By this era, the existing equipment had already been mostly monopolized.
If you wanted to reliably get this kind of equipment that increased priority, you had to grave rob. In the game, this translated to card-style treasure hunting.
This was the "special channel" mentioned earlier.
From "Mrs. Mina's Fortune Telling Shop," you could obtain random "clues" through a daily fortune telling session. These clues were graded, following the classic treasure map pattern.
In the game, this meant that after reaching the destination and using the clue, you could dig up a BOSS; after defeating it, the whole party would receive a piece of bound equipment that couldn't be traded.
This BOSS was tough, usually requiring a call to the world channel for muscle. Even if you didn't draw a clue, you could also pay players who had drawn a high-level clue to join their team and share the loot.
