Exclusive Weapon - Domination of the Leaderboards
The lurking [Undertow] twitched at the corner of his mouth.
He was the negotiation specialist sent by the Mysteria Guild to monitor Azure and negotiate terms, the same person who had recruited Ace into the guild.
Undertow was highly confident in this negotiation,
But these interfering players completely blocked the way, preventing him from even exchanging a single word with Azure, who then left.
Because characters had no collision outside dungeons, other players were essentially transparent to them.
Without being able to see their appearance or ID, where would he even begin to search?
No other player cared about whether other guilds could clear Ashwood Forest.
Without the first clear, any subsequent rank was of no significance.
Most people only noticed the first place,
Especially when this first place not only occupied the first clear spot but also broke the time record.
With a clear time of 2 minutes and 13 seconds, it was unlikely to be broken in the near future, and perhaps the record would stand forever.
Having returned to Maple City, Bella and Dauntless had delivered their quest to the guild administrator.
Lucas and the others had also reached level 10.
The leaderboards had been unlocked at level 10.
Currently, the [Level Leaderboard] only showed Lucas, Bella, and Dauntless.
Three level 10 players were the only names listed.
Bella looked at the leaderboard with some excitement, "This is the first time I'm on a leaderboard."
She was a semi-casual player in the first server.
With so many players in Epochal World, there was little chance for her to appear on the leaderboards.
Not only had she never ranked on major leaderboards like the level leaderboard, but she had also never placed on any casual leaderboards.
As the guild leader, Lucas gained a small amount of extra experience when guild members nearby killed monsters, so his experience was slightly higher, placing him first.
Bella ranked second because she had killed 15 more wild boars than Dauntless.
Dauntless was, as expected, in third place.
However, Lucas and the others did not dominate the equipment leaderboard.
Some talents came with unique pieces of equipment at the start, and these pieces had decent effects,
Allowing them to be ranked on the equipment leaderboard.
Nevertheless, the 6 silver-tier equipment that Lucas and the others had dropped were all within the top 100 of the equipment leaderboard.
The equipment leaderboard only displayed the name and rank of the equipment, without showing specific details.
Those on the list could also hide their equipment names if they wished.
"However, there is no need to hide a few silver equipment."
"Bella, you're an experienced player. I don't need to tell you how to choose equipment."
Bella would do such basic things herself.
"Dauntless, it's best to get a strength-boosting piece of clothing, preferably with stats that increase charge attack damage. It's the most suitable for you. Don't blindly pick your exclusive weapon later, ask me for my opinion."
Lucas handed in his quest.
[You have received: Three-Star Skill Book, 5000 Guild Contribution Points]
[You can now select a gold-tier equipment of any type. This equipment will be level 10]
The most troublesome thing about being a freelancer was this.
Other classes with a focus on strength would basically choose equipment that boosted strength and would add points into constitution.
Classes with a focus on spirit would simply choose equipment that boosted spirit.
But freelancers needed every stat, so they lacked everything.
Choosing equipment was also difficult.
But Lucas did not hesitate. Among a pile of equipment to choose from, he selected gauntlets that increased agility by 220 points. Their equipment effect was to deal a fatal strike (3x damage) if two consecutive physical attacks hit the same spot.
"Bro, I got the spirit-boosting mage robe. The stat is that I will gain unbreakable focus that prevents interruption and also grants a shield equivalent to the damage of the chanted spell."
"Hmm, not bad."
The biggest fear for a long-chanting mage was interruption.
Interrupting chanting was easy, as a simple form of control would be enough.
Bella had indeed chosen the right thing.
As for Dauntless, he had taken a strength-boosting [Steady Battle Armor] that would provide a shield based on the duration of the charge.
This was a great fit for him, as every skill of his involved a full charge.
"So you two… both got equipment that granted a shield."
Lucas had initially thought Dauntless would be more open-minded and take a damage-boosting piece.
But then Lucas changed his mind. That scaredy-cat would definitely choose defensive items first.
Next came the selection of exclusive weapons.
[You have completed the challenge quest – Please choose your exclusive weapon.]
[The exclusive weapon can be trained infinitely and will grow infinitely.]
Exclusive weapons were what everyone wanted in Epochal World.
All of the stats and effects of the weapon would be custom-made for the owner, making the player with the exclusive weapon many times stronger than those who didn't have one.
But the conditions for obtaining an exclusive weapon were extremely difficult, and was a reward on the same level of an S-rank talent, resulting in few players having one in the entire Epochal World.
But now that the game had just opened, there were three players in his guild with exclusive weapons.
[Please choose a weapon type.]
There was a dazzling array of weapons to choose from: swords, axes, spells, staves, knives, sticks, shields…
Including all of the equipment types in Epochal World.
"I choose… Thousand-Machine Box."
Lucas swept over the list and selected the freelancer's exclusive equipment.
[Thousand-Machine Box: Can freely change weapon types.]
[Note: After selecting the Thousand-Machine Box, you cannot add custom stats to the weapon, but you can choose five weapons to transform into.]
"Confirm."
[Please select the weapon types you need.]
"Dagger."
His old class was the assassin, so the dagger was a must.
"Shield, spear, flintlock, and greatsword." After Lucas had stated his choices, the Thousand-Machine Box was created.
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[Thousand-Machine Box (Not Upgraded)]
[Equipment Quality: Silver (Can be upgraded)]
[Equipment Level: 10 (Equal to the user's level)]
[This equipment is custom-made for Azure]
[Current Transformable States: Dagger, Spear, Shield, Flintlock, and Greatsword]
[Attribute Values: Default strength +120, agility +120, constitution +120, spirit +120 (The attributes will change after the form is changed)]
[Current Effect: None – The effects will change based on the form.]
