14: You will look very handsome in it!

“You little rascal! I finally found you!”

Wan Feipeng displayed what he thought was a benevolent smile.

But combined with his somewhat disheveled clothes, as if he had just finished killing a monster, he looked more like a bandit.

“Don’t be afraid, I’m the City Lord, not a bad guy!”

These two identities don't seem to conflict...

Ye Ze thought silently to himself, but didn't say it aloud.

Although this was a top-tier six-stage professional in N/A, coupled with the other party's thuggish aura, there was always a feeling of unreliability.

Wan Feipeng leaned in, putting his arm around Ye Ze's shoulder like a mountain bandit king:

“Good lad! You’re strong enough to clear the hell difficulty I designed!”

“And you even brought Lin Yuan City some fame!”

“Come on! As a reward, you can pick anything you want from Lin Yuan City’s treasury!”

Ye Ze had originally worn a friendly, fake smile.

But after hearing “treasury” and “reward,” his eyes immediately lit up!

“Pick anything? Really?”

“What I, Wan Feipeng, say cannot be unsaid!”

“Let’s go!”

“Please!”

...

Lin Yuan City's treasury was also known as the City Lord's Treasury.

It held the greatest wealth of the entire city, with countless items, equipment, and rare treasures, and only the City Lord had the right to open it.

Ye Ze had expected to receive a reward.

But he hadn't expected the City Lord to be so generous! Letting him pick anything from the treasury?

“Ye Ze, our Lin Yuan City hasn't produced any talents for a long time...”

Wan Feipeng led Ye Ze to the City Lord’s Mansion and said indignantly:

“Especially these past two years! We've been constantly mocked by that Wei dog and Wu dog!”

“Damn it! They say Lin Yuan City has no talents because I, the City Lord, am crude...”

He wasn't wrong at all...

Ye Ze silently teased again in his mind, and at the same time couldn't help but wonder.

Wei dog... Wu dog...

If he remembered correctly.

These should be Wu Ming, the General Manager of the East China Region.

And Wei Zheng, the General Manager of the Central China Region.

In this world, due to the crisis of the Abyss invasion, N/A had integrated its regions into five major areas:

East China, South China, West China, Huabei District, and Central China.

And Lin Yuan City was just a small city in the East China Region.

As a City Lord, he dared to curse the General Managers of two major regions like that?

Indeed, having strength means being able to do whatever you want...

As Ye Ze was thinking, Wan Feipeng again put his arm around him in a thuggish manner, opening the camera function on his phone:

“Come on, let's take a picture together, so I can piss them off!”

Ye Ze’s mouth twitched, but he still made a V-sign with his fingers, and Wan Feipeng grinned happily.

With a “click,” the image was captured.

Wan Feipeng furiously began editing the message, ready to send it.

Ye Ze tentatively asked, “City Lord, what about my reward...”

“Here.”

Wan Feipeng casually tossed over a gold card, “This is the treasury key. Just have Assistant Xiao Chen take you there.”

Holy cow!

The key to the City Lord’s Treasury was given out so casually?

Ye Ze held the gold card, but he wasn't foolish enough to harbor any greed.

A six-stage Hunter expert could probably take his life in just one second...

Subsequently.

Following the City Lord's assistant, Ye Ze opened the treasury door of Lin Yuan City!

The hundred-square-meter treasury contained various equipment and items, almost all of which were of rare-level or higher, and various treasures emitted dazzling lights of different colors.

For a moment, Ye Ze was overwhelmed.

The City Lord’s assistant stayed outside and reminded, “Ye Ze, you can choose any one item.”

Ye Ze responded, then summoned the Shadow Squirrel!

“Go forth! Squirrel!”

“Let’s go straight for the most expensive one!”

Even City Lord Wan Feipeng probably couldn't guess that Ye Ze's summoned beast had the ability to sniff out the value of items!

Since there were too many items and it was hard to choose, he would just pick the most expensive one!

As soon as the Squirrel appeared, it was like a fish returning to the sea or a bird returning to the forest.

