Chapter 296: Meeting (1/2)
Lu Yin blocked the monkey off again when a shadow appeared on the fifth face of the die. The shadow represented the Ghost Monkey’s innate gift.
It made a lot of sense that he could borrow the monkey’s gift, and now, he could finally make use of rolling Gift Copy. It would no longer be a waste to get this roll.
After that, Lu Yin took out a star crystal to restore the die before rolling it once more.
He wasn’t disappointed this time. The die stopped on three: Enhance. With this, he was even more certain of his theory—the more time that passed between his rolls, the more likely it was for him to land the number that he wanted. Lu Yin thus made the decision to not roll the die too frequently; it should only be used when absolutely necessary.
Two plates of light appeared, one top of the other. Lu Yin took a deep breath and placed the chip on the uppermost light plate. He then took out five thousand star crystals, placed it inside, and stared intensely at the chip.
Ten seconds passed, but there was no reaction whatsoever. The chip didn’t appear to shift at all.
Lu Yin was speechless. It had cost him 300,000 star crystals to upgrade the four-stage formcast model. 5,000 crystals would have made it shift 1/60th of the way down. Although that might not sound like much, the change would have at least been noticeable. However, the chip had seemingly not moved at all. Either the chip could not be upgraded, or the amount needed to upgrade it was so terrifying that 5,000 crystals wasn’t enough for it to even budge.
It was a secret art created by a Progenitor, after all. It did make sense for it to be unupgradable.
Just as Lu Yin was about to wave his hand and dispel the layers, he suddenly recalled something and took out five fruits from his cosmic ring.
These were the fruits that he had picked during Astral-10’s entrance exam. Lulu had given him five of the fruits that they had found, but he still had no idea what they could be used for.
Since they had been found in a place like that, they probably weren’t that valuable. Still, he had nothing better to upgrade, so he might as well improve them.
Lu Yin placed them on the top layer and then flung out a thousand star crystals. The fruits dropped quickly through both layers, and soon enough, the light yellow sheen on the fruits seemed to intensify and reach a new level. The thousand star crystals that had been needed to enhance the fruits couldn’t even be considered much to Lu Yin.
After another thousand star crystals were consumed, the five fruits’ sheen had changed to a golden color and were releasing a light fragrance.
Lu Yin put another thousand star crystals in. This time, the five fruits weren’t completely upgraded. In other words, he now needed to use more than a thousand star crystals for each level he wanted to raise their quality by.
He still had about five hundred star crystals left, so he threw those in and completed the upgrade.
The golden sheen became even more apparent.
Lu Yin stored the fruits away. He had no idea what they were used for and should probably get them appraised, but for now, it was time to leave.
While Lu Yin was doing this in the secret room, news that he had become the Royal Regent had spread. Even the Astral Combat Academy had heard the news, causing Lu Yin’s reputation to grow even further.
However, he was merely the Royal Regent of an empire in a frontier weave, which was nowhere near the level of status he enjoyed as a member of the Council of the Astral Academy. This news merely caused a few ripples in the academy.
However, this same news had a very different effect in the Frostwave Weave.
The Ross Empire had already withdrawn all its troops. When they had threatened the Great Yu Empire for compensation costs, the Blind Monk had bluntly told them that the Great Yu Empire would continue to fight if need be. The commander of the Ross Empire, Angelo, was at a total loss in this situation.
Faced with the pressure from the thirteen organizations, the Ross Empire had ultimately chosen to simply leave the Frostwave Weave.
After the Ross Empire’s retreat, the Great Yu Empire was finally able to heave a sigh of relief as attention shifted back to the entirety of the Frostwave Weave.
Firesmelt Planet was one of the more unique planets in the Frostwave Weave, as the entire planet was constantly engulfed in flames. Although it was only a single planet, it had managed to give birth to quite a few powerhouses. Even the Great Yu Empire was cautious of them.
It could be said that, in the entire Frostwave Weave, Firesmelt Planet was one of the greatest enemies that stood in the way of the Great Yu Empire unifying the weave.
The planet’s flames filled the skies and covered the ground. A person with his hands clasped behind his back frowned at his gadget. He suddenly snorted, causing flames to shoot out of his nostrils. At that moment, all of the flames on the entire planet blazed more fiercely.
The man was Yan Wujiu, the master of Firesmelt Planet.
“I can’t believe that King Zishan has the ability to cooperate with thirteen organizations to force out the Ross Empire. He’s good,” Yan Wujiu said brashly, the flames calming down as he spoke.
There was a Cruiser, Yan Chong, standing next to Yan Wujiu who was similarly annoyed. “Since the Ross Empire has withdrawn, why don’t we move in, my lord? Undying Yushan is finally dead.”
“Undying Yushan may be gone, but there’s still Huo Qingshan, the Blind Monk, Xueshan Auna, and Wendy Yushan, and not a single one of them is easy to deal with. Huo Qingshan in particular is a very tricky opponent. He’s very mysterious. I could tell at least that much during the war with the Blaze Realm. He’s definitely more than he seems,” Yan Wujiu solemnly said.
He paused, and then seemed to suddenly recall something. “Is that girl still here?”
“Are you perhaps referring to Jenny Auna, my lord?”
“Yes.”
“She’s here waiting for the young master.”