New Eden: Live to Play, Play to Live

The party was still waiting on the notification they had cleared the dungeon. Since it had yet to come, they assumed they had to collect all their rewards before the system considered it as cleared.

The seven of them tapped the complete quest in unison, receiving an influx of Exp and gold coins. The less fortuned players, I'die, Athena, and Silent, all suddenly felt rich.

The currency exchange feature had been enabled after the tournament, but could only be done with gold. And since gold was still not so simple to get, the exchange rate was still pretty high.

Currently, one gold coin went for one hundred dollars. This was, of course, in a world-renowned currency, the US Dollar.

With Silent Light being the only American player in their party, the rest of them were still thrilled. The USD was high value around the world, and for I'die especially.

Since he was Chinese, his currency was very much lower in value than the dollar. Then Athena was also Asian, but she was Korean, meaning her currency was also on a lower scale.

They were thrilled with the gold coins they received. This would be enough to finally buy a gaming pod.

The second reason the conversion ratio was still so high was that Evo-Gaming had a massive influx in cash when they released the function. They had priced the gold purchase at two-hundred dollars per gold coin.

That kept most of the poorer players from buying gold, but the rich players were all over the function in minutes. This rapidly filled Evo-Gaming's coffers.

When the Exp flew into them, level-up notifications were heard all around, as all of them went up at least one level. Astaroth and Violette benefited most from this, since they were the lowest in the party.

Astaroth and Violette rocketed to level forty with the reward alone, and they had yet to receive the dungeon completion reward. Astaroth was over the moon.

This effectively brought them back closer to the top levels in the rankings. And they would probably level up again, since the dungeon reward would be enormous for an under-levelled and under-manned group.

The forums had found the calculations for dungeon Exp, and from the information he gathered, this dungeon should give them fifty million points divided among the seven of them!

Most players couldn't even dream of so much Exp yet. But before that, they still needed to get their other rewards.

They still needed to claim their two items. They were waiting to be transported into the armory, but instead, someone walked up to them with a magic device.

When the device was activated, it opened up a list of items that could be redeemed. There were numbers next to the items, and they guessed it was the amount that could be redeemed.

The party went through the list and started picking out their items.

Phoenix went for a pair of magic amplifying gauntlets of rare grade, and a necklace that boosted physical stats by five percent of the special grade.

Many items of the elite grade could have been better, but she was thinking about her flame avatar form, and how it relied a lot on physical combat, and thought it was better to make that stronger, too.

Athena picked out a rare bow called the Elder Bow, which had high attack damage, and a pair of boots called the sticky boots. They were special grade, but the ability they had made her curious.

I'die went for a Druid robe, called Barkskin Robes, of rare grade, and a ring of Water Breathing in special grade. He thought it would synergize well with his new skill.

Gulnur picked out a set of plated armor chest piece and legs, both elite grade, called Ironbark Plate Armor chest and leg guards. They had a kit bonus, and they were stronger than his current armor.

Plus, since they were much lighter than his current armor, he could move more freely in them. He also thought they looked really neat, so bonus points for that.

The next person to pick was Silent Light. The items didn't seem to interest him much, but when he scrolled further down, he noticed there was another section.

All the way at the bottom, there was a section for miscellaneous items, with potions of various grades and skillbooks.

He grabbed a rare-grade elixir of wisdom that permanently boosted wisdom, and then he found a skillbook, titled Nature's Respite. The name seemed innocuous, but when he read the description, he immediately bought it.

It was a skill that unlocked mana regen and in combat mana gathering! This would go a long way on a healer, he thought.

The next one to go was Violette. She wasn't that well-versed in games, so Phoenix helped her out, guiding her choices.

The girl ended up picking the same gauntlets Phoenix had, combined with a water magic boosting circlet, called Circlet of The Moon. This would incredibly boost her power in water magic, and it was the best choice.

The last one up was Astaroth. He already had good armor, for now, and he thought weapons would be best.

He picked out a shield and shortsword; the shield being elite grade, and the sword being rare grade. He inspected the two items after picking them out.

High-tide Falcata(1h):

Grade: Rare

Attack Power: 100 (Str)

Durability: 100/100

Stat Bonus: +20 Agi, +20 Str

Special Ability: This sword is highly in tune with the power of water. If imbued with mana, attacks will also apply 50% of user's magic damage.

Description: Flow like the waves, hit like a Tsunami. Show these land dwellers the power of a raging ocean!

Ironbark Shield:

Grade: Elite

Defense Power: 20%

Durability: 500/500

Stat Bonus: +15 Con

Special Ability: This shield can be infused with mana, to balloon its defensive power. Defense Power: 20% -> 50% for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 5 minutes.

Description: This shield was formed out of the strongest tree bark to ever exist. Show the world that nature still is the greatest!

Astaroth grinned widely. The stats he gained from the two items alone were very good, but the overall boost to his power would be even better.

He couldn't wait to try them out.