novelraw Chapter 146 - 145: Upgrading an Item
Chapter 146 - 145: Upgrading an Item
Kaya and her group’s fight hadn’t caused a huge commotion, but it had involved an incredible burst of power in a very short time. Two of them had mastered the Fourth Realm, and one had mastered the Third Realm.
So, the moment they unleashed their Mental Realms at full power, they had already alerted the Law Enforcement Team of Moon River Prefecture City. The Law Enforcement Team was composed of constables from the Yuehe Prefecture Magistrate’s Office, and every one of them was powerful.
Also, basically every street in Moon River Prefecture City had at least one law enforcement squad on patrol, ensuring the city’s safety as best as they could at all times.
However, even with squads patrolling every street, murders still occurred daily in Moon River Prefecture City—often, many of them.
Furthermore, most murder cases went cold. Either the killer couldn’t be found, or their status was too high to even investigate.
About half a minute later.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
A law enforcement squad appeared, five people in total: a squad leader and four members, all gathered in the small alley.
"That Mental Realm just now... it was at least the Third Realm, maybe even the Fourth."
"There’s a body!"
"This is..."
On the ground.
The body of the white-haired old slave lay before them.
"Killed in a single blow!"
"This person..."
"It’s him! Liu Yuedong’s white-haired old slave! I think he’s called ’Bai Nu’!"
"He’s actually dead."
"Good riddance. Liu Yuedong is no saint, either. Who knows how many decent families he’s ruined over the years, yet he’s always evaded justice. And this Bai Nu must have helped Liu Yuedong with countless dirty deeds behind the scenes."
"This is what they call ’what goes around, comes around.’ The Celestial Dao spares no one."
"..."
The four members of the law enforcement squad muttered among themselves.
"One was a Deceit Cultivator expert, the other a Demon Cultivator expert. Both at the Fourth Realm. The Deceit Cultivator suppressed Bai Nu while the Demon Cultivator expert killed him in one strike and took his head."
Only the squad leader was analyzing the situation.
"Bag the body."
The captain said, "Then go find Liu Yuedong. I imagine he should know what happened."
"Yes, sir."
"Captain, are you really going to help Liu Yuedong hunt them down?"
A few members asked.
"We still have to follow procedure."
The captain said, "Besides, we’re talking about two Demon and Deceit Cultivators of unknown origin, both at least at the Fourth Realm. If something happens, we can’t take the blame."
"Fine."
"We’ll listen to the captain."
"..."
The members said.
「Scene change.」
SWISH! SWISH!
Xu Qing and his group had already retreated far away. After taking a long, roundabout route, they finally returned to their residence just before the sun completely set.
Moreover, before returning, Xu Qing and the others had put on disguises to ensure their hideout wouldn’t be exposed.
"We’re back."
Xu Qing returned to the residence and looked at Kaya and Yan Gu. "You two go get some rest."
"Yes."
Kaya and Yan Gu nodded in unison.
Then, the two of them went to their respective side rooms to rest.
Of course, Xu Qing also went into his own bedroom.
SWISH!
With a thought.
Xu Qing’s consciousness connected with the Encyclopedia of All Things. His gaze fell upon the Broken Storage Ring on his right pinky finger, and he began the recording process.
BUZZ!
The Encyclopedia of All Things flickered with a fluorescent glow.
At the same time, the Broken Storage Ring also shimmered with a faint, silvery light.
Then, a series of images appeared before Xu Qing’s eyes. In these images, a powerful Qi Refiner was refining a Storage Ring using a Space Gemstone.
This Storage Ring passed through the hands of many owners before finally being lost in some ruins, where it remained for an untold number of years.
The power of time is enough to wash away all things in the world.
Thus, the spatial runes on this Storage Ring gradually cracked and disintegrated, causing the ring to become more and more damaged until it reached its current state.
[Recording Successful!]
[Broken Storage Ring Level 1: 0/1,000 (Originally a low-grade Storage Ring with ten cubic meters of storage space. However, due to the passage of too much time, its spatial runes were damaged, causing the ring to become broken. The storage space is unstable and has been reduced to one cubic meter.)]
’It worked.’
A pleased look appeared on Xu Qing’s face.
’Not bad.’
BUZZ!
Immediately, relevant information from the Encyclopedia of All Things flooded into Xu Qing’s mind, explaining how the Broken Storage Ring could gain Experience Points.
The method for gaining Experience Points was very simple.
In fact, there was only one principle for any item to gain Experience Points: use the item. Only by using an item could it gain Experience Points.
Therefore, the Broken Storage Ring could gain Experience Points simply by continuously storing and retrieving items.
’I’ll give it a try.’
Xu Qing glanced around and his eyes landed on a teacup on the table. He walked over, and with a wave of his right hand, guided it with his True Qi.
SWISH!
Instantly, the teacup on the table flew up. With a flash of white light, it transformed into a streak and shot into the ring on Xu Qing’s hand.
