This was the first time Su Mubai had encountered a lifespan cost measured in days.
Even so, he still thought that 120 days of lifespan was too expensive.
Gems could be synthesized. By finding a jewelry crafter, three gems could be combined into a higher-level gem.
Of course, there would be some processing fees involved.
Naturally, the higher the level of the gem, the lower the success rate of synthesis, which also depended on the jewelry crafter''s skill level.
The reason why the cost of upgrading [Cataclysm] to level four was so high could only be attributed to the cataclysmic trait.
Su Mubai thought for a moment and ultimately chose to get it for free.
With Huai Jian''s precedent of instantly killing the Skeleton Warrior, he decided to save up to a lifespan of over ten years before considering it.
As for gold coins, he gave Huai Jian 600, leaving him with only 158 gold coins, which he had to keep for emergencies.
[You have obtained three "Level 2 Spirit Gems."]
[Level 2 Spirit Gem]: Spirit +20, can only be embedded in armor.
Incidentally, Su Mubai also upgraded all the remaining gems for free.
Though they were useless, they could be sold for money.
Crit gems were obviously rarer than attribute gems, and the cost of sublimation and cataclysm was directly five times higher.
[Level 2 Crit Gem]: Crit/Spell Crit +2%, can only be embedded in weapons.
"Three Level 2 Spirit Gems give 60 Spirit points, plus the upgrades and the Necromancer''s Will Necklace, that''s enough!"
Meeting the equipment requirements for the [Death Whisperer''s Robe], Su Mubai was instantly in a great mood.
His gaze fell on the wild monster corpses dozens of meters away, and with a thought, he acted.
[Hint: You successfully absorbed 2 points of death energy from the corpses of 20 normal wild monsters "Buffalo."]
Leisurely replenishing his death energy, Su Mubai was about to continue lying down to level up when a message suddenly came to his mind.
About 500 meters to his right, a skeleton had discovered a wild treasure chest!
"That''s more like it."
Su Mubai smiled and got up, heading towards the coordinates.
In such an unexplored wild map, how could there be no treasure chests?
Now he had finally found one.
Wild treasure chests couldn''t be moved or taken away; they could only be opened on the spot.
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These chests were either hidden in secluded places or guarded by powerful monsters.
The higher the level of the chest, the stronger the guarding monsters.
In any case, they weren''t something players could easily obtain.
The treasure chest found by the Skeleton Warrior belonged to the latter category, surrounded by more than a dozen prairie wolves and a wolf king that was a size larger than a buffalo.
This was a Silver-level BOSS. If other players encountered it, they would inevitably have to go through a tough battle.
But facing Su Mubai''s skeleton legion, a mere Silver-level BOSS with a dozen enhanced elite monsters was nothing.
As Su Mubai approached, before he could even check the wolf king''s panel attributes, seven or eight Skeleton Warriors rushed forward.
[Heavy Hit]!
-15195, -15236, -30410!...
A series of terrifying damage numbers popped up, and the wolf king''s health bar vanished instantly, falling dead.
At the same time, dozens of fireballs and hundreds of arrows rained down, covering the remaining prairie wolves with firepower.
-2937, -2908, -6002!...
-6096, 5981, -12108!...
In an instant, the wolf pack guarding the treasure chest fell under the terrifying output of the skeleton legion.
The reason for such high damage was closely related to Reggie''s contribution of the [Advanced Undead Aura].
This skill, under the boost of class traits, increased the skeleton army''s all attributes by 60%!
[Killed Level 10 Enhanced Elite Monster Prairie Wolf, gained an additional 50% overlevel bonus, experience +450 points.]
...
[Killed Level 10 Silver-level BOSS "Prairie Wolf King," gained an additional 50% overlevel bonus, experience +36000 points.]
Looking at the system notifications flooding the screen and the experience bar that suddenly jumped nearly 10%, Su Mubai was somewhat shocked by his own abnormality.
A dignified Silver-level BOSS, just like that, was instantly killed?
