February 5th, 12 am.
As usual, Feng Bujue went to sleep inside the gaming hub and logged into Thriller Paradise in sleeping mode.
Once he logged into the lobby, the first thing he did was look at his friend list. After realizing that Xu Huai Shang and Miss An were both 'in-game', he started to slowly process his emails.
Due to the impending wedding, Xiao Tan and Xiao Ling had been busy in Europe, so they had not been online for the past few days.
Ruo Yu, who would beat up anyone she saw, had been doing better recently. After all, she had no problem passing through the security at the airport. Therefore, she and her parents had followed Xiao Ling to Europe to help out.
In conclusion, that week, the only players who were active in Underworld Frontline were Brother Jue, Xu Huai Shang, and An Yueqin.
Originally, the three of them would have been a good team, but … since Xu Huai Shang had been restricted before and after she quit Red Cherry, her character's power had been greatly reduced. She needed a buffer period to level up and equip her equipment. Therefore, since they could not form a team of six, Feng Bujue, who would obviously increase the difficulty of the scenario, became a burden.
In the end, Brother Jue decided to have Goddess Xu and Miss An form a team. The two of them had similar levels, and since An Yueqin was a support-type player, she could cooperate with either of them. She would be the perfect person to help Xu Huai Shang through the buffer period.
And Feng Bujue himself … had once again become a general without an army.
"Hmm … The number is lower than before, but the content …" When Feng Bujue was deleting the emails, he realized that as the 'leader of Underworld Frontline', he had been treated as the 'messenger of Xu Huai Shang's fan club'. Many fans who were blocked by Goddess Xu came to Brother Jue in a roundabout way, hoping to pass on their message through him.
Facing this kind of passionate request, Feng Bujue naturally blocked it without hesitation to prevent any future worries.
"Phew … Done." Brother Jue spent three minutes scanning through the emails. Then, he turned around and pressed a button to go to the shop space.
Once he exited the elevator, Feng Bujue rushed to the trading house because he had just received a notification from the system saying that the puzzle tiles that he had hung there had been traded.
To cut the long story short, when Feng Bujue returned to his storage room, his inventory was already filled with the other two puzzle cards that he exchanged for with [Puzzle Card — Sparrow] and [Puzzle Card — White].
"Finally … I've gathered them all …" Feng Bujue took out the five puzzle cards that he had stored in his storage and mumbled, "With this combination … it will be hard to explain if it doesn't result in a super item."
One week ago, after completing the Defense of the Monster Kingdom, Brother Jue had received the reward of 'four optional puzzle cards'. At the time, he had given it some thought and combined with the card he already had in his storage, he had come up with a series that required seven cards.
Today, after returning from the Exchange, he had finally gathered all seven pieces and was ready to exchange his equipment.
"A possible combination has been found."
After clicking on the "combination" option in the virtual menu, the system voice rang:
Card Set Name: Calabash Brothers, consumes [Puzzle Card — Strength], [Puzzle Card — Eyes and Ears], [Puzzle Card — Steel], [Puzzle Card — Fire], [Puzzle Card — Water], [Puzzle Card — Invisibility], and [Puzzle Card — Seal] to form a combination.
These seven cards represented the seven powers of the Calabash Brothers. Among them, 'Strength', 'Sight and Hearing', 'Invisibility', and 'Lockdown', the four cards that had obvious directional effects, were obtained from the reward of the 'optional puzzle card'. One of them was' Steel ', which he already had, and the more common names like' Fire 'and' Water 'were obtained from the trading house.
"You have selected the combination of the cards: Calabash Brothers. Please confirm."
After Brother Jue confirmed it, the seven cards dissolved into white light and combined into one. They turned into a colorful card with seven gourd brothers printed on it.
"Card Set has been generated. Do you wish to exchange it for equipment?"
Feng Bujue studied the card for a few seconds and chose "Yes." After the Calabash Brothers Card turned into white light and disappeared, he walked to the metal door with a flip drawer by the wall.
