CHAPTER 33: CHAPTER 33: BEARING GUILT FOR POSSESSING TREASURE

Lu Ran’s mind buzzed and exploded.

This equipment actually made it onto the global equipment rankings?

Is it that terrifying?

The prompt to inquire was counting down.

Lu Ran hurriedly asked, "What does it mean to inquire about displaying personal information when the equipment makes it onto the global rankings?"

"Hide!" Liu Xinxin immediately shouted, "Choose to hide, don’t display it!"

Lu Ran quickly complied.

He roughly understood that if he chose to display, his personal information would appear on the equipment rankings!

"An undead mage at level eighteen possessing equipment on the global rankings is simply courting death!" Liu Xinxin patted her chest, speaking with lingering fear.

For other high combat elites, the rankings are a place to show off and become famous.

But for Lu Ran, it’s certain death!

"This Crystal Skull, its attributes aren’t particularly great, and the additional 5% undead skill damage isn’t much, it just fits your abilities, which means another added passive has an extremely high overall score! What effect does it have?" Ye Hongyi analyzed.

Lu Ran immediately shared the passive panel.

After a few seconds, Ye Hongyi and the others’ eyes brightened instantly.

"Whoa, is there such a passive?"

"No matter how terrifying the burst, it can’t instantly kill Lu Ran, and instead, he enters Yin and Yang Realms form, recovering life when the duration ends!"

"This is simply a lifesaving artifact!"

"Ten seconds is enough time for Lu Ran to prepare to endlessly summon items."

"This means, if Lu Ran doesn’t want to die, no one can kill him!"

"Don’t forget, Lu Ran still has the Treasure Gourd I gave him!"

...

The three talked among themselves.

This passive is truly explosive, no wonder it made it onto the equipment rankings.

Not only for Lu Ran, but for any high combat professional, this effect is equivalent to a second life!

"Good stuff, good stuff, haha... Heavens are protecting my Longxia, as long as Lu Ran doesn’t die, Longxia will eventually suppress the globe!" Lei Tai laughed excitedly.

As the president of the National Defense Army, Lei Tai’s guild is responsible for guarding the borders.

The number of battles between the National Defense Army and outsiders is countless!

No one understands the cruelty of this world more than Lei Tai.

In a data-driven world, strength is the ultimate logic. If a nation isn’t strong, it waits to be annexed by others!

This is also why many small countries have either disappeared after global datafication or merged into other countries.

And now, as long as Lu Ran doesn’t die.

Just Lu Ran alone can make Longxia suppress the globe!

At the same time.

Dungeon halls in various main cities.

More and more people have noticed the changes in the equipment rankings.

Suddenly, an epic equipment parachuted to take the 5th place!

Its effect caused a global sensation!

"Yin and Yang Realms, such a badass effect!"

"Isn’t this equivalent to a second life? Not even afraid of being assassinated to death."

"This truly deserves to be a Titan Epic, awesome, awesome, awesome!"

"Oh my gosh, an artifact, absolutely an artifact!"

"How much is it worth? Who dropped this?"

...

No one’s questions could be satisfied.

Because clicking on the ranking details, the owner’s personal data was hidden!

[Hades’ Crystal Skull]

[Owner: ?]

[Level: ?]

[Profession: Undead Mage]

[Nation: Longxia]

Apart from profession and affiliated nation, everything else like name and level was completely hidden, only showing a question mark.

This directly caused chaos among the major powers.

For a while, various guilds began to issue bounties, even the Mercenary Union had countless equipment commissions.

The sole purpose was to buy this equipment!

Those who make it on the global equipment rankings aren’t trash, but no matter how powerful the additional abilities of other equipment are, you need to live to use them!

Relative to this, each major high combat professional and each power with extraordinary status, or guild elites, cherish their lives more!

After all, this world doesn’t have resurrection.

And as long as one has Hades’ Crystal Skull, it’s equivalent to having a second life!

No need to worry about being instantly killed under a burst!

How much is a life worth?

It’s immeasurable!

Moreover, Hades’ Crystal Skull isn’t restricted by profession, every elite can equip it!

As for the additional 5% undead skill damage, it isn’t important!

In a short time, the commission fees for each task, or rather the purchase price, have soared to over ten billion!

This isn’t actually a commission, but each elite trying to attract the owner to purchase it!

After all, the owner’s identity is completely hidden, no one can track it.

And when Lu Ran and the others arrived at the dungeon hall ready to run dungeons, they saw this scene.

As well as various commission tasks flying everywhere.

Their prices kept climbing, making Lu Ran secretly exclaim.

Thank goodness his personal information is hidden.

Otherwise, for an undead mage at a mere eighteen level, holding such a heaven-defying piece of equipment.

It’s imaginable what awaits him.

"Let them be. You’ve hidden yourself; no one can find you, and also, don’t show the appearance of that Crystal Skull; keep it hidden," Liu Xinxin instructed Lu Ran.

Lu Ran solemnly nodded.

He wouldn’t dare reveal this thing even if beaten to death!

For the first time, he deeply understood the concept of ’an innocent man gets into trouble because of his treasure.’

"Alright, let’s keep going, aim to get you to level twenty today, though it might be tough, let’s give it our all," Ye Hongyi said.

Then she traded a pile of Platinum Team Contracts to Lu Ran to reduce the experience penalty for each dungeon.

However, Qin Wuyao couldn’t continue with the runs.

Qin Wuyao wasn’t even level fifteen, while Lu Ran was already level eighteen.

Lu Ran needed to do level fifteen dungeons, and Qin Wuyao couldn’t enter them.

Fortunately, Qin Wuyao didn’t mind; Lu Ran being the core, his leveling up was the priority.

After returning, Qin Lie arranged for her high combat professionals to level up at a decent pace.

Afternoon, Imperial Capital.

Yu Qingcang finished his tasks and received an upper order to hold a meeting.

He hurriedly went over.

He found several Huang not from Longxia inside the meeting room.

In addition to that, some high-level officials had already seated themselves.

When Yu Qingcang arrived, one of the Huang arrogantly addressed him, "Are you Yu Qingcang, president of the Celestial Path Alliance?"

His Longxia language wasn’t standard, but you could tell he had practiced.

"Yes, how did you enter Longxia?" Yu Qingcang asked directly.

All cross-country transit points in Longxia were closed.

The foreign professionals in Longxia were also sent back home.

What are these people doing?

"We’re Storm Guild members, we made arrangements a few days ago," Huang quickly explained.

"You haven’t answered my question, how did you get in?" Yu Qingcang coldly asked.

At this moment.

Another high-ranking official beside him said, "They entered through a special envoy application, gaining temporary cross-country transit permissions. Remember the trade proposal we made after their Black Dragon Mountain clearance?"

Yu Qingcang only then recalled.

Back then, the first worldwide guild to clear Black Dragon Mountain was Storm, commonly called Storm, the U.S.A’s First Guild.

Longxia hoped to acquire several pieces of Black Dragon Mountain raid equipment through purchase or exchange.

The expectation was that acquiring a few powerful pieces would play a decisive role in conquering Black Dragon Mountain and gaining more equipment.

However, back then, Storm Guild directly refused.

Unexpectedly, now they took the initiative to come over.

Yu Qingcang raised his eyebrows, playfully observing the few storm guild members with arrogant, confident faces.

Because Black Dragon raid equipment, now, Longxia doesn’t need it!