If he found a few more treasure chests like this, wouldn''t he be able to reach level ten soon?
Unfortunately, Silver-level BOSSes were obviously rare in the Newbie Village. Su Mubai dismissed this unrealistic idea and slowly stepped forward.
[You have obtained 1 Gold Coin and 38 Silver Coins.]
[You have obtained Level 1 Agility Gem ×1.]
[You have obtained "Beginner Skill Book" ×1.]
[You have obtained Silver-level material "Wolf King''s Tooth" ×5.]
[You have obtained Silver-level equipment "Wolf King Leather Pants."]
[You have obtained Silver-level equipment "Wolf King Leather Jacket."]
[You have obtained Silver-level equipment "Wolf Fang Dagger."]
[You have obtained Silver-level equipment "Cruel Shoulder Pads."]
Aside from the materials and insignificant money, the items dropped by the Prairie Wolf King weren''t much.
The only usable items for Su Mubai were a piece of equipment and that Beginner Skill Book.
"Promote one tier."
With a thought, Su Mubai directly promoted all these pieces of equipment to Gold level, and the skill book was upgraded to Intermediate for free.
[Cruel Shoulder Pads]
Shoulder Pads Cloth Armor
Level 10
Gold Level
Durability 100/100
Physical Defense +28
Magic Defense +35
Spirit +15
Constitution +15
Spell Power +20
Having seen Legendary-level equipment, Su Mubai no longer felt anything for Gold-level equipment.
He tossed them all into his backpack, planning to equip or sell them at level 10.
With a thought, the Intermediate Skill Book turned into a golden light and merged into his brow.
[You used "Intermediate Skill Book" ×1, Skill Points +5, current available Skill Points: 11 points.]
After hesitating for a moment, Su Mubai didn''t choose to immediately upgrade the level of the [Death Drain Feedback] skill.
Mainly because he was about to reach level 10 and wanted to see if he could learn new skills from the [Death Codex].
"There''s no rush to upgrade until level 10."
Having made his decision, Su Mubai''s gaze fell on the treasure chest in front of him.
The treasure chest wasn''t large, entirely silver in color, with some inscriptions carved on it.
[Discovered an unlocked "Silver-level Treasure Chest," would you like to open it?]
The system prompt came, but Su Mubai decisively chose no.
He wanted to try out a hypothesis he had in mind.
Could the [Cataclysm] talent be used on things that didn''t belong to him?
Thinking of this, Su Mubai took a deep breath, locked his gaze on the Silver-level Treasure Chest in front of him, and with a thought, activated it.
[Cataclysm]!
[Target: Silver-level Treasure Chest]
[Hint: Please select the promotion tier, Tier 1/Tier 2/Tier 3.] (Click to view details)
"It really works!"
Su Mubai''s face lit up with joy.
The fact that the treasure chest could be promoted meant he could consecutively upgrade the items inside for free twice!
After all, the treasure chest and the items inside weren''t the same entity!
Suppressing his excitement, Su Mubai clicked to view the details.
Option 1: Promote to [Gold-level Treasure Chest], no cost.
Option 2: Sublimate to [Dark Gold-level Treasure Chest], cost 2000 Gold Coins.
Option 3: Cataclysm to [Epic-level Treasure Chest], cost 200 years of lifespan.
Although he was curious about what cataclysmic traits [Cataclysm] would add to the treasure chest, Su Mubai couldn''t afford it. He had no choice but to opt for the free upgrade.
"Promote one tier."
In the next moment, the treasure chest in front of him shone with a dazzling golden light, its surface flowing like water, the silver color gradually fading to reveal a golden hue.
A few seconds later, this Silver-level Treasure Chest completely transformed.
[Discovered an unlocked "Gold-level Treasure Chest," would you like to open it?]
"Open!"
This time, Su Mubai resolutely placed his hand on the treasure chest.
The chest slowly opened amidst the golden light, with two items quietly lying inside.
A staff, made of unknown materials, lay beneath a yellowed parchment scroll.
"What is this?"
Su Mubai curiously picked up the two items.
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