66: Chapter 66 The Upgrade Begins!
66: Chapter 66 The Upgrade Begins!
Watching Li Xiang’s figure gradually disappearing into the distance, Zhang Xiaoman finally let out a long sigh of relief.
Who would have thought that coming here to hunt some monsters would actually lead to an encounter with a delusional teenager.
He didn’t know what was wrong with people these days, one after another eagerly crowding around monsters.
Though the Extraordinary Domain was indeed fascinating, it also had a high danger coefficient.
He had made his warnings quite stern, yet there were still those unafraid of dying, wanting to join.
Zhang Xiaoman shook his head; having a fearless underling was, after all, better than a bunch of cowards, especially since the Old silver coins only needed him alone.
Temporarily setting aside these matters, Zhang Xiaoman refocused his attention on his gains from this venture.
From 8 Parasitic Spirit larvae to the Space Node, and then to the arm dropped by the Horror Demon, he had actually earned a total of 80 points!
Adding the original 6 points to that, he now had a total of 86 points!
Up until now, this was the first time Zhang Xiaoman had so many points at once.
Suppressing the desire to immediately click the Upgrade feature, Zhang Xiaoman decided to wait until he got home to use it; he planned to give his face a good wash first.
He glanced at his attribute panel; the Energy Value was still displaying a zero, which was why Zhang Xiaoman was still lingering here without leaving.
He planned to wait for the Soul Absorption Technique’s cooling time to end, then see if he could absorb energy from the surrounding environment.
After all, he had previously sensed that the energy around the Space Node was quite abundant.
The thought of Energy Value inevitably made Zhang Xiaoman a bit frustrated.
According to his findings over the past few days, the spiritual power attribute, though it increased the upper limit of Energy Value and might offer some resistance to Spiritual Attacks,
did not bring about the effect of energy regeneration, which had caused him quite a bit of distress.
“Aside from the Soul Absorption Technique, I don’t have any other methods to increase energy for now.
It seems I’ll have to visit this small grove a few more times in the coming days…”
Zhang Xiaoman shook his head with a hint of helplessness; finding a place to absorb energy was truly difficult.
He had run all over Qionghua City these past few days, trying all sorts of places including tourist spots, ancient ruins, and bustling temples, but alas, he had never found a place with energy.
He had even begun to doubt whether this so-called energy existed at all on the planet he lived on.
As for Lake Island in the residential complex, Zhang Xiaoman had checked it out in the past two days.
Unfortunately, he hadn’t felt any energy fluctuations nearby.
He guessed that this was probably because the energy left in the environment dissipated quickly once the Space Node disappeared.
After waiting for a while, Zhang Xiaoman sensed that he could use the Soul Absorption Technique again, and he didn’t hesitate to do so.
Suddenly, that spirited feeling returned, but it was accompanied by a sense of fullness from being overloaded.
He opened his attribute panel and saw that the current Energy Value had changed to: 20/10
After packing up his Bullet-Proof Vest and steel sword, which he had left under the tree for the night, Zhang Xiaoman looked around, saw no other anomalies, and then used the hearthstone to return home.
At home, Zhang Xiaoman still appeared on the sofa.
There was no sign of Jin Bao and Xiao Hua; these two had been scared back and forth by him yesterday and now had developed a psychological shadow towards the sofa.
After putting everything neatly away and thoroughly washing his face in the bathroom, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t wait to run back to his room, ready to start the upgrading process!
Arranging all of his items in a row, Zhang Xiaoman started the pre-upgrade prayer ritual.
“Fate above, System beside; Blessings of heaven and earth, may my fortunes be strong!”
With his eyes closed, he recited the prayer, then swiftly reached out and pressed the Upgrade feature.
“Random upgrade drawing in progress, please wait…”
White Prop — Holy Water, has successfully upgraded to Green Prop — Divine Grace.”
Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but cheer inside when he saw the system prompt page that appeared before him; the system was really delivering this time!
He hadn’t expected to get the item he wanted on his very first try.
“Haha, now I finally have a complete bottle of Divine Grace, and this time I’m definitely going to save it, at least until it can be upgraded once more.
Then I’ll have the right to make purchases from the shop!”
As he spoke, Zhang Xiaoman turned his gaze toward the glass bottle sitting in front of him.
It had changed from its previous oval shape to its current square form, its craftsmanship becoming even more exquisite and beautiful.
Although the liquid inside was still transparent, Zhang Xiaoman knew that this was the Divine Grace he had been dreaming of!
After carefully stashing his treasure away, Zhang Xiaoman continued on to the next upgrade.
“Randomly drawing an upgrade, please wait…”
The green skill—Sky Shattering, has successfully been upgraded to the green skill—Sky Shattering·Second Layer.”
Looking at the result he randomly got, Zhang Xiaoman quickly opened his attribute panel and scrolled to the skill section to check out the detailed description.
Usage Effect: Plant a sword into the ground to form an array eye, granting allies within a certain range the “Breaking Sun Formation” effect.
Breaking Sun Formation: Increases energy attack by (5%)→10%.
Energy Consumption: (5)→10 Energy
Effect Range: Radius (5)→10 meters
Duration: (1)→2 minutes
Cooling Time: (1)→2 minutes
——Lonely Sword Breaking Sun Formation.
——PS: Values inside parentheses indicate the attributes of the previous level——
The moment he saw the skill attributes, Zhang Xiaoman’s heart was blooming with joy.
He hadn’t expected that after the upgrade to the Second Level, all the previous attribute values would have doubled!
Although the cooling time and energy consumption had also doubled, the imperfections didn’t overshadow the virtues, and the benefits brought by the attribute improvements far outweighed the consumption.
Zhang Xiaoman also took the opportunity to open the shop and check the price of the previous level of Sky Shattering, finding that it didn’t require many points—just 20 points to purchase.
Returning to the main task, Zhang Xiaoman clicked the upgrade button for the third time.
“Randomly drawing an upgrade, please wait…”
The white prop—Swift Stone, has been successfully upgraded to the green prop—Nostalgic Swift Stone.”
This time the hearthstone got upgraded.”
Zhang Xiaoman looked at the result given by the system and then immediately directed his gaze to the white oval stone in front of him.
He saw that the surface of the hearthstone suddenly started to change, shifting from the original ivory white to a tinge of yellow.
And on top of that, two leaf-shaped watermarks had appeared, making it look even more beautiful than before.
I hadn’t expected the hearthstone to be upgraded to green, just not sure what has changed.
But as my lifesaving Divine Artifact, the effects shouldn’t be too bad…”
As he talked, Zhang Xiaoman opened the attribute page of the hearthstone, full of anticipation.
When he clearly saw the description inside, he became almost deliriously happy.
PS: Values in parentheses indicate the attributes of the previous level, for reference only.