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At first, it was just Ma Lu and a few Knights exchanging equipment, but the gear they provided wasn't necessarily what Ma Lu needed.

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So, they had to look for others with spare equipment to trade, and this brought more people into the trading scene.

Later, some people realized that this was a way to obtain the equipment they wanted and followed Ma Lu's lead by displaying their surplus gear.

Eventually, the reception room of the Weaponry Department simply turned into a small market, where everyone displayed their tradable equipment.

Out of the five pieces of equipment Ma Lu had, he successfully traded four, and he directly kept the last piece because it was quite suitable for Yun Que.

In the end, he gained four pieces of equipment in total.

[Firearm Enhancer - Sniper Type] (Purple)

Attack Power +6

Additional effect: Provides 50% armor penetration, Headshot damage increased by 100%.

[Lake Tears Necklace] (Purple)

Defensive Power +5

Sin Value Limit +40

Additional effect: The wearer's damage taken from water attribute attacks is reduced by 30%, can unleash the active skill: Curse of the Lake Demon.

Curse of the Lake Demon: Decreases the target's Attack Power by 25% for 30 seconds, increases own Sin Value by 12 points.

[Terminator 3000 Arm] (Purple)

Attack Power +14

Defensive Power +14

HP +100

Additional effect: 15% chance to trigger Heavy Strike on attack, causing 0.1 seconds of stun, 15% chance to trigger Armour Break effect, making the target lose 40% of its defense for the next 5 seconds, 15 % chance to trigger Severe Injury effect, causing the target to receive 50% more damage for the next 5 seconds.

[Second Heart] (Purple)

HP +150

Defensive Power +5

Additional effect: When the heart takes a fatal blow, it takes over its function. Can unleash the active Skill: Blood Production.

Blood Production: Recovers 200 HP within 10 seconds, cooldown time 2 hours.

Of the four pieces of equipment, aside from the [Firearm Enhancer - Sniper Type] that Ma Lu found himself, the remaining three were acquired through trading.

Apart from its basic attributes, the [Lake Tears Necklace] had a rather ordinary additional effect, but the skill Curse of the Lake Demon within the additional effects caught Ma Lu's eye.

Reducing attack power by 25% was very useful when facing enemies with high attack, significantly easing the team's survival pressure, and the higher the level of play, the greater its value.

Therefore, Ma Lu did not hesitate to trade the Holy Flame Spear for it.

As for the [Terminator 3000 Arm], it was the high-end piece of equipment that Hellhound had long coveted.

This piece of gear had just been developed by the Weaponry Department two months ago and was considered top-tier among the purple-grade equipment, with a high price tag of 8900 Atonement Points.

Of course, the effect was indeed top-notch. As non-weapon equipment, the fact that it gave both Attack Power and defensive power boosts as high as 14 points was impressive, and the three attached effects were all quite practical as well.

One for control, two for enhancing output.

The only drawback, if one had to be picky, would probably be the somewhat low trigger chances. However, the benefit was that with three effects combined, there was a nearly 40% trigger chance overall, and there was even the possibility of triggering two or even three effects simultaneously—if that happened, you'd make a killing.

Ma Lu had exchanged the Titanium Gold Skeleton and another piece of looted equipment to get his hands on it, and as for that last piece of equipment, it was purely survival-oriented with very high applicability.

It raised basic attributes in defensive power and HP, and the wearer could still survive even if their heart sustained a fatal injury. It also came with a healing skill, although the cooldown time was a bit long, the minor flaw did not detract from its overall quality.

Ma Lu took stock of his gains, and next up was distribution.

The [Firearm Enhancer - Sniper Type] and [Terminator 3000 Arm] needed no discussion; Ma Lu allocated them to Yun Que and Hellhound, respectively.

He gave the [Lake's Tear Necklace] to Ouroboros Serpent since her Sin Value limit was the highest among the four of them, making her ideally suited to unleash the Curse of the Lake Demon.

The [Second Heart], which was left in the end, naturally went to Bliss Bird, though the equipment was clearly more suited to a main tank (MT) or off-tank (OT).

But in Ma Lu's team, the tank was himself, and since he was not a Witch, he couldn't undergo the augmentation. However, having a healer who also had a need for survival wasn't a waste when equipped with the [Second Heart].

However, after Ma Lu handed the [Second Heart] to Bliss Bird, although she didn't refuse, her interest in the equipment was clearly lukewarm.

Yun Que explained to Ma Lu, "Bliss is a fundamentalist, believing the soul is housed within the body, so she isn't too fond of bodily modifications. But we're all Witches, so if Sir Knight insists on us undergoing augmentation, we will obey your command."

Ma Lu scratched his head, "It was an oversight on my part. If she doesn't wish to, then let's just forget it. Hmm... I'll ask around later to see if there's other suitable equipment."

No sooner had Ma Lu finished speaking than Ouroboros Serpent said,

"Um... Could I have the [Second Heart]? I can trade the [Lake's Tear Necklace] for it."

Ma Lu didn't respond but looked toward Bliss Bird.

The [Second Heart] had already been allocated to Bliss Bird, so it was effectively her equipment, and upon hearing the suggestion, she didn't think for long before nodding slightly.

"Alright."

"That's great." Ouroboros Serpent seemed very pleased and quickly handed the necklace she had just received to Bliss Bird, then thanked Ma Lu again.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Both she and Hellhound needed to undergo surgery to equip their new gear.

Meanwhile, Ma Lu took the opportunity to browse through the mission list, looking for suitable tasks.

He had originally planned to make a trip to the Goladot Mountains to see if any meteorite shards were left, but after the attack incident, he had changed his mind and decided to stay away from that area to avoid getting inadvertently involved in the conflict between the Witch Alliance and the Church.

He also hadn't forgotten the purpose of this visit; rather than searching the library for information himself, it was obviously more convenient to ask the living database by his side.

Bliss Bird, having just closed the book [Study on Animal Behavior Before the Great Catastrophe] she had borrowed, thought for a moment, then said.

"Singer's Solanum Berry? These Energized Plants are indeed rare, and scholars had previously found traces of them around the Redstone Grand Canyon, but then they appeared to disappear...

"Some people say they migrated away, but Energized Plants generally have fixed territories, and few possess migratory traits. However, there are studies that show their behaviors are becoming more and more animal-like."

"As for powerful fire-based Energized Plants," Bliss Bird paused, "most are active in hot, arid regions. The closest to here would be Gray Scale Volcano."

Ma Lu then glanced at the mission column, but neither Redstone Grand Canyon nor Gray Scale Volcano had any missions he could accept.

However, if he broadened the criteria to include the surrounding areas, there was an [Investigation Mission] not too far from the Redstone Grand Canyon.

The mission required going to an abandoned research base to find results related to Green Hell.