Chapter 29: I Don't Believe It
Pricing the [Intermediate Mental Energy Bomb] at 400 Paradise Coins, the current [Intermediate Mental Energy Bomb] was absolutely worth that price.
The purple scroll [Mental Shock] caught many eyes, but after being attracted, the contractors found the price of the Mental Shock scroll to be exorbitant, beyond what they could afford.
Just as these contractors were about to leave, they suddenly noticed another type of alchemical bomb on the stall. This alchemical bomb was extremely small in size, yet its power was satisfactory.
Within an hour, all 19 [Intermediate Mental Energy Bombs] were sold out. Su Xiao gained 7,600 Paradise Coins, with a net profit of 5,700 Paradise Coins.
He could still craft 6 more [Intermediate Mental Energy Bombs]. Su Xiao quickly produced these 6, but instead of selling them, he kept them for his own use.
Checking the skill list for 'Alchemy'.
[First Layer, Alchemical Bomb Crafting: Lv.3 (Proficiency 36/50)]
He needed to craft 15 more [Intermediate Mental Energy Bombs] to max out the proficiency. Su Xiao guessed that after upgrading Alchemical Bomb Crafting from Lv.3 to Lv.4, a new crafting recipe would unlock.
Although he was curious about what the new recipe was, his Mana Points were only at 3, so his desire was beyond his ability.
Su Xiao yawned. Suddenly, a notification from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[Mental Shock Scroll sold successfully. You have gained 100,000 Paradise Coins.]
Su Xiao was stunned. Looking up, he saw a man in a black robe and black hood had bought the Mental Shock scroll. He hadn't even haggled, just bought it outright.
Watching the hooded man's retreating back, Su Xiao frowned deeply. The man gave him a very uncomfortable feeling, an innate disgust.
"A Dark Mage."
If the Shadow of Law Destruction and mages were at war, then Dark Mages were to be utterly exterminated, killed on sight without mercy.
Many virulent plagues were related to these guys. Although Dark Mages didn't affect the world's structure, their direct destructive power was even more terrifying.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Su Xiao. He only disliked these guys because of the Shadow of Law Destruction; he wasn't going to act as an avenger.
"Well then... Equipment Enhancement Hall, here I come."
Su Xiao stood up, stretching his slightly numb legs. He had been sitting here for a long time.
Taking a deep breath, Su Xiao walked toward the Equipment Enhancement Hall with the momentum of a man going to his death. This caused the contractors in the Trade Market to turn their heads, staring at Su Xiao in surprise.
With steady steps, he arrived at the entrance of the Equipment Enhancement Hall. Since the derivative world had just ended, there were many contractors coming and going here.
Some had faces glowing red with success, others looked ashen as if mourning, and some were grinding their teeth in frustration.
There were even more messages on the door.
'60,000 Paradise Coins for a blue equipment +5, try to beat that.'
'The weakling upstairs, I failed 7 times in a row! I'm already preparing to die in the next derivative world!'
'If heaven gives me another chance, I will definitely choose a different enhancement posture.'
A large number of messages were written on the ground at the entrance. Su Xiao silently mourned for a few seconds for that brother who failed 7 times in a row. He probably wouldn't encounter such a situation... hopefully.
Entering the Equipment Enhancement Hall, what met his eyes was a vast, empty hall, covering an area of several thousand square meters. The hall was resplendent and magnificent, the floor smooth and polished, even reflecting Su Xiao's silhouette.
Along the walls were rows of precision machines embedded in the walls.
There were many contractors in the Equipment Enhancement Hall. Most were staring intently at the equipment enhancement machines in front of them, looking tense, while some watched the excitement from behind.
Moving to a corner, Su Xiao stood before an equipment enhancement machine, looking as if facing a great enemy. He pressed his hand onto the machine's screen.
[Welcome to Enhancement Machine No. 233. User's Paradise Coins: 107,600. Please place the equipment to be enhanced.]
The Paradise Coins seemed like a lot, but Su Xiao had even more equipment that needed enhancement.
