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Chapter 227: Chapter 226: The Gold Equipment Dropped by the Small Monster

When Nanoka finally acknowledged her African heritage, Fang Zheng had already obtained those treasured Noble Phantasms from the Fire Mist Warriors through his dispatched Undead Spirits—by the way, those four guys who were sealed in ice ultimately failed to break free from the Tomb of Ice and were completely “wiped out”.

Unfortunately, the loot didn’t quite satisfy Fang Zheng.

“Seven people came, and only four Noble Phantasms were collected?”

Not every Fire Mist Warrior has a Noble Phantom, just like not every player in many games has one. Fire Mist Warriors are also divided into warriors and mages, with Shana being a warrior, while those like Marjorine who mainly use Free Method attacks are mages. Generally, warriors have a higher chance of using Noble Phantasms, much like how most powerhouses in the Main World possess some kind of Enchanted weapon, while many mages go barehanded or simply wield a Magic Wand.

Among this group, there were several Free Masters who didn’t rely on Noble Phantasms to fight, so Fang Zheng didn’t gain anything from them.

“Ah… this isn’t even as good as the Followers of the Crimson Realm. At least they carry some sort of inventory on them.”

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While complaining helplessly, Fang Zheng took out the Eye of Insight and began “appraising” the effects of these Noble Phantasms.

Indeed, these Noble Phantasms were the main reason Fang Zheng had acted.

The Noble Phantasms of the World of Shana seemed somewhat similar to the Enchanted weapons of the Main World, but they were not entirely the same. Besides weapons like the sword that Shana had (Fang Zheng still couldn’t remember its name), or the Vampire Greatsword, there were many with very interesting capabilities.

What truly excited Fang Zheng was that many of these Noble Phantasms contained the power of the “Rule System”!

Like his Vampire abilities that caused damage upon contact, unavoidable and indefensible—such treasures were hard to come by in the Main World. If he could get his hands on a few similar Noble Phantasms, that’d be a huge win!

The results of the appraisal also made Fang Zheng quite happy. Perhaps because these Fire Mist Warriors knew they were facing a formidable enemy, they had brought their best gear. And now, well… hahaha, naturally, all these great items belonged to Fang Zheng.

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The most valuable among them was a bracelet dropped by the rock singer Fang Zheng had knocked out before. On the surface, it looked like an ordinary bracelet, but in Fang Zheng’s eyes, it was the most valuable Noble Phantasm.

[Noble Phantasm: Resonant Sound]

[Rank: A]

[Effect: Enhances the rank of all the wearer’s skills by +1]

At first, Fang Zheng didn’t quite understand this effect, but after putting on the bracelet, he was thrilled to discover its perverse power. He could clearly see that the moment he put on the bracelet, all the skills on his attribute panel, including his Inherent Skill “Dimensional Passage,” Gifted Skills like “Perfect Body,” “Gene Absorption,” and “Time Manipulation,” and even the Equipment Skill “Royal Cross Swordsmanship”, all simultaneously increased by one rank!

This was amazing!!

After realizing this, Fang Zheng was so excited he almost burst into song.

Strictly speaking, Fang Zheng wasn’t focused on the amplification effect of “Resonant Sound” itself but, rather… with this Noble Phantasm, he could get a preview of what the next level of his skills would be like!!

You see, Fang Zheng was developing a mobile game, and the system of a mobile game doesn’t have a “respec” feature. However, improving these skills would require a huge number of Dimensional Points. Therefore, Fang Zheng had to be extremely careful not to enhance the wrong skill or to misjudge how the skills would improve with rank, as it could lead to wasted Dimensional Points, leaving no place for him to even cry.

But now, with the Noble Phantasm “Resonant Sound,” Fang Zheng could get a feel for what the next stage of his skills would look like, and decide which skill to prioritize for upgrading. Moreover, with “Resonant Sound,” raising a skill level once was like raising it twice!

Not only that, but after experimenting, Fang Zheng was ecstatic to discover that this Noble Phantasm didn’t just enhance the skills on his panel, it even amplified his magic as well!

Usually, Fang Zheng had to follow a process to cast “Magic Missile,” such as the normal version, the potent version, or the ultimate version; these three versions of “Magic Missile” were separate.

But now, under the enhancement of “Resonant Sound,” all magic Fang Zheng cast defaulted to the potent version. If he went a step further, he could cast the ultimate version of the spells. And if Fang Zheng was willing to exert full effort, he could even use the supremely magical technique—Legendary Casting—only possible for Legendary Mages!

This was the ability to elevate a spell to Legendary rank power!

No wonder that Fire Mist Warrior could withstand his full-power strike. Unfortunately, the Fire Mist Warriors in this world didn’t have a system, and “Resonant Sound” only amplified a skill by one rank. Without possessing a Noble Phantasm like the “Eye of Insight”, it would be impossible to comprehend its true power.

Regrettably, however, there’s a trade-off for everything, and the price of raising skill levels with “Resonant Sound” was that Fang Zheng’s consumption of these skills doubled. Therefore, this Noble Phantasm couldn’t be used by Fang Zheng at any time; it was better kept in storage to be used as an ace in the hole.

