For ordinary players, apart from sub-legendary and legendary equipment that comes with high-intensity skills, certain attributes are particularly favored, such as increased attack, life leech, and enhanced skill levels. Another highly valued attribute is reduced level requirements.
It’s easy to imagine how tempting it would be for a level 40 player to use level 50 equipment with a 10-level reduction. Wearing gear two tiers above their level allows them to dominate same-level monsters and level up at an astonishing speed.
However, for level 50 players, level 50 equipment that reduces level requirements by 10 holds no appeal at all. Thus, for top-tier players, the attribute of reduced level requirements becomes practically useless. For example, a level 65 player would struggle to find even a few level 65 items across the entire market. Most level 70 equipment available for sale is usually white or bronze quality, making it hard to find decent level 70 gear. In comparison, running dungeons for a full set of level 65 rare black equipment would be more worthwhile.
Players who are still climbing the ranks are the ones who need equipment with reduced level requirements. Once players reach the top tier, they generally no longer need gems that reduce level requirements. Therefore, such gems are still relatively common in the market.
Unlike other players, Nie Yan possesses a large collection of level 100+ equipment. Typically, gear above level 100 has very strong attributes; even a level 100 white-quality item could rival a level 90 golden-quality item. Weapons below level 100 with attack power over 1000 are extremely rare. Even Nie Yan’s Zennarde Sword only has an attack power of around 800, while weapons above level 100 frequently exceed 1000 attack power, illustrating the significant difference.
If Nie Yan hadn’t opened so many treasure chests, obtaining such equipment would have been impossible.
By embedding level requirement-reducing gems into these level 100+ rare black equipment items, a level 90 player wielding a weapon with over 1000 attack power could easily dominate same-level opponents.
Currently, players in the level 60s to 70s would find it extremely difficult to acquire level 100+ equipment. Level 100+ monsters are far beyond their capability. Even at level 90s, they would need to form parties to tackle level 100 monsters. Moreover, the drop rate of level 100+ equipment is extremely low; getting one item every one or two weeks is already cause for celebration. Searching for treasure chests in the wild to obtain good gear is also difficult, as each map only has a few dozen treasure chest spawn points, which are fiercely contested among numerous players. During the early exploration phase, one might occasionally find golden or rare black treasure chests, but following others to farm monsters usually only yields a few basic chests, which is already considered lucky.
Soon after, batch after batch of level requirement-reducing gems were delivered to Nie Yan by members of the Bull Tribe.
Nie Yan accepted them all. In his inventory, most of the level requirement-reducing gems usually reduce level requirements by less than 5. Gems that reduce level requirements by 5 or more are rare, with only over 20 such gems in his entire inventory. The level requirement-reducing gems that reduce by 5 or more were obtained by Nie Yan from maps above level 100, while all the gems acquired by the Bull Tribe members reduce level requirements by less than 5.
As for gems that reduce level requirements by 10, they are considered ultra-rare. Nie Yan has only managed to collect three so far. Gems that reduce level requirements by more than 10 are virtually non-existent, seemingly unobtainable unless they are sub-legendary or legendary-grade gems, which might possess such extreme attributes.
Nie Yan filled four bags with gems and carried over 50 level 100+ rare black equipment items as he headed toward the location of the master gem artisan, Peguet.
Upon arriving at Peguet’s place, after a brief chat, Nie Yan focused on modifying the equipment.
A level 100+ rare black item can be embedded with up to five gems, with a maximum of three gems of the same attribute. This means that a single piece of equipment can be embedded with a maximum of three level requirement-reducing gems.
Nie Yan rummaged through his inventory and pulled out a level 100 golden great shield.
The rare black chain great shield has a defense of over 2100 and a defense rate of 41%, which is astonishing. This shield’s defense surpasses even the sub-legendary great shield wielded by Cui Can Dao Guang. Level 100+ rare black equipment outperforms any sub-legendary gear below level 100, which is a fundamental rule regarding equipment in Faith.
Nie Yan carefully selected from his collection of gems, choosing three with the highest level requirement reductions: one that reduces by 10 and two that reduce by 9. He handed these to the master gem artisan Peguet, who began working immediately.
After about ten minutes, Peguet finished embedding the gems, and the three gems on the shield’s surface gleamed brilliantly.
