Chapter 233 Epilogue, Final Promotion

  "I am just fulfilling someone's last wish."

Lanxi told Baiyou everything in detail.

Many years ago, she once owned an adventure group. She recruited members, made friends, and overcame difficulties together.

In that adventure group, Lanxi had a good friend who was a mechanical priest.

But one day, the adventure group encountered unimaginable enemies and suffered a devastating blow.

This good friend stepped forward, used his forbidden ability, and barely managed to rescue Lanxi.

"Not long after, he died of the aftereffects. His last wish was for me to help pass on this profession."

Lanxi spoke very calmly, as if she was telling someone else's story.

"I don't have the same talent as you, so I can't inherit the profession. And not long after, I happened to meet you."

Lan Xi took out an object that looked like metal and stone and handed it to Bai You.

"This is an energy affinity detection stone, obtained from the mechanical camp.

Back then, among the refugees, you were the only one who made it react. So..."

Bai You stroked the stone, and it flashed a faint blue light in his hand, illuminating his face.

Blue light is reflected in his eyes, and his thoughts are flying.

"So that's how it is?" Bai You murmured.

There is never any kindness without reason. Everything that you get on the surface always has a price tag secretly attached to it.

However, Bai You didn't care.

After all, if Lanxi hadn't rescued me, I would have starved to death in the refugee camp.

After death, perhaps there won't even be anyone to collect your body.

Oh, I almost forgot, those people will still do things like collecting corpses.

Rotting corpses can cause disease, but cooked meat can fill the stomach.

"I'm sorry, I dragged you into this inheritance that is destined to have a bad end..." Lan Xi lowered her head, her voice was very low, but it was filled with some apology.

Bai You did not accept her apology.

"It doesn't matter, I chose it myself."

Hearing this, Lanxi was puzzled and looked up at Baiyou. She was surprised to find that Baiyou was smiling.

A light laugh, but with a hint of madness.

"Without you, I would have died a long time ago. No matter what the outcome is, at least I have gained an extra life."

Recently, Bai Youming has learned a lot about the profession he inherited, both secretly and indirectly.

The story of Master Frey and Victor, the death of Lanxi's best friend, the history of the entire camp was buried, and few people in the void knew the story of the Mechanical Priest.

This all seems to foreshadow an ending without hope and certain death.

No, that would probably be more terrible than death.

Everything you have will disappear, whether it's the people you helped, the people you made enemies with, or the people you had meals with...

They will have forgotten you completely and their memories will be vague.

What's the saying? Death is not scary, what's scary is being completely forgotten.

Bai You was still smiling silently. Lan Xi was silent for two seconds and asked softly:

"Aren't you afraid of the inevitable ending?"

"Maybe I am afraid. But before that end comes, there are still many things I can do, right?"

Bai You stood up and walked behind Lan Xi.

"Even if I am forgotten, what I have done is not meaningless. Maybe these things will change other people's lives?"

He stretched out his hands and placed them on Lanxi's shoulders.

"Besides, it's not like no one remembers it."

Master Frey still remembers Teacher Victor, and Lanxi has not forgotten her best friend.

Maybe someone will remember Bai You?

"You have to be responsible. Be responsible for bringing my memories to the future. After all, all this started when you saved me..."

Bai You used both hands to release the mechanical maintenance ritual with all his strength, and for a moment, the room was filled with colorful light.

…

After finishing all this, Bai You left the Hunter Guild.

He was playing with a key in his hand, looking thoughtful.

This thing is the reward promised by Lanxi.

[Void Secret Treasure Terra (sealed, unusable)]

"You must keep this key well. When you are at your wit's end, it will help you to be reborn from the ashes."

That's what Lanxi said. When Bai You asked, she said she was just a messenger and she didn't know the specific usage.

"She's so secretive. She's not as honest as Teacher Victor."

He could more or less guess where the key came from.

This key is very similar to the energy key he had obtained before, and has a strong mechanical priest manufacturing style.

It was delivered through Lanxi's hands, and the person behind it is self-evident.

"Besides Teacher Victor, is there a Mechanical Priest..."

After playing with it for a while, Bai You put the key away and went straight back to the Molten Land.

All the materials have been collected, it's time to start working.

"It's still too short... our stay is just over three days."

Now Bai You finally understood why so many mechanics and blacksmiths chose the path of workers.

