Chapter 3: Raise Your Own Main Attribute to 700 Points.
After leaving the Attribute Enhancement Hall, Su Xiao returned to his exclusive room. He sat on the sofa, took out a bottle of maple tea, and took a sip. The warm liquid flowed down his throat, bringing a moment of relaxation.
"Bubu, what's the situation outside?"
Bubu Wang, lying by the door, raised his head, his dog eyes full of confusion. "Woof?"
"Forget it, you wouldn't understand anyway." Su Xiao shook his head, put down the teacup, and began to examine his current status.
[Contractor: Su Xiao]
[Rank: Eighth Rank]
[Main Attribute: Strength: 700 points, Agility: 700 points, Stamina: 700 points, Intelligence: 700 points]
[Charm: 89 points]
[Luck: 45 points]
[True Attribute Points: 0]
[Golden Skill Points: 0]
[Paradise Coins: 12,850,000]
Looking at the four main attributes that had all reached 700 points, Su Xiao nodded with satisfaction. This was the result of his continuous battles and accumulation over a long period. To reach this level in the Eighth Rank, even among the top contractors of Reincarnation Paradise, he was considered a standout.
"Next, it's time to upgrade the skills."
Su Xiao stood up and walked toward the Skill Upgrade Chamber. The Skill Upgrade Chamber was located in the central area of the exclusive room, a silver-white metal cabin about three meters high. When he approached, the cabin door automatically slid open, revealing a spacious interior space.
Entering the Skill Upgrade Chamber, Su Xiao sat cross-legged in the center. The surrounding walls lit up with complex patterns, and a faint mechanical hum sounded.
[Detected that the contractor has entered the Skill Upgrade Chamber. Do you wish to begin skill upgrade?]
[Yes/No]
"Begin."
As Su Xiao gave the command, a blue light screen appeared before him, listing all his current skills and their levels.
[Blade Dao Grandmaster: Lv.50]
[Melee Grandmaster: Lv.45]
[Blood Spear Grandmaster: Lv.38]
[Azure Steel Shadow Energy: Lv.52]
[Devouring Core: Lv.40]
[Blade Demon Spirit: Lv.35]
[Space-Time Power: Lv.42]
[Perception: Lv.38]
[Basic Passive Skills: Lv.Max (All)]
"First, upgrade Blade Dao Grandmaster."
Su Xiao selected the skill, and the system immediately responded.
[Upgrading Blade Dao Grandmaster requires 3 Golden Skill Points and 500,000 Paradise Coins. Current Golden Skill Points: 0. Insufficient conditions. Unable to upgrade.]
"Tsk."
Su Xiao clicked his tongue. Golden Skill Points were too rare. Each Golden Skill Point required completing a high-difficulty main storyline mission or defeating a powerful enemy to obtain. He had used up all his previous Golden Skill Points to upgrade Azure Steel Shadow Energy.
"Forget it, let's upgrade the other skills first."
Su Xiao turned his attention to the other skills. Although they couldn't be upgraded to the highest level, raising them by one or two levels was still possible.
[Upgrading Melee Grandmaster from Lv.45 to Lv.46 requires 120,000 Paradise Coins. Confirm?]
[Yes/No]
"Confirm."
A warm current surged through Su Xiao's body, and his understanding of combat techniques deepened. This feeling lasted for about ten seconds before gradually fading.
[Melee Grandmaster has been upgraded to Lv.46. Stamina +3, Strength +2.]
"Continue."
[Upgrading Melee Grandmaster from Lv.46 to Lv.47 requires 130,000 Paradise Coins. Confirm?]
"Confirm."
...
After spending over 2 million Paradise Coins, Su Xiao upgraded Melee Grandmaster to Lv.50, Blood Spear Grandmaster to Lv.42, Devouring Core to Lv.43, and Blade Demon Spirit to Lv.38.
[Current remaining Paradise Coins: 10,650,000]
"Still plenty left."
Su Xiao stood up, stretched, and his joints crackled. After the skill upgrades, he could clearly feel his overall strength had improved by a notch.
"Next, equipment enhancement."
Su Xiao walked out of the Skill Upgrade Chamber and headed toward the Equipment Enhancement Hall. The Equipment Enhancement Hall was located on the third floor of the exclusive room, a spacious hall about a hundred square meters in size. In the center of the hall stood a huge enhancement device, surrounded by various auxiliary instruments.
When Su Xiao arrived, the enhancement device was already in standby mode, emitting a faint blue glow.
[Welcome to the Equipment Enhancement Hall. Please place the equipment to be enhanced in the designated area.]
Su Xiao took out his main weapon, Dragon-Slaying Flash, and placed it on the enhancement platform. The long knife, sheathed, emitted a faint cold light, clearly a high-quality weapon.
[Detected equipment: Dragon-Slaying Flash (Holy Spirit Rank). Current enhancement level: +12. Next enhancement success rate: 32%. Enhancement cost: 800,000 Paradise Coins. Confirm enhancement?]
"32%... risky."
Su Xiao frowned. The success rate for enhancing Holy Spirit Rank equipment was already very low, and +12 to +13 was a critical threshold. If it failed, the equipment might drop in rank or even be destroyed.
"Use the protection charm."
Su Xiao took out a silver-white talisman from his storage space. This was a protection charm he had obtained from a previous mission, which could prevent equipment from being destroyed after a failed enhancement.
[Protection charm detected. After using it, equipment will not be destroyed upon enhancement failure, but the enhancement level will drop by 1. Confirm use?]
"Confirm."
The protection charm turned into a stream of light and merged into the enhancement device. The blue light on the enhancement platform grew brighter, and a low humming sound came from the machine.
[Enhancement begins...]
Su Xiao stared intently at the enhancement platform. The process lasted for about ten seconds, and finally, a golden light burst forth.
[Enhancement successful! Dragon-Slashing Flash has been enhanced to +13. Base attack power +15%, sharpness +12%.]
"Good."
Su Xiao showed a hint of a smile. Although the success rate was only 32%, he had succeeded on the first try, which was quite lucky.
Continue enhancing?]
"Continue."
[Enhancement from +13 to +14 success rate: 18%. Enhancement cost: 1,200,000 Paradise Coins. Confirm?]
"18%... too low."
Su Xiao hesitated for a moment but still chose to continue. He still had a few protection charms, and even if he failed, he could afford the loss.
[Enhancement begins...]
This time, the enhancement process was noticeably longer. The blue light on the enhancement platform flickered, and the machine emitted a harsh buzzing sound. Finally, with a loud bang, the enhancement platform emitted a burst of black smoke.
[Enhancement failed! Dragon-Slashing Flash enhancement level dropped to +12. Protection charm activated, equipment not destroyed.]
"Tsk."
Su Xiao shook his head. It was expected. An 18% success rate was too low; failure was normal.
"Let's stop here for now. Enhancing equipment is too much of a gamble."
Su Xiao put away Dragon-Slashing Flash and prepared to leave the Equipment Enhancement Hall. Just as he reached the door, his communicator suddenly rang.
"Beep beep beep—"
Su Xiao picked up the communicator, and a familiar voice came from the other end.
"Bai Ye, are you free? I have something to discuss with you."
It was Mawen Hua'erzi's voice, sounding a bit urgent.
"What's up?"
"Something big has happened. I'll explain when we meet. I'm in the trade market, stall number A-07."
"Got it, I'll be right there."
Su Xiao hung up the communicator, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes. Mawen Hua'erzi was usually very steady; if he was this anxious, it must be something serious.
Without further delay, Su Xiao immediately headed toward the trade market.