this skill, he would have to carry weapons from every class. Repeatedly exchanging them back and forth would be extremely inconvenient. And for those in the initial stages, looking for so much trouble, wouldn't that be the same as looking for punishment? Only the once popular Omni players would do such a thing.
What were Omni players? They were players without a class. But this was something that happened back when the level cap was 50. When the level cap increased and the class awakening was introduced, the Omni type of playing style disappeared. The current players looking at Stolord's skill set would never think of Omni people, they would only laugh.
Ye Xiu seemed as if he hadn't thought of this. Stolord only had a blank Bronze Sword on him. And when he passed a random store, Ye Xiu actually also sold this weapon.
Soon after, he directly headed to the storage chest in the warehouse and opened it. An equipment unexpectedly lay inside.
Accounts that transferred servers should be empty. What empty means is that experience, gold, backpacks, storage chests, and even mail were all empty.
But Stolord, which had just transferred to the tenth server, unexpectedly had an equipment inside.
No one knew how this happened, but it seemed as if Ye Xiu had been expecting it. He knew that he would find an equipment here, but after finding it, there wasn't a trace of happiness in Ye Xiu's expression. On the contrary, it was filled with grief. A rare tremble once again emerged on his right hand. The last time this appeared was when he lost Ever-Stay. Now, it appeared when he was going to take out this equipment.
The mouse moved up.
[Myriad Manifestation Parasol] – Level 5
Weight: 23 kg, Attack Speed: 5
Physical Attack: 180 ; Magic Attack 180
That was it. It didn't even have additional properties. It was practically a blank weapon.
But the word color of the Myriad Manifestation Parasol wasn't white, rather it was silver.
In Glory, the tier of an equipment could be seen by the color of the words separated into: Orange, Purple, Blue, Green, White. White equipment did not have any additional properties. Green Tier equipment were given through quest rewards. Blue equipment dropped in dungeons though a few quests had them too. They were the most mainstream equipment. As for Purple and Orange equipment, those were high-end goods. Whether it be character or money, players had to be outstanding in some way to obtain them.
The silver word color of the Kaleidescope Parasol didn't belong to these five colors. If Chen Guo woke up and saw, she would definitely be amazed. Silver, those were only given to self-made equipment. Self-made equipment were a large feature of Glory. They weren't made through manufacturing skills in the game, but through an equipment editor. They were considered endgame content.
There was a popular saying in Glory: self-made equipment weren't necessarily powerful, but all powerful equipment were self-made.
Self-made equipment could surpass Orange Epic Tier equipment. In the Professional Union, every club invested in a specialized team that researched self-made equipment. The Battle God Ever-Stay held the self-made Silver Battle Lance Evil Annihilation! It was an outstanding and famous weapon and one-of-a-kind.
A self-made equipment's feature was that it was extremely difficult to create but each was unique.
Only, it could be a unique surpassing peak Epic equipment or it could also be a unique piece of trash.
The Kaleidescope Parasol? Was it trash or treasure?
If Chen Guo awoke, if she found about the weapon's properties, then she would be able to immediately make a decision.
Top Quality. Kaleidescope Parasol was truly top quality surpassing Orange equipment of the same level. 180 Physical Attack and Magic Attack. That was equivalent to a Level 10 Orange weapon. But high attack weapons were often heavy and slow. Kaleidescope Parasol wasn't heavy and had an average Attack Speed of 5. Even compared to Level 10 Orange weapons, just relying on this point was enough to surpass them.
But the weakness was also obvious: Kaleidescope Parasol only had the fundamental attributes with no additional increases. Besides, Level 5, this was a level that would be passed in a flash.
But Ye Xiu did not think of these because he knew that this Kaleidescope Parasol was a true heavenly work. After countless experiments and failure, to be able to create this Level 5 Kaleidescope Parasol was already a great accomplishment. A feature of self-made equipment were that after reasoning and planning, they could be continuously upgraded. So self-made weapons could never go out of date and could be continuously upgraded through equipment editor.
Ye Xiu gently retrieved the Kaleidescope Parasol and placed it in Stolord's hands. "Let's start!" He said in a low voice and immediately controlled Stolord to the Green Forest dungeon. It looked as if Stolord had heard his command.
Green Forest was a 5 person dungeon that required a player to be Level 5 to enter. Achievements by players Level 10 and above were not valid meaning that they could not participate in the different leaderboards for this dungeon. Numerous open parties sat outside the dungeon. When Stolord arrived, he received quite a few invitations. Ye Xiu didn't carefully choose and picked a team that needed one more person.
"Nice nice nice." Just as he entered, Ye Xiu heard that party leader Sleeping Moon shouting.
"How are we going to split the drops from the hidden BOSS?" Ye Xiu asked.
"Oh? How thoughtful!" From Sleeping Moon's speaking without thinking, it looked like he wasn't a newbie. At least, he didn't ask what a hidden BOSS was.