When Brother Jue placed his hand on the metal door handle, he was quite nervous. After all, he had used up seven puzzle cards to exchange for this equipment. If he was cheated, he would really want to cry.
Clang!
When he pulled open the drawer, the item that fell out did not look like a weapon. It also did not look like an armor that could be worn on the body. The result was obvious. Just like [JUST _ WE], it was a special equipment …
[Name: Rainbow Lotus]
[Type: Compound Weapon]
[Quality: Legendary]
[Attack:???]
[Defense:???]
[Attribute:???]
[Special Effect: Fusion Refinement (One-time use)]
[Usage Requirement: General Talent A (This item will be bound after it is picked up)]
[Remark: You can refine seven weapons and equipment into one to create a new weapon or equipment. When refining, you have to choose a weapon or equipment as the main body. The attributes and special effects of the refined item will be randomly generated. It has nothing to do with the quality, attributes, special effects, and quantity of the refined materials. The quality of the refined item will be Legendary, and it will retain the basic appearance of the main body.]
"Hmm …" Feng Bujue finished reading the item description and thought, "This is really good stuff … This is much better than a random weapon or equipment that might not be suitable for the player. It basically allows me to decide what kind of item to refine."
Indeed, the function of the Rainbow Lotus was to allow the player to choose what kind of Legendary equipment they wanted.
The remark clearly stated that "the quality of the refined item will be Legendary," and "the attributes of the refined item will be randomly generated. It has nothing to do with the refined materials." These were to remind the player that there was no need to combine seven powerful items. Even if you combined seven pieces of trash, the quality of the refined item would still be Legendary, and the special effects would depend on luck.
As for the "retain the basic appearance of the main body," it was to allow the player to decide what kind of Legendary equipment they would refine in the end.
For example, players who were good with guns could choose a gun as the main body of the refined item. They could also choose whether they wanted a pistol, a rifle, a shotgun, or a sniper rifle. Players who were good with cold weapons could choose whether they wanted a knife, a spear, a sword, a halberd, an axe, a hook, a trident, a baton, a whip, a mace, a hammer, or a claw … They could choose whatever they wanted to refine.
Similarly, it was the same for armor: breastplates, shoulder pads, helmet, leg guards … The Rainbow Lotus could make any part of the equipment become Legendary.
For players like Feng Bujue, who did not have much of an advantage in terms of "randomness," this reward of "being able to choose to a certain extent" was indeed much better than just giving him a Legendary item.
"So … which one should I use?" After figuring out how to use this item, Brother Jue started to seriously consider the legendary equipment that he needed to replenish.
The current Brother Jue definitely did not lack skills, so upgrading his weapons and equipment became the most important thing.
"As expected … I'll stick with 'that'. It's easier to use." Feng Bujue thought for a while and smiled. Then, he took out a wrench from his inventory.
All this time, Brother Jue had been using all sorts of strange weapons, such as a kitchen knife, a wrench, a military shovel, a small knife, a mace … Basically, he was used to using these kinds of short, unconventional weapons in battle. After losing the [Blade of Necessity], he had not been able to find a weapon that could replace its function. As a level 57 player, it was a little unreasonable for him to not have a proper main weapon.
So, in the end, he chose his first main weapon in the game — [Mario's Wrench].
After making the decision to 'refine the main body,' the next step was easy …
Feng Bujue had plenty of space in his inventory. There was a lot of 'trash' that he wanted to save up to sell at the shop, as well as the 'fuel' that he had saved for the disintegrator … Including the [Children's Baseball Bat] that he received from Professor Manhattan when he helped him recover his equipment, he casually rummaged through the inventory and managed to gather six weapons and equipment that ranged from 'Broken' to 'Excellent.'
After he gathered all the materials, Brother Jue immediately used [Mario's Wrench] as the main body and activated the special effect of [Rainbow Lotus].
"Please note, this action cannot be reversed. Please confirm again."
As expected, when there were many consumable items, and some of them were valuable, the system would give him a notification.
"Confirmed. Begin refining."
The moment Feng Bujue pressed confirm, the items that he had spread out on the table turned into a rainbow light and gathered into the [Rainbow Lotus].
