Chapter 97

Delicious snacks must be enjoyed immediately, hee hee!

He put away the Amethyst Behemoth's corpse; this thing had no flesh and blood, but Su Liang possessed the Gold-Devouring talent, so he could barely chew through it.

It was a Sub-God Boss corpse after all, so the attributes gained would certainly not be few.

Afterwards,

He looked at this Ancient Amethyst Stone vein.

"Sigh."

Su Liang sighed helplessly, feeling a bit troubled.

In the God-Forsaken Land, he couldn't be like in the Ancient Kingdom Secret Realm and find people to help mine; he had to do it himself.

"Profession Granting Authority"!

Su Liang raised his hand and directly activated the authority to change his profession.

[Ding! Class change successful, your profession has changed to: "Mineral Harvester"!]

He changed his profession to an Epic-grade life profession.

He learned a few mining skills.

Su Liang directly began mining in the vein.

[Ding! Congratulations on collecting Ancient Amethyst Ore x1...]

The wonderful notification sound rang out soon after.

These are all super bombs!

After mining for a full 12 hours...

He had finally collected most of the Ancient Amethyst Stones in this small amethyst vein.

Only a few scattered pieces remained.

Su Liang couldn't help but feel fortunate to possess the profession authority to change professions.

Otherwise...

Without the profession and skill bonuses, mining these things would take several weeks.

Profession authority activated again, switching the God-Slayer profession back.

At this moment!

The forbidden effect of being unable to recover HP had passed.

Su Liang's HP also began to recover, and only then did he feel at ease climbing up from the excavated hole.

"Young hero, hello there!"

Just as he returned to the surface, an old voice sounded from behind him.

Hearing this.

Su Liang was suddenly startled.

After his five senses were enhanced, he could perceive even the slightest movement.

That someone could approach him silently meant their strength was absolutely terrifying!

However...

His killing instinct didn't react, proving that the person behind him had no murderous intent, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Hero" was the original term used by NPCs in the "Origin" world for professionals.

Could it be...

That the Mysterious Merchant had come to him on his own?!

Su Liang was excited and turned around happily.

What came into view was an extremely sleazy, aged face; no matter how you looked at it, he looked like a sleazy old man.

Not mysterious at all.

Especially his outfit.

Under the old man's sloppy, tattered black robe, his body was thin, and it felt like a gust of wind could blow him apart.

He was leading a black old horse that was so thin only bones remained, and behind the horse, it was pulling a cart piled high with miniature boxes.

If it weren't for those boxes.

It looked,

More like a damn Necromancer.

Su Liang's expression was strange, his mouth twitched, and he glanced casually at the skinny old horse.

[Calamity Horse · Level 300 · Mythical Tier 3]

Holy crap!

Su Liang was shocked.

Even the mount is a Level 300 Mythical Tier 3!

This unremarkable, even sleazy-looking old man was actually this powerful.

He hurriedly turned his gaze back to the Mysterious Merchant.

[Name]: Mysterious Merchant — Roland Oz

[Level]: ???

[Profession]: ???

[Attributes]: ???

[Talents]: ???

[Skills]: ???

[Introduction]: A mysterious merchant wandering in the God-Forsaken Land, his whereabouts are elusive, and his strength is mysterious and unfathomable...

It really is the Mysterious Merchant.

It's just...

Su Liang didn't expect that, besides the name, his "Eye of True Sight" couldn't probe any other information about him.

He couldn't even see the level.

How terrifying must this strength be!

While Su Liang was marveling in his heart, the Mysterious Merchant spoke again.

"Hero, your aura is truly too terrifying."

"This old man feels so scared!"

The Mysterious Merchant lifted his hood, revealing yellow teeth with several missing, and smiled with a wink.

Su Liang: "..."

Saying "so scared" every other sentence, yet he could kill him with a single slap.

How cheap!

Su Liang complained inwardly.

"I am just a weak hero, wanting to buy some things from you."

Su Liang put on a harmless smile and said.

"Young hero, I wonder what you want to buy! I have all sorts of magical items here."

The Mysterious Merchant narrowed his eyes, becoming interested, his old face wrinkling into a smile like a chrysanthemum.

Subsequently!

The Mysterious Merchant waved his aged hand, and a virtual sales panel appeared before Su Liang's eyes.

[Spear of Ruin] (Dark Gold): Price 8.88 million gold coins

[Star Shine Scroll]...

[Gem of Time]...

[Dragon Graveyard Admission Ticket]: Price 99.9 billion gold coins!

A dazzling array of goods, 999 items in total; these are the items the Mysterious Merchant sells fixedly...

Item prices range from hundreds of thousands to hundreds of billions of gold coins.

After searching for a while, Su Liang found the purpose of his trip.

