Next came the equipment rewards.
The champion could receive a total of five equipment rewards.
The leader took them out one by one.
The equipment’s attributes were simultaneously displayed on the huge panel on the stage.
They were all Epic grade, and each piece had pretty good attributes.
But to be honest, in Lu Ran’s eyes, what kind of garbage was this?
This was the champion’s reward?
But actually, you couldn’t blame the organizers, nor could you blame the nation.
After all.
This Hundred Cities League was a competition for rookie professionals.
The winners and champions were all rookie professionals too—people who had only awakened their classes about twenty-something days ago.
Not every rookie had a level as high as Lu Ran’s.
So correspondingly, the equipment given was already absolutely top-tier for the contestants’ level range.
It only seemed a bit shabby when compared to Lu Ran.
This was also the first time the leaders felt a bit embarrassed when awarding equipment.
After all.
Lu Ran was different from previous champions.
Lu Ran was that legendary mysterious Undead Mage big shot!
There were already several pieces of Lu Ran’s equipment on the global equipment rankings.
Even two Saint-tier items!
The Spirit Wings and the Stabilizing Trident that had been forged in the dwarven furnace!
He even had top-tier items like Hades’ Crystal Skull!
Compared to that, what the nation could offer was naturally shabby.
Whatever the nation could possess, even equipment from the national treasury, definitely couldn’t surpass Lu Ran’s equipment on the global equipment rankings!
“Student Lu is different from the other contestants. As for these equipment rewards, Student Lu may not particularly need them, but it’s fine. Fortunately, for this season, we’ve also prepared another generous reward!” the leader said with a smile.
That was even putting it lightly.
What do you mean “may not particularly need them”? To Lu Ran, those were practically a few pieces of trash!
Lu Ran’s eyes lit up—here it comes!
This was probably the top-tier reward Liu Xinxin and the others had mentioned!
Then, the top leader took out something like a scroll.
At the same time, the scroll’s attributes were displayed on the huge panel behind him.
Lu Ran was a bit confused. What was this thing—a quest scroll? A rift dungeon? Or something else?
Just as he was thinking, the scroll’s attribute information appeared on the panel:
【Level-Free Equipment Blueprint】
【Grade: Dark Gold】
【Slot: Robe】
The description was still very simple. The specific materials and such were not publicly displayed.
Not just Lu Ran—even the spectators and the major factions were all a bit dumbfounded.
Equipment blueprints weren’t unfamiliar.
Any equipment crafted from a blueprint had extra attributes, making them extremely top-tier.
But so far, the drop rate for blueprints was too low.
There were plenty of low-level equipment blueprints, but because crafting was troublesome and levels rose too quickly, many people didn’t use them.
So the market for equipment blueprints had always been mediocre.
Only Epic equipment blueprints were considered popular.
But this blueprint was actually Dark Gold!
“A Dark Gold equipment blueprint?”
“What level is Dark Gold? Isn’t Epic the highest?”
“Epic only appeared when the dataized world progressed to level fifty.”
“Yes, yes, I remember now. So does that mean Dark Gold is the grade after Epic?”
“Holy crap, is this the world’s first Dark Gold item?”
“I wonder which is stronger compared to Lu Ran’s Saint-tier items?”
“And it’s the most important robe slot too. Damn, it’s precious. The nation really went all out this time!”
…
Lu Ran was also burning with excitement.
Dark Gold equipment!
Currently, the highest grade seemed to be Epic equipment.
Within Epic, there were categories like Titan Epic and so on.
The attribute gap between equipment grades was enormous!
Skipping over Epic to reach Dark Gold—even thinking with your butt, you’d know the attributes had to be absurdly strong!
It was just that before crafting, you couldn’t see the attributes or specific information. You only knew the slot.
But this was perfect.
Lu Ran currently lacked a presentable robe that he could wear for a long time!
This blueprint came at just the right time!
As for the required materials, Lu Ran couldn’t see them for now either. He’d have to wait until he got the blueprint.
And on top of that.
Dark Gold equipment crafted from a blueprint would have even stronger attributes than Dark Gold equipment dropped after the dataized world progressed, with exclusive crafting attributes!
The cream of the crop!
For a Hundred Cities League, a competition between rookie professionals, the nation being able to produce an equipment blueprint that could cause a stir internationally—you could really say they went all out!
No wonder Liu Xinxin and the others said Lu Ran absolutely had to get this reward.
“Thank you for the nation’s reward and the leaders’ kindness,” Lu Ran said gratefully.
“It’s all what you deserve. Here, take it. The materials inside aren’t easy to obtain, but the nation has already launched a plan and will help you collect what can be obtained. As for the few key materials, you’ll need to put in some effort yourself. Keep it up, Student Lu,” the top leader said with a smile.
He didn’t know if it was Lu Ran’s imagination.
But he always felt the top leader’s expression was a bit awkward?
And on top of that.
According to the top leader, some materials were hard to obtain even for the nation—so what would they be?
If they were so absurdly rare that even Lu Ran couldn’t get them, then this blueprint would be useless.
Thinking of this.
Lu Ran put the blueprint into his backpack and glanced at the specific attributes.
He looked at the required materials and his eyes immediately bulged.
Holy crap!
Among the materials, besides some regular ones, there were a few rather special ones.
The most eye-catching one: Black Dragon’s Heart!
Black Dragon’s Heart could only be produced in one place—the current highest-level team dungeon, Black Dragon Mountain Range, dropped by the final boss, the Black Dragon!
You had to know.
Currently in Longxia, no team or guild had been able to clear the Black Dragon Mountain Range. They hadn’t even seen the final boss, the Black Dragon!
No wonder the top leader said some materials were hard to obtain.
So it was this difficult!
But Lu Ran actually felt relieved.
These materials sounded hard to obtain, but to Lu Ran, they were incredibly simple.
He just needed his level to be high enough, and then it would all fall into place. Enter the Black Dragon Mountain Range, speed-clear it all the way, get the materials—was that hard?
Not hard!
What was hard was the level. Lu Ran still urgently needed to raise his level and gain permission to enter the Black Dragon Mountain Range!
“I really like this blueprint,” Lu Ran said sincerely.
“As long as Student Lu likes it. This season’s Hundred Cities League has now come to a圆满 end. I’m sure everyone has seen the strange phenomena around the imperial capital. That’s right, it’s most likely a monster siege. Better to arrive early than on time—everyone, let’s enjoy this monster siege celebration,” the top leader said with a smile.
The crowd immediately cheered.
After watching the exciting Hundred Cities League, they could go enjoy the monster siege benefits. Perfect!
But Liu Xinxin frowned slightly as she looked at the strange phenomena around the imperial capital.
She murmured, “Something’s not right. The scale of this phenomenon is too big. Could it be a level-four difficulty monster siege? It can’t be level five, right? If it’s a level-five difficulty that’s never appeared before, then things will be bad.”
Even Liu Xinxin couldn’t have imagined.
This monster siege’s difficulty was an unprecedented level-six difficulty!
It was a feast prepared for Lu Ran!