"Please wait patiently for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."
"Huh?" When Brother Jue heard the notification, he was shocked. "It doesn't even need to count down to a minute …"
The time it takes for an incense stick to burn and a cup of tea to drink could be long or short. Since the incense stick could be long or short, and the length of tea was different in different seasons, it was hard to estimate the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
Other than that, the refining process before him was more complicated than Brother Jue had imagined. It felt like he was refining an elixir in an alchemy cauldron. As the Rainbow Lotus on the table kept changing, it glowed with the colors of red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, blue, and purple. Feng Bujue's white storage room kept changing colors as well, and the whole room was enveloped in a seductive atmosphere.
"This is just like the disco from half a century ago …" Feng Bujue, who stood beside the table, was strangely annoyed. One, it was because the light made his eyes dizzy, and two, he hated this kind of waiting time that was neither too long nor too short. He had no idea how long he would have to wait.
In the end, he waited for more than twenty minutes …
Just as Brother Jue was thinking about whether he should take out the orb to play squash for a while, suddenly … there was a bang, and the lotus on the table exploded without warning.
Of course, this explosion wouldn't cause any substantial damage. It only created a cloud of smoke and dust that looked like a rainbow.
Feng Bujue did not wait for the dust to dissipate. He immediately reached out and grabbed the weapon that had been "refined" on the table.
Name: Z Wrench
[Type: Compound Weapon]
Quality: Legendary
[Attack: Extreme]
Element: Ice, Fire
Special Effect 1: Automatically absorbs kinetic energy to recharge during the attack.
Special Effect 2: After charging to 30%, it can transform into a nunchaku.
Special Effect 3: After charging to 50%, both ends will be imbued with the element of ice and fire.
Special Effect 4: After charging to 80%, it will gain the ability of 'Combo Attack'. Repeated attacks on the same target within a certain period of time will increase the damage.
Special Effect 5: After charging to 100%, when it hits the head of any creature, it will definitely deal a 'Critical Hit'.
Special Effect 6: Within a certain period of time, if the number of Combo Attack reaches 70 and the number of Critical Hits reaches 7, the user can enter 'Z Mode'. In this mode, the attacks of the Z Wrench will ignore the user's defense, and the user will gain a periodic speed buff.
Special Effect 7: In 'Z Mode', the user can use 'Z Burst' once. It will release all the kinetic energy that has been accumulated since the start of the battle to deal a powerful blow. After using it, the user will leave 'Z Mode', and the charge will return to 0%.
[Equip Requirement: Fighting S or Workmanship S (Bound upon pickup)]
[Note: Most of us have the same experience when buying nunchakus. One day, we watched a Kung Fu movie and bought one on a whim. When we got home, we excitedly beat ourselves up and then put the nunchakus on the shelf. Or, we simply went to return the nunchakus.]
"Without a doubt, this is a weapon that requires a lot of skill. A strong physique will not help you control it better; it will only help it hit you harder. If you are not confident in your skills, I suggest you fight in 'wrench mode', but if you can use it well, the Z Wrench will be the king of melee weapons."
"Huh?" After Feng Bujue read the item description, he grumbled, "I chose this because I know how to use the wrench, but after refining it, you're telling me that I need to use 'nunchaku mode' to unleash its full power?"
Even though he had a feeling that he had been scammed, at this point, he could not just throw the weapon away. With no other choice … he could only slowly train his nunchaku skills in future battles.
…
Feng Bujue: Level 57
Title: [Insanity], Title Ability: [Truth's Fallacy]
EXP: 3148650057000000, Skill Points: 251, Game Coins: 2762000
Mastery: General Ability A, Workmanship A, Sleuthing B, Fighting S, Marksmanship B, Medic C, Sorcery S, Summoning S.
