With the wand in his inventory, he moved on to some of the other stuff. The next item of interest was a white crown sitting on top of a pillow. The crown had a relatively simple design and was made out of some kind of white metal, reminding him a bit of white gold. In the center of the crown was a small, red gem that looked to almost be glowing. It also gave off an impressive aura, reminding him a bit of the Nalkar vampires, and it became clear why upon identifying it.[Nalkar Crown of the Dominant Mind (Ancient)] – A crown created by a powerful crafter from the Nalkar vampire line. The crown is made of an unknown metal and is extremely durable. A processed heart of a powerful Nalkar Vampire is embedded in it, soaking it with magical powers. The Nalkar Heart enhances all mind, illusion, and phantasmal-based magic. Passively grants resistance to all mind-affecting magic while worn. Enchantments: +200 Willpower, +150 Wisdom, +100 Intelligence. Dominant Mind of the Nalkar.Requirements:

Four people stood staring at the massive cube. The bearded man had truly just taken off, not bothering to stay and try to solve it. The earth mage, the rogue, the gunman, and Jake were the only ones left, and from the looks of it, the gunman and rogue were also close to leaving. Jake wasn’t sure if the earth mage actually had a clue about the puzzle or if he was just staying out of pride.The puzzle itself was very much a Rubik’s cube, but not the kind with colors or easy symbols. There weren’t only six types of symbols, but instead hundreds, and from Jake’s initial assessment, he believed that before one could figure out how to solve the Rubik’s cube part of the puzzle, one had to first determine what each of the six sides should look like.Compared to the puzzle he had solved with Reika, this one was far harder."Could we just try all the combinations and solve it like that?" the guy from the Court of Shadows asked."Sounds like a great way to waste the rest of the Treasure Hunt," t

While Jake was the first to notice what was happening, though everyone naturally became aware when a huge magic barrier surrounded them. People suddenly appeared on all sides."What the fuck?" the elemental mage asked as he readied himself.Jake’s first course of action was not to answer, but to take a step towards where the cube had been and quickly swipe all the loot. This did earn him a few glances, but he was happy to see there was nothing accusatory in them from the rogue, the assassin, or the elemental mage. However, the earth mage did glare daggers, as the man had already begun backing away.The shadow assassin, who had also realized the earth mage was in on it, turned to him. "Are you for real? What the fuck is wrong with you?""Oh, please. Stop acting all surprised; you’re a fucking assassin and a thief," the earth mage replied in a snarky tone. "This is a Treasure Hunt, and I’m just playing by the rules."Jake didn’t bother with the earth mage, as he had turned his attention

"I want the staff."The elemental mage said this the moment the kind people who’d given them stuff were gone."Didn’t you already swipe the loot from that asshole earlier?" the shadow assassin said with an accusatory tone, adding on, "Also, could I perhaps see that mask one more time?""The guy didn’t have much, man, just a big fucking rock collection. Shiny rocks, sure, but ya ain’t gonna take an old man’s rocks, are ya? Unless ya really want it?"The last part was spoken towards Jake. He just shrugged. "Keep it. But… can you even use the staff?"Jake summoned it from his inventory to check on his own.[Staff of Elemental Confluence (Ancient)] – A wooden staff with a mounted gem at its head. The gem is a merged product of the orbs of powerful earth, air, fire, and water elementals, condensed into a single gem that amplifies all elemental magic. The wood is likewise a merging of different elemental-affinity woods and is enchanted to be durable and further amplify the user’s mental abi

Somewhere, a long time ago, a group of game developers sat in a room together. They knew they needed more content in their game to expand the playtime, but they had no idea what to add. Technology was limited, and there were only so many mechanics to add when all the controllable characters could do was to move up, down, and to the sides.Then suddenly, one of them got an idea. "What if we make our character able to fly?"But no, that was quickly shot down. The movements would be too fast, and it would be too hard to control. Once more, they were stumped until someone else spoke up."What if instead of flying, we make it swimming…"And thus, one of the worst ideas ever was conceived.At least, that was how Jake imagined the absolute moron who’d thought up water levels. No one liked water levels. They always sucked. Jake believed this was inherently down to how water affected movement and limited how one could usually control the game.Water had to slow down movement, and while it allo