I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

This is an exclusive, high-end shopping mall accessible only to military personnel and academic elites who have earned military ranks.

Lin Yuan checked his current account balance and the various valuable items listed in it.

His total military merits, all added up, amount to a little over ten thousand.

Of these, 5,000 military merits were a reward he received after his experience in the freshman exchange competition.

The rest were mostly accumulated from tasks he took on last semester.

Lin Yuan flipped through the product list in the Military Merit Mall and found that all the items there were rare treasures that were hard to find elsewhere.

Many of these items cannot be redeemed with university points.

Military merits can indeed be exchanged for more things than points, and they are also much rarer and more valuable.

Lin Yuan carefully examined the various high-level materials and items available in the military merit shop.

【Abyss Demonic Crystal Core (High-Tier)】: Produced from the body of an Abyss Commander of level 70 or above. It can be used to charge advanced formations or forge top-quality equipment. Required Military Merit Points for Exchange: 800.

[Space Jump Scroll]: A single-use consumable. When crushed, it allows you to ignore terrain obstacles and randomly teleport 1000 kilometers to a safe area, making it an excellent survival tool. Required Military Merit Points: 1500.

[Pure Water of Life]: Extracted from the core sap of the Ancient Tree of Life. Drinking it instantly restores 100% of maximum health and removes all curses. Required Military Merit Points: 2000.

[Legendary Skill Blind Box]: Upon opening, there is a certain probability of obtaining a legendary high-level skill book, with a random class. Required Military Merit Points: 3000.

[Titan Skeleton]: A complete ancient Titan skeleton, the core material for crafting heavy defensive structures or legendary heavy armor equipment. Required Military Merit Points: 5,000.

[Basic Storage Expansion Stone]: Permanently doubles the internal space of existing storage. Required Military Merit Points: 500.

Looking at these dazzling array of rare items, Lin Yuan finally understood the immense purchasing power of military merits within the human race.

However, he does not intend to squander these military merits now. He plans to save them and use them depending on the situation when he arrives at the Northwest front.

After all, he only has 10,000 military merits right now, and he can easily use them up by buying some high-level materials...

After closing the Military Merit Shop, Lin Yuan went straight back to his apartment to rest.

……

a few days later.

Lin Yuan's bracelet received a text message from Master Gu Zhi.

Gu Zhi told Lin Yuan in a text message that the outfit he had redesigned and upgraded was all ready and that he should come and pick it up as soon as possible.

Upon seeing the message, Lin Yuan immediately got up and headed to the forging area.

Upon entering Gu Zhi's forging workshop, Lin Yuan immediately noticed eight pieces of equipment neatly arranged on the forging table.

The original dark gold Ant Queen suit has now changed dramatically, now displaying a deep and domineering dark purple color.

The surface of the equipment faintly displays the patterns of dragon scales, radiating a terrifying aura of a demonic dragon.

Gu Zhi wiped the grease off his hands and pointed at the equipment with great satisfaction.

"I have perfectly fused the materials from the Abyss Dragon Clan into this set of equipment, and it has been successfully upgraded to Platinum level."

"It can no longer be called the Thousand Devouring Ant Queen Set. I've renamed it the Thousand Devouring Demon Dragon Set."

Lin Yuan stepped forward, his eyes filled with anticipation as he examined the attributes and effects of the brand-new platinum set.

Helmet of the Ten Thousand Devouring Dragons

[Quality: Platinum]

[Wearing Level: LV40]

[Attributes: Armor +1200, Magic Resistance +1200, Spirit +450]

【Special Effect 1: Dragon's Gaze (Active): The area of ​​effect of your taunt skill is increased by an additional 100%, and the attack power of the taunted target is forcibly reduced by 10%.】

【Special Effect 2: Spirit Fortress (Passive): Reduces mental damage taken by 20% and grants complete immunity to all mind control effects of the same or lower level, including "Fear," "Confusion," and "Charm."】

[Special Effect 3: Dragon's Focus: Whenever you are attacked, there is a 10% chance to automatically remove one negative debuff status effect you have received.]

[Inlay Slot: 1 (Unset)]

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【Ten Thousand Devouring Dragon Heavy Shield】

[Quality: Platinum]

[Wearing Level: LV40]

[Attributes: Armor +2500, Magic Resistance +2200, Constitution +600]

[Special Effect 1: Dragon Barrier: Increases block chance by 20%. When a block is successful, physical and magical damage taken is reduced by an additional 30%.]

