Chapter 663
Chapter 663 - 643: Before Departure
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After much persuasion from Big Cat, Lu Ping’an eventually gave in and begrudgingly abandoned his impulse to "smash a Rule-Level item just to see what happens".
"....Although theoretically it’s definitely beneficial, can you be sure that this rule is what you need? Don’t be silly, that’s more ridiculous than betting on the World Cup champion....no, the World Cup is choosing one in thirty-two, no one can guarantee your desired rule is one in tens of thousands. Isn’t that same as Eastern Country’s football team winning the World Cup?"
"....Winning the world cup is easier than challenging the mathematical limit, isn’t it?"
"...That’s the Eastern Country’s football team."
"Er, sorry....."
Anyway, both were impossible, so there was no need for comparison. Lu Ping’an nodded, this metaphor was apt, so he gave up the idea to "smash a Rule-Level item".
But during this last preparation time, it was also time to turn resources into real combat power and improvement.
It was not only Lu Ping’an who was spending money for improvement.... these days, the one who took the most magic potions was actually Xia Qin, as she wanted to go further, but her age limited her.
She was just a few years older than Lu Ping’an, in the eyes of the older generation, they were basically peers, and she had just been practicing the Breathing Technique for a few more years.
If it weren’t for the resources provided by Lu Ping’an, with Xia Qin’s savings, even if she sold herself, she couldn’t possibly drink one potion after another to forcibly enhance her basic attributes.
No one else took magic potions like this... she was actually a rather special case.
The Sword Saint profession that naturally lacks armor compared to other professions relies on hard attributes. Her characteristics, career abilities, and combat expertise would greatly amplify the combat power increase brought by hard attributes.... In Big Cat’s words, if Lu Ping’an’s enhancement from magic potions is three or four out of ten points, then Xia Qin’s would be thirty to forty out of ten.
For Lu Ping’an who had realized his own nature, perhaps only when he smashes a "Rule-Level Building" can he obtain an essential level of improvement.
For example, after he realized this, some things make even more sense.
The existence of the "Holy Fire Church" undoubtedly strongly supported his fire-controlling ability and talent. That kind of talent and affinity to control fire with a mere breath was outrageous. The few passive talents proficient in fire had surpassed the limit that talent could explain... Earlier, some people considered it as a "Heaven’s Gift".
"This is too extravagant and wasteful. Such a large investment barely brings me noticeable improvement, it feels like just an invisible change... It’s an illusory feeling as if I have always known how, and just happened to remember at this moment.""
"...Stop bragging, do you know what that means? It means as long as your courtyard can continue to grow and absorb more rules, your own evolution is also limitless. You can make up for the ’talent’ and ’inspiration’ that ordinary people have the least chance to make up for by perfecting the courtyard.""
This sentence almost made Lu Ping’an so happy that he wanted to smash another Rule-Level item to enhance the mood.... It took Big Cat a lot of effort to persuade him, of course, it’s also because the Rule-Level items Lu Ping’an currently has have low compatibility with him.
𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
"So, if I let the ’Stadium’ upgrade, can my battle profession talent also improve?"
"In theory it can, but the treasures you have related to it...why not try the Storm Lance? Although its level is a little low, it may be able to become ’nourishment’ for the ’Stadium’.""
Lu Ping’an fell silent, ditching his main weapon to feed experience to a rule building, he now understood why Big Cat had tried so hard to dissuade him before.
"...It’s really not worth it, let’s wait."
Although it seems like bad news in the short term, good news in the long run, he still needs to take the potions...Lu Ping’an still has too many credit-coins in his hands, he would feel unease if he didn’t spend some before departure.
[Congratulation host, ’Purple Pupil Mantis Potion’ digestion successful, Reflex made a significant improvement, increased concentration feature in physical combat... Congratulations host, Reflex has broken through to Upper Black Iron!]
[Current Status: Physique (Upper Brass), Reflex (Upper Black Iron), Spirit (Middle Brass)]
"...Finally reached the Upper Black Iron. Forget it, I’m not thinking about Brass anymore."
At this moment, Lu Ping’an came to understand why the expression of other professionals turned fearful and uneasy when they mentioned magic potions.
