Reincarnation Paradise Park

Chapter 199: Chapter 9: Thrilling Heartbeat

Su Xiao had never been here before, but he had some understanding of the Equipment Strengthening Hall.

Here, you can use Paradise coins to enhance your equipment, but the cost is exorbitant. Contractors would never enhance equipment for sale except for their own use.

Walking into the Equipment Strengthening Hall, his eyes were greeted by a sprawling hall, approximately a few thousand square meters, resplendently bright, with precise machines embedded in the walls.

There were quite a few contractors in the Equipment Strengthening Hall, most of them staring intently at the machines in front of them, their expressions tense, foreheads drenched in sweat.

Su Xiao approached a machine resembling an enlarged vending machine but much more precise, without buttons; the control panel was a monitor.

[Welcome to Equipment Strengthening Machine No.1876.]

[Checking enhancement records, enhancement records empty.]

[Beginning explanation of equipment enhancement matters.]

[Enhancing equipment is a form of augmentation, with enhancement effects determined by the equipment’s own features.]

...

After reading a bunch of equipment enhancement notices, Su Xiao gained a rudimentary understanding of equipment enhancement.

So-called equipment enhancement is deep crafting of the equipment, further enhancing it beyond its original capabilities.

If enhancing a weapon, it would increase its attack power; if enhancing a shield, it would increase its defensive strength.

Su Xiao placed his hand on the monitor, and the Enhancement Machine reacted.

[Remaining Paradise coins: 30357, please place the equipment to be strengthened.]

With a hiss, a plume of steam shot out from the sides of the Enhancement Machine, revealing a heavy metal tray.

Su Xiao pondered for a few seconds and placed the Broken Elf on the metal tray, which retracted into the Enhancement Machine.

[Checking equipment... Check complete, each enhancement costs 1200 Paradise coins.]

Su Xiao’s eyes twitched, thinking it was a rip-off.

Retrieving the Broken Elf, Su Xiao placed the Dragon Slash inside the machine.

[Checking equipment... Check complete, each enhancement costs 3000 Paradise coins.]

Su Xiao understood the meaning of those messages at the entrance. Yet, since he was already here, he decided to try the enhancement to see its benefits. If it weren’t beneficial, so many contractors wouldn’t flock here.

”Choose enhancement.”

[Enhancement starting, please wait five minutes.]

Rumble...

The Enchancement Machine began operating, with impressive internal momentum, accompanied by sporadic crackling sounds of electric currents.

Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

Hiss~.

A cloud of steam enveloped the Enhancement Machine, and the metal tray slowly protruded.

[Dragon Slash +1 success]

Picking up the Dragon Slash, Su Xiao immediately noticed a deeper blue glow along the blade edge compared to before.

Dragon Slash +1 (Blade Value 48%)

Attack Power: 22~51 (increase of 2~3)

...

The attack power of the Dragon Slash improved slightly. Upon gripping it, Su Xiao sensed it was more than just an attack boost.

Testing a slash, Su Xiao furrowed his brow and placed the Dragon Slash back onto the metal tray.

[Each enhancement costs 3000 Paradise coins. Enhance? Yes/No]

Su Xiao chose yes, and the Enhancement Machine activated. Five minutes later, the enhancement was complete.

[Dragon Slash +2 success]

Su Xiao didn’t retrieve the Dragon Slash and opted to continue because he discovered something interesting.

[Dragon Slash +3 success]

[Dragon Slash +4 success]

[Dragon Slash +5 failed, downgrade to +3.]

Su Xiao felt a pang of distress but continued regardless.

[Dragon Slash +4 success]

[Dragon Slash +5 success!]

After reaching +5, Su Xiao decided to stop as further failure would void previous efforts, resetting Dragon Slash to +0.

Hiss~.

The metal tray ejected, with the Dragon Slash resting on top. A deep blue gleam intermittently flickered along its blade.

Su Xiao took the Dragon Slash to examine its attributes.

Dragon Slash +5 (Blade Value 48%)

Origin: Shadow of Annihilation Law

Quality: Blue

Durability: 67/67

Attack Power: 30~63 (increase of 8~12)

Equipment Requirement: Successor of Shadow of Annihilation Law.

