[Secret Quest completed
Mission: Spare Dorry and Brogy and leave Little Garden within 24 hours.
Reward: [Purple Lottery Token], [Purple Pet Lottery Token] (Bound to Pet Jewel), Administrator 71's gratefulness]
"Are you seeing that?" Alex asks.
"Yeah," Tereza responds in her deep voice. "Reminds me of the Tokens we received after the Purge mission, but this one seems more generic and isn't level locked."
"Show me the details as well," Benezia demands, already looking irritated.
"Sure..." Alex replies, sharing the reward screen with her.
[Purple Lottery Token]
World: Fantasy Realm
Level: 7
Quality: Purple
Effect: Grants a random Realm reward.
Note: This Lottery Token will only create items related to the Fantasy Realm. World-specific items can't be obtained.
Note: Can't be traded! - Disappears in 30 days after obtaining this item.
"Then there's Jewel's item," Alex continues. "Weirdly enough, it's bound to her, so she has to use it herself."
[Purple Pet Lottery Token]
World: Fantasy Realm
Level: 7
Quality: Purple
Effect: Grants a random Realm reward related to Pets.
Note: This Lottery Token will only create pet-items related to the Fantasy Realm. World-specific items can't be obtained.
Note: Can't be traded! - Disappears in 30 days after obtaining this item.
Benezia examines the system screen in front of her, falling into quiet thought.
"Calculating if the reward was worth it?" Alex asks, curious.
Princess Jewel deserves far greater compensation! The Administrator is as cheap and stingy as he is a peasant.
"Yes," Benezia answers, clearly ignoring Jewel's outburst as she responds to Alex. "In total, we got three Purple Tokens. The one Jewel received seems especially rare and useful."
"Overall, this isn't a bad deal," Alex argues. "Honestly, I think we came out ahead."
"I'm not quite sure," Benezia replies slowly. "The Giants were incredibly strong enemies. There's a good chance we would've gotten rarer items had we killed them. That said... maybe the Realm also accounts for how we managed to kill our targets. With how cheap... no... extraordinary our tactic was, the reward might've been reduced."
Cheap? Princess Jewel does not accept any blasphemy, especially towards the Ultimate Secret Spider Divine Super Secret Technique!
The name got longer... and more repetitive...
"It doesn't matter!" Alex says firmly. "We made our decision. No use regretting it now—we should just make the best of what we got. I'm thinking of using a Blood Essence and then opening my chests, and using up the Token. We've got at least a day until we reach Sandy Island, so there are no consequences."
Princess Jewel wants to use her Token as well! This is the first Token she has obtained, and she is quite excited to find out what fate has in store for her.
"Well... princesses first," Alex says, gently lifting Jewel from his shoulder onto his lap.
Gladly! Princess Jewel will pull a Black Quality item and become unstoppable!
"...I have a feeling you're gonna be disappointed, but go ahead," Alex responds sceptically.
Pet Jewel has activated [Purple Pet Lottery Token]
Pet Jewel has received [Pet Skill Evolution Token]
[Pet Skill Evolution Token]
World: Fantasy Realm
Level: 7
Quality: Deep Purple
Effect: Grants a random item related to skill evolutions for pets.
Note: This Token will create a usable item for your pet, chosen from a random world.
Note: Can't be traded! - Disappears in 30 days after obtaining this item.
"This is weird..." Alex comments, recalling the details of one of Jewel's Innate skills. "A token created another token, albeit at a slightly higher quality. An evolution item related to skills sounds incredible, though. Your skills can evolve, so this is probably exactly what you need. I'm just a little worried about the text. It mentions 'your pet,' but this item is in Jewel's possession and can't be traded, so hopefully it will still work."
Alex briefly uses the system to go over Jewel's Hatsu again.
Limitless Legacy lvl 0
Type: Enhancement / Specialization
Leveling Requirements: Automatically levels up along with the Pet's level
Effect: Passively increases every Thornback Legacy ability effect by 10% + 2% per level
Effect: Enables the user to use AURA to enhance every Thornback Legacy ability by an additional 100% +10% per level. Thornback Legacy abilities can still be used without AURA cost.
Effect: Grants a small chance to permanently alter each individual Thornback Legacy ability after special conditions are fulfilled.
Note: The real Legacy starts now!
"It should," Benezia says. "Otherwise, the Administrator wouldn't have given the [Purple Pet Lottery Token] to the little one. I am sure the system will account for this situation."
"Let's hope so..." Alex says, slightly worried. "I mean, we are both pretty lucky so I think we got a good shot. Time to try it out, I guess.
Time to roll again! The Quality has increased, so Princess Jewel is satisfied! Perhaps this time the Quality will increase again! Princess Jewel will obtain a precious Black Item!
I'm still not sold... but who knows?
Pet Jewel has activated [Pet Skill Evolution Token]
Pet Jewel has received [Namtaru's Black Essence]
See?! Princess Jewel did it! A black item!
"No way?!" Alex perks up. "Can it be?! Let me see!"
[Namtaru's Black Essence]
World: Might and Magic: Heroes 7
Quality: Deep Purple
Type: Skill-Evolution Catalyst
Effect: Infuses the user with the might of a Namtaru, the chosen servant of Asha the Spider Queen.
Note: A Namtaru is a powerful avatar of the Spider Goddess that can assume fully humanoid or arachnid forms, and all the steps in between.
Note: The Spider Goddess is no spider, but an aspect of the powerful primordial dragon, Asha. The Necromancers believe that Asha sits in a gigantic web, made of souls, creating and controlling every living being and fate itself.
Note: This item can only trigger the Evolution of skills.
