Fantasy Westward Journey: Return to 2005

Fang Yun definitely wanted to wear a full set of magic damage gear.

He had even thought it through, as long as the attribute difference wasn't too great.

He would rather use equipment with lower stats but with spell critical strike than equipment with high stats but no spell critical strike.

But for now, he doesn't have to worry about it anymore.

This necklace perfectly met all his needs, with the highest initial spirit quality and perfect special effects.

In addition, there's the Spirit Crane animal set and a 1.08% chance of spell critical strike.

without any exaggeration.

As long as NetEase doesn't release new equipment levels, he can use this necklace until he dies!

He let out a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Fang Yun's expression was inexplicably somewhat dazed.

He never expected that a single cartload of level 160 equipment would eventually yield such a brutal level 160 overlimit exclusive necklace.

The magic-based necklace, like the physical weapon, is a core item among core items.

Right now, the "Sassy Master Necklace" is a game-changer right from the start.

This not only greatly reduced the pressure on him in the subsequent equipment crafting, but also freed up more time and energy to properly refine the Dragon Palace character, "Zhua Ye".

I glanced at the necklace one last time.

Fang Yun closed his backpack, but instead of immediately drilling holes to attach runes, he opened a new game window.

He quickly entered two rows of account numbers and passwords.

As soon as he clicked the mouse, another divine soldier character appeared on the screen—

"What can my handsomeness do to me?!"
That's right, this account is also from Lantingxu, and the sect is Wuzhuang Temple.

When he discussed team composition with Pineapple before, Pineapple said that the team was currently lacking a top-tier mage, and then a top-tier support.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Fang Yun has a bunch of accounts.

But if you take a closer look, you'll find that...

Regardless of their faction, almost all the accounts he owns are geared towards damage output.

Take, for example, K-Brother, who was the earliest and most famous.

Before his debut, Li Wuzhuang was not unpopular, but it was basically a self-contained community.

Let alone reaching the Martial God Altar, it's hard to even see him in the district's martial arts competitions.

Back then, Wuzhuang was not only unpopular, but its gameplay was also very abstract.

You say he can seal, but his accuracy is the lowest among all sealing-type characters.

You say he can heal, but the little bit of healing he gets is completely outclassed by traditional support heroes like Healer.

If you try to focus on dealing damage, you'll only suffer an even worse fate.

The growth rate of power among the Immortal Clan is the lowest among all sects.

Although Wuzhuang's "Xiaoxiang Fairy Rain" skill can increase the character's panel damage.

However, compared to the Lion Camel Sect, which has extremely high natural strength growth, and the Tang Dynasty Sect, whose skills both increase area damage, the damage from the Wuzhuang Sect's skill points is really a drop in the ocean.

This means that if Wuzhuang chooses to take the offensive route, it will not only have extremely high requirements for weapons, but also must be prepared to be crushed by the two giants, Lion Camel and Tang Dynasty.

So one can imagine.

Under these stringent conditions, the Wuzhuang Sect used to be even rarer than a panda.

Until K-ge suddenly appeared, dominating the Martial God Altar with his K-style infinite combo.

The Wuzhuang School of Power was the first to truly enter the field of vision of the majority of players and quickly became popular throughout the entire Fantasy Westward Journey!

But this time, Fang Yun plans to return to tradition and play a proper Wuzhuang.

This was actually quite new to him, considering how long it had been.

The last time he played a traditional support class was at least two years ago in 2008 when he played a Taoist nun.

To be honest, the current Wuzhuang is quite different from the early Wuzhuang.

The most useful episode in the early stages of Wuzhuang was probably the sect challenge.

However, aside from sect challenges, Wuzhuang's presence is quite weak most of the time.

But now things are completely different.

With the commencement of ascension and tribulation.

The status of Wuzhuang has risen sharply. It can withstand attacks, seal enemies, and restore health and mana. The key is that it can also protect the core with the Heaven and Earth Coexistence skill, making it a top-notch all-rounder!
A top-tier team can do without Datang, but it absolutely cannot do without Wuzhuang.

This is the experience that many competitive teams have summarized.

Although the standard lineup centered around the Tang Dynasty is very strong, the problem is that there are far too few strong Tang Dynasty players.

While the standard lineup isn't as extreme as the four-protect-one strategy, it still places extremely high demands on the Tang Dynasty player.

If your Tang Dynasty character has high enough damage, then playing against the standard system will be very enjoyable; you can easily kill anyone you glare at.

But if the damage output of the Tang Dynasty is insufficient, and each targeted kill falls short by just a little bit of damage...

That would be like shooting yourself in the foot, and it wouldn't be surprising if you were completely outmatched by the opponent.

But Wuzhuang is different.

