Jiang Kai still felt a bit uncertain.
Strength is directly related to attack power, but without a better weapon, even if his strength doubled, his attacks would be significantly weakened if he couldn't penetrate defenses.
He also lacked Mental Strength, as Quenching Pursuit required a large amount of it.
As for Physique, there was no need to mention it; running out of stamina in battle meant death.
However, Jiang Kai still chose to invest in Agility. After all, he was a ranged attacker, and Agility ensured faster movements and quicker actions, which simultaneously affected both his attack and survival capabilities.
As for distributing points proportionally, the time was simply too short.
"Anyway, it's free, so why not just add it..." Jiang Kai shook his head and continued to examine the treasures.
Among the numerous gem-grade ores, Jiang Kai discovered a sapphire that was more pure than the others, as if it was filled with blue liquid.
[Glacial Jade, Tier 3 Treasure, contains the power of ice.]
"A treasure!" Jiang Kai's eyes widened. This was his first treasure, and it was a Tier 3 one!
Without time to get excited, Jiang Kai first stored the Glacial Jade in his card pouch.
Then, Jiang Kai took out the heaviest item he had carried.
It was a shield, and he hadn't noticed before, but now he saw that the lower part of the shield was jagged, indicating it was incomplete.
[Incomplete Frost Tower Shield, made from rare icy basalt iron, originally Tier 4 equipment, now Tier 2, Defense 38, Strength +72 (-53), Physique +68 (-42), Agility -14 (+10), requires Strength 428 (-299) to wield, Tier 2 class required, Special Effect 1: Strike an opponent with the Frost Tower Shield to inflict a "Frozen" effect, Special Effect 2: Retains some attributes after damage, allowing continued use. Special Effects 3, 4 (inactive)]
Although the attributes of the Frost Tower Shield were greatly reduced, the defense remained unchanged, meaning that while its defensive range was smaller, the existing part still had an extremely strong defensive effect!
Jiang Kai was initially disappointed, having spent so much time to get an incomplete piece of equipment, but upon seeing the attributes, his eyes widened.
The second special effect of the Frost Tower Shield allowed it to be used normally even when damaged, giving this broken shield some value.
Its other attributes were weakened, making it not outstanding among Tier 2 equipment, but... 38 points of defense was insane!
"38 points of defense, damn, I haven't seen any Tier 2 armor with over 20 defense yet! And the frozen state from Special Effect 1, that's a top-tier effect... better store it away for now!"
In addition, Jiang Kai also acquired many high-quality ores and gems, many of which he hadn't seen before. He didn't rush to appraise them, planning to show them to Ruan Yu later to save some money.
Perhaps due to the high unit price of the gems or the difficulty in breaking down the ores, Jiang Kai's salvaged loot included a lot of stones.
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Given that Jiang Kai was randomly salvaging treasures, there were also some Nuclear Soil, Essence Crystals, and Destiny Bones mixed in with the stones, which were more conventional treasures.
After putting these things away, just as Jiang Kai thought his haul was complete, he suddenly saw a piece of paper under a larger ore.
"What's this?" Jiang Kai curiously picked up the paper.
There were words on it, and it didn't require an appraisal card to identify.
It seemed to list some materials, but it didn't specify what they were for. Jiang Kai turned the paper over, and upon seeing the words, he was stunned as if struck by lightning!
[Tier 2 Destiny Material Recipe]
Jiang Kai had used incomplete materials for his class change, but the true name of those materials was "Destiny Materials"!
This paper actually contained a recipe for Tier 2 Destiny Materials!
This term had never appeared among players worldwide!
Jiang Kai was shocked, his mind buzzing.
After a long time, he murmured, "Tier 2 Destiny Materials... could it be..."
He could find the Tier 2 class change materials for a Gambler, but he could also use Tier 2 Destiny Materials to complete his class advancement!
Thinking of this, Jiang Kai immediately re-examined the recipe on the paper.
[One portion of Rootless Water, one portion of Sourceless Fire, one portion of Baseless Earth, one portion of Immovable Wind, one portion of Formless Gold.]
Seeing this line, Jiang Kai's expression froze, and without saying anything, he put the paper away.
"Goodbye! I'll just look for my Gambler's Tier 2 materials!"
