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Chapter 6: Thousand-Machine Umbrella

The Laughing Reaper's Peculiar Skill Choices?

Firstly, the low-level stage will pass quickly, and meticulous skill planning is not necessary at this stage. Many players leave their skill slots blank and decide to figure it out at level 20 when they can choose a profession.

Secondly, although levels below 20 allow players to experience all professions, most players have a general idea of whether they want to be a mage, swordsman, or gunner from the beginning. However, Jun Mo Xiu's skill set spans across all professions. Yes, learning skills below level 20 is unrestricted, but their use is limited by the type of weapon, and constantly switching weapons is troublesome. For a new level 20 character, dealing with such complexities is like inviting trouble, unless they are solo players, which used to be a popular playstyle.

What is a solo player? A solo player is someone without a specific profession. However, that era of level 50 characters has passed, and with the introduction of profession awakening quests, solo player gameplay is obsolete. Looking at Jun Mo Xiu's skill set, current players wouldn't think of solo players; they would just find it amusing.

However, it seems like Ye Xiu didn't consider this. Jun Mo Xiu is currently equipped with a basic bronze sword, and when passing by the general store after learning skills, Ye Xiu unexpectedly told him to sell the only weapon he had.

Later, he walked to the storage box in the warehouse, opened it, and found an item inside. Transferrable accounts are supposed to be empty, meaning no experience, money, items, or even mail. However, Jun Mo Xiu's account, freshly transferred to the 10th server, had an item in the storage box.

No one knew how this happened, but it seemed like Ye Xiu expected it. He knew he would find this item here. However, when he found it, there was no joy in Ye Xiu's expression; instead, it was filled with sadness. His right hand holding the mouse trembled, a rare sight. The last time he trembled like this was when he lost One Autumn Leaf. This time, it was when he obtained this item.

He moved the mouse.

Thousand-Machine Umbrella, Level 5.

Weight: 2.3 kg, Attack Speed: 5.

Physical Attack: 180; Magic Attack: 180.

That's it. It's so simple that it doesn't even have additional attributes. It's like a plain weapon.

However, Thousand-Machine Umbrella's text color is not plain; it's silver.

Glory equipment quality is distinguished by color: orange, purple, blue, green, and white. White equipment has no additional attributes, and green equipment is transitional gear given through quests. Blue equipment is dropped by bosses in dungeons and is the most common mainstream equipment. Purple and orange equipment are high-end items, acquired through either luck or a significant investment of resources.

Thousand-Machine Umbrella's silver text color doesn't fall into these categories. If Chen Guo were awake and saw it, she would be surprised. Silver is the unique text color of self-made equipment. Self-made equipment is a significant feature of Glory. It's not a life manufacturing skill within the game but is created using the game's equipment editor, making it a high-end feature.

There is a widely circulated saying in Glory: self-made equipment may not be the strongest, but the strongest equipment is definitely self-made.

Self-made equipment can surpass epic orange-grade equipment. In the professional leagues, each club has a team dedicated to researching self-made equipment. One Autumn Leaf's Silver Weapon, the Wicked Weapon, is a famous weapon in Glory, unique and without duplicates.

The characteristics of self-made equipment mean it's challenging to replicate, making each piece unique. It might be an unparalleled masterpiece or simply a unique piece of junk.

What about Thousand-Machine Umbrella? Is it junk or a masterpiece that surpasses orange-grade weapons of the same level?

If Chen Guo were awake and familiar with weapon attributes, she could immediately determine.

It's a masterpiece. Thousand-Machine Umbrella is genuinely exceptional, surpassing orange-grade weapons of the same level, equivalent to a level 10 orange weapon, and is one of the highest attack weapons across all classes. However, high-attack weapons tend to be heavy with low attack speeds. Thousand-Machine Umbrella, with its low weight and attack speed of 5, can easily outperform level 10 orange weapons in terms of speed.

However, its drawbacks are also apparent: Thousand-Machine Umbrella only has basic attributes and no additional bonuses. Moreover, it's a level 5 weapon, a level that will quickly become obsolete.

Ye Xiu, however, didn't care about these drawbacks because he knew that Thousand-Machine Umbrella was a genius creation. Achieving a level 5 Thousand-Machine Umbrella after numerous experiments and failures was already a great success. The characteristic of self-made equipment is that it can continuously improve once the concept and design are mastered, making it immune to obsolescence. Ye Xiu knew that upgrading Thousand-Machine Umbrella would be a more challenging task than leveling Jun Mo Xiu, so he decided to start now and handle both tasks simultaneously.

In a low-level dungeon like Green Forest, even the best equipment will quickly be replaced. Therefore, aside from experience, the most enticing aspect of this dungeon is the materials dropped by the hidden boss. These materials will never become obsolete, even in older servers, as players with high-level characters will still come to Green Forest with new characters to challenge the hidden boss for these materials.

Moonlit Sleeper, apparently aware of this, quickly announced the distribution plan for the hidden boss's loot: "Those items are worth a lot of money! Let's roll for it!"

"Agreed." There was no other choice; keeping good items for oneself in a random team was unreasonable.

"Alright, everyone ready? Let's enter the dungeon." After Moonlit Sleeper confirmed everyone was ready, they entered the dungeon.

Ye Xiu hadn't used a headset before because he was talking to Chen Guo. Now, he put it on, and as soon as they entered the dungeon, he heard someone inside yelling, "Damn, what kind of luck is this? Hidden boss right after entering?"