novelraw Chapter 134-1: Follow the Companion Valkyrie! (1)
Chapter 134-1: Follow the Companion Valkyrie! (1)
[The fragmented memory came to an abrupt halt.]
Lin Xun’s attention wasn’t on the smitten behavior of the smelting plant owner, but entirely on the Refined Copper Essence.
According to the owner’s memories, the cultivation of the Refined Copper Monstrosity was nearly complete. As long as the creature was killed, one could obtain a rare material called Refined Copper Essence.
This material was a hundred times more precious than Ultra-Grade Refined Copper, and more importantly, it could be used to modify dolls.
The combat capability of the Battle Angel – Valkyrie already sounded off the charts just from the name. Lin Xun couldn’t help but imagine how powerful such a summoned creature would become once modified with Refined Copper Essence.
He opened the Shell Panel to check the owner’s attributes.
[Shell: Knowledge-Seeking Smelting Plant Owner]
[True Name: Unknown]
[Compatibility: 112% (+45%) Compatibility has exceeded the threshold, Shell Quality improved!]
[Shell Quality: Ordinary+ Grade][Shell Level: 40]
[Shell Equipment: Luxurious Black Tailcoat (Ordinary), Gray Uniform Stained with Unknown Filth, serves no purpose other than signifying identity.]
[Shell Skill: Grandmaster Refined Copper Smelting Technique (Epic+ Grade), A technique honed within the Refined Copper Smelting Plant, forged through countless ore meltings. With this skill, one can use a furnace to refine brass ore into the finest Refined Copper materials.]
Lin Xun frowned as he looked over the panel.
The Shell level being 40 was reasonable.
But the Shell Quality being only Ordinary+ Grade was hard to justify.
Moreover, among the Shell Skills, there was no skill named ‘Infusion of Illusory Knowledge.’
Only the expected, more advanced forging skill was present.
He recalled that one of the items dropped by the owner was an eyeball, perhaps the skill was contained in that.
Previously, the Eyeball of the Pale Dragon of Ancient Sages transplanted into the Earth Giant worked similarly.
He quickly opened his inventory to take a look.
[Eyeball of the Subterranean Oculomass Demon (Epic) *18: A species living underground, the Oculomass Demon evolved its vision to the extreme in a world devoid of light. Using its numerous eyeballs, it can still perceive its surroundings clearly in total darkness. The eighteen eyes of the Oculomass Demon form an interconnected neural network, missing even one would nullify the eyeballs’ special effect.]
[This item must be used in conjunction with an empty eye socket. After use, you are guaranteed to gain a skill that boosts the Knowledge stat.]
[This item must be used in conjunction with an empty eye socket. After use, there is a certain chance to gain the special skill Infusion of Illusory Knowledge.]
The boss’s strength lay in its numerous eyeballs; the Shell itself, aside from the Grandmaster Refined Copper Smelting Technique, had nothing particularly noteworthy.
Lin Xun stored the eyeballs away.
As for which Shell to use them on, he would need to consider that further.
He moved on to check the rest of the spoils.
The Indomitable Fading Chunk of Spirit Essence was worth ten thousand Spirit Essence, further boosting his savings.
[Activation Device for the Knowledge Barrier (Key): A palm-sized black box engraved with complex characters and patterns. It is a secret device developed by the Multivision School Association. Using this item will unlock the corresponding Knowledge Barrier.]
This was the key to unlocking the barrier in the basement of the smelting plant.
With it, he could go head-to-head with the Refined Copper Monstrosity.
[Love Letter to Grand Scholar Rona (Special Item): A finely sealed envelope with a bright red wax stamp. The letter inside is full of scribbled characters expressing explicit adoration toward Grand Scholar Rona.]
[Using this item on a specific target will trigger unknown outcomes. It might lead to a passionate night, a ‘let’s just be friends’ response, or maybe even a slap in the face. Who knows?]
Lin Xun twitched his mouth, speechless.
Was this the kind of item a respectable person would use?
Proposing to NPCs or monsters? That just didn’t sound reliable.
Though his mouth said no, his body honestly stored the item away.
You never know, this thing might come in handy someday.
After possessing the owner, he didn’t rush to the basement to fight the Refined Copper Monstrosity. Instead, he returned to the Doll Factory’s Resting Page to refresh.
He returned to the smelting plant again and suppressed the workers for a third time.
Harvesting a large wave of EXP and ores, he used the possessed owner Shell to smelt the ores and Refined Copper Bricks in his inventory.
As expected, the owner’s Grandmaster Refined Copper Smelting Technique could refine ores into Ultra-Grade Refined Copper.
After converting all the ores and Elite Refined Copper Bricks into Ultra-Grade Refined Copper Bricks, the total count reached exactly sixty.
He was just eight bricks short of the materials needed to modify the Battle Angel – Valkyrie.
Since the smelting plant owner had already been eliminated, there was no way to buy more refined copper materials.
The small monsters inside the plant had also been cleared out in three waves and would not respawn.
The only remaining source of refined copper material was the Refined Copper Monstrosity.
[You arrive at the smelting plant basement and slowly push open the giant door…]
[The massive chamber’s four walls are built entirely from indestructible Refined Copper. The Refined Copper Monstrosity is trapped in place by a pure-white Knowledge Barrier.]
[Your arrival catches the Refined Copper Monstrosity’s attention. Seeing you approach empty-handed, it roars in fury. The screeching sound of metal scraping echoes through the chamber!]
[You lift your giant club and motion for it to shut up, its shrieking is just too unbearable…]
[The Refined Copper Monstrosity not only doesn’t shut up, it lets out an even louder, sharper roar. It glances at the indestructible barrier, then looks at you with disdain…]
[Will you feed it Refined Copper Bricks, or kill it?]
Lin Xun let out a cold laugh.
He opened his inventory and clicked on the Activation Device for the Knowledge Barrier.