Chapter 104: Such a Crushing Blow

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Zhou Jingchen chose to ignore Wen Xiu’s gloating. He opened the trading platform and accepted all offers of silver at a 1:1200 ratio, refusing anything lower. With silver in hand, he exchanged it for ingots and then turned his attention to upgrading his equipment.

Glancing at the scores from the Guan Ning and Escort events, he realized that since the server’s launch, he had not missed a single battle, earning enough points to socket all his gear. Zhou Jingchen proceeded to socket every piece of equipment: six slots for weapons and armor, two for hats, and one each for gloves, belts, and shoes.

After socketing, it was time to draw the gems. He had already bought every purple ice on the market—over a thousand—and yet, he felt it wasn’t enough.

Using the megaphone, Yun Shen announced, “Unlimited purchase of purple ice from Dharma. Buy as much as you bring. Join the team for more.”

Since few were online on a weekday and merchants were scarce, Zhou Jingchen didn’t manage to buy much more after calling out. So, he decided to start drawing crystals immediately.

He began with the weapon.

Generally, Charmers rarely use Ghost Harps as their main gear; most preferred red equipment instead. The cost of drawing ice for Ghost Harps was too high, and socketing was slow.

But Zhou Jingchen had no shortage of money or socketing points. Compared to red gear, ghost gear had a higher base attack.

For a Charmer, the most crucial factor was the level of control skills. Coupled with enhanced control, they could frustrate other players to the point of smashing their keyboards.

Perhaps Zhou Jingchen was just incredibly lucky—on his first draw, he obtained a fixed Mixed Luo Robe. Most importantly, the skill gained a +2 bonus.

Wen Xiu, watching him draw crystals, turned visibly sour. She had spent hundreds of ice trying to get a fixed, unsocketable robe just last week.

“Did you hack your luck stat?” she asked.

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“...” Zhou Jingchen ignored her.

“If you don’t answer, I’ll take that as a yes. I’ll tell Qianqian when she gets back.”

“I didn’t. Don’t spread rumors.” He shot her a sharp look but still replied.

He hesitated about continuing with the weapon, but reconsidered. The other three fixed attributes were useful too, and it would be a waste to draw more.

Using the megaphone again, Yun Shen called out, “I want fixed, no-gem hats, gloves, belts, shoes, and robes. GM, please handle this.”

Zhou Jingchen’s broadcast attracted a crowd of AFK players.

In World chat:

Yumi: “The deputy leader of Armor One is online—time to gear up?”

Cola Chicken Wings: “Probably. If it were a booster, they’d get docked pay for this much fuss.”

Heard Long Name Will Explode Ghost: “Turtle hiding no more? Hurry and get your gear ready to challenge in the wild, or we’ll keep accusing you of bullying newbies.”

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Rival guild members also chimed in.

Ignoring the world chat commotion, Zhou Jingchen propped his head with his left hand and methodically inserted gear pieces for drawing with his right.

Drawing ice was usually infuriating enough to smash keyboards, but with Zhou Jingchen, it was just dull.

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His luck was so extraordinary that after drawing gems for several major pieces, he used fewer than a hundred ice crystals total. Wen Xiu, watching the entire time, felt like a sour lemon, utterly jealous.

Unable to resist, she sent out a megaphone message.

Cross-server Megaphone from Sister Xiu’er: “Zhou Jingchen, screw you! Yun Shen must be your relative—whatever you want, you get when drawing gear???"

World chat:

Burning Incense Exploding Ghost: “Curious how many ice you used, Sister Xiu’er is so bitter?”

Ning Luo: “Curious +1.”

Zhou Jingchen thought of himself as a kind person and decided to satisfy the crowd’s curiosity.

World chat, Yun Shen: “Weapon fixed Mixed Luo Robe took one ice. The other six fixed, no gem pieces took less than a hundred ice. *picks nose*”

Heard Long Name Will Explode Ghost: “??????”

Heard Long Name Will Explode Ghost: “As an enemy, I’m honestly jealous.”

Jealousy wasn’t limited to him; everyone who saw Zhou Jingchen’s message felt the sting. Drawing a single piece of gear with a hundred ice crystals was already considered very lucky, yet Yun Shen finished all seven pieces with fewer than a hundred ice.

It was truly disheartening.