In the whole set of combined artifacts, if you only look at the power of a single artifact part, it is usually only the part that is the ultimate carrier of the artifact's power that has the strongest ability and can bring the maximum increase to the user.

Compared with the rest of the combined artifact parts, this kind of component, which is the ultimate carrier of the artifact's power, is often the most important, and at the same time, it is more precious, and it takes a lot of effort to collect it.

Due to the special nature of the combined artifact, the name corresponding to the combined artifact often also indicates the corresponding artifact power carrier component.

For example, it has a slight connection with Rhodes, and Rhodes has always set out to collect the "Titan Arrow", and its corresponding carrier part is the Titan Sword in the artifact parts.

When all the artifact parts are collected, the truly powerful abilities of the combined artifact will be displayed on this special weapon, and the brilliance of the artifact will truly bloom.

According to the information that Rod knew, as the protagonist of the plot in the second expansion, Sandru had two artifacts, named "Ghost King Cloak" and "Cursed Armor".

The names of these two combined artifacts have largely indicated the artifact parts corresponding to the artifact's power carriers, which are a cloak-type artifact part and an armor-type artifact part.

Under the influence of the power of the artifact, the parts that are the final carrier will undergo great changes in appearance in order to show the final ability of the artifact, and the origin of the name of the combined artifact is also precisely because of this.

In addition to the combination artifacts that require specific artifact parts to achieve the final effect, Rhodes knew that there was another type of artifact throughout the game, and that was a stand-alone artifact that could be used as a single artifact.

Compared with the combined artifact, the attributes attached to the independent artifact, as well as the overall improvement to the user, may be far inferior to the combined artifact, but the existence of the independent artifact still has a special and irreplaceable effect.

In Rhodes' impression, the forbidden magic ball in Tanan's hand was such an independent artifact, which could exert its original effect without the need for other artifact parts to be combined with each other.

Thanks to the existence of the forbidden orb, Tanan was able to start the war in the first expansion, and for a time suppressed the mages of Bracada. If the Forbidden Orb were to be replaced with any other artifact, Tanan might not be able to do so.

At some point, the effect that a standalone artifact can produce is not much worse than that of a combined artifact, and it can even be reversed to achieve something that a combined artifact cannot.

The effect of the artifact is a unique existence, and no artifact can be replaced by other artifacts with similar effects.

Regardless of the attributes of the artifact itself, the appearance of any artifact will have a very special impact on the entire game world.

The existence of artifacts, whether they are combined artifacts that require the coordination of multiple parts, or independent artifacts with special effects and separate sets, their effects are enough to have a great impact on the existing forces in this game world.

What made Rhodes a little concerned was that according to the games in his previous life, the player's research on artifact-related matters, the boundary between independent artifacts and combined artifacts was extremely blurred.

According to the theory put forward by the players at that time, in some special circumstances, as long as certain conditions are met, and after being processed by the most skilled alchemists, even a single artifact that was originally an independent set can be split into a combination artifact, which is even the origin of many combination artifacts.

In the game of his previous life, although Rhodes had heard of such a theory, he did not take it to heart, and even did not approve of it in his heart.

In Rhodes' view, there should be a clear boundary between a combined artifact and an independent artifact, and it should not be changed by anything, and Rhodes does not believe that there is anything that can change the most powerful artifact.

However, what Rhodes had experienced, whether it was the formation process of the Titan Arrow that he had felt during the Inheritance Mission, or the Forbidden Ball fragments he was currently carrying, all explained this to Rhodes, even if it was an independent artifact, it could be transformed into a combined artifact after certain conditions were met.

In Rod's impression, among the things he perceived at the last moment of the inheritance mission, the Titan Giant Klom's initial forging of the artifact Titan Arrow was to make it into an independent artifact, but after the forging was completed, it seemed to realize something, so it split it up to form the final combined artifact.

Recalling what he had perceived during the Legacy Mission, Rhodes' impression of Klom's handling of the Titan Arrow at the last moment was extremely vague.

At that time, Rod naturally didn't notice this, and it wasn't until this time, when he recalled the matters related to the artifact, that he realized the problem.

And the fragment of the forbidden magic ball carried by Rod changed Rod's current view of the artifact.

In Rod's impression, through the ability attached to the blood perception between him and Rowling, he once felt the memory of the death knight Tarvic controlled by Rowling.

The ability attached to the perception of bloodlines, more than just through words, can make Rod more intuitive to understand what has happened, and it is precisely because of this that Rod feels the abnormality of the forbidden orb fragment in his hand.

In the memories of the former hero Thunderbird, Rhodes observed Tanan's handling of the forbidden orb.

To Rhode's great surprise, in the process of dealing with the special independent artifact of the forbidden magic orb, Tanan did not use various materials to assist as Rod understood the alchemy method, but only used the weapon in his hand to deal with it bluntly.

Through this move by Tanan, Rhodes understood that Tanan had realized his weakness at the very beginning of this war with Master Bracada.

Although the effect of the forbidden orb is extremely powerful, and can ensure the victory of savage creatures on the frontal battlefield, the scope of its enveloping is still extremely limited.

Especially in the face of an extremely large force like Bracada, the existence of a single forbidden magic ball cannot allow Tanan to guarantee the victory of multi-front battles, except for the army led by him personally, the rest of the barbarian creature army that fights with the mage will still be suppressed by the mage.