The party had to be formed to have a chance at meeting the hidden BOSS. The system would give a few hints on entering the dungeon. The hidden BOSS's strength was stronger than the dungeon's final BOSS by a bit, but equipment that wouldn't be dropped by a normal BOSS could burst out from it.
Actually, with Ye Xiu's peak professional level, he had enough skill to solo the small dungeon. Forming a party was necessary to meet the hidden BOSS though. He also wanted the materials dropped by the hidden BOSS because those would definitely be needed to upgrade the Kaleidescope Parasol. Ye Xiu understood clearly. Compared to leveling up Stolord, upgrading the Kaleidescope Parasol was much harder. He decided that he would start now.
In low-level dungeons such as Green Forest, no matter how good of an equipment was dropped. It would soon die out, so it had no value. Apart from experience, materials dropped from the hidden BOSS attracted players. These materials would never grow out of date. Even in the old servers, there were many people that entered Green Forest for these materials.
Sleeping Moon evidently knew of this, so he quickly announced the distribution proposal: Everything dropped by that toy is worth money, so everything dropped will be decided by rolling dice!
"Okay." He could only say this. How could he take them all for himself? This was a wild party. There were no grounds to.
"Good. Now that we're all ready, let's go." Sleeping Moon said. After receiving everybody's reply, he entered.
Ye Xiu had been talking to Chen Guo so he hadn't put on headphones. Now, he took them out and put them on. Just as he entered the dungeon, he heard a roar: "D*mn! What luck! A hidden BOSS already!"
Glory supported speech and it was extremely lifelike. Only one individual spoke at present. The system had a sound spreading algorithm, the distance directly influenced how loud or quiet the sound was. The game didn't have any background noise. Only the wind blowing across the grass and other similar sound effects could be heard. When the headphones were put on, it felt like he had become a part of the world.
Ye Xiu guessed that the person shouting was Sleeping Moon. He had already found the hidden BOSS Midnight Phantom Cat's location. Ye Xiu typed out a "ha ha" and heard Sleeping Moon's voice: "Speak, why type?"
"There's someone sleeping so it's inconvenient." After Ye Xiu typed it out, he fished out a cigarette from his pocket. He held it in between his lips crookedly and lit it.
"Oh." Sleeping Moon indicated that he understood and followed: "What about everyone else?"
The other three all said something. Sleeping Moon said disappointed: "Ah, no pretty girls!"
Within the sounds of laughter, the team set off.
Green Forest was a low-level dungeon to let players familiarize with the game. How hard could it be? What's more Sleeping Moon obviously wasn't a newbie. He directed the whole journey and killing was smooth and unhindered. After Ye Xiu made Stolord cast two Heals, Sleeping Moon immediately used him as a Priest turning him into a pure support role. Actually, this type of low-level dungeon didn't need this type of iron triangle battle tactic, but Sleeping Moon was already used to it and directed it as if it were a normal routine. He himself became the main tank in the party though. The other three players were in the front lines dishing out damage, Stolord was appointed to the rear and he became the big logistics leader.
Killing and shouting sounds could be heard between the five person party as they advanced quickly. Ye Xiu's excellent technique handling received the team leader's unbridled praise. Ye Xiu's mind was in a daze. When was the last time he went in a dungeon with other players? How long had it been since he had this sort of feeling?
Seeing the monsters collapse one by one, Ye Xiu 's mind drifted off. He recalled all too well. Adventuring in the Green Forest made him remember of those memories from ten years ago.
At that time, he played Glory with his good friend. He would never forget those memories. You saw clearly, spoke well, planned well, but in the end because of a single unexpected accident, your dreams and hopes all disappeared into nothing leaving only this incomplete Kaleidescope Parasol to me.
"You originally had talent in Glory, a successful talent… …" His fingers gently wiped over the keyboard. With a quiver, Stolord cast a heal onto Sleeping Moon's body. When Sleeping Moon promptly praised him again, Ye Xiu's mind was no longer in the game.
"Okay, here comes the Midnight Phantom Cat." After Sleeping Moon cut down a monster, Ye Xiu heard the three words Midnight Phantom Cat and his train of thought immediately returned. The hidden BOSS didn't necessarily have to appear after completely finishing the stage. Following the system's guidance, a scene may appear midway. This time, the Midnight Phantom Cat would appear here.
"The Midnight Phantom Cat's attack may cause you to enter a Cursed state. But being cursed isn't something to be scared of. However this animal is quick, so it might take a while for me to aggro it. Everyone start supporting me, don't be panicked and stay together." Sleeping Moon arranged a tactic.
Everyone nodded his head and Ye Xiu didn't say anything. There was nothing wrong with what the party leader said.
"The system hasn't announced it yet. Comrades, we might be the first in the tenth server to kill a hidden BOSS!" Sleeping Moon excitedly said raising everyone's morale.
"Forward." Sleeping Moon ordered and the five continued advancing. Black clouds covered the sun casting a gloom over the Green Forest. Everyone's footsteps in the forest could be distinctly heard. No one said a thing, everyone put their full attention onto the surroundings.
