In Silkroad, you can break down virtually any item(silkroad gold)you find
. Certain items that when dropped look like Large bags, but one purpose is to be broken down into smaller elements. Breaking down items requires a destroyer rondo which can be bought at the grocery vendor for 500g. To break down items that came from the Large bags, use Void rondos witch can be purchased for 20G at the grocery vendor.
NOTE: Breaking down a normal item for example a sword will not yield high end or vast amounts of elements nesscarily.
NOTE: Breaking down a SOS or SOM item does not yield more elements than a normal element.
Elements
Elements come in four different flavors water, earth, fire, and wind. There are also different levels(Silkroad powerleveling) of elements ranging from 1 to 4 from what you have discovered. Elements main uses are to combine with tablets witch, and it will be explained later to create stones witch can add attributes or change them on items. Also it is very profitable to sell elements you have made over 40 million gold doing this. To make money just sell every element at 1000g each set up a stall in Donwang and go to sleep. If you plan to use the elements to make stones from tablets, it should be the best to stockpile them and have about 400 of each type and degree.
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