[Name: Lucky Goddess's Pendant (Damaged)]
[Quality: Legendary]
[Description: A crystal necklace once worn by the Goddess of Luck in her youth; said to contain the power of the Law of Luck. Currently damaged; can be repaired through special means.]
[Effect 1 – Goddess of Luck's Protection: Every 48 h, gain one death-crisis shield. Stacks up to 10 times.]
[Effect 2 – Goddess of Luck's Care: You will avoid all misfortune.]
[Effect 3 – Blessing of the Goddess of Luck: When activated, applies "Super Luck" to self for 24 h. Cooldown: seven days. Note: cooldown starts the moment it's used.]
[Effect 4 – Goddess of Luck's Scorn: When used on a target, inflicts "Super Misfortune" for 24 h. Cooldown: seven days. Note: cooldown starts the moment it's used.]
[Durability: 10/1,000,000 (loses 1 point per day; repair promptly)]
[Warning: When durability reaches 0, the Lucky Goddess's Pendant will be permanently destroyed and cannot be repaired.]
[Note: After successful repair, the pendant will unlock even stronger abilities.]
"I… what the hell…"
"This is a Legendary item?"
"Even in shreds, these stats are ridiculously broken."
Lin Bei's face was a picture of shock, his heart churning like stormy seas.
The only regret was that pitiful 10 durability.
At one point per day, the Legendary item would be scrap in ten days unless he found a way to fix it.
Lin Bei's heart ached.
Whatever it took, he had to restore its durability.
If something this good lasted only ten days, he'd cry himself awake every night.
Besides the Legendary pendant, the delicate little wooden box thrown in as a bonus was no slouch either.
It was actually an Extraordinary-grade storage item!
Plainly named: storage treasure box.
Its only function was storing things, but its inner space dwarfed his kun bag by far.
According to the description, it could absorb primal stone energy to keep expanding, and its shell was so tough that only Epic Level attacks or higher could break it.
Lin Bei figured he could strap it over his heart as a makeshift breastplate.
He couldn't even see the edges of its inner space; clearly it had been expanded many times before he got it.
"With this box, I'll never run out of storage again."
He glanced at the kun bag at his waist—decent, but with the rate he kept Critical-Hitting loot, it wouldn't last.
Now the infinitely expandable storage treasure box solved everything.
"That's about it. So… are you satisfied?"
"If so, we can sign the contract right now and be family from here on."
Big Black said, a little enviously.
He produced a golden-glowing contract and tossed it to Lin Bei.
Lin Bei scanned it—Legendary quality, no less!
The clauses covered obligations for both sides.
Beyond the price the other party had to pay, there were conditions he himself must follow.
Ignoring the minutiae, he distilled three key points.
First, after joining the faction he must fight rival factions—kill or recruit enemy Survivors.
Each Calamity Season had quotas; fail three seasons in a row and he'd be black-listed, all invested resources reclaimed, and the Lucky Faction would mark him as hostile.
Second, he had to search for a special item called "world core fragment," scattered across the Underworld and usually guarded by powerful beings—only the strong could obtain them.
Third, he must expand the Lucky Faction's Survivor power and aim for top-ten world rankings; three consecutive failures outside the top ten meant the same black-list punishment.
Overall, a fairly normal contract—no instant-execution nonsense like in some web novels.
If he breached, the deal simply ended and resources were taken back.
Yet the price for the Lucky Faction breaching was far heavier.
They'd have to pay tenfold compensation.
In short, the resources he'd just received would be multiplied by ten!
"Tch, that payout… so tempting I'm half-tempted to rig things and force them to breach."
"A cool billion brave badges plus ten Legendary items—resistance is futile."
"Still, they've come in sincerity."
Lin Bei mused.
He suppressed the urge to scam them and signed.
Frankly, the mere title "Goddess of Luck" was enough to make him tread carefully.
He didn't doubt that cheating them would bring the entire Lucky Faction hunting him to the ends of the earth.
He was still weak; time to lie low and grow—suicidal stunts could wait.
After all, day-one's announcement had said: Cherish life, stay away from death-seeking!
He felt those words made perfect sense.
Don't seek death and you won't die.
With the Supreme Check-in System, as long as he stayed alive he'd one day stand equal to—or above—gods.
Throwing that future away on impulse? He'd never rest in peace!
"Haha, from today on we're family! Pleasant cooperation!"
Lin Bei laughed and clasped Big Black's hand.
"Sigh, with your luck I almost wonder if you're the Goddess of Luck's secret son."
Big Black forced a bitter smile; watching Lin Bei prosper hurt worse than his own losses.
"Stick with me and you'll live like royalty."
Lin Bei patted his shoulder. "Also, I recorded your earlier disrespect toward the Goddess, so… better stay respectful to me."
"Damn, you sneaky bastard!"
"Relax, as long as you behave I won't expose you. You don't want the whole Lucky Faction chasing you forever, right?"
"You freaking—"
"As payment, I'll keep an eye out for whitening skincare. How's that?"
"R-really?!"
Big Black's eyes lit up.