Era of Magic and Martial Arts-Chapter 207 - 191: New Entries and Terrifying Equipment!

The three entries are bronze, silver, and silver.

[Nine Oxen and Two Tigers' Strength]: Your body contains the power of oxen and tigers. Every time your Strength Attribute breaks through a genetic shackle level, your Strength will permanently increase by 7 points.

[Power's Protection]: For every piece of Strength Attribute equipment you equip, you will increase your total Strength Value by 10%, meaning one piece increases by 1.1, two pieces by 1.1 squared, and three pieces by 1.1 cubed, and so on...

[Convince Through Reason]: Every time you deeply convince a person who disagrees with and opposes you, you will permanently increase your Strength by 0.01!

Feng Mu looked at the three entry prompts that popped up on his retina and slowly fell into contemplation.

"The first entry offers the fastest short-term gain, equipping it now can directly increase Strength Value by 7 points, and the long-term gains seem decent too."

"After all, the Genetic Lock has the first stage, so there should also be a second and a third stage. Who knows how many stages there are in total; the upper limit might be quite low."

"The second entry ties strength to the number of equipment pieces and total Strength Value. Compared to the constant growth in the first entry, it becomes exponential, shifting from addition to multiplication, undoubtedly much higher."

"The question is whether there is a limit to the number of equipment pieces, or more accurately, whether there is a limit to the number of equipment pieces I can obtain from the system."

"The third entry shifts back from multiplication to addition, and the increase per instance is very small, only 0.01."

"However, this has no upper limit. Even if the system has certain criteria for the targets affected by the entry, the numbers framed by those standards still would be unimaginably large, and besides, humanity is a renewable resource."

"The only problem is that this process might be a bit long."

Feng Mu pondered for a moment and decisively ruled out the first option, never being one to focus solely on immediate benefits.

Faced with the second and third entries, he hesitated briefly. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to first examine the status of the unlocked equipment slots.

The design of the equipment slots appeared somewhat plain, resembling common item slots in games. However, only one slot was lit, standing out and noticeable.

The rest of the slots were tightly locked by chains of icons.

Feng Mu's gaze slowly moved to the nearest locked slot, and instantly, a prompt box appeared——[Do you want to unlock a new equipment slot? Requires payment of ten catties of gold.]

He was slightly stunned, then a stream of information silently poured into his mind, explaining the meaning to him.

The good news is that this so-called gold is not a virtual item, but real gold and silver from the real world, meaning he can scour the real world for gold to unlock these equipment slots.

The bad news is that the payment unit is so expensive, and this is only the first adjacent slot. Who knows if the subsequent slots will hold their original price or keep getting more expensive?

Feng Mu narrowed his eyes, not for a moment giving Father Tongzi the benefit of the doubt, for he had already made his decision.

Rather than trusting Father Tongzi's integrity or his own ability to scour for gold, he'd rather trust in humanity's rate of reproduction, which is simpler.

[You have chosen the Strength System entry—Convince Through Reason!]

A deep light flickered in Feng Mu's eyes, "I just wonder if this 'convince through reason' is as I understand it!"

Feng Mu gently closed the entry panel, his gaze returning to the one lit equipment slot.

In the slot lay a bright red lottery ticket silently.

[C-grade Lottery Ticket, with a 15% chance of drawing E-grade equipment, 25% for D-grade, 50% for C-grade, 9% for B-grade, 0.9% for A-grade, and 0.1% for S-grade. ]

The explanation offered by the ticket was straightforward, free of any extra embellishment just like a straightforward gamble.

[Do you wish to draw?]

Feng Mu took a deep breath, wiped away the food grease at the corners of his mouth, and, after cleaning his hands with a towel, said solemnly, "Praise Destiny."

As the master of Destiny, he was obliged to pray to himself.

[Draw!]

The red lottery ticket exploded before his eyes, transforming into a dazzling roulette.

The roulette spun at a dizzying speed, with multicolored lights swirling, as if holding endless secrets and miracles. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Feng Mu held his breath, tightening his gaze on the fast-spinning roulette, each flash of light stringing his heart taut.

Gold, silver, purple, red, blue, green, white…

Each notch on the roulette reflected a color, and each color represented different equipment grades, while every twitch of the pointer signified a decision of Destiny.

As the spinning speed gradually slowed, Feng Mu's heartbeat quickened, feeling his pulse throb at his fingertips.

Finally, the roulette ceased spinning, and the pointer firmly settled on a color——purple!

[Congratulations, you have obtained the Magician's Playing Cards (B-grade equipment)]

[Category: Spiritual System Equipment]

[Basic Bonus: Spirit +7, Pollution Resistance +20%.]

[Feature Description: Initially, you will receive 6 playing cards, after which you can draw 1 card daily to replace with your current hand. By combining different suits and numbers of the playing cards, numerous equipment effects can be activated.]

[Effect 1: If the hand is all spades, your Attack Power increases by 50%, but the damage you take also increases to 200%.]

[Effect 2: If the hand is all clubs, you gain invisibility, making you ghost-like and hard to detect, as long as you're not in the enemy's line of sight.]

[Effect 3: If the hand is all hearts, your health doubles, but at the cost of a 50% reduction in movement speed.]

[Effect 4: If the hand is all diamonds, your Spiritual Power doubles, but your health decreases by 50%.]

[Effect 5: If all cards in hand are the same rank, you receive a bomb with power determined by your Spiritual Power.]

[Effect 6: If you draw a pair of jokers, you can summon the Magician's Wraith.]

[Notice: Effects must be activated to take effect. Once activated, the corresponding card will permanently disappear and cannot be replenished. Once all cards are depleted, the equipment will only retain its basic bonus effect.]

Feng Mu widened his eyes in disbelief at the densely packed six effect rows, muttering to himself, "Six effects, and this is just B-grade equipment?"