This stuff, not only does it have large side effects and is hard to drink, its degree of enhancement is truly of the ’Schrödinger’s cat’ level... Most of the low-level magic potions that Lu Ping’an drinks don’t show any effect, but instead give a distinct feeling of, "Did I really drink it? Why is there no reaction."
By the way, he hasn’t found the Taboo item that can absorb "Reflex" from "Breathing" yet.
Naturally, he can only resort to high-level magic potions...
"...It took a total of three bottles of Silver-tier potions just to raise my Reflexes to Upper Black Iron. For others, even if the effect is twice as good as mine, relying only on magic potions could probably bankrupt them."
"Don’t be foolish. Can ordinary people manage to consume three Silver-tier magic potions in day? Even for sturdy third-tier professionals, they need a week to digest. Basically, no one relies solely on magic potions to improve, they only gamble heavily on a chance to break through when they hit a bottleneck."
"What about Xia Qin... "
"Isn’t she relying on you, a rich man?... The potions she drinks are basically Brass-tier. She hasn’t even touched the Silver-tier potions. I guess, maybe, she’s worried that she wouldn’t be able to digest them. After all, we’re about to set off soon, and all the plans are in haste."
In these last expected dozen days, everyone on the team instinctively converts their resources and past gains into new combat power... The information on the green planet has been distributed. It’s an extremely straightforward and brutal world, Perhaps every bit of the difference in combat power will become the determining factor of life, death and distance.
Not only does Xia Qin consume magic potions, she also spent a fortune to get herself a new blade... This new black blade seems to be of Upper Brass quality, subtly gives off a Decree-level menace. Its value is obviously high.
Meow was handed over to Baman Zhen’s group, and underwent a period of adaptation training under the guise of "Losing weight"... The result left Su Zhizhu doubting about life. She had never imagined that this lazy girl who craves food constantly would be so difficult to deal with, even though she used to be just an ordinary soldier.
Meanwhile, Hua Xueyi bit the bullet, spent a sum of money, asked "Two Knight Commanders" to serve as escorts, and took a short trip to the Exotic Realm.
Harmudistor, a metal-like Slime creature with no combat power, is considered a 0-tier creature and doesn’t belong to the precious special products of the Exotic Realm... but this is the foundation of Hua Xueyi’s improvement.
That was the direction Lu Ping’an (Chris) pointed out for her in the beginning. But, considering the risks along the way, they lacked the power to go capture it independently.
Now, the accompaniment of two Decree-level masters made the journey smooth... Even so, when they got back, there weren’t many days left before departure.
In addition, with the help of Fang Wen, Hua Xueyi started down the path of a Beast Tamer. In a sense, her future is bright and unobstructed... she just needs to keep moving forward, not needing too much consideration.
With this, Lu Ping’an’s Beast Tamer team now consists of Meow, Chris, Fang Wen, and Hua Xueyi. The team’s research capabilities are quite substantial... uh, actually, Chris alone has research capabilities that beats the combined capabilities of the others by countless times.
Their first assignment is to help Lu Ping’an research the "Life Illustration."
This precious Quasi-rule-level Taboo item has one last "Pet Slot". Lu Ping’an has determined that it is for a dragon species, but what kind of dragon, how to utilize the materials’ characteristics, and how to maximize the ability of the Life Illustration still requires further research.
The Life Illustration is a Quasi-rule-level item, yet it isn’t what’s known as a Silver peak. They’re simply not on the same level... Quasi-rule level is comparable to true Rule-level, which means it does possess the "rules", but its "hardware" isn’t enough to support it.
The Life Illustration should be able to be upgraded further, but how to do it has become the most important task for the new research team.
The other core task is to shape the "Baby Dragon".
"The Green Planet, seems to have many behemoths and powerful demons..."
Of course, the most enticing aspect is still this, which leads Lu Ping’an to decide to delay it for the time being.
This is his last opportunity to complete the "puzzle" before the Life Illustration gets upgraded.
The Little Flame is becoming more and more like an "Engine" and "Power Source." Zhi Xi forms the trunk and protection, the symbiotic Wicked Vine forms the nerves and muscles. The weakest part of this "Giant" is...
"What I need is a ’weapon’, a ’Living Weapon’ that can grow with me..."
At this moment, Lu Ping’an seems to have started to lose interest in his Silver-tier Taboo weapon, Storm Lance.
— End of Chapter 663 —