Chapter 69: Message from the Leader
Inside the exclusive room, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the carpet, holding the [Radiance Charging Device] in his hand. This item was a half-meter-long metal pillar, slightly thicker than an arm.
To use the Radiance Charging Device to enhance equipment, the most stable method was to consume equipment to convert it into Radiance Crystals, and then use the device to upgrade growth-type equipment.
Su Xiao had kept three recently obtained Holy Spirit rank equipment pieces: [Ancient Giant God (Holy Spirit)], [Dark Star Assassin (Holy Spirit · Runic Heavy Crossbow)], and [Imprisoned Hatred].
Originally, Su Xiao planned to sell [Imprisoned Hatred], but unfortunately, this equipment was too niche. After displaying it in the Trade Market for half a day, no one even glanced at it.
Su Xiao wasn't sure how many Holy Spirit rank equipment pieces it would take to upgrade [Sacred Traveler] and [Woluth's Shield] to Holy Spirit rank. Fortunately, he still had 883 Soul Coins on hand. If the Holy Spirit rank equipment wasn't enough, he could go to the Trade Market to purchase more.
Activating the Radiance Charging Device in his hand, the all-metal structure floated up, expanded outward, and a flow of light gathered at its center, forming a somewhat dazzling orb of light.
The three Holy Spirit rank equipment pieces on the carpet were drawn up. As soon as they touched the base of the Radiance Charging Device, they began to crack and eventually shattered, with the fragments being absorbed into the device.
The orb of light at the center of the Radiance Charging Device spun at high speed, and irregularly shaped crystal fragments floated out from above the orb, stored in the pressure device at the top.
Checking the attributes of the Radiance Charging Device, the stored Radiance Crystal fragments reached 127%, with [Ancient Giant God (Holy Spirit)] contributing nearly half of that amount.
The [Radiance Charging Device] contracted, and with the clicking sound of metal touching, its volume rapidly shrank, eventually forming a sphere the size of a fist.
Su Xiao picked up [Sacred Traveler]. He planned to first upgrade this piece of equipment for Bubu Wang, to test how many Radiance Crystals were needed. [Woluth's Shield] would require more. If it wasn't enough, he would have Beini go purchase Holy Spirit rank equipment.
The upgrade began. The Radiance Charging Device opened, enveloping [Sacred Traveler]. At this point, [Sacred Traveler] was of Light Gold quality. To reach Holy Spirit rank, it had to cross several quality tiers.
The 127% Radiance Crystal storage began to decrease at a rate of 1% per second. After it dropped below 80%, Su Xiao had Beini go purchase Holy Spirit rank equipment at a price of 150 Soul Coins per piece. The attributes didn't matter; what was needed was equipment leaning toward light characteristics.
Holy Spirit rank equipment with a rating below 800 points typically cost around 80 to 150 Soul Coins, of course, excluding those with practical abilities.
Beini took 750 Soul Coins to purchase Holy Spirit rank equipment. Whether she could buy five pieces depended on luck, as there weren't too many Holy Spirit rank equipment pieces in the Trade Market.
After consuming 86% of the Radiance Crystals and spending 1 hour and 22 minutes, [Sacred Traveler] was successfully upgraded to Holy Spirit rank.
The Radiance Charging Device opened, and Su Xiao took out [Sacred Traveler].
[Sacred Traveler]
Origin: Sixth Rank War World
Quality: Holy Spirit (Growth-Type Equipment)
Category: Pendant
Durability: 87/87 (Increased by 50 points)
Equipment Requirement: Bound. Binder: Space-Rending Dog, Bubuteni.
Note: After binding, growth-type equipment will change according to the wearer's own characteristics.
Equipment Effect 1: Joyful Dash (Passive), after entering stealth, continuously increases movement speed by 10% per second, up to a maximum of 130%. If not attacked and in stealth, this acceleration effect will persist.
Note: This effect is transformed based on the wearer's characteristics.
Equipment Effect 2: Hitting Walls Hurts (Active), after entering stealth, can activate this skill to penetrate over 91.5% of objects, lasting 15 seconds, cooldown 30 seconds.
Note: This effect is transformed based on the wearer's characteristics.
Equipment Effect 3: Aura Specialization (Passive), after mastering three or more aura-type skills, this effect will disappear.
Note: When this effect disappears, Bubuteni will permanently master Aura Specialization, a very rare ability.
Rating: 1000 points (This equipment's rating is 1000~??? points).
Introduction: We are the hidden ones in miracles, the guardians, and also... woof?
Price: Unsellable.
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Seeing the attributes of [Sacred Traveler], Su Xiao noticed a problem: goofing off is contagious. After Bubu Wang wore this equipment for a while, its style completely matched Bubu Wang's.
Seeing the third ability of [Sacred Traveler], Su Xiao felt this development direction suited Bubu Wang well. During battles, it could provide several auras simultaneously, thereby enhancing the team's overall combat power.
Aura-type skills were very rare, as these abilities basically had no prerequisites. Whoever obtained them would use them directly. The more skills, the better, especially auras.
During the last World War, Bubu Wang became a key protection target for his side because of his aura ability. In a chaotic battle among hundreds of contractors, Bubu Wang's Ice Aura was very strong.
