Li Yao deeply wrinkled his brows.
At first glance, what Zhao Tianchong said made sense, but after carefully pondering it, he felt it was strange. After thinking for a long time, Li Yao jumped up and said:
"Student Zhao Tianchong, there is a big problem with what you said. If you are equipped with a better performance artifact, your efficiency in killing demon beasts will greatly increase. Originally, you could kill ten demon beasts a day, but now you can kill fifteen. Isn't this the same as crazily cultivating? After all, you just think it's too expensive! "
Zhao Tianchong's face turned red, which was a rare sight.
He was indeed exaggerating a bit.
Although the Grand Desolate War Institution did not encourage students to use divine weapons when they were cultivating on campus.
But when it came to actual combat, in a battlefield where danger lurked everywhere, it was obviously a good thing that the performance of the artifact was improved.
No one would complain that their sword was too sharp.
Zhao Tianchong explained with an embarrassed expression:
"Student Li Yao, if you say that a artifact is several hundred credits more expensive, everyone can grit their teeth and accept it."
"But these basic magical equipment are all consumables. In a fierce battle, they will have to be replaced every few days. We can't spend hundreds of credits every few days, can we?"
"Even if the efficiency of killing demon beasts increases by 10%, we can't earn it back!"
"That's right!"
The sword cultivators echoed one after another. This was the most crucial factor.
If the price was right, who wouldn't want to equip a more powerful artifact?
The key was that demon beasts were really too difficult to deal with. Some were like the Gold Armored Saber Mantis, draped in hard carapaces, some had particularly hard bones, and some were filled with corrosive body fluids.
In a battle with demon beasts, melee artifacts could not be used for more than a few days. Often, the blade would burst open, and the sword would be corroded to the point of rust. It would be unusable.
Everyone was a university student with a tight purse. Every single cent they earned was painstakingly saved. If it was a one-time expense, then it would be fine. But every few days, they would have to pay several hundred more points. Who could stand it?
Zhao Tianchong bitterly smiled and said:
"Student Li Yao, I have spoken the truth. Don't look at us Combat Department students going out to perform missions. Earning credits is fast, but there are also many places where you need to spend credits. "
"Not to mention, the professors of the Combat Department kill without spilling blood. They fail without blinking, causing us to often have to spend a lot of credits to re-take the course."
"Just say that we get injured during cultivation every now and then and go to the Medical Department for help. My small knife is also polished to a high shine, and every cut is a drop of blood! "
"So, we can only plan carefully!"
He paused for a moment before continuing.
"However, the magical equipment you refined is indeed not bad. If the price can be reduced by 30%, there will definitely be a big market. I'll buy a chainsword first! "
"Yes, these are all good things. I also like this battle axe very much. It's just that it's too expensive. If it was 25% cheaper, I would have gritted my teeth and bought it! "
Another burly student rubbed a battle-ax and said fondly, unwilling to part with it.
Li Yao blinked his eyes. He could tell. This time, everyone was speaking the truth.
Thinking about it, a saber was a few hundred credits more expensive. If he could use it for a year or so, he would grit his teeth and bear with it.
But this thing was a consumable item. If he was unlucky in battle and encountered a demon beast with particularly hard bones or strong corrosion, it would be scrapped in an instant!
Although the performance of the sabers and swords refined by Li Yao had been greatly improved, it was still impossible for them to be in good condition after three to five days of continuous fierce battle.
Calculating it this way, the price was indeed expensive.
However, Li Yao also had his difficulties.
A close combat magical equipment sold for 800 credits, and the net profit was not much. Most of it was the cost.
Not to mention other things, just buying an original magical equipment and modifying it would cost a few hundred credits.
Adding in all kinds of precious raw materials, a magical equipment would net him one or two hundred credits at most.
To reach 30,000 credits, he would have to work day and night non-stop to modify hundreds of magical equipment.
Not to mention a 30% lower price, even if it was 20% lower, a magical equipment would only earn him a few dozen credits. It would be impossible to earn 30,000 credits even if he modified it for many years.
Li Yao faintly felt that he seemed to have taken the wrong path.
What he used was still more inclined to the manual crafting style of forty thousand years ago.
Through thousands of tempering, careful deliberation, and manual crafting, one could certainly refine a magical equipment that was more exquisite and slightly more powerful.
However, the efficiency of the refinement was frighteningly low. It would take at least one or two days to complete a finished product. Some of the more complex structures would take three or four days.
But the current cultivation sects had long adopted the large-scale industrial model when refining low-level magical equipment. Refining in batches, the efficiency was extremely high.
Once the output was increased, the cost could be lowered very much.
Perhaps the magical equipment refined in batches like this would not have the strongest performance.
But the cost-performance ratio was definitely the highest.
For low-level magical equipment that consumed a lot of energy, this was the most perfect refining model.
"Efficiency, the key is efficiency!"
Li Yao suddenly realized.
"I am refining consumables using the refinement of high-quality items. It takes one or two days to modify a 'delicate' consumable. Of course it won't work with such low efficiency!"
"However, how could a puny 5th level Refinement Stage cultivator like me be able to refine a real high-quality item that can slay a Demon God in one strike?"
After thinking for a moment, Li Yao asked full of expectation:
"What about the sticky bomb? This thing is not expensive and its power is not bad. It is my first product! "
This time, it was Lu Tieshan's turn to speak.