"Fallen Sun. There's no need to keep looking at the sky. The Midnight Phantom Cat's not going to fall from up there." Sleeping Moon suddenly said. Glory was in a first-person perspective. The screen basically showed a perspective from a real human's perspective. Because the particulars were so outstanding, when looking up at the sky, the character had to lift up his head. Sleeping Moon kept seeing everyone constantly lifting their heads so he couldn't help but point it out.
"Ha ha ha." Everyone laughed. Ye Xiu suddenly heard a rapid rustling sound from within the forest. This type of sound wasn't from footsteps. It was from the rubbing sound between a body and leaves.
"It's here." Ye Xiu saw that typing might have been slow, so he immediately yelled vaguely. His mouth still held onto the cigarette! Meanwhile, his fingers lightly tapped twice and Stolord leapt back and turned around in a single breath. He had already pinpointed the Midnight Phantom Cat's general direction.
Everybody saw Stolord's movements and knew that it was this comrade that immediately warned them at this pivotal moment.
"Everyone retreat back." Sleeping Moon shouted yet he himself didn't move back. He wanted to become the Midnight Phantom Cat's first attack target.
After the other three retreated back and stood beside Stolord, they maintained a certain distance from Sleeping Moon. Everyone held their breaths and stared, but the rustling sound made by the Midnight Phantom Cat had unexpectedly stopped.
"What… …" Right when team member Fallen Sun said these two words, a black shadow flew out along with a shrill cat shriek. The first attack really did fall onto Sleeping Moon.
"Good timing!" Sleeping Moon stood without a trace of fear and brandished his sword. The Midnight Phantom Cat had a small body and moved quickly. This type of monster tested a player's precision. Ye Xiu had figured out these four player's skills long ago. He guessed that aggroing the Midnight Phantom Cat would take a bit of time. He was a even a little skeptical thinking that his healing might snatch away the enemy. Only it wouldn't be a problem if that happened. Ye Xiu alone was enough to deal with a Midnight Phantom Cat.
In the end, Sleeping Moon's ability burst forth. His sword timing was quite precise and sliced down just as the Midnight Phantom Cat missed hitting thin air. Moreover, he quickly executed a roll to avoid the Phantom Cat's pounce, saving a Heal from the already prepared Stolord.
Although the Midnight Phantom Cat missed, it reacted extremely quickly. It turned over its body and scratched again with its claw. Sleeping Moon erected his sword blade to block it. "Dong!" The sword knocked against the Cat's claw and Sleeping Moon slid back half a step. He immediately raised his sword ready to attack again.
Beautiful! Ye Xiu couldn't help but praise him. Sleeping Moon had used the Blade Master skill Block with perfect timing. His counterattack wasn't the least bit sloppy either. Although his leading skills were superb, he hadn't expected this. Did he make an error in judging him? This Sleeping Moon's skill was above his expectations!
Sleeping Moon knocked back the Phantom Cat and followed up with an earth-shattering thrust. Afterwards, he pounced at it and chopped down with a dark-violet sword light. This combo made everyone cheer loudly. Sleeping Moon didn't give it time to recover and slashed twice in quick succession. He shouted: "Slaughter it."
The three team members were already prepared. They immediately brandished their weapons and unleashed all of the skills they had learned. Sleeping Moon no longer needed to dodge left and right and mixed in with the others. Reliant on Stolord's healing, they trapped the Midnight Phantom Cat into a steady position.
The situation looked good. The Midnight Phantom Cat let out cries wave after wave. Everyone was extremely happy. Those three new players had already figured out, from Sleeping Moon's explanation, the value of the hidden BOSS. Everyone looked forward to the Midnight Phantom Cat would drop. But Ye Xiu thought differently.
"Red blood. Keep up the healing." The Midnight Phantom Cat's life quickly dropped to under 10%. Players all called this status red blood. A lot of BOSSes will have a few new patterns when they reach red blood. Green Forest was only a newbie dungeon. BOSSes didn't have any special abilities, but the Midnight Phantom Cat was different because it was a hidden BOSS. It wouldn't be one if it didn't have any special abilities.
But Midnight Phantom Cat's transformation was relatively simple. It went berserk letting its attack speed and damage increase. Thus, the pressure for healing also increased during this period.
Ye Xiu guessed that with Sleeping Moon's skill, if he dodged a bit, killing it wouldn't be that hard. Who would have guessed that this guy would continue to directly fight the Midnight Phantom Cat? Moreover, his counterattacks looked a bit held back.
"No mana?" Ye Xiu sweeped across the party panel. It clearly wasn't the problem. Then this Sleeping Moon's sudden change to not trying now confirmed his prior thoughts. Just when Ye Xiu was about to warn them, he heard Sleeping Moon shout: "F*CK! OT[1] !!"
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1 Off Tank – aggro goes off Main Tank and onto other party members
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