Chapter 235
Hedgepa: "After level 50, every additional item you bind will reduce the attribute points you gain when you level up. If you have more than 10 soul-bound items, you won't gain any attribute points after level 100. By the way, do you want to buy some unbinding stones? They’re 500 each, only useful below level 50. If you bind equipment after level 50, you won’t be able to unbind it. Since you’re my apprentice, I’ll give you a 10% discount."
Yu Xunge: "…… Lucia, I miss you."
No wonder the binding stones were so cheap; the real profit was in the after-sales service. Plus, these were items that required master-level jewelry crafting, which she couldn’t do herself.
In the end, Yu Xunge bought four stones from Hedgepa. She still had 300 from selling Miya's junk, another 300 from selling Moon Sand, and over 2000 from the Wolf Fortress. Even after spending over 1300 on toys, she still had a decent amount left.
Though she didn’t know how much they sold for outside, Hedgepa wouldn’t take advantage of her in this regard.
Looking back, if she had soul-bound the "Mind Catcher," there might have been some uncontrollable states during her final showdown with Miya…
In the future, when binding items with the equipment stones, she’d have to check even the best items with "Renovate."
After leaving the alchemy shop, Yu Xunge headed to the auction house. The "Expert Account" had actually sold, but for a bit less than the fixed price. It ended up selling for 2788 gold after taxes, and after deducting the 1394 gold she had to share with Tulang, she was left with 1503 gold.
However, the amount on the wealth leaderboard still reflected the combined total of her and Tulang, and the forum users had gotten used to seeing Yu Xunge bouncing in and out of the top 100. She earned a lot but spent it just as quickly.
When she returned to Blue Star, Tulang was sound asleep on the living room sofa. As Yu Xunge came downstairs, Tulang rolled over, almost tumbling off. Yu Xunge teleported over and lightly kicked her back onto the sofa.
Tulang: "…………" Heartbroken, she hadn’t been asleep at all.
Yu Xunge sat down beside her, divided the 1394 gold with Tulang, and took out three unbinding stones to unbind "Water God is My Home," "Meteor," and "Ember." Then she used a binding stone on "Mind Catcher" and "Big World, Small Me" to bind them.
Now, the only items she had bound were Soros's Time, the Irritable Moon, the Fire Spirit Ring, Big World, Small Me, and Mind Catcher.
These were essential items or artifacts she needed to take into the Tower, and they were among her most important gear.
Although having more than five bound items wouldn’t have serious consequences yet, and even when she reached level 50, she wouldn’t rely on attribute points from leveling up, Hedgepa’s warning made her want to minimize what she brought into the Tower.
As night approached, Yu Xunge opened her panel to check her luck.
Luck: 10 (+1) (【1】- recovering: 149:25:05) (【1】- recovering: 150:17:49) (【1】- recovering: 151:19:30)……
At this moment, Yu Xunge finally felt relieved! Yu Xunhuan’s luck had truly been stolen by her!
The added luck was in parentheses, meaning it couldn’t be added to her own luck. But could she use it when applying "Renovate"?
Previously, in the deep sea, she had been constantly worried that Yu Xunhuan would suddenly wake up, making it hard for her to focus on matching items while using "Renovate." Now, she spread out all the useless items, even pulling out the long-dormant "Magic Eye."
She took a few steps back and used "Renovate."
Just like last time, Yu Xunge found herself in a bar.
Tulang rolled over on the sofa, her wings bent against her head: "Is this Candy Crush?"
She really had been marinated in Blue Star culture, Yu Xunge replied, "…This is equipment synthesis."
As she spoke, she picked up two broken dragon scales and combined them. One scale was black, the other white, and they emitted a similar glow, their sizes almost identical. It was worth a try; even if it failed, the two scales would be enough to mask Tulang's scent.
Moreover, the color scheme resembled Tai Chi, which looked quite harmonious.
Tulang set down the bag of gold in her arms and eagerly rushed over, wanting to join in. Yu Xunge let her, thinking that if Tulang could encounter her, it meant her luck wasn’t bad. Wait… why did that sound a bit like a cliché?
Just then, the dragon scales in her hand emitted a dragon's roar. She immediately looked down to see the black and white scales transforming into the familiar Tai Chi symbol of Huaxia. Yu Xunge’s breath caught; this was incredibly powerful! She held her breath and checked the item information.
