# Chapter 269: Naturally Born Items
Yan Jiayu also took out the female player's items. "I got three items. A small knife that can't touch its target, a magnifying glass that can see anything whose traces have been erased by invisibility potions or hidden by special items, and a protective shield."
"Of the three items, the most practical is this protective shield. It can split into ten or fewer shields when attacked, and the effect lasts for three minutes."
Xu Huo nodded and took out the items he had obtained.
First were the string-controlling player's items: "String That Won't Knot" — even if crumpled into a ball, as long as you hold one end of the string, you can easily pull it out without untangling.
"Big Belly Bottle" — a palm-sized flat glass container that can hold three cubic meters of liquid.
"Bread Clip" — a long-handled duckbill clip used to keep food fresh. As long as you clamp it over the opening, any food can be preserved for over a week without spoiling.
"Sharp Dinner Knife" — a cutting tool that can slice through any difficult-to-cut food.
Next were the cannibal player's items:
[Desert Windmill: Born in a desolate desert that experiences at least three sandstorms a week. Since it has been constantly eating sand since birth, it has sworn to be the one who makes others eat sand. When placed on the ground, it will automatically spew out sandstorms, with the range varying depending on the environment. Note: Getting wet will affect its performance.]
[Growing Spikes: A special plant item that can only be used three times a day. Each use makes it grow one inch longer, after which it quickly shrivels and becomes extremely easy to damage. Daily care with cold water is sufficient.]
[Little Note Launcher: Essential equipment for passing notes in class. Clip it between your fingers and you can shoot little notes at anyone. As long as you lock onto a target, it can launch the note to that person.]
"These two people's items are about the same. Since I killed one and you killed the other, let's not split them separately." Yan Jiayu rubbed her chin and said, "That Desert Windmill is really interesting."
"I heard other players mention in the previous instance that most items in the game come from the official game, Artificers, or players. But some items are born purely by chance. Apparently, they're natural changes caused by wormhole energy — just like how people evolve, objects also get endowed with some strange characteristics."
She thought for a moment and added, "But I think this windmill might be something like a space rift, which is why it spews sandstorms."
Xu Huo spun the windmill and said, "It's not unusual for items related to space and time to appear in the game. If they're naturally born, finding them depends entirely on luck."
"Exactly," Yan Jiayu said. "Like that super item someone found before. That player was incredibly lucky. I want a super item too."
"In the end, it was still taken by someone else," Xu Huo said calmly.
Yan Jiayu nodded regretfully. "But this also proves that you don't have to enter the game early to get good items. While players are evolving, items are constantly being born. Maybe one day I'll get lucky and find a super item!"
Xu Huo smiled and said, "Then I wish you good luck."
He paused, pointed at the four items on the table — the string, bottle, and the others — and said, "These items were obtained through our cooperation. Which two do you want?"
"I don't like using string." Yan Jiayu hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'll take the Bread Clip and the Dinner Knife. I already have an item similar to the Big Belly Bottle."
Xu Huo kept the other two items and heard her say, "I've found quite a few items, but unfortunately, aside from the Demon-Subduing Staff, I don't have any other suitable weapons."
"Indeed, a staff isn't as good as a blade." Xu Huo took out the large scissors he had obtained from the Hundred-Person Art Museum. "You've practiced martial arts and have agile movements. Try these."
Yan Jiayu's eyes lit up the moment she saw the large scissors. She immediately reached out and took them. "Weapons should be as big as possible. Small knives aren't practical."
With that, she picked up the large scissors and snipped them twice in the air, then split them into two halves. She casually performed a few moves, swinging the scissors until they whistled through the air. Compared to her petite figure, the two halves of the scissors looked a bit too large.
Xu Huo had tried these scissors before. They were inconvenient to operate and exceptionally heavy, making them impractical for him. But in this violent little girl's hands, they complemented each other perfectly.
After getting comfortable with them, Yan Jiayu stopped and excitedly said to him, "I'll trade my items for these scissors!"
She then took out her items, scattering over a dozen pieces on the table. But after bringing them out, she looked a bit embarrassed. "Most of my items aren't very offensive. If we trade, you'll definitely be at a disadvantage. If there's nothing you want here, then I'll wait until I have a suitable item before we talk."
Xu Huo's gaze swept back and forth over a wooden fish and a wooden bowl. "Is your profession related to monks?"
Yan Jiayu touched the wooden fish. "That's right. My profession is Professional Monk, and my nickname is Abbot. My master said that a monk who doesn't want to be an abbot isn't a good monk. Originally, I could have inherited his mantle, but my master told me to go down the mountain, so I have to satisfy my desire to be an abbot in the game."
"That's a good aspiration," Xu Huo praised.
Yan Jiayu's eyes curved into crescent moons as she pushed the items forward again.
Xu Huo unexpectedly spotted a "Light Gentleman" medal among them. "This medal..."
"I killed a minor monster in a random instance. The game said it was a serial killer and a wanted criminal, so it rewarded me with this medal. Do you want this? But it doesn't seem to be very useful." Yan Jiayu looked at him with confusion.
"It might not be useless," Xu Huo said. "This was issued by the official game, so it should have significance beyond being just an item."
He had given his to the Painting Woman.
But Yan Jiayu waved her hand. "Even if it can be used, that's a matter for later. If I don't have powerful items to keep me alive until then, any medal is meaningless."
"Can I trade this for your scissors?"
Xu Huo agreed without much hesitation. He didn't need the scissors item for now anyway. And although the Painting Woman had never clearly explained what benefits the medal brought, it probably wasn't just an ordinary medal. Trading a common item for it meant he was getting the better deal.
But Yan Jiayu didn't care about the medal at all. She put away her own things and happily started examining the scissors.
After putting away the medal, he unfolded the map he had obtained earlier and carefully studied the records on it.
The game points marked on the travel guide didn't need much explanation. They had fixed locations and fixed game modes, so passing them wasn't difficult. The main issue was the other question-and-answer game locations. Their appearance positions weren't fixed. Each Q&A game had at least three or more random locations. For example, the Mirror Tent — its appearance location today wasn't even on this map.
In other words, aside from some methods for passing certain games that could be referenced, this map had no further use.