The skill ‘Steal’ has an extremely short cooldown, but its success rate is very low. Against other monsters, successfully stealing once every dozens of attempts is already considered quite good. However, Eina the Wandering Princess, known as a walking treasure chest, has an unusually high success rate when targeted by the Steal skill. Nevertheless, she periodically summons a swarm of evil mages, making it nearly impossible for ordinary thieves to approach and attempt to steal.
The reason Gu Lie managed to successfully steal from her was due to the Blessing of the Gods, which granted him spell immunity.
System: You have obtained 102 gold coins.
Seeing this system message, Gu Lie was startled. No wonder Eina the Wandering Princess was known for her wealth; she dropped over a hundred gold coins at once.
Time ticked away, second by second, while a barrage of magic spells rained down on Gu Lie, exploding violently around him.
Sparks flew, and the flames obscured his vision. He could only keep his eyes open with great effort, vaguely judging Eina’s position by instinct.
Gu Lie kept his eyes fixed on the stopwatch feature of Faith, timing his actions precisely. In his hand, he tightly gripped a random teleportation scroll. As soon as the moment arrived, he would activate it without hesitation.
Steal!
Steal!
Gu Lie continuously used Steal on Eina the Wandering Princess and also managed to obtain a high-level area attack magic scroll and two soul gems.
A high-level area attack magic scroll could fetch around 500 gold coins at Scroll Master Davina’s shop, while each soul gem was worth approximately 50 gold coins.
All in all, Gu Lie had indeed made a considerable profit.
Unfortunately, the items in Eina the Wandering Princess’s backpack were limited and only replenished after a certain period of time. Frequently coming here to steal from her was not feasible, as the number of items in her backpack would gradually decrease.
Since this was Gu Lie’s first time stealing from her, her backpack was full, resulting in a particularly high success rate. Items occasionally dropped out from her backpack.
After a while, another message of successful theft appeared.
Before Gu Lie could even see what he had stolen, the stopwatch precisely reached the designated moment. Violent magic surged toward him, the turbulent magical elements seemingly ready to devour him.
At the very moment when Gu Lie was about to be obliterated by the violent magic, he decisively activated the random teleportation scroll.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The raging magic exploded furiously, flames scattering in all directions, consuming Gu Lie.
However, Gu Lie’s figure gradually vanished amidst the magic, leaving no corpse behind.
The light and shadows twisted, and when Gu Lie reappeared, he was already standing in the middle of a vast desert, surrounded by endless sands, making it impossible to discern any direction.
All around the desert were massive lizards on the move. Their thick hides were like armor plating, and their round eyes were as large as cowbells.
Seeing the nearby giant lizards, Gu Lie’s expression changed. These were all regular monsters of level 300—Steel-armored Giant Lizards!
Damn, what area is this?
Gu Lie never expected to be teleported to such a dangerous location.
The Steel-armored Giant Lizards had extremely keen perception. From a distance of over fifty yards, it locked onto Gu Lie and charged toward him violently.
Its speed was monstrous, and within moments, it was only ten yards away from Gu Lie, lunging right in front of him. Its entire body was ablaze, and Gu Lie could feel a wave of scorching heat rushing toward his face.
Gu Lie was startled by the Steel-armored Giant Lizard. Back when he was level 180, he had teamed up with friends to farm level 300 regular monsters. A 20-man group had taken over 20 minutes to wear down and kill just one level 300 regular monster.
Gu Lie was no match for it now.
Just as the Steel-armored Giant Lizard lunged in, attempting to swallow Gu Lie whole, he quickly used another random teleportation scroll to escape its attack.
The Steel-armored Giant Lizard missed its strike and looked around, confused, failing to spot Gu Lie’s whereabouts. Eventually, it stopped and resumed its wandering state.
When Gu Lie opened his eyes again, he found himself standing in a lush green meadow, covered with various plants. Looking into the distance, there was still only an endless desert. This patch of green was an oasis in the desert, with a clear lake shimmering at its center.
After checking his surroundings and confirming there were no monsters nearby, he walked to a large tree and began to activate his recall scroll.
System: Recall scroll loading… 3%… 12%…
A flash of white light passed, and Gu Lie returned to the desert town of Suoyu. Seeing the familiar buildings around him, he finally exhaled in relief. He was finally safe! He never expected he would need to use two random teleportation scrolls to escape. His luck was indeed a bit poor.
Gu Lie checked the results of his Steal skill and was shocked to see a pair of magical gauntlets in his backpack. They lay quietly there, entirely dark purple, radiating a brilliant glow. They were inlaid with golden threads, between which were tiny gemstones. The gauntlets were covered with various decorative runes and patterns characteristic of the Coexistence Era. Both sides of the gauntlets were covered in spikes, exuding a bold and flamboyant style.
Strange energies danced around the dark purple gauntlets, refracting halos of light.
After appraising the item, its name appeared clearly before Gu Lie’s eyes.
It was it! Gu Lie’s face broke into an ecstatic expression. What a stroke of luck!
