Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 81 The Shield of Seraiin

The light gradually faded, and the treasure chest in the short man's hand disappeared, replaced by a shield that looked strangely familiar.

Li Xia frowned and thought for a moment. Wait a minute, isn't this the shield that the bandit leader Poffis was holding?
He used his savings accumulated over many years to buy this shield, and even a sniper rifle shot couldn't leave a mark on it.

"What's wrong?" Lisa asked with a smile, putting down her teacup, without any particular expectation.

The short man stared at the shield with a surprised expression, then shook his head and said:

"See for yourselves."

After saying that, he shared the shield's attributes.

【Shield of Seraiin】(Tier 1)
[Grade: Blue - Ultimate]

【Origin: Lord of the Rings】

[Defense Tier: 6 (Tier 1)]

【Durability: 1000】

[Equipment Effect:]

1. Inscribed Shield: Engraved inscriptions can deflect attacks.

When attacked by a physical attack, the damage level is reduced by 1, and the impact force is reduced by 50%.

When attacked by an ability, the damage level decreases by 1 and a 60-degree angle of refraction occurs.

2. Mithril Shield: This King's Shield was forged with a large amount of mithril.

Magic Conduction +2
[Review: This shield truly lives up to its reputation as the King's Shield]

That shield is really strong!
Li Xia clicked her tongue, and at this moment she was genuinely grateful for the Hall of Fame treasure chest mechanism.

Without the loot stripping mechanism, how could a bandit leader like Porfis possibly obtain such a top-tier item as the Shield of Seraiin?

Is he worthy?
Unexpectedly, Lisa reacted the most. Staring at the shield, she finally understood why the short, third-tier apostle was surprised by a first-tier shield.

Lisa hesitated for a moment, but ultimately gave up on speaking.

Expressing interest in purchasing at this point would be extremely disrespectful to the chosen future partner.

Li Xia took the shield. It felt good. The shield was a standard half-body shield, much lighter and more agile than a full-body shield.

It's a good shield, but unfortunately it's not a good fit for me.

The spear requires a lot of wrist movement; holding it with one hand simply doesn't unleash its full power, and temporarily taking it out of one's personal space is also impractical.

"Thanks, I'm very satisfied. How should the commission be calculated?"

"Wait—" The short man opened his mouth as if to say something, but swallowed his words under Lisa's stern gaze.

Lisa said apologetically, "The person who opened the box was a gambler and didn't know the rules very well. If this shield were put on auction, it would probably be worth around 1.8 to 2."

This is because of the premium on the shield, so if we buy it at 8%, it's 1500 points!

Li Xia nodded. Excluding the 1500 points from opening the box, the net profit exceeded 15,000, which could definitely be described as a huge profit.

If you're just selling boxes, anything over 3000 is considered a sign of a conscientious buyer.
However, recalling the short man's expression and Lisa's actions, Li Xia understood. He weighed the shield in his hand and suddenly said.

"Would you like to buy this equipment?"

Lisa paused for a moment, then finally broke into an unprecedented smile. This kind of partner was truly comforting.

"We'll take it! If you're willing to sell it to us, the 1500 points can be waived."

It's only a little over a thousand points, the Brotherhood of Steel wouldn't even consider it a big deal. But rules are rules, and once the rules for charging for opening boxes are set, they can't be broken.

But Lisa recently took on a task to equip a core seed member who had just entered Tier 2.

That seed member's talent skill is an extremely rare shield-type bonus, and the class template is Magic Shielder.

There are shields that enhance magic conduction, and there are also many shields that refract energy, but it is extremely rare to find a shield that combines both attributes and is also a low-tier shield, especially one that is blue and of the highest quality.

The Shield of Theraine is a perfect fit.

This explains why the short man's expression was a bit off when he saw the shield; he knew about Lisa's mission.

"I wonder what you need, Xia? Is it Hall Points or equipment? Although the guild's equipment is not for sale, exchanging for it is not a problem."

Lisa was in a great mood, and her beautiful face became even more charming.

