Originally, a Gold-level BOSS would typically drop 2-4 pieces of Silver gear, with a small chance of dropping Gold equipment.
But now...
Due to the effect of the Epic "Greedy Hand," any loot dropped by the BOSS would have its tier increased by one!
This directly upgraded three of the Gold loot items to Platinum level.
Among these loot items, there were three that could be used by the Assassin class.
Qin Feng checked them one by one.
First was a Platinum-level Assassin weapon.
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[Ghost Ship Twin Blades (Platinum): Assassin weapon. Attack +136, Agility +22. Attack Speed +24%, Armor Penetration +17. Equipment Requirement: Level 5]
[Unique Effect: Each of your basic attacks deals damage twice.]
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"This effect isn't very useful since I rely on skills for damage output."
"However, the weapon's base attack is high enough, and it adds 22 points of Agility!"
"The increased attack speed also speeds up skill casting and reduces skill cooldowns, so it's not entirely useless..."
"As for the armor penetration attribute, the benefits are quite significant."
Just now, when he faced the Golden Ghost Ship, the damage from his skills was noticeably lower than against other monsters.
This was because the Gold-level BOSS had very high defense.
The benefits of the 'Armor Penetration' attribute were quite substantial.
Qin Feng immediately equipped the weapon.
Then he checked the next piece of equipment.
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[Ghostfire Leather Armor (Gold): Physical Defense +25, Fire Element Resistance +50. Damage Block +14, Health +419. Equipment Requirement: Level 5]
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A decent piece of armor.
Especially the 'Damage Block' attribute.
"With this armor on, most players at this stage won't be able to break through my defense!"
"Moreover... I haven't added any points to Constitution upon leveling up, so my health is only 350 points."
"This armor directly adds 419 points to my health!"
After all, it's Gold-level equipment.
The attributes of one piece of equipment are higher than a full set for others.
Finally, there was a skill book.
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[Phantom Blur (Gold-level): Assassin skill. Passively grants 15% Dodge Rate, triggering dodge can negate all damage.]
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Seeing this skill, Qin Feng's eyes lit up.
Finally, an Assassin survival skill!
"Dodge builds aren't mainstream in the Abandoned Gods Game, but that's because dodge rates are generally hard to stack high."
"Even with a 50% dodge rate, it's still easy to die."
"But..."
"I can infinitely evolve skills!"
"Even reaching just an 80% dodge rate would be quite impressive..."
Qin Feng glanced at his remaining 21 Evolution Points.
For others, deciding which skill to evolve first with these skills would be difficult...
But for Qin Feng, the decision was made quickly.
"Focus on increasing damage first."
"The higher the damage, the stronger the BOSS I can tackle, and the better loot I can obtain."
Qin Feng temporarily ignored the newly learned 'Phantom Blur.'
Instead, he chose to evolve 'Shadow Blink Slash' first.
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[You spent 3+5 Evolution Points, leaving 13 points.]
[Shadow Blink Slash (Platinum → Emerald → Diamond): Blink in a direction (max 21→24→27 meters) and enter stealth (duration 7→8→9 seconds), dealing 5→6→7 slashes to all enemies in the path. Cooldown 12 (10.43) seconds.]
[Slash Width: 3.1→3.6→4.1 meters. Each slash adds 200→250→300 attack power.]
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Evolving Shadow Blink Slash twice in a row doubled the skill's damage!
Even without stealth, without breaking stealth, a single skill could deal three thousand damage.
If breaking stealth with a backstab, the total damage from seven slashes could reach six to seven thousand!
With 13 Evolution Points remaining, Qin Feng chose to evolve an initial skill—Backstab Enhancement.
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[You spent 2+3+5 Evolution Points, leaving 3 points.]
[Initial Skill: Backstab Enhancement (Common → Bronze → Silver → Gold). Passive Effect: When attacking from behind the target, damage increases by 15%→20%→25%→30%.]
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This is a stable damage increase, so the higher, the better.
After sorting through these items, Qin Feng's combat power increased significantly.
If he were to fight the Golden Ghost Ship again, he could finish it in under five minutes, with a high chance of not dying...
After all, his Agility increased by twenty to thirty points, making him much faster, even capable of dodging the half-health full-screen attack of the Ghost Ship.
Next, Qin Feng looked at his backpack.
In his backpack, there was also a piece of Platinum equipment and a Platinum-level skill book.
The equipment was for Archers, and the skill book was for Priests.
"Platinum-level items aren't suitable for sale right now."
"I'll hold onto them for now."
Qin Feng wasn't worried about exposing the effects of his Greedy Hand, because as long as he was strong enough, why fear exposure?
The key is that no one can afford Platinum-level items at this stage.
This level of equipment could sell for at least five to six years of lifespan, and the skill book would be even more expensive, selling for ten years of lifespan wouldn't be too much.
"Apart from the Platinum-level items, there are seven or eight Gold-level equipment and skill books that can be sold to Wang Meng's team."
Qin Feng thought it over.
A Mage skill book and a magic ring were for Lin Liyu.
It was previously agreed that anything for her would be given to her, no problem.
After all, Qin Feng got a 'Spatial Ring' from her, and in terms of value, the Spatial Ring is much more valuable.
As for the Warrior, Priest, and Archer items, they could be sold to Wang Meng's team at a 10% discount.
They might not be able to afford it right now...
But Qin Feng trusted Wang Meng's character, so it was okay to let them owe him.
After all, Qin Feng had worked with him for several years in his previous life and knew Wang Meng was trustworthy.
Roughly calculating, these added up to several thousand days of lifespan!
After organizing everything, Qin Feng left the swamp and opened Lin Liyu's private chat channel: "Xiao Hei, where are you?"
Lin Liyu couldn't stand the nickname 'Xiao Hei' anymore and regretted choosing such a code name...
But in the Abandoned Gods Game, names couldn't be changed...
So she replied helplessly, "I got caught by Iron Man and his team and died back to the town, but luckily, our team's tradable lifespan was left with the uncle."
The 'uncle' she referred to was Wang Meng.
Wang Meng had strong survival skills, so it was safer to entrust lifespan to him, avoiding losing half upon death.
"Alright, wait for me to come back and give you the items."
Qin Feng entered stealth mode and headed back towards Shell Town.
Before long, he saw Iron Man leading over twenty people, still heading towards the swamp.
Seeing these players, Qin Feng treated them like a group of wild monsters and started attacking directly!
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Meanwhile!
In another town under the jurisdiction of Great Xia's Jianghai City, Moonlight Town.
After Qin Xiaoyou obtained the hidden class 'Life Sacrifice,' she found a team in Moonlight Town and was struggling to level up outside.
They were discussing the recent global first kill of a Gold BOSS.
"Hey, I heard Shell Town is the starting town of our Jianghai City."
"Doesn't that mean the Shadow master is from our Jianghai City?"
Everyone was talking about it.
As a Priest, Qin Xiaoyou followed behind, healing, and was secretly delighted to hear her teammates chatting.
Shadow!
This super expert who achieved the global first kill of a Gold-level BOSS was actually from Jianghai City?
This made Qin Xiaoyou's eyes light up, and she secretly decided, "Once someone in our town reaches level 5, I'm going to Shell Town to find the Shadow master!"
She was quite dissatisfied with her current temporary teammates.
It took them ages to kill a small monster, and sometimes they even got chased by wild monsters, looking extremely pathetic.
She thought to herself, if she could team up with the Shadow, leveling up and farming monsters would surely be much faster, right?