Zhao Hu nodded in agreement. "Right. For a county-level lord around level 25, having one or two pieces of purple equipment is already considered doing quite well."

"For someone like us, where our village-level territory hasn't even been upgraded to town-level yet, if people heard that you, Lord, already possess a purple item, no one would believe it."

Lin Feng nodded thoughtfully.

Therefore, the reason he was able to obtain the 【windchaser boots】 and 【Shadow Dance】 at Bone Eagle Cliff, aside from skill and luck, was largely due to the drop rate bonus brought by the level difference.

And today, killing these Skeleton Soldiers and Centurions.

He was level 14, while the Centurions were only level 11—three levels lower than him—so the drop rate naturally decreased significantly.

Getting five pieces of green equipment from five Centurions could already be considered quite lucky.

Zhao Hu continued to count the loot. From the belongings of the Commander of Five Hundred, he dug out two items.

He held a thin booklet with both hands. The cover was a thick, earthy yellow, featuring the outline of a shield with a crack in the center—the symbol of standing firm after enduring a fatal blow.

"Lord! This... this is..." Zhao Hu's voice trembled.

Lin Feng took the booklet and scanned the text on the cover: 【Class Change Book: Heavy Shield Guard】

It was exactly the same as Zhao Hu's.

He looked up at Tie Dun.

Tie Dun was stretching his neck to peek over. When he saw Lin Feng's gaze land on him, he was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and grinned. "Lord, what are you looking at me for? This Class Change Book has nothing to do with me..."

"It's for you." Lin Feng interrupted him.

Tie Dun froze.

His smile froze on his face, his eyes slowly widened, and his mouth opened, but no sound came out.

"The Commander of Five Hundred was killed by Shadow Snake, so it dropped good items."

Lin Feng handed the Class Change Book to him. "A warrior Class Change Book, Heavy Shield Guard. It's a perfect match for your ironwall greatshield."

Tie Dun looked down at the booklet, then up at Lin Feng, and finally turned to look at Shadow Snake standing in the corner.

His Adam's apple bobbed violently, and then—with a "thud," this tower of a man knelt straight onto the ground.

"Lord! Lady Shadow Snake!" His voice was muffled, yet filled with irrepressible choked sobs.

"My life... my life, Tie Dun's, is yours! From now on, if you tell me to go east, I will never go west! Whoever you tell me to hack, I'll hack!"

Lin Feng reached out to help him up and patted his thick shoulder.

"Get up. You deserve it. Everyone has seen your performance over this past month."

Tie Dun stood up and took the Class Change Book, holding it with both hands as if it were a rare treasure.

His eyes were red. He wanted to grin, but instead let out a choked sob. "I... I can change classes too... Heavy Shield Guard... I have a class now..."

Zhao Hu strode over and slapped him on the back, making him stumble.

"Alright, alright, stop shedding tears here! Use the Class Change Book quickly, train hard, and don't embarrass our Heavy Shield Guard!"

Tie Dun nodded vigorously, clutched the Class Change Book, ran to the corner of the hall, and turned his back to the others to use it.

A moment later, an earthy yellow light shone from him, then faded.

He turned around, grinning like a two-hundred-pound child. "It's done! I'm a Heavy Shield Guard now!"

Everyone burst into laughter, the sound washing away the post-battle fatigue.

Zhao Hu picked up the second item dropped by the Commander of Five Hundred, a piece of white armor. Its material was ordinary, its style simple, and it looked unremarkable.

But when his gaze fell on the armor's attributes, his eyebrows raised slightly.

"Lord, take a look at this." He handed the armor to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng took it and scanned the attribute panel.

【Tough Leather Armor · True】 Quality: White. Defense +10. Durability: 80/80. Description: This item bears the "True" mark and can be carried back to Blue Star without being suppressed by rules.

"A 'True' item." Wang Wu leaned in to take a look and gasped. "Lord, this thing is worth a fortune!"

Lin Feng looked at him.

Wang Wu explained, "Most items in the Nightmare World cannot be taken back to Blue Star by the Awakened. But items marked with 'True' are the exception; they can be fully manifested on Blue Star."

He paused and added, "Many of the newly Awakened rich kids on Blue Star rely on this. Their families spend huge amounts of money to acquire 'True' equipment in the Nightmare World, and they bring it in on the day of their Awakening, starting with one more piece of equipment than everyone else. Although this white armor isn't high quality, if you take it back to Blue Star to sell, it's worth at least one million credit points."

One million! Lin Feng's eyebrows raised slightly.

"Alright." Lin Feng tucked the armor into his robe. "I'll go back to Blue Star when I have the time, sell it, and use it as territory funds. If anyone has difficulties at home, you can tell me."

Everyone hurriedly waved their hands.

Zhao Hu said, "Lord, just keep it! In the Nightmare World, we rely on the territory for all our food and needs, how could we ask for your money?"

Tie Dun also shook his head repeatedly. "That's right! My mother is now living in a government-allocated house on Blue Star and gets a monthly subsidy. Life is much better than when I was working before! Lord, don't worry about us!"

Lin Feng smiled and didn't say anything more.

He stood up and scanned everyone.

"I really enjoyed today's battle."

His voice wasn't loud, but every word clearly reached everyone's ears. "Zhao Hu and the Beacon Guards killed many Skeleton Soldiers, Wang Wu and Arrow Eye's arrows never stopped, Su Yurou's healing was constant, and Scarface Liu and A Wang leading the men out from under the wall also contributed."

He paused, his gaze finally landing on the cold figure in the corner. "Shadow Snake, you delivered the most critical strike today."

Shadow Snake raised her eyes and looked at him.

She curled her lips slightly—a faint, almost imperceptible smile.

"It was entirely because you, Lord, attracted the Commander of Five Hundred head-on that I had the opportunity."

"You charged in and out of the skeleton army, burned hundreds of skeletons, and killed three Centurions. The Commander of Five Hundred's attention was entirely on you, which allowed me to strike from behind."

Zhao Hu slapped his thigh and laughed. "Lady Shadow Snake is right! Your performance today, Lord, was truly like the reincarnation of Zhao Zilong! Charging into the middle of an army of five hundred alone, fighting in and out—it was even more intense than Changbanpo!"

Tie Dun joined in the cheering. "I think the Lord is the reincarnation of Xiang Yu! With strength to uproot mountains and spirit to cover the world! Invincible!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Lin Feng smiled too, a smile filled with genuine satisfaction.

Today's battle had truly been satisfying for him.

From the time he Awakened until now, in just over a month of time in the Nightmare World, he had gone from an unarmed newcomer to where he stood today, step by step.

Level 14, Hero template, a blue soul-bound weapon, a piece of purple equipment in hand, capable of charging in and out of an army of five hundred skeletons alone.

This feeling was truly exhilarating.