054 The Dragon-Head Hilt!

[Heart of Nature]
Legendary, Plot, Accessory
Equipment Requirement: Nature Healing Class
+100% Nature Healing Effect
+20% Resistance
+20% HP
Attached Skill: [Natural Life]
Attached Effect: Your periodic Nature Healing effects have a 20% increased chance to critically strike. When a critical hit is triggered, your next Nature Healing spell is guaranteed to be a critical hit.
Attached Effect: When performing single-target healing, there is a 30% chance to remove one negative effect from the target. If the target is under crowd control, there is a high probability of prioritizing the removal of the control effect.
Attached Effect: When your periodic Nature Healing effects trigger, you have a 40% chance to convert incoming ranged magic attacks into HP recovery. When your HP is below 30%, this chance increases to 100%.
Plot: You will trigger the "Guardian" class initiation quest.
Description: The guardian of nature shall awaken because of you!

The skill "Natural Life" allows periodic healing effects to resolve instantly, granting all HP recovery from the entire duration at once. It is an excellent way to restore a tank's health while major skills are on cooldown. The primary advantage of this skill is its short 40-second cooldown.

The greatest benefit of the "Heart of Nature" is its ability to trigger a class initiation quest. Chen Feng had seen the Guardian class before; it is divided into three branches: Nature, Restoration, and Summoning. The Nature and Summoning branches are particularly distinct, with the Nature branch possessing powerful control abilities and the Summoning branch offering immense versatility.

Chen Feng recalled that this class was not supposed to be unlocked until three years after the game's launch. It was clearly being introduced ahead of schedule. Evidently, this secret location was known to very few; had it not been for a previous assassination mission, Chen Feng would never have known about it either. He didn't recall the target he killed last time dropping this orange accessory, which suggested its drop rate was quite low.

Sometimes, Chen Feng wondered if the orange treasure chest hidden in the Matilaka Forest always contained this accessory, thereby completing an orange-tier class initiation quest.

Distribute based on need? Outles was certainly unwilling. His Holy healing spells were completely incompatible with Nature healing. Besides, Chen Feng had a secondary character, which made it suitable for him. Such a top-tier orange piece of equipment that also unlocked a class quest was something Outles would never willingly give up.

Just as Outles was about to speak, Chen Feng sent him a message: "Help me get this accessory, and I’ll give you 100,000 gold coins. I’ll give you priority on the next orange item."

Receiving this, Outles thought for a moment and replied: "The accessory is yours, but I want the skill advancement scroll."

"Outles, Chen Feng, do you think we’re dead? You’re just splitting the orange gear and the scroll between yourselves?" Stan immediately took issue with this. Although he knew he wouldn't get the item, the fact that Outles wanted the skill advancement scroll bothered him. Knowing the two of them, he suspected a private agreement had been made.

Seeing Stan speak up, Wenge seized the opportunity: "My sister is a Druid, she should be the one using this accessory. Besides, if not for her, would you have opened the chest so easily?"

"Beautiful Wenge, your sister is a Druid and has Nature healing spells, that's true, but she has multiple forms. She needs gear that supports damage dealing, tanking, ranged DPS, and healing. Using it solely for healing isn't ideal," Outles countered with a ready excuse.

"Then what about Chen Feng? He's a Warrior, what use does he have for this accessory?" Wenge retorted. "And even if he has a Druid alt, so what? Does that mean he just gets an orange item?"

"Beauty, don't be so absolute! I know you want this for your sister, but look at the return on investment!" Chen Feng had his response prepared: "Your sister is a powerful class with balanced talents across all branches. If I have this accessory, I can play as a healer and support, which would be incredibly effective."

"I want this accessory, or I'm leaving the team!" Gwen knew that any further reasoning was futile; if Outles was playing along with Chen Feng, she had no chance. Chen Feng’s excuses were flimsy—his alt was just a side character; was there really a need to give it legendary gear?

Hearing Gwen play her trump card, Outles and Chen Feng exchanged a look. Outles dropped his act and said, "Gwen, don't be so drastic! If everyone demanded gear like you, our team would lose its cohesion. If you set this precedent, the team will be hard to manage! I suggest you and Crow roll for it; whoever gets the higher number takes it."

Gwen possessed spatial control skills; if she left the team, many future missions would become difficult. If she were recruited by the Cobra organization or the Aegis Association, it would be a major headache. In truth, Chen Feng didn't have much use for the accessory; he just wanted to buff his alt, as he had no interest in being a full-time healer.