"Student Li Yao, the sticky bomb is indeed good. It is very effective against demon beasts equipped with solid exoskeletons. But it is too complicated to use. If you are not careful, it will stick to your hand. That would be embarrassing."
"We don't have your amazing hand speed and finger dexterity. You can secretly attach so many sticky bombs to the shell of demon beasts!"
Li Yao was dumbfounded. He found that he had made a second mistake.
When refining the sticky bomb, he unconsciously put himself in the user's position.
Not only did he train his hand speed to be amazing in high-intensity magical equipment maintenance, he had also practiced the "Thousand Fingers Supple Bone Technique", an ancient magical ability that specialized in improving the flexibility and dexterity of the fingers!
The fingers of ordinary cultivators were not as flexible as his, and their hand speed was also not as fast as his.
For them, the usage of the sticky bomb was too complicated. In a high-intensity battle, if they were not careful, the sticky bomb would stick to their body.
In short, this was a magical equipment that belonged exclusively to Li Yao. It was very difficult for others to use it.
Li Yao bowed his head. His cheeks were somewhat burning with a stinging pain.
"Senior Brother Peng is right. If you want to become an excellent refiner, you have to go through a lot of real combat. First, you have to become an excellent warrior and understand what kind of magical equipment is popular in real combat. It is the most practical! "
"Because I lack real combat experience, I have been refining these beautiful magical equipment behind closed doors in the university campus."
"The paper data of these magical equipment is very beautiful, and their performance during testing is also very outstanding."
"But when it comes to the battlefield, all kinds of problems are exposed."
"Real combat. I need a lot of real combat! "
"In real combat, you have to hone your combat skills and become a real warrior. Only then can you know how to refine a popular magical equipment!"
...
Three days later, in the eastern business district of Verdant Tarn City.
Among the ruins, Li Yao was expressionless. His eyes were bright and full of expression. He was facing off against a demon beast.
In these three days, the situation of the battle had undergone a drastic change.
A large number of cultivators had arrived one after another. Even many students of the Grand Desolate War Institution had heard the news. They had all returned to school ahead of time and rushed to the battlefield.
Every day, the transport ships between Verdant Tarn City and the Grand Desolate War Institution had to go back and forth several times.
Following the pressure of the army, a large number of beast tides on the ground were suppressed. The valiant Demon Generals and Demon Kings were stubbornly resisting in the underground sewers that extended in all directions. The high-level cultivators could only go deep underground and carry out bloody massacres in the dark maze.
On the ground, there were still small groups of Demon Soldiers roaming. They were left to the Refinement Stage cultivators to deal with.
Li Yao was one of the best among the Refinement Stage cultivators.
The Armored Snapping Turtle he was facing was one of the most ferocious middle-level Demon Soldiers.
It was like a mixture of a turtle and a crocodile. When it stood up, it was enlarged by three times. Its entire body was covered in an armored turtle shell. Its defensive power was even more tyrannical than that of a Gold Armored Saber Mantis. Its thick and solid tail was covered in serrated teeth. It was like a barbed iron whip that tore through the air and let out a "Woo Woo" sound.
Whether it was struck by its turtle shell or swept by its iron tail, the consequences were unimaginable.
As for Li Yao, he was also very different from three days ago.
After discovering the problem, he pondered for a long time. Finally, he settled down and decided to properly hone himself in actual combat.
He sold the majority of the magical equipment he had refined during the winter vacation to his classmates at a very fair price. He only kept the powerful and heavy Heavy Vibrosaber.
Sabers, spears, swords, halberds, axes, tomahawks, hooks, tridents … There were more than thirty to fifty types of close combat magical equipment. It was obviously impossible to master all of their characteristics in one breath.
Li Yao was prepared to first master the use of the saber and become an expert in refining and using the saber.
He liked the domineering aura of the saber that pressed forward courageously and cut everything in half!
In addition, he also modified the Six Barrel Rotary Cannon. He added a mystic ray emitting device to the barrel. It could emit a red beam of light and focus it on a point within a hundred meters. It acted as a simple aiming system and enhanced the accuracy of the heavy firepower.
He also changed the empty magical treasure chest into an ammunition box. In one breath, he carried over ten thousand spiritual energy bombs!
At this moment, Li Yao had a jet-black shiny Heavy Vibrosaber strapped across his waist. He held the Six Barrel Rotary Cannon in his hand. A thick and solid bullet chain extended from the ammunition box on his back to the barrel.
On the outside of the black skintight combat suit, he also wore a vest full of pockets. The pockets were bulging and filled with sticky bombs!
He was not only fully armed, he was simply a walking armory!
Facing the Armored Snapping Turtle that was clearly a level higher than him, Li Yao's mouth curved into a calm smile. He coldly squeezed out a word between his sharp teeth:
"Die!"
A red beam of light shot out from the muzzle of the Six Barrel Rotary Cannon and hit the chest of the Armored Snapping Turtle, forming a clear target.
Before the Armored Snapping Turtle could react, Li Yao pulled the trigger heavily.
In the midst of a loud explosion like a volcanic eruption, balls of flames exploded in front of Li Yao. They converged into an incomparably thick red beam of light and fiercely bombarded the head of the Armored Snapping Turtle! (To be continued)
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