Chapter 21: Opening Treasure Chests (One more chapter to go)

Regarding Wayne's request, Toruviel quickly arranged for a few elves to set up a new tent on an open space more than ten meters away from their camp, and had people prepare the quilts and pillows needed for rest.

This was the attitude one should have when asking for help. Wayne didn't stand on ceremony either. After saying a word to the female elf leader, he crawled directly inside under the curious gazes of some elves and dwarves.

This tent was sewn from animal leather, with a cone-shaped structure. The internal space was very narrow, and the craftsmanship of the artisan who made it might not have been up to par. After entering the tent, Wayne immediately smelled a unique urine odor from the animals.

However, the quilt spread on the carpet was quite clean, and when he lay on it, he could smell a faint floral fragrance.

It was currently dusk. Although he had traveled all the way from the Blue Mountains to here and tracked for several hours in the forest, Wayne's body already felt obviously exhausted.

But he didn't rush to lie in the quilt to rest. Instead, he took off his Wolf School medium armor, crossed his legs, and entered a meditative state on the quilt.

He had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. This time, he had finally managed to send Geralt away, and the treasure chests he had accumulated in the system for almost two years were finally at the stage of drawing prizes.

To be honest, sometimes Wayne also felt that he was a pervert, actually being able to rely on willpower to endure for two years without touching the treasure chests. Was this something an ordinary young man could do?

Looking at the bottom of the quest bar, at the 586 Common-level treasure chests and the one Expert-level treasure chest obtained from the apprenticeship quest, Wayne didn't hesitate anymore and immediately chose to open one of them.

Ding! Treasure chest opened, Common-level.

Obtained: 12 Ducats.

After hearing the system's voice, Wayne only felt a weight in his hand, and twelve Ducats that looked like gold coins appeared out of thin air in his hand.

This was the first time he had seen this currency. It was golden and slightly shiny, with exquisite patterns printed on both sides, but judging by the weight, it was clearly not all gold.

Looking at the coins in his hand, Wayne couldn't help but feel disappointed, having a feeling of his fantasy being extinguished. Although twelve Ducats were already a considerable sum for ordinary farmers—Misha's contract reward was only five Ducats in total—

but when he arrived in big cities like Wyzima or Novigrad, this bit of money would probably only be enough for two days of room and board.

However, just when Wayne felt disappointed, a description about treasure chest rewards popped up in the system, which made him rekindle hope.

Common-level treasure chests will yield a small amount of currency from the corresponding region, and there is a 1% chance to obtain a random common item from another world.

Expert-level treasure chests will yield a medium amount of currency from the corresponding region, and there is a 5% chance to obtain a rare item from another world.

Master-level treasure chests will yield a large amount of currency from the corresponding region, and there is a 20% chance to obtain a precious item from another world.

And Epic-level treasure chests will yield an excessive amount of currency from the corresponding region, and there is a 50% chance to obtain an Epic-level treasure from another world.

After seeing the system's description, Wayne knew that it wasn't that the system's rewards weren't good enough, it was just that his luck wasn't good enough.

Thinking of this, Wayne felt ruthless in his heart. With a wave of his hand, he selected 100 Common-level treasure chests at the same time and opened them directly.

Ding! Treasure chests opened, Common-level * 100.

Obtained: 1365 Ducats, one exquisite pocket watch.

Hearing the reward, Wayne was stunned. A money bag containing over a thousand coins appeared out of thin air beside him, and along with it was a small, exquisitely packaged box.

It seemed the system still had some human touch, not throwing over a thousand coins directly in front of him, but giving a money bag for free.

Looking at the golden brilliance revealed in the open money bag, Wayne didn't look at the box containing the pocket watch, but instinctively reached out and grabbed the money bag full of Ducats.

The money bag was heavy, about the size of a pineapple, and weighed over ten kilograms, appearing very substantial.

Although the gold content of the gold coins in this world was very low, over a thousand Ducats was already a fortune that an ordinary farmer might not be able to earn in a lifetime.

And looking at the size of this money bag, Wayne's reason told him that he couldn't open any more Common-level treasure chests today. Otherwise, so many Ducats would be impossible to hide, and it would be hard to explain when he met up with Geralt tomorrow.

However, he was ultimately a teenager with strong curiosity. After considering it repeatedly, Wayne chose to open the only Expert-level treasure chest.

Ding! Treasure chest opened, Expert-level.

Obtained: 278 Ducats, Doran's Ring.

As the system voice fell, a smaller money bag and a beautiful purple gemstone ring appeared beside him.

Hearing the name of the reward, Wayne felt a surge of joy. He actually exploded equipment!

He put down the money bag in his hand and grabbed the purple gemstone ring in his hand. At the same time, the system also gave the attribute description of Doran's Ring.

Doran's Ring: From the Valoran continent, a work of the legendary blacksmith Doran. Increases medium mana recovery speed, increases a small amount of spell power, and restores a small amount of mana for every enemy killed.

Wayne was certainly no stranger to this ring; it was the strongest starting equipment for mage heroes in the League of Legends game.

Although coming to the real world, the description given by the system didn't have precise numerical values like in the game, just looking at the three effects it provided, it was undoubtedly an excellent piece of magic equipment.

And in Wayne's view, obtaining this Doran's Ring was even more exciting than the over a thousand Ducats he had obtained earlier.

He was originally a Witcher who tended to use Signs, and the additional attributes of Doran's Ring, especially the special effect of restoring mana upon killing an enemy, was practically tailor-made for him, allowing his endurance to be improved significantly.

The probability of obtaining an item from an Expert-level treasure chest was 5%, and it was magic equipment that could be immediately transformed into strength.

It seems my luck is still not bad.

Thinking this way, Wayne put Doran's Ring on the ring finger of his left hand and reached out to open the exquisite packaging box containing the pocket watch, taking out a golden pocket watch engraved with exquisite patterns.

He admired the valuable pocket watch in his hand and looked at the time on it. It showed 7:25.

A pocket watch was a very useful tool, but he didn't know if the time in this world matched the 24-hour system on the pocket watch.

But he figured that even if it couldn't match, it would be good to use it as a timing tool.

Thinking this way, Wayne couldn't help but stroke Doran's Ring on his ring finger a few more times, feeling the attribute enhancement this magic ring brought to his body, closed his eyes gently, and entered a meditative state.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but after wearing Doran's Ring, in his meditative senses, the aberrant organs in his body seemed to become more active.

The magnitude of this enhancement was quite obvious. Wayne estimated that the recovery speed of the Chaos Magic in his body had increased by about one-third. This level of increase was enough for him to release one or two more Signs in a battle.

This feeling of rapidly increasing strength made Wayne's mood very pleasant. He meditated with his eyes closed for more than ten minutes when he suddenly heard footsteps outside the tent.

After a dozen seconds, the curtain of the tent was pulled open, and the elven female leader, Toruviel, bent down and poked her head into the tent, looking at him and saying calmly:

"Witcher, we have prepared dinner. Do you want to eat together?"

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 22 =====