With the help of the Lava Herb, Shen Jingbin and the others could go all out without worry against the Vermillion Bird.
The Vermillion Birdâs HP soon bottomed out. It craned its neck towards the sky and let out a long, shrill shriek, before falling to the ground with a bang.
"This is my first time fighting this BOSS in such a relaxed manner. It wasnât this relaxing even when I came here with Leader and the rest of them," Iâm Not A Monster said.
Shen Jingbin retrieved the Lava Herb and was about to place it back into her backpack when she felt someoneâs heated gaze. She looked over and found that it was Morning Glory Chime who was trying to bore a hole through her with her glare.
It was either that, or Morning Glory Chime was staring at the Lava Herb in her hands.
"This was all thanks to Nuttyâs herb!" Eternal Rest proclaimed.
National Treasures pounced at Shen Jingbin and hugged her. "Nutty, bring me along next time! Dungeons, quests, hunting monsters, anythingâs fine! Just bring me along! Bring me along!"
Shen Jingbin smiled and patted National Treasureâs head. "Alright."
Looting corpses was still Shen Jingbinâs job. She walked up to the Vermillion Birdâs corpse and knelt beside it. The corpse still held some residual warmth. When she came into contact with it, she found that its fur was extremely smooth and soft to the touch as she set about her task.
Shen Jingbin stood up after looting a weapon, several pieces of equipment, and an assortment of materials. She was about to ask Iâm Not A Monster to exit the dungeon when a chime rang in her ear.
"There seems to be something in the Vermilion Birdâs chest. Try checking it again."
What the f*ck? System, youâre being really considerate!
"Wait, donât leave the dungeon just yet. It looks like thereâs still something here," Shen Jingbin suddenly shouted over to Iâm Not A Monster.
"Hmm? What?" Everyone eyed her curiously.
Morning Glory Chime spoke up, "Elder Sister Nutty, have you found something again?" As she spoke, she jogged to Shen Jingbinâs side and squatted by her side. She then stretched out her hand and tried looting the Vermillion Birdâs corpse.
In general, the task of looting a corpse could be accomplished by a single person. Anyone who used their heads could see that Morning Glory Chime was trying to steal the limelight from Shen Jingbin. Even if the looted items would be ultimately be distributed to the party, it still wasnât a pleasant sight.
Items dropped from BOSSes would automatically be transferred to the partyâs inventory in dungeons. The party leader would then distribute the equipment to players who needed them, as long as there wasnât any conflict of interest. If conflicts arose, members would roll for items they wanted.
Shen Jingbin glanced at Morning Glory Chime, but didnât obstruct her. After all, the corpse didnât belong to her alone. There was no reason for her to stop other people from looting it either.
After retracting her hand, Shen Jingbin eyed Morning Glory Chime coldly. She had noticed how Morning Glory Chime had glanced at her from the corner of her eye while she laid her hands on the Vermillion Birdâs corpse.
Morning Glory Chime wasnât able to loot anything after fumbling around for a bit. She raised her head and said with a slightly embarrassed look on her face, "Thereâs nothing here. Elder Sister Nutty, itâs best if you do it."
She obediently took one step back as she spoke and silently looked at Shen Jingbin.
Seeing her relent, Shen Jingbin didnât stand on ceremony and stretched her hand straight towards the Vermillion Birdâs chest.
She heard the systemâs notification the moment she came in contact with the Vermillion birdâs warm chest.
"Congratulations, you obtained the Vermillion Birdâs Blood." Strangely, the item she acquired this time around didnât enter the partyâs inventory. Instead, it fell straight into her hands.
Vermillion Birdâs Blood? What kind of item is that?
An orange teardrop shaped crystal could be seen lying on her palm when Shen Jingbin withdrew her hand from the corpse.
Everyone immediately surrounded her.
"Eh, whatâs this thing?" Iâm Not A Monster asked.
"It looks like a drop of water," Iâm Really Not A Monster said as he reached out his hand to take it away.
Actually, I Am A Monster slapped his hand away and chided, "Donât go around groping things!"
"Nutty, take a look at the description and see what it says," Iâm A Monster, Dare To Hit Me added.
"Okay."
"The Vermillion Birdâs Blood. This blood contains the remains of a species of Vermilion Bird that the Shinra Sect subdued. Players are requested to find out this itemâs use on their own."
What the f*ck!
"The system didnât mention anything. It only asked players to find out about it on their own."
Lingering White Clouds: "In that case, keep it safe and pay Hundred Daybreaks a visit tonight to see if he knows anything."
Eternal Rest: "But Hundred Daybreaksâ whereabouts are unknown. And on top of that, he charges a fee for divulging information."
Shen Jingbin: "He charges a fee? Then Iâm not going anymore!"
Eternal Rest: "Itâs worth it!"
National Treasures: "I recall Leader being pretty close to Hundred Daybreaks. You can ask him to help you contact Hundred Daybreaks later on."
Shen Jingbin: "Alright!"
Morning Glory Chime interjected, "Are we just going to give this item to Elder Sister Nutty without rolling for it?"
Everyone turned to face her and she blushed, stammering a little as she continued, "This is a drop from the BOSS. Itâs different from the Lava Herb because Elder Sister Nutty dug it up by herself. I think we should roll for this item."
National Treasures: "We donât need this item. Itâs fine if we just give it to Nutty."
"But... I want it too," Morning Glory Chime said a little embarrassedly.
I Am A Monster, Dare To Hit Me: "Whatâre you going to use it for?"
Morning Glory Chime: "I think itâs rather beautiful. I want to embroider it onto my clothes when I Weave."
There was a Life Skill called Weave in >. Players who learned Weave could make fashionable clothes for themselves once their skill level was high enough. They could also embroider a few attractive, but ultimately useless, gems that they found onto their clothes for decoration.
Everyone was speechless.
Shen Jingbin suddenly laughed and said, "That probably wonât happen. The item has already been added into my inventory on its own."
Iâm Not A Monster quickly checked the partyâs inventory when he heard this.
Sure enough, the Vermillion Birdâs Blood wasnât present.
"Itâs true, it really isnât there."
Morning Glory Chime had a look on her face that said she didnât believe it. "How can that be? Itâs clearly a BOSS drop item. How can it not be in the team rucksack? This is definitely a bug. I want to report this to the Game Master!"
Shen Jingbin eyed her indifferently and said, "Do you really want it that badly?"
Morning Glory Chime paused for a moment before she replied, "No, I just think that this isnât fair."
Everyone from Jade Sea Pavilion immediately declared, "No! We think itâs very fair!"
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