[Description: Special equipment that can transform into five weapon forms.]
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A weapon box floated above Lucas's head.
With a thought, projections of the five weapons appeared around him.
As long as he held one, he could take that weapon.
Lucas grabbed the dagger, and then lightly shook it, transforming it into a spear. In addition to taking them from the projection, the weapons could also be switched directly.
After selecting his weapon, Lucas looked at Dauntless.
"Boss, do you think I should choose the axe, the hammer, or the greatsword?" Dauntless looked at the options with furrowed brows.
Lucas directly gave him the answer, "I recommend the greatsword."
There had to be a reason for Lucas to say that.
"Okay, I'll choose the greatsword." But Dauntless did not ask for a reason, choosing to blindly trust Lucas.
The boss would definitely be right.
"Holy crap? There are so many effects, Boss, I'm dizzy. Which effect should I pick?"
"Pick the effect that replaces normal attacks with a charge attack."
"Holy crap? There's a stat like that? You're the best, Boss!"
If Lucas hadn't said it, Dauntless wouldn't have known of that stat. After all, there were too many stats to choose from, as exclusive weapons listed every possible stat and let the player choose one, but trying to find a suitable one among tens of thousands of stats was like finding a needle in a haystack.
Looking through them one by one would take all day.
Seeing so many choices could give someone with choice paralysis a breakdown, so Lucas's suggestion had undoubtedly resolved Dauntless's problem.
After selecting his stat, Dauntless obtained his exclusive weapon.
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[Dauntless's Greatsword (Not Upgraded)]
[Equipment Quality: Silver (Can be upgraded)]
[Equipment Level: 10 (Equal to the user's level)]
[This equipment is custom-made for Dauntless]
[Stats: Strength +360]
[Substat: Critical Rate +20%]
[Effect: Charged Strike – Can charge for 0.6 seconds, replacing normal attacks with a charge attack, dealing 4X strength damage]
[Description: A charge greatsword that can replace normal attacks]
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Seeing the weapon Dauntless was showing off, Lucas was somewhat speechless, "You… at least give your equipment a name."
Sighing, Lucas said, "Forget it, go find the blacksmith later and change it for 1 gold. I'll give you 10 gold later."
As for Bella, she had chosen [Book of Magic] as her main weapon type.
The difference between the [Book of Magic], [Staff], and [Wand] lay in the casting speed.
The Book of Magic was suited for chanting long, powerful spells, while the wand was suited for quick, multi-stage smaller spells. The staff was in the middle.
As for the stat, Bella had chosen [Spell Storage – Spells that have finished casting can be recorded in the book's pages. Can be used without casting(Storeable spell count: 3)].
The weapon stats of exclusive weapons tended to be abnormal. In most cases, it was impossible to obtain them.
At the same time, the stat values of exclusive weapons far exceeded the stat boosts of weapons of the same grade and level.
Gold-tier equipment would only grant 220 points to stats, while silver-tier exclusive weapons often granted 360.
"Boss, what are we going to do next? Keep trying for first clears, or break the records for other dungeons?"
Dauntless had become excited! Having obtained his new greatsword, Dauntless was eager to try it out. His greatsword had even become the number one weapon on the equipment leaderboard.
Bella's spellbook was right behind him.
But Lucas's weapon could not be found on the leaderboard. Lucas had hidden his rank the moment he obtained the weapon.
"Boss, let's go back to that forest place! I think that with our current strength, beating that dungeon is as easy as chopping vegetables! I've prepared to stay up all night!"
In less than an hour, he had fallen in love with this game.
Hearing Dauntless's request, Lucas simply chuckled, "Hehe, there's nothing special about only bullying the same dungeon."
"I'll take you to play something more fun later."
"Learn your skill book first. Learn Charge Sword Draw."
"Then…"
"Got it!" Dauntless did not have any doubts, directly pulling out his recently acquired three-star skill book.
Skill books without names were selectable skill books, and were extremely precious.
Among the selectable three-star skills, Dauntless directly chose Charge Sword Draw. The three-star skill then evolved into the four-star skill[Soaring Dragon Sword Draw]
All skills had a corresponding star rank, and skill evolution meant to increase the star of the skill.
For example, a one-star [Fireball] might become [Fireball Volley], [Fireball Explosion], or [Dual Fireball] at two stars. Every skill had different evolution paths after increasing its stars, which led to the skills in Epochal World being as vast as the branches of a tree.
"Boss, I've learned it!"
Lucas smiled slightly in response, "Okay, explore for a bit yourself. Me and Bella need to leave for about an hour."
"Ah? You're not playing?"
"No, we are, but we need to wait for a bit."
Bella was also confused, "Bro, what's up? Are you going to get something to eat? Just order takeout. I'm not hungry right now either."
"Let's keep going with the dungeon! I felt amazing just now! I'm declaring that tonight is Epochal World night! We'll grind all night!"
Lucas twitched slightly at the corner of his mouth.
As expected of his sister, she really was addicted to the game.
"Log off."
"Bro~"
However, Lucas simply stared at her, unmoved by Bella's sweet act.
Seeing her brother's expression, Bella immediately became obedient, "Alright, I'll log off."
Soon, Lucas transferred 10 gold to Dauntless and then left the game with Bella, leaving Dauntless alone in Maple City.
"What? They just left?"
"I don't know what to do… forget it, leveling is never wrong. That's right, the boss said to check the walkthrough if I don't know what to do."
"Let me see, the community is opened by tapping here, right? Walkthrough, walkthrough…"