Chapter 124: Attribute Gem

Hearing Xu Feng’s cold tone, Sun Lei was silent for a moment. He sighed and said, “Thunder Martial Hall is planning to declare war on your Village of Sacrifice. You… you take care.”

After hanging up, Sun Lei closed his eyes. The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened slightly. Deep down, he felt this was probably the biggest mistake he had made in his life.

Xu Feng smiled slightly. He had already been mentally prepared. Thunder Martial Hall would not easily give up this Camp. Only by hitting them hard and making them hurt would they learn their lesson.

In the distance, a Skeletal Mammoth roamed the wilderness. Its massive body was intimidating even from far away.

In his previous life, Xu Feng had seen fierce hunters kill Skeletal Mammoths. They dropped mammoth mounts. Riding on a mammoth and wielding a long-handled weapon, one could charge through the battlefield like an ancient warrior, unstoppable. When a Skeletal Mammoth charged, it was even stronger than a heavy tank.

However, when the Mechanical Tribe arrived on Earth, these huge undead mounts became less impressive. Compared to the War Golem Beasts that were over ten meters or even dozens of meters tall, these mammoths seemed like tiny insects.

At that moment, Xu Feng caught a faint scent of blood in the air.

Frowning, Xu Feng pushed his Perception to the max and looked around carefully.

“Hey, buddy, got any healing medicine?” A figure in black Leather Armor slowly emerged from a bush less than three meters away from Xu Feng.

Xu Feng was startled and instinctively gripped his short sword tightly.

Seeing Xu Feng’s guarded expression, Li Jin showed a bitter smile.

If he weren’t severely injured and unable to move, he wouldn’t have risked revealing himself to ask for help.

Xu Feng studied Li Jin for a while and thought, “Such a masterful stealth technique.”

He then cast Insight Skill on Li Jin.

“Name: Li Jin, Three-Star Peak, Thief, Health Points: 165/1880, Severe Injury Status.”

Three-Star Peak? Xu Feng was shocked. After all, with his talent bonus that raised all his attributes by one tier, only two of his attributes had reached Three-Star. For an ordinary person to reach Three-Star Peak, they would need around 350 Free Attribute Points in total.

Based on one Three-Star Insect Crystal giving three to five Attribute Points, this person must have hunted at least a hundred Three-Star monsters that dropped Insect Crystals.

Xu Feng had hunted many monsters recently, but most were Undead Creatures that didn’t drop Insect Crystals. So he gained a lot of equipment but very few Insect Crystals.

“How could you be so careless?”

To avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, Xu Feng did not approach. He simply took a piece of roasted meat that could restore Health Points from his ring and tossed it over.

Seeing Xu Feng throw a piece of roasted meat, Li Jin, who had been holding his breath in fear, finally relaxed.

Many people killed their own kind for a few pieces of equipment. Severely injured, Li Jin was like a walking loot package right now. Even someone with One-Star Strength could easily kill him if they had a ranged attack.

Looking at the roasted meat, Li Jin was surprised. He didn’t expect there to be food that actually increased attributes in reality. He also had Cooking Art and could make simple food in the wild, but the food he made had no extra attributes—it only filled his stomach.

As Li Jin ate the roasted meat in small bites, his Health Points slowly recovered. His injuries began to heal and stopped bleeding. If not for the smell of blood on him, Xu Feng wouldn’t have detected his presence.

“Thank you, brother. My name is Li Jin. If it weren’t for you, my life would probably have ended here,” Li Jin said gratefully.

In Blackwater Swamp, even if no humans coveted his equipment, the monsters alone could kill him. He was genuinely thankful for Xu Feng’s help.

“It’s nothing.” Xu Feng shook his head. “With your strength, you shouldn’t encounter very powerful monsters around here, right? Did you run into an elite monster?”

Xu Feng guessed that Li Jin, like himself, had been farming a certain type of monster and attracted the retaliation of an elite.

Li Jin smiled bitterly and shook his head. “I wasn’t injured here. This morning, I saw an Ancient Castle by Xiaoji River. Out of curiosity, I went in to explore but ended up disturbing the monsters inside.”

When mentioning the monsters in the castle, a flicker of fear appeared in Li Jin’s eyes. He continued, “The castle is mostly filled with Three-Star Elite Monsters. They’re very strong, but the castle also has many good items.”

After saying that, Li Jin took three crystallized objects from his pocket and threw them over.

Among the three crystals, one was red and two were light blue.

“This is…” Xu Feng caught them and was shocked. “Attribute Gems!”

“Item Name: Strength Gem, Curio, Attribute: Increases Strength Attribute by 6 points after use.”

“Item Name: Spirit Gem, Curio, Attribute: Increases Spirit Attribute by 6 points after use.”

Li Jin looked up at Xu Feng and said, “Yes, Attribute Gems. The Undead Creatures in the castle drop Attribute Gems. There are also hidden compartments and Treasure Chests inside with a high chance of yielding Attribute Gems.”

Xu Feng looked at Li Jin. No wonder his attributes improved so quickly.

Attribute Gems were even better than Insect Crystals and Beast Crystals.

Insect Crystals, Beast Crystals, and later the demon crystals from the demon tribe, all had Star Levels. If a person with One-Star Strength absorbed an Insect Crystal of Two Stars or higher, they couldn’t handle the violent energy and would explode. If they absorbed a lower Star Level energy, it wouldn’t be enough to gather Attribute Points. They could only absorb Insect Crystals of the same Star Level as themselves.

Attribute Gems didn’t have this flaw. Whether One-Star Strength or Nine-Star Strength, anyone could use them directly.

Xu Feng held one red Strength Gem and two light-blue Spirit Gems. Each gem could increase the corresponding attribute by six points.

In his previous life, Xu Feng had only heard of such gems but never obtained any.

Attribute Gems had a wide range of users, from One Star to Nine Stars, but their output was very low. When one occasionally appeared in the Auction House, it would be sold for a sky-high price. Those who bought these Attribute Gems were usually big shots with Eight-Star or Nine-Star Strength. Monsters with Eight-Star or Nine-Star Strength were too terrifying and hard to hunt. In comparison, improving through Attribute Gems was much easier.

“Thank you.” Xu Feng put away the three Attribute Gems and asked, “Can you tell me the location of that castle?”

A smile appeared on Li Jin’s face. The reason he showed the Attribute Gems was partly to repay Xu Feng, and partly to tempt Xu Feng into exploring the castle together to get more Attribute Gems.

Sure enough, Xu Feng was very interested in the Attribute Gems.