There were two reward options, and in reality, both characters' choices had long been fixed. Unlike Xiao Hua's unenthusiastic mood, Piao Ling chose option A with great joy.
Upon entering the system that rewards skill proficiency retention, Piao Ling looked at the reward before her eyes with disbelief, widened her eyes, and then softly laughed.
"What's going on? Are you so happy because the completion of this mission has increased the rewards?" Xiao Hua was about to choose his reward when he suddenly saw Piao Ling's joyful expression and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Did you think your Grandmaster Stealth was unbeatable?" Instead of answering, Piao Ling smiled and said to Xiao Hua.
"Tell me, what is the reward!" Xiao Hua threatened somewhat irritably; a reward that could make Piao Ling act like she had gotten away with something must be quite different from the original one!
"Guess." Piao Ling giggled.
"Increasing a skill level after re-creating a character?" Recalling how he once received a skill level increase as a reward for completing a random world quest chain, Xiao Hua immediately thought of this reward.
"It's not that crazy, but it's close. The three skills chosen for proficiency retention now have a bonus of 130% instead of the original 90%. After re-creating my character, my True Eye skill can be upgraded from Master to Grandmaster level. Then, your Grandmaster Stealth will have to wait to be broken by me!"
"That's unfair!" Xiao Hua gritted his teeth. Such an enticing reward made him almost want to choose option A and start over if it weren't for the skill 'True Illusion' he had learned!
Just hours ago, he had taken advantage of his skill level to tease Piao Ling a bit, never expecting that just a few hours later, this advantage would no longer exist.
"Alright, I'm done with my reward. Quickly choose yours and see what it is. Logically speaking, even if the equipment from clearing this dungeon is lower in level, the attributes should be good, and there might even be a special item as a reward," Piao Ling said, her mood extremely cheerful.
Hearing Piao Ling's words, Xiao Hua also felt it made sense and began to look forward to his reward again, choosing option B.
System Prompt: Entering the ordinary dungeon reward settlement system!
As the system prompt appeared, a dungeon settlement screen visible only to Xiao Hua appeared before him.
Clear Time Evaluation: A
Common Monster Hunt Evaluation: None
Boss Hunt Evaluation: SS
Quest Evaluation: S
Hidden Condition Evaluation: None
Comprehensive Evaluation: S!
System Prompt: You have received a reward of 100% of the experience needed for your current level, 100,000 gold coins, and a chance to open an S-grade treasure chest. Please confirm entry into the treasure chest opening system. If you do not confirm within one minute, the system will automatically open the treasure chest and provide a random reward! "Enter the treasure chest opening system." A beam of white light rose from Xiao Hua, and with the 100% experience reward, his level undoubtedly rose to 24 and beyond. However, this amount of experience and gold was trivial to Xiao Hua. The real highlight was the treasure chest reward!
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The screen before Xiao Hua changed, and the evaluation screen disappeared, replaced by a small fairy maiden.
This was a four-winged fairy, radiating holy light. In the fairy race, the number of wings a fairy possesses determines their rank within the clan, and a four-winged fairy ranks relatively high. Among fairies with the same number of wings, their status is determined by the flow of light from their wings. According to Xiao Hua's knowledge, a holy glow signifies the highest status among fairies of the same rank. Seeing the number of wings and the glow of the fairy maiden's wings, Xiao Hua's spirits lifted.
"Hello, I am the treasure chest fairy responsible for the rewards of this dungeon," said the long-haired fairy maiden in a pure white dress, waving her four holy wings as she floated gracefully before Xiao Hua. "Beautiful fairy, may I know your name?" Relying on his five points of charm towards female NPCs, Xiao Hua asked with ulterior motives.
Fairy is the most common non-human race encountered by players. After clearing every dungeon in the Second World, corresponding treasure chest fairies open treasure chests for players. Legend has it that if a player gains the favor of the fairy race, unexpected effects may occur during the opening of treasure chests.
However, gaining the favor of fairies is incredibly difficult, as charm, which works on most NPCs, has no effect on the beautiful fairies!
But seeing a four-winged fairy is rare, so Xiao Hua couldn't resist trying!
"I'm sorry, we hired fairies cannot reveal any identity information," replied the beautiful fairy maiden apologetically.
"Really can't?"
"No!"
"Then forget it, let's proceed with the treasure chest opening process." Failing to seduce the innocent fairy maiden, Xiao Hua could only pin his hopes on the treasure chest reward.
"Based on your performance in this dungeon, you can choose one of the following two treasure chests. The first is an equipment chest, and the second is an item chest. The equipment chest has two options: one guarantees a purple equipment piece, while the other has a 30% chance of yielding a blue equipment piece, a 50% chance of a purple, and a 20% chance of an epic equipment piece. Please choose the chest you wish to open." The fairy maiden took out a small leather-bound book, flipped through it, and then said. With a wave of her slender fingers, three crystalline chests appeared before Xiao Hua: a purple equipment chest, a random equipment chest, and a random item chest!
To have so many choices, Xiao Hua was astonished. The difficulty of this dungeon's task was significant, and the rewards were indeed extraordinary. In previous dungeon clearances, he had only received one chest, with the contents—whether equipment or items—being entirely random. Even with a comprehensive evaluation of A grade, there was no choice!
"What's the reward?" Seeing that Xiao Hua spent a lot of time, Piao Ling thought he should have finished opening the chest and curiously asked.
"Not yet." Xiao Hua casually answered, then described the three selectable chests.
Piao Ling's lips moved, wanting to suggest Xiao Hua choose the item chest, but after thinking about it, she didn't say anything. It wasn't necessary to choose this way, so she decided to let Xiao Hua choose what he liked.
However, without much thought, Xiao Hua chose the item chest. The reason was simple. If he chose the equipment chest, he would definitely go for the one that had a chance of yielding an epic equipment piece. But even if luck was on his side and he got an epic equipment piece, it would only be up to level thirty. An epic equipment piece at level thirty would have slightly inferior attributes compared to a purple equipment piece at level forty. If it came with a good skill, that would be another matter, but Xiao Hua was always somewhat reluctant. After all, getting an epic equipment piece with a good skill attached was too low a chance. It was better to bet on the item chest!
"I choose the item chest," Xiao Hua said, making his decision.
"Okay, the item chest!" The fairy maiden flew to the item chest, touched the metal lock on the chest lightly with her finger, and the lock fell off. The chest lid slowly opened, revealing an item floating out!
"Congratulations! This is a Coin of Fate!" The fairy maiden held a coin-like object in her hands and flew to Xiao Hua, handing it to him, then gradually faded and disappeared from his sight.
System Prompt: You have obtained the item "Coin of Fate"!
Coin of Fate: This is a magical coin crafted using ancient magic, inscribed with numbers from 1 to 100. When used, it randomly generates a number. When the number is between 1 and 90, the user randomly receives a beneficial state with random effects, random grades, and a duration of thirty minutes. When the number is between 91 and 100, the user randomly receives a detrimental state with random effects, random grades, and a duration of five minutes! An adventurer who once possessed this coin once commented: "Sometimes fate is in the hands of a coin!" This coin can only be used once a day and enters a cooldown state after use, which resets at midnight daily.