Being a Demon King, Luo Yan certainly couldn't afford to waste time appraising equipment, a minor detail like this.

Although he had already read the properties of that trident thanks to Youyou's ability, he still arrogantly sent Dragon Roaming Wanli off to the NPC shop.

Plus, he despised "lucky dogs."

If you show off in front of me again, I'll straight-up confiscate your item as a quest prop and hang it at the entrance of the Great Graveyard as a decoration.

As for why it would serve as a decoration.

Mainly because as a Mage, he simply couldn't make use of that thing.

Seemingly realizing that Lord Demon King couldn't be bothered to deal with him, Dragon Roaming Wanli discreetly made his way to the NPC shop counter.

Standing behind the counter was a Lizardman ghoul wearing a Sima-face, having replaced the catgirl at some unknown time.

However, to Dragon Roaming Wanli, who only wanted to become stronger without any dreams, this made no difference at all, since all operations were done on the player's system interface anyway.

After he paid the fee for binding the equipment, the appraisal was quickly completed.

A thumbnail icon of the trident updated in his inventory, and with it, a line of text explaining its properties.

[Item: Cursed Trident

Grade: Bronze

Damage Type: Piercing.

Special Effect: Piercing damage carries a cursing effect, weakening the constitution attribute of the pierced target by 1~3 points and continuously preventing the wound from healing.]

Looking at the special effect written in the floating window, Dragon Roaming Wanli's face immediately revealed an ecstatic expression as he clenched his fists in excitement.

"Holy shit! A bronze-level weapon!"

His loud shout drew the attention of numerous players, and passersby cast envious glances his way.

Dragon Roaming Wanli reveled in it.

He wasn't one to show off, but the swag earned with real skill was different; he wished the whole server knew it was he who had earned the item with his own strength!

However, for some reason—

Such an awesome event and there was no server-wide announcement!?

Dragon Roaming Wanli, left hanging there for quite a while, was instantly furious.

What a rip-off!

Luckily, his good brothers didn't leave him hanging; they were very perceptive in hyping him up.

"This has got to be the first bronze-level equipment in the entire server, right?!"

"As expected of the boss!"

"6666!"

"..."

Not far away, Memories Like Smoke envied the group of idiots.

It's good to be rich.

He was still using a rat's dagger and wooden shield, and by the worn polish, one could hardly tell how many times it had changed hands.

"Tch! Damned capitalists!"

Definitely bought it!

Offline transactions in a closed beta game, how shameful!

Just as Memories Like Smoke grumbled and headed towards the dungeon entrance, a cheeky greeting suddenly came from behind him.

"Yo, Secondhand Bro, morning."

Secondhand Bro?

Memories Like Smoke frowned but pretended not to hear and continued walking forward expressionlessly.

This was the experience he had honed over years of roaming schoolyards; some nicknames, once acknowledged, would stick for life.

Seeing that he was being ignored, Gou Shi quickly chased after him.

"Don't go, Bro Memories! Bro Shi! Like Bro... Brooooo!"

Finally arriving at a comfortable nickname, Memories Like Smoke slightly turned up the corner of his mouth, then stopped and turned around with a stern face.

"What is it?"

"Nothing much, nothing much!" Gou Shi sheepishly giggled and rubbed his bald nape, "Hehe... just wanted to ask if you're free. A buddy of mine developed a new product and needs a product tester."

The moment Memories Like Smoke heard "test product," he instinctively took a step back.

"Get lost, I'm leveling up."

Seeing that even this easily persuaded guy wasn't biting, Gou Shi quickly said in panic.

"Wait, it's not for free, I'm paying!"

Memories Like Smoke, who had taken a couple of steps away, stopped and looked at him suspiciously.

"How much?"

Gou Shi gestured with five skeletal fingers.

"Fifty... RMB! You just have to light a fire!"

Fifty bucks?!

In the real world, Zhao Jinyan was astounded and weighed the matter for a moment before nodding his head.

"Alright."

Seeing Brother Smoke nod, this time it was Gou Shi who was astonished.

He would do it for fifty?

This guy must be a college student...

Looking at that skull face innocent but stupid, he felt a tinge of guilt, but for the sake of scientific progress, he endured!

"Follow me!"

Thirty minutes later, deafening explosions echoed in the area north of North Peak Mine, the Burial Mounds, and two skeletons on the hill excitedly cheered and high-fived.

"Oh, oh, oh!!! Success! Success!"

"Hehehe! I've finally earned Contribution Value!!!"

One took a swig from the chemical pool, almost leaping off the hill in excitement.

Although they hadn't managed to create TNT, they succeeded in synthesizing the relatively stable and simpler formula for "Bitter Acid"!

Startled by the loud explosion while hunting in the nearby forest, Levink ran a distance towards Silver Pine Town.

Only after confirming his safety, did he stop, panting and steadied himself against a pine tree, cursing under his breath.

"What the hell was that?!"

Were the Andes family mining?

No—

That sound wasn't like gunpowder; it was more akin to high-grade magic!

Meanwhile, back in reality, Brother Experience finally received a fifty RMB cash red packet.

Seeing the balance in his account, he breathed a sigh of relief, happily put on the VR device, and went back into the game.

This game was still in closed beta; everyone still cared about their reputation, so for now, there weren't those scammers who would hit and run.

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