[Primary Adaptation Contract Scroll] (Special)

[Level]: 1

[Effect]: After use, it allows equipment to be contract-bound to the professional themselves, gaining the skill "Primary Adaptation". (Once contracted, it cannot be traded)

[Price]: 9.99 million gold coins

"Primary Adaptation": Reduces the wearing requirement of equipment by 10 levels.

This is the lowest-level usage scroll.

It can reduce the wearing level by 10 levels.

In addition,

There are several other versions: Intermediate, Advanced, Super, and Mythical-grade Adaptation Contract Scrolls.

Corresponding to: 20 levels, 30 levels, 40 levels, and 50 levels respectively.

The Mythical-grade costs 990 million gold coins; you must know, this is a one-time scroll.

It becomes ineffective after one use, and the equipment used becomes bound and cannot be traded or sold.

It can be called a sky-high price scroll!

However...

Su Liang's mouth curled slightly, revealing a pleasant smile.

The scroll grants the equipment a new skill; he only needs one.

He just needs to get the "God-level Adaptation" skill onto the equipment when the time comes, and then steal it onto himself using "Empty-Handed Theft".

In this way!

The permanent skill "God-level Adaptation" is obtained, and from now on, Su Liang can wear equipment 50 levels above his own!

[Ding! You successfully purchased: "God-level Adaptation Contract Scroll" x1, consuming 990 million gold coins!]

With a "Ding," the gold coins were deducted from his backpack.

The scroll is in hand!

Su Liang smiled happily.

"A big customer has arrived!"

The Mysterious Merchant next to him brightened up, but he didn't speak yet.

He let Su Liang continue scanning the fixed shop.

"Tsk tsk tsk."

Su Liang couldn't help but click his tongue a few times.

There are many good things here, but he can't afford the ones he likes, and he doesn't like the ones he can afford!

Just as he was about to ask about randomly sold items.

Before he could speak, the Mysterious Merchant spoke first.

"Young hero, I see you are a one-in-a-million lucky person; I have some treasure boxes here."

"These are all mysterious magic boxes of the Goddess of Fate, Pandora; your luck will surely allow you to open good things!"

"Want to try one? One only costs 9.99 million gold coins, good quality and cheap..."

The Mysterious Merchant said in a hoarse voice, rubbing his hands, smiling all over his face.

He looked incredibly sincere, having a magic power that made people believe him.

Hearing this.

Su Liang's brows, however, wrinkled slightly in a way that was hard to notice.

He didn't expect...

That his luck was so bad, the Mysterious Merchant he encountered was randomly selling "Pandora's Magic Boxes"...

Mysterious blind box merchants are divided into two types.

One is the jar merchant selling "Random Pottery Jars."

The other,

Is the "Pandora's Magic Box" merchant before him.

Pandora is not some Goddess of Fate as this Mysterious Merchant claims.

She is the Goddess of Calamity, of disaster and chaos, possessing a cunning and deceitful personality.

Therefore!

Pandora's Magic Box, also known as the Calamity Box and Deception Box...

If you encounter a jar merchant in the God-Forsaken Land and your luck with smashing random pottery jars is very poor, the most you'll get are some trash materials, equipment, and skill books.

At most, the items don't match the price.

But Pandora's Magic Box is very pit-inducing.

Opening a negative BUFF or a BUFF that permanently deducts your attributes is still considered lucky.

If you open trash materials or something...

That would be luck exploding.

Because...

It's possible to open a one-hit-kill attack BUFF, which even a Sub-God cannot resist.

Suddenly, Su Liang's heart stirred.

Pandora's Magic Box is only the size of a palm, covered in strange runes and patterns, looking very beautiful and exquisite.

Who would have thought this was the legendary Box of Calamity?

Sure enough,

The more beautiful something is, the more lethal it is!

Su Liang's Eye of True Sight swept over Pandora's Magic Box, and immediately, item detail panels that only he could see appeared.

[Pandora's Magic Box]

[Level]: 1

[Effect]: After opening, you will gain a permanent "Bad Luck BUFF" effect, reducing luck by 10 points.

[Pandora's Magic Box]

[Level]: 1

[Effect]: After opening, you will gain a "Plague BUFF" effect lasting 3 days, HP -10 per second, with a chance to spread to others.

[Pandora's Magic Box]

[Level]: 1

[Effect]: After opening, you will gain a "Sudden Death" effect, HP -100%.

[Pandora's Magic Box]

[Level]: 1

[Effect]: After opening, you will obtain the legendary weapon "Calamity Spear."

After opening, almost all result in various calamity effect BUFFs.

Calamity, disaster, plague, disease, fear...

There are good things too.

However, the probability is extremely low...

This thing is not something ordinary professionals can play with.

Ordinary professionals who play with it will, at best, lose their fortune and be covered in calamity BUFFs, and at worst, die suddenly!

"Good! I trust my luck the most."

Immediately, Su Liang showed a confident smile.