Shi Feng stared at the Dawn Treasure Chest, giving it careful thought.
He currently had nearly 120,000 Gratitude Gift Boxes on him. If he wanted to raise his reputation, that was more than enough.
Luck affected all sorts of things. Beyond monster drops, it was also quite useful for opening treasure chests and gift boxes — though the effect wasn't as pronounced as with monster drops.
However, the Heart of Icarus only had a base Luck attribute of 5 points, which was too small a boost for opening treasure chests.
According to the data Shi Feng had seen, 5 points of Luck didn't even double the odds.
And the Dawn Treasure Chest was famously stingy with good items.
Only by activating Divine Blessing could he reach 25 points of Luck, which would actually make a difference when opening chests. The problem was that Divine Blessing only lasted 30 seconds, with a cooldown of a full hour.
"I'll just focus on raising my reputation first," Shi Feng said, and began opening the Gratitude Gift Boxes.
Opening a Gratitude Gift Box took only one second.
Shi Feng opened ten in a row. Besides some copper coins, he obtained two Reputation Books — better results than he'd expected.
A single Reputation Book could raise Star Moon Kingdom reputation by 1 point. Unfortunately, they were untradeable, or Shi Feng would have seriously considered selling them.
The Reputation Books from Gratitude Gift Boxes grew less effective the higher a player's reputation rose. At the start, they granted a 100% chance to gain 1 reputation point. Once reputation reached 100, the chance dropped to 60%. At 200, it fell to 30%. At 300, just 20%. At 400, 10%. And once reputation hit 500, there was only a 3% chance of gaining a single point.
Baron required 500 reputation points.
Viscount required 1,000.
So relying on Reputation Books alone to reach Viscount would be staggeringly expensive — and as for the next rank of Earl, there was almost no point even thinking about it, since that required 3,000 reputation points.
"Five points of Luck really does make a noticeable difference. I wonder if I can open a Mastery Book," Shi Feng said with a faint smile.
Having 5 points of Luck genuinely gave him better odds than most players for pulling Reputation Books.
Beyond copper coins and Reputation Books, Gratitude Gift Boxes also had an exceedingly small chance of producing a Mastery Book — an item of extraordinary value.
Mastery was critically important for every player. Shi Feng's own high Mastery was why his basic attacks hit harder than other people's. If he could raise his one-handed sword proficiency to Junior Sword Master level, the damage of a normal sword strike would increase by 30% — a full 10% higher than an Advanced Swordsman.
A 10% gap in basic attacks translated into an even larger gap when skills were factored in. Shi Feng still needed several dozen more Mastery points to reach Junior Sword Master.
If he could open some Mastery Books, his combat power would take another leap forward, and his training in the Ancient Battlefield would be all the more effective.
Without hesitation, Shi Feng began opening Gratitude Gift Boxes at a furious pace.
100… 300… 500… 1,000…
Several hours later, he had opened over 10,000 Gratitude Gift Boxes. In total, he obtained 2,000 Reputation Books — and, by sheer luck, managed to pull out 8 Mastery Books.
It was a steep cost, but Shi Feng felt it was well worth it. He had come here specifically for reputation, and the Mastery Books were a welcome bonus.
A single Mastery Book guaranteed 1 Mastery point at 100%, saving him several levels' worth of accumulation.
"I wonder if Divine Blessing has any effect on increasing reputation?" Shi Feng mused. Once reputation hit 100, there was no longer a 100% chance of gaining a point — meaning luck became a factor.
And if luck was involved, then the Luck attribute mattered.
At that thought, Shi Feng smiled faintly and activated Divine Blessing. A soft golden glow immediately enveloped his body, as though he were blessed by the heavens themselves.
Then Shi Feng began furiously clicking through the 2,000 Reputation Books.