She waved to the short man, took out her treasured tea from her personal space, and began to brew tea seriously.

The bubbling mountain spring water, as clear as pearls, released a delightful aroma of tea even before the boiling water was fully poured in. "Detection equipment—"

Li Xia said without hesitation that this was what he desperately needed. Although Scott was very good, he was obviously much stronger in auxiliary functions than in detection.

If you can see the target's specific attributes and even skills, you will obviously be better prepared for the battle.

As for detection skills, he doesn't really want them, at least not for now. They consume too many resources, and if his detection equipment can't keep up, he can just replace it. It's basically buying and selling at the original price, with no depreciation or anything like that.

"Detection equipment?" Lisa thought carefully for a moment and asked, "Do you have any detection equipment now? Like technological detection equipment, which you could try to upgrade."

Oh? It can be upgraded?

"Yes, the Scott Type 1."

"This is..." Lisa took the combat power detector, somewhat surprised. "You're really amazing to be able to get it at the first level."

Her expression relaxed considerably: "That's much easier. Frieza from Dragon Ball doesn't actually have a very high level of technology, so it's easy to modify."

The problem can be solved by simply embedding the Ellie's mental resonance device and upgrading the system.

We have the relevant team capable of carrying out the upgrade.

Lisa talked on and on, and Li Xia felt a little dizzy, but thanks to her, Li Xia understood the principle of the detection skill.

It roughly involves using mental and intellectual attributes to condense into a beam, inducing the other party to subconsciously recall their own panel attributes, and then reading the panel.

While the characters in the story cannot see their own character panels, the Temple of Light will actually conduct an evaluation and provide an invisible panel.

Therefore, during the detection process, mental and intelligence attributes are compared, and if the incomplete information is not detected, only a fragmented panel will be displayed.

After sending the Scott Model 1 for upgrade, Lisa thought for a moment and continued:
"The upgrade cost is still lower than that blue shield. Here, I'll add this to your setup; you'll definitely find it useful."

After saying that, Lisa handed over ownership of an item.

[Upgrade Scroll]

[Quality: Blue (Tier 1)]

【Origin: Brotherhood of Steel · Big Ben Research Institute】

[Type: consumables]

[Effect: Can upgrade the equipment tier by one while maintaining its attributes]

[Comment: The creativity of the apostles!]

The effectiveness of this thing seems a bit mysterious.
Simply raising the rank? Attributes remain unchanged?
Lisa looked at the expression on Li Xia's face and immediately realized what was going on:
"I almost forgot that you were supposed to have directly advanced to Tier 2 using the Supreme Honor Badge."

After saying that, she sighed and said enviously:
Sometimes I really envy you apostles who are favored by the temple—

She presented an equation, succinctly stating:
"From Tier 1 to 3, when an apostle advances to the next tier, his or her attributes will be compressed. The compression coefficient will be determined based on the evaluation of the advancement trial."

Generally, it is between 0.7 and 0.9. For example, a level 10 stamina has a trial evaluation coefficient of 0.8.

After his promotion, he will have 10 (first tier) * 0.8 = 8 points (second tier).

"Those who directly advance to the second tier like you immediately gain an attribute advantage."

Li Xia then realized just how much convenience the badge he was using had brought him; no wonder it was such a rare reward!

Even with the highest coefficient of 0.9, there is still a loss of 7.5 attribute points, which is comparable to the gain of a normal apostle in a world.

"Equipment also has a coefficient, which is a fixed coefficient of 0.8 within the first three tiers. This means that when you take low-tier world equipment to a higher tier, the various attribute bonuses will be reduced by 20%."

For example, Tier 1 equipment is 20% off when it reaches Tier 3.

As for those above the third tier, that's another world entirely!

Lisa pointed at the scroll in Li Xia's hand: "So you know what this thing is for, right?"

Got it! Good stuff!

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

I need to make a list of the settings when I have time.

Are there too many settings? I wrote this with a heavy heart, but I couldn't not write it.

Prediction failed; the next chapter will definitely be a dungeon!

(End of this chapter)