Lin Tianhao didn't hesitate for a moment. He chose the Nightmare difficulty of the dungeon. In less than twenty minutes, he cleared the Nightmare difficulty of The Lost Princess. However, the Iceflame Ore did not appear.
"Did I think wrong from the beginning? Is there only one Iceflame Ore here?" Lin Tianhao pondered.
No, that couldn't be right. The old drunkard had no reason to deceive him on this matter. Could it be that there were two hidden dungeons in this mine? The probability of that was extremely low. If it wasn't two hidden dungeons, then there was another possibility. Drop rate! The Iceflame Ore might be here, but due to the drop rate, it didn't appear when he cleared the difficult-level dungeon the first time.
With this thought in mind, Lin Tianhao entered the Lost Princess dungeon once again. The battles he was about to participate in were already quite challenging. Even if the last Iceflame Ore didn't drop here, he could consider it as grinding for health points.
He cleared the dungeon five times in a row. It had to be said that Lin Tianhao's judgment was correct. On his fifth attempt, he finally saw it in the clearing reward.
"Ding, you have obtained +1 Iceflame Ore."
A satisfied smile appeared on Lin Tianhao's face. Now that he had all three Iceflame Ores from the Novice Village, whether or not the seal could be opened was entirely up to him. Moreover, after continuously clearing The Lost Princess, Lin Tianhao's health had now exceeded 120,000. Coupled with the Nine-Compound Longbow, his combat power had been significantly enhanced.
After exiting the mine, Lin Tianhao did not go to the old drunkard or Blacksmith Wang. He went straight to the cliff. As Lin Tianhao had expected, the village head was still here. It seemed he knew the next battlefield would be here, so he guarded the spot.
"Blood Emperor, why are you here again?" the village head asked.
Lin Tianhao did not answer the question but directly took out an Iceflame Ore.. Seeing the Iceflame Ore in Lin Tianhao's hand, the usually calm village head's expression changed abruptly.
He smiled at Lin Tianhao and said, "Blood Emperor, it's great that you found the Iceflame Ore."
"Village head, what exactly is this Iceflame Ore? Both you and Blacksmith Wang are looking for it," Lin Tianhao questioned.
The village head smiled and said, "It's a very important ore, useful to both of us. Blood Emperor, give it to me, and I will give you something you won't expect."
Lin Tianhao's eyes narrowed. The unexpected benefit the village head mentioned made him hesitate.
"What exactly?" Lin Tianhao looked at the village head.
The village head's expression darkened slightly. He realised that Lin Tianhao wanted to haggle with him.
"A gold-level ring," the village head offered.
Lin Tianhao shook his head. "I heard Blacksmith Wang offered a platinum-level necklace."
The village head's expression darkened. "He is a blacksmith, and indeed, I am not as good as him in terms of equipment. However, if you are willing to give me this Iceflame Ore, I can give you a Saint-level Talent Awakening Stone. Almost all talents can be awakened with a Saint-level Talent Awakening Stone."
Lin Tianhao pondered for a moment. He couldn't use the Saint-level Talent Awakening Stone himself, but Zhou Xiaopang and Monkey both had saint-class talents. Giving them the awakening stone would allow them to awaken their talents sooner and become stronger faster.
"Not enough, two of them," Lin Tianhao countered.
Lin Tianhao now held the upper hand and was not about to give up so easily.
"Blood Emperor, I only have one, and this is the best thing you can get in the Novice Village," the village head argued.
Lin Tianhao was noncommittal. "Then two gold-level rings."
The village head's expression darkened. Lin Tianhao's price had already annoyed him.
"Blood Emperor, if the Iceflame Ore falls into Blacksmith Wang's hands, the Novice Village will be devastated, and it will be a catastrophe for you adventurers as well," the village head warned.
"I am willing to pay the price to prevent this catastrophe," the village head added.
Lin Tianhao sighed, "Village head, I want to help you, but I am an adventurer, and what I want is just benefits."
"Sorry," Lin Tianhao said, turning around and preparing to leave.
"Stop!" the village head commanded.
The village head's expression turned gloomy, and a murderous intent burst from him.
"What? Does the village head want to kill me?" Lin Tianhao asked.
"Go ahead and kill me. I don't mind losing a level," Lin Tianhao said nonchalantly.
Hearing this, the village head's momentum subsided. That's right. Lin Tianhao was an adventurer. Even if he could kill Lin Tianhao here, the outcome would only be that Lin Tianhao would lose a level. Once back in the Novice Village, Lin Tianhao could still hand over the Iceflame Ore to Blacksmith Wang.
"Alright, I agree to your demands," the village head conceded.
A satisfied smile appeared on Lin Tianhao's face as he completed the transaction with the village head.
Thunder Ring: Gold Level.
Wearing requirements: Level 10, Archer.
Effect 1: +350 Attack.
Effect 2: +30% Critical Strike.
Effect 3: +15% Armour Penetration.
Effect 4: 5% chance to paralyse the opponent.
Effect 5: 5% chance to deal double critical strike damage.
Effect 6: 5% chance to trigger a range lightning bombardment.
Durability: 100.
Two rings. The attributes were the same.
Lin Tianhao frowned slightly. There were three special effect attributes in the stats. However, the probabilities were all relatively low. Fortunately, the attributes of the two rings were the same, which could effectively deal significant damage to Lin Tianhao.
He took off two rings from the Treant Set, which resulted in a decrease of 20 in his recovery and a drop of over a thousand in his health. But fortunately, the Treant Set had a set effect when all ten pieces were equipped, so he could still hold on for now.
"Village head, it was a pleasure doing business with you," Lin Tianhao said with a smile.
The village head's expression, however, was not very good. After all, who would be happy about being extorted like this? Two gold-level rings, and they were only for level ten. Useful for Lin Tianhao at this stage, but just useful. They were ultimately transitional equipment.
If it weren't for the upcoming confrontation with Blacksmith Wang and the village head, he wouldn't have wanted the equipment. Free attribute points might have been more appealing.
Although that's what he thought, Lin Tianhao walked back to the Novice Village.
Blacksmith's shop.
Seeing Lin Tianhao's arrival, Blacksmith Wang's expression turned gloomy.
"Blood Emperor, what are you doing here again?" Blacksmith Wang asked irritably.
Hearing Blacksmith Wang's irritable tone, Lin Tianhao knew that Wang must have found out something.
"Blacksmith Wang, didn't you ask me to find the Iceflame Ore? Now I'm here to submit the quest, and this is the attitude you give me?" Lin Tianhao questioned.
Blacksmith Wang sneered, "Blood Emperor, still pretending in front of me? The old drunkard saw you trade the Iceflame Ore to the village head. What do you have left to give me?"
Lin Tianhao sighed, "Blacksmith Wang, there's not just one Iceflame Ore."
With that, Lin Tianhao feigned disappointment and shook his head, "Since Blacksmith Wang doesn't want the Iceflame Ore anymore, I'll just leave."
As he spoke, Lin Tianhao turned to leave.
Blacksmith Wang's expression changed, and he quickly moved to block Lin Tianhao's way. He changed his attitude and spoke amicably to Lin Tianhao:
"Blood Emperor, I was just joking with you. Judging from what you just said, you still have Iceflame Ore in your possession?" Blacksmith Wang asked.
Lin Tianhao nodded, "Yes, I do have another Iceflame Ore, but now I think it might be better to give it all to the village head. At least he won't treat me with such an attitude!"