Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Chapter 24 Broken Shoes
Let's focus on the entry for "Stone Appraisal".

An explanation followed immediately.

[You have achieved some success in the art of stone appraisal. Even when isolated from spirit stones, you can still find some valuable rough stones among the vast sea of ​​raw stones.]

"This is……"

"Jade gambling?"

Seeing this, Zhang Yan was stunned. He never expected that even in the world of cultivation, there would still be such a thing as gambling on stones.

"However, this experience in appraising stones is really useful."

Although Zhang is sworn enemies of gambling and drugs, he has to admit that the ability to appraise stones is still very useful to him.

Don’t say anything else.

With this ability, at the very least, he can be guaranteed a high probability of finding the raw stones containing magical artifacts while working at Qianbaofeng.

This way you can earn more contribution points.

You'll also get to see even more magical artifacts.

With that in mind, he immediately began selecting a chisel for cutting the stone.

The entries for "stone-cutting chisel" and "stone-cutting hammer" are almost identical, except that the entry for "stone-cutting" has been changed to "piercing".

Finally, after searching the entire warehouse, they found a suitable chisel for cutting the stone.

[Equipment Name]: Stone-Cutting Chisel

[Equipment Quality]: Gray
[Equipment Effect]: Piercing, Stone Appraisal (Minor Success), Stone Unraveling Experience +30%
After confirming, he equipped the items directly to his own equipment slot, then took a pair of magical artifacts and headed out towards the pile of raw stones.

Each of those rough stones was very large.

Some even look almost exactly like magical artifacts.

For example, from a distance, Zhang Yan saw a raw stone that looked like a flying sword.

However, the numerous cuts on the rough stone indicated that it had been opened before. Unfortunately, nothing of value was found, and the attempt was ultimately abandoned.

What's amazing is that as soon as Zhang Yan sees those raw stones, all sorts of experiences immediately flood his mind.

Let him know which rough stone might contain something, and what that thing might be.

This feeling is incredibly magical, like a natural-born sage appearing out of nowhere in my mind. And the underlying principles are also remarkably clear.

"Based on my intuition, this rough stone is likely to yield good results." Using his knowledge and intuition, Zhang Yan quickly selected a stone that was only the size of a human head.

The stone was covered with a layer of emerald green moss, making it look no different from an ordinary stone.

But if you try to scan it with your spiritual sense, you'll find that this thing is like a virgin, impossible to enter.

This might be because his cultivation level is relatively low. If his cultivation level were higher, this layer of stone membrane wouldn't be able to withstand it.

He picked up the stone-cutting hammer and chisel with both hands and began to chisel into the raw stone. This outer layer of stone was very special; it was hard and could resist divine sense.

But once it is chiseled off the original stone, its unique features disappear without a trace.

Because Zhang Yan possessed the inscriptions on the stone-cutting hammer and chisel, he could cut stones with great ease, almost like a master butcher dissecting an ox, each stroke perfectly executed.

soon.

Zhang Yan then cut open this piece of raw stone.

There is something.

Unfortunately, it couldn't withstand the erosion of time.

After the original stone was removed, there was a magical artifact inside that looked like a jade pendant.

Unfortunately, with the passage of time, the spiritual energy on the jade pendant has been completely worn away.

He blew on it gently.

The jade pendant instantly turned into a gust of sand and drifted away with the wind.

It's a pity that the goods were not shipped.

But this is the normal state; if just any rough stone could be sold, it would be a different story.

Then these raw stones wouldn't be thrown here; he would be the one to process them.

And so, an afternoon passed quickly.

During this period, he cut open a total of three raw stones.

Two of them had nothing, while the other one yielded a piece of ore.

He has no use for this item, so he naturally won't spend contribution points to buy it. He can wait until the end and see what price the steward can offer to buy it back.

Looked at the time.

I estimated the time, and I think I can mine one more gem.

Zhang Yan turned around and began searching for the raw stone.

After working with the first three rough stones, he gained a better understanding of stone identification and cutting techniques.

soon.

He found a rough stone that looked to be about a foot square.

"I feel like there's something in here." With that thought, he immediately began to unravel it.

As the stone-cutting hammer and chisel continued to pound on it.

He quickly broke the membrane on the raw stone, revealing what was inside.

The stone membrane has just fallen off.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck.

"This is……"

[Equipment Name]: Light Boots

[Equipment Quality]: Blue
[Equipment Effects]: Lightness Skill (Mastery), Extreme Speed, Agility

"Good baby!"

See the information on the entry.

Zhang Yan immediately burst into laughter.

This day was well worth it!

We've finally solved something good!

The only downside is that there's only one boot!

Holding the boots, Zhang Yan slowly got up and left, unloading the stone-cutting chisel and hammer and leaving them in the warehouse before heading towards the exit.

At the exit of this valley of abandoned magical artifacts, there was a disciple in charge, and next to him, there were already quite a few people holding items and waiting to exchange them for contribution points.

Zhang Yan waited in line, and soon it was his turn.

"Um?

First time here?

That's a good haul!

The disciple in charge looked at what Zhang Yan was holding.

"This is meteorite iron. Let's consider it a magic artifact. I'll exchange it for 100 contribution points. Do you have any objections?"

"No."

Zhang Yan shook his head.

"These boots..."

The disciple in charge looked at the light boots in Zhang Yan's hand with a look of disdain.

He hates secondhand shoes the most!
Because it's so hard to find a pair!
However, magical artifacts like boots only have value when they come in pairs.

"I can only give you thirty contribution points," the disciple in charge said to Zhang Yan.

Thirty contribution points...

What if the disciple were to exchange this magical artifact?

Zhang Yan thought for a moment and then asked the steward.

"You redeemed it?"

"I'll give you 120 contribution points."

The steward pondered for a moment and then spoke to Zhang Yan.

These light and agile boots were originally a high-grade magic artifact, but due to the passage of time, their spiritual energy has been lost.

Furthermore, since it only has one boot, its value is significantly reduced, and...

Normally, very few people buy other people's second-hand shoes.

Therefore, the manager's asking price was relatively low.

"120 contribution points."

However, this was not a major problem for Zhang Yan.

"Okay, I've redeemed it!"
"However, I don't have enough contribution points. How about exchanging the rest with spirit stones?"

"can."

The manager did not make things difficult for Zhang Yan and let him exchange the Light Boots directly.

Holding a worn-out shoe, Zhang Yan left Qianbaofeng with a smug look on his face.

Although I worked all day, I still lost twenty contribution points.

But deep down, he was very happy.

He hurriedly returned to his residence.

He couldn't wait to take out his haul for the day.

Today was incredibly fruitful!

(End of this chapter)