Chapter 126: Firecracker Effect

Spirit-tier weapons are already extremely powerful. Their attributes are only slightly inferior to artifacts, their special effects are half as potent, and they lack the "Divine Strike" ability. However, they completely crush red-tier equipment.

Zhang Shan checked the attributes of the Spirit item.

Sigmund's Eulogy (Spirit-tier): Magic Attack 1200-1300, Intelligence 180. Equipment Level (Sealed): Currently Level 20. Spirit-tier equipment unseals gradually as the player levels up, with a new tier unlocking every ten levels.
Durability: Indestructible. Bound to player Fengyun Qingqing, cannot be dropped.

Special Effect 1: Strong Attack - Increases magic attack by 5%.
Special Effect 2: Magic Affinity - Increases magic regeneration speed by 5%.
Special Effect 3: Magic Mastery - Increases casting speed and reduces skill cooldowns by 5% each.

These attributes cannot compare to an artifact. Zhang Shan's hand cannon has an attack power of 2000, which is 700 higher than Sigmund's Eulogy. The bonus stats are similar; the hand cannon adds 200, while this Spirit weapon adds 180—not much of a difference. Overall, the three special effects are only half as effective as those of an artifact, and it lacks the ultimate "Divine Strike" effect.

It seems "Divine Strike"—which ignores target defense and deals ten times the damage, essentially a one-shot kill—is exclusive to gear above the Spirit tier. It appears other equipment won't have it either.

"Hey, beautiful Qingqing, what about that big red packet you promised? Why hasn't it been sent out yet?"
"I only managed to get a Spirit item, no red packet."
"Don't be so stingy. Just send out a hundred thousand or eighty thousand; hurry up and send the red packet."

While the big shots of the Fengyun Guild were still urging Fengyun Qingqing to send a red packet, other players in New World were already in an uproar after noticing that a Spirit item had suddenly appeared on the equipment leaderboard.

"Holy cow, come and see! A Spirit item has appeared on the equipment leaderboard."
"Nani? A Spirit item actually appeared? Why wasn't there a server announcement?"
"Exactly! Are Spirit items not even worthy of an announcement?"
"By the way, why is it the Fengyun Guild again? How did they get it? Is there some inside information?"

Fengyun Tianxia didn't hide anything and spoke on the world channel:
"Dungeon scrolls can drop quest items. The rewards are claimed in the Eastern Capital. This might be an important way for players to obtain top-tier equipment."
"No way, that's fake, right? I've gotten quest items before, but I only got red-tier gear from the City Lord's Mansion. Where would a Spirit item come from?"

"Is your situation the same? You're claiming rewards at the City Lord's Mansion; they are claiming them in the Eastern Capital. There's a massive difference in quality, don't you think?"
"Buying all kinds of quest items. If you have any, message me with a screenshot."

Damn, people are already starting to advertise to buy quest items? Do they have to be this direct? The big shots' desire for top-tier equipment is a bit too intense.

Zhang Shan took a firework out of his backpack. When it comes to advertising, who can beat me? A firework has a powerful effect. Hehehe.

"Congratulations to beautiful Qingqing for obtaining a Spirit item." After saying this, Zhang Shan used a firework.

Fireworks rose across the entire world channel. Everyone who had the world channel open could see Zhang Shan's message and the firework effect. Fireworks aren't just worthless items; when used in conjunction with a chat message, the entire chat channel displays a firework animation. Even on the world channel, it has the same effect—it's an absolute artifact for advertising.

"Holy cow, Artifact Bro, where did you buy that firework effect? Does New World sell chat effects now?"

Engineering is considered a niche life profession, not as popular as Alchemy or Blacksmithing. It's possible no one has crafted fireworks yet. Others didn't know that finished fireworks had this effect.

"Engineering product, the effect of a firework."
Zhang Shan spent ten gold coins to explain it on the world channel. His heart ached at the cost; no, he could only watch; he couldn't post again.

"Artifact big shot, are you expressing your love to beautiful Qingqing? You even set off fireworks."
Damn, these people have such vivid imaginations. Is a little rich girl like Fengyun Qingqing someone he could mess with? No way, time to bolt. He closed the world channel; these imaginative big shots were a bit too much to handle.

After Zhang Shan walked out of the guild workshop and arrived in front of the guild hall, Fengyun Qingqing was striking a pose with her new staff while a group of guild members watched. Seeing Zhang Shan approach, someone asked:
"Artifact Bro, do you have any more of those fireworks? Sell me one to play with."

Damn, are these people this playful? They want to play with fireworks in a game?
"I have two. Who else wants one? No charge; they're just byproducts from leveling up my proficiency. They aren't worth much."
"Give me one."
Fengyun Qingqing immediately squeezed in and took one firework from Zhang Shan, and the other went to the guy who spoke first.

"Artifact Bro, this thing is actually useful. It's great for advertising in the game or chasing after girls, hehe."
"No matter how useful it is, it's not worth much. Once your engineering proficiency goes up, you can make them whenever you want, and the materials aren't expensive."
"Doesn't that mean we can buy them at the auction house later? Those who study engineering will definitely sell them."
"I guess others will be able to make them soon. Being an apprentice engineer isn't that hard; spend a few thousand gold coins and some time, and you're set."
"I'm going to the auction house in a few days to buy a dozen fireworks to play with, hehe."

"Everyone pay attention, I'm about to send the red packet," Fengyun Qingqing said in the guild channel.

The chat channels in New World have a red packet function, but you can only send gold coin red packets, not blue coin ones. Whether it's gold or blue coins, it makes no difference to players now; the exchange rate on the exchange has approached one-to-one. Even if you exchange a large amount, there's no pressure. The player base is huge—over 100 million registered users last week, and now it's only more. The output of gold coins is sufficient, so even exchanging hundreds of millions at once wouldn't cause much of a fluctuation.

"A Spirit item for a genius beauty, sending a red packet to celebrate."
After saying this, Fengyun Qingqing sent the red packet and used the firework effect in the guild channel.

Zhang Shan immediately grabbed the red packet. When a big shot sends a red packet, you have to be quick.

System prompt: Congratulations, you have claimed Fengyun Qingqing's red packet and received 86 gold coins.

Got 86 gold coins. Hehehe, dinner money secured.

"Qingqing, how big of a red packet did you send? Why did I only get one gold coin?"
"Haha, I got 500 gold coins."
"Holy cow, why did I only get two?"
"You guys have terrible luck. You only get the minimum. I sent out 100,000 gold coins!"
"Damn, there are only a few thousand people online in the guild. I only got one gold coin out of 100,000. This isn't scientific!"
"You loser."
"Time to go, time to go. Red packet secured, dinner money in the pocket, time to eat."