Volume 1: The Nobles Who Lost Their Territory Chapter 9 Treasure Chest
[Zombie Feast] is a continuous spell. Once completed, the spell will continue unless these cursed zombies are eliminated.
This is true even if the spell user Hessen has been killed by Marvin.
In just a few minutes, the black shadows outside the cabin had become a continuous piece.
Marvin made a prompt decision and gave up the small room with a huge hole in it caused by the corrosive fire, and retreated to the living room with Anna.
The two men moved quickly and forced the doors and windows shut before the zombies broke in.
This can provide some relief, but it is not a permanent solution.
In the living room, the atmosphere was somewhat stagnant. Hessen's body lay there quietly, with black blood flowing all over the floor.
Anna lowered her head in shame. She had not expected Heisen to be so powerful. If Marvin had not taken action, she might have been killed by this hateful old man.
She blamed herself for not being able to stop Heisen's [Zombie Feast].
Marvin said softly, "It's not your fault, Anna. The sorcerer's spells are hard to defend against. He has carefully dealt with these cursed zombies and buried them around the house, ready to be summoned at any time. So his casting time has been shortened by more than half."
"We have to find a way to kill these zombies now."
Anna nodded, revealing a trace of worry: "These zombies are cursed. Without holy water, it will be difficult for us to harm them."
Marvin smiled silently: "Who said we don't have holy water?"
After that, he took out two bottles of holy water and placed them on the table.
There is a label on it, produced by the Silver Church.
"What I like most about the Silver Church is that they are willing to sell anything as long as you can afford the price."
Marvin skillfully applied holy water on the scimitar to guard against zombies that might break in at any time.
And his eyes had been constantly looking around the living room from the very beginning.
There is another mystery here, and this is also the most important reason why Marvin chose to cause trouble for the body snatcher Hessen.
I heard he has a treasure chest.
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After killing Heisen, Marvin happily accepted all 220 experience points from the sorcerer. This generous experience package was enough for Marvin to reach level 3 with some extra.
While searching the house for possible treasure chests, he allocated 118 points of killing experience to the Ranger profession.
A warm current surged through him, and his career level was instantly raised to level three!
It takes 800 experience points to upgrade from a level 3 ranger to a level 4 ranger, so Marvin did not touch the remaining 102 killing experience points, saving them for his future use.
He undoubtedly put one free attribute point into agility. Before his agility reached 20 points and he got the agility trait of [Wallwalking on Eaves], he would not put free attribute points into other attributes. In this way, his agility reached a high of 18 points.
Of the 24 skill points gained from the upgrade, he temporarily reduced 18 points and put the remaining 6 points into [Stealth]. In this way, he could trigger the hidden effect [Unexpected Action] of the 50-point Stealth.
[Unexpected Attack]: When you launch a sneak attack on the enemy in stealth, the damage is increased by 2.
This effect, combined with the thief's backstab skill, is quite amazing, and can directly deal four times the damage. Combined with other combo methods, the thief has explosive power that other professions can hardly achieve. However, Marvin is now a ranger, and his frontal combat ability is stronger than that of a thief, but he is slightly inferior in sneak attacks.
After reaching level three, what Marvin was most looking forward to was gaining an additional professional expertise.
The Ranger has three third-level professional specialties: [Precision Shooting], [Dual Blade], and [Nature Affinity].
[Precision Shooting]: Greatly improves the accuracy and stability of shooting.
[Dual Blade Style]: You can use two scimitars as weapons, and your left and right hands are quite balanced.
[Nature Affinity]: The ability to tame wild beasts is greatly improved.
The three professional specialties represent the three schools of rangers: the long-range archery kite school, the dual-blade melee ranger and the legendary beast ranger.
Marvin, who boasted that his close combat experience and ability could kill 99% of the professionals in Fenan World in seconds, would naturally not give up his greatest advantage. Rather than hiding and shooting from a distance, he trusted the scimitar in his hand more!
Without a doubt, he chose [Dual Swords]!
The explosive power of the dual-blade ranger is in no way inferior to that of a thief or even an advanced assassin!
The most regrettable thing was that Marvin did not have a suitable scimitar on hand. This white scimitar was still a little light for him. As for his left hand, he could only use a low-quality dagger instead.
A level 3 ranger has 68 health points, and his ability to withstand attacks increases dramatically, which greatly increases Marvin's sense of security.
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"What are you looking for?"
Anna imitated Marvin's movements, smeared holy water on the sword, and looked at Marvin strangely.
The cabin was creaking and the zombies outside were almost about to break in. What was he still looking for?
"I heard that Hessen has a box filled with all the ill-gotten gains he has looted from cemeteries over the years."
Marvin explained.
There was an inexplicable flash of color in Anna’s eyes: “I heard?”
She is not a fool.
