Feng Bujue, of course, was qualified to equip this item. In comparison to the wrench, it both had 'medium' attack power and also had additional attributes. About the special effects, the pipe wrench was better when dealing with humanoid creatures, while this steel sword was indeed the best weapon to counter against machinery monsters.
Feng Bujue assumed that this steel sword had two more transcendent features compared to his pipe wrench. First, this was a regular weapon with a sharp blade, so its attack range was wider. Next, although they were both items that came with additional attributes, electrical attribute could not only restrain machinery but could also paralyze other creatures.
Moreover, this one didn't have the 'locked' restriction. Later on, if he had better items to replace it, he could always throw the steel sword to the Auction House and mark it with a high price. Well, with only this reason, it wouldn't be a bad purchase.
After Feng Bujue had purchased this item, his bag was full. However, he couldn't upgrade his [Newbie Bag], which only had 10 slots, to the [Standard Bag], which had 15 slots, since he didn't have 1,000,000 game coins. This added to the shock that he had had when he watched the [Tessaiga], so after Feng Bujue had finished purchasing the [Robots Must Die], he left the Box of Fear.
Next, he paid a visit to the Mall to check out the changes of the ranking lists during the time. There was a fierce competition at the Union Combat Competence and Union Overall Competence. Besides the two first rankings, there was a big change for the lower rankings. However, the individual combat competence list and the high levels lists were fairly stable. By the way, it was worth noting that the player who had achieved the max level in Closed Beta, [Fearless Hero], had fallen off the top 10 in combat competence ranking. He also didn't top the high levels ranking list. Some strange IDs had quietly entered the top 20 of both ranking lists. And, they were all the official main force of 'Order'.
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At the Mall, Feng Bujue bought more four magazines of bullets, then sold the dagger he got from the human-hunting scenario to make an unoccupied slot in his bag. Then, he returned to his login space and prepared to queue for playing a scenario.
Currently, he was at level 16. His stats were as follows:
Title: [The Plot Seeker]
EXP: 3236/16000
Skill Value: 2080
Game Coins: 214800
Specialties: Common D, Weapon E, Investigating E, Fighting D (enhanced by the mask), Shooting D, Curing F, Spiritual F and Summon N/A.
Bag: 9/10, including [Mario's Pipe Wrench], [The Eye of Hatred], [M1911A1 Pistol], [Echo Armor], [Survival Value Supplements] (medium) x 4, [Flashlight], [Broken Stool], [SPC-500 (20/20)], and [Robots Must Die].
Items: [Dance of the Knight], [Casey Jones' Mask], and [Deadly Poker] (Spiritual Weapon).
Login space storage: 3/10, including Jigsaw Puzzle Card: Monkey, Jigsaw Puzzle Card: Sunglasses, and Jigsaw Puzzle Card: Spinner.]
Skills: [Perfunctory Maintenance], [Lower Side Kick of a Brat], [Body-Spirit Congregation Technique] and [Planned Victory from Thousand Miles Away].
In a short while, Feng Bujue wouldn't play Single Player Survival Mode (Nightmare). Such scenarios that would crack people's brain and give them a head-splitting headache, he should only play that mode once or twice a week. No one could endure playing it daily.
And, of course, playing Multiplayer Survival Mode with Little Tan and the others was the best choice since they could earn more EXP if they teamed up with members of their Union. However, even if the members of the Hell's Frontline teamed up all four of them, they could earn only 3% more for their EXP (those additional EXPs weren't shown in their calculation menu). Anyway, it was better than having nothing.
Thus, Feng Bujue wanted to play Killing Game mode again. The last time he had played one versus one had ended in confusion so he wasn't satisfied with it. Due to the so-called 'ecstasy of players against players', although the terror element in Killing Game was much reduced, players who kill each other could still make their adrenaline surge, which brought a considerably stimulating experience.
As he had thought about it, Feng Bujue prepared to play one versus one again. Unexpectedly, when he shifted his eyes to the menu, someone sent him a call request.
"Oh, it's him again..." mumbled Feng Bujue.
The one who sent the request was that player whose ID was [Wild Trace Sword Shadow].
Feng Bujue accepted and instantly spoke up, "What's up, bro?"
"Hey, hope you are doing well… Feng-Ge, do you have free time now?" From Wild Trace Sword Shadow's voice, one could know he was in a good mood.
"I'm talking with you from my login space, what do you say?" said Feng Bujue.
"Ha... ha... right…"
"Don't tell me you want to play with me, or something like that?" asked Feng Bujue with an odd tone.
"What? Aren't we friends?" answered Wild Trace Sword Shadow.
"Let me guess… Killing Game, right?"
"Yep."
"Don't wanna play, don't wanna play, don't wanna play," said Feng Bujue thrice with an impatient tone.
"Why?" asked Wild Trace Sword Shadow.
"I can't defeat you," Feng Bujue answered directly.
"Ha, ha..." Wild Trace Sword Shadow laughed, "I want to play two versus two with you…"
Feng Bujue was surprised. "No way! You are from a big Union. And you are a hotshot! I can tell you are 90% a professional gamer. Don't you have fixed teammates?"
"I'm not free to go online during the day. Well, just consider now I have unscheduled time to play, so I'm ready to take a rest," Wild Trace Sword Shadow said, "the other guys from my Studio are all playing in scenarios now. That's why I came to you."
"Your Union must have recruited many players. No one is at a suitable level to team up with you?" asked Feng Bujue.
"I've checked that. There're not many professional gamers online now; the available ones whose levels are close to mine are just two or three," Wild Trace Sword Shadow answered, "before I logged in, I stayed in the studio to read the members' profiles. I have some impression towards those IDs. Those morons' fighting capacity is just 5 [1]." He smiled, "Playing with you will be certainly better than playing with them."
"You are really frank. Your Union's members' fighting capacity is just 5, and you are not trying to hide it; instead, you frankly told outsiders…" said Feng Bujue.
"Ha... Just a saying. Stuff like competence, good means good and bad means bad. If I give them face, I'm not sure they can progress better. Being stronger is the only way to change the others' looks on them."
What Wild Trace Sword Shadow said was reasonable. Moreover, Feng Bujue was the sort of man who would be willing to empathize others. He just smiled, didn't comment anything, then tried to change the topic. "So, bringing a teammate whose fighting capacity is bigger than just 5 like me, you can be more certain on playing two versus two?"
"Feng-Ge, you are so humble. Your performance is worth being proud of," Wild Trace Sword Shadow said, "about your competence, at least both of us know about that. I'm telling you this. The Spiritual Weapon you got is likely the very first item of that category in Thriller Paradise. Perhaps it's the only piece that exists at this moment."
"Ha, ha... Alright, alright. I can't deny that your good will is putting me so high. Okay, I will serve you and join a battle." Feng Bujue's words were quite shameless. He had originally wanted to play Killing Game, and now it was like he was going to 'hold-thigh'. Moreover, this Wild Trace Sword Shadow was some sort of the pride and chivalrous 'big-thigh' in the Martial World Union. Whether it was his equipment, level, or fighting techniques, they were all at the supreme level among players who were specialized in the fighting class.
After Wild Trace Sword Shadow had heard his response, he sent the team invite, "Then we should team up."
[1] 'Fighting capacity is just 5' is a Chinese's internet slang that expressed one that is incapable, have low fighting power as well as level, a weakling.