I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

"Although I don't have any finished jewelry pieces."

"But I have this."

Lin Yuan waved the crystal core in front of Xia Chen.

"Do you want this thing?"

Holy crap!!!

Xia Chen's eyes were instantly glued to him, and he couldn't pull them out.

"The Goblin King's life-bound crystal core?!"

"This is a crucial ingredient for crafting the [Goblin King's Ring]!"

"With this, once I find the shoulder pads, wrist guards, and leather boots I'm missing, I'll finally have a top-tier silver set!"

Xia Chen was so excited that she was incoherent and gave Lin Yuan a standard sliding kneeling motion.

"Godfather! Please accept my bow!"

"Are you going to sell this crystal core? No! You absolutely have to sell it to me!"

"In the market, a good quality one of these can even fetch ten million gold coins!"

"Ten million?"

Lin Yuan's heart stirred.

The price was much higher than he had expected.

"Okay, then it'll be ten million."

Lin Yuan didn't stand on ceremony and simply tossed the crystal core to Xia Chen.

"Just have your dad transfer the money to my account later."

"Alright!"

Xia Chen held the crystal core as if it were a priceless treasure, handling it with the care as if it were a family heirloom.

Don't be fooled by his wealth; there are some things that money can't buy.

Even if you could buy it, it would take a long time and might even require using some personal connections.

……

I said goodbye to Xia Chen.

Lin Yuan returned home alone.

Although it was very late, he was not sleepy at all.

Because he still had things to do.

Lin Yuan sat on the bed, took a deep breath, and pulled out the two items he had obtained from the secret realm clearance chest from the deepest part of his backpack.

A parchment book that exudes an ancient aura.

A scroll that shimmers with an unusual luster.

[Skill Tips (10000 Skill Experience Points)]

[Rare Passive Skill Scroll (Random)]

"Let's take a look at this passive scroll first."

Lin Yuan's fingers gently stroked the surface of the scroll.

Passive skill books are often much more valuable than beginner and intermediate skill scrolls.

Or rather, there is absolutely no comparison.

While beginner and intermediate scrolls can also unlock passive skills, the probability is very low; they usually unlock active skills.

"open!"

Without further hesitation, Lin Yuan tore open the scroll.

A beam of earthy yellow light instantly entered his brow.

Subsequently, Lin Yuan activated a passive skill called [Shield Durability].

Congratulations on acquiring the passive skill: Shield Durability (lv1)

[Shield Durability (lv1): Increases the shield's maximum durability by 50%, and the shield will self-repair after each successful parry or exit from combat. Recovery rate: 5 durability points per second.]

Holy crap!

"This is so passive!"

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up instantly.

After being upgraded by Elder Zhou, the durability of his Thousand Devouring Heavy Shield reached 20000 points.

However, under the intense onslaught of Hell difficulty dungeons, this level of durability will only last for half an hour.

After this trip to the secret realm, the durability was reduced by half.

Compared to the ants, the goblins' attacks were equally formidable, especially the goblin king, who was clearly much stronger than the queen ant.

"That's great, now I don't have to worry about my shield breaking in the middle of a fight and being forced to run around naked anymore."

Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, a huge weight lifted from his heart.

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He turned his gaze to the five basic skill scrolls.

"Hopefully, something useful will come out."

"For example, movement, crowd control, or attack skills!"

Lin Yuan tore all five scrolls open in one go.

Five beams of light shone simultaneously!

Congratulations on acquiring the active skill: Shield Throw (lv1)

Congratulations on acquiring the active skill: Life Strike (lv1)

Congratulations on acquiring the active skill: War Stomp (lv1)

Congratulations on acquiring the passive skill: Knight's Dance (lv1)

Congratulations on acquiring the special passive skill: Running with Shield (No Level Required)

"Huge explosion!!"

Lin Yuan looked at the row of skills and grinned from ear to ear.

These are mostly practical skills!

【Shield Throw (lv1): Active skill, consumes 20 mana, throws the shield, dealing (100 + 100% Strength) physical damage to the target and slowing them by 50%, then the shield automatically bounces back.】

This skill doesn't deal much damage, so it can only be used as a slowing skill, making it a fairly basic skill.

Lin Yuan doesn't plan to level up this skill for the time being, as it's not very useful to him.

【Life Strike (lv1): Active skill, consumes 5% of current health to deal physical damage to the enemy equal to (health consumed × 200%).】

This skill requires him to sell his blood, but the return rate actually looks pretty good.

The reason he doesn't feel much about this skill right now is because he's been affected by the Shockwave skill.

But that's because his own defensive strength comes from "cheating".

While his health points are relatively high compared to other shield warriors, they are negligible compared to his defensive capabilities.

This skill can be upgraded and used as an offensive initiation skill, while trump cards like Shockwave should be saved.

Otherwise, a single strike dealing tens of thousands of points of damage would be enough to make even a fool realize something was wrong.

He is currently at the lowest level of skill application, only able to output specific skill effects, but unable to control his power.

This issue can only be resolved when you reach level 40 and undergo your second job advancement.

Crowd control!

That's not bad.

【Knight's Dance (lv1): Passive skill. When in defensive stance, allies within a 4-meter radius receive a 30% defense bonus.】

This passive skill doesn't provide much additional defense compared to other shield-wielding warriors.

But what about him?

His current armor and magic resistance are both over 20,000 points, so how much is 30%?

[Shielded Run: No level required, passive skill. While you are blocking with your shield up, your movement speed is no longer penalized; you can run and charge at normal speed!]

This is also a relatively basic passive skill for shield warriors. Although it is basic, it is indispensable!

If he had this passive skill in the secret realm before, his progress would have been even faster!

Then came the 10000 skill experience points, which Lin immediately added to the Guardian Barrier.

After finishing all this, Lin Yuan prepared to wash up and go to bed. Today had been very fruitful.

Starting tomorrow, I'll continue grinding dungeons. I hope I can reach level 20 before the college entrance exam!

……

Xia family.

"Dad, I'm back!" Xia Chen returned with a smug look on his face, not bothering to hide the three-piece Goblin King set he was wearing.

He needs to show off to his father.

You know, back then, he was a rich second-generation, and he went and befriended Lin Yuan, a poor boy. Old Deng nagged him a lot.

After all, there is no benefit to a businessman in befriending Lin Yuan.

But now, he's going to give his old man, Deng, a good slap in the face!

……

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