"Fine, take the accessory! I don't lack legendary gear anyway. But I want that skill advancement scroll." Chen Feng decided to forgo the orange gear; giving it to Gwen wasn't a bad idea, at least it would force her into a support role. While orange gear was rare, it wasn't impossible for him to obtain more.

The others were surprised that Chen Feng would give up an orange item so easily. It was clear he no longer cared about a single piece of legendary gear. Since Chen Feng could craft orange items, it was understandable he wouldn't want one unsuitable for his main Warrior character, but his casual attitude was still surprisingly generous.

"I've got dibs on the skill advancement scroll!" Seeing he couldn't get the orange gear, Outles went for the scroll.

"Perfect, I also have a skill I want to advance. I wonder what Demon Transformation will look like after being upgraded!" Stan wanted the scroll most of all. If Outles and Chen Feng fought over it, he might be able to snag it. As for the others, they had no chance, especially since Gwen had already taken the most powerful orange accessory.

"Old rules, rock-paper-scissors!" Chen Feng, not wanting to waste time, suggested a simple game.

The other five were baffled by these three, settling such a valuable scroll with a game of chance as if they didn't care about it at all. It was clear this group was extraordinary; if they could give away orange gear, a skill advancement scroll was clearly nothing to them.

Outles had a stroke of luck, winning in one round with rock against Chen Feng and Stan’s scissors. Stan took a Demon Enhancement scroll to upgrade his summoned demons. Next, it was Chen Feng’s turn to pick. He hesitated.

The others were nervous. They all wanted the talent stone, which was the most valuable item there. They feared Chen Feng would take it.

"Forest Talent Stone, seems nice..." Chen Feng said, looking at the others. They were startled, but Chen Feng hadn't made his choice yet. Seeing them sweat made him feel great. In reality, he already had a talent stone in his warehouse and didn't need another; he was just teasing them.

"If you're going to pick, just pick! Stop hesitating!" Gwen said, clearly annoyed.

"Beauty, I gave you the orange gear, can't you be a bit more polite?" Chen Feng picked up a damaged dark-gold item with a dragon-head hilt. "I'll take this piece of junk, so I don't steal from your teammates."

Outles gave away the rest of the items, as they were useless to him. "Our team, leading the charge in this game, is impressive, right? Follow us and you get orange gear and talent stones, even if you're just a second-tier member!"

Chen Feng ignored them, focused on the dragon-head hilt. He felt like he had seen it before but couldn't quite place it. As he equipped it, a quest triggered.

[Damaged Dragon Sword]: Synthesis quest. Collect items related to the Gold, Silver, Black, Green, Red, Blue, and Purple Dragons to reforge the Dragon Sword. The sword's rank depends on the quality of the collected materials. Minimum rank: Epic; Maximum rank: Artifact.

Artifact? He could dream. Unless he could capture the seven Great Dragon bosses for the synthesis, it was impossible. Chen Feng had seen many such "synthesis weapons" before; they always dangled the word "Artifact" as bait. He’d be lucky to get an Epic item, let alone an Artifact. To collect materials from seven dragons—even at level 60, he wouldn't be able to handle them.

Chen Feng felt ripped off. He thought it was a simple fusion quest, but it turned out to be a massive headache.

System: China region player "Wang Xiaodie" wants to add you as a friend. Accept?

A system notification popped up. Chen Feng was suspicious. Was it really Wang Xiaodie, the most popular gaming TV host in the China region? She was known as the most alluring beauty in the game, a legendary "fox spirit" perfect for being a mistress. Among the Frost-Snow Studio, Yu Jing was the most beautiful, scoring 95 points. Miyazaki Kaoru had the best figure, scoring 100. Lin Shanshan was the sexiest, scoring 90. Cheng Xue had the best personality, scoring 90. This Wang Xiaodie possessed all their traits and was even more beautiful than Yu Jing. Her show had the highest viewership; many men treated her as their fantasy, and Chen Feng was no exception.

In his previous life, when he was an assassin, he had once thought about offering 2 million to have her spend a night with him in the game, but he had been rejected. He remembered her well. He didn't expect her to proactively add him as a friend. Did she want him for a show?

Accept! Why wouldn't he? He’d see if he could finally get his hands on her this time around!