Indeed, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Jiang Kai thought he saw hope, but upon seeing the materials listed in the recipe, he immediately gave up.
Rootless Water might be rainwater, or it might not be, but what on earth was Sourceless Fire, and Baseless Earth... was it just nonsense?
In comparison, the Gambler's Tier 2 materials seemed more practical.
In any case, Jiang Kai's haul this time far exceeded expectations.
The items he acquired were worth billions of Alliance Coins, rivaling the entire earnings of the Black Tortoise Guild.
And this was only part of what he salvaged.
"The treasures in the secret treasure chests are indeed much better than ordinary ones, but unfortunately, they're too hard to find." Jiang Kai confirmed once more that he hadn't missed anything and finally returned to his current predicament.
He had two options now: either die here and log out, or escape.
As a Gambler with the "Bloodthirsty Killer" status, Jiang Kai immediately ruled out the first option.
He looked up at the ceiling hundreds of meters high.
Most of it was covered in ice, but there was a narrow gap. Climbing up from there might be a way out.
However, the surrounding ice made climbing extremely difficult.
"It's a bit high... better rest first and think of a way to climb up when I have more strength."
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The next day, Ruan Yu slowly opened his eyes and sat up, holding his head.
"Ouch... it hurts!" Ruan Yu's face immediately showed a pained expression.
He couldn't remember being beaten to a pulp by Little Pepper; only after sobering up did he realize he was covered in bruises.
He was wrapped in bandages, indicating someone had treated his wounds.
But up until now, neither Kai nor Old Hu had come over.
He endured the pain and looked around.
"Are we still on Permafrost Island? Where are the others? Old Hu?" Ruan Yu noticed Hu Yan's figure and called out.
Hu Yan was sitting in front of a crack, lost in thought. Being called by Ruan Yu, he reluctantly left the crack and came over.
"You're awake? Everyone else has left. I didn't have the strength yesterday to carry you, so I just treated your wounds and let you rest here."
"Uh... where's Kai?" Ruan Yu asked, "And what happened to the Murloc Lord?"
Hu Yan rolled his eyes at Ruan Yu. This guy wasn't so concerned about Jiang Kai yesterday.
"The Murloc Lord was killed by Jiang Fang. Before it died, it launched a death revenge and swallowed Kai."
"Swallowed... swallowed?!" Ruan Yu's eyes widened. "What were you doing then? Didn't we agree that even if we both died, we couldn't let anything happen to Kai?"
Hu Yan retorted angrily, "Do you think I wanted this? Do you think I could be faster than the Murloc Lord?"
Ruan Yu realized he had misspoken, but the thought of Jiang Kai being dead still made him feel sad.
Hu Yan sighed, understanding Ruan Yu's feelings and not blaming him for his earlier reaction. If it were him, he'd probably react the same way.
Then Hu Yan turned his head to look at the crack in the ground. The throne had sunk from there, and he had calculated several divinations last night, with one showing there was life here...
But the Murloc Lord was dead, and the captain was swallowed. Where was the "life"... it seemed that divination had gone wrong.
Sighing, Hu Yan said, "Let's go too, and wait for Kai to log in at the camp."
Ruan Yu hesitated, "With just the two of us, it seems we can't safely leave Permafrost Lake..."
"It's fine, I calculated it; it's a lucky sign."
"Are you sure your calculations are accurate? How can this be a lucky sign?"
"Are you doubting me? We can't stay here forever. At worst, we'll die with the captain and log in together next time."
"True..."
As the two were about to leave, a noise suddenly came from the crack.
Hu Yan and Ruan Yu exchanged glances, both shivering in fear.
"It can't be a murloc, right?" Ruan Yu said, trembling.
Both reacted quickly, each grabbing a few large ice blocks and rushing to the crack, smashing them down hard!
To ensure the murloc wouldn't climb out, they threw dozens of ice blocks in the direction of the sound!
After they finished, they leaned over to look into the ice crack.
Unfortunately, the ice surface was covered with debris, making it impossible to see inside.
Suddenly, a scream came from the ice crack.
"Damn, who is it! I finally climbed up! Ah!"
The scream echoed in the ground fissure, reverberating endlessly.
[Author's Note]: Three chapters updated.
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