Looking at the silver and bronze gear, Wu Shaochen blinked. This guy's gear was completely looted, but given his naturally high luck, combined with the first kill and double drop rate scroll, getting this much wasn't too excessive. Most importantly, almost all of it was usable for him. This haul was definitely an upgrade, replacing old gear with new, doubling his strength at least. As for the black iron gear, Wu Shaochen couldn't even be bothered to look at it.

After checking the gear, he turned to the skill books...

[Heavy Blow]: Consumes 80 mana, uses the weapon's hilt to heavily strike the target, dealing 160% physical damage and silencing for 3 seconds. Skills cannot be used during the silence. Cooldown: 1 minute. Requirement: Assassin.

[Weakness Break]: Consumes 100 mana, deals weakness damage to the target, ignoring defense and guaranteeing a critical hit. Cooldown: 3 minutes. Requirement: Assassin.

"Damn, both these skills dropped? Finally, I won't have to rely solely on poison as an assassin," Wu Shaochen remarked.

Since entering the Oracle, he hadn't managed to break through defenses while fighting monsters. With the new gear and these two offensive skills, he could finally deal damage like a proper assassin.

Wu Shaochen immediately learned both skills, adding them to his skill bar.

After learning the skills, he checked the remaining items one by one. There was a used [Protective Scroll]: grants invincibility for 10 seconds, and a [Random Teleport Scroll]: teleports to a random location within 1 kilometer. Both were lifesavers and very useful.

Then there were two attribute fruits, both [Agility Fruits], which permanently increased agility by 10 points when consumed. Naturally, Wu Shaochen used them immediately, as more of these were always better.

There were three unfamiliar items left: a very old parchment scroll, which upon inspection was a [Treasure Map], detailing the location of a treasure. The map showed a chest, presumably where the treasure was. However, Wu Shaochen didn't recognize the map's location, so he'd have to find it by chance.

Then there was a key, labeled [Chest Key], used to open chests.

"Could it be for the chest on the treasure map?" Wu Shaochen wondered, placing it back in his backpack.

Finally, there was a strange potion. Though unfamiliar, Wu Shaochen had a gut feeling it was extraordinary.

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[Unsealing Potion]: Can remove usage conditions for equipment and skills.

"!!!"

"Damn, this is the real treasure!" Wu Shaochen was instantly excited. While it seemed trivial to remove equipment restrictions, allowing an assassin to wield a staff, for instance, the potion's true value lay in removing skill restrictions. Many great skills couldn't be used otherwise.

For example, he had a [Savage Charge] skill book in his warehouse, a warrior skill. With this potion, he could learn it directly. Of course, Wu Shaochen wasn't interested in that particular skill, but in the future, he might find a desirable skill he couldn't learn, and this potion would be invaluable.

Carefully placing the potion back in his backpack, Wu Shaochen began changing his gear. Almost his entire outfit was replaced, except for the pants. He kept the Silver Wolf King Ring, swapping out the Attack Speed Ring he had just equipped, mainly because the Silver Wolf King Ring added nearly two hundred health, while the Attack Speed Ring did not.

A single Blackwind Stronghold Chief had dropped a full set of gear for him, and now, except for his pants, everything was bronze or better.

After changing, Wu Shaochen noticed he had 40 free attribute points and allocated them all to Constitution. He then checked his attributes again.

Name: Chen Feng

Realm: Bronze Tier

Level: 16

Health: 5487

Mana: 1180

Physical Attack: 1245

Magical Attack: 84

Physical Defense: 543

Magical Defense: 533

Movement Speed: 430

Attack Speed: 104%

Critical Rate: 5%

Life Steal: 10%

Damage Reduction: 5%

Ignore Defense: 15%

Cooldown Reduction: 5%

Anti-Crit: 8%

Luck: 15 (Title +10, Gear +5)

Experience: 7406/80000

Strength: 158 + 20% = 189

Intelligence: 35 + 20% = 42

Physique: 174 + 20% = 207

Constitution: 303 + 20% = 363

Spirit: 67 + 20% = 80

Agility: 309 + 20% = 370

Talent: Poison Damage 428 points, stackable up to 4 layers

Immortal Body: Increases max health by 577 points.

Equipment:

Weapon: [Soul-Devouring Dagger] Silver Tier, Helmet: [Blackwind Helmet] Silver Tier, Armor: [Blackwind Leather Armor] Silver Tier, Pants: [Bear King Greaves] Black Iron Tier, Belt: [Graphite Belt] Bronze Tier, Boots: [Graphite Boots] Bronze Tier, Necklace: [Graphite Necklace] Bronze Tier, Left Bracelet: [Gale Bracelet] Silver Tier, Right Bracelet: [Graphite Bracelet] Bronze Tier, Left Ring: [Graphite Ring] Bronze Tier, Right Ring: [Silver Wolf King Ring] Bronze Tier.

These attributes had nearly doubled, with his attack power soaring above a thousand. But seeing such high attack, Wu Shaochen touched his nose, thinking, "Is my attack as deadly as my poison?"

"Sigh, what use is this attack to me?" Wu Shaochen sighed.

He opened the Auction House to check recent Black Iron gear prices. In the ten minutes since defeating the chief, four more Black Iron gear transactions had occurred, mostly between 40,000 to 60,000. However, many people were likely farming regular monsters for Black Iron gear, and despite the low drop rate, the sheer number of players would soon flood the market.

He believed Black Iron gear prices would soon plummet, as once the wealthy were fully equipped, casual players wouldn't spend so much on gear.

Wu Shaochen listed his [Boar King Armor] and [Wolf King Helmet], two Black Iron gear pieces, at a fixed price of 20,000 each. These were low-level Black Iron gear, especially the Boar King Armor, which dropped from a level 6 Boar King and had mediocre attributes, barely better than white gear. He was lucky to have used it until now. He needed to sell them quickly before they became unsellable.

After two minutes, both items were sold. Wu Shaochen then listed the [Bear King Bracelet], [Attack Speed Ring], and eight other Black Iron gear pieces dropped by the chief, pricing them at 60,000. These items had better attributes than most Black Iron gear on the market, except for the [Bear King Bracelet]. The rest were dropped by level 20 bandits, so he wasn't worried about selling them.

Sure enough, all ten items sold quickly, netting him 540,000.