As a support class, Wuzhuang doesn't need to desperately farm for super high-damage exclusive weapons. As long as they collect a set of special skill equipment with decent attributes, they can provide a lot of help to the team.

Because it is relatively simple to form but has a great effect.

Nowadays, Wuzhuang has become a standard feature for almost every top team, but the Lantingxu team led by Pineapple is an exception.

But it doesn't matter, Fang Yun now plans to personally fill this hole for him.

The strategy for building support characters is completely different from that for dealing damage.

To build a damage dealer, you should focus on the attributes of your weapon and necklace. However, when building a support character, there are no strict requirements for equipment attributes. Instead, major special skills and pets are the most important factors.

Since Fang Yun has decided to create a traditional Wuzhuang, he will inevitably fight to the death with the ultimate special skills.

Compared to the super-limit exclusive item, which is often impossible to obtain even after activating luck enhancement.

Performing special skills is actually easier for him.

As for why both the handsome and the arrogant chose the role of the Divine Soldier.

That's because they are both immortals. If their characters are the same, they can exchange top-tier equipment that they don't need without any loss. It's time-saving, effortless, and worry-free. Why not?
What? You're saying that using the same character for two different factions can lead to aesthetic fatigue?
Please.

It is now 2012, not 2005 when Fang Yun was reborn.

In his early days, he would switch between different sects and characters to experience as many different roles as possible, which made it seem like he was having a diverse range of experiences.

But he has long since passed that stage.

The key is.

The two accounts he created this time were initially designed for the server wars.

And as everyone knows.

When you're fighting in the server wars, everyone needs to use different cards, so who cares what character you're using underneath?
simply put.

In 2005, Fang Yun belonged to the experiential school, while now he belongs to the pragmatic school.

of course.

It's not that he'll always be like this.

When the new expansion is released next year, three brand-new sects and characters will be introduced.

He will not only try out the new sect as soon as possible, but also try out the new character.

I didn’t think much more about it.

As usual, I first controlled the handsome guy to finish today's daily tasks.

After finishing, he thought for a moment and decided to take advantage of his good luck in appraising a super-limited special necklace for the arrogant master, and see if he could also get one or two pieces of equipment for the handsome master.

In fact, if it weren't for the presence of the handsome man, the equipment Fang Yun had prepared for the arrogant man would definitely not have been just one truckload; it would have been at least two truckloads.

Fortunately, although the number of appraisals for the arrogant guy was reduced because luck points needed to be reserved for the handsome guy to farm equipment.

But he lived up to expectations, and a special necklace with super-limited spiritual power directly declared that he had half-graduated.

Since the arrogant guy managed to get the necklace in one go...

With a considerable amount of luck points remaining, Fang Yun naturally planned to press his advantage and get some equipment for the handsome man as well.

Just like when he was getting equipment for Master Zhuai, Fang Yun wandered around the various stalls, then buried himself in a bunch of Yuan Shen transformations, and soon he had another cartload of level 160 equipment.

But unlike the arrogant guy.

Fang Yun prepared mainly armor and belts for the general this time, with only two weapons.

This is mainly because, as a traditional Wuzhuang sect member, the General doesn't have demanding requirements for weapons; as long as a special weapon is available, it's basically enough.

On the contrary, the attributes of parts like armor belts are more important, since these parts can directly determine the hero's resistance.

Carrying a truckload of freshly crafted equipment, Fang Yun, familiar with the route, quickly arrived at Huasheng Temple again.

"Dude, I don't ask for much, just a full-defense armor set or a belt of rage will do."

Standing beside the incense burner, Fang Yun clasped his hands together, first silently setting a goal for himself for this appraisal, then he opened an appraisal talisman and pointed it at a piece of armor—

"Identification successful!"

With a click of the mouse, I watched as a successful identification message popped up on the screen.

Fang Yun frowned, too lazy to even look at it, and immediately moved on to the next item for appraisal.

Although Wuzhuang doesn't have the same stringent requirements for equipment attributes as it does for damage output.

But no matter what, Fang Yun is still a cheater, and the armor, the most important part of the traditional Wuzhuang sect, must be a special one.

soon.

He clicked the mouse three times in quick succession.

Looking at the three success notifications that popped up on the screen one after another.

Fang Yun couldn't help but purse her lips, then sighed softly.

None of the four armors were of the exclusive type, which means that the identification of this batch of armors is basically over.

Although he knew very well that there was a safety net of luck enhancement.

At least one or two of these four suits of armor will have decent stats.

No matter how good the attributes are, the limits of non-dedicated attributes are there, and he certainly won't use them himself...

wrong!

One second Fang Yun was sighing, but the next second he suddenly thought of something and immediately checked the attributes of the four suits of armor—

【Hunyuan Yiqi Armor】

The precious armor condensed from the primordial qi is extremely indestructible and can last as long as heaven and earth.