The interval between workers entering the world is very long, and they have considerable time to study.

Moreover, the world they enter will not be too dangerous. They only need to spend a little effort to improve themselves to cope with most situations.

Bai You got to know a lot of people during this seminar.

There are many experts with outstanding abilities among them, but they still choose to become employees in order to concentrate on their research.

Bai You was unwilling to do so. There was a warlike nature in him.

Perhaps it is because my body was disabled in the previous life, so I want to run and jump more in this life to make up for what I lacked before.

…

The forging time passed quickly and soon it was the last day.

In the past two days, Bai You tried 147 times, but failed to make the detection equipment.

So, he forged a batch of purple equipment and built the mecha first.

After that, he began to think about the mystery of this mysterious eye.

These 147 times, it was not that Bai You failed, but that every time he was about to succeed, he took the initiative to give up the fusion.

Fortunately, the core materials can be reused and do not need to be repurchased.

In fact, this equipment is not difficult to make, and it is already dark purple when it is about to take shape for the first time.

But his intuition told him that something was wrong, nine out of ten points or even ten out of ten.

Bai You took the blueprint and became more and more frightened the more he studied it.

The detection equipment called the Mysterious Eye is far more than what it appears to be.

"This blueprint looks very complete, but, but it can indeed extend outward to infinite possibilities..."

The answer is on the puzzle itself. This blueprint is called [Mysterious Eye (1/1000)], and is naturally incomplete.

But this broken part, when taken out separately, turns out to be a complete whole of its own, and can even reach the highest gold quality.

It is hard to imagine what a horrific machine this thing would be in its entirety.

The problem Bai You is facing now is that he adjusts his crafting techniques based on his intuition, but the quality of the equipment he produces becomes lower and lower.

This is the first time it has been built completely according to the blueprint. It is dark purple in color and of excellent quality. The estimated score is at least 240.

After the adjustment, the quality continued to decline, until the 147th time, when the quality of the Mystic Eye had dropped to blue.

Fortunately, Bai You has found the problem.

"My direction is correct... The quality reduction is just a superficial phenomenon. In other words, it is only this small part that has reduced quality."

Bai You guessed that the complete structure of this thing must be quite complex and sophisticated.

The reduction in quality of this small part is probably to improve the overall quality.

However, Bai You currently does not have the complete drawings of the Mysterious Eye, so there is no way to verify it.

Fortunately, he has found a way to enhance this one thousandth part.

After 147 times of sedimentation, Bai You moved fluently and a piece of detection equipment was born.

[Mysterious Eye (1/1000 Form)]

Origin: Second Era Alchemy Civilization

Quality: No grade

Type: Detection Equipment (?)/Defective

Durability: 76/76

Equipment Requirements: Enlightenment Structure

Equipment effect: Detection (active), can detect all types of enemies and obtain their information. The completeness of the information depends on the intelligence attributes of both parties.

Tip: The current detection level of this equipment is level three.

Introduction: Don't look at it, it's just an ordinary part. You ask why it is a part?

Compared to the greatness of creation as a whole, this thing is nothing.

Rating: None (No rating for equipment without grade)

…

Bai You was not too surprised when he saw the words "no grade". Instead, the detection level of this mysterious eye made him feel a little emotional.

"This thing is a bit against the will of heaven..."

What is the most important thing about detection equipment?

Of course, it is the detection rank. If the rank is insufficient, no matter how fancy your detection effect is, it will be ineffective when encountering an oversized enemy.

This incomplete mysterious eye has a detection level of up to level three, which is quite terrifying.

For detection equipment, quality is secondary. If your blue equipment can reach the fifth or sixth level of detection, it can still be sold at a sky-high price.

The third-order detection level of the Mysterious Eye is more than enough for Bai You at this stage.

If nothing unexpected happens, this equipment can be used up to the third level.

"Okay, it's finally done."

During this stay in the paradise, Bai You almost always stayed in the Molten Land, and finally made up for all his shortcomings.

Melee combat, defense, ranged attack, and detection all require support from at least one excellent dark purple piece of equipment.

Qingbi's business has been booming recently. It is said that he has established connections with people from the Technology Planet and his sales channels have been greatly expanded.

In other words, Bai You's production capacity is so low that even if he replaces him with an orthodox mechanic, he probably won't be able to keep up with the sales speed.

