Monster collectors on the cross-platform

"Can I pawn things here?" Looking at the menu, Huo suddenly realized something: he might not have any currency.

As a player on the Zongwang platform, Huo is used to paying with Zongwang coins, but the other party is clearly not a Zongwang player, which means that Huo can be said to be 'penniless' at the moment.

The bartender was not surprised at all by Huo Huan's question, seemingly used to having guests like Huo Huan.

"Then give me some food in exchange for this piece of equipment." Huo took out a ring from his spatial backpack. It was a blue, high-quality ring, which wasn't very useful to Huo now, but it could be used as payment for food.

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment." The bartender smiled and took the ring from Huo Huan's hand, then headed towards the kitchen.

Huo then led the two women to an empty table in a corner where no one was sitting, and began to eavesdrop on the conversations of the other tables.

Actually, saying "eavesdropping" isn't quite accurate, since the other tables of guests weren't trying to keep anything secret at all; they were all chatting loudly with their friends.

"Hey, have you heard? There's been another riot in the N78 star system. How many times has this happened this year?"

"Your information is a bit outdated, not just regarding N78, but even..."

N78 galaxy? ??

Huo was completely confused; this news had absolutely nothing to do with the Underdark.

After listening for a while, seeing that the guests at that table were still talking about the riots, Huo decisively turned his attention to the people at other tables.

However, the other tables of guests seemed to be talking about something completely different from what Huo was saying.

They talked about the 13th Martial Arts Tournament and the Dou Di Sect's Grand Competition, things that Huo still couldn't understand.

"Guest, here is your meal. Please enjoy."

Before long, the bartender came over with several dishes and cutlery.

After placing all the dishes and tableware on the table, the bartender bowed slightly and retreated.

Well, since we can't get any useful information out of here, let's just treat this as a meal.

Seeing the various dishes laid out on the table, Huo didn't stand on ceremony and started to eat heartily.

To be honest, although I don't know what ingredients these dishes are made of, the taste is quite to Huo Huan's liking.

After finishing all the food on the table, Huo noticed that the bartender had also left a bottle of wine on the table.

Although Huo Huan doesn't usually drink, he couldn't resist pouring himself a glass since he had already paid.

The wine poured from the spout and slowly flowed into Huo Huan's cup.

The wine has a beautiful color, a pale gold, and looks like liquid gold.

Huo picked up his wine glass and took a sip.

It wasn't pungent or irritating; Huo didn't even taste much alcohol.

However, the taste of this wine was quite good, with a hint of fruity sweetness.

Could this be a fruit wine made from some kind of fruit?

After finishing one glass, Huo poured himself another.

One cup after another, before he knew it, Huo had finished the entire pot of wine by himself.

Only when he could no longer pour out a single drop of wine did Huo realize that he had apparently been eating alone.

Fortunately, neither Etris nor Leticia will have any objections to this.

Having finished eating and not gleaning any useful information, Huo decided to leave.

Instead of sitting here idly, we should go out hunting to strengthen ourselves.

As they walked out of the tavern, Huo Huan couldn't help but look back before leaving.

The tavern was still brightly lit and bustling with people, just as it had been before.

However, this time, Huo also vaguely saw the words "Lucky Tavern" on the tavern's signboard.

Lucky Tavern?

Huo stroked his chin, turned his head, and continued his hunting trip.

However, the next second.

[Network notification: The player has drunk the Wine of Hope, permanently increasing their Luck attribute by 1 and gaining the temporary status: Lucky Person]

It was that glass of wine from just now.

Huo looked back and found that there was no tavern left behind, only an empty space with a few scattered fungi.

Chapter 143 Luck

Lucky Person: A lucky person who is about to experience good fortune, lasting for 1 hour.

Huo opened the panel and the first thing he saw was this newly appeared buff. As for the 1 point of luck added in the network notification, Huo did not see it.

It seems that "lucky person" is a hidden attribute, but I don't know if this 1 point of luck is a lot or a little.

Regardless of the amount, Huo undoubtedly made a profit by exchanging just one piece of mediocre blue equipment for one point of luck.

After checking his personal panel, Huo immediately led the two women deeper into the dark region.

Since something good is about to happen, Huo has no reason to stay put; taking action would obviously make it easier to encounter problems.

Not long after they left, a strange fluctuation suddenly swept over Huo Huan's body.

Huo Huan hadn't done anything yet, but the two women behind him both let out muffled groans, as if they had been attacked.

Huo turned to look at the two women and saw that their skin showed signs of being eroded by energy, and these signs continued to grow larger over time.

"You all step back first," Huo ordered, watching the wounds continue to spread.

Upon hearing Huo Huan's words, the two women obediently retreated dozens of meters back the way they came.

After retreating not far, the wounds on the two women indeed stopped spreading and instead began to shrink due to their extraordinary regenerative abilities.

