owlsbooks Chapter 23, First Item of "Rare" Quality
Chapter 23, First Item of "Rare" Quality
Source energy +265
As the corpse of the Frost Giant Wolf was decomposed, Huang Hong's source energy also broke through the 1,000 mark, reaching 1050 points.
At this moment, Huang Hongsheng had a feeling that he could perform some kind of enhancement.
After quickly cleaning up the battlefield, Huang Hong left the area.
Once they reached a pre-arranged safe location, Huang Hong took out the Desert Eagle. Without a doubt, this was his strongest burst damage ability besides his Iron Man armor. With the magazine emptied instantly, even a monster of the Frost Giant Wolf level would suffer considerable damage.
Unfortunately, we're out of bullets now.
Fortunately, as Huang Hong's methods and strength increased, the importance of firearms to him gradually declined.
After a brief moment of reflection, Huang Hong placed the Desert Eagle in the base. Without bullets, the Desert Eagle was just a lump of iron, perhaps not even as useful as a rock on the ground.
Next, Huang Hong carefully sensed the feedback given by the Myriad Manifestations Enhancement, and finally focused his attention on the Extraordinary Panel. He found that 1000 points of Source Energy were enough for one enhancement!
Suppressing the urge to immediately enhance his power, Huang Hong calmed down a bit and began to think about whether there were any places where source energy was needed more urgently.
Huang Hong quickly came to a conclusion... No!
With that thought in mind, Huang Hong no longer hesitated and focused his attention on the extraordinary panel, activating the powerful...
Suddenly, Huang Hong stopped again, a look of confusion on his face. Just before he was about to perform the enhancement, he suddenly had an instinctive feeling that although he could succeed in enhancing in this way, it would cause some kind of loss to himself.
Huang Hong didn't know what this so-called "deficiency" was, but he could sense that it was very important to him and his future development.
After a moment of contemplation, Huang Hong temporarily abandoned the idea of enhancing the extraordinary panel.
If faced with danger now, Huang Hong would definitely choose to strengthen himself without hesitation. As for "losses" and "the future," none of them are as important as survival in the present.
But the truth is, Huang Hong is living a very comfortable life now. As long as he doesn't deliberately provoke those powerful monsters, the entire Anyue City is his hunting ground, where he can roam freely.
In this situation, there is certainly no rush to strengthen it.
There's no need to keep hoarding the source energy; it's time to strengthen it to fight against even stronger monsters.
Thinking this, Huang Hong took out the equipment and props in his hand one by one.
After so many enhancements, Huang Hong has become increasingly adept at using the Myriad Enhancement Technique. With just a little perception, he can determine roughly how much source energy is needed to enhance the equipment and items in his hands.
After sensing his surroundings, Huang Hong discovered that the only things he could currently upgrade were his clothes, pants, shoes, and the [Elemental Core (Earth)]. They all shared a common characteristic: when upgrading from ordinary quality to rare quality, the energy cost was very low, basically only 10 points.
The same applies to the [Elemental Core (Earth)]. The cores of the other mud monsters that Huang Hong killed were only white and green, and did not truly reach the rare quality. In addition, the energy dissipated after they were broken, so only 2 or 3 points of source energy remained when they were finally decomposed.
The one that Huang Hong specially kept is the best quality among all the cores, reaching the level of rarity.
Therefore, the equipment and items enhanced with 10 points of source energy should represent the minimum level of rarity.
The enhancement of the rare item represented by the 【Old Gourd (Rare)】 consumed 100 points of source energy, which may represent the limit of rarity.
The enhancement of the Mark 47 consumed 220 points of source energy, but it did not break the above pattern in essence, because the Iron Man armor itself is composed of many parts, and the consumption naturally increases when the whole armor is enhanced.
Upgrading a rare quality equipment item to the next quality requires 1000 source energy points, which means the difference between the qualities is 100 times!
The above speculations are of little significance to Huang Hong now. However, if one day he gains a greater grasp on the enhancement of all things, does that mean he can forcibly infuse more source energy when enhancing equipment and items, creating items marked with the 'rare' designation?
Gathering his thoughts and returning to the present moment, Huang Hong skipped everything else and focused his attention on the [Elemental Core (Earth)].
He can now kill monsters without taking any damage. If he encounters a tough monster, he doesn't need to rely on one or two defensive pieces of equipment to turn the tide. In that case, the [Elemental Core (Earth)], which can be used as an energy module, becomes the most cost-effective choice at present.
As the 1000 points of source energy rapidly disappeared, the green light of the [Elemental Core (Earth)] gradually faded, turning into a light blue hue, and its new attributes appeared before Huang Hong's eyes...
【Elemental Core (Earth)】
Affixes: element, energy, earth
Quality: Rare
Attribute: An earth elemental core that can devour large amounts of earth-related substances to create a controlled earth elemental. Depending on the substances it devours, the earth elemental's attributes and abilities will also be affected.
Loading ability: Energy Gathering (Earth), capable of communicating with the Earth element plane and continuously gathering Earth element energy.
Huang Hong carefully examined the attributes of the [Elemental Core (Earth)].
The affix remains the same, but the quality has changed to "rare". The attributes have also changed to some extent. Originally, it absorbed earth-related substances to create an earth element monster, but now it not only absorbs but also devours, and the created creature has become an earth element. Moreover, the attributes and abilities of the earth element will vary depending on the substances it devours.
For example, if Huang Hong wants to make the earth element harder, then even if he can't get diamonds, preparing some quartz would be a good option; if he wants the earth element to be more resilient, pyroxene and peridot would be good choices; there are also quartzite and basalt, which combine the advantages of both.
Of course, the ability gained after loading is still energy gathering (earth), but it no longer draws energy from the earth, but directly communicates with the earth elemental plane, which sounds much more sophisticated than before.
Huang Hong held the [Elemental Core (Earth)] in his hand and played with it for a while. Then he left the stronghold and came to a collapsed building not far away, where he activated its ability to create earth elements.
Instantly, dirt flew everywhere, bricks and stones scattered, and sections of steel bars were encased within.
The commotion lasted for a full hour, even attracting some monsters wandering nearby, forcing Huang Hong to intervene and clear them out.
When the dust settled, the buildings and the surrounding land had disappeared, replaced by a five-meter-tall earth elemental.
Its upper body is a human figure made of piled stones and mud, while its lower body is the ever-churning power of the earth.
The reason why the earth element is much smaller than the previous building is because its body has undergone multiple compressions, and its mass is far beyond that of ordinary soil and rocks.
Looking at the enormous creature before them, a sense of oppression arose spontaneously, and even the monsters that had approached earlier fled in panic under its aura.
Huang Hong had no time to deal with those small fry; he eagerly activated the properties of the earth element...