Chapter 1599

The Desert of Death belonged to the natives, and there were many kinds of beasts living there. Among them were the twin scorpions that Zi Chen had encountered.

The twin scorpions seemed to move in groups, but in reality, there was only one pair in each group. They were the male and female scorpions.

The female scorpions were smaller in size and specialized in soul attacks. Their physical attacks weren't strong, so they were the first to attack. Their skin could be refined into a kind of leather armor that could suppress the loss of energy in the Desert of Death.

The male scorpions were larger and specialized in physical attacks, so they were the second to attack.

There was a small reason for this. If the first attack didn't break the target's defense, then the target would naturally think that their defense was very strong. However, when the second attack hit, they would often die.

This was because the male scorpion was not only poisonous, but also had an armor-piercing effect. That poisonous stinger was also the most valuable thing on its body.

The reason Zi Chen was still alive was because when he was forced back by the female scorpion's first attack, Zi Chen had forcibly stopped himself from retreating.

Otherwise, if Zi Chen had retreated a few more steps, it wouldn't have been his calf that had been pierced, but his heart.

Seeing the information on the twin scorpions, Zi Chen sighed inwardly. He hadn't expected that danger would have already descended at that time. Fortunately, he had coincidentally avoided it.

Apart from that, the twin scorpions also had a long strip of soft meat on their backs. The quality of this meat was pretty good and could effectively recover energy.

Apart from the twin scorpions, there were also lizards, sand snakes, and other creatures in the desert. They all had some special abilities, but Zi Chen hadn't encountered them yet.

The mutated trees that grew in the secluded forest were also natives like the twin scorpions. The foreign races hadn't succeeded in occupying them. The small trees that weren't even as tall as a person at the edge of the secluded forest had spirit liquid inside them, which was what Zi Chen called tree sap.

As one went deeper, the danger level would increase, and the quality of the tree sap would also increase.

It was said that in the depths of the secluded forest, there were complete spirit crystals inside the mutated trees.

Six spirit crystals could only buy the most basic knowledge. There was an introduction to the Land of Despair, and some of the dangerous places had special signs, such as the secluded forest and the Desert of Death.

Apart from that, there were also some beasts and foreign races listed.

The Daxus Black Wolf that Zi Chen had killed earlier was said to have the Daxus bloodline. Its heart contained immense power, and was the most valuable thing on its body.

Apart from the Daxus Black Wolf, there were also the Black Tiger, Black Lion, and Black Panther. They were all very strong, and all of their strength was concentrated in their hearts.

They were the weakest existences in the Battlefield of Despair, and they did not have many Spirit Crystals to exchange for. There were also some Outlanders, most of whom were Orcs.

That was the most basic introduction, and there were no overly powerful existences among them. Obviously, these training places were specially for newcomers or seventh-tier adventurers.

After reading it carefully, Zi Chen closed the book and began to treat the wounds on his body.

Right now, his stomach was rumbling with hunger and he needed to buy something to eat.

However, before that, Zi Chen had to clear out the things in his storage bag. The one square meter space had already been completely occupied.

As the storage bag was opened, things fell out. Most of them were fur and bones. All of them added together were not as valuable as the Giant Scorpion Stinger.

After wrapping everything up, Zi Chen once again went to the grocery store.

Old Man Schenker welcomed Zi Chen with his most sincere smile, as if the two of them had been friends for many years, and this was not their second meeting.

"I want to sell these things." Zi Chen opened the bag.

Old Man Schenker nodded and began to count the things. They were all bones. He could not help but frown. "Zi Chen, these things can't be sold for a good price … Ah … What is this? This is the male scorpion's armor-piercing stinger."

Seeing the armor-piercing stinger that was still stained with blood, Old Man Schenker's gaze towards Zi Chen changed.

This did not mean that he had never seen an armor-piercing stinger before. On the contrary, he had seen many of them. However, this was the first time he had seen a seventh-tier cultivator take out an armor-piercing stinger.

In this way, Zi Chen's claim that he had passed through the Desert of Death was true.

"How many Spirit Crystals can these be exchanged for?" Zi Chen asked.

Old Man Schenker pondered for a moment and said, "Fourteen Spirit Crystals. I'll give you ten Spirit Crystals for the armor-piercing stinger. As for the other miscellaneous things, they are worth four Spirit Crystals."

Zi Chen was very surprised. This price was higher than he had expected.

If he added the three Spirit Crystals from before, Zi Chen's wealth was already seventeen Spirit Crystals.

After the transaction was completed, Schenker said, "Zi Chen, you should also need some food. These things can slowly heal your injuries. They are the cheapest healing panacea."

"Give me some."

"These are worth fifty drops of spiritual liquid, but I'll give them all to you."

Before Zi Chen could refuse, Schenker smiled and said, "Of course, I'm not giving them to you for free. If you have any good things, you can come to me to try them. I guarantee that the price is fair."

Zi Chen wasn't pretentious. He nodded and took the things and left.

