The Great Thief - Chapter 498

Chapter 498: Gold Treasure Chest
The Wasteland Forces were annoying because they would kill anyone that went to the ruins .


In a certain sense, Lu Li’s purpose was contrary to theirs, so meeting them would result in certain death . Lu Li was currently only level 34, so fighting level 40 monsters would be quite difficult . It was best for him to avoid them .
These ruins made the normally flat desert terrain quite complex, so Lu Li had to be even more careful .
It was hard to say whether there were Wasteland Forces hiding behind a wall . These monsters were basically gangsters and wouldn’t reason with you .
There was also a decent chance that a level 40 monster could see a Stealthed Thief that was 6 levels below them .
Lu Li felt a decaying shell scratch the bottom of his foot; who knew why there was a shell here in the middle of the desert? However, not far away, a Wasteland Tracker dropped a flare at his feet .
The Hunter’s flare was a Thief’s worst nightmare .
Under these circumstances, Lu Li was unable to keep up the Stealth . A Wolf tooth flew and hit him in the knee, dealing over 300 damage .
The level gap was so wide that a normal monster could deal 300 damage to him with a single attack .
What was worse was that he had nowhere to go . He was surrounded by monsters, so he would run into one no matter where he ran . The longer he waited, the more gathered, so dying to these normal monsters was an actual possibility .
Lu Li could only brace himself now .


-89!
His Shadowstrike with a Skill Completion above 85% only resulted in a double-digit amount of damage .
Lu Li never realized how difficult it was to fight a monster that was much higher-levelled than he was .
Fortunately, he could take potions and had a large number of crowd-control skills . He had lost half his HP, but he finally killed the monster that discovered him .
After fighting for more than 10 minutes, he managed to kill five Wasteland Forces monsters . Lu Li still hadn’t found the Gold Treasure Chest from his memories, but it still had left the strongest impression in his mind .
It had to be around here somewhere . Although the refresh point was not fixed, it was bound to be somewhere in the area .
Gold Treasure Chest…
Lu Li looked across the golden yellow earth for the Gold Treasure Chest . Could it be that he needed to do some digging? Perhaps the chest had been buried under the sand?
No, that was simply nonsense . Not only were the ruins so big that a player wouldn’t find it after searching for years, but digging around in the sand would also disturb the Sandworms .
Sandworms had no vision or hearing, so their perception was solely based on vibrations .
Lu Li had no choice but to try and fight some monsters to pass the time . His targets were the Wasteland Forces that were roaming around, but fighting them was quite difficult . He had even tried to Pick Pocket them, but the level 40 monster’s detection was so high that they knew he was there before he even got close . Then, the difficult fight would begin .


The worst part was that despite fighting monsters that were 6 levels higher, he didn’t gain much EXP .

At least the drops were a consolation, as these desert monsters were quite rich . It seemed like these Wasteland gangsters were good at doing business .
They were actually dropping Silver items . These were the first non-Boss monsters in Dawn to drop Silver items .
However, after 30 minutes, Lu Li still hadn’t achieved anything .
Lu Li planned to keep looking for another 30 minutes, otherwise, he would go and kill the Southshore Sea Pirates . Those pirates were equally hard to kill, but they could drop some really good items .
One such item was the ‘Stealth Potion Recipe’, which allowed non-stealth players to go into Stealth . The effect was far weaker than that of the Thief or Druid, but there was a big market for it .
To complement that item, the corresponding potion was the ‘Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility’ . That item was even more incredible .
If you took that Potion, you could detect nearby Stealthed targets for some time . Of course, like the Stealth Potion, it wouldn’t necessarily work on Stealth experts like the Thief or Druid .
However, there was still a large market for it, as having a bottle of the anti-stealth potion would force Thieves to be more careful .
There were also 16-space Troll Backpacks, Giant Strength Potions that gave 15 Strength, a variety of Blueprints, exquisite equipment and so on . The Southshore Sea Pirates were able to drop such good items because they were pirates .
Killing them also had a chance of dropping a treasure map part, and collecting all three parts enabled the players to create a treasure map . They could also drop a Captain’s key which was necessary to open the treasure .
The most crucial part was that this treasure map could be repeatedly farmed, which meant that you would also gain a lot of EXP from this area .
Right now, no one other than Lu Li knew about it .
He could monopolize everything . He would be the first to open the treasure and enjoy its benefits . It was just like when he had gotten the First Clears on the Bosses .
However, the Gold Treasure Chest was still a large temptation, and one of the regrets of his past life . A big reason for him choosing to play Thief this time was because of that .
His luck with Treasure Chests seemed to be particularly good . He had found a lot of high-grade chests, but he could only watch as others opened them .
After giving it some thought, he reasoned that the treasure chest couldn’t be buried under the sand . After all, this was a game and the game company would design it such that the players would benefit .
Burying it in the sand would make it very difficult for the players .
Following that thinking, Lu Li began to pay more attention to the corners of the map .
Tanaris didn’t have a daytime . The sky was always starry and was complemented with a bright moon . As such, the yellow sand was permanently stained in silver .
Under the moonlight, Lu Li glimpsed a metal sliver in the corner of his eyes .
A chest!
He had finally found the Gold Treasure Chest under the totem of a Viper .
It definitely had not been easy to find .
The golden totem, golden sand and golden chest was all unified with a layer of moonlight . If you didn’t look carefully enough, you would never notice it .
In his past life, he had found the Gold Treasure Chest of the East Moon Ruins because he had carelessly run into it .
However, this time, it had taken him more than an hour of wandering around in the East Moon Ruins .
System: Sorry, your Unlock Skill is not strong enough . Please continue to work hard .
The cold system prompt doused his enthusiasm in icy water . Fortunately, he still had one Skill Point left, otherwise, he would have cried his way home .
He added a point to the Unlock Skill, upgrading it to level 3 and enabling its use on Gold Treasure Chests . Although this was likely not the first Gold Treasure Chest discovered in Dawn, this was the first that Lu Li had seen .
The channel was slow but steady and his heart finally let go of his sister’s condition as he waited for the game in anticipation .