[Equipment Requirements] Level 160

[Equipment Role] Male
Level: 160, Element: Earth

Defense +309
Durability: 1000
Agility +27, Constitution +31
Set Bonus: Night Rakshasa Transformation
Manufacturer: Niu Dehua (Enhanced Crafting)

...

【Hunyuan Yiqi Armor】

The precious armor condensed from the primordial qi is extremely indestructible and can last as long as heaven and earth.

[Equipment Requirements] Level 160

[Equipment Role] Male
Level: 160, Element: Earth

Defense +291
Durability: 1000
Strength+38
Special skill: Weakness Strike

Physical critical hit damage +3.11%
Manufacturer: Niu Dehua (Enhanced Crafting)

...

【Hunyuan Yiqi Armor】

The precious armor condensed from the primordial qi is extremely indestructible and can last as long as heaven and earth.

[Equipment Requirements] Level 160

[Equipment Role] Male
Level: 160, Element: Earth

Defense +324
Durability: 1000
Magic Power +34, Agility -4
Special effects: Disguise, easy to repair
Manufacturer: Niu Dehua (Enhanced Crafting)

After examining the three suits of armor, Fang Yun was slightly stunned.

These three suits of armor... seem pretty good, don't they?
The initial defense is not low, and they all have attribute bonuses. The best one is even an extremely popular one with both agility and constitution bonuses, which would be snapped up in the market!
Compared to this batch, the armor pieces he just appraised with his "Sassy Master" account could be thrown in the trash.

And soon.

His gaze fell upon the last piece of armor.

Fang Yun, who had expected to pull off three minor rare items in a row, suddenly widened his eyes—

【Hunyuan Yiqi Armor】

The precious armor condensed from the primordial qi is extremely indestructible and can last as long as heaven and earth.

[Equipment Requirements] Level 160

[Equipment Role] Male
Level: 160, Element: Earth

Defense +340
Durability: 1000
Stamina +40, Magic +44
Special skill: Put down the butcher knife
Special effects: Exquisite, never wears out

Spell critical hit chance +1.09%
Manufacturer: Niu Dehua (Enhanced Crafting)

"What the hell!!"

Looking at this magic-specific armor that is almost completely full from top to bottom.

Completely unprepared, Fang Yun was utterly stunned!

He never imagined that the armor that the arrogant Dragon Palace ship needed most would be identified by the handsome Wuzhuang!

He had said that before.

Output and support are essentially two completely opposite concepts.

Output requires exceptionally high performance from weapon and necklace slots, but relatively low performance from other slots.

While support characters generally have moderate requirements for weapon necklaces, they have higher requirements for other equipment slots.

So when Fang Yun discovered that none of the four suits of armor were of the special type after the appraisal, his first reaction was to give up.

But he soon realized something else—

For the handsome man, not being able to obtain four pieces of special armor is truly a huge disadvantage.

But what about the arrogant guy?
With this in mind, he decided that he had to read through the attributes of the four suits of armor no matter what.

The result was completely unexpected.

He thought the first three small, exquisite items were already a pleasant surprise.

But then this last piece of armor appeared out of nowhere.

While he was stunned on the spot, he also realized that the handsome guy's quality seemed to have completely crushed the arrogant guy!

Although it's impressive that the arrogant guy identified an over-limit exclusive necklace with only a carload of level 160 equipment.

But apart from that necklace, the overall drop rate of the equipment in that car wasn't actually that high.

But the handsome guy is completely different.

So far, Fang Yun has only identified four pieces of armor.

But the attributes of these four pieces of armor are all top-notch!
This scene inexplicably evoked a long-lost sense of familiarity in Fang Yun—

Back when he was playing those accounts, Qiancheng and Qianqiu Qianchou, Qiancheng would often go completely black.

Qianqiu and Qianchou, on the other hand, frequently get top-tier items, even during events, making them far superior to Qiancheng in terms of account quality!

However, as time went by and the level of luck enhancement became higher and higher,

The element of luck between these accounts has been diluted considerably; basically, as long as you keep trying, you're guaranteed to get something.

But today, the stark contrast between the arrogant guy and the handsome guy suddenly made three words pop into Fang Yun's mind—

Ye Qing is back!
"Hmm...maybe it's just a coincidence?"

Looking at the four pieces of armor lying quietly in the handsome man's backpack.

Fang Yun stroked her chin, thinking with some uncertainty.

Judging from the current results, Handsome Guy has indeed completely outclassed Arrogant Guy.

However, this does not rule out the possibility of coincidences.

If you want to determine whether it's a coincidence or if the handsome guy's character is truly better than the arrogant guy's, it's actually quite simple.

He continued the appraisal, hoping the overall quality of the samples would still surpass that of the arrogant old man's batch! (End of Chapter)