Checking his equipped items, they were:
Dragon-Slaying Flash +5 (Purple) Main Weapon
Shattered Elf (Green) Secondary Weapon
Mikasa's Heart (Blue) Necklace
Silver Holy Ring (Purple) Ring
Minotaur Lord Arm Guard (Purple) Arm Guard
Destiny Redemption +7 (Blue) Decorative Item
Havana Eye (Green) Detection Item
...
There were four pieces of equipment that needed enhancement: Dragon-Slaying Flash +5, Shattered Elf, Mikasa's Heart, and Silver Holy Ring.
He didn't plan to enhance Destiny Redemption +7; that would be asking for trouble. As for the Havana Eye, it wasn't worth enhancing.
First, he took out [Mikasa's Heart] and placed this necklace on the machine's tray.
[Mikasa's Heart]'s core skill was a shield, Shelter (Active): Quickly generates an invisible shield to block attacks. The shield's durability is equivalent to 70% of the holder's maximum Health Points, lasting 10 seconds.
Note: Activating the shield consumes 10% of Mana Points.
Note: Shield cooldown is 24 hours.
[Equipment verification in progress... Verification complete. Each enhancement costs 3,200 Paradise Coins.]
Su Xiao's eyebrow twitched. It was even more expensive than Dragon-Slaying Flash when it was still blue quality. Necklaces were rare items.
"Select enhancement."
[Enhancement begins. Please wait five minutes.]
Rumble...
The equipment enhancement machine started operating, its noise impressive. It began a series of complex procedures, and occasionally the sizzling sound of electric current could be heard.
Five minutes passed quickly. The enhancement machine gradually stopped working.
Pssshhht.
A burst of hot steam sprayed out, and a notification appeared.
[Mikasa's Heart +1 enhancement successful. Continue enhancement?]
Su Xiao chose to continue. He wanted at least +5 before there would be a noticeable change.
The enhancement machine continued running. After another five minutes, another burst of steam sprayed out.
[Mikasa's Heart +2 enhancement failed. Enhancement level reset. Continue enhancement?]
Su Xiao was speechless. It failed going from +1 to +2 again. He had experienced this once before, and it was utterly despairing.
"Brother, what kind of luck is this? Black as pitch."
An incredulous voice came from behind. Su Xiao glanced sideways and saw a burly man with a unibrow. The first thing that came to Su Xiao's mind when he saw him was the Black Whirlwind Li Kui.
"Cough... this is normal."
Having experienced this twice already, Su Xiao considered it a normal situation.
"Nor... normal?"
"Isn't it?"
Su Xiao locked eyes with the unibrow man.
"With your luck, if this piece of equipment reaches +5, I'll eat shit on the spot." The unibrow man joked half-seriously, not optimistic about Su Xiao's chances.
Su Xiao said nothing more and chose to continue enhancing.
[Mikasa's Heart +1 successful.]
[Mikasa's Heart +2 successful.]
[Mikasa's Heart +3 successful.]
[Mikasa's Heart +4 successful.]
[Mikasa's Heart +5 successful!]
Five consecutive successes, exactly the same situation as when he enhanced Lucky Flame before.
"Holy shit!" An exclamation came from behind.
Su Xiao turned to look at the unibrow man. The unibrow man's eyes were wide open, filled with disbelief, his expression hilarious.
A snicker came from the side.
"What about that promise to eat shit~?" A contractor who loved watching the chaos mocked.
The unibrow man's face didn't look good. After hesitating for a few seconds, he actually started unbuckling his belt, shocking the surrounding contractors.
"Hey hey, Mad Bull, what are you doing?"
His friends quickly grabbed him tightly, three of them in total.
"I said what I meant, I never go back on my word."
Mad Bull struggled fiercely, his face turning red. From the look of it, he was really about to eat shit, and the 'self-produced, self-consumed' kind.
Mad Bull's friends gave Su Xiao an apologetic smile, then forcibly dragged Mad Bull out of the Equipment Enhancement Hall.
Although Mad Bull's behavior was somewhat ridiculous, he was a man who dared to act on his words.