Inventory (1540): Life Points Recovery Potion (Medium) * 5, Life Points Recovery Potion (Large) * 5, Na Yuan Che Marrow Powder * 5, Chuck Norris' Autobiography, Chuck Norris' Razor, Deceitful Pocket Watch, Oxygen Pipe, Bi An, Slow as a Forest, Move as Thunder, Immovable as a Mountain, JUST _ WE, Rat Mallet, 'Poker Man' Hero ID Card, Z Wrench
Equipment: Mad Fiend Poker (Sorcery Weapon), Complete Mean Armor, Void Treader, Bell's Daily Knife, Power Gloves, Ex Zodiac Prison Outfit, Friend's Balaclava
Skill Tab: Empty
Combo Skill with Ruo Yu: Magic Mastery, Endless Forest
Soul's Eye: Zero Time Difference Calculation, REWRITE (Tier 2)
Character Quest: None
…
There are many things that need to be explained, so we'll start from the top.
First, the title.
After killing the War Demon, since the title 'Descent of the War Demon' could no longer be used successfully, the title 'Vanguard of Darkness' naturally ceased to exist. That day, once Feng Bujue left the scenario, he received the new title 'Mad Bujue', which was tailor-made for him.
However, when he tried to look at the skill description of the title skill, 'Truth's Fallacy', he was unable to summon the related game menu.
Because of this, Feng Bujue purposely went to customer service, but the answer he got was, "There's no bug. If you can't see the skill description, then it must be the game's design."
Considering his own situation, Brother Jue speculated that this might be related to something in the real world. Furthermore, Dream Company's customer service was not the kind of department that could get different answers through repeated questioning. Therefore, Brother Jue could only put this matter aside for now.
Secondly, in terms of level and mastery, Feng Bujue had improved. Since he could use all the skills that he had or had seen before, his Medic mastery had reached Level C, and his Summoning mastery had reached Level S. For this, he had to thank his old brother, Shadow King, who had fought him many times.
Then, there were the Skill Points and Game Coins.
When Feng Bujue showed off his Skill Points last time, he had more than 90,000 Game Coins, and he had eight digits of Game Coins. Now, these two numbers had decreased greatly. Naturally, it was because he had spent them.
There was no need to talk about the Game Coins. It was obvious from the upper limit of his inventory. As I said earlier, Feng Bujue now had a lot of storage space. Obviously, he had spent all his money on the upper limit of his inventory and storage space.
As for the Skill Points, after Brother Jue collected 100,000 Skill Points, he went to the Thriller Box to buy something and spent it all in one go.
That item was none other than [The Sealed Eczordia].
Perhaps some people might be curious. What was this thing? Was it worth 100,000 Skill Points?
Yes, it was worth it. In fact, the Eczordia Prison Set that was combined from this item was the strongest equipment that Feng Bujue had. Its value was higher than the Complete Acrimonious War Armor and the Z Wrench that he had just obtained.
Item Name: Eczordia Prison Set
Item Type: Special Armor
Quality: Legendary
Defense Points: None
Element: Absorb
Special Effect 1: Seal Release Ritual (Whenever the player receives a physical attack, no matter how much damage the player receives in the end, the player will gain Mana equivalent to the attack's energy)
Special Effect 2: Anger of the Sealed (When the player receives a magical attack, the player can release Mana equivalent to the attack's energy to nullify or weaken the attack)
Special Effect 3: Seal Defense Wall (Can be activated at any time. Expend Mana to create a defensive forcefield. The amount of Mana expended is based on the size and strength of the defensive forcefield)
Special Effect 4: Seal Destroyer (Can be used on any 'defensive effect' created by any item or skill. Expend Mana equivalent to the effect's energy to nullify or weaken the effect)
Equip Requirement: Any one of the masteries to reach Level S (Binds after synthesis)
Remark: The combination of the 'Sealed's Right Foot', 'Sealed's Left Foot', 'Sealed's Right Wrist', 'Sealed's Left Wrist', and 'Sealed Eczordia' contains an unimaginable amount of ultimate power.
If this so-called 'Prison Set' was to be 'displayed' in the form of clothing, it would be a set of translucent shackles wrapped around the player's limbs and neck. Of course, even if the shackles were to be 'displayed', it would not affect the player's movement of the limbs. It would just look stiff and no one would bother to display it.
