Traveling in the Xia Country Special Administration Bureau's official vehicle and chatting with He Qianqian along the way, Wang Zhifan and Chu Wei soon arrived outside a suburban building marked with the Dongjiang Second Bureau. Then, they went inside to complete a record of the Gray Realm incident.
Chu Wei is the name of the short-haired girl who was making the record with Wang Zhifan. During the conversation in the car, He Qianqian chatted with them about some personal information, from which Wang Zhifan learned this.
Moreover, when He Qianqian found out that Chu Wei's player profession was the rare Spiritist, she immediately showed an extraordinary enthusiasm, with eyes almost saying she wanted to recruit Chu Wei into the Special Administration Bureau.
In contrast, when He Qianqian learned that Wang Zhifan's profession was Swordsman, she merely nodded politely to him, barely willing to spend much thought on him.
About an hour later, after Wang Zhifan finished the record process in the Dongjiang Second Bureau Building and was allowed to leave, he happened to see Chu Wei still chatting with several personnel from the Administration Bureau, including He Qianqian, as he passed by an office door, and vaguely heard words like "treatment," "personal development," "Fine Layer reward," and "rare reward," making him realize that it seemed Chu Wei wasn't as fortunate as him to leave so quickly.
"Discrimination! This is simply discrimination against the Swordsman profession! When will us close combat physical players be able to stand up!"
Though leaving the bureau so quickly felt refreshing, Wang Zhifan still felt like complaining.
Because this time he could say he further experienced the pathetic situation of being a close combat physical player profession, not only looking foolish when hitting dungeons, but also unable to counter remotely in reality, even the official organization treated him as a dispensable existence, completely different from Chu Wei's treatment as a Spiritist.
"It's really depressing… When I get the chance, I definitely want to change professions!"
At this moment, Wang Zhifan's desire to change his profession heated up once again; after all, no one is happy being looked down upon.
Feeling slightly unhappy, Wang Zhifan didn't take long to ride the bus back to his rental room.
Speaking of which, he was quite successful in his trip; not only did he manage to sell off most of his Fine Layer rounds, damaged short knives, and other items, earning forty-five thousand survival funds to solve his short-term living problems, but also apparently picked up a reward.
This was due to previously hiding under a bus seat, when Wang Zhifan suddenly had a surprised expression; actually, a reward selection panel appeared right in front of him! Similar to what he saw after completing dungeons, but it appeared in reality! And Wang Zhifan, considering not to attract attention, had been ignoring it and moved it to a blind spot in his view till now when he planned to make his selection.
[Please independently choose your reward (up to 2 items)]
[Ordinary Layer (70% drop chance):]
[Corpse Ghost Dagger (Ordinary) X0~2, Corpse Demon Short Staff (Ordinary) X0~2, Corpse Demon Blade (Ordinary) X0~2…]
[Corpse Ghost Bone Shield (Ordinary) X0~2, Corpse Demon Belt (Ordinary) X0~2, Corpse Ghost Boots (Ordinary) X0~2…]
[Corpse Demon Poison (Ordinary) X0~2, Corpse Demon Explosive (Ordinary) X0~2, Corpse Ghost Dust (Ordinary) X0~2…]
[Corpse Ghost Curse Ring (Ordinary) X0~2, Corpse Demon Misfortune Ring (Ordinary) X0~2, Corpse Demon Pain Ring (Ordinary) X0~2…]
[Warrior Skill Upgrade Scroll (Ordinary) X0~2, Mage Skill Upgrade Scroll (Ordinary) X0~2, Gunman Skill Upgrade Scroll (Ordinary) X0~2…]
...
[Fine Layer (29% drop chance):]
[Corpse Ghost Dagger (Fine) X0~2, Corpse Demon Short Staff (Fine) X0~2, Corpse Demon Blade (Fine) X0~2…]
[Corpse Ghost Bone Shield (Fine) X0~2, Corpse Demon Belt (Fine) X0~2, Corpse Ghost Boots (Fine) X0~2…]
[Corpse Demon Poison (Fine) X0~2, Corpse Demon Explosive (Fine) X0~2, Corpse Ghost Dust (Fine) X0~2…]
[Corpse Ghost Curse Ring (Fine) X0~2, Corpse Demon Misfortune Ring (Fine) X0~2, Corpse Demon Pain Ring (Fine) X0~2…]
[Warrior Skill Upgrade Scroll (Fine) X0~2, Mage Skill Upgrade Scroll (Fine) X0~2, Gunman Skill Upgrade Scroll (Fine) X0~2…]
...
[Rare Layer (0.01% drop chance):]
[Chapter of Obscurity (Rare) X0~1]
As shown in the content before him, what Wang Zhifan saw now was very similar to the reward selection panel that appeared after completing dungeons, only most rewards bore the word Corpse Ghost, and the drop probability for each layer was different from the dungeon, but this difference had no effect on him being able to independently choose rewards.
Like when he chose dungeon rewards before, Wang Zhifan, upon realizing the rare reward inside was a single item, and he could only choose one, determined he would definitely choose this item, as rare items are more valuable, even if not suitable for his personal use, he could find channels to sell it or trade for other equipment.
For the remaining slot, Wang Zhifan needed to think carefully; he actually pondered over this before, so now it's just the final determination.
"Shame there are no firearms-related rewards here, otherwise I would surely pick a Fine Layer firearm."
"These Corpse Demon Belt, Corpse Ghost Boots would add poison damage to attacks but simultaneously come with a negative effect of weakening player constitution, no need to choose, eliminated."
"Corpse Ghost Curse Ring can blind enemies with probability, Corpse Demon Misfortune Ring stuns enemies, Corpse Demon Pain Ring corrodes enemies, their effects are actually quite good, but the problem is the target level cannot exceed Lv3, the limitation is really too great, eliminated."
"Other random Corpse Demon Poison, Corpse Demon Explosive and such also feel quite disgusting, and don't seem strong either…"
"Forget it, I'll take a gamble, with my current level, my swordsmanship needs this gamble to advance further."
Without hesitating for too long, Wang Zhifan used his mind to make a selection on the reward panel before him in his rental room.
In an instant, two items popped out of thin air in the air before him, one was a dark, antique-looking Brass Badge Pendant, and the other was an unassuming pale yellow scroll, the rare reward "Chapter of Obscurity" and Fine Layer reward "Warrior Skill Upgrade Scroll" he selected.
Among them, the attributes of the Chapter of Obscurity are as follows:
[Chapter of Obscurity (Rare Layer)]
[Coalesce: When you wear this pendant, you will be viewed as kin by non-chief level evil creatures, and they will not actively attack you.]
[Obscure: All damage dealt by you to enemies within 13 meters increases by 7%.]