This, you must know, is just a virtual enhancement gemstone, and its value can be seen from this alone.

An enhancement crystal is an implant. A level 20 character can have three enhancement slots: arm, head, and trunk. Because in the past, enhancement crystals were items that would not be lost upon death in the game, their value was often higher than ordinary equipment. Of course, in this world, this advantage has lost its significance, but it still doesn't lessen its preciousness.

At least, from the lesson of Azure Light Piercing, enhancement crystals at least won't be lost.

As for output power, it's burst power. Increasing burst power by 10% equals the same amount of offensive power increase. Since Brand had already accumulated enough Skill Experience to push the Power Burst skill to level 10 during his recent upgrade, his burst power could reach 30 energy levels when he activated the skill, and this crystal could provide him with an extra 10%, which is 3 energy levels, of power boost at this moment.

At the level of over twenty, 3 energy levels of power is already equivalent to the standard of antique items. Not to mention this is just the beginning. When he has hundreds of energy levels in the later stages, what kind of scene will that be?

Brand could entirely imagine the immense benefit this thing would bring him.

"If this thing were to be priced," Brand laughed, picking up the crystal and answering, "it would be worth three billion."

Three billion!

The mercenaries' faces turned green. If Brand had said it was worth three million, they might have been breathless. But three billion, equivalent to the total annual budget of a rich duchy. For these mercenaries, who came from civilian backgrounds, they really didn't know how to face this number.

They could only think Brand was joking.

Not to mention them, even the merchant lady Romantic expressed disbelief, lightly snorting and glaring at Brand. Antitina also frowned, thinking that this guy was bragging again.

But Brand didn't care if these people believed him. He happily implanted the item into his right hand, with a continuous stream immediately flowing from the crystal into his body. However, he was long accustomed to this feeling in the game, so he casually picked up the Iron Shin Guards.

He had just picked them up, almost letting out a shout and throwing them away.

Flesh Shin Guards, [Brass], +10.5% movement speed, +5 Constitution, required level: 20; equipment energy level (20Oz).

Brand suddenly felt the world become a bit unreal, even though he already thought this world wasn't very real to begin with. Was this a sign of Doomsday? He would never believe he would one day become the legendary Face Fighter.

A Ghost Knight Crystal and a piece of [Brass] equipment as a bonus, just from an elite tasked to a mission! Not even a boss!

He was stunned for a moment but quickly remembered something: "Who went to loot the corpse earlier?" he asked hurriedly.

Loot the corpse?

Everyone was stunned. What did that mean?

But seeing his subordinates' expressions, Brand immediately realized he had misspoken, blurting out "loot the corpse" in his haste. He quickly cleared his throat and corrected himself, "I mean, who cleaned up the battlefield?"

This was a complicated question. Did cleaning up the battlefield require special attention? The mercenaries looked at each other in silence. Finally, a voice spoke up, "It was me, Lord. What's the matter?"

The voice was a bit indifferent. Brand turned around and saw it was the older sister of the Elemental Mage sisters. She looked up at him, but her eyes couldn't hide a trace of tension. Brand's urgency might have made her think she had done something wrong.

"Nothing," Brand nodded, "From now on, cleaning up the battlefield will be your responsibility."

"Me?" The Elf Lady froze, pressing down on her chest with one hand and asking again. It was clear to everyone it was a rare honor, but she couldn't understand why the Lord favored her. After thinking for a while, she could only think of certain nobles' bad habits, making her gaze at Brand a little suspicious.

But Brand didn't waste time explaining. He was secretly delighted, thinking he finally had a lucky charm among his previously unlucky squad, and she was a soft girl, pleasing to the eye.

...

In the past, Flesh Shin Guards were standard meat shield equipment. Brand thought of making the most experienced Hired Soldier Captain Hu Que into a meat shield, but card-summoned creatures couldn't use items outside the rules. Although these mercenaries could slash with longswords and shoot with longbows, they couldn't benefit from the bonuses provided by magic items.

To truly equip an item, card creatures could only use the Attached method. For example, if Brand attached the Holy Sword Card to the Lubis Mercenaries card, it meant he could designate one of the mercenaries to possess the full effects of the Holy Sword card.

Of course, the cost still had to be paid by himself.

Meanwhile, both Romantic and Antitina were non-combat members, so they didn't need the Shin Guards. In the end, Brand reluctantly put them on himself. Honestly, he couldn't help feeling a bit guilty. If he did this in the game, he wouldn't be surprised to see a forum post before morning.

'What I know about Maureen Maotuan—Squad Leader Brand's miscellaneous affairs.'

But just at this moment, the two mercenaries he sent to scout the temple earlier were already running back from a distance.

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