Chapter 514: Chapter 275: The Unprecedented Three Sword Immortal, Issuing Military Orders? _1
Shell Items are an extremely rare type of item, with a value that can even rival exclusive items.
Apostles often find themselves unable to embody the potent shells of humanoid BOSSes they’ve defeated through arduous raids and the usage of various precious items, all because of inadequate compatibility. They can only drool at the sight of the bosses’ mighty shells.
Picture this: after a tough month of back-breaking labor at a construction site, you go to a massage parlor with your hard-earned wages. After paying a fortune for a membership, you’re greeted by a stunning masseuse with an hourglass figure.
Just when you’re all pumped up and ready for some action, you’re told that it’s a legitimate massage parlor, and you can only look, but not touch. Don’t even think about any extra services.
The frustration is unbearable yet indescribable.
Under these circumstances, the value of Shell Items becomes undoubtedly apparent.
The 99% compatibility allows Apostles to use them without any reservations, and they don’t have to worry about being unable to manifest the shell without its true name.
Of course, Shell Items do come with their shortcomings. These items cannot be traded, and upon creation, the level of the shell will be adjusted to the lowest according to the current difficulty level of the Apostle. This means that the Apostle would have to spend a significant amount of time leveling up the shell.
Another disadvantage of Shell Items is that they have a high upper limit and a low lower limit.
According to official internal data, the probability of obtaining a shell with the upper limit value is staggeringly low.
However, the value of the Shell Items lies in the fact that the probability of drawing the lower limit is also extremely low. Unless you’re extremely lucky, you would generally draw items of mediocre quality.
Take the Shell Item that Lin Xun obtained, for example, the upper limit is Legendary Grade, the lower limit is Ruined Level, and the middle value is between Excellent Level and Rare Level.
A shell of Rare quality is considered a lifetime item for an average Apostle, analogous to drawing the perfect card in a card game, which is usable until the game ends.
Shells at the Excellent+ Level fall into the T1 category. If you draw one, there’s no need to think twice. Simply replace the current main shell with it, and you’re done.
"It’s time for the thrilling blind box opening again!"
As usual, Lin Xun followed a whole sequence of esoteric procedures.
Even the luckiest persons need a sense of ritual to enhance their luck.
In ancient times, rituals involved burning incense and bathing. In his case, the ritual is washing his hands and polishing his coins.
The ’Lucky Coin’, due to previous usage in blind box openings, had been polished to a new, sparkling shine. But Lin Xun didn’t slack off. He still diligently polished the coin back and forth.
After all procedures were complete, he took a deep breath and clicked on the Shell Item.
[You have used ’Star Lord Canis’s Fate Soul Treasure Box’ (Legend+ Level Item)]
[The giant Seven Star Treasure Box slowly opens, erupting with brilliant lights from the stars!]
[Shell generation underway, please wait...]
Without making a sound, Lin Xun stared intently at the game, waiting for the text indicating the ’Lucky Coin’ had taken effect.
[...]
[Successful shell creation!]
[The treasure box in front of you dissolves into specks of starlight and disappears, leaving behind a naked shell with no owner!]
[You have discovered the shell of ’Desire of Star Lord Canis’!]
Lin Xun’s heart skipped a beat.
"Oh no, why didn’t the Lucky Coin take effect!"
[You look at the naked male shell in front of you...]
[’Desire of Star Lord Canis’: The Polaris star, the leader of the Big Dipper, when morphed into a human form, is Star Lord Canis. Superior in heaven and inferior on earth, Star Lord Canis, as the head of all star lords, is immeasurably powerful, capable of moving mountains and filling oceans with just a wave of his hand. Now, however, the demoted one’s power in the mortal world is unknown. It’s not dead, only the shell is empty, void of the spirit. Compatibility: 154% (+55%)]
[Do you wish to embody this shell?]
Lin Xun let out a long sigh, feeling terrible.
Without the ’Lucky Coin’ boost, even the luckiest person becomes average. Drawing a Rare+ grade shell would already be considered an incredible stroke of luck.
For him, who had never won more than a hundred dollars on a lottery ticket, his actual luck was close to the worst.
He embodied the shell and opened his status panel to examine his properties.
[Shell - Desire of Star Lord Canis]
[True Name: Heavenly Pivot]
[Compatibility: 154% (+55%). Compatibility over threshold, shell quality improved!]
[Shell Quality: Legendary Grade]
[Shell Level: 66 (+31↑)]
[Shell Equipment: None]
[Shell Skill: Zifu Qingwei Submersible Star Heart Technique (Epic+ Skill): Star Lord Canis’s true element is unfathomably vast, capable of seizing the sun, moon, and stars with his bare hands. Upon acquiring this skill, the power of true element techniques will greatly increase. In addition, when the true element is about to be exhausted, all true element power can be restored.]
[This recovery effect can only be triggered once before the shell dies or the Rest Page refreshes.]
[Shell Skill: Stellar Pivot Soul Magic Power (Epic+ Skill): A profound skill of star lord which is the leader of the seven stars, capable of defeating evil spirits to enhance the quality of this skill and the quality of the ’Desire of Star Lord Canis’ shell.]
[Upon having this skill, every enemy killed will accumulate a bit of ’Evil Exorcising Merit’. When the ’Evil Exorcising Merit’ accumulates to a threshold, it can enhance the quality of this skill.]
[The quality of this shell will improve along with the enhancement of ’Stellar Pivot Soul Magic Power’!]
"Damn! Could it be that I’m the reincarnation of a super lucky person?"
With wide eyes, Lin Xun stared unbelievingly at his status panel.
Even though the Lucky Coin hadn’t taken effect yet, he still managed to draw the second highest quality shell solely based on his own luck.
