novelinnhs Chapter 5 A Super Harvest
Chapter 5 A Super Harvest
Xiao Qianyu didn't speak, but directly brought up her personal panel with her fingertips.
The map interface unfolded, with a gray E-level dungeon marker pinned to the origin, next to which was a label indicating the dungeon entry level: 1-10. She swiped the screen to switch to the dungeon log; the last entry record was from the newbie assessment three years ago.
Old Chen brought the Holy Spirit Stone closer, his eyes fixed on the Secret Realm Level on the panel, his fingers rubbing the cool surface of the stone.
He had worked in equipment appraisal for three years and knew the drop pool for Holy Spirit Stones—only elite monsters in C-rank or higher dungeons would drop them, with a drop rate of one in ten thousand.
The drop list for E-rank goblins doesn't even include Holy Spirit Stones.
"That doesn't make sense," Old Chen muttered.
Lu Yan pointed to the dense forest ahead: "The logic needs to be verified. Captain Xiao, kill a few more."
Xiao Qianyu didn't respond, and in a flash, she darted out. Dark red flames exploded in her palm; this time, she held nothing back, unleashing a full pillar of fire that blasted directly at the three huddled goblins. The green-skinned monsters didn't even have time to scream before they were instantly reduced to ashes.
boom! boom! boom!
Three golden beams of light rose simultaneously. A silver-grade dagger, a holy spirit stone, and a gold-grade cloth armor—the three items hovered in mid-air, their light dazzling to the eye.
Xiao Qianyu stopped in her tracks. She walked over, picked up the silver dagger, and ran her thumb along the runes on the blade—the forging patterns were clear, and the attribute bonuses were standard silver-grade, even better than those circulating in the market. She looked up at Lu Yan, her eyes showing a clear inquiry for the first time.
"Keep going, don't stop." Her expression held a hint of fanaticism.
For the next twenty minutes, the entire E-level secret realm became a sea of golden pillars of light.
For every goblin that falls, a pillar of light rises.
Xiao Qianyu's monster-killing speed increased, from the initial leisurely swings to later using advanced skills. Wherever the spear tip swept, goblins fell in droves, and pillars of light formed a wall of light.
Lu Yan stood near the teleportation portal and opened his backpack panel to check his inventory.
I already have over eighty pieces of gold equipment, and Holy Spirit Stones are piled up in the corner of my backpack, each one shining brightly.
"Captain Xiao, the BOSS spot is ahead," Lu Yan called out.
Xiao Qianyu turned around in response, her ponytail had come undone in a few strands, and the ends of her hair were covered with leaves, completely losing her previous aloof demeanor.
The goblin captain's lair is in a cave deep within the secret realm.
This boss was a head taller than a regular goblin, and it was carrying a rusty black iron mace. When it saw the three of them come in, it roared and charged at them.
Xiao Qianyu raised her hand and fired a shot. The tip of the gun, wreathed in crimson flames, pierced directly through the goblin captain's chest. The BOSS didn't even have a chance to struggle before collapsing to the ground with a thud.
This time, the beam of light wasn't golden, but a dark gold. It stood a full two meters tall, its dazzling light illuminating the cave walls. After the light dissipated, the equipment on the ground was piled up like a small mountain—gold-grade weapons, epic-grade accessories, heaps of materials, and three Holy Spirit Stones lying on top.
Xiao Qianyu walked over, squatted down in the pile of equipment, and started picking through the items one by one.
She picked up a dark gold shoulder pad, her fingertips tracing the relief on it, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
"This is an epic-level item." Old Chen leaned closer, his voice trembling. "An E-level boss can drop an epic-level item? This completely breaks the rules of dungeon drops."
Lu Yan walked over, pulled up his panel, and reported the statistics: "A total of 12 Holy Spirit Stones, 120 pieces of gold-grade equipment, about 3,000 pieces of silver and bronze-grade equipment, and about 50,000 gold coins. The BOSS dropped 97 pieces of equipment, including 3 epic-grade pieces, and the rest were all gold-grade."