It was actually one of the components of the Dictator Abak set—the gauntlets!
Gu Lie hurriedly examined the Abak Gauntlets.
Abak’s Gauntlets of Sealing: Requires Strength 1500, Agility 1200, Level 180. (Currently Unusable)
Item Description: Only those who possess the Order Chapter—Darkness’s Shadow—can wear components of the Dictator Abak set. The entire set must be worn together. Abak venerates power; only sufficient strength can maintain dictatorship. Rebels shall perish!
Item Attributes: Attack +1200, Defense +520, Strength +500, Agility +320, All Attributes +100, Ignore Level, Chaos Damage. Skill: Sealing Hand—When attacking enemies, cast Sealing Hand upon them, rendering them immobile and unable to perform any attack skills or spells for 20 seconds. Skill Cooldown: 2 natural days. Death Hand—When attacking enemies, deals corrosive damage, dissolving armor, and has a certain chance of causing instant death. Status Skill: Drains 5 energy per second.
Set Component: 1/8.
This item is bound to the player who holds the first volume of the Order Chapter and is non-tradable and non-droppable.
(Tracking by Eina the Wandering Princess: Eina the Wandering Princess will stop at nothing to find you and reclaim the Gauntlets of Sealing.)
Abak’s Gauntlets of Sealing shimmered with a purple glow, and a dark, powerful force surged through the equipment into Gu Lie’s body, binding with his soul.
System: Brave one, you have found the Gauntlets of Sealing of Dictator Abak. Go forth and follow the footsteps of history to seek the lost glory. Speak with Count Kelved; he may know some clues. Brave one, you only have ten days. Count Kelved is in some trouble.
This was a bound item. After seeing its attributes, Gu Lie was momentarily stunned. There was no doubt that this Abak Gauntlet was an extremely powerful piece of equipment, but it required level 180 to wear. Level 180 Legendary Sets were the pinnacle among all legendary items. Once you possessed one, you no longer needed to seek other equipment.
The appearance of such an item on the level 60 lord Eina the Wandering Princess surprised Gu Lie a little. However, upon seeing the additional status effect, he understood and couldn’t help but smile bitterly. This piece of equipment would be a hot potato indeed. Being pursued by a level 60 lord was no joke at all.
Unless his team members all reached level 60 and they set up a trap to kill her, Gu Lie would have to be cautious. He was unsure how far Eina the Wandering Princess, a level 60 lord, could go in tracking him.
Gu Lie searched the official website and found that if the hidden quest associated with Eina the Wandering Princess was triggered, she would no longer be a regular lord but transform into a monster that grows stronger with each kill. Every time she was killed, she would revive after 30 days, growing stronger each time, until she eventually became a level 180 demonized lord.
This was the reason why Abak’s Gauntlets of Sealing dropped from Eina the Wandering Princess.
After obtaining the first piece of the Abak set, Gu Lie was inevitably drawn into the quest to collect the complete Abak set.
If he could gather the entire Abak set and activate the Sword of Zaenard, he would possess a divine set of equipment and dominate the world!
Zaenard, King of the Dragon Race, was a legendary figure from the Dark Age, and Abak was no less impressive—a human dictator from the Coexistence Era. Possessing such a set of equipment, by the time he reached level 180, who could possibly rival him?
However, the journey to gather the complete Abak set would be long, and even reaching level 180 would take over a year at the fastest pace. During this year, Gu Lie would face many unpredictable situations. Could the Gauntlets of Sealing be lost along the way?
The Gauntlets of Sealing did not truly belong to him yet; it was merely an important clue.
He would have to defeat Eina the Wandering Princess repeatedly until he finally killed her in her level 180 demonized state. Only then could he truly claim the Gauntlets of Sealing of Abak!
After thinking for a while, Gu Lie placed the Abak set into his backpack and checked his other loot. He found ‘Dela’s Magical Device Manual,’ a book used by alchemists. It was thick and slightly worn, with an aged cover, clearly weathered by time.
Dela’s Magical Device Manual: Special item, usable only by alchemists of advanced level or higher.
This book was marked as a legendary item, left behind by the legendary figure Dela. Dela was a goblin alchemist who began his alchemical life in the prison of Carol City after being captured by humans. The goblins organized several rescue attempts, all of which ended in failure. Later, the goblins used the powerful Corin airship to reach Carol City and rescue Dela, but the Corin airship crashed in the desert. Humans only found Dela’s corpse, and Dela’s Magical Device Manual was never found.
Dela’s Magical Device Manual was an alchemical item, usable only by alchemists.
This thick manual of magical devices contained unknown contents. When Gu Lie flipped through the pages, dust rose from the book, causing him to cough slightly. Detailed illustrations filled his vision.
Gu Lie’s attention was instantly captured, focusing on one particular illustration.
Tai Sui Yellow Amulet Paper FuLu Taoist Love Talisman Traditional Chinese Spiritual Charm Attracting Love Protecting Marriage