Chapter 97: The Bronze Treasure Chest

In the snow-blanketed forest.

“Brother Long, are you cold?”

Zhang Guchang, one of Long Two’s men, kept rubbing his arms. Each time he opened his mouth, a thick plume of white breath spilled out.

He was beginning to regret coming all this way for the grand promise Long Two had painted for them, merely to avenge Brother Long One.

It was far too cold.

They did not have enough clothing to ward off the chill. Unlike Long Two, who had enough resources to make himself a fur coat and face the freezing wind without fear, they were each wearing nothing more than a single layer, at most with an extra outer jacket.

If they walked a few steps outside, that was still bearable. But after staying out too long, every last one of them was shivering, all turning to him, the captain of their bodyguards, with looks that begged him to plead with Long Two and find somewhere warm to rest before anything else.

Zhang Guchang sighed helplessly and could only step forward to speak with Long Two.

If this went on, they would not even make it to the enemy for revenge. They would freeze to death first.

“I’m not cold.”

Long Two swept Zhang Guchang a glance and immediately understood there was more behind those words.

To prevent Zhang Guchang from unsettling the men’s morale, Long Two said at once, “Making you all follow me out in this kind of weather to avenge my brother really is asking a lot of everyone.”

“But you all know this: our players’ tree houses can be relocated at any time. And because of this snowstorm, I’m certain the bastard who killed my brother is trapped in the Medicine Valley and cannot get out.”

“This is our best chance to avenge Brother Long One!”

“If we miss it, then finding the man who killed my brother later on will probably not be so easy.”

“But...” Zhang Guchang had barely started to speak when he sneezed violently. “Ah-choo!”

Long Two frowned at that and said, “I know it’s been hard on you all. Here, I promise every brother here a merit. If you can tear this beast apart today, then his tree house and every last material in it will belong to you all!”

One merit was equal to a five-hundred-thousand reward.

That was the rule Brother Long One had set.

If we can make it back, everyone who followed me will be rewarded according to their merit. Five hundred thousand for each merit!

And sure enough...

Money moved hearts.

With Long Two’s lavish promise, everyone’s blood began to boil, and suddenly the cold no longer seemed to matter.

“Brother Long is generous!”

Everyone shouted at once.

Seeing that resistance was no longer possible, Zhang Guchang quickly changed his tune as well. “The Medicine Valley is just ahead. Brothers, charge!”

With Zhang Guchang’s shout, the group quickened their pace and surged toward the Medicine Valley!

At the same time...

It was not only Long Two’s people who had come to seek vengeance on Ye Da. The new chief of the cannibal tribe was also leading his people south in a mighty procession.

Their destination was the Medicine Valley as well.

Their target was Ye Da.

Yet Ye Da, the very center of this storm, had no idea that a massive crisis was bearing down on him.

He was busy opening a treasure chest, and in high spirits at that.

Congratulations, you have obtained Lucky Strike!

One item in the bronze chest will be doubled. Please click the shadow of the item that appears on the chest lid to choose the target of Lucky Strike!

Oh ho?

The lucky ring had a new trick?

Ye Da stared at the dark shadows slowly taking shape on the bronze chest, stunned.

The shadows showed only the outlines of the items, with no information attached. Ye Da could only rely on luck to randomly choose a prize and trigger Lucky Strike.

“This shadow looks kind of like a rock. Is it premium stone material?”

“And this one...”

“It looks a bit like a shoulder guard.”

Ye Da stroked his chin, trying to guess what each shadow represented. After all, this choice was like opening blind boxes; whether he got it right or wrong made a huge difference.

Normally, a treasure chest would contain materials, food and water, equipment, and the like.

If he accidentally chose wrong and used Lucky Strike on a loaf of bread...

Two loaves of bread.

Then Ye Da might just feel like dying on the spot.

What was more, when the lucky ring activated its bonus effect, it had already burned through all the luck Ye Da had accumulated. If he made a random choice now...

Chances were he would pick something useless.

Which one should he choose?

Ye Da felt as though his head was about to split.

Those bottles were easy enough to guess; they had to be drinks.

There was also a tiny square box. He had no idea what it was, and it seemed risky, so he decided not to choose it.

That left only the shoulder guard and a small card.

The card looked very much like the skill-stealing card Ye Da had drawn back when he was crowned the Rookie King.

If he was not mistaken...

This should be a skill card.

“Which one should I pick?”

Ye Da started to hesitate. But just as he was about to press the selection button, the appraisal glasses actually gave him the answer.

Beginner Blood Potion x6: Restores thirty percent of injuries within one hundred seconds.

Nut Chocolate x1: A good food that can quickly replenish energy.

Glass x20: A high-grade material.

Black Iron Shoulder Guard x1: The shoulder guard from the Black Iron set, increases defense by five percent.

A Small Box of Water Spinach Seeds x50: Fast-growing vegetable seeds. Sow them today and harvest them in just one day.

“Whoa!”

Ye Da gasped. Sure enough, blind boxes could not be guessed.

He never would have imagined that what he thought were six bottles of drinks were actually six blood potions.

And what he had thought was a skill card turned out to be a piece of chocolate?

That was close.

Ye Da had nearly chosen to trigger Lucky Strike on the chocolate, which would have given him two pieces of chocolate.

As for the tiny box, it was water spinach seeds. That surprised Ye Da a little.

“Which one should I double?”

Ye Da stared at the shadows of the items inside the chest, wavering over his choice.

Chocolate and the water spinach seeds were out.

If it were any other vegetable, fifty seeds would definitely not have been enough, but for water spinach, fifty seeds were more than sufficient.

Once planted, all he would need to do was keep plucking the tender tops to eat, while leaving the stems in place so they could keep growing. One water spinach plant could be eaten forever.

Fifty seeds was more than enough. In fact, Ye Da probably would not even be able to eat them all.

What he needed to worry about now was not the number of seeds, but where to plant them. He did not even have a flowerpot, so what was he supposed to plant them in?

That left the remaining three choices: glass, the black iron shoulder guard, and the blood potions.

There were six blood potions.

But they were only beginner-grade, and each one took about two minutes to restore thirty percent health. Their value for money was not especially high, and if he had medicinal herbs, Ye Da could produce them himself with the medicine table anyway.

So that one was out too.

That left only glass and the black iron shoulder guard. Should he choose the glass and double it, or choose the black iron shoulder guard and get an extra one?

“Wait!”

As Ye Da thought this, he suddenly realized something.

“Why is there only one black iron shoulder guard?!”

“I’m not damn Yang Guo. What am I supposed to do with just one shoulder guard?”

Choose Lucky Strike on Black Iron Shoulder Guard!

Successful strike!

Black Iron Shoulder Guard +1

Ye Da opened the chest and, as expected, took out the five corresponding items from inside.

After putting on the black iron shoulder guard with its intricate openwork pattern, Ye Da looked a little like the Starry Night Prince skin from Honor of Kings.