Traveling through the game world

Having completed their secondary professions, the four wandered around like country bumpkins visiting a grand garden. Lian Yang, from Earth, had never experienced such medieval prosperity, and Alice, from the celestial realm, living in a technologically advanced world, had never seen adventurers roaming the streets with swords and knives. As for Baron, well, in a way, he could be considered a country bumpkin, but he was equally captivated by the bustling prosperity of Dark City.

Before we knew it, we arrived at Dark City Square, the most central and bustling area of ​​Dark City.

"Your equipment is pretty average..."

The faint shouts coming from the crowd made Lian Yang stop in his tracks. Seeing that Lian Yang seemed to have discovered something, Celia asked, "Lian Yang, what did you find?"

"Hehe..." Lian Yang chuckled and said mysteriously, "Alice, it seems I've found one of your fellow villagers!"

"What? My fellow countryman!" Alice exclaimed dramatically, "How could so many people be as unlucky as me, falling from the Sky Sea into Arad...?" Alice clearly didn't believe it; she thought she was unlucky enough, how could there be anyone as unlucky as her?

"Don't believe me? Come on, I'll show you!" With that, he led the three people in the direction of the sound.

"Hello! I'm Kelly..." Kelly, who was busy serving customers, didn't notice Lian Yang and the others at all.

But at this moment, Alice looked at Kelly with a surprised expression and said in a trembling voice, "You...you are Kelly? Kelly, the beloved disciple of Lord Shaying Belit?"

"Huh?" Kelly turned around abruptly and saw Alice looking surprised. She exclaimed with equal delight, "Yes, absolutely! You're from the Celestial Realm?" Tall and with long limbs, Kelly was quite certain, but she still asked.

"I fell here from the Sea of ​​Sky!" Alice exclaimed in surprise. "I never expected to see you, someone from the same celestial homeland. I remember now, you also fell into the Sea of ​​Sky."

Kelly nodded and said, "There's always been a legend in the Celestial Realm that the Arad Continent lies beneath the Sky Sea. I never imagined the legend was true. By the way, these must be your companions, right? Would you like to upgrade your equipment? It'll greatly boost your strength!"

Although it's a real world, the equipment enhancement system does exist, and as the enhancement level increases, equipment may drop in level or be damaged (at +10 or higher). However, enhancing equipment requires a special enhancement machine or enhancement device.

Just like in the game, Kelly runs an equipment enhancement business on the continent of Arad. Despite being very excited to see her fellow countrywoman, Kelly still didn't forget to promote her business.

Lian Yang chuckled and said, "Even if you hadn't mentioned it, we were already planning to upgrade our current equipment. Adventure requires strength!" Lian Yang wasn't lying; he had indeed been planning to upgrade his equipment for a while. You see, the difference between an upgraded and unupgraