Chapter 177 - 93: Top-End First Tier
The hunter’s campsite at Thunderbolt Fortress is much smaller than that of the
Demon Cross.
But it’s still bustling.
As he strolled around, Leonard learned that several new Alternate Dimensions have been discovered around the fortress recently, attracting a growing number of treasure seeking hunters.
Leonard and his team returned at the perfect time and caught the steam train
heading back to Sinless City.
Tracy and her team left on the train first.
Leonard decided to stay at the campsite by himself.
Almost as soon as Tracy and her team were gone, hundreds of members from the Black Wolf Group returned to the campsite in full force.
These guys had the audacity to accuse others first. They directly registered a bounty at the hunter’s guild in the campsite.
They claimed that a group of unknown forces breached the rules by triggering the high-level side quest of the Greedy Mining Well. As a result, all the participating hunters were killed, including some of their own. Most importantly, these rule-breakers took the treasures, causing the Alternate Dimension, known for its rich resources, to disappear!
This reason seemed plausible.
If the Black Wolf Group could have resolved the problems of the Greedy Mining
Well, they would have done it already.
The claim of an outsider’s plunder also sounded reasonable.
Similar incidents had happened before as well.
In this way, the reputation of the Black Wolf Group remained unscathed.
The Hunter’s Association, naturally, was more inclined to believe this reputable old team, and thus published the bounty.
As for Leonard, one of the initiators, he found the bounty on the campsite’s bulletin board and was utterly unconcerned.
Even though they had no interest in exposing the Black Wolf Group’s transgressions, watching these guys biting back so shamelessly was amusing.
Luckily, nothing useful was mentioned on the arrest warrant.
All they knew was that there were four “people”.
Out of the forty-plus lone hunters who entered into Space 407, who would know which four survived?
They hadn’t planned on leaving any survivors or paying attention to details. So, finding these people was now impossible.
The situation was somewhat similar to Leonard’s previous encounter in Demon Cross.
He also took treasures from the Alternate Dimension that time.
But he fled because he had provoked the fourth master of the Miller family.
Now, he didn’t think a second-rate hunting group like the Black Wolf Group had the capability to find him.
Plus, with the Clown Mask, he could change his appearance at will, making it difficult for anyone to find him.
Without moving around excessively, Leonard pitched his tent in a corner of the campsite.
He then blended in with the resting hunters.
Inside the tent.
After waiting for a few hours without any trouble, Leonard took out the Cursed Spades 4.
Now that he had all the resources, he wanted to try refining the Bloody Fragment into a complete Profession Card.
A card is essentially a “fixed spell caster”.
The principle is to construct a specific spell reaction matrix on the medium of the card by using extraordinary materials and curses.
As a semi-finished item, the Bloody Fragment is like an alchemic furnace.
The furnace is ready, just add the materials.
Refining a Profession Card requires the fusion of four extraordinary elements: Elements, Flesh, Consciousness, and Mystery.
That is, usually four main materials are required.
However, the materials used by close-combat professionals and magic-type professionals in refining Profession Cards vary. Elements of Flesh and Consciousness can replace some materials that are relevant to professional needs.
The Excellent Shining Silver “First Generation Werewolf Infected Muscle” that Leonard just obtained is the main ingredient, representing the element of
“Flesh”.
The Rare Silver Light Skeleton Bone (Silver) he obtained from the Grand Cemetery Labyrinth can substitute for the “Consciousness” element.
The “Spell Gambler’s Secondary Mutated Heart (Excellent Shining Silver)” he initially obtained from Space 407 is a virtually universal “Mystery” element for close-combat Profession Card.
Moreover, the “Shadow of the Lamp” acts as the “Element,” providing the necessary dark element in sufficient quantities for the Profession Card.
These four materials, when it comes to the Profession Card, can definitely be considered top-tier.
Leonard had previously asked about related materials at Great Ivan’s shop. The salesperson had made it clear that one might purchase silver-grade materials with some luck.
But even better ones, like shining silver materials, were nearly impossible to get-
Even though the Sinless City is by the Old Continent, which keeps producing treasures even now,
The truly top-tier treasures never appear on the market.
No sooner are they discovered in an obelisk than they’re snatched up by large merchant groups.
How could these low-level people in Sinless City afford the prices that those in the rich ore layer could?
Extras like the gambler’s heart, an “Excellent” prefix shining silver material, which only high-difficulty Alternate Dimensions could produce, are extremely rare.
It’s unlikely to be found anywhere in Sinless City, even the Black Gold Trade Union’s headquarters don’t have it.
Material like this, the moment it appears, would immediately be bought by Federal top nobility.
There is absolutely no chance that these items would find their way to the market.
After taking out the materials, Leonard thought back to the technique of refining Profession Cards.
He then picked up the Cursed Spades 4, funneled his curse power into it, and the card lit up with a blood-red four-pointed star array.
Leonard placed the necessary materials in the four corners of the star.
Just like a Containment Card, the materials were instantly absorbed into the card in a process akin to dimensional reduction.
The extraordinary traits in the materials were guided out, initiating a series of magical reactions.
The four materials released four different levels of black light, like streams of elemental gravel, entwining, interweaving, and merging into one.
Seeing this, Leonard let out a sigh of relief, thinking, “This should work…” With the Bloody Fragment, it’s almost like foolproof operation..