"Sixty-five points? Well, considering it’s been fused to +6, I’d say it’s passable. After fusing to +6, it’s increased the Flame Resistance and Acid Resistance by 1.6% each. So, by my estimate, if I could wear ten Crimson Iron Rings +6, I should be able to gain an additional 16% in both Flame Resistance and Acid Resistance. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novęlfire.net
If I add the enhancement I’d get from upgrading my Crimson Iron Heart Necklace, my Flame Resistance and Acid Resistance could directly increase from 50% to 70%.
However, first of all, gathering ten +6 rings is extremely difficult. I’d need six hundred and forty Crimson Iron Rings, a number far beyond what a small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dala Gu could supply, so it’s simply impossible.
Besides, I’m not fusing the Crimson Iron Ring +6 just to wear this ring; it’s to fuse even further into a Purple Quality Crimson Iron Ring +7."
Zhang Yanhang quickly did some calculations. Upgrading a Crimson Iron Ring to a Purple Quality Crimson Iron Ring +7 would typically require five hundred and twelve rings. But since he already had one Crimson Iron Ring +6, he could subtract sixty-four rings, leaving him needing four hundred and forty-eight more Crimson Iron Rings.
Currently, he had ninety-eight ordinary Crimson Iron Rings left. After accounting for these, Zhang Yanhang was still short of three hundred and fifty Crimson Iron Rings.
"Considering I’m currently wearing ten Crimson Iron Rings +4, which can be equated to one hundred and sixty Crimson Iron Rings, even if I spare no expense in fusing the Crimson Iron Rings +7, I’m still short of one hundred and ninety rings.
To gather these one hundred and ninety Crimson Iron Rings, I’d need to kill nearly four thousand Crimson Iron Worker Ants. In other words, if I could completely clear the entire small-sized Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dala Gu, I should be able to amass enough for a Purple Quality Crimson Iron Ring +7."
Even though he could technically gather enough for a Purple Quality Crimson Iron Ring +7 just from the small-sized Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dala Gu, Zhang Yanhang wouldn’t actually do that.
He wasn’t a fool. Those ten Blue Quality Crimson Iron Rings +4 were his base, continuously providing him with enhancements. He couldn’t just throw everything into only one ring, and just a Purple Quality one at that.
Zhang Yanhang could at most afford to invest one Crimson Iron Ring +4 since the fusion would only yield one Crimson Iron Ring +7, he needed to ensure all ten fingers were equipped with rings.
"It seems that the plan to fuse both the Purple Quality Crimson Iron Ring and the Dark Purple Quality Crimson Iron Heart Necklace will have to wait until I find another, much larger Crimson Iron Ant Nest. After all, relying solely on a single small-sized Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dala Gu is far from meeting such a vast number."
As he spoke, Zhang Yanhang restarted the Alchemy Array and removed two Crimson Iron Rings +4 from his fingers. With ninety-eight rings left, and including the two +4s, he could fuse another two Crimson Iron Rings +6.
After wasting some time, Zhang Yanhang removed another Crimson Iron Ring +4 from his finger and, in turn, put on three Crimson Iron Rings +6. After this fusion was complete, he was left with only one spare Crimson Iron Ring +1 and one recently removed Crimson Iron Ring +4.
Zhang Yanhang silently put the surplus Crimson Iron Rings into his Waist Bag, then immediately took off the Crimson Iron Heart +4 from around his neck.
Now that the Crimson Iron Rings were fused, it was naturally time to fuse the Crimson Iron Heart +5. After this, he would have thirteen surplus Crimson Iron Heart Necklaces left to spare.
Zhang Yanhang counted out sixteen necklaces from the small pile of Crimson Iron Heart Necklaces beside him, placed them all into the Alchemy Array, and then skillfully began the fusion process, pairing each necklace. After several rounds of fusion, a brand-new Crimson Iron Heart +4 soon emerged from the Alchemy Array.
After the successful fusion of Crimson Iron Heart +4, Zhang Yanhang immediately placed the one he had just taken off around his neck into the Alchemy Array to start the final round of fusion.
The overall fusing process for the Crimson Iron Heart +5 went about as Zhang Yanhang had previously estimated. Although the fusing speed had decreased quite a bit, it still hadn’t reached the limit of fusion. At least fusing down to Crimson Iron Heart +6 should not be a problem."
Looking at the freshly crafted Crimson Iron Heart +5 within the Alchemy Array, Zhang Yanhang immediately checked its attribute list.
[Crimson Iron Heart (Unnamed) +5]
[Origin: Ashen World, Crimson Iron Ore Vein, Small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu, Outer Zone, Zhang Yanhang.]
[Defensive Power: 45]
[Additional Attributes: Flame Resistance +10.4% (+1.2%)]
[Additional Attributes: Acid Resistance +10.4% (+1.2%)]
[Additional Attributes: Charm +2]
[Usage requirements: Charm 20 points.]
[Score: 123 (Purple items score between 71 and 150.)]
[Introduction: My Crimson Iron Equipment is renowned for its exceptional quality at fair prices, and as word of mouth spreads among the buyers, my fame gradually rises. One day, a newly-minted Brave Apprentice came to me, asking for the best sword in the village. He said he didn’t have the money at the moment, but promised to repay me a hundredfold the day he made a name for himself.
However, if the hero is willing to lick a few more Crimson Iron Balls, I might actually consider letting him have a higher-end Crimson Iron Sword on credit. — From a Nameless Blacksmith who simply wants to quietly make money]
"The Purple Quality Crimson Iron Heart Necklace indeed seems to be more powerful than the Blue Quality Crimson Iron Ring. The previous Crimson Iron Ring only increased the Flame Resistance and Acid Resistance by 0.8% with one fusion, but this Crimson Iron Heart increased both resistances by 1.2% with just one fusion..."
After reviewing the attribute list of the Crimson Iron Heart +5, Zhang Yanhang immediately put the necklace, which looked exactly the same as before, back around his neck, and then he put the remaining thirteen Crimson Iron Heart Necklaces into his Waist Bag.
The plan to fuse Dark Purple Quality Crimson Iron Hearts didn’t seem very reliable, at least compared to the task of fusing Purple Quality Crimson Iron Rings, as it indeed wasn’t very reliable. After all, he’d need to gather almost five hundred more Crimson Iron Heart Necklaces, which is truly too difficult to achieve.
In comparison to the three Crimson Iron Rings +6 he had already assembled, he had only managed to gather one +5 Crimson Iron Heart so far. There was a significant difference in progress between the two plans, one was akin to not having started at all, while the other was about to pass the halfway mark.