Chapter 113: 444
Su Xiao's legs were slightly apart, Dragon-Slaying Flash pointed diagonally at the ground. While holding Dragon-Slaying Flash, Su Xiao had a feeling that he could move to any position within five meters around him.
This feeling was completely different from using a skill attached to equipment. It was similar to the sensation Su Xiao experienced each time he activated his Counter Shield or released his Azure Steel Shadow energy.
Although "Dragon Shadow Flash" was a capability attached to Dragon-Slaying Flash, since Dragon-Slaying Flash was Su Xiao's exclusive growth weapon, this ability was essentially equivalent to Su Xiao's own ability.
Using an equipment-attached ability was vastly different from using one's own ability. The feeling of using an equipment-attached ability was like using a hand to flip a switch, while using one's own ability was similar to instinctive actions like raising an arm, clenching a fist, or blinking.
Su Xiao looked around, confirmed the terrain, then crouched his body as if to charge forward. He suddenly disappeared from his spot, almost instantly reappearing five meters away.
Su Xiao stumbled a few steps. Using the Dragon Shadow Flash ability for the first time was clearly unfamiliar.
He closed his eyes to perceive the sensation of penetrating the spatial barrier. He didn't sense any space-time power; it felt more like passing through a thin membrane. After passing through that membrane, he directly appeared five meters away.
A *plop* sound came from something hitting the ground.
Su Xiao turned his head to look. Amu was sitting on the ground with legs spread, staring at Su Xiao in shock, a coconut between his legs.
"Amu, come here."
Su Xiao turned the long blade in his hand, the edge facing forward, the spine facing back.
Amu shook his head like a rattle-drum. Although he was simple and honest, he knew he absolutely could not spar or compete with Su Xiao.
Under Su Xiao's "enthusiastic invitation," Amu grimaced, tears in his eyes, as he stood before Su Xiao.
"Use your charge ability on me."
Helpless, Amu could only lower his body, aiming his horns at Su Xiao. After hesitating for about ten seconds, he finally charged at Su Xiao.
Su Xiao leaned his body slightly forward. Amu's horns grew closer and closer. If his mental fortitude were insufficient, he would have instinctively dodged.
Su Xiao, however, didn't move an inch. Just as Amu's horns were about to touch Su Xiao's chest, he suddenly disappeared.
When Su Xiao reappeared, he was standing on Amu's shoulder.
"Your opening is too obvious."
Su Xiao exerted force with his feet. Amu knew he was doomed; he had hesitated during the charge.
"Your charge is too straightforward."
Su Xiao leaped down from Amu's shoulder. It seemed he needed to teach Amu some techniques regarding charging.
Two hours later, Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Amu sat around a dining table. Amu was stuffing food into his mouth wildly, his expression one of pure enjoyment.
The reason Amu had that expression was because he was enjoying the delicious food cooked by Xia.
Beside them, Xia looked at Amu with a "terrified expression," sweat beading on her forehead, a few strands of hair sticking to her face.
"Um... there shouldn't be anything else needed, right?"
Xia's mouth twitched. In the past hour, she had experienced both joy and sorrow. Joy came from having a big-eating customer, sorrow from the fact that this customer could eat so much she was nearly exhausted to the point of collapse.
"Amu, are you full?"
Su Xiao chewed his food as he spoke.
"Amu is half full. Delicious, burp~"
Hearing Amu's words, Xia's mouth slightly opened as she dragged her tired steps toward the back kitchen.
After a hearty meal, Su Xiao paid a bill of 678 Paradise Coins, which was already an 20% discount.
Before leaving the restaurant, Bubu Wang smiled at Xia, meaning "I'll bring this glutton back tonight," leaving Xia to gradually petrify in the cold wind.
Xia took a deep breath, her fighting spirit beginning to rise~
In the past hour, she had cooked enough food for over seventy people. Xia's principle was that whenever a customer came, she would ensure they enjoyed delicious and generously portioned food.
After a full meal, Su Xiao headed straight in a certain direction. His steps were somewhat resolute. The place he was about to go to had ruined countless contractors and also made countless contractors soar to success. That's right, it was the Equipment Enhancement Hall.
Su Xiao stood in front of the Equipment Enhancement Hall's door, his mood somewhat uneasy. The reason was simple: the risk of enhancing Dragon-Slaying Flash was too great.
Dragon-Slaying Flash had dropped from +12 to +7, meaning it had to be re-enhanced.
When enhancing above +7, failure had a chance to reset the enhancement level to zero, or only reduce it by one level. The former had a lower chance, the latter a higher chance.
As for enhancing above +10, once enhancement failed, the enhanced equipment would be damaged, irreparably damaged.
If Dragon-Slaying Flash were damaged now, it wouldn't just be a minor setback for Su Xiao; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say his strength would be halved.
Therefore, this time Su Xiao planned to enhance Dragon-Slaying Flash to +10 and then stop. However, he still had no confidence. His luck was what it was; heaven knew how many Paradise Coins he would lose if Dragon-Slaying Flash failed once.
