Chapter 22 [Boiling Blood] and Attack Power
"Wu Jie said he would keep this doll until he found a woman."
"It was still in his hands when I left Salt Well Town yesterday. How did it end up here today?"
Cheng Shaofeng called the players over and asked them about it.
He learned that they had traded for it from a caravan from Colossus City.
"Did Wu Jie sell it, or was his stuff stolen and sold?"
The caravans from Colossus City had a good reputation. Although their prices might not always be ideal, they never robbed or forced trades, and would protect those who came to trade with them. So it could be ruled out that they had stolen Wu Jie's belongings.
Moreover, the big shots from the Colossus City caravans wouldn't be interested in this secondhand doll.
"No, that's not right. When I left yesterday, Wu Jie was about to go out scavenging. He went out alone, and he would definitely take this doll with him. The place he was going to was Red City, to the west of Salt Well Town. Colossus City is directly north of Salt Well Town, so he and the Colossus City caravan weren't on the same route. Their paths wouldn't have crossed at all."
"Something's not right. There must be a problem somewhere."
He couldn't determine yet whether something had happened to Wu Jie. It was also possible that Wu Jie hadn't gone to Red City yesterday.
"I'll find out when I go to Salt Well Town to buy supplies in a few days."
Putting this matter aside for now, Cheng Shaofeng ate some beans and prepared to continue quantum surfing. He had already selected a few candidates and was ready to choose 2 more players to descend into this world.
"Wait a minute!"
Cheng Shaofeng walked out a few steps, then turned back to look at the three players rubbing their hands in front of the [Loot Generator].
"What are you up to!?"
Cheng Shaofeng felt his brain was a bit overloaded.
Where did the 3 raider corpses laid out on the ground come from?
How was the [Loot Generator] operating?
At this moment, the voices of the three players came over.
African Thin Dog: "Good fortune, give us some divine equipment!"
Ghost Face Fox: "Hehe~ Some early-game usable gear would be fine."
Lin Tang: "Give us some potions or something. Otherwise, relying on natural recovery when injured is too slow. One health potion for four raiders shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Cheng Shaofeng: ???
They killed 4 more raiders???
What kind of godly players are these!
He looked at the [Loot Generator] glowing red with an envious expression.
'Can I have one piece of loot?'
But he quickly restrained himself. As the lord of a base, he must maintain his dignity. Fighting with his subordinates over corpses was beneath him.
Through the base interface, he saw that Lin Tang's health had dropped a bit and was slowly recovering.
There was still a wound on his buttocks.
Cheng Shaofeng took off his own [Radioactive Copper Ring] and handed it to Lin Tang.
"Soldier, pain will affect your combat ability. Wear my ring, it will help you recover faster. Remember to return it to me when you've recovered."
Lin Tang accepted the ring with a bewildered expression.
"Thank you, Lord."
Since equipment had no durability, letting Lin Tang use it for a while would help him recover quickly and get back to work.
These three players... were quite fierce.
Cheng Shaofeng left the machine, allowing the players to enjoy the happiness of opening loot.
He was afraid his tears of envy might accidentally flow out.
"If more people like this come, I'm afraid I'll become the overlord of four mountains."
At first, he had been frustrated that his nano base didn't have much offensive capability, but now it seemed... the base's player summoning function was the most top-tier feature!
"The lord is really making me cry!"
After Lin Tang put on Cheng Shaofeng's ring, his wound recovery speed increased significantly.
After sharing the ring's information, his two teammates marveled at it.
Ghost Face Fox: "This is quality equipment with two attributes, higher grade than our wolf tooth clubs. As expected of what the lord uses."
African Thin Dog: "This one even has attribute attack. Looks pretty high-level. Say, if I wear this ring and use my little fists to hammer a monster's chest, would it deal a series of radiation damage?"
Ghost Face Fox: "You can try it next time. See if the raiders let you hammer their chests with your little fists. Without the advantage of distance and weapons, how could we fight those big muscle brutes?"
"Oh, that's right."
The few points of radiation damage inherent to the ring weren't actually as useful as the increased life recovery speed.
"It's open, it's open!"
The door of the [Loot Generator] opened, and the conveyor belt inside sent out two items.
[Ring of Resistance]
[Quality: Superior]
[11% Radiation Resistance]
[+1 Health Recovery per Second]
"Oh? Another ring that increases health recovery speed, and it even has resistance!"
"Lin Tang, you wear this ring too. Your injuries will recover soon. With these two rings, when injured, we can just find a place to hide and wait for health recovery. Good stuff!"
There was also a bottle of red liquid.
[Boiling Blood]
[Inlay (for rings, necklaces and medals)]
[+8% Physical Damage]
[+18 Attack Power]
"Inlay? I understand physical damage, it's the same as on the crowbar, but what does Attack Power mean?"
None of the three were clear about this term.
Beside the [Loot Generator], Zero's voice appeared.
"Attack Power refers to your ability to use your strength to attack. When Attack Power increases, your mind becomes more focused during attacks, your reactions become quicker, you become more adept at combat, and it's easier to find the enemy's weak points to deliver fatal blows!"
Lin Tang immediately understood.
"So it's actually increasing mental reaction speed!"
Zero: "You can think of it that way. Now I'm upgrading your watches to add the function of viewing your own Attack Power."
The three watches flashed for a moment, and the Attack Power of all three people appeared simultaneously.
African Thin Dog: 100
Ghost Face Fox: 100
Lin Tang: 110
Lin Tang: "Oh? My Attack Power is a bit higher than yours? No wonder I feel my reaction speed is faster in the game..."
Ghost Face Fox sensitively caught this issue and questioned Zero.
"Excuse me... are there differences in our initial physical qualities?"
Zero: "There will be subtle differences between randomly generated clones, but the total energy is fixed. While he has higher Attack Power, he will lose some other attributes, such as height and strength."
"Oh, I see."
African Thin Dog held the two pieces of loot and said: "These two items are a set. If we pour this vial of blood directly onto it, the ring will have 4 attributes - attack power, reaction speed, life recovery speed, and resistance. If we have more equipment like this, our overall abilities will increase by a big step!"
Ghost Face Fox held his hand: "Don't rush. Let's see what loot comes out of the other 3 corpses. There might be even better combinations."
"I was thinking the same thing."
The three put all three raider corpses inside.
More loot generation in progress...
(End of chapter)
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