Chapter 183 Orpheus Wrist Guards

Nie Yan went to his personal warehouse and checked the three pieces of equipment Xingzhi Huihuang had stored there.

Two of these three pieces were legendary-grade equipment, and the last was a broken staff that could trigger a mage quest. Xie Yao had already accepted the set quest, so this staff was obviously useless to her. Nie Yan thought for a moment and decided to give it to Bad Egg.

Of the other two legendary pieces, one was for warriors, which could be used by Shui Se, Hei Bai, or Wu Feng. As for the remaining piece, it was a rogue item, the Orpheus Wrist Guards.

Nie Yan looked at the stats of the Orpheus Wrist Guards.

Orpheus Wrist Guards: Level Requirement, Level 100.

Item Description: Wrist guards once used by the Shadow Dancer Orpheus, containing remnants of Orpheus' combat memories.

Stats: Defense 820-838, Magic Resistance +20%, Defense Level +2, Health +10%.

The stats of these wrist guards were quite good, with high defense and magic resistance, which could greatly reduce the damage a player took, especially with the increased defense level. Generally, the higher the defense level, the more difficult it was for an opponent to break through one's defenses. Nie Yan's current defense level was 7, and the average player probably had only 3. Under normal circumstances, players with an attack level lower than 3 wouldn't be able to break through Nie Yan's defense. Even if Nie Yan stood there and let them attack, they wouldn't be able to hurt him. Generally, attack and defense levels were very difficult to increase.

Compared to the Orpheus Wrist Guards and the Hands of Anglish, his previous equipment was simply trash.

Since he was already level 100, Nie Yan equipped the wrist guards, and his defense and health increased significantly. With his current defense and defense level, he could withstand five or six attacks from a level 100 Lord.

He already had two pieces of legendary equipment. Before level 180, he should at least get a set of legendary equipment to use before switching to the Abak Set at level 180.

His gaze fell on his boots. There was still one piece of the Sothot Shadow Fragment he hadn't collected. Once he had that, he would have three pieces of legendary equipment. He had been too busy lately and hadn't had time to collect it. Nie Yan knew the location where he could collect the remaining fragment. Even if Sun and the others went there, it wouldn't be of any use without him leading the way.

The Sothot Shadow required three fragments: the Sothot Cloth Boots, the Sothot Feather, and the Sothot Cloth Roll. He still needed to obtain the Sothot Feather. In his past life, the Sothot Feather was brought out by a Shadow Dancer.

If he were to collect the Sothot Feather, he would have to delay his plans for two or three days.

Nie Yan considered it carefully. His level was so far ahead of the average player that it wouldn't matter if he delayed for two or three days. Before advancing to Saint Shadow Dancer, he should try to get as much good equipment as possible, which would make the Saint Shadow Dancer advancement quest easier.

After making up his mind, Nie Yan asked Guo Huai to collect some good gems to socket into the Orpheus Wrist Guards and the Sothot Shadow, while he prepared to set off to collect the remaining fragment of the Sothot Shadow.

The Sothot Feather was left in the far north of the Greenland Empire. The process of collecting it was actually very simple; if all went smoothly, he could be back in two hours at most. However, the requirements for going to the far north were very high. His cold resistance needed to reach 260 points to go there. Nie Yan's own cold resistance was only a little over 120 points, so there was a lot of preparation to be done. It would be a very arduous task to increase his cold resistance to 260 points.

Over the next period of time, Nie Yan tried every means to increase his cold resistance, including buying cold resistance skill books and searching for equipment with high cold resistance.

To increase his cold resistance to 260 points, he estimated he would have to spend at least 200,000 gold coins.

After learning a Flame Body skill book, Nie Yan looked at his cold resistance, which had reached more than 180 points. He still needed to raise it by more than 80 points, and Nie Yan felt like he had exhausted all his options.

Unless he could buy a rare accessory, Nie Yan searched through his accessory slots.

After an unknown amount of time, Xie Yao sent Nie Yan a message, asking, "The First Military Academy's students are holding a gathering at the Carol City Central Arena. Do you want to participate?"

Nie Yan thought for a moment, then asked Guo Huai to continue searching for things that could raise his cold resistance. He figured it wouldn't hurt to go check out the arena.

"Okay, I'll go with you. Where are you now?" Nie Yan asked in the voice chat.

"I'm at the pet shop right now," Xie Yao said.

"Okay, I'll be right there." Nie Yan put on his Shadow Walker Robe, hid his face in the hood, and walked towards the pet shop.

After a while, Nie Yan and Xie Yao met at the entrance of the pet shop. Xie Yao was also wearing a light gray cloak, and had hidden her information. Too many people recognized them, and if they didn't hide their identities, unnecessary trouble might occur.

Nie Yan could still sense Xie Yao's slender and graceful figure under the large cloak, and the familiar, elegant fragrance that was refreshing to the soul.

"Let's go," Nie Yan said, and led Xie Yao towards the Carol City Central Arena.

There were several warriors in golden armor guarding the entrance of the Carol City Central Arena. Nie Yan and Xie Yao registered their class, name, and other information before entering the arena.

Looking towards the arena, the stands were packed with people, which was quite spectacular. There were at least five or six thousand people here. And this was only a small portion, as many people couldn't come because they were questing or leveling.

The players from the First Military Academy would hold gatherings every once in a while, partly to connect with each other, so that some casual players could find a team that suited them. On the other hand, some organizations within the First Military Academy also hoped to use this method to recruit new blood.

Nie Yan glanced around casually. The students of the First Military Academy were quite strong. Their average level was at least level 70 or higher. Those with levels that were too low were embarrassed to attend these gatherings.

"Look, it's Hua Sha-jie, and Bad Egg and the others." Xie Yao pointed to the seats next to the central arena.

Nie Yan saw Shi Li Hua Sha, Unkillable Bad Egg, and, on the other side, the people from Bloodlust were also there, along with many familiar faces, including Liu Rui.

It's really lively here, Nie Yan couldn't help but think.

Nie Yan and Xie Yao sat down in a corner behind the command department. Because of his facial adjustments, he didn't recognize any of the surrounding classmates. These classmates were chatting and introducing themselves to each other. Since they were in the same class, they would definitely get to know each other slowly.

Nie Yan was just here to watch the fun, so he didn't go up to meet these classmates, and chatted quietly with Xie Yao.