101: Ring of Bond!

Nearly three hundred corpses yielded two S-Class Talents; this probability is ridiculously high!

In reality, even if Lin Chuan burned three million corpses, he might not get an S-Class Talent!

This alone proves that not all players eligible to participate in the secret realm relied solely on luck!

Unfortunately, Lin Chuan did not acquire 007 Evil Dragon Qi Yuan's S-Class Talent, Thorns of Evil, when he self-destructed.

This also proves that Qi Yuan was not among the corpses Lin Chuan collected.

That guy should have returned to his own world.

However, Lin Chuan might encounter his world's Qi Yuan in his own world in the future.

Besides the two S-Class Talents, there were also a few A-Level Talents that were somewhat useful—

A-Level Talent: Wind's Repulsion!

Its effect is to instantly form a wall of wind around the user, repelling enemies who are ganging up on him!

'Repelling' is a skill effect similar to stunning, which is very practical in combat!

A-Level Talent: Soul Shackles!

Its effect is to transfer eighty percent of the damage taken by the user to the person bound by Soul Shackles!

A-Level Talent: Empty Firmament Barrier!

Its effect is to clear one's own blessings and curses, and to a certain extent, block Destiny System fluctuations!

In addition, the Fog Domain obtained from burning Yang Xiao's corpse, and Instant Flash obtained earlier while harvesting in the Evil Dragons Lair, are also exceptionally practical A-Level Talents!

Clearly, Lin Chuan is fundamentally cautious, so what he values and prioritizes are defensive Talents!

This includes the twenty-four bone nails he put on the trading market; his requirement was also for defensive items!

Just now, having some time, he specifically checked the various private messages received on the trading channel.

Ordinary shield-type equipment and items clearly failed to catch his eye.

Lin Chuan didn't even bother to reply to those private messages!

Before the apocalypse, there was a saying: the customer is king.

However, in the Killing Game apocalypse, the seller became king!

It is always the one who controls resources who has more say!

He flipped through over a dozen private messages in one go.

Lin Chuan finally saw an item of interest—

Ring of the Bonds!

The Ring of the Bonds is actually a rather useless item!

Its function is to allow two people forming a bond to endure a fatal attack for each other!

Yes, the Ring of the Bonds comes in a pair, requiring two people to wear them together.

If either party suffers a fatal attack, the other person will bear the consequence of death!

If you talk about defense, this ring is indeed a very strong defensive item!

You suffer a fatal attack and are about to die, but the other person wearing the ring dies in your place!

It sounds great.

But in reality, you might also encounter a situation where the other person wearing the ring suffers a fatal attack, and you die in his place!

In reality, both situations are possible!

Therefore, the effect of the Ring of the Bonds seems so useless!

You say it can protect you, but it can also kill you!

So in his previous life, almost no one used the Ring of the Bonds!

Only deeply affectionate couples, to prove their loyalty and willingness to die for each other, would wear the Ring of the Bonds together!

Therefore, the Ring of the Bonds was also jokingly called the 'Couple's Ring' by players!

Lin Chuan naturally never used such a useless thing in his previous life!

But this life is different!

In this life, he met Zhong Qinger, who has an SSS grade talent!

Her SSS grade defensive Talent even led Jiu Gui Dalao (Drunkard) to call her a favored person of Destiny!

Zhong Qinger virtually possesses an immortal golden Card, and will hardly suffer any fatal attacks!

For Lin Chuan to wear the Ring of the Bonds with her would be an absolute steal!

Therefore, when he saw this private message, Lin Chuan had already decided to trade for the Ring of the Bonds!

However, it was only because Zhong Qinger's situation was special that he wanted the Ring of the Bonds.

The actual market price of the Ring of the Bonds is nowhere near that of the twenty-four bone nails, even with the bone nails' strong after-effects and side-effects!

So Lin Chuan directly replied in the private message:

"The Ring of the Bonds is quite useless in practical application. It might indeed let someone die for me, but I might also die for someone else. It simply doesn't achieve the defensive effect I expect."

The customer on the other end replied almost instantly: "Since you specifically sent a message back, you must still be interested in the Ring of the Bonds, right?"

Lin Chuan was also frank: "This thing sounds quite interesting, and I am a little interested. However, if you want to trade for the twenty-four bone nails, you'll have to add more!"

This time, the customer on the other end was silent for over ten seconds before replying: "Regarding the after-effects and side-effects of the bone nails, I'd like to know more detailed information, as this will affect my additional offer."

While peeling an apple to fill his stomach, Lin Chuan casually replied: "The after-effect is that after half an hour of potential activation, the body will fall into severe fatigue, specifically manifesting as paralysis like after heavy rain, meaning too tired to move, lasting 6 hours. As for the side-effects, there are three points—"

"The first point is that every time you exert 100% of your strength afterward, the areas where the bone nails were inserted will ache unbearably. However, if your will is strong, you can endure it."

"The second point is that it will shorten your lifespan, probably by three to five years. But since it's the apocalypse anyway, very few people actually live to a ripe old age, so a shortened lifespan isn't a big deal."

At this point, Lin Chuan actually concealed a little.

In reality, a shortened lifespan would affect Destiny!

People with a shortened lifespan would be more unlucky when using certain Destiny System items.

But, no merchant is entirely honest!

Lin Chuan naturally wouldn't mention the impact of a shortened lifespan on Destiny.

Actually, even if he did, players at this stage might not necessarily understand.

Then, regardless of whether the other party could understand, he continued to reply: "The third point is that a body whose potential has already been activated with bone nails will find it very difficult to break through human limits in the future."

This time, the customer on the other end was silent for several minutes before replying: "May I ask, what does 'exerting 100% of strength' mean? And what does 'breaking through human limits' mean?"

Since Lin Chuan was enjoying his late-night snack anyway, he simply explained the concept of strength exertion and information related to breaking through human limits to the other party.

He even used an analogy for the bone nails' side-effect on breaking through human limits:

"It's like your body is a bank. When you use bone nails, it's equivalent to owing money to the bank and not repaying it. When you want to take out a loan to buy a house (break through limits) again, the bank will most likely not lend to you."

Lin Chuan himself felt his analogy was quite vivid.

Then the other end suddenly replied: "What if I buy the house in full?"

Lin Chuan: "...Don't buy the house in full; just go to the construction site and be a troublemaker."

...

The customer on the other end, Su Ling, looked at the seller's last sentence, and her usually indifferent cheeks suddenly flushed a little. Then she replied somewhat awkwardly: "Sorry."

Actually, what she was more embarrassed about was—

After fully understanding the side-effects of the bone nails, she wasn't so keen on buying them anymore.

However, the merchant had specifically told her many things she didn't know. She had taken advantage of him for free, and it didn't seem right to just say she wouldn wouldn't buy it.

Moreover, the Ring of the Bonds is indeed useless.

Even though she and her younger brother Su Hai were so close, she had no intention of wearing the Ring of the Bonds.

This thing had no meaning whatsoever and simply occupied an equipment slot on a finger for nothing!

Thinking this way, she suddenly felt that although the side-effects of the bone nails bothered her, using the Ring of the Bonds for this transaction meant she wasn't at a loss.

So, Su Ling began to discuss the additional offer: "Alright, I've understood the details of the bone nails. Regarding the additional offer, Boss, do you want materials, Crystal Nucleus, or something else?"