Chapter 64

The intense light and sensation of weightlessness gradually faded away.

When Qin Ran's vision recovered, he found himself back in his room in the underground game.

The room before him was still covered in dust and spider webs.

Gunshots and explosions continued to ring out in his ears.

Clearly, the guild war between Steam City and the Steel War Car was still ongoing.

Then, rows of text appeared on Qin Ran's retina—

[First Instance: Unqualified Great Detective]

[Instance Nature: Free]

[Instance Difficulty: Low]

[Main Quest: Find Altria Hunter or her body within a month]

[Quest Completion: 100% (Base Evaluation: F)]

[Side Quest 1: The Corpse at the Police Station!]

[Quest Completion: 100% (F → E)]

[Side Quest 2: The Mad Schubert!]

[Quest Completion: 100% (E → D)]

[Side Quest 3: The Peeping Tom!]

[Quest Completion: 100% (D → C)]

[Combat Performance: Very Active (Evaluation Boost: C → B)]

[Exploration Performance: Average (No Boost)]

[Special Evaluation 1: Significantly Reduced Main Quest Completion Time (Evaluation Boost: B → A)]

[Special Evaluation 2: Fatally Wounding Earl Vain (Evaluation Boost: A → S)]

[Special Evaluation 3: Killing the Giant Crocodile Prus (Evaluation Boost: S → SS) (Reputation +1)]

[Title Obtained: Giant Crocodile Slayer (Wearing the title increases attack effectiveness by 5% against lizards, crocodiles, and other reptiles, with a small chance of causing intimidation)]

[Final Player Evaluation: SS!]

[Calculating First Instance Rewards...]

[Final First Instance Rewards: Points: 8000; Skill Points: 5; Gold Skill Points: 1; Gold Attribute Points: 1]

[Player is in a severe injury state. Treat? Yes/No?]

"Yes!"

Qin Ran gave a firm response.

[Player has no special injuries. No points required. Treatment begins...]

A bright emerald light appeared on Qin Ran's body, and under this light, his health began to recover rapidly.

When the emerald light faded, Qin Ran's weakness vanished.

Everything returned to normal.

The text on his retina began to disappear row by row.

Immediately, Qin Ran saw a golden item in his hand.

It was a black leather wrist guard with a faint layer of scales, intricately patterned with mysterious designs that drew the eye.

As Qin Ran focused on it, the item information began to appear—

[Name: Prus' Wrist]

[Type: Armor (Left Wrist Guard)]

[Quality: Legendary]

[Defense: Extremely Strong]

[Attributes: 1. Prus' Armor; 2. Prus' Bite; 3. Prus' Greed]

[Special Effects: None]

[Requirements: None]

[Note: To ensure the church's wealth over a thousand years, the Pope of the Dawnlight Church tamed this special-blooded giant crocodile, Prus, and used alchemy to make Prus even stronger! However, the alchemy made Prus go mad, making it uncontrollable by anyone! It became the final straw that broke the Dawnlight Church!]

...

[Prus' Armor: When activated, a force field with a durability of 3 (equivalent to a very strong armor) will protect your body for 3 seconds, 2 times per day]

[Prus' Bite: When activated, your left hand will become as sharp and strong as Prus' teeth, effects: left hand sharpness +2 (equivalent to a strong blade), durability +2 (equivalent to a strong armor), lasts 10 seconds, 1 time per day]

[Prus' Greed: When in the Prus' Bite state, 10% of the damage your left hand deals will be converted into your health]

...

A legendary item!

Qin Ran's breathing quickened.

Just like skill books, items also had different levels.

Colorless for common, green for magical, orange for rare, and gold for legendary.

When he killed the giant crocodile Prus, Qin Ran knew immediately what he had obtained when he saw the golden [Prus' Wrist]. But only after seeing the system information could he truly confirm his reward.

Because... Qin Ran was certain that [Prus' Wrist] was one of the top-tier equipment rumored to sell for over a million in the underground game.

Perhaps even more!

Perhaps, if he found the right buyer, he could gather enough money for his medical expenses.

Instantly, Qin Ran's breathing quickened even more.

Why did he enter the underground game?

Wasn't it to gather enough money to survive?

Almost instinctively, Qin Ran opened his private messages to contact 'Lawless'!

Given the other player's veteran status, he would certainly be able to find a suitable buyer.

However, just as Qin Ran opened the message box, his raised hand froze in mid-air.

"Is it enough for me just to gather the medical expenses?"

"I'm about to turn adult, and the welfare benefits provided by the Federation will be gradually canceled!"

"Then, I will need to serve the Federation for free for eighteen months! Maybe I'll be assigned to a good place if I perform well, but the chances are slim!"

"Then, I will have to start all over again!"

"What kind of job can someone with no special skills and a low education level get?"

"Earning a meager salary, living a hard life, even worse than now!"

"Is this what I want?"

Qin Ran asked himself.

Then, he shook his head.

Clearly, this was not the life he wanted!

He didn't desire great wealth, but he hoped for sufficient security.

But if he followed the predetermined path, Qin Ran couldn't achieve that.

Now, he had a better starting point and better resources—so why give up?!

In the end, Qin Ran lowered his frozen hand.

"Phew!"

"Indeed, humans are greedy and never satisfied!"

Qin Ran took a deep breath, standing in the spacious, dirty metal warehouse, muttering to himself.

However, a burning passion appeared in his expression.

A passion that could turn his thoughts into motivation!

Quickly, Qin Ran began to inventory his rewards from the instance.

Items: [Prus' Wrist] x1

[Lockpicking Tools] x1

[Gemstones] x10

...

In fact, there were more gemstones, but only 10 of them had attributes and could be identified as inlays.

Of these, 9 were 'Shattered' grade, and only 1 was 'Cracked' grade.

[Name: Cracked Yellow Gemstone]

[Type: Gemstone]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Attributes: When embedded in a weapon or armor, it will grant your weapon a 4-8 point lightning damage effect or your armor a 4%-8% lightning resistance effect!]

[Can be taken out of the instance: Yes]

[Note: Its value far exceeds that of ordinary jewels!]

...

Although it was only a one-grade difference, the effects were several times better.

Naturally, the value was also much higher!

However, Qin Ran needed a more accurate price.

Having learned from his previous experience, he didn't search the forums like before. Instead, he opened his private messages, took a screenshot of one of the 'Shattered' grade [Gemstones], and contacted 'Lawless'.

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