Chapter 752 - 715: Upgrading Divine Artifacts Is Not So Easy
Accompanied by a group of advisors, Da Fei arrived at the Alchemy Laboratory in the sewers and met the long-unseen Necromancer Isaac. At this moment, the Necromancer appeared no different from a small Skeleton Soldier.
Isaac bowed and said, "Welcome, Lord City Lord, have you come to inspect my research results? I am very proud to announce to you, Lord City Lord, that our Divine Level Fragment giant slime monster, Douglas, has awakened and can speak! This means this slime monster has entered the realm of intelligent beings, possessing the potential for continuous evolution! In fact, it has already started to evolve!"
Da Fei suddenly felt a rush of joy, thinking of Douglas! The long-awaited historical wheel is rolling forward?
The military advisor immediately added, "The newly awakened slime monster absorbs the pollution from the Pool of Radiance more quickly, and its constitution is more robust and elastic. I suspect that in the end, it might transform into a giant super bouncy ball!"
Isaac proudly stated, "It’s entirely possible! My goal is to enable Douglas to freely switch between solid and liquid states, thus granting Douglas the special skill of crushing and devouring, along with powerful capabilities in land and water battles! This would better protect your city, my lord."
So that’s the case! But I’m really busy and not just here to see the slime monster, Da Fei laughed heartily and said, "Great! Very good, Mr. Isaac, in the future, feel free to make any requests you have. By the way, I’m here for the Mysterious Core from the Electric Eel. What does Mr. Isaac think it is?"
Isaac took out the Crystal Stone encased in a glass bottle and said with utmost seriousness, "My lord, I’m sure this is a Divine Level, a more complete Divine Level than Douglas’s fragment. It’s just in an embryonic state, requiring a great demand for energy, especially electrical energy. In short, it’s an unconscious god in a fetal state."
Da Fei laughed heartily, "Great! As expected of the theologian Mr. Isaac, I am very satisfied with your research! When I come next time, I’ll definitely have a good chat with you about life and dreams! So, farewell!"
Isaac bowed and said, "Being able to serve you is my honor, farewell!"
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Da Fei hurriedly transmitted back to the Divine Punishment City. It must be said that using the precious teleportation energy from the surface world to the underworld for Da Fei’s errands was a bit whatever. But this is the privilege of high-end players.
Will was already impatiently asking, "Lord City Lord, did you bring it?"
Da Fei took out the Crystal Core excitedly, "Got it, but my researcher said it’s an embryonic Divine Level. Can this be used for upgrading?"
Will was suddenly shocked, "Divine Level? This is hard to say, Divine Level is a far more advanced existence than ordinary Crystal Cores, it’s the difference between life and non-life. Even in the Divine Levels of dead gods, the gods’ self-awareness remains, and this self-awareness will make upgrading equipment uncontrollable, usually leading to severe failures, resulting in equipment damage."
Da Fei’s heart tightened, and he quickly asked, "But my researcher said this is an embryonic Divine Level, an unconscious god’s embryo. Is this still not possible?"
Will solemnly said, "The Divine Levels of dead gods are many, but embryonic Divine Levels are very rare. This involves the safety of upgrading equipment, and it requires time for me to be sure! However, even if this Divine Level lacks self-awareness and meets the conditions for an upgrade, Divine Level is indeed an existence surpassing ordinary Crystal Cores. Such cross-stage upgrading still carries the risk of upgrade failure. Once it fails, the equipment will be damaged. Are you sure you want to upgrade?"
Da Fei’s eyebrows jumped in shock, "No way? Isn’t upgrading this unreliable?"
Will nodded solemnly, "But this Divine Level is clearly Wind Attribute, and its compatibility with the gloves is quite high; once upgraded successfully, these gloves might directly advance to a Divine Artifact!"
Da Fei hurriedly asked, "How high is the success rate?"
Will sighed deeply, "If there is only a 30% success rate, would you try? If you don’t want to try, then there’s no need for me to observe and study this Divine Level."
Da Fei anxiously asked, "What if Mr. Will observes this Divine Level?"