A level 100 chain great shield that can be used at level 72, with 2100 defense and a 41% defense rate, is an absolute super rare item at level 72! With this shield, Cui Can Dao Guang could easily tank level 80-90 elites and lords, and might even be able to challenge level 100 elites.
Nie Yan sent the shield’s attributes to Cui Can Dao Guang, and soon after, Cui Can Dao Guang connected with Nie Yan via voice chat.
Cui Can Dao Guang asked in astonishment, “Where did you get this chain great shield? Its attributes are so strong!” The shield attributes Nie Yan sent were actually rare black quality, likely superior to sub-legendary gear of levels 80-90. Such high defense and defense rate are truly impressive.
“This is a level 100 chain great shield, embedded with three level-reducing gems,” Nie Yan explained with a smile.
“Oh, that explains why the defense and defense rate look like they’re not from within level 100,” Cui Can Dao Guang realized. This rare black shield is level 100 gear with strong attributes, further enhanced by a 28-level reduction in requirements, making it an unparalleled super gear for level 72 players. This level 100 shield is already very valuable, and the three embedded gems are also worth a fortune. At the current level, the shield’s value is truly priceless because many players are about to reach level 72. However, there is a certain depreciation risk in the future. Even so, it will undoubtedly remain a rare and valuable item.
Nie Yan crafted this shield not for profit but to equip the elite team members!
Cui Can Dao Guang is the ideal candidate to wield this chain great shield!
Besides crafting this chain great shield, Nie Yan continued his search and pulled out a rare black priest staff with +800 healing, then continued embedding gems into it.
Soon, gem after gem was used up. Most of the level 100 and level 105 equipment were embedded with level requirement-reducing gems and arranged neatly in his inventory.
A level 100 chain great shield usable at level 72, a level 100 priest staff usable at level 73, level 100 chain armor usable at level 75…
Nie Yan eventually crafted over 20 rare black items, high-end gear usable by level 70s to 80s and level 80s to 90s players. The majority were for shield and armor warriors, followed by priests, with many items for other classes as well.
Crafting these items took Nie Yan several hours and left him quite exhausted. However, the rewards were significant. Once the Bull Tribe’s elite team equips these items, they can easily conquer level 100+ dungeons, which will allow them to acquire even more quality gear to meet the needs of the general player base.
With these items, the Bull Tribe’s elite team can easily outclass any other guild’s elite team.
Nie Yan kept this equipment crafting process highly confidential, sharing it only with the Bull Tribe’s elite team members, who were thrilled. Wearing these advanced gear items while running dungeons at level 70s to 80s would be so cool!
A team’s strength is built upon attributes like a shield warrior’s defense, a priest’s healing, a mage’s spell damage, a paladin’s blessings, a berserker’s cleaves, and so on. Combined with teamwork, they can dominate various dungeons. Equipment isn’t everything, but without meeting the dungeon’s gear requirements, even the best skills won’t help. With gear far exceeding the dungeon requirements and decent skills, clearing the dungeon becomes simple.
The most common items are level 100 gear suited for level 90s players, as any level 100 item embedded with a few basic level requirement-reducing gems becomes suitable for level 90s players. These items will be used to help the Bull Tribe’s second-tier players smoothly break through the level 100 barrier.
After finishing everything, Nie Yan finally took a breath of relief. It would still take players a long time to reach level 70s. During this time, he could work with Tang Yao to gather more gear and gems, although the efficiency would definitely not be as high as before, considering the limited number of items he could recall from memory.
Nie Yan’s plan was to use these memories to create enough advantages, and then it would be a matter of individual skill.
The game between him and players like Ang Yi Tian Shi had just begun!
Nie Yan had the equipment transported back by Guo Huai’s team and distributed to the elite players in the guild. Then, he retrieved numerous Death Ripple Scrolls and area-damage magic bombs from his personal vault and went to a location to camp and level up.
Once he reaches level 80, he can use the Javelin Launcher.
From here on, he will rapidly level up.
In his previous life, the title of Shadow Dancer was a regret for Nie Yan. There is a fundamental difference between a Grand Thief and a Shadow Dancer. Advancing to Shadow Dancer further enhances combat freedom, representing an entirely new realm. Failing to obtain the Shadow Dancer title means you will never be among the top-tier thieves, left only to admire the backs of those elite players.
Nie Yan is determined to make up for the regrets of his past life. He will be the first to advance to Shadow Dancer!
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