The following day everyone was rejuvenated and full of energy. The way the squad members that have passed my little test look at me; is filled with fever and worship. They were excited to know that I have the same faith in them as they do me.
Bob also noticed the change in everyone, but when he asked last night about what had happened, they all said nothing had changed. You can tell that he felt left out, but no one can do anything about that for now.
After breakfast and a small discussion about our next destination, we finally got down to the loot from our last battle. Granted, most of the loot drops came from the stronger zombies. In any case, Joe, Michelle, and I will have first dibs, and then I'll issue out the rest of the items.
The first item that caught my eye was a white token as it doesn't look like a weapon or something you equipt. Touching the item, I got all the available information about it.
Name: Safety Zone
Effect: Able to create a perimeter of a quarter of a mile around the designated area. Once a location has been chosen, a ten-foot wooden wall will surround the area. This wall will make a rune formation around and above the Safety Zone to repel weaker beasts and zombies Lvl 1-5. Once the safety zone is established, the owner has complete control. Collecting more tokens or fulfilling the quotas for each expansion can upgrade the safety zone.
My mind was blown away by what I saw. Giving it to Joe to look at next to me, I explained it to everyone else.
"This safety zone token is an item that can create a safety zone in a specific area and is a way to start a faction(village). That is exactly the type of item we need right now because when we find the best location to settle down, this will play a significant role. It can also upgrade and expanded further to accommodate more people. But it is not a guarantee, and that is because it is only effective against the weaker zombies and beasts."
Each person took a look at the basic stats of the token and passed it on, but when it was Bob's turn, he stared at the token for a while. It took the next person calling him to pass it on before giving it up. No one noticed the reluctance in his eyes as he passed it to the next person. There was a light flash through his eyes that no one saw as he got quiet, with no one knowing what he was thinking at the moment. After everyone took a look at the token, I put it to the side so that we could go through the other item drops.
After killing over 500 zombies, you would think that there would be many more items, but it wasn't. There were only about fifty or so items, half of which were weapons, with a few accessories, and the others were gear-type items. It seems that accessories are harder to come by, and great luck is needed to acquire them.
Overall it was a great haul. There were enough weapons for everyone, and I could even spot a few pet accessories. The weapons were mostly rank 1(white) weapons, but that is good enough for now. With this many items, everyone can be equipped better for battle.
Everyone held their breath at the pile of glowing items before us, and I couldn't blame them for it, for even I was excited about what we got from that run. I then separated all the weapons together, the gear in another pile, the accessories, and the pet stuff.
I went through and took what I needed first. As I didn't need another weapon yet, I checked the gears and accessories first; and I couldn't believe that I finally got the complete set of the Overlord gear.
[Overlord Boots (B+) - Spd +20]
[Overlord Pants (B+) - Vit +5, Spd +5, Str +10]
[Overlord Shirt (B+) - Vit +5, Str +15]
- Set Bonus - Overlord Mode: All stats double for 30 sec; cooldown time 1 day
[Time Ring (B) - Int +7, 3% Time Affinity]
[Space Ring (B) - Int +7, 3% Space Affinity, 5x5 sqft storage space]
I was very content with the items I chose for myself and couldn't wait to equip them later. Next, I let Joe and Michelle select what they feel will best strengthen them.
Joe:
[Flame Vest (B) - Vit +10, Str +5, 3% Fire Affinity]
[Flame Pants (B) - Str +10, Spd +5]
[FLame Boots (B) - Spd +10, 3% Fire Affinity]
- Set Bonus - Blaze: All fire attack damage double for 30 sec; cooldown time one day
[Flame Ring (B) - Int +7, 3% Fire Affinity]
Michelle:
[Ice Gown (B+) - Vit +7, Int +12, Str +5, Spd +3]
[Ice Boots (B) - Spd +10, 3% Ice Afinity]
- Set Bonus - Below Zero: All ice attacks double for 30 sec; cooldown time 1 day
[Ice Bracelet (B) - Int +7, 3% Ice Affinity]
[Ice Ring (B) - Int +7, 3% Ice Affinity]
[Ice Wand (B) - Int +15, 5% Ice Affinity]
After Joe and Michelle chose their gear, it was now time to hand out equipment to my first squad. They didn't get as much or as strong gear as us, but it's enough to have their weapons.
Sarah - [Blood Spear (W) - Int +3, Str +3, 1% Blood Afinity]
Ashley - [Light Wand (W) - Int +5, 1% Ligh Affinity]
Sofia - [Water Whip (W) - Int +3, Spd+2, 1% Water Affinity]
Victoria - [Earth Wand (W) - Int +5, 1% Earth Affinity]
Netta - [Wind Sword (W) - Int +3, Spd+3, 1% Wind Affinity]
Bob - [Sound Staff (W) - Int +3, Str +3, 1% Sound Affinity]
Josh - [Fire Sword (W) - Int +3, Str +2, 1% Fire Affinity]
Rome - [Dark Spear (W) - Int +2, Str +4, 1% Dark Affinity]
CJ - [Earth Great Sword (W) - Int +2, Str +5, 1% Earth Affinity]
Caleb - [Water Sword (W) - Int +3, Spd +2, 1% Water Affinity]
Now that everyone else had their gear, I started to look for equipment for our battle pets. There wasn't too much pet equipment to choose from, but it was enough for all the leader-type battle pets.
Crystal:
[Lightning Pet Vest (B) - Int +7, Spd +5, 3% Lightning Affinity]
[Lightning Short Sword (B) - Int +5, Spd +7, 3% Lightning Affinity]
Sakura:
[Plant Wand (B) - Int +15, 3% Plant Affinity]
[Plant Ring (B) - Int +7, 3% Plant Affinity]
Sam:
[Heavy Staff (B) - Int +5, Str +10, 3% Gravity Affinity]
[Pet Collar (W) - +2 all stats]
Draka:
[Space Ring (B) - Int +7, 3% Space Affinity, 5x5 sqft storage space]
[Pet Collar (W) - +2 all stats]
Flame Tiger:
[Flame Pet Vest (B) - Int +5, Str +7, 3% Fire Affinity]
[Pet Collar (W) - +2 all stats]
Snow:
[Frost Ring (W) - Int +5, 1% Ice Affinity]
[Pet Collar (W) - +2 all stats]
Having gone through all the new items and gear, everyone prepared for our journey toward my family's home. I sent Sam and Draka to hunt some nearby beast so that we will have monster meat to eat from now on. I also got Sakura to look for any fruits or vegetables that are editable for humans; that we can replant in the space pendent.
Around noon Sam and Drake came back with plenty of low-level magic beast. I had Sarah drain all the blood out of the new food supply, and I then had Michelle freeze them before putting them in the space pendent. Sakura came back not long after them with a few fruits, vegetables, and plants she could replant in the space pendent. I plan to make a garden just for them, and with her and the other fairies blessing the plants; to speed up their growth, it shouldn't be long before we see results.
By then, everyone was done eating and packing up, so it was time to get back on the road.