Chapter 21, Upgrading Weapons and Skills
【Name: Double Transparent Darts】
[Type: Ghostly Artifact/Spiritual Artifact]
[Quality: Top-tier 1-star (Upgradeable)]
[Effect 1: Can attack enemies, increasing damage by 130%.]
[Estimated Upgrade - Effect 2: Activates the attributes of the Ghostly Weapons: Nine Nether Ice Transparent Dart Ghostly Weapon, which can control enemies for three seconds; Heavenly Wing Blazing Transparent Dart Spiritual Weapon, which can increase weapon attack power by 100%.]
Effect 3: None
Zhong Bingxuan first checked the upgrade effect of her weapon. She found the hard control attribute of the artifact very rare, and the fact that the spirit weapon itself had weak attack power would be enhanced after the upgrade was also very good.
When I checked the weapon upgrade section, I found that it required special materials such as Nine Nether Ice and Skywing Blazing Flame Seeds. The points required were not much, only 100 points, but the special materials were hard to find.
Zhong Bingxuan searched the system store but found nothing for sale. She thought about asking Fu Yuchen, an experienced player, if he had any in stock.
"Skywing Blaze and Nine Nether Ice? I don't have the former, but I do have the latter. Are you looking to forge a top-tier weapon?"
Coincidentally, the last dungeon Fu Yuchen experienced, the supernatural revival theme, featured the Nine Nether Ice, which can be used to upgrade special weapons and increase the uniqueness of ordinary weapons.
"Yes, upgrade the weapon's star rating. How would you like to change it?"
"We're all from the same team, so just take it and use it. But I've forged weapons before, and I only have three Nine Nether Ice Blades. I don't know if that's enough for you?"
Fu Yucheng waved his hand and delivered the Nine Nether Ice directly to Zhong Bingxuan, making Zhong Bingxuan feel very embarrassed, since she had just beaten him up.
"As for the Skywing Blaze, I didn't get it from that dungeon, but I can ask around within the guild for you."
Fu Yuchen acted immediately, taking out his communicator and asking people within the guild about the situation.
Zhong Bingxuan looked at Li Hanmo with a troubled expression. Li Hanmo lowered his head and said to Zhong Bingxuan, "Just accept the things for now. That guy has been unlucky and has never gotten a magical artifact. If you have the chance to get another magical artifact that suits him, just give it to him. We're a team, so there's no need to say more; we help each other out."
Compared to special materials, the artifacts are clearly more important.
Since Li Hanmo said that, Zhong Bingxuan accepted it without hesitation, and would find an opportunity to repay the favor later.
"Old Ma, you're greedy. I've given you plenty of good stuff before, but now you want a little bit of special material and you're asking for hundreds of thousands."
"Brother Chen, this is the Heavenly Wing Blaze. It can increase the attack power of ordinary weapons by 10% when forging them..."
"Alright, alright, we're all on the same side, we all know each other. I've never asked you for big money before, so here are ten for every thousand points."
“I have elderly parents and young children to support, unlike you, Brother Chen, who only cares about himself and doesn’t care about that little bit of money.”
"Ten thousand points, no way. It's said to add attack power to ordinary weapons, but it has to actually be forged. It's not like Nine Nether Ice, this thing might just melt high-level weapons."
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Just as Zhong Bingxuan accepted the Nine Nether Ice, she heard Fu Yuchen cursing. She wanted to say no, lest Fu Yuchen fall out with his guild friends, when she saw a fiery red box appear in Fu Yuchen's hand.
So, she was too naive. Could it be that precious materials worth hundreds of thousands of points could be directly bargained down to 10,000 points?
"Your brother is really kind to you, he'd go to great lengths for you."
Rather than believing that Fu Yuchen had bargained down the price by over 100,000 yuan, Zhong Bingxuan was more inclined to believe that Fu Yuchen and the other party had a deep brotherly bond, and that the other party had sold the product to Fu Yuchen at a loss. She was genuinely amazed that such a legendary brotherly bond actually existed.
