The Hidden Knight of Mystra Chapter 005: Suicide Ring
Only after confirming that the Red Tide Queen was completely dead did Roger begin to carefully count the spoils.
Much of this battle was as he had expected.
Anyone who can gain a foothold in a place like Yuntaishan where monsters are rampant cannot be a fake.
As for the trump card...
It is not surprising that any intelligent creature would have a hidden card.
The only thing that made Roger unhappy was——
The Red Tide Corpse Queen not only possesses the insidious means of "corpse explosion + rebirth", but also has reservations on the level.
They are all elite monsters, and the difference in strength between Lv5 and Lv7 is huge.
This forced him to upgrade temporarily, which disrupted his rhythm of "accumulating momentum" to a certain extent.
Fortunately, the art of looking at qi also has the effect of concealing the qi.
Although he is now a level 8 hidden hero, under the cover of the art of seeing qi, the level that others can see is only around level 6.
This information gap can give Roger a great sense of security.
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The Red Tide Queen doesn't have anything valuable on her.
Roger was not discouraged.
After cleaning up a few surviving red tide zombies, he strode into the canyon.
Since the Red Tide Queen is an intelligent monster, she probably has the habit of storing valuables; even if she has good stuff, she probably won't carry it with her.
In such a huge canyon, the only place that could store things was the tent.
Roger meticulously searched every corner of the canyon.
The tent was his main target of looting.
The result was naturally fruitful.
He found a dozen clay jars in the corners of the tent and the canyon.
The clay jar was filled with copper orders covered with rust.
Roger counted them and found that there were about 600 copper orders, which was twice the bounty given by the Lord's Mansion!
"No wonder so many people are willing to take risks. It really makes money quickly."
He felt emotional.
This is the greatest wealth Roger has gained since his time traveling through time!
Take Tongma Town as an example.
2 copper tokens can buy a large old pumpkin.
10 copper tokens can be used to buy a small glass of the best "Longjuan Wine" in the tavern.
30 copper coins can buy about one pig.
A carefully crafted piece of adventure equipment often costs more than 300 copper orders.
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In addition to the bronze order, Roger also found some useful things.
He found two wooden boxes in the canyon and packed all these things in them.
Most of these things are old daily utensils:
Jars, clay pots, tin boxes and the like.
He made a rough estimate and figured that if he sold these things to a blacksmith shop or a grocery store, he could probably get around 100 copper tokens.
If he was willing to personally transport the goods to the Gem City in the south to sell them, the price could be doubled.
Among these daily utensils, there are also three treasures that Roger identified using the art of qi-gazing.
The first one is the "Quicksand Lamp".
This was an inconspicuous oil lamp-like object. At first, Roger did not notice anything unusual about it and casually threw it together with other daily necessities. But not long after, he discovered the wonders of the quicksand lamp.
Unlike ordinary oil lamps, this lamp is half filled with fine white sand.
Just shake it gently and the quicksands will rub against each other, emitting a slight and soft white light, which is perfect for night lighting.
The second item is a small piece of "mithril".
This was the first time Roger came into contact with mithril in this world . According to the blacksmith Miller, mithril was of extremely high value to wizards and was a priceless treasure in the Gem City in the south.
I don’t know where the Red Tide Queen got this treasure, but now it’s a bargain for Roger.
Due to the characteristics of the Xiayin profession, he could never cast spells in his life, and Mithril was just hard currency in his hands.
But the good thing about this thing is that it is really "hard".
This piece of mithril is about the size of a baby's fist, but its value is definitely over 2,000 copper tokens!
“Is this the joy of being rich?”
Roger carefully hid the mithril in the lining of his shirt.
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The third treasure is a strange piece of equipment.
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"Suicide Ring"
「Grade: B+」
"Enchantment: Burning Storm"
"Extreme Fire Storm: A second-level spell, with the magic ring as the center, forming three extremely hot cyclones that burn all life to ashes."
"Use: Mystra's Ninth Spell"
"Limit: Once per day"
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After seeing the effects of "Extreme Burning Storm", Roger finally understood why it was called this name.
It turns out to be a tool that can be used to perish together with the enemy.
After all, the Extreme Burning Storm is a second-level spell that attacks indiscriminately. Even if you kill the enemy, it will be difficult for you to survive in the center of the cyclone.
"This thing seems to be tailor-made for me..."
The more Roger looked at the ring, the more he liked it.
After all, his spell resistance is already maxed out. Even though Burning Storm is a second-ring spell and has a "ring suppression" effect on him who is still in the first ring, the effect is just minor.
The only thing that gave him a headache was the "Ninth Spell of Mystra".
He had heard of this thing before. It was a common name for some simple spells agreed upon by Mystra's spellcasters.
The original intention of spell design was to promote magic props so that non-casters could also use spells.
There are more than a dozen of these spells in total , and each one corresponds to the use of a category of magic props.
For example, the ninth spell has a corresponding ring-like item.
Unfortunately, Roger knew nothing about it.
Those trainee wizards in Tongma Town didn't seem to know the ninth mantra.
"It seems that after we get rid of the corpse demon, we have to go to the Gem City early."
"Tongma Town is a small place after all."
With this in mind, he hid the suicide ring and the mithril together.
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After counting the spoils and sorting the boxes, it was almost dusk.
Roger did not rush down the mountain, but walked deeper into the canyon carrying a quicksand lamp and a folding backpack.
After a moment, he stopped at the edge of the canyon, bent down and pulled away the weeds, and a plant with bright yellow stamens and sharp leaves appeared before his eyes.
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「Seven Flower Mangosteen: Plants/Herbs」
"Features: Likes shade and tolerates humidity, often lives in areas where magic power is over-enriched"
"Effect: Can be used to treat "magic addiction""
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"It is indeed the 'Seven Flower Mangge'."
Roger was slightly delighted.
He used the small medicine hoe he carried with him to dig up the soft ground, carefully dug out the valuable herb with its roots and soil, and put it in his backpack.
Then he stood up and walked forward to look for the next herb.
Not long after, he found another seven-flowered mangosteen and began to dig it up with great joy.
You know, Roger is not only a knight-errant, but also a mid-level pharmacist.
In the past ten years since he traveled through time, he has been using his spare time to collect herbs and make medicines.
Xiayin and pharmacist are two highly compatible professions.
The two fields have a lot in common, which gives Roger great motivation.
It is a pity that Qigong cannot be used to identify medicinal herbs.
This left him no room to be lazy and he could only search for each plant with his naked eyes.
Fortunately, what Roger lacks the least is patience.
The sky gradually darkened and the night wind grew stronger.
The only sounds left in the canyon were the whistling wind and Roger's silent footsteps.
After a night of collecting herbs, I returned with a full load.
In addition to four "Seven-Flower Mango" plants used to treat the magic addiction of wizards, he also collected more than twenty "Grid Vine" and "Sui Sui Flower" - these two are the main medicines used to make "Primary Hemostatic Ointment".
“It’s time to go down the mountain.”
After weighing the heavy backpack, Roger gathered his strength, hid the two wooden boxes in a specific place, and left Yuntaishan in the morning breeze.
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