[Special Effect 2: Counterattack: When attacked by melee, reflect physical damage equal to 30% of your current total armor back to the attacker.]

[Special Effect 3: Unbreakable: This item's durability consumption rate is permanently reduced by 50%.]

[Inlay Slot: 1 (Unset)]

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【Thorns of the Devouring Dragon】

[Quality: Platinum]

[Wearing Level: LV40]

[Attributes: Strength +400, Spirit +300]

【Special Effect 1: Dragon's Poison Breath: When an attack hits, there is a 50% chance to poison the target, dealing true damage equal to 3% of their maximum health per second for 5 seconds.】

【Special Effect 2: Armor-Shattering Dragon Breath: Each attack reduces the target's armor by 10%, stacking up to 5 times.】

[Special Effect 3: Rending Strike: Each time your attack hits an enemy, it deals additional physical damage equal to 1% of the target's maximum health.]

[Inlay Slot: 1 (Unset)]

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【Dragon's Bracelet】

[Quality: Platinum]

[Wearing Level: LV40]

[Attributes: Armor +800, Constitution +200, Strength +150]

[Special Effect 1: Absolute Resilience: When you receive more than 10% of your maximum health in a single instance of damage, that damage is forcibly reduced by 60%.]

[Special Effect 2: Dragon's Iron Fist: Immune to "Disarm" effects, your blocking stance cannot be interrupted by any skill, and your strength is increased by an additional 50% during strength checks.]

[Special Effect 3: Parry Counterattack: After successfully parrying an attack, your next skill's damage is increased by 50%.]

[Inlay Slot: 1 (Unset)]

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【Ten Thousand Devouring Dragon Heavy Armor】

[Quality: Platinum]

[Wearing Level: LV40]

[Attributes: Armor +3800, Magic Resistance +3500, Constitution +800]

【Special Effect 1: Dragon Devour: When you take damage, there is a 25% chance to recover 5% of your maximum health.】

[Special Effect 2: Unbreakable: Reduces all physical damage taken by 25%, and reduces critical hit damage taken by an additional 70%.]

[Special Effect 3: Self-Healing Dragon Blood: When you are out of combat, you automatically regenerate 1% of your maximum health per second.]

[Inlay Slot: 1 (Unset)]

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【Ten Thousand Devouring Dragon Leg Armor】

[Quality: Platinum]

[Wearing Level: LV40]

[Attributes: Armor +8000, Magic Resistance +500, Strength +200]

[Special Effect 1: Immovable as a Mountain (Advanced Immovable as a Forest): Increases the chance of resisting "Knockback," "Knock-Up," and "Knockdown" to 99% (reaches 100% when combined with skills).]

[Special Effect 2: Dragon Shock: The area of ​​effect of your area-of-effect abilities such as "War Stomp" and "Shockwave" is increased by 50%, and their final damage is increased by 50%.]

[Special Effect 3: Heavy Armor Specialization: When you equip heavy armor, you gain an additional 10% bonus to your total armor value.]

[Inlay Slot: 1 (Unset)]

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【Ten Thousand Devouring Dragon Boots】

[Quality: Platinum]

[Wearing Level: LV40]

[Attributes: Armor +500, Agility +800]

【Special Effect 1: Dragon Steps: In combat, a dragon aura automatically generates beneath your feet, granting you and teammates within 20 meters immunity to slowing effects and increasing movement speed by 40%.】

[Special Effect 2: Devastating Charge: Your "Savage Charge" skill no longer consumes mana, the impact damage is completely converted into true damage, and it also inflicts a forced knock-up effect.]

[Special Effect 3: Resilient Stomp: When you are affected by an enemy's slowing skill, your total armor value is temporarily increased by 10% for 5 seconds.]

[Inlay Slot: 1 (Unset)]

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【Heart of the Devouring Dragon (Necklace)】

[Quality: Platinum]

[Wearing Level: LV40]

[Attributes: Constitution +500, Maximum Health +40%]

【Special Effect 1: Life Drain: When dealing any damage, convert 3% of the damage dealt into your own health.】

[Special Effect 2: Dragon's Vitality: When your health drops below 30%, this effect triggers instantly, restoring 30% of your maximum health. This effect has a 24-hour cooldown.]

[Special Effect 3: Constitution Enhancement: The proportion of Constitution attribute from all your equipment and skills that is converted into health is increased by an additional 20%.]

[Inlay Slot: 1 (Unset)]

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