Rating: 60

Supreme Blade Edge Effect 1: Sharpness +4

Supreme Blade Edge Effect 2: Rc Cell Rhythm (Passive): Stamina +3. (Enhancement increased by 1 point)

+5 Additional Effect: Armor-piercing enhancement.

Summary: Loss, encounter, battle, rebirth, growth.

Price: Non-tradable.

...

Su Xiao gently touched the blade edge of Dragon Slash with his finger, and a blood trail appeared with a mere graze.

The Dragon Slash, once a White Weapon, had been forged into a lethal weapon, now surpassing most Blue weapons in attributes.

Su Xiao’s crafting method enhanced this blade’s sharpness, constantly honing it.

Su Xiao didn’t need excess abilities on Dragon Slash, just sharpness sufficed.

Now, not even Su Xiao was sure how sharp the Dragon Slash truly was; better let the enemies find out.

Although strengthening Dragon Slash pleased Su Xiao, his mood dampened upon seeing the remaining Paradise coins.

Somehow, his Paradise coins had dwindled from 30,357 to 9,357.

The expense made Su Xiao’s liver shiver. Another failure with Dragon Slash would have bankrupted him.

However, Su Xiao didn’t intend to stop there, pulling out the Flame of Luck to enhance it.

[Checking equipment... Check complete, each enhancement costs 900 Paradise coins. Enhance? Yes/No]

Since the Flame of Luck wasn’t a weapon, the enhancement cost wasn’t high.

Su Xiao chose to enhance it.

Five minutes later.

[Flame of Luck +1 success.]

Su Xiao chose to continue.

[Flame of Luck +2 failed, enhancement level reset.]

Su Xiao was stunned. A +2 enhancement failure? It contradicted the 97% success rate he read about earlier.

He continued, or the Flame of Luck’s attributes would remain subpar, with excessive cooldown time.

[Flame of Luck +1 success.]

[Flame of Luck +2 success.]

[Flame of Luck +3 success.]

[Flame of Luck +4 success.]

[Flame of Luck +5 success.]

[Flame of Luck +6 success!]

Su Xiao lit a cigarette, unaware of the gathering crowd behind him.

”Brother, +6 is enough; a +7 failure resets it, and +8 failure may damage the equipment.”

”Continue, it’s been ages since we saw someone reach +7.”

”Six consecutive successes, what kind of luck is this?”

The crowd awaited Su Xiao’s next move; at +7, a huge attribute shift occurs.

Su Xiao glanced at his remaining Paradise coins, only 1257 left, just enough for one last enhancement. He checked his storage space for healing items, noting minimal use in the Giant world, negating the need for restocking for the next Derivative World.

[Continue to enhance Flame of Luck?]

Su Xiao took a deep breath, raising his hand in mid-air.

Continue!

Rumble, the Enhancement Machine sprang into operation, amassing dozens of onlookers behind Su Xiao.

Su Xiao was somewhat anxious; these Paradise coins were hard-earned.

Some malicious individuals wished silently from behind for failure.

The five-minute wait began, long and trying; equipment enhancement wasn’t an instant process but rather a gradual augmentation, with higher enhancement levels at greater risk of failure.

Hiss~.

Steam spewed from the machine.

[Flame of Luck +7 success!]

This outcome stirred murmurs behind Su Xiao.

The metal tray ejected, showcasing a gleaming green Flame of Luck. Although unchanged in appearance, it felt markedly different. Su Xiao picked it up to review its attributes.

Flame of Luck +7 (Boutique)

Origin: Tokyo Ghoul

Quality: Green

Category: Accessory (Lighter)

Durability: 37/40

Equipment Requirement: Usable by anyone.

Equipment Effect: Flame of Luck (Active): Using the Flame of Luck to light a cigarette temporarily increases Luck Attributes by 2 points (Enhancement adds 1 point of luck), lasting 15 seconds (Enhancement adds five seconds).

Note: Flame of Luck has a cooldown of six natural days (Enhancement reduced cooldown by four natural days)

Note: Using the Flame of Luck costs 600 Paradise coins (Fee +100 Paradise coins)

Rating: 30+ (Green equipment limit)

Summary: Exceeding green equipment limits.

Price: 5100 Paradise coins.