After returning, Zi Chen began to treat his wounds.

After cleaning the wounds, Zi Chen simply bandaged them. Then, he refined the Spirit Crystals.

The energy contained in the Spirit Crystals could speed up the recovery of injuries. However, there would also be some losses in the process of healing.

After the energy of one Spirit Crystal was consumed, Zi Chen's injuries were half healed. Some of the small wounds on his body were basically healed, but there were still some big wounds that were more obvious.

In this place where energy was scarce, condensing energy into a robe was undoubtedly a very extravagant thing. Therefore, Zi Chen only bought a cheap black robe for himself.

Since he had nothing to do, Zi Chen decided to go out for a walk and familiarize himself with the situation in Yellow Sky City.

Walking out of the room and arriving at the trading area, Zi Chen saw some other adventurers.

Most of these people were wearing the same cheap black robes as Zi Chen. Occasionally, there were some that were made of better materials. As for those who were wearing armor, none of them were seen.

It was very lively here. There were all kinds of things being sold. It was just like a mortal world.

Unfortunately, there were not many people here.

Zi Chen came in front of a stall. The owner smiled and asked, "Do you want a weapon? My shop has newly created a long sword with a sharp special effect. It's only 055 Spirit Crystals."

Hearing this, Zi Chen almost fainted.

He only had 61 Spirit Crystals on him. How could he afford 055 Spirit Crystals?

However, Zi Chen was very doubtful that his sword could be considered a special effect weapon.

Special effect weapons had a clear explanation in the basic knowledge. It could only be called a special effect if the effect was enhanced by more than 65%. The price was also dozens or even hundreds of times higher than ordinary weapons.

This stall only had one special effect weapon. The rest were very ordinary. The prices ranged from 9 to 65 Spirit Crystals.

Embarrassed, Zi Chen was too embarrassed to ask how much the sharp special effect was. Moreover, his three weapons were very handy. Zi Chen had no intention of changing weapons.

Walking past the place where weapons were sold, Zi Chen saw tailor shops selling all kinds of clothes.

Most of these clothes were cheap, but each shop had at least one special effect armor, which had a corresponding defense enhancement. Of course, the enhancement was more than 65%.

In addition to the special defense, the price of these robes was obviously higher than the weapons. Some of them were even as high as dozens of Spirit Crystals.

In addition to the robes, Zi Chen also saw a variety of leather boots placed here. These leather boots also had special effects. One of them, which emitted a green light, attracted Zi Chen's attention.

When Zi Chen killed Shichong, he was wearing such a pair of boots. At that time, Zi Chen didn't care.

Zi Chen curiously went forward to take a look and suddenly gasped.

It was a pair of boots with a speed enhancement. Although it was not the standard 65%, only 0%, its price was only one-fifth of the special effect boots. It was only 655 Spirit Crystals.

Seeing this price, Zi Chen regretted it. If he had known, he would have taken off that pair of shoes.

These special effects were nothing in the Zhanwu Continent. Perhaps Zi Chen wouldn't even look at them.

Take the boots in front of him for example. Even if it had a 655% enhancement, it would not be as good as Zi Chen's World Speed.

However, in this world where the rules could not be mobilized, all combat skills were suppressed. Everyone's combat power was greatly reduced. If one wanted to increase their combat power, they had to rely on the products under this rule.

Brushing past 655 Spirit Crystals, Zi Chen regretted it.

Next, he walked past the stalls and saw several weapons with special effects. These special effects were all single. The sharp special effect was worth 055 Spirit Crystals, while the armor piercing special effect was worth 6,555 Spirit Crystals.

In addition to weapons, there were also some elixirs. For example, refined Spirit Crystals were a kind of elixir.

At the market price, 35 portions of spirit liquid could be exchanged for one Spirit Crystal. Then, the spirit liquid could be refined into a Spirit Crystal.

In this Battlefield of Despair, there were two most popular professions. The first was blacksmiths, and the second was alchemists.

The former could create weapons with special effects, such as armor piercing, tearing, and so on. There were also some special defensive tools that could greatly increase one's combat power. Every increase in combat power was the greatest protection for oneself.

As for the role of alchemists, it was needless to say. The elixirs they refined could save one's life at a critical moment.

If one wanted to become a blacksmith or alchemist, not only did they need talent, they also needed the recognition of this broken world's rules.

Once, Imperial Sky City hired a very famous blacksmith from the outside world at a high price. However, after the blacksmith arrived, he was unable to obtain the recognition of this world's rules. The weapons he refined were all high-quality, but they did not have any special effects.

Here, weapons without special effects were equivalent to consumables.

It was the same for alchemists. If the items they refined were not recognized by the rules, they would have no effect at all.

In addition, everything with special effects here was unique.

For example, if it was an armor piercing weapon, it would not have a second special effect.

Just like Zi Chen's Star Illusion Dragon Spike, it only had a single effect. Until now, Zi Chen had not seen a single weapon with such a special effect.