The various treasures made the Treasure Sniff Squirrel particularly intoxicated...

But ultimately, the Squirrel chose a target!

“This is...”

Ye Ze looked at a box the Squirrel pointed to, which contained an unknown dark crystal with purple patterns:

【???: From the Abyss, a certain unanalyzed crystal, purpose unknown.】

Even the data panel, an extraordinary product of the universal class-transfer era, couldn't see through everything.

For example, there were many unknown existences in the Abyss.

This was also the meaning behind the existence of Liu Boyan's Investigation Department.

“Is this the most valuable thing?”

Ye Ze had no doubts, but he definitely couldn't use this kind of item, nor could he sell it.

“Forget it, let's find the next one.”

【???: A church sculpture from a defunct world in the Abyss, purpose unknown.】

“...”

【Void Meteorite: From the void beyond planes, purpose unknown, non-Void Creatures cannot touch it.】

“...How did they get these things here?”

Ye Ze was filled with helplessness.

Perhaps because Lin Yuan City was near the Abyss, the items in the treasury were all strange.

The most valuable ones here were either of unknown purpose or unusable by humans...

“Damn it!”

Ye Ze put down another crystal.

But suddenly, around the corner, he saw a cloak equipment that emitted a familiar aura.

The cloak had a dark luster, and in the center of the back, a delicate silver contract pattern was embroidered.

【Spirit Contract Cloak (Summoner Exclusive)】

Quality: Excellent☆

Attributes: Agility +20, Spirit +20

Special Effect: When a summoned beast is near you, attack speed +50%!

Attached Skill - 'Spirit Shield': Generates a permanently existing passive shield that automatically recovers 1 hour after being broken.

【Shield Value = (Summoner Spirit + All Summoned Beast Constitution) * 1000%!】

Spirit Contract Set (1/2)

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The other piece of the Spirit Contract Set!

It belonged to the same set as the Spirit Contract Ring he had obtained from the first clear treasure chest!

Moreover, it was a Summoner exclusive set.

The value of exclusive sets was unique worldwide! Once they appeared, it was impossible for others to obtain them again.

Originally, Ye Ze had no expectations of completing the set, as the probability was too small.

He hadn't expected to actually encounter it in this City Lord's Treasury!

“That's right, bro! It's you!”

Ye Ze no longer hesitated; if he missed this opportunity, it might be gone forever!

The cloak was taken off by Ye Ze and draped over his body.

【Ding! You have activated the Spirit Contract Set!】

【Spirit Contract Set (2/2): Your summoned beast's attack damage coefficient has increased to 150%!】

The damage coefficient increased by one-third in an instant!

At this moment, Ye Ze's determination to choose the Spirit Contract Cloak became even firmer!

Furthermore, the equipment also came with a permanent shield:

After equipping the gear, Ye Ze's Spirit attribute was 108; adding the Panda's Constitution of 67, and the Squirrel's Constitution of 48... and then multiplying by 1000%!

The shield value reached a high of 2230!

Perhaps, if it were another Summoner, the strength wouldn't be this high.

But Ye Ze's attributes were ridiculously high, and his summoned beasts were all epic-level, with exceptionally high Constitution attributes, which was why he had such a high shield value now.

Ye Ze was very satisfied and left the treasury.

Upon exiting, he saw City Lord Wan Feipeng looking pleased, seemingly because Ye Ze's appearance allowed him to show off in front of others.

Seeing Ye Ze come out, he couldn't help but praise:

“You chose this cloak? Not bad, it’s indeed the most suitable for you!”

Ye Ze was startled: “You know I have the Spirit Contract Set?”

He hadn't expected that one of the Spirit Contract Set pieces, which he had just opened from the first clear treasure chest, was already known?

Could it be that this equipment was specially left for him by Wan Feipeng?

“Set? What set?”

Wan Feipeng was full of confusion.

He corrected: “What I mean is, if you wear this black cloak...”

“You’ll look very handsome!”

Ye Ze: “...”