Greedy Hands
Apart from the skill book, the bronze-level BOSS also dropped two pieces of equipment.
Riven didn't check the equipment right away.
"I had 1 evolution point left, but this BOSS gave me 2 more, bringing my total to 3 points."
"This new skill can be evolved twice!"
"From now on, every time I kill a monster, I'll have a higher chance of getting an extra loot..."
Riven knew this was a big break.
The 'Greedy Hand' skill was rare, and its highest level was only bronze.
In his past life, anyone who learned this skill would become an important member of a guild, with a special status.
Imagine the situation: people worked hard to defeat a BOSS... and with 'Greedy Hand', they could get an additional reward from the BOSS!
"What's more important is that the loot mentioned by this skill includes tradeable lifespan!"
"I wonder if it includes evolution points too?"
Strictly speaking, evolution points were also rewards from killing a BOSS.
So Riven was curious.
"Never mind, I'll evolve the skill first. I'll find out afterward."
He issued the evolution command.
[You have consumed 1 evolution point. Remaining 2 points.]
[Greedy Hand (Bronze → Silver): Assassin-class skill. Can be used on monster corpses, with a 20% → 40% chance to obtain an additional loot reward.]
The probability increased by a whole 100%!
The skill's evolution effect made Riven's eyes light up.
"Keep going."
With 2 evolution points remaining, he used them all.
[You have consumed 2 evolution points. Remaining 0 points.]
[Greedy Hand (Silver → Gold): Assassin-class skill. Can be used on monster corpses, with a 40% → 70% chance to obtain an additional loot reward.]
From Silver to Gold, the skill's effect greatly improved.
The probability went up from 40% to 70%!
"If I evolve it one more time, will it be 100%?"
Riven's heartbeat quickened.
In Eclipse of Eternity, this skill only reached the bronze level.
But Riven, thanks to his original talent, could evolve it infinitely and enhance its effects!
"In the future, when I kill monsters, I'll get double loot for sure!"
"Maybe even more than double!"
Riven didn't hesitate.
He remained in stealth and approached the 'Broodmother' corpse, preparing to activate 'Greedy Hand'.
There were still twelve 'baby spiders' around the Broodmother's body, but they didn't notice Riven nearby.
As he activated the skill, a golden hand reached up from the earth, grabbing at the Broodmother's corpse...
[Greedy Hand skill activation successful!]
[You have gained 2 evolution points!]
[You have gained 46 days of lifespan (tradeable).]
As the system message popped up, three more loot items appeared under the Broodmother's corpse.
"Success!"
"70% success rate, it doesn't disappoint." Riven smiled with satisfaction.
The 2 evolution points and 46 days of tradeable lifespan were very important!
As for the other loot, it wasn't that significant for him.
The BOSS had dropped six pieces of loot, but aside from the 'Greedy Hand' skill book and an assassin weapon, the other four were useless to him.
"I'll sell the items for other classes back in town."
"Though... who can afford them at this stage?"
Riven shook his head.
The in-game currency in Eclipse of Eternity was tradeable lifespan.
At the start of the game, only a few players had enough to buy anything.
He looked at the assassin weapon.
[Corroded Dagger (Bronze): Attack +35, Agility +4. Equipment requirement: Level 1]
No need to think much—he swapped his old short sword for this.
Riven had just reached level 2, gaining 2 full attribute points, raising his attack to 25.
With the Corroded Dagger, his attack increased to 50!
It doubled instantly!
Of course, Riven's damage didn't exactly double.
Most of his damage came from the extra hidden attacks of his 'Shadow Strike' skill...
The other four loot items included three pieces of equipment and a skill book, but none of them were bronze-level—just regular items.
"Time to clear the smaller monsters."
"Let's hope for some evolution points!"
There were twelve baby spiders near the Broodmother's corpse, and Riven wasn't going to let them escape.
When he emerged from stealth, he slashed through one spider's abdomen, instantly killing it!
By the time the other spiders reacted, Riven had disappeared again...
With his infinite stealth ability, Riven didn't need to worry about survival early on!
At the same time, in the real world, on Solara...
In the Great Empire of Ross, at Riverside University...
Lyra Kael and her best friend, Chu Yan, were in class.
Suddenly, an unusual situation in the classroom caught everyone's attention.
A boy in their class had fallen asleep at his desk.
After he fell asleep...
His body turned semi-transparent!
"Whoa, Wei, what's happening to you?"
One of his roommates, seeing the boy's strange state, was immediately startled.
His roommate's exclamation caught the attention of the entire class.
The middle-aged teacher, who had been passionately lecturing, stopped and looked at the boy with a puzzled expression.
Many people gathered around, amazed.
The roommates and the teacher quickly tried to touch the boy, but their hands passed through him as if he didn't exist!
This scene caused the entire class to gasp in shock and nervousness.
"Lyra, look at Wei. What's going on?"
Short-haired Chu Yan pulled Lyra Kael's attention to a seat a few rows ahead, her eyes a little tense.
Lyra furrowed her brow.
She was dressed in a white long dress, looking pure and immaculate. Because of her good looks, she had many admirers at school...
It was one of the reasons she was so self-assured.
Now, a crowd had gathered around the seat in front of her.
She had to stand up, moving gracefully and elegantly.
Unfortunately, her height didn't allow her to see clearly, so she had to stand on tiptoe to get a glimpse of the boy in front, whose body had turned semi-transparent while he was asleep...
"Let me check online."
Lyra sat back down, took out her phone, and immediately started searching.
Soon, she found some chat logs from other groups, along with a few pictures.
The images showed other people who had fallen asleep.
They were in the same ethereal state as the boy who was sleeping at his desk!
On the internet, countless speculations had been made, but since no one had woken up yet, no one knew what was happening!