"You wicked woman didn't expect you to be so naive as to actually believe the merchant's nonsense that the profits are not much and not enough to support a family."
Zhong Bingxuan was surprised that she had guessed wrong, and found it hard to believe. "Goods worth hundreds of thousands of points actually only cost tens of thousands of points?"
Zhong Bingxuan knew that the buying and selling prices were different, but she couldn't believe that the price difference was too outrageous.
"Old Ma is a merchant who can buy goods at the lowest price and then sell them at a higher price. No one else can do that. I usually go to him when I want to get my hands on something good. At least the money comes quickly. He can be a bit ruthless in driving down prices, but I can accept the price difference for the sake of precious materials in the future."
Just like Zhong Bingxuan's desire for the Skywing Blazing Flame, if it were anyone else, it would cost at least 500,000 to 600,000 points, and in the absence of a market, it could even cost over a million points.
"Okay, I'll accept this favor."
Zhong Bingxuan was self-aware enough to transfer her points to Fu Yuchen. This was a price given to her because of Fu Yuchen's reputation. If it were her, she probably wouldn't even see the Skywing Blaze and would be dismissed with a simple "no stock".
"Yes, if you have any rare items, you can also contact that guy. Here's his business card."
Fu Yucheng gave Lao Ma's name to Zhong Bingxuan. He was only being so nice to Zhong Bingxuan because of Zhong Linlin. Otherwise, given how they usually clashed whenever they met, Fu Yucheng would not have bothered with the fierce woman.
"Okay, besides being a merchant, are there any other professions?"
Zhong Bingxuan tapped the business card Fu Yuchen had sent her. None of them had imagined that the clay dolls sold by the black-cloaked merchant were actually top-of-the-line communication devices.
Fu Yuchen's communicator can only be used on the train and cannot be used in dungeons. Zhong Bingxuan's is different. Although it has restrictions, it can still be used in dungeons, unless it is a battle royale type where the use of various props is prohibited and only one's own talents and abilities are relied upon. It can be used normally in other dungeons.
After learning about this, Zhong Bingxuan was very glad that she had bought the clay doll from the black-cloaked merchant when she was asking for directions.
It not only saved his own life, but also greatly benefited his subsequent dungeon runs.
"Hello, I was introduced by Fu Yuchen."
"No problem, no problem. I'll give the biggest discounts to anyone introduced by Brother Chen."
"Okay, I'll definitely contact you when I have the goods."
"OK".
Zhong Bingxuan chatted casually with Lao Ma for a couple of minutes before hanging up. After all, she didn't have anything good to sell right now, and even her points were pitifully low, so she didn't want to embarrass herself in front of outsiders.
This was only because Fu Yucheng's materials didn't require Zhong Bingxuan's points, which is why Zhong Bingxuan had a little bit of points left.
Click to upgrade the weapon's star rating, consuming 100 points, 1 Skywing Blaze, and 1 Netherworld Ice to transform the artifact and spirit weapon into the Netherworld Ice Transparent Dart Artifact and the Skywing Blaze Transparent Dart Spirit Weapon.
After finishing upgrading her weapon, Zhong Bingxuan clicked on her innate special ability.
Danger Prediction Star 1: It will sound an alarm five seconds before death and provide a glimmer of hope for survival.
Death Reload (1 star): Reloads the save the moment you die, returning to the past. The pain doubles with each death, and the timeline you rewind to is further back.
A two-star talent ability requires 1,000 points, and Zhong Bingxuan only has 1,490 points.
Of the two special abilities, Zhong Bingxuan favored Dangerous Prophecy, so she upgraded it first. She planned to upgrade Death Reload after clearing the next dungeon and gaining more points.
Dangerous Prediction 2-Star: It will sound an alarm ten seconds before death and provide a clue to a way out.
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