【Common Item】【A Beautiful Dragon Scale】
Useless, Yu Xunge tossed it onto the sofa. Even though she threw it lightly, the scale still pierced through the sofa and lodged itself in the cabinet behind.
Startled by the noise, Tulang rushed over: "Oh my god! What a beautiful dragon scale!! It’s stunning!"
Yu Xunge picked up the equipment and tried to piece it together again, sighing, "But it’s completely useless."
Tulang cradled the dragon scale in her arms, wiggling a dragon finger at her: "Xuedui said, there’s no such thing as useless things in this world."
Yu Xunge humbly asked, "Then what’s the use of this dragon scale?"
It didn’t even have a hidden name, indicating it truly had no special function. Moreover, when she took the dragon scale, Xuedui had mentioned that these scales had lost their power.
**Chapter 503: A Prank & A Lie**
Tulang explained, "This scale fell during a battle between Fengqie and Disa. They are arch-enemies, and it’s said they’ve been fighting for over two thousand years without a clear victor. Do you know what makes this dragon scale beautiful? It’s perfectly half Fengqie and half Disa. If we take this scale back to Dragon Island and ask them in front of each other who wants to buy this beautiful dragon scale…"
Yu Xunge got it!!!
She teleported to Tulang’s side, holding the little dragon high, and echoed Tulang’s words: "We’re going to strike it rich!!"
Tulang raised her paws high: "Riches!!"
Yu Xunge: "You’re a genius! A true genius!"
Tulang raised her paws again: "Genius!!!"
After a brief celebration, Yu Xunge and Tulang returned to synthesizing equipment. Unfortunately, aside from the "Beautiful Dragon Scale," everything else was a failure, failure, failure.
The first time using "Renovate" had resulted in the perfect artifact-level "Mind Catcher" and "No Thief Goes Empty," like a newbie benefit.
Fortunately, the test results were good, just as Yu Xunge had hoped. After using "Renovate" once, her luck remained at 10, and the luck in recovery mode increased by one.
This indicated that "Renovate" would prioritize using the luck in parentheses. From now on, she wouldn’t have to be so cautious when using "Renovate." It was worth keeping Yu Xunhuan alive until now! Indeed, there’s no such thing as completely useless junk in this world!
Thinking of the "Mind Catcher" giving her a chance to skip the game once a month, Yu Xunge held the "Mind Catcher" and chose a big adventure.
The runes on her hand glowed, and a line of tiny firefly text appeared before her: 【Please change your race】 (can be skipped)
Hmm? Yu Xunge directly used "Out and About, Identity is Self-Given" to transform into a Tauren.
But she found that her hand was still firmly gripping her own.
Was it useless? Just like how she could block divination while disguised but still sense others’ divination, she hadn’t truly changed races; she was still herself inside.
The game had a bug, and the game was bugging her back.
Just as Yu Xunge was about to skip the game, a thought struck her. She took out the dragon blood she had collected during her contract with Tulang and while fighting her, drank "Melt Time" to reset "Out and About, Identity is Self-Given." This time, when she used the skill, she consumed a drop of Tulang’s blood.
Immediately, she felt her form begin to change; her skin sprouted light blue scales, her palms transformed into dragon claws, and a pair of dragon wings unfurled behind her! A radiant gem appeared atop her dragon head!
Tulang was stunned: "You’re Tulang, so who am I?"
At that moment, as Yu Xunge transformed into a dragon, her hand relaxed, and it really worked!
Meanwhile, the item information for the Mind Catcher also gained a new skill.
【A Prank】 (1/1): After using this skill on a target, that target will transform into the race of the first drop of foreign blood they touch afterward. This effect lasts for 30 natural days.
This skill was great, and she couldn’t just waste it. Excited, she flew around in her dragon form.
Once again, she took out the "Mind Catcher" to start the game.
This time, it was a truth-telling question.
——"Are you willing to let the being most important to you at this moment know all your secrets?"
Not willing.
But she didn’t answer. She wanted to see if skipping this question would affect the content of the next big adventure.
Yu Xunge chose to skip the game for 30 natural days.
This time, under "A Prank," a new skill appeared.
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