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Chapter 187 - 17 Quack! Sword Tomb Wan Yi, Astonishing Wisdom! (Second Update 5K Completed, Support Requested!)

Chapter 187: Chapter 17 Quack! Sword Tomb Wan Yi, Astonishing Wisdom! (Second Update 5K Completed, Support Requested!)

*Promotion Network

*Gu Pan, First-tier Martial Artist

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Gu Pan slipped on a pair of cute pink bunny panties before pulling on her practice pants and a black form-fitting velvet shirt, her waist, hips, and legs proportioned to perfection. (Y)

She gently patted her thighs and waist, kneaded her belly, feeling the fullness of the strength inside her, and faintly savoring, or perhaps recalling, the powerful "Warrior" energy that Xu Shu had placed inside her body.

"I feel so much weaker now..."

"Yeah, he’s a Warrior, and it seemed like he was over level ten at that time, his sense of strength is naturally stronger than mine right now. Plus, his power was always much stronger than the average person at the same level. I don’t know if it’s because of his Curse Seal that has something special. Being slightly stronger than me at level one is normal, and naturally, I will catch up!"

"Besides, the strength of a Martial Artist does not lie solely in physical power—life and death battles are not about arm-wrestling, not about who has more strength.

"There are also skills, equipment, combat experience, timing, and location, all these are decisive factors in winning a fight!"

"Oh right, speaking of equipment..."

Gu Pan turned around and opened a small drawer in a cabinet beside her, taking out two thumb-sized mini items.

One looked like a hat, the other like a piece of leather armor.

Exquisitely crafted with runes encircling them, they were indeed mystical.

"Hehe, this armor is also a part of one’s strength, and quite a beauty at that."

Gu Pan picked up the two tiny pieces of mini leather armor and mini felt hat, lifted her shirt collar, and stuffed them inside her clothes one after another.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Accompanied by a shimmering light, she gave a slight shake, and suddenly the surface of her body condensed into solid form, revealing a fitted grey-black leather armor, and on her head appeared a brown hat made from an unknown animal skin.

In an instant, her aura transformed, as if she became a general on the battlefield, filled with a stern killing intent.

In front of her, the Promotion Network interface displayed the message:

[You have for the first time contained Protective Charm armor]

*Protective Charm·Head: Leather Armor Category (White) Mental resistance +1, lower quality, no special effects, no extra consumption

*Protective Charm·Armor: Leather Armor Category (White) Close Combat resistance +1, lower quality, no special effects, no extra consumption

[Notice: Protective Charms are bound to the Curse Seal and cannot be removed or dropped. When damaged, they automatically dissipate; you can also directly replace them by containing other Protective Charms, the original Protective Charm dissipates upon removal and cannot be preserved. Please choose carefully.]

"White newbie equipment for free, a bit weak, but better than nothing. When I have the money, I’ll definitely get some blue gear!"

"Moreover, I should also consider Curse Tools. Maybe the family will allow me to take a green one or higher Curse Tool Sword. I wonder if there are still many available at the Sword Artifact Discharge Hall. Ah, Curse Tools and Protective Charms are definitely not on the same level."

After operating for a bit on the Promotion Drive, Gu Pan clicked [Hide Protective Charm Armor Appearance], and her leather armor and hat vanished from sight, but the protective effects remained.

This Protective Charm is actually Equipment from the Extraordinary World.

It is one of the only two types of Extraordinary Equipment, only the head and armor can be contained within the Curse Seal, possessing a bit of Extraordinary Power.

As for other types of physical Armor, they can be worn, but they are almost useless to a Transcendent. Even wearing a ton of iron on your body wouldn’t protect you from a blow from a Second-order Monster.

Like the white Protective Charms that Gu Pan had, the Astronomy Association produced them at a low cost.

With a few white Erosion Crystals, using some simple non-transcendent weaving processes, they can be made.

However, higher-tier green quality or above requires materials dropped by monsters, and the crafting process becomes more complicated.

Of course, the various protective effects are stronger, and correspondingly they bring some negative effects, such as extra Transcendent-side muscle load, increased physical erosion, and so on.

It is bound to the Curse Seal, akin to a one-time enhancement for the Curse Seal; it just also happens to have a physical manifestation, allowing you to freely choose to hide its appearance, concealing your capabilities from others.

If the Transcendent dies or the armor is completely destroyed in combat, the curse power of these Protective Charms will also dissipate, returning to the world, much like a deceased Transcendent, melting away like ice and snow.

Next, since these pieces of armor have different burdens on a Transcendent.

So, Transcendents of different vocations would choose different directions for their Protective Talisman.

According to the detailed classification provided by Lie Zhenzi on the Promotion Network, there are simply four categories: ① Silk Armor, ② Cloth Armor, ③ Leather Armor, ④ Armor.

They each offer different directions of defense, some even possessing special effects, each with advantages and disadvantages, such as the Silk Armor also known as Spirit Armor, which has completely different effects.

As for Gu Pan, she is a "Martial Artist," a vocation whose physical strength is still considered quite strong.

Even if you forcibly wear a piece of Armor, as long as you don’t choose the obviously extreme among the heavy armors, you can barely manage.

However, the Gu Family’s sword techniques emphasize agility and change, so they generally choose Leather and Cloth Armor. Armor belongs to heavy Armor, which affects performance.

Anyway, if she feels it’s not suitable in the future, she can just go and buy a replacement.

Of course, as prompted in the Promotion Network, once they are replaced, the original "Protective Charm" will completely shatter. Once worn, there is no possibility of recovery—hence it’s called ’Protective Charm,’ not just some armor or helmet because it is a consumable item.