Chapter 80

"What's going on?" Zhou Tian did not expect that when his dual axes touched the light ball, it would suddenly disappear from the axes.

The sudden disappearance of the original target naturally made Zhou Tian feel strange. However, given the situation at the time, Zhou Tian really could not figure out why the light ball had disappeared.

However, what Zhou Tian did not expect even more was that while he was puzzled about the disappearance of the light ball, a new piece of information suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Such a thing can actually happen!" Zhou Tian was shocked. He did not expect that the mutual slaughter among monsters would actually conceal something that could enhance their strength.

Only after receiving the information in his mind did Zhou Tian realize that when a monster died, its body would disappear, leaving behind a trace of energy that was almost imperceptible. If a player killed the monster, that energy would directly turn into money or weapons for the player. If the result was a mutual slaughter among monsters, that energy would theoretically remain in the air until it eventually dissipated into the world.

However, if the energy from too many dead monsters accumulated, it would eventually form the kind of light ball that Zhou Tian had seen before. The formation of a light ball was quite difficult. For high-level monsters, it was not a concern, but for monsters of Zhou Tian's level, if it were not for the fact that his orc archers took turns shooting arrows and the undead monsters were fearless, resulting in a large number of monsters being killed, and the entrance passage was not large, allowing all that special energy to gather together, the orc archers under Zhou Tian's command would not have been able to form such a light ball.

The rarer something is, the more valuable it is, but the truth is that rare things generally have some use. The formation of such a light ball is so strict, which naturally means that its function is quite astonishing!

According to the information Zhou Tian received, the function of such a light ball is only one: to create monster equipment!

Generally, monsters have their own weapons after 'birth,' but although these weapons can injure, they have no attribute bonuses other than being 'indestructible.'

However, if a monster's weapon comes into contact with such a light ball, the original weapon will transform into monster equipment, and the original attributes of being usable only by that monster and 'indestructible' will disappear. Instead, the newly formed monster equipment will have various attribute bonuses and even equipment skills, like the ceremonial scepter in Zhou Tian's hand.

After accepting this information, Zhou Tian quickly retreated from the passage and ordered the orc archers to continue suppressing the undead monsters as before. Only then did he have time to pay attention to the changes in his dual axes.

Beast King's Axe (Attack power increased by 50%).

After seeing the attributes of the dual axes in his hand, Zhou Tian almost spat blood in anger.

The attributes of the Beast King's Axe cannot be said to be bad. To be honest, if it were player equipment, the Beast King's Axe would definitely be considered top-tier. However, the problem now is that the Beast King's Axe in Zhou Tian's hand is monster equipment. Thinking about the excellent attributes of the monster equipment he had seen before, and comparing them to the attributes of the axes in his hand, anyone would naturally feel that the Beast King's Axe is a piece of junk.

"It must be due to the energy of the light ball!" Monsters like Zhou Tian could only receive monster equipment from above. Originally, Zhou Tian thought that only high-level monsters knew how to forge, but now it seems that high-level monsters leave more energy when they die, which makes it easier for light balls to form in high-level monster areas.

With this guess in mind, it is easy to explain why the Beast King's Axe he created is so much worse than the ceremonial scepter.

Zhou Tian can only form such a light ball by chance. If it were not for this special war and specific environment, even if Zhou Tian killed more undead monsters, it would be impossible to form a light ball. Therefore, it is easy to understand that although the light ball Zhou Tian used was already formed, the special energy inside it would not have been much.

On the other hand, because high-level monsters leave more special energy when they die, even if it is not intentional, as long as the light ball can form, the energy inside it would naturally be much stronger than Zhou Tian's. Therefore, it is natural that the attribute bonuses of the Beast King's Axe are so weak.

"If I keep collecting that special energy, then the special energy accumulated over a month, without considering anything else, should be enough to create another piece of monster equipment at the level of the ceremonial scepter, right?" After finding the key to the strength of the equipment, Zhou Tian had the idea of creating powerful equipment. However, as soon as this thought arose, he immediately dismissed it.

"No, no, if special energy were so easy to collect, then those lords and high priests would have already turned their weapons into divine artifacts. How could they waste special energy to create ordinary monster equipment? Once a light ball forms, it will immediately merge with any weapon it touches, turning it into monster equipment. Therefore, if I want to collect that special energy, I cannot let any weapon touch it, but how is that possible?" After thinking about it, Zhou Tian basically sentenced his previous plan to 'death.'

What is the reason for the formation of a light ball? It is due to the accumulation of special energy left behind by a large number of dead monsters.

Regardless of how light balls form in high-level monster areas, the light ball here was formed entirely because his orc archers slaughtered a large number of undead monsters. At the time, the light ball was on the battlefield, and whether it was the arrows of the orc archers or the weapons of the undead monsters, they would easily come into contact with the light ball. Therefore, even if Zhou Tian had more plans, without a way to ensure that the weapons would not touch the light ball, he would ultimately not be able to accumulate enough special energy to create powerful equipment.

"Fine, I'll use whatever equipment I can get!" Although he was a bit reluctant, Zhou Tian did not let it get to him. After all, if it were not for a stroke of luck, he would not have had the chance to find a way to create monster equipment. In this situation, being able to create monster equipment is a significant gain for Zhou Tian. The amount of the gain is not as important as it might seem.