However, the wound healed very slowly. Both Etris and Leticia had healing abilities comparable to trolls. Logically speaking, such a small wound should have healed by at least 70-80% in a few dozen seconds, if not instantly.

However, no, even with the two women's recovery abilities, the wound still healed quite slowly.

This means that the fluctuation just now must have had the ability to block the recovery force.

Thinking of this, Huo couldn't help but become interested. Looking at the "Lucky Person" buff on his panel, he wondered if this was his luck.

He arranged for the two women to stay and wait, while Huo chose to go and check on the situation alone.

Energy fluctuations swept across Huo Huan's body from time to time, and Huo Huan continued to walk forward.

Along the way, they frequently found the corpses of small animals that lived in dark places. The corpses were horribly dead, and their bodies were covered with traces of being corroded by energy.

Ignoring the corpses along the way, Huo Huan continued walking forward. Not long after, a faint breathing sound reached Huo Huan's ears.

Huo's spirits lifted; he was clearly close to finding the source of the energy fluctuation.

He quickened his pace, and after turning several corners, the source finally appeared before Huo Huan.

It was a giant over 10 meters tall, its entire body covered with a dark red cracked magma shell, from which sulfurous fumes spewed out from time to time.

His right hand gripped a massive meteorite hammer, its head engraved with ancient runes, while his left hand held a necklace of skulls, each skull staring out with empty eye sockets, seemingly emitting a low, mournful wail.

However, the giant was in a very bad state at this time. Half of his body was torn apart, and blood with the smell of sulfur filled the entire crater.

Looking at the giant who had fallen into a coma, it was clear that the energy fluctuations and breathing sounds from before had originated from this giant.

What a stroke of luck! Huo looked at the dying giant in front of him and wished that the blessing of good fortune would last a little longer.

Unfortunately, after encountering this dying giant, the duration of the "Lucky Person" buff was almost over.

Faced with such a generous gift, Huo didn't hold back and immediately raised his fist and punched the dying giant several times.

A series of "bang bang bang" sounds rang out.

Attacked, the unconscious giant couldn't help but frown, but unfortunately, due to the severity of his injuries, he was completely unable to regain consciousness.

Not long after, the giant, who was already on the verge of death, unsurprisingly passed away.

Upon seeing the giant's dead body, Ho immediately summoned the Book of Collections to contain it.

Race Name: End-Calling Giant

Description: The End Giant is born from the malignant fear that infects an entire city or region. If enough mortals live in fear of destruction for a long enough time, their fear will manifest as this enormous Skyborn creature.

Traits: Deathly Aura, Tremor Perception, Dimensional Collapse

Death's Aura: Born from fear, the End Giant is constantly shrouded in a terrifying aura. When equipped, any creature around the player must pass a Constitution check. Those who fail the check will suffer Dark Corrosion damage at all times and will be unable to recover from their injuries.

Vibration Perception: The End Giant is extremely sensitive to vibrations; even the vibration of an ant crawling cannot escape its 'ears'. After equipping this ability, players gain a special perception of vibrations, and any slight vibration within a radius of 500 meters will be perceived by the player.

Plane Collapse: The ultimate technique of the End Giant, capable of triggering local plane collapse. Once equipped, players gain the ability to cause plane collapse, permanently altering the terrain within a hundred meters of themselves. Creatures caught in the collapse will be swept into the void.

Emptiness, tsk tsk.

Huo smacked his lips, and even the void appeared.

Moreover, the giant before him was the legendary End Titan, something Huo hadn't expected. He had previously thought it was some kind of subspecies of Titan.

Needless to say, such a powerful trait should naturally be included; the only question is whether the Death Aura can be turned off on its own.

After all, this aura effect seems to indiscriminately affect both friend and foe, and judging from the appearance of Etris and Leticia, they clearly cannot withstand the aura's effects.

It would be a bit troublesome if it couldn't be turned off manually.

Fortunately, after experimenting for a while, Huo managed to turn off the Death Aura effect.

This aura skill is clearly designed to stomp on weaker opponents; enemies with constitutions below a certain level won't even be able to get close.

However, this also reminded Huo that he should improve the strength of Idris and Leticia as soon as possible.

As Huo's collection grew, the roles of Etris and Leticia became increasingly less significant.

Just like this time, Huo also received the Grim Reaper's Aura, but had to hide it because it would affect his teammates.

However, to improve the two women's strength, Huo Huan still needs to possess a large number of collections. Only with sufficient collections can Huo Huan raise the strength of the two women.

Thinking of the tens of thousands of Drow and the large number of slaves in the Drow capital, that day is not too far away.

With the large number of alien races in the city, it shouldn't be a problem to upgrade both women once.

However, considering the slow progress bar of Etric, Huo felt that he might not be so optimistic, but improving one of them was definitely not a problem.

After finishing his musings, Huo put away the giant hammer and necklace left behind by the End-Calling Giant, and returned along the same route to reunite with the two women.