I have an Apocalypse City - Chapter 321: A Black Object

Chapter 321: A Black Object

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Without having found any loot, the players left via the teleportation gate one by one. Only Qian Xiaohao approached the bronze throne, carefully sweeping his gaze across its surface. His face darkened noticeably.

After a while, Qian Xiaohao stood up, his teeth gritted as he spoke in a low tone, “We’ve been played by that god’s chosen!”

“Sir Qian, what exactly happened?” An NPC steps forward, interrogating. “Look at this spot!” Qian Xiaohao pointed at a hollow in the center of the bronze throne, “There was something here, but that guy swiped it!” Now Qian Xiaohao understood why the high-profile figures were all trying to seize the bronze throne – it wasn’t for the throne itself, but for the treasure buried inside.

Anyhow, Qian Xiaohao suffered a major loss this time. Once leading over a dozen people, only three now survived, including his two most loyal followers who died here. All for nothing, without obtaining any rewards.

“Sir Qian, we all know that the Bronze Throne within the Imperial Dragon Demon Palace is the most precious, but its significance is still unclear. Could you explain its value to us?” An NPC of the priest class suddenly asked.

With a cold smirk, Qian Xiaohao denied. Such information had been tightly controlled by the influential factions and families. Ordinary people had no access to them. These NPCs, thinking they could obtain such valuable information for free, were simply delusional.

just as Qian Xiaohao was about to refuse, a thought struck him, and with a chuckle, he replied, “Actually, the bronze throne holds the secret to becoming one of the top ten unique professions. Whoever can acquire it will have the chance to stand atop the pyramid.”

Gasps filled the air among the NPCs. Dreams and greed gleamed in everyone’s eyes. To ordinary people, the top ten unique professions were no different from deities. Unbelievably, the Bronze Throne held the key to reaching such divinities.

“Now, the treasure has been taken by that god’s chosen. If you want it, you should go find him.” Qian Xiaohao smiled, turning around to step into the teleportation gate.

With less than twenty NPCs left, they exchanged glances, each entering the teleportation gate one after another, leaving behind in the Imperial Dragon Demon Palace only silence, shattered stones, and dry corpses.

At this moment, the index finger of an NPC corpse twitched, displacing a small stone beside it.

The little stone rolled forward with a clattering echo resonating in the empty palace.

Exiting the transmission array, Song Jian returned directly to his Manor Castle. “What a pity, I didn’t get to loot the items dropped by the Imperial Dragon Demon Lord!” Song Jian thought regretfully.

After Qian Xiaohao pointed out that he had taken something from the Bronze Throne, Song Jian immediately realized that he could no longer stay in the palace. Without the deterrence of the self-destructing robot, the remaining NPCs could end him with a single round of attacks.

Nonetheless, having acquired the treasure hidden within the Bronze Throne, Song Jian was still mitigated. He was unaware, though, that over ten NPC professionals had already set their greedy eyes on him.

When he opened the Bronze Chest, the first item that met his eyes was a silver priest’s magic staff of Level 15, named Life Anthem. Its properties were excellent, enhancing healing by 10%, in addition to raising all healing abilities by one level. It was definitely a superior magic staff for a priest.

Also included was a Level 15 silver knight shield for knight class. Although its attributes were ordinary, any silver shield would be eagerly sought by players at this stage. If a team did not have a good MT (Main Tank), they would be unable to defeat high level bosses. That’s why every time a shield appeared in auction, players would scramble for it.

The rest were three material items: a Dragon Bloodstone, a Ruby, and a black-quality token.

The Dragon Bloodstone and the Ruby were materials for upgrading the Blood Pool, and Song Jian set them aside after a glance.

The black-quality token, however, held Song Jian’s attention. He held it in his hand, playing with it non-stop.

Since the beginning of the game, Song Jian had only obtained one black-quality item, the accessory he obtained from killing the Zombie Carrying Slab.

That item had terrible attributes, adding only one vitality point, and in the end was discarded by Song Jian for other items at the Prayer Altar.

It was that experience at the Prayer Altar that made him realize the value of black-quality items. Somehow, many people were willing to exchange gold-quality items and skills for a black-quality accessory with such poor attributes.

“This might be an item not less valuable than a gold-quality one, I should keep it safe!” Song Jian thought.

The properties of this token were very vague, with only one line reading “Pass to the Land of Mystery!” It did not specify where the Land of Mystery was or how to use the token. Yet, there was a property instruction that gave Song Jian pause – “Will drop upon death.”

After hesitating for a moment, Song Jian laughed slightly. In this game, he had only one life, and if he lost this life, why bother about the equipment? So, he put the token in the bag.

Taking a look at the pet column, the black dragon hatchling was still fast asleep, with strands of a mysterious gray mist circling around its body. The evolution was still in progress. Although Song Jian was somewhat worried, there was nothing he could do. Interrupting the evolution prematurely might harm the black dragon hatchling. Patience was all he could afford now.

After mailing Li Ke’er 9500 gold coins, Song Jian received the money for the Stealth Skill Stone. The Stealth skill sold for over 6,000 Doomsday Coins, which increased Song Jian’s funds to nearly 30,000 Doomsday Coms.

This was a fortune. Even for many warring leagues at present, it wasn’t easy to accumulate so much money.

Having this much Doomsday Coins was kind of pointless if he was just carrying it around. It would be more useful to invest it in building his safe house, especially since in the entire Doomsday City, his Manor Castle was the only truly safe haven.

After summoning George, his housekeeper, Song Jian began to inquire about the construction situation in his territory. Everything in the territory was progressing smoothly, but due to the lack of investment, many buildings could not be constructed.

Song Jian directly allocated 20,000 Doomsday Coins to George, which immediately increased George’s loyalty to its maximum value.

“Honorable Lord, I will build your Manor Territory to be the grandest in the region!” George excitedly declared, his face glowing with enthusiasm. Emboldened by Song Jian’s trust, George expressed his gratitude and quickly immersed himself in the development of the territory.

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