The pitch-black ring was unremarkable in appearance — it would be no surprise if a player sold it to an NPC as junk on the spot.
However, the moment
It was the first time Shi Feng had ever seen Xia Lian lose her composure.
"Where did you get this?" Xia Lian stared at the pitch-black ring in Shi Feng's hand, a hint of joy and excitement in her eyes.
"From a hidden chamber in the Orc Emperor's Palace." Shi Feng understood that Xia Lian already knew what he was holding, and felt a surge of delight as he answered honestly.
If even Xia Lian didn't know what it was, then this pitch-black ring would probably just end up sitting in his warehouse.
After all, without an observation or appraisal skill higher than the Eye of Omniscience, there was simply no way to appraise it — and such skills weren't exactly easy to come by. But if an NPC already knew what it was, there would be no need for appraisal.
"So that's how it is. That old fellow really did get his hands on that thing back then." Xia Lian smiled faintly, then waved her hand, and the pitch-black ring flew from Shi Feng's grasp into her delicate palm. She said slowly, "This ring is called the
"Completely ruined?" Shi Feng's heart sank.
He had thought it was some incredibly powerful ring, only for it to turn out to be junk. No wonder even the Eye of Omniscience couldn't appraise it — a completely ruined item naturally couldn't be analyzed.
"But don't be too discouraged. It's ruined, that's true, but the material this ring is made of is quite special." Xia Lian noticed the slight disappointment on Shi Feng's face and smiled. "After all, this ring was originally a divine artifact. To forge it, a
The moment Shi Feng heard "Heart of the World," his breathing quickened.
The Heart of the World was the very foundation of a world. Many of the other dimensions within the Divine Realm had actually been formed and evolved from Hearts of the World — which just went to show how invaluable they were.
"If you have no use for this ring, you can sell it to me. I can offer you two hundred units of
Such an offer was enough to tempt even Shi Feng.
He hadn't expected Xia Lian to be so generous — and so wealthy.
Collecting two hundred units of Seven Luminaries Crystals would take a top-tier guild forever, and the Celestium mine near White River City had long been famous.
He had never imagined that this mine actually belonged to Xia Lian…
Celestium ore was a rare auxiliary mineral that could be used to craft
In his previous life, many guilds had tried to claim the Celestium mine, but it belonged to the Kingdom, and the NPCs guarding it were all over level 180 — completely impossible to deal with.
If he could obtain the Celestium mine, the blacksmiths at the Candlelight Trading Company would have a much easier time forging weapons and equipment above level 50 in the future.
"Lady Xia Lian, does reforging it absolutely require a Grandmaster?" Shi Feng asked.
What Xia Lian was offering was certainly attractive, but the Heart of the World was equally precious — the chances of obtaining such a material again in the future were practically zero.
"A Grandmaster isn't strictly necessary — it's just that a Grandmaster can bring out the material's full potential. If a Master or a Grand Artificer were to reforge it, the resulting value would be much lower. Forget two hundred units of Seven Luminaries Crystals — it might not even be worth fifty." Xia Lian glanced at Shi Feng and said with a smile, "Think carefully. The dark power in your body is already quite dense. If you sell this ring to me, I can help you repair the Book of Darkness a bit — it'll help you resist the Ring of Morlock's devouring effect."
"You can help me repair the Book of Darkness?" Shi Feng was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected Xia Lian to be so interested in the Ring of Eternity that she would even offer to help repair the Book of Darkness. He quickly agreed, "Alright then — I'll have to trouble you with the restoration, Lady Xia Lian."