Xiao Qianyu finally looked up at him. Her face was expressionless, but the calmness in her eyes had completely vanished.
"What exactly is your halo?" she asked.
Lu Yan leaned against the cave wall, hands in his pockets. "A support-type aura master, except my skills are a bit special. In a party, the drop rate is increased by a hundredfold, and the item quality is forcibly increased by two major levels."
He paused, then added, "Black iron turns into gold, and dark gold into artifacts. This effect applies to any dungeon and any monster."
Xiao Qianyu fell silent. She stood up, dusted herself off, glanced at the equipment scattered on the ground, and then looked at Lu Yan.
"What exactly do you want?" she asked directly.
"I want safety," Lu Yan said. "I have no combat ability and need the protection of the nation. In addition, I will provide the aura, and you will provide the team and resources. All drops will be divided according to the national regulations. I will only take the base share, and the rest will all go to the nation."
Old Chen listened from the side, and a weight was finally lifted from his heart. He looked at Xiao Qianyu, a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Xiao Qianyu didn't answer immediately. She walked outside the cave, took out her satellite communicator, and dialed an encrypted number. After the call connected, she only said one sentence: "Immediately dispatch thirty heavy-duty trucks to the east gate of the Jiangzhou Secret Realm Base, and contact the people at the Equipment Appraisal Center to come over."
After hanging up the phone, she turned to look at Lu Yan.
"You'll be protected as a top-secret individual, and your meals and lodging will be at our Dragon Guard base." Her tone was blunt. "I'll personally arrange the team; they'll all be elite members of the Dragon Guard. Furthermore, you can make any requests you have, as long as they don't violate regulations."
Lu Yan smiled and said, "Deal."
Old Chen let out a long sigh, took out his cigarette case, and finally lit one. As the smoke rose, he looked at the equipment scattered on the ground, then at Lu Yan, muttering, "I knew it, my judgment wouldn't be wrong."
Lu Yan stepped over the pile of equipment that was shining brightly and walked up to Old Chen.
The veteran detective was squatting on the ground, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, his hands moving rapidly through a pile of bronze and silver equipment.
He picks out a good-quality item and stuffs it into his backpack, while disdainfully tosses the ones with poor attributes behind him, just like an old man picking out cabbages at the market.
Seeing Old Chen's flustered state, Lu Yan didn't offer to help, and instead focused his attention back on his virtual panel.
Just now, while he was taking stock of his loot, he found a second-level menu in the corner of his backpack interface that he was very familiar with from his previous life—the pickup filter.
"Ah, there's this interface! Then I'm saved."
In this world where everyone is hunting for treasures, he has almost never seen this feature discussed in forums or textbooks.
The reason is simple: the drop rate for regular explorers is just too dismal.
Let alone silver or gold, even if it's just a piece of junk of the lowest tier (like black iron), everyone would treasure it and bring it back to the real world to exchange for money. Who would be so extravagant as to actively block low-level items?
But for Lu Yan, this inconspicuous button is an essential tool for any stock market operator.
Without filters, with his terrifying output of a hundredfold drop rate combined with quality upgrades, any area-of-effect skill he uses would instantly fill up his inventory with a massive amount of low-level materials.
By then, there will be nowhere to put all the top-tier equipment on the ground.
Lu Yan's fingers hovered in mid-air as he expertly navigated the panel options.
Shielding equipment of the Black Iron grade and below.
Shielding ordinary quality materials.
Automatically picks up items of gold grade or higher.
The moment the setting took effect, the low-grade junk that was originally lying at his feet, emitting a faint white or blue light, turned into semi-transparent phantoms in the retina's perception.
Meanwhile, the dazzling golden and dark gold beams of light became even clearer and more conspicuous, even displaying a special indicator halo around the edges for high-value items.
"Old Chen, try this one. I've shared the user manual with you. Just follow my settings."