Chapter 2: Consumed the current rank upgrade opportunity, obtained one random draw chance (drawable items are numerous, ranging from White to ??? quality).
Tip: The Hunter has chosen to consume the current rank upgrade opportunity. You have obtained one "Random Draw Authority." This authority is obtained through the Scarlet Card, originating from the Apocalypse Paradise's "Random Draw Authority."
Hunter's current rank level: Lv.76.
Settlement complete. Rewards have been deposited into the Hunter's mark.
……
Su Xiao rested briefly on the sofa, feeling his energy recover significantly. Although his battle with the old knight was arduous, the two-day rest in the ancient castle beforehand had been crucial. If he hadn't been at full strength then, he would have been the one defeated.
Su Xiao checked the [Random Draw Authority]. This was interesting; it wasn't a reward certified by Reincarnation Paradise. After reading the detailed description, he understood what it was.
The origin of this item was a contractor from his side who sold a Scarlet Card belonging to an Apocalypse Paradise contractor to Reincarnation Paradise. The reason that Scarlet Card could be sold at a high price was that Reincarnation Paradise could extract the [Random Draw Authority] from it.
After taking a hot shower, Su Xiao went out. He didn't head directly to the Attribute Enhancement Hall but first went to find Lide. When he stood in front of Lide's blacksmith shop, he found the door tightly shut. He knocked on the iron door.
Dong, dong, dong.
There was no sound from inside the blacksmith shop at first, but soon, the noise of someone drinking milk through a straw could be heard, specifically the gurgling sound made when it was almost finished. It was very noticeable.
After a slightly awkward, low-voiced scolding, the blacksmith shop's door opened a crack. Lide looked at Su Xiao through the gap and asked, "Bai Ye, how was your harvest last world? Was the battle intense?"
"Didn't really make a move."
"Come in, we're old friends, don't be polite."
Lide fished a can of beer from the quenching liquid, tossed it to Su Xiao, and probed, "What brings you here this time?"
"……"
Su Xiao took out [Blazing Empty Shell] + [Fervent Spirit]. Seeing these two items, Lide understood; it was for fusing high-level soul equipment.
"Estimated success rate is over 85%. This shell comes from a fire-type creature of the Divine System? Looks like it leans towards sun and scorching flames."
"Sunbird · Taihakak."
"Just the name sounds tough to deal with."
"The cost for the fusion?"
"No cost. Fusing this only takes time. Anything else that needs repairing?"
"Yes."
Su Xiao un-equipped the sheathed Dragon-Slaying Flash and the Black King Bracer. Seeing the wear and tear on these two pieces of equipment, Lide's heart sank. This didn't look like someone who 'didn't really make a move.'
"Anything else?"
"No."
"Well, that's good news."
Lide's mood suddenly turned from sunny to cloudy, but looking at his clumsy daughter, O O, he wasn't as angry anymore.
"I'll go to the back room to get the materials. If you have time, wait. If not, go ahead."
Lide walked towards the back room, leaving only Su Xiao and O O in the room.
"O O, have some candy."
Su Xiao took out some of Bubu Wang's snacks. He had both milk candies and fruit candies in his hand, all high-quality snacks bought with Paradise Coins.
O O's eyes lit up. Lide didn't allow her to eat these. It was fine to have expensive meals, but not snacks. If someone else offered, the simple and somewhat timid O O would refuse, but Su Xiao and Lide had a deep friendship.
O O swallowed her saliva and nodded.
After a while, Lide returned from the back room with the materials. Su Xiao had already left. When Lide saw O O holding a handful of candies and sucking on one in her mouth, he was about to scold her, but thinking it was probably from Su Xiao, he said nothing.
"O O, what's that piece of junk in your hand? Don't pick up old clothes. When did you develop this strange habit of scavenging?"
Lide glanced at the strip of cloth-like clothing in O O's hand and ignored it.
O O looked at the item in her hand, which was almost in strips and barely qualified as clothing, and said:
"Candy, candy, eat! Fix!"
O O raised the long leather coat in her hand with one hand. As she moved, the upper part of the long leather coat hung down in strips. Seeing this long leather coat, Lide suddenly felt it looked familiar. He squinted, examined it carefully, and his expression gradually became serious.
"Eat candy, fix."
O O's words made Lide recognize it. Isn't this Bai Ye's [Wild Hunt Night] long leather coat? For a while, he had been repairing this thing so much that he dreamed about repairing this long leather coat.
Lide's blood pressure skyrocketed, and his beard bristled with anger. After glaring for a few seconds, O O burst into tears with a wail.
……
Inside the Equipment Enhancement Hall.
[Welcome to Attribute Enhancement Pod No. 1182.]
[Available True Attribute Points: 28 points. The Hunter may distribute them freely.]
Su Xiao sat cross-legged inside the Attribute Enhancement Pod. He had been here many times and was familiar with the process. He still developed all four attributes evenly, increasing Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence by 7 points each.
The Attribute Enhancement Pod began to operate. An hour and a half later, Su Xiao exhaled a long breath of turbid air. Feeling his comprehensively strengthened body, he checked his own physical attributes.
True Strength: 234 points
True Agility: 234 points
True Stamina: 234 points
True Intelligence: 234 points
Charm: -9 points
……
The Charm attribute was about to break through the -10 point mark. This meant the effect from the previously used Exemption Badge was about to expire, and he urgently needed an [Exemption Badge (★★)].
Su Xiao was already prepared for this. After contacting the Witch, he walked out of the Attribute Enhancement Hall.
Su Xiao first returned to Lide's blacksmith shop. As soon as he entered, he found Lide sitting there deep in thought, with the [Wild Hunt Night] long leather coat laid out on the table in front of him.
For now, he couldn't find anything better; this leather coat should be salvageable.
Su Xiao asked O O to bring him the Dragon-Slaying Flash. The sword had already been repaired and maintained. He looked at Lide, saw him staring at the [Wild Hunt Night] with such concentration, and felt much more at ease. He could only say, as expected of a Forging Grandmaster, truly dedicated.
Su Xiao left with peace of mind, while Lide continued to stare at the [Wild Hunt Night] on the table. Was Lide being dedicated? No. His current thought was: 'Why hasn't this leather armor been scrapped yet? Why is it so resilient? Why does he, a Forging Grandmaster, have to do a tailor's work? Sending leather armor to a blacksmith for repair... is this something a human being should do?'
Finally, Lide's gaze settled. This Forging Grandmaster temporarily gave up thinking. A moment later, he silently picked up a book on the table titled "On the Care and Repair of Leather Armor."