Chapter 38: Appraisal

Next came the sight of the beating heart from the Dinosaur Queen, Maisie Lockwood.

[Tyrannical Heart (Summon Item)]
[Quality: Purple]
[Function: Use this as a sacrificial offering, add 3,000 units of life material, to summon either a Level 30 Tyrannical Raptor with 50 Agility, or a Level 30 Tyrannical Tyrannosaur with 50 Strength.]
[Description: The summoning can only be performed once. If the summoned creature falls in battle, it cannot be summoned again.]

“Purple is a bit higher quality than blue. Something like this would fetch around two thousand on the market.”

This time, before Wang Liang even had to look over, the voice promptly explained the price.

Wang Liang nodded. He felt this item wouldn’t be of much use for now, so he moved on to the glass tube, about the length of an arm, which was also found on the Dinosaur Queen, Maisie Lockwood.

[Hybrid Gene Serum (Enhancement)]
[Quality: Purple]
[Function: Inject this serum into a creature to induce gene assimilation, evolving it into a powerful genetically modified organism (level no lower than 30, no higher than 50; one attribute other than Spirit will be raised to 50 points).]
[Description: Gene injection has a chance of failure. Research shows a 50% success rate for humans, 65% for snakes and reptiles, 75% for lizards, and 85% for dinosaurs…]

“This one is used to strengthen your underlings; it’s simple to use, just jab it into your minion. The price is a bit higher than the Tyrannical Heart, about twenty-five hundred.”

Wang Liang nodded. Next, his attention fell on a human head-sized egg.

[Raptor Egg]
[Quality: Blue]
[Function: Can hatch into a raptor. Depending on training, it can become a pet, mount, or servant.]
[Description: Raptors are intelligent dinosaurs. They’re decent mounts, but if you want them as pets or servants, it’s best to have them in large numbers.]

“The market price is around four hundred, and that’s only because it can be used as a mount. If not, the price would be even lower.”

At the mention of “mount,” Wang Liang felt a spark of interest. But after recalling that the so-called raptors were those man-sized creatures he’d seen before, he quickly lost enthusiasm. Anyone who wanted to ride those things could go right ahead; he’d rather have a fine warhorse.

The last three items were a crown of thorns, a parchment scroll, and a belt.

All three had also been identified.

[Crown of Thorns (Replica, Helmet)]
[Quality: Blue]
[Defense: 25]
[Equip Requirements: Constitution 31, Spirit 31]
[Property 1: Thorns—Wearing the crown causes automatic bleeding, losing 15 health per minute, but increasing Spirit by 15.]
[Property 2: Sanctity—Wearing the crown automatically connects your spirit to a certain god of light, experiencing its influence once per minute, and increasing Constitution by 15.]
[Property 3: Life—Wearing the crown grants immunity to one fatal attack.]
[Description: Modeled after the crown of thorns worn by the Western God of Light. Though a replica, it was crafted by the Pontiff himself and is of excellent quality.]

“A decent effect, worth about five hundred.”

Wang Liang blinked at the item, feeling it would be rather painful to use.

[Leader’s Sash (Belt)]
[Quality: Blue]
[Defense: 16]
[Equip Requirements: Strength 25, Constitution 25]
[Property 1: Growth—After defeating sufficiently powerful enemies and inscribing cross-star marks on the belt with their blood, it will grow, eventually increasing in quality (16/25).]
[Property 2: Medicine Pouch—Can store 16 pills. During battle, simply swipe your hand over the belt to retrieve and consume one.]
[Property 3: Intimidation—When a one-handed weapon is hung from the belt, it accumulates intimidation, raising weapon damage by 15% in combat.]
[Description: This is the exclusive equipment of a paladin leader.]

“Just an ordinary belt, worth seven hundred!”

The Leader’s Sash made Wang Liang’s eyes light up—of all he’d seen, this was the most useful to him.

And then there was the parchment scroll, which was rather intriguing.

[Pontiff’s Letter (Quest Item)]
[Quality: Blue]
[Function: Upon opening, grants access to a blue-quality world related to the Western Church or the God of Light.]
[Description: Entry is team-based, with a maximum of five people at once.]

“A quest item, opens a related world. Market price: ten thousand.”

After reading the information, Wang Liang realized this haul was quite substantial. The only pity was that Niu Xuanguang’s entire team had perished and would not receive a share.

Thinking of this, Wang Liang glanced at the loom in the corner. Why was it called the Loom of Fate? He still hadn’t figured it out.

With everything identified, Wang Liang saw no need to remain in this space. He used his remaining points to buy some holy oil—the kind previously used by the paladins. Applied to the body, it restored stamina quickly; after exercise, it made the muscles firmer, increasing strength without altering physique.

The only reason Wang Liang knew about this was because he’d acquired the full Sacrificial Slash skill set from the paladin leader, which included not only attack techniques but also recovery methods after performing the Sacrificial Slash.

Of course, since the paladins were emissaries, not warriors, they only carried holy oil and not the recipe to make it.

The oil cost fifty points per bottle, with three uses per bottle. Wang Liang bought what he could; he had no way to make more himself.

After spending all his points, Wang Liang packed everything away, equipping whatever he could—especially the Leader’s Sash, which he intended to use himself.

He had no plans to wear the Crown of Thorns. Its attributes were decent, but he imagined the pain it would cause.

The system listed reasonable market prices, so Liu Zhi could sell off the useless items for cash to live here.

Of course, the market price referred to the store price, not the inflated prices at auction or the haggled prices at the marketplace.

Wang Liang had already decided: if Niu Xuanguang’s people came looking for him, he’d sell them these items at a slight discount, but everything would follow market trends.

With that plan in mind, Wang Liang left the dark space with confidence and returned to the grand plaza.