"That should be about enough." Shi Feng gazed at the Dragon Scale Sets filling his inventory, highly satisfied.
Right now, Divine Realm players weren't high-leveled — most were around level 20 — so level 20 equipment had already become fairly common.
You could tell just from the huge number of free players in White River City forming groups to run level 20, twenty-person team Dungeons.
A twenty-person team Dungeon, even on normal difficulty, dropped plenty of Iron Rank equipment and had a certain chance of dropping Iron Rank sets.
Regular players had a few pieces of level 20 Bronze Equipment on them, let alone veterans and Elite players — it would be nothing unusual for them to be decked out in a full set of level 20 Bronze Equipment.
The equipment of Elite members in major guilds was even more dazzling. Compared to public groups, guilds regularly organized members to clear team Dungeons, so their gear was better — most had a few Iron Rank pieces at the very least.
For the main raid teams of each major guild, level 20 Iron Rank equipment was the bare minimum. They generally wore Mythril Rank gear, and only top players who ranked within the guild had any hope of wearing a level 20 Mythril Rank set, supplemented with a small amount of Gold-grade equipment. For ordinary players, Gold-grade equipment was the stuff of dreams — utterly out of reach, something they could only imagine.
A level 20 Gold-grade set? Forget ordinary players not daring to even think about it — even the higher-ups of each major guild couldn't possibly obtain one. Because a level 20 Gold-grade set could only come from a level 20 large-scale team Dungeon, and for every major guild currently, level 20 large-scale Dungeons remained untrodden territory.
That was why everyone had shifted their targets to the Warfire Set in the White Mist Canyon.
And the level 20 Dragon Scale Set was absolutely one of the best sets at level 20. While it couldn't compare to the Warfire Set upgraded to Gold-grade, wearing this full set of equipment far exceeded the requirements for tackling a level 20 hundred-person team Dungeon. It would be a tremendous help for running large-scale team Dungeons.
Dragon Scale Set — equipment level: 20. Gold-grade. Equippable by all Plate Armor Classes. Composed of six pieces: head, chest, hands, wrists, legs, and feet.
Two-piece set effect: Ignore Level +10. When attacking, there is a chance to trigger a Frenzy effect, increasing damage by 20% for 6 seconds.
Four-piece set effect: Strength attribute +10%, Stamina +10%, Defense +20%.
Six-piece set effect: All skill cooldowns reduced by 20%. When using a skill to attack, there is a chance to trigger Effect Doubling, boosting skill effects by 50%.
While the set bonuses didn't compare to the Warfire Set, the Dragon Scale's set effects were enough to make every major guild's heart race.
Shi Feng had originally planned to wear a set of level 20 Dragon Scale for himself, but a level 20 Gold-grade set, compared to his current level 25 Mythril Rank gear — he already had quite a few level 25 Gold-grade pieces, even level 25 Dark Gold equipment, which was considerably better than the Dragon Scale Set. So he had abandoned that idea.
However, after Shi Feng spent over a full day crafting 105 Dragon Scale Sets, perhaps his luck was heaven-defying, he had luckily triggered the Black Iron Emblem's attribute enhancement effect once — an effect that could boost the attributes of crafted equipment. This enhancement was a big deal. The attribute boost could reach as high as 20%, instantly elevating the entire Dragon Scale Set by a whole quality tier, transforming it into a level 20 Dark Gold set — equivalent to a level 25 Gold-grade set.
Shi Feng was overjoyed.
The Dragon Scale Set, after the enhancement, was no longer the Dragon Scale — it had become the Dragon Claw Set. And it was the only Dark Gold set Shi Feng had ever produced.
Dragon Claw Set — equipment level: 20. Dark Gold. Equippable by all Plate Armor Classes. Composed of six pieces: head, chest, hands, wrists, legs, and feet.
Two-piece set effect: Ignore Level +15. When attacking, there is a chance to trigger a Frenzy effect, increasing damage by 40% for 8 seconds.
Four-piece set effect: Strength attribute +15%, Stamina +15%, Defense +30%.
Six-piece set effect: All skill cooldowns reduced by 30%. When using a skill to attack, there is a chance to trigger Effect Doubling, boosting skill effects by 100%.
Never mind that the Dragon Claw Set's base stats rivaled a level 25 Gold-grade set — just the set bonus effects alone had received an enormous upgrade and were hardly inferior to the Warfire Set. The only difference was that the Warfire Set was better suited for PK, while the Dragon Claw was better suited for Dungeons.
In Divine Realm, expert players generally prepare multiple gear sets for different purposes. The simplest approach is one set for PK and another for Dungeons. Some sets prioritize flexibility, while others focus on damage output.
In his previous life, Shi Feng had his own collection of gear sets to handle Dungeon bosses, open-world team PK, and other situations.
However, in this life, he lacked the capital for such luxury. In the early days of Divine Realm, weapons and armor were still scarce. Being able to obtain a single set of excellent equipment was already a great achievement, let alone having several sets to rotate.
With the Dragon Claw Set acquired, Shi Feng naturally equipped it immediately. As for his level 25 Gold-grade and Dark Gold equipment, he could only regretfully place them in the guild warehouse. However, he kept the level 25 Flame Boots, as they could replace the Dragon Claw Boots if he encountered an extremely fast enemy.
After donning the Dragon Claw Set, Shi Feng's base stats received a significant boost. His Strength attribute was approaching the 500-point threshold, and his HP had surpassed ten thousand points, even exceeding that of a first-tier Guardian Knight like Ke Le. He was practically a health tank.
"If I swapped the Seven Stars Ring for the Earth Ring, I could probably become Zero Wing's number one main tank," Shi Feng chuckled after checking his defense.
Thanks to the set's effects, he already possessed MT-level defense. Combined with the Earth Ring's effect, which could boost his defense by 45% and reduce damage taken by 35%, he was more than capable of serving as the main tank.
Just as Shi Feng was about to begin forging basic mana armor plates to provide as guild welfare, he received an unexpected message from Watercolor Rose.
"Guild Leader, we just received word. Someone from Yi Xiao Qing Cheng has obtained a noble title in White River City and purchased a decent private plot of land there. They are currently constructing a guild hall."
"Yi Xiao Qing Cheng?" Shi Feng couldn't help but be surprised.
It wasn't strange that someone from Yi Xiao Qing Cheng had obtained a noble title in White River City. After all, following Divine Realm's second evolution, earning reputation in major cities had become easier. Furthermore, because of Zero Wing's base, all the major guilds had long focused their efforts on increasing reputation, which could grow by leaps and bounds now. Obtaining a noble title was quite normal.
However, purchasing private land and establishing a guild hall required a large sum of money, with the land being the most significant expense.
He had saved countless gold coins because his land was a quest reward, but Yi Xiao Qing Cheng was able to purchase a plot and still proceed with building their guild hall.
Even the cheapest private land for a guild base in White River City cost over a thousand gold, and the most basic guild hall several hundred more. The total would be at least 1500 gold. While earning money was easier now than before, gathering such a massive sum would still take even a first-tier guild about ten days. Moreover, their large-scale gold purchasing would surely cause the gold price to skyrocket, costing a staggering amount of Credit Points in the process.
Since when did Yi Xiao Qing Cheng have so much money! (To be continued...)