Chapter 98

Chapter 98

"Brother, I don’t quite understand what you’re saying."

"Your comprehension is really lacking. Let me put it this way—back in the day, Liu Bang of Pei County rose to power, and when he became emperor, didn’t all his old followers from Pei County get enfeoffed as marquises and appointed as ministers? Or take Liu Xiu of Nanyang—which of his old subordinates didn’t benefit? How many high-ranking officials and imperial relatives emerged from the folks of Nanyang? Qin Han is like Liu Bang or Liu Xiu of our time, and we are his loyal Subjects!"

"Your words sound familiar... Oh, I know you! You’re the one who jinxed Liu Kuang, and right after, Liu Kuang had terrible luck. Then you jinxed Liu Lu, and I heard that this afternoon, while passing through the grasslands, Liu Lu got into another fight with that Savage Bull Commander and ended up with broken bones, nearly dying. You’d better shut up now. Our village finally has a true powerhouse, and we can’t let you jinx him too."

"This guy’s a total fraud. Let’s ban him."

"Agreed! Down with superstition! Protect our Qin Han! Reflect, reflect, reflect!"

"I’m willing to bear the karma for Qin Han! Let all the bad luck come at me!"

...

On the beach, Qin Han quickly approached the High Priest’s corpse.

With a wave of his hand, he stored the massive body away.

A Level 30 Leader-level Monster Beast was no small prize—it might prove useful later.

After collecting the corpse, the first thing that caught his eye was a pile of gleaming gold coins—10,000 gold coins, to be exact.

Resting atop the pile were two objects emitting purple and red light.

The purple one was unmistakably a staff.

Qin Han swiftly picked it up to examine it.

Purple Soul Thunder Staff: A fragment of a Unique Treasure.

Thunder Element Damage

Skills:

Lightning Technique: Summons a bolt of lightning to strike an enemy within 1,000 meters, dealing 500% Thunder Element damage. Mana cost: 100 points.

Thunder Rain: Deals 100% lightning damage to all enemies within a 100-meter radius. Mana cost: 300 points per second.

Passive: Mind Resonance – Your words and actions seem to inspire complete trust in others, making social interactions effortless. (Only effective on NPCs and natives.)

This treasure appeared to be part of a Unique Treasure set. If the other piece could be found, the staff’s full power might be unleashed.

"So it’s a Unique Treasure component. Staying behind was worth it. Once I get the orb for this staff, I’ll be practically invincible in Thunder Element damage!"

"But no one is truly invincible. Without Moonlight Shadow, I wouldn’t have been able to kill this High Priest. The further we progress, the more monsters with immunities we’ll encounter. Without multiple means of survival, our path will be severely limited."

His gaze flickered as he turned his attention to the other item, glowing red.

It was a piece of plate armor.

Dark red in color, with two sharp spikes jutting from the shoulders and a ferocious flood dragon’s head on the chest plate, seemingly about to break free.

The armor was covered in intricate runes, with faint purple currents of electricity flowing across its surface.

Red Flood Demon Armor: Epic-grade

Defense:

Thunder Element Resistance:

HP Increase:

HP Regeneration per Second:

Constitution Requirement:

Passive:

Thunder Pool: Continuously absorbs lightning energy and stores it within the armor. (Charge level: 49%. Note: Usable after reaching 50% charge.)

Skill:

Thunder Domain: Releases the stored lightning energy from the armor, pulling everything within a 10,000-meter radius into the Thunder Pool. Damage scales with the amount of stored lightning energy.

This armor seems to be forged from the scales of an Ancient Demon Dragon-blooded Flood Dragon, and it appears to conceal some terrifying power within.

"An Epic-grade Armor! This is a rare treasure indeed!"

In his previous life, aside from the exceedingly rare lucky few who possessed Unique Treasures—those superweapons—most people could only dream of obtaining an Epic-grade Armor as the strongest equipment they would ever wield in their lifetime.

As for him, in his past life as a top-tier professional, he had possessed two pieces of Epic-grade equipment before his rebirth.