Su Xiao walked into the Enhancement Hall. There were quite a few contractors inside. In front of the equipment enhancement machines around the hall stood many contractors.
Su Xiao came to an equipment enhancement machine, and a prompt appeared.
[Welcome to Equipment Enhancement Machine No. 444. User's Paradise Coins: 554,915 points.]
Carrying a fortune of 550,000 Paradise Coins, Su Xiao felt confident, but the machine's number made him feel something was off.
Su Xiao took out Dragon-Slaying Flash. With his operation, a tray popped out from the equipment enhancement machine.
*Puff~*
White steam surged from the equipment enhancement machine. Su Xiao placed Dragon-Slaying Flash on the tray.
[Equipment verification in progress... Verification complete. Dragon-Slaying Flash +7 (Gold). Each enhancement costs 50,000 Paradise Coins.]
50,000 per enhancement. This was definitely not the cost a Gold-quality weapon should have. Dragon-Slaying Flash's abilities were too strong, and the cost for enhancement had always far exceeded that of weapons of the same rank.
[Yes/No to proceed with this enhancement.]
Su Xiao didn't start enhancing immediately. Instead, he placed five black ores on the tray.
[Pure Black Carbon Ore]
Quality: Dark Purple
Type: Rare Material
Effect: Can be added when enhancing equipment. Each piece increases success rate by 2%. A maximum of 10 pieces can be added at once. This item disappears after enhancement is complete.
Rating: 260
Introduction: A rare ore from the Void. Only the Bana Dwarf Clan knows how to mine it. The Bana Dwarf Clan only gifts this rare ore to close friends who mine together. Therefore, this ore is extremely rare within the Void.
Su Xiao had a total of 65 of these. After placing five [Pure Black Carbon Ore], Su Xiao chose to start the enhancement.
After consulting, Su Xiao learned that adding 10 [Pure Black Carbon Ore] at once would have diminishing returns. Instead of increasing the success rate by 20%, it would only increase it to about 13%. Adding five at once was the best choice, increasing the success rate by about 9%. Unless it was a critical moment, he wouldn't add ten at once.
[Enhancement begins. Please wait for two minutes.]
*Rumble...*
The equipment enhancement machine started operating. From time to time, the crackling sound of electricity could be heard, the noise quite impressive.
Two minutes passed in the blink of an eye. The tray extended, and steam gushed out.
[Dragon-Slaying Flash +8 failed. Dropped to +6.]
Su Xiao's eye twitched. 50,000 Paradise Coins down the drain, no, 100,000 Paradise Coins!
[Yes/No to continue enhancement.]
Su Xiao chose to continue. The equipment enhancement machine started running again. Two minutes quickly passed.
*Puff*, hot steam sprayed out.
[Dragon-Slaying Flash +7 successful. Yes/No to continue enhancement.]
Su Xiao chose to continue. The success to +7 made him breathe a sigh of relief.
Two minutes quickly passed. The tray popped out, and a prompt appeared.
[Dragon-Slaying Flash +8 failed. Dropped to +6.]
Su Xiao remained silent. Counting the original enhancement level, 200,000 Paradise Coins had gone down the drain. Not only that, but 15 [Pure Black Carbon Ore] had also been consumed. Enhancing equipment was just this thrilling.
Having enhanced to this point, Su Xiao simply couldn't stop. He continued enhancing.
[Dragon-Slaying Flash +7 successful.]
[Dragon-Slaying Flash +8 successful.]
[Dragon-Slaying Flash +9 failed. Dropped to +7.]
[Dragon-Slaying Flash +8 successful.]
[Dragon-Slaying Flash +9 successful.]
Enhanced to +9, Su Xiao exhaled. This round of enhancement had been somewhat unlucky.
Paradise Coins remaining: 154,915 points. [Pure Black Carbon Ore] remaining: 25 pieces.
Only one step away from the expected +10, Su Xiao directly placed ten [Pure Black Carbon Ore] on the tray. The enhancement began.
*Rumble*, the equipment enhancement machine roared. After about five minutes, large amounts of white steam sprayed out from the machine.
[Dragon-Slaying Flash +10 successful.]
It was proven that, without special items, enhancing Gold-quality equipment consumed a terrifying amount of Paradise Coins.
Su Xiao suspected that the contractor who had enhanced [Duke of Annihilation] to +13 might have used some kind of item. Perhaps.
Su Xiao picked up Dragon-Slaying Flash from the tray, turned around, and quickly walked out of the Equipment Enhancement Hall. In the near future, he didn't want to come back to this damn place.
PS: (This time it's really not getting later and later. I finished writing at 6, but my neighbor dropped off a little girl at my house, asking my mom to look after her for a while. That little girl is a regular at my house. This time, she seemed very interested in the mosquito-revision work, staring at me the whole time~ Helpless, I could only entertain her for a while.)