"When you're not here during the day, I'll walk around and get some information." Marvin's ability to cover up a lie is still very strong. "I've heard people say that Hessen would steal the property of the dead."
"But on the way here, you told me that Heisen might have some extraordinary qualities." Anna asked curiously, "These are not things that ordinary people can know, right?"
"I know he does business with the Necromancer." Marvin said calmly, "After a long time, he naturally has some tricks."
"Anna, believe me, I have gained knowledge and abilities in my dreams that you cannot imagine. My mentor taught me a lot, and I will not harm you."
Anna showed a hint of hesitation, but finally nodded.
The ability that Marvin showed after waking up from a serious illness really impressed her. The sorcerer who had left her helpless was beheaded by Marvin so easily . Although there were also professional characteristics to add to his abilities, his abilities should never be underestimated.
"Found it! It's here!"
A secret compartment appeared under a thick carpet.
Marvin opened it quickly, without any defense.
Heisen is isolated from the world and keeps to himself. He is just a sorcerer, not a thief who can design traps, so there is no need to worry about triggering any horrible traps.
After removing the wooden board on the secret compartment, there was indeed a small box inside!
boom!
A log forming the wall of the living room was suddenly broken by the claws, revealing a gap!
A fat zombie, oozing with pus, stretched a hand in.
"Marvin!"
Anna's nervous voice went up an octave.
"Don't be afraid, they can't get in." Marvin took a glance and knew that the gap was too small and the zombies couldn't squeeze in.
There's still some time, but not much.
Marvin quickly picked up the box and placed it on the floor.
The box was not locked, and Hessen probably didn't expect anyone to target him.
Marvin opened the box, and the top compartment was filled with silver coins. Anna was stunned, she didn't expect that this hateful body snatcher was so rich.
"Put these silver coins in there." Marvin pulled out the top grid and handed it to Anna. Anna decisively took out a few cloth bags and put the small silver coins in them.
The second layer was Hessen's personal belongings. A [Witcher's Advanced Manual] that was probably traded from a necromancer, and a [Spellcasting Record], plus the spell book in Hessen's hand, basically formed a basic kit for a low-level illusionist. It could be sold for a good price on the black market - provided that he was not caught by the law enforcers of the Wizarding Union.
It is common knowledge that the Wizarding Union has banned necromancers and related professions.
Marvin wrapped the two books together with the spell book in a tablecloth and put them aside.
What he wants is still on the third floor .
After removing the partition on the second floor, there were only two items on the third floor, and they were both covered with dust.
"Sure enough, the sorcerer's brain is not working well. He doesn't know how to use the really good things."
Marvin smiled when he saw the two things.
The black diamond ring on Heisen's hand is certainly useful, as it can specify a spell to be cast instantly, but it also has many restrictions.
And these two things in the box are the real treasures!
These are all genuine glimmer items!
"With the black diamond ring, there are now three glimmering items! It turns out that killing humanoid elite monsters makes money quickly." Marvin happily took out the pair of gloves and a simple ring from the third layer.
He was extremely familiar with these two things and could know their properties without even using any reconnaissance skills!
[Terrible gloves]
Quality: Glimmer
Effect: Ice resistance +5/Fire resistance +5
Requirements: Intelligence 11
【Prayer Ring (?)】
Quality: Glimmer
Effect: Additional spell - Rainbow Spray, can only be used once a day
Requirements: Intelligence 13
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Most of the items and equipment in this world are blank, that is, the most ordinary things, without any additional effects; the next level up is the [Glimmer] items, which have some good properties, of course, some Glimmer items have very ordinary properties; the next level up is the [Magic] items that can only be made by high-level wizards. Magic items are rarely circulated among ordinary people, and only high-level wizards may have some, because the production process is very complicated.
As for legends, epics, and even semi-artifacts, they were a bit too far away. When Marvin successfully became a god as the Lord of Dark Night, he only had a semi-artifact in his hand, the Kingdom of Eternal Night.
Low-level adventurers have blank weapons in their hands, so it is already quite a remarkable thing to have a piece of glimmer equipment.
After Marvin killed Heisen, he got three glimmering items in one go. How could he not be happy?
He quickly put on the terrible gloves and then put the Ring of Wishes on the index finger of his right hand.
In the previous generation, the Turin fairies forged forty-nine Rings of Wishes, each of which possessed powerful magic and was a true magical item; what Marvin got now was probably a replica made by a human craftsman or alchemist.
Even so, this ring greatly increased his strength.
Heisen might not know how to trigger the [Rainbow Jet] on the ring, but he knew.
"Marvin! They're coming in!"
Anna put away the silver coins and shouted nervously.
"I see."
Marvin stood up, holding a scimitar in his left hand and a dagger in his right hand, and said calmly:
"Leave them all to me."
