81: Upgraded 2 levels in a row, [Gold 7]

Slightly different from what everyone imagined, Shi Li did not use Defense throughout the entire process.

Instead, through continuous control, the Rock Giant Centipede King only outputted for 4 rounds.

In 3 of those rounds, it received 600 points of Healing from Lifesteal.

The Red Blade Maiden, on the other hand, dealt Crimson Blaze for all 6 rounds, causing 4020 points of damage.

But no one cared about the process, because they were all stunned by the result.

“I didn’t expect it, so he’s also a Giant Attacker?”

“No, the problem is I think his deck is formidable even against non-Giant cards!”

“Only Gold 5, oh no, only Gold 6, and he can take down a LV6 Three-Star Demon?”

“Damn it, Show Card Hall has found a treasure!”

“With this level of skill, you’re telling me he only has a C-Level Contract?”

Undoubtedly, Shi Li achieving such a battle outcome was astonishing.

As this wave of demon beasts was completely annihilated, everyone began to clean up the battlefield.

“You don’t need to act; a specialized Gatherer will come to help you Gather the spoils of war later.”

Old Han reminded Shi Li in a timely manner.

Using Gather on demon beast corpses is one of the important ways to obtain material cards in the exotic.

As the victor, Shi Li had priority Gathering rights for these demon beasts within the time limit.

However, sometimes, people entrust such tasks to specialized Gatherers.

For example, this Balance System Centipede King usually has a higher success rate when Gathered by a Card Master who has achieved Balance System resonance.

Or some people’s Talent is inherently to increase the success rate of Gather, making them more suitable as Gatherers.

“I’ll do it, I’ve just achieved Balance System resonance.”

At this moment, Team Leader of Team 3 proactively walked over.

If one were to say which of these demon beasts was the most conspicuous, it was naturally this Centipede King.

She had long been eager to try.

“You’re lucky, kid, with a Team Leader helping you out, the success rate of getting loot will increase significantly.”

Old Han patted Shi Li’s shoulder and said with a smile.

If one were to ask who was the best Balance System Gatherer in the entire Pioneer Team, it was undoubtedly Team Leader of Team 3.

High-quality Balance System demon beasts killed by the Pioneer Team would usually be Gathered by her.

So, after Shi Li enabled permission in the system, Team Leader of Team 3 walked up to the Centipede King.

She placed her palm on the Centipede King’s carapace and used Gather.

[Gather Failed, Stamina - 30]

“It failed, and this thing consumes 30 Stamina.”

Team Leader of Team 3 showed a wry smile, feeling as if a lot of her strength had been instantly drained.

“The higher the Stamina consumed during Gather, the better the quality of the material card.”

Old Han explained to Shi Li.

Shi Li noticed that after the other party finished Gathering, the Centipede King’s size had shrunk.

Several large, incomplete pits appeared on its body, the pits were cubic in shape, with smooth and complete cross-sections.

It was as if it had suffered some spatial magic, and several chunks had been forcibly cut away.

It was obvious that this was the consequence of Gather.

Then, Team Leader of Team 3 tried Gather again, but it still ended in failure.

“The Stamina consumption is too high, I need to rest.”

She hadn’t made any large movements, yet she was now somewhat out of breath.

“This is all normal; the success rate of Gather is not high to begin with, especially for such high-quality demon beasts.”

Old Han could only comfort Shi Li.

“Can I try once?”

Shi Li wanted to try it himself.

Based on the current situation, it was estimated that the remaining volume of the Centipede King could at most be Gathered one more time.

“Alright, then the remaining chance is yours.”

Team Leader of Team 3, who was already sitting on the ground resting, said with a smile.

Failure was very normal; according to her past experience, for a demon beast like the Centipede King, Gathering it five or six times might not even result in one success.

Since the probability of failure was higher anyway, what harm was there in letting this newcomer experience it?

So, the two watched as Shi Li flipped his wrist and pulled out a card.

[Gather]: Using this card can increase the success rate of Gathering targets of Three-Star and below.

This was one of the several item cards the Card Hall Master had given him.

Although Xiu Qingshan was not optimistic about Shi Li achieving anything significant in this exotic trip, he knew that Shi Li possessed the strength to contend with Three-Star Demons to a certain extent, so he gave him two just in case.

“A Three-Star Gathering card?”

Team Leader of Team 3’s eyes lit up immediately when she saw the color and pattern of the light emanating from the card.

As expected of someone the Card Hall focused on cultivating; one should know that even their Pioneer Team rarely had anyone possessing such item cards.

Using this card on an elite demon beast was definitely not a waste.

Buzz…

After the item card was used, its light transferred to Shi Li’s palm.

He mimicked Team Leader of Team 3’s actions and used Gather on the Centipede King in front of him, which was now only about 1/3 of its original size.

A few seconds later, the Centipede King’s entire body began to glow.

“It worked!”

Old Han became excited beside him.

This transformation into blue light signified a successful Gather!

“No, wait a minute!”

However, Team Leader of Team 3 saw that this blue light cluster was somewhat different from usual; it clearly contracted twice.

One should know that normally, a successful Gather would only contract once.

“It’s a double!”

Sure enough, in the next second, the blue light flew into Shi Li’s hand and transformed into two cards.

And golden light rapidly emerged from Shi Li’s body; he had leveled up again, to Gold 7.

This indicated that he had obtained a character card during this Gather.

This is why some people still prefer to Gather themselves rather than ask others for help.

Because as the victor, personally Gathering has a very small chance of obtaining a character card.

Asking someone else to help Gather will not drop character cards.

“Not bad, kid, good luck!”

Team Leader of Team 3 immediately offered her congratulations.

Generally speaking, if Gather is successful, the owner will give the Gatherer some material compensation.

But she hadn’t succeeded the previous two times, and now Shi Li had succeeded himself, so naturally, there was no talk of remuneration.

Shi Li picked up one of the cards and looked at it, immediately delighted.

Its projection was a centipede tooth.

[Venomous Insect Fang]: Balance System Trait Material (Three-Star)

“The price of Venomous Insect Fang is not low among Three-Star material cards; its market price can sell for 20,000 cubic coins.”

Team Leader of Team 3 leaned closer.

“How about you sell it directly to me?”

As a Balance System Card Resonator, her demand for Balance System materials would naturally be higher.

“Materials dropped by elite demon beasts are of higher quality, so this price is quite fair.”

Old Han, fearing Shi Li might have reservations, proactively explained.

“Okay.”

Shi Li did not refuse.

For material cards of this price range, using the Card Hall’s trading system would incur some handling fees.

If someone was willing to trade with him on the spot, that was naturally for the best.

What he lacked now wasn’t Three-Star Balance System material cards; it was real money, alright.

The feeling of having money in his pocket was just comfortable.

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