Otherwise, the double consumption “DEBUFF” would also be a hassle for the current Fang Zheng.

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Aside from that, another Noble Phantasm that Fang Zheng took an interest in was a ring.

[Noble Phantasm: Mobius]

[Rank: B+]

[Effect: Allows the ring wearer to switch positions with each other]

The effect description of this Noble Phantasm was a bit strange, but after Fang Zheng experimented, he finally understood the principle—when he aimed the ring at someone, the ring would absorb that person’s Power of Existence, then create a duplicate of the ring. Once that person wore the ring, Fang Zheng could instantly switch places with them.

That is to say, if both Fang Zheng and Tilia were wearing the ring, with Fang Zheng at point A and Tilia at point B, when Fang Zheng activated the effect of the ring, he would instantly switch to point B and Tilia to point A. It was an instantaneous process, and most importantly, this process was not limited by the Dimensional Anchor!

This made Fang Zheng quite curious. Dimensional Anchor spells were supposed to prohibit all manner of teleportation; why Mobius would be an exception, he couldn’t understand.

However, these Noble Phantasms inherently didn’t make much sense—just like he still didn’t understand the restoration principle of Zero Hour Resurgence.

At least, Fang Zheng had figured out how to use Mobius.

To put it metaphorically, Fang Zheng, who held the Mobius, was like the “main unit,” while Tilia and Nanoka, who wore the duplicated rings, were like “sub-units.” If Fang Zheng wanted to switch places with one of them, he could do so with a mere thought. But if Tilia wanted to switch places with Nanoka, as the “main unit,” Fang Zheng would receive a request. If he consented, the two would switch; if he did not, the process would be canceled.

The ring’s duplication seemed unlimited, as did the transmission distance. At least Fang Zheng didn’t see any restrictions on that in the effect description, which made him wonder. Because from the effect, it was clear they were planning a team battle. It’s safe to assume that each one of those people had been equipped with a duplicated Mobius, and admittedly, this ring was a real killer in team battles—you’re happily fighting your enemy in front, then suddenly the opponent is switched for someone else, and you could easily get caught off guard.

Not only that, based on what he knew of the Fire Mist Warriors, they could simply leave the ring with someone in the rear who was not in the Sealing area, then switch places with that person in case of an emergency… Uh, but considering that this would basically be selling out a teammate, most likely those lone wolf Fire Mist Warriors wouldn’t appreciate being betrayed by their own.

Furthermore, according to the description of the Scourge Undead, the ring’s holder was frozen by Tomb of Ice right at the beginning of the battle, and anyone frozen by Tomb of Ice would be stunned immediately, unable to react. Therefore, if the main unit crashed, the others would also be at a loss.

However, this artifact was a good option for Fang Zheng; at least with this ring, he didn’t have to worry about the safety of others around him. Any trouble could be resolved with a single switch.

As for the third Noble Phantasm Fang Zheng obtained, it was a four-cornered crystal that looked like a cell phone charm.

[Noble Phantasm: Undead Cage]

[Rank: B]

[Effect: Imprisons a creature that has lost consciousness within it, effective within five hundred meters, unable to struggle free (Absolute Destiny)]

This item was clearly meant for Fang Zheng; it seemed that those people planned to incapacitate him and then imprison him in it, or use Tilia and Nanoka to threaten him. Strictly speaking, Fang Zheng didn’t find it very useful; its range was only five hundred meters, and it required the target to be unconscious. If that was all, Fang Zheng wouldn’t have been too concerned about this thing.

But with the addition of “Absolute Destiny,” it was different.

Fang Zheng’s previous Vampire Greatsword was a Noble Phantasm with the “Absolute Destiny” suffix, and its effect was outstanding. Now, although this Noble Phantasm didn’t look extraordinary, the mere fact of “Absolute Destiny” was enough for Fang Zheng to take it seriously. It meant that regardless of what creature was imprisoned, however powerful, once locked inside, it would never be able to escape.

Unless Fang Zheng allowed it out.

So while currently not very useful to Fang Zheng, he didn’t discount its potential future use and decided to keep it after some consideration.

After all, it was “Absolute Destiny.” You never know when it might come in handy.

As for the final Noble Phantasm, it was the dagger in the hands of the Fire Mist Warrior who had attacked Nanoka. When he got his hands on the dagger, Fang Zheng realized that it wasn’t a dagger at all, but rather an artifact capable of freely switching between three forms. This Fire Mist Warrior appeared to follow the path of an assassin, usually disguising this Noble Phantasm as a ring to keep at hand, changing it to other forms during combat.

This Noble Phantasm was not that useful to Fang Zheng. Although its rank was B in the system, after some thought, he handed it over to Nanoka. After all, it was the memento of the first enemy she had painstakingly defeated, and since Nanoka was lacking a weapon at the moment, it was a perfect fit for her.

For Fang Zheng, this was just an unexpected event on his journey. After collecting the spoils of war with delight, he continued heading north with Tilia and Nanoka.

What Fang Zheng didn’t know was that his actions had already caused a huge stir between the Followers of the Crimson Realm and the Fire Mist Warriors!