However, there is a huge problem with this way of making money - it is too damn tiring.

"Next time, I won't overwork myself again..."

After finishing the crafting, Bai You came out of his excited state, and a feeling of fatigue instantly surged up.

He seemed to have lost his soul, his body swaying as he slowly sat down. However, Bai You was destined not to be able to rest today.

"Open the door! Bai You, open the door quickly!"

Qingbi finished today's sales activities and called out to Baiyou in the storage space.

Bai You sighed, weakly opened the storage space, and released Qingbi.

"Damn, the people in that Chamber of Commerce are just so cunning, they are so hard to deal with!"

As soon as Qingbi came out, he started complaining crazily. He had been running around for Paradise Coins these days, and he was really worried.

Of course, the results were remarkable.

Relying on Master Frey's materials and the 50,000 Paradise Coins funded by White Wolf as start-up capital, plus the channels of Technology Planet, Bai You's savings almost doubled.

This gave him enough leeway to improve his equipment and even upgrade his skills.

Two of the four soul crystals (medium) were split and exchanged for thirteen soul crystals (small).

Adding them together, the level of Demonic Essence was directly raised to Lv.11, with one medium and four small ones left over.

After breaking through level 10, Mo Yun's skill effects changed again, and derivative effects appeared.

Magic Essence (Passive/Active Lv.11):

You can consume mana, natural energy or life energy to enchant weapons. Weapons in the magic state will cause additional true damage when attacking enemies.

When physical energy is reduced, a small amount of damage is increased.

After the demonic energy invades the enemy's body, you can actively manipulate the energy to cause the enemy to become temporarily stiff.

(Magic damage is affected by additional energy value and intelligence attribute bonus)

Lv.10 derivative effect:

After killing the enemy calmly, you can recover excess additional energy and restore an additional 1% of mana.

In addition to the magic essence, the intermediate mechanical affinity and summoning skills have also been improved to a certain extent.

However, their potential has basically reached its limit, and no new derivative effects have emerged.

The only thing worth mentioning is that Baiyou's temporary summoning slots have been increased to 34, and two permanent summoning slots have been added.

These skills completely consumed Bai You's remaining Paradise Coins.

"Okay, Master Qingbi, stop complaining. The equipment for you to devour is all ready."

"Humph, don't think you can make it up to me like this! You've made me do hard labor, and I'm not done with it!"

Qingbi was like an old child, and Baiyou could only coax this greatest contributor.

After a while, Qingbi finally started to devour. There were continuous crackling sounds, and equipment worth tens of thousands of Paradise Coins was gone.

However, what he got in return was Qingbi's ultimate promotion.

[Green]

Origin: Ancient Dragon Kingdom, Molten Giant

Quality: Dark Purple

Category: Cloak Robe, Growth Weapon

Durability: 183/183

Equipment Requirements: People with bad luck (luck attribute less than zero)

Equipment Effect 1: Fight misfortune with misfortune (passive/active): Qingbi will absorb the misfortune and luck of the holder, making the holder's fortune performance always constant.

Can be activated actively to use accumulated bad luck or luck to affect enemies.

Equipment Effect 2: Thousand Hammers (Passive): When Qingbi withstands a specific attack, he will draw strength from it to improve his own defense and toughness.

At the same time, a judgment is made. If your physical strength is higher than that of the opponent, the damage to the enemy will be reflected back.

The anti-shock damage is 20% of the enemy's attack strength + 7% of your own maximum health.

Equipment Effect 3: Bloodthirsty Embrace (Passive/Active): Increases energy attribute resistance based on the holder's energy affinity. The current increase is 54 points.

After getting close to the enemy, Qingbi will use Taste of Blood on the enemy, causing bite damage.

After hitting, the enemy's physical defense is reduced by 5%, which can be stacked up to three times.

Growth conditions: Devouring equipment of the same quality or the blood of gods.

Introduction: An old robe, a new heritage. Will the final outcome of the two be the same as before?

I hope you will witness it.

Rating: 260 (dark purple equipment rating is 151-260)

Selling price: Bound and cannot be sold.

"Okay, go back and rest, you're exhausted."

After Qingbi was promoted, he urged Baiyou to return to his exclusive room, but Baiyou did not move.

He received an unexpected news.

[Leader]: "Come to the base, I have something to discuss with you."

(End of this chapter)