"It's just Deep Purple..." Alex says. "Still, it's a nice item. It sounds promising."
Princess Jewel is disappointed... but she is intrigued by the description of her reward, especially the description of the being called Namtaru? That might be a viable path of Evolution for Princess Jewel! If she could evolve into a Namtaru, she could assume a human form but still be able to transform into a spider or a hybrid form, similar to Tereza! An Avatar to a goddess should also be fairly strong!
"Indeed... your LUK seems to be involved, little one. However, the item you have obtained only works in relation to skills. Still, this is, without a doubt, worth using. You should try it, little one," Benezia says.
Should Princess Jewel use this item right now? The Rarity is not satisfactory. Princess Jewels demands only the highest quality items!
Alex sighs. "This is a rare item, Jewel. Tereza's Devil Fruit was also only Deep Purple, but it's worth at least a couple of Gold items. Also, as long as it's an evolution, one of your skills is bound to improve. There's no way the skill will be worse than before. If you're not satisfied with the Evolution, I don't see why that particular skill couldn't evolve again. Also, this item seems tailor-made for you—there's a good chance you'll get something great."
"I agree as well," Benezia says with a nod.
Princess Jewel will activate this item if Soulmate thinks it suits her.
[Pet Jewel has consumed [Namtaru's Black Essence]
Pet Skill Evolution in progress...]
[Remaining duration: 6 hours, 51 minutes]
"Jewel?" Alex asks, looking at his pet. "Her eyes are closed... she looks like she's asleep."
"Let her take a rest then. Truth to be told, the little one is lovely, but she is slowly driving me insane," Benezia comments, while checking the map and the compass of Alex's [Destiny Watch (Orbment) R2]. "Turn two degrees to the right, Tereza. That tiny island to our left, just beneath us, tells me we're slightly off course to our next target."
"Got it!" Tereza replies as she makes a tiny adjustment to their flight course.
I guess Benezia isn't aiming straight for Sandy Island, but using various landmarks to get there indirectly. Probably easier that way. The distance between Little Garden and Sandy Island is too long for a direct route.
"Guess I'm next, huh?" Alex says. "I have a White Chest, two Blue Chests, and the Token. That's enough to warrant using a [Blood Essence], right, Benezia?"
"It's rather unfortunate that you have to use one, but the items in those chests—or more likely the token—could be useful for our current mission. I'd say yes. Boosting your LUK is worth it in this situation."
You have lost a Blood Essence
All Stats Increased by 6
"Let me start with the White Chest," Alex says.
You have received 2,000 FC
"2,000 FC... not a good start," Alex mutters. "Next up—the Blue Chests! One from the Captain of the Blood-Claw Pirates and the other from the Giant Lava Lizard."
You have received 5,000 FC
You have received Soul Crystal (Small)
You have received Three-Pronged Claw
You have received Lava-Lizard Skin
You have received Lava-Lizard Skin
You have received Skillbook: Claw Proficiency
"Interesting..." Alex says as he opens his inventory. "Let me take a closer look. Mostly trash, but the Soul Crystal alone is always nice."
[Three-Pronged Claw]
World: One Piece
Quality: Deep Blue
Type: Claw (Right Hand)
Required Stats: STR - 10, PHY - 10
Required Skills: Claw Proficiency lvl 4
Durability: 65/65
Damage: 15-60
Effect: Swordbreaker - Increased chance to parry swords or similar weapons by up to 15%.
Effect: Pierce - 50% chance to ignore 30% of the enemy's armor value.
Note: This terrifying-looking claw demands a surprisingly large amount of skill, but allows the user to parry attacks by using the empty spaces between the three prongs, catching incoming attacks.
Note: This claw can be attached to any gauntlet or glove-type item.
"It's an interesting item..." Alex says with a smile. "I could even use it myself, but the quality is just too low. Might make a decent sale—especially combined with my old friend, the [Skillbook: Claw Proficiency]."
[Skillbook: Claw Proficiency]
Quality: Light Blue
Effect: Teaches the skill "Claw Proficiency"
Note: Claws are a rare and primitive weapon type. This skill teaches the absolute limits of such weapons.
"Only the two units of [Lava-Lizard Skin] left..." Alex mumbles as he inspects the remaining loot.
[Lava-Lizard Skin]
World: One Piece
Quality: Light-Blue
Type: Monster skin
Effect: Rare crafting material from a terrifying Lava Lizard. Its scaly skin is not only able to protect against various weapons, but also imbued with the power of fire, allowing it to withstand tremendous heat and flames, which enables the Lava Lizard to submerge in lava.
Note: Don't burn yourself when touching it—that would be truly ironic.
"What do you think?" Alex asks.
"Honestly, human? You should be satisfied, as your gains are pretty impressive," Benezia replies. "Both Chests have tremendous value. The Soul Crystal and [Three-Pronged Claw], along with the [Skillbook: Claw Proficiency], should sell for at least 60,000 FC. As for the [Lava-Lizard Skin], there are plenty of craftsmen who could turn that into something valuable—especially if something useful like fire resistance is involved and a likely outcome of any crafted item. I'd say 100,000 FC is a conservative estimate for all items."
"Pretty good," Alex says. "Then I guess that just leaves the [Purple Lottery Token]. System—activate the token now."
You have received Scapegoat-card
[Scapegoat-card]
World: Fantasy Realm
Quality: Deep Purple
Type: Card
Effect: This card activates automatically the next time the player fails a quest, negating any mission penalty. Warning: Does not apply to some special quests.
Note: Can't be traded. This item is unique, and only one copy can be obtained at a time.
Note: Actions have consequences... or do they?
Jackpot!
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