For a piece of equipment with an ugly appearance that required five items to combine, and the most important part of the equipment was priced at 100,000 Skill Points, its special effect was naturally powerful. As long as it was used properly, it could theoretically withstand any kind of attack.
Next, let's take a look at the [Complete Mean Armor] …
[Item Name: Complete Mean Armor]
[Item Type: Armor]
[Quality: Legendary]
[Defense Points: Extreme]
[Attribute: Isolation, Buffer]
[Special Effect: When equipped, all damage received by the player will be reduced by 50%. All attacks judged to be 'Strong' and below will be ineffective. PS: Except for the damage caused by the axe, 'Tree Spirit Who Talks Trash Must Die'.]
[Equip Requirement: Male player, Fighting Mastery S, Sorcery B, Binds after pickup]
[Remark: A long, long time ago, the legendary dwarven craftsman, Orr Quan'Die, used the wood of the Tree of Taunting as raw materials, together with dragon blood, demon bones, and many gems … to create a notorious artifact — the Mean Armor.
After the creation of this artifact, it immediately displayed an unparalleled amount of divine power and a crazy characteristic that was difficult to control. Even Quan'Die himself could not fully control the power of the armor, and he could not destroy it.
Hence, Quan'Die used a special method to divide the power of the armor into twenty parts. He gave three parts to the elves, seven to the dwarves, and nine to the humans. As for himself … he kept the main part of the armor and hid it away.]
Compared to the original 1320 version, its defense was obviously much stronger. This kind of damage reduction effect was basically invincible against small fries.
Finally, there was one more piece of equipment to mention, and that was the [Friend's Mask].
[Name: "Friend's" Mask]
[Item Type: Armor]
[Quality: Legendary]
[Defense Points: None]
[Attribute: Isolation]
[Special Effect: When negotiating with NPCs, the success rate of lies and persuasiveness are greatly increased. When using sorcery skills, the effect is doubled (excluding negative effects)]
[Equip Requirement: Sorcery A]
[Remark: A mask used by the leader of a mysterious organization. 'Friend' is not only a name and a code name, it is a will that brings terror and disaster to the world.]
It was a white mask, and there was a strange symbol drawn on the face. It looked like … a large eye with eyelashes and no pupils. Inside the eye was a hand with an index finger pointing upward, and on the back of the hand was a smaller eye with a pupil. All in all, it was very strange. Brother Jue would not normally show this equipment.
This headgear was the reward that Feng Bujue received after completing the mission 'Clear more than fifty Nightmare Difficulty Scenarios'. Other than the effect in combat, its' diplomatic 'effect was quite useful in the Nightmare Difficulty Scenario, where one's ability was limited, as well.
Those were the equipment that Feng Bujue had updated during this period. As for Immovable Mountain and Power Gloves, they were items that had been restored, and there was no change in their attributes. As for Na Yuan Che Marrow Powder, it was one of the two items that he had given to Lu Te for safekeeping when he took back the Kongtong Seal from Lin Yan. There was no need to go into detail about it.
In conclusion, from the status of his character, the current Feng Bujue appeared to be a legendary player. He had the power to kill anyone who stood in his way.
But in reality … the top players from gaming studios had about the same amount of legendary equipment as he did. It was not like they did not have items with the law of causality. Furthermore, most of the professional players had maxed out their level (with additional rewards).
Of course, this was to be expected. Similar to most MMORPGs that did not provide paid items, after the level cap, it was only a matter of time before a casual player would have a full set of Orange and Purple equipment, much less professional players.
However, Brother Jue had an advantage that others did not have, and that was he was not limited by the skill bar. Just that alone made him one of the top five players in Thriller Paradise.
After packing, Feng Bujue mumbled to himself as he returned to the elevator, "Fine, no matter what … I should try out the new weapon in a random scenario first."
Now that his character's mission had been completed, and his power had been restored, there was no need for him to queue up for a Nightmare mode scenario. Therefore, as he said, with the intention of 'trying out the new weapon', he randomly queued up for a Normal mode Solo Survival Mode scenario.
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