Just after upgrading [Sacred Traveler], Beini returned. Her luck was good; she happened to encounter a Seventh Rank team that was selling their bottom-of-the-chest Holy Spirit rank equipment to break through to Eighth Rank.
Such Seventh Rank teams were not uncommon in Reincarnation Paradise, usually elite teams of 3 to 20 people. Among Seventh Rank contractors in Reincarnation Paradise, lone wolves accounted for over 80%, with the remainder being these elite teams. As for large-scale adventure groups at Seventh Rank, they might exist, but Su Xiao hadn't heard of any.
In other paradises, large-scale Seventh Rank adventure groups were numerous, especially in Apocalypse Paradise, where lone wolves were rare at Seventh Rank.
The Radiance Charging Device was activated again. Five Holy Spirit rank equipment pieces were absorbed and converted into Radiance Crystals, with the storage reaching 203.62%, which should be enough to upgrade [Woluth's Shield].
The Radiance Charging Device disassembled and attached itself to the door-sized [Woluth's Shield]. Given Amu's nearly three-meter height, this shield wasn't too large for him.
The upgrade of [Woluth's Shield] began. Seeing this, Su Xiao took out the Alchemy Codex, preparing to gaze at the 'Mysterious Eye' on it to train his mental resilience and turn the page of the Alchemy Codex as soon as possible.
Just as Su Xiao was about to gaze at the Mysterious Eye on the second page of the Alchemy Codex, a prompt appeared.
[Prompt: You have received a real-time text communication from ???. Accept/Decline.]
Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao chose to accept.
Leader: "..."
Bai Ye: "..."
Leader: "The next Empty Seat Banquet's convening time is up to you. Don't delay too long. The location has been chosen, in a Primordial World. This time, it's Holy Maiden Seat and White Bull's turn to travel (Attached: Space Mark)."
Bai Ye: "So it wasn't about Gulu's matter."
Leader: "I've already covered the cost for her to buy the Dark Walker set. Whether she can buy it depends on your mood and her own performance. See you later."
Bai Ye: "[Star Seal Imprint (1/5)]."
Leader: "Only one-fifth? The mascot will cry. But you can name your price. Holy Maiden Seat has been looking for this thing for a long time."
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Just after ending the communication with the Leader, Su Xiao received a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise. An item was being transmitted remotely—the Space Mark. The cost of transmitting this was considerable.
Regarding the next Empty Seat Banquet, Su Xiao planned to experience one more world before convening it. The Black Maple Tree's yield wasn't unlimited; it needed some time to accumulate.
The next Empty Seat Banquet would be in a Primordial World. For Su Xiao, this was very convenient. With the 'Space Mark,' he could directly travel from Reincarnation Paradise to the Starry Sky Seat, saving travel time. Returning would also be easy. It might only take an hour or two to complete the transactions at the next Empty Seat Banquet.
As for the Dark Walker set, the Leader had provided Gulu with the purchase funds. Gulu was a top-tier Sixth Rank contractor. Whether to sell it to her depended entirely on Bubu Wang's mood and how much Gulu offered.
A semi-transparent mark appeared out of thin air. Su Xiao grabbed it in his hand. By using this item, he could directly reach the Empty Seat Banquet.
[Prompt: Woluth's Shield has been upgraded to Holy Spirit rank.]
Su Xiao looked at [Woluth's Shield] not far away and was somewhat surprised to find that the shield had 'shed its shell.' Around it were irregularly shaped pieces of metal skin. A shield, about a palm thick and resembling a curtain of water, was floating in mid-air, emitting wisps of cold air.
It was Amu's ice characteristics that had influenced the shield. This was how growth-type equipment worked; it would change to a certain extent upon rank upgrade based on the user's differences.
[Woluth's Shield]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Quality: Holy Spirit (Growth-Type Equipment)
Category: Fusion Shield (This change is based on the user's own ability characteristics.)
Material: Active Solid Energy, Life Reverb Array (Other components have been stripped away.)
Defense: 42 points (Standard Shield Form)
Attack: 37~62 (Standard Shield Form)
Durability: 62/62 (Standard Shield Form)
Equipment Requirement: Bound. Binder: Fierce Winter War Bull, Amu.
Equipment Effect 1: Form · Fusion (Passive), due to the construction characteristics of Woluth's Shield (entirely composed of active energy), it can be fully energyized and fused into the user's body.
Note: After fusing into the body, the active energy of Woluth's Shield will reside within the user, increasing self-recovery by 32% and body defense by +42 points.
Equipment Effect 2: Icy Grip (Active), Amu can consume Ice Energy to construct a shield-type defense of any shape. This Ice Shield will be imbued with the Life Reverb (Passive) effect.
Note: If over 7500 points of Ice Energy are consumed, the Ice Shield's base defense is 195 points. This shield's defense is considered armor-type defense (Amu currently has 13500 points of Ice Energy).
Equipment Effect 3: Life Reverb (Passive), after the Ice Shield takes an attack, it will inflict a Life Reverb effect on the enemy. Life Reverb can deal damage equal to 0.45 times the enemy's attack intensity + 5.17% of the user's maximum health. This damage is impact-type and ignores external defenses.
Note: Due to the user's own characteristics, Life Reverb will be accompanied by a freezing and slowing effect.
Current Growth Value: 0%
Rating: 998 points
Introduction: I haven't even made a move, how are you already dead?
Price: Unsellable.
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