Dozens of spider monsters of all sizes were killed, their corpses scattered in a circular pattern on the ground.

Summer Qiong walked among them, picking up the things that had been dropped.

There are only eight artifacts in total, so the drop rate isn't very high.

There were also some miscellaneous items, such as roasted chicken legs, steamed corn bread, bottled water, and wound medicine, etc.

He put everything into the ring, leaving only one artifact dropped by the Spider Boss.

This is a black pendant, about the size of a thumbnail, shaped like a spider with a human body, seemingly carved from spider legs, with exquisite details.

【Reflective Pendant: Infusing it with Netherworld Power activates a reflective effect. When attacked by offensive Trickster attacks, a certain percentage of the Trickster damage is reflected back.】

The more Netherworld power infused, the higher the percentage of damage reflected. When the damage from the Trickster spell exceeds the reflection limit, the pendant will self-destruct, negating most of the Trickster spell damage.

Xia Tianqiong held it in her hands and played with it, liking it more and more the more she looked at it.

This is a very interesting artifact. It not only provides protection but also reflects damage, making it perfect for the current game.

He then poured Netherworld power into it and found that this little thing could hold a lot. It took more than fifty taels of Netherworld gold before he could no longer pour any more into it.

This should be fully charged, and the damage reflection effect should be at its strongest.

Xia Tianqiong hung the pendant around her neck and continued looting the corpse.

We picked up the items dropped by the spider monster before; let's see what those seven people dropped next.

The result was somewhat unexpected.

The seven people together gave him ten strange artifacts, more than he had obtained from dozens of spider monsters.

However, some of them were artifacts they used themselves; only three actually dropped after their deaths.

Xia Tianqiong glanced at it briefly and immediately lost interest.

[Chopping Bone Knife: Infused with Netherworld power, its sharpness is greatly enhanced.]

[Black Iron Longsword: Infused with Netherworld power, it reduces the sword's weight and increases swing speed by 20%.]

[Human Skin Belt: Infused with the power of the underworld, its length can be adjusted at will.]

These strange artifacts all have similar properties, and in Xia Tianqiong's opinion, they are simply trash.

He even considered throwing it away, but then he thought it was better than ordinary items, so he kept it to enrich his arsenal; it might come in handy in the future.

In addition to providing ten mysterious artifacts, the seven people also had a lot of ghost money and other odds and ends on them.

Xia Tianqiong didn't look closely, putting the corpse into her ring along with the body, and also taking away the spider monster corpses scattered on the ground.

The silk sacs of ordinary spider monsters are a daily task for the general store and should never be wasted.

Just as he was collecting the body, he suddenly heard a sound.

He turned his head and saw five people walking towards him, only thirty or forty meters away.

Close one eye and look at them again.

Above each person's head, the words "Mountain Bandits" were displayed in red.

Encountering bandits in the wilderness is not unusual. Unable to enter the village, they can only wander around the wilderness or block the roads leading in and out of the village.

Unable to kill monsters for loot or buy food, they had no choice but to hunt other villagers to avoid starvation and thirst.

The game rules in the Ghost Realm are deliberately set up to force humans to kill each other.

Xia Tianqiong frowned slightly, untied the Heavenly Rope from his waist, and prepared to escape at any moment.

The bandits can use trickery at will, and if he were to fight them head-on, he might not be a match for them. Moreover, there are five of them, and they could be surrounded and attacked if he is not careful.

Suddenly, one of the five people shouted, "Friend, don't be nervous, we mean no harm."

Xia Tianqiong looked closely and found that two of them were wearing purple uniforms, which made them look like official ghost hunters.

He didn't reply, but stood quietly in place, wanting to see what they were going to do.

When they were about eight or nine meters away, the five people stopped.

There were four men and one woman; the one in uniform was a young woman and a middle-aged man.

"Hello friend, I am an official ghost hunter. We mean no harm. We just heard some noise here and came to check it out."

The speaker was a middle-aged man in a uniform, slightly overweight, whose uniform was so tight it didn't fit him properly.

While he was speaking, the others were looking at Xia Tianqiong and the dozen or so spider monster corpses that had not yet been collected.

The young woman smiled and asked, "Did you kill all these monsters?"

The middle-aged man added, "Friend, don't be nervous. We are government officials and would never kill innocent people indiscriminately. We want to exchange our weapons for food. As you know, it's very difficult for bandits to get food. We've been hungry for a day."

Official ghost hunters, in most cases, do not kill innocent people indiscriminately; rescuing civilians is their primary task.

Of course, some people will abandon their identity if conditions do not permit it or if their lives are in danger.

How would you like to exchange them?

Xia Tianqiong thought about it for a moment and did not refuse.

He admired these people for not choosing to kill and loot the food, but instead exchanging it.

If it were him, he would definitely kill someone for food.

The five people opposite him smiled when they heard his words.

The middle-aged man took out a dagger from his backpack and walked over with a smile. "One dagger in exchange for ten servings of meat or twenty steamed buns, plus five bottles of water. We'll trade you however many you have."

"Don't come any closer, just stand there."

Xia Tianqiong remained wary and did not fully trust the others.

The middle-aged man was obedient; he immediately stood still with a smile and threw the dagger at Xia Tianqiong's feet.

Xia Tianqiong didn't even look at the dagger thrown at her. With a wave of her left hand, ten roasted chicken legs and five bottles of water flew out of her ring and were thrown directly at the middle-aged man.

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