Then, Xu Qing sent his True Qi into the ring. In his consciousness, he could sense a one-cubic-meter space inside the Broken Storage Ring, though the space was somewhat unstable.
SWISH!
With a thought.
Xu Qing used his True Qi to retrieve the teacup again.
[Experience +1]
And just like that, with one deposit and one withdrawal, the Broken Storage Ring had gained one Experience Point.
’Not bad, not bad at all.’
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction.
Next, Xu Qing just needed to have items stored and retrieved continuously, and the Broken Storage Ring would keep gaining Experience Points. This was a task he could assign to Kaya and Yan Gu.
Without hesitation.
Xu Qing called Kaya and Yan Gu over directly.
"Young Master."
"Master."
"What are your orders?"
Kaya and Yan Gu asked.
"I have a task for you."
Xu Qing handed the Broken Storage Ring to Kaya and Yan Gu and instructed, "I’m giving this Broken Storage Ring to you. The two of you will take turns, day and night, using this ring to store and retrieve items nonstop."
"Yes."
"As you command."
Although Kaya and Yan Gu were puzzled, they didn’t ask any questions and simply obeyed Xu Qing’s orders.
"Go on."
Xu Qing waved his hand.
"Yes."
Kaya and Yan Gu took the Broken Storage Ring from Xu Qing and left to carry out the task he had given them.
Xu Qing had already done the math.
Using the Broken Storage Ring to store and retrieve an item could be done once per second. If they did it nonstop for twenty-four hours a day, in the most ideal situation, they could perform eighty-six thousand, four hundred transactions.
Of course, that was the ideal scenario.
Generally, it was impossible for Kaya and Yan Gu to be storing and retrieving items every single second of the day.
Time flew by.
「Seven days later.」
Xu Qing only had three tasks to do each day: practice the Celestial Roc Technique and the Celestial Sword Technique, and in the evening, engage in Meditation and Cultivation of the Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method.
Kaya and Yan Gu followed Xu Qing’s instructions every day, using the Broken Storage Ring to store and retrieve items for seven consecutive days without a break.
The already broken Storage Ring had reached its limit.
That morning.
"Master."
Yan Gu and Kaya came to him.
"What is it?"
Xu Qing asked.
"Your ring has reached its limit."
Kaya took out the Broken Storage Ring and respectfully handed it to Xu Qing, saying, "If this subordinate continues to store and retrieve items, the ring might be completely destroyed."
’Oh, I forgot about that.’
Xu Qing paused for a moment.
Apparently, Xu Qing had been so focused on practicing the Celestial Roc Technique, the Celestial Sword Technique, and his Meditation Demon Technique these past few days that he had forgotten about the ring.
"Give it to me."
Xu Qing reached out and took the Broken Storage Ring in his hand.
[Broken Storage Ring Level 1: 600,000/1,000 (Upgradeable!)]
’Good.’
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, he gave the Level 17 Iron Sword, the Level 13 Wandering Dragon Sword, and the Level 11 Copper Coin Sword to Kaya and Yan Gu.
"You two did a good job on this task."
Xu Qing said, "I’m giving you these three swords. Your daily task is also very simple: just swing these three swords constantly."
"Understand?"
"Yes."
"As you command."
Kaya and Yan Gu glanced at each other, but both nodded.
"Go on."
Xu Qing waved.
Yan Gu and Kaya left.
In reality, with Yan Gu and Kaya’s strength and Cultivation, even though the Iron Sword was Level 17, the Wandering Dragon Sword was Level 13, and the Copper Coin Sword was Level 11, they were still capable of swinging a sword ten times in a single second. Of course, swinging ten times per second was too fast and would quickly lead to exhaustion.
So, by swinging five times per second, they could keep it up indefinitely.
This way, five swings per second would earn five Experience Points. That’s eighteen thousand Experience Points in an hour, meaning they could gain well over one hundred thousand Experience Points in a single day.
’Excellent.’
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction.
SWISH!
With a thought.
Xu Qing’s consciousness connected with the Encyclopedia of All Things.
’Upgrade the Broken Storage Ring!’
Xu Qing commanded internally.
BUZZ!
The Encyclopedia of All Things flickered with a fluorescent glow, and the ring in Xu Qing’s hand shimmered with silver light. Images appeared before his eyes, showing the scenes of the Storage Ring being reforged.
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[Upgrade Successful!]
[Broken Storage Ring Level 2: 599,000/2,000 (Upgradeable!) (Originally a broken item, it has been reforged, its spatial runes repaired. It is now restored to a low-grade Storage Ring with ten cubic meters of storage space.)]
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[Upgrade Successful!]
[Broken Storage Ring Level 3: 597,000/4,000 (Upgradeable!) (Originally a broken item, it was reforged, its spatial runes repaired, and restored to a low-grade Storage Ring. After another upgrade, it now has twenty cubic meters of storage space.)]
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[Upgrade Successful!]
[Broken Storage Ring Level 4: 593,000/8,000 (Upgradeable!) (Now possesses forty cubic meters of storage space!)]
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