Will sighed, "If this Divine Level truly lacks a hint of self-awareness, it might raise the success rate to about 50%. If this Divine Level is indeed newly born, a transitional entity between Crystal Core and Divine Level, then it might raise the success rate to 70% or even 80%. In any case, the possibility of failure is still very large, Lord City Lord, think carefully."
At this point, Will’s hand emitted a faint white light wrapping the Divine Level and had already begun an observation and perception process.
Oh my gosh! Da Fei’s head was symbolically shattered everywhere! What is this? Isn’t this just like when I used to play those Korean games, refining equipment?
The saying goes that refining makes one poor for three generations and enchantment ruins a lifetime. Upgrading a piece of equipment from blank all the way to +10 is such a nerve-wracking matter! Especially from +9 to +10, that mere 10% success rate was enough to make many ordinary players shy away!
But for Tycoon players, a 10% success rate was really too high! Tycoons would collect 100 pieces of equipment, refine them one by one, and watch one after another explode without even batting an eye, leaving only 10 +9 equipment pieces surviving! Then, in front of onlookers, the tycoon would remain unfazed as he blew up what was already considered top-quality in the eyes of regular players, ultimately giving birth to a +10!
That’s a tycoon! That’s grandeur! Back in the day when Da Fei played Korean games, he admired players like this the most! Now thinking about it, compared to them, I was scared to death by a 30% chance. This mindset and courage are hardly world-class for an amateur player, not to mention incapable of being even a nouveau riche; how embarrassing!
The problem is, the tycoon uses sheer numbers to turn low probability into certainty, but I only have one pair of gloves. If they burst, they are gone, leaving only one solution—
Da Fei made a grimace and asked, "Do you have any blessing gemstones to prevent equipment from getting damaged?"
Will was astonished, "What is that?"
Gosh! There’s simply no such thing in this game! Da Fei felt even more entangled at the moment. The wisest choice now is, of course, not to upgrade. The problem is, humans are like this. Once you see that a little push can turn a bicycle into a motorcycle, and the success rate is quite high, you can no longer sit still, nor can you easily return to the status quo.
Wait, I have God-level Luck Skill! Once my Lucky Hand is activated, it’s 100% lucky, can this work? However, my Lucky Hand was already used when ambushing the three Demon Race Mages, and now it still needs to recuperate for half a day before recovering. Anyway, got it!
Da Fei immediately said, "Mr. Will, I have decided to upgrade the gloves, but I have an unreasonable request. I hope you will join my team at that time. I have God-level Luck Skill and Lucky Hand, hoping to reduce the failure rate."
Will was stunned, "Are you sure about this?"
Da Fei nodded solemnly, "You said it yourself, when at your level, technology is no longer the deciding factor; inspiration and fortune are the keys!"
Will exclaimed, "That’s what Reilly said—anyway, since you are willing to try, I’ve got nothing to say. Let’s give it a shot, after all, successfully upgrading the gloves is also my dream!"
Da Fei gritted his teeth, "Alright! Let’s fight against fate for our common goal!"
Just then, world information resounded once more:
—China Region Announcement: The second round of the "Hero World Cup" Individual International Elimination Tournament has begun; we wish all participants good luck in the competition.
—System Prompt: Congratulations! You have successfully logged into the World Battle Network System.
—System Prompt: Your current comprehensive military strength is listed as follows, please select the military strength to deploy. . .
Da Fei exhaled a long breath, truly refreshing my mood, great! It’s rare for me not to go AFK this time, I’ll give you a straightforward decision. The Hell Volcano Demon Wolf Demon Foxes are all deployed. As for the boss Demon Wolf King, never mind, this Command Value has ridiculously broken the 2000 mark. Bringing it along means I can’t bring any other troops. That’s fine; at least it avoids scaring the entire world silly.
Simultaneously, at the other end of the world in the European Union Zone, another announcement popped up following the competition announcement!
—European Union Zone Bright Alliance Announcement: The 436th edict of the Bright Alliance Pope, the Pope urgently recruits powerful Warriors to Holy Light City Square for assembly. . .
For a moment, the entire European Union Zone was in an uproar; what’s going on? The real situation is currently only known to the Royal Ark Team, because they can no longer hold on!
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