The true reason Chu You came here was to… form a gang!
It was hard to imagine that there were suitable conditions to form a gang on the top of a mountain. In Heaven, highlands like Wangshan were unique and rare, so there was nowhere else with conditions that were as appropriate as Wangshan.
The mountaintop of Wangshan was a plateau about the size of two football fields. If a gang was created here, potential attackers wouldn’t even be able to find an entrance – the only way was for them to scale the mountain.
Forming a gang in Heaven meant building everything from the ground up. One had to construct the gang slowly and develop it from a small settlement into a large city with various subsidiaries.
Chu You chose this place to form a gang because he knew that in the near future, player-formed cities would begin to appear like bamboo shoots in spring – different cities would pop up at an intensity so high that the world would enter a period of civil war. This period would later be called the “Dark Chaos” era, where even the most established gangs wouldn’t be able to save themselves. Some gangs would meet their ends, while those that barely survived would move to far-flung places to avoid the vortex of war.
Even though Chu You had revived before, he wasn’t sure that he could preserve his gang’s safety if he had built the gang on flat ground.
It would be naïve to think that all the gangs were formed by normal players – they might very well be from global corporations backed by well-funded conglomerates. Some of the conglomerates might even be linked to governments.
There was another important reason to choose this place to form a gang. A gang here would give Chu You peace of mind, as he would be able to watch the fight from afar and utilize his location to his advantage. By seizing this strategic opportunity, he could face his true enemies with all his might…
This was also why in the previous life, there were so many gangs that were willing to pay crazy amounts to buy the map from the player who scaled the mountain first.
In all, there were many benefits here, but the only downside was… money!
Chu You began to open the holy chest. Half an hour was needed to open these chests.
The player from the previous life only showed the chest, but didn’t specify the type of equipment that could be collected. However, since it was a holy chest, there would be at least one god-tier item.
There was nothing much to worry about, Chu You just needed to open it…
Time passed slowly. As the progress bar was reaching its end, Chu You had to admit that in that moment, his usually controlled breathing began to become short and hurried.
In comparison to the importance of forming the gang, everything Chu You was talking about just now could only be his second priority.
If the chest wasn’t on Wangshan, but instead at some other steep place, then Chu You would still choose to climb Wangshan and form his gang before spending too much time on opening the holy chest.
A godly chant rang out as Chu You finally opened the holy chest!
Looking at the gleam and light shining from within the chest, Chu You was stunned as he thought of something.
In Heaven, a characteristic of chests was that the level of the items in the chests would correspond with the level of the player opening the chest. Usually, there would be no difference larger than two levels.
Given that Chu You was at Level 10, then the items inside this holy chest would not require him to level up past Level 12 to be used.
The availability of chests was a holy endowment in Heaven, to reward the adventurous players who found beauty in the chests. They would then be rewarded with the most generous gifts.
In the previous life, Chu You had never seen Level 10 to Level 12 items. In fact, he hadn’t even heard of them…
Chu You immediately realized the severity of the situation!
“I was wrong just now. Actually, in my heart, you are of the greatest significance. You must understand that my future has limitless potential – I offer the most supreme of apologies. It is the most sincere and substantial, you must believe me!” Chu You mumbled piously to the holy chest, as though he was praying. But Chu You had to admit that he felt quite good just now. Who else had the bravado to tell a top-tier chest that it was of secondary importance?
No matter what was in a holy chest, it would be immensely valuable. If posted on the forum, it would draw enormous attention and immediately become the hottest matter for countless players.
With a thump, Chu You knelt down before the holy chest. He placed his palms together over his head, closed his eyes tightly and began to chant.
“Almighty God’s and Buddhas, the Head of all the realms, Guanyin Bodhisattva and all the big gods, please satisfy my aspirations!”
Use Metaphysicsm!!! Chu You screamed within his heart.
Last time, Chu You had used metaphycism to attain the god-tier form type – what would he get this time?
With a foreboding sense of judgement, Chu You reached into the chest, which was glowing with the brightness of a thousand suns.
System: Congratulations, you have attained Level 8 Skill Book, “The Dance of Massacring Battle Spears”!
Dance of Deadly Battle Spears: Passive skill, Level 8. Takes effect immediately after practice and refinement by player. Required Occupation: Warrior Halberd Sword Star., Required Level: Level 10. Cannot be levelled up.
Explanation of Skill: After killing a target, player attack damage increases by +10, attack speed increases by +5, movement speed +5. State of massacre, once entered, lasts for 5 seconds. If multiple targets are killed subsequently in a state of massacre, the three stats above increase with a maximum limit of 100. When another player is targeted, after each player is killed, attack +20, attack speed +10, movement speed +10, lasts for 3 seconds. In this state, if players are killed subsequently, maximum attack is capped at 1000, attack and movement speeds are capped at 100. After the maximum is reached, the user can continue killing targeted players. The boosts will not disappear until the massacre state ends and the player stats recover to the original state.
Chu You was able to tell that the skill book was for his occupation just by looking at the cover. He was excited – it was amazing that the first item he got was for his own occupation. Even if the items that came after this were not for his usage, he wouldn’t be disappointed.
Without reading the skill book, Chu You continued to reach for the second item excitedly.
System: Congratulations! You have acquired god tier weapon “Six Godly Degrees of Rotating Disks.”
It really was not for him to use. Chu You rolled his eyes – it was an elemental mage weapon. Chu You glanced at it and turned away his gaze quickly. The item characteristics were truly horrifying.
System: Congratulations! You have attained god-tier item “Cloud-Tumbling Teleportation Metallic Boots.”
Cloud-Tumbling Teleportation Metallic Boots: God tier, developmental-type item. Required occupation: warrior-type players. Required Level: Level 10.
Equipment Information: All stats increase by +5, attack +30, physical endurance +80, physical ability +30, PVP attack value +8%, PVP defense value +8%, movement speed +10, equipment skill: can move a distance of 50 meters in an instant. After movement, there will be a +50 in movement speed in 3 seconds. Cooldown time: 10 minutes. This is the first stage of this item. Evolving the item requires player to reach Level 20, 30 high-level spiritual gems, 10 bags of amethyst power, 1000 gold coins.
Below the characteristics of the boots were eight gemstone slots. If players acquired gemstones, they could be embedded into the boots so that the characteristics would be added on to the player. Embedding magical gemstones had the risk of failure as well. Usually, the higher the level of equipment, the higher the chance of failure. Of course, special items could be used to increase the chance of success.
System: Congratulations! You got the god-tier delicacy, “Ancient Sky Palace Saturn Peach” x10.
System: Congratulations! You got the god-tier scroll “Perfect Gold-Casting Scroll” x10.
System: Congratulations! You got 100,000 gold coins.
That was all. After the holy chest was emptied by Chu You, it disappeared. However, the ethereal glow was still cast in the sky, making the place seem like a paradise.
Chu You started reading the skill book immediately after opening his backpack. His heart skipped a beat the moment he saw the book. His breath was taken away – after looking at the explanation of the skill, Chu You knew that this was a true PVP skill. What made it even more valuable was that it was a passive high-level skill. That made the book worth a lot.
A high-level passive skill was worth even more than equivalent active skills. High level active skills were already extremely rare items that were subject to cooldown limitations, but high-level passive skills were few and far between. This was because passive skills were always in effect on players, and were not subject to cooldown limitations. This would virtually give players immense power, as though the players had a superpower.
High-level passive PVP skills, they were like treasure.
There were literally no high-level passive PVP skills that had no level requirement on players. So that was… was there a word to describe how valuable it was?
Immortal valuable! Chu You suddenly thought of this phrase to aptly describe the skill. Immediately, he learned the skill without hesitation.
A new skill appeared on his skill tree. The icon for this skill was intricate – the skill icons around it paled in comparison.
Looking back at the Cloud-Tumbling Boots, Chu You sighed and equipped the item without a second thought.
This god-tier Cloud-Tumbing Boots were glittering with light. They were obviously extraordinary items, as though there was a holy aura around them. Chu You knew that once he let other players see them…
Hah, they would be drooling over the boots.
Although he did not get a weapon for his own occupation, Chu You was content. Two pieces of god-tier equipment and one high-level skill book – two of which could be used himself – Chu You had an immensely thankful urge and prayed to the stars once again.
After all this, Chu You opened his backpack and found a Talisman of Heavenly Law. This talisman was needed to form the gang.
Chu You narrowed his eyes slightly and licked his lips.
Now, it was time…