The Hidden Knight of Mystra Chapter 019: Gargoyle Statue
This was the first time Roger had seen a space object since his time traveling through time .
This thing is extremely rare.
In Touma Town, it is said that only the lord himself possesses one.
But that's just a rumor.
And in Roger's memory.
The game in his previous life did have severe restrictions on storage space. At that time, he complained to the designer because the 24-slot backpack was too small.
But now, looking at this storage item in his hand with a regular capacity of only 4 grids, Roger actually had the urge to burst into tears!
Finally, I don’t have to carry five or six backpacks on adventures anymore!
Objectively speaking.
The space provided by "Cowens' stomach" is actually not very large.
There are only 4 grids in total.
The storage space of each grid is only slightly larger than the drawer of a computer desk.
But this also alleviated Roger's urgent needs to a great extent.
Element bottles, magic books, magic scrolls, medicine sacs and herbal products, disposable trap props, disposable lock-picking props, silver horns and copper orders, flints and aluminum bars (fire-making props)...
He stuffed in all the small objects that could be stuffed in there.
Looking at the many items in "Cowens' Stomach" arranged in an orderly manner.
Roger felt a great sense of accomplishment.
The only regret was that when he found the stomach, it was empty.
I don’t know whether with the death of the corpse demon, the items inside were erased by the spell it had set in advance; or whether there was nothing inside in the first place.
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In addition to "Cowens' Stomach", the other two pieces of equipment also have their own unique features.
First up is the leather armor that Roger picked out first.
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Dragon Lizard Leather Armor
「Rating: S」
「Defense 9 Texture 11 Hardness 3 Durability 7」
"Special Effect: Dragon Lizard's Guardian (One-time)"
"Dragon Lizard's Guard: Automatically triggered when a large amount of damage is sustained in a short period of time, a solid stratum corneum composed of a white film will form on the surface of the leather armor, making it immune to physical attacks to a great extent."
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Although it is only a one-time strong protection, it is worthy of the S-level evaluation.
For adventurers, this special effect is sometimes equivalent to a life!
It just so happened that Roger's leather armor was severely damaged in the previous extreme burning storm.
Not only has its shape become uglier, but its durability has also dropped significantly. I guess it will have to be completely remade if it continues to be used for a while.
He simply changed into the "Dragon Lizard Leather Armor".
"While the 'cold fish fat' coating does protect against flames, ordinary clothing will still be damaged."
"So you should use the Extreme Burning Storm with caution. Or, you can consider running naked next time you use it..."
Many strange battle strategies flashed through Roger's mind.
He casually placed the third piece of equipment in his palm, ready to examine it carefully with the Qi-Watching Technique.
"The Qi-gazing technique is really useful."
Roger praised again in his heart.
As a unique expertise of Xiayin, the effectiveness of the art of looking at qi far exceeds other ordinary expertise.
It is perfectly applicable in many fields:
The first area is divination.
Although it sounds a bit ridiculous, the art of qigong does have certain divination capabilities.
Roger only needs to silently recite the matter he wants to divine in his mind, and the Qi-gazing technique will automatically deduce the good or bad fortune of the related matter.
Of course, it is only limited to good or bad luck.
For example.
The neighbor's dog got lost.
Roger cannot use qigong to find the dog, but he can use qigong to predict things like "the probability of successfully finding the dog today" and "the probability of the dog being eaten by a monster".
Overall it is a rather vague judgment, but sometimes it can be very effective.
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The second area is "insight into biology".
Through his insight into the target creature, Roger can obtain certain intelligence before the two sides fight.
As the contacts between the two sides deepen, the intelligence will gradually evolve, becoming more detailed and closer to the real situation.
In this regard, Roger did not rely particularly on qigong.
Whether it is the Red Tide Corpse Queen or the Corpse Demon, they both proved that the Qi-gazing Technique has flaws.
Therefore, he still prefers to find deeper and more reliable answers through his own observation and trial in battle.
What the Qi-gazing technique can obtain is only the superficial information flow from the monsters.
And the trump card hidden beneath this superficial information.
That's what Roger really cares about!
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The third area is "Inspecting Objects".
This part is relatively easy to understand, and can be used as the "identification technique" in fantasy games.
When using the art of qigong to examine objects, there are often two modes.
The first is screening.
This is the mode Roger used when he was choosing equipment just now.
In screening mode, Qi-Watching can perform a rough scan of a large number of equipment at the same time.
By looking at the different colors of steam rising from the items, Roger can make a rough judgment on the quality of the items.
He has only seen four colors so far.
Grayish white means ordinary goods, light green represents normal quality, and deep blue symbolizes the best quality.
Then there is purple.
Purple may not be better than blue, but it is definitely rarer than blue.
There may even be some "strange things" that are both good and bad.
Compared with the screening mode, the second mode is individual identification.
When it comes to inspecting objects, the art of looking at qi has a very high success rate.
He doesn't even need to find a specialized appraiser.
In this regard, it can be said that Roger saved a lot of money.
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To sum up, the use of Qigong is very wide.
If it didn't take so much energy and effort, Roger would have loved to keep it running 24 hours a day.
Below the "Qi Gazing" specialty, there is a thin bright yellow progress bar, which is now very close to completion.
This is a sign that the expertise is about to be upgraded.
"I hope that after the upgrade, the consumption can be reduced, among other things."
Roger looked forward to it sincerely.
After a thought.
The item he held in his hand was then identified.
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"Gargoyle Statue (Prohibited)"
"Rating:?"
“????”
"Seal: A gargoyle of unknown level is sealed inside."
"How to unlock:???"
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Roger looked slightly surprised.
This was the first time he encountered an item with so many question marks.
Although it is not a rare object, the word "forbidden object" seems to indicate the extraordinary nature of the gargoyle statue.
After a brief study that yielded no results, Roger carefully put the gargoyle statue away.
This thing must be extraordinary, he just hasn't discovered the specific way to use it yet.
There will definitely be discoveries if we study it slowly in the future.
After sorting out the spoils, Roger opened his character panel without even having time to stretch.
In the battle to kill the corpse demon, he leveled up 4 levels. Apart from accumulating strength, his own strength also improved slightly.
First of all, there are attribute points and new skills.
For the Xiayin profession, you will gain a free attribute point every 5 levels and a new combat skill every 4 levels.
Currently he has 1 free attribute point.
Without any hesitation, Roger threw it directly on "Agility".
This is Xiayin’s main attribute, fill it up first.
So his agility came to 12 o'clock.
The two new skills are as follows:
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"Walking on the Moon: When in a moonlit place, your running speed will increase significantly"
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"Disarming traps: You can dismantle some common traps with your bare hands."
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