Overlord: Welcoming the Birth of the King
Chapter 52: "Item Identification," Attributes of Four Magical Items

Three days ago, Tang Zheng had already raised his "Genius" level to Rank 8, so his caster level met the requirement to use second-rank magic. 

Especially the second-rank spell he had been eager to master, "Item Identification," was finally within reach. 

However! 

The mana cost for second-rank magic also increased, requiring 10 mana points. 

Tang Zheng had very little mana and could only use second-rank magic once each time. Considering mana regeneration, he could only cast it twice a day! 

Therefore, Tang Zheng spent two whole days finally clarifying the identification information for the few magical items he had obtained earlier. 

Item: Magical Item · Armor · Guardian Necklace 

Rank: Lowest Rank (1–10) 

Effect: Low-rank magic attribute 

Passive: "Low-level Physical Resistance" (once per day), can resist one low-level physical attack. 

Description: A magical necklace used to prevent close-range attacks. 

…… 

Item: Magical Item · Weapon · Secret Technique Staff 

Rank: Lower Rank (11–20) 

Effect: Low-rank magic attribute 

Active: "Anti-Evil Defense" (twice per day), reduces damage from necromancy magic by 10 points. 

Passive: HP regeneration +5% 

Description: A normal lower-rank magic staff, the maker apparently dislikes necromancy casters. 

…… 

Item: Magical Item · Special Craft · Short Staff 

Rank: Consumable 

Restriction: Mana-based · Magic Chanter 

Effect: "Silencing (2/5)," eliminates all sound within a 50-meter radius centered on the user. 

…… 

Item: Magical Item · Weapon · Secret Silver Dagger 

Rank: Lower Rank (11–20) 

Effect: Piercing attribute. 

Active: The dagger tip contains a "trace paralysis" toxin (must be added manually) 

Passive: Increases piercing damage by 10 points. 

Description: A dagger weapon enhanced with secret silver metal. 

…… 

Under the "Item Identification" spell, Tang Zheng finally understood the information for these four magical items. 

Among these, except for the Secret Silver Dagger, which did not fit well with Tang Zheng’s current combat style, the other three items were usable. 

The most valuable among them was the Secret Technique Staff! 

Tang Zheng was even somewhat surprised it could increase HP regeneration speed. 

Although this effect was better than nothing... 

Such magical equipment alone would cost at least 1,000 gold coins! 

It should be noted: 

While the game "YGGDRASIL" had healing potions to restore HP, it did not have any potion to restore mana (MP). 

This was different from the game Tang Zheng had played in his previous life. 

For magic chanters in "YGGDRASIL," mana was essentially their lifeline. 

Therefore, all magic chanters prepared magical items to accelerate mana regeneration. 

Furthermore, 

In "YGGDRASIL," different classes could not use weapons of other classes. 

Even after the "Nazarick Tomb" descended into another world, this rule still remained with the Bone King and others. 

However, people in the other world did not have such restrictions. 

Even magic chanters could wield short swords or draw bows. 

Tang Zheng naturally was the same; the class restrictions from item identification had no effect on him. 

In this case, 

The fact that "Item Identification" could identify "class restrictions," a data that did not exist in this other world, showed that the information identified was somewhat related to the user’s cognition. 

At this moment, 

Apart from "Item Identification," Tang Zheng had mastered two other second-rank spells. 

Yes, those two zero-rank spells. 

After his caster level increased, "Warm Up" and "Papermaking" both showed an "↑" symbol again. 

Spending one skill point each, Tang Zheng upgraded both spells to second rank. 

Skill: Papermaking (Second Rank) ↑ 

Cost: 10 MP 

Description: Produces 700 sheets of high-quality paper. 

…… 

Skill: Warm Up (Second Rank) ↑ 

Cost: 10 MP 

Description: Raises the temperature of a touched object to 300°C within 1 minute, instantly heats it to 100°C. 

…… 

After these two spells were upgraded to second rank, the changes were quite obvious, especially "Warm Up." Initially, it was just a simple daily life spell, but now, upgraded to second rank, 

The ability to instantly raise the temperature of an object to 100°C revealed its offensive potential! 

A temperature of 100 degrees Celsius is enough to harm the human body; it could instantly kill an ordinary person. However, normal second-rank magic could easily achieve this as well. 

The key was the spell's growth potential. 

Most importantly! 

Daily life magic was completely outside the "YGGDRASIL" game’s system magic, so the "Nazarick Tomb" had no related information. 

The other was "Papermaking." 

Originally able to produce 800 sheets of paper, after releasing the spell, continuous mana consumption allowed indefinite paper production, but now it could only produce 700 sheets. 

Not only did the quantity not increase, it actually decreased. 

Tang Zheng had a thought and took two sheets of paper from the Item Box. 

One sheet was made by first-rank magic, and the other by second-rank magic. 

Both looked pure white, but the paper made with second-rank magic was not only pure white, it also faintly shimmered under sunlight. 

"So, what’s the use of this mana-infused paper? And this glossiness... it looks somewhat familiar." 

Tang Zheng looked at the paper in his hand, a flash of recollection crossing his eyes, but he couldn’t recall where he had seen such a glossiness before. 

After a brief moment of thought, 

Tang Zheng cast "Item Identification" on this sheet of paper. 

Item: Material · White Paper (Second Rank) 

Rank: Lowest Rank 

Effect: Paper containing weak mana, difficult to damage, writing on it remains unchanged for a hundred years—Alchemy material. 

Description: White paper. 

…… 

Seeing the identification information, Tang Zheng raised an eyebrow. 

"Writing on it can remain unchanged for a hundred years?" Tang Zheng was somewhat surprised. 

Books made with this kind of paper should already be considered "magical" books. Some high-ranking nobles might need paper that could preserve writing for a long time. 

Tang Zheng pondered and thought this mana-infused paper could be used for making money. 

Wait! 

Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly; he had heard the "Draper" team mention before that some nobles indeed had books that could preserve writing for long periods. 

This proved that this world originally had "second-rank papermaking"! 

When Tang Zheng bought scrolls at the Mage Guild in E-Rantel, he only saw scrolls for "Zero-rank Papermaking" and "First-rank Papermaking." 

Of course, 

This border mage guild seemed unwilling to openly sell second-rank magic scrolls. 

Only after Tang Zheng revealed his identity as a magic chanter of faith was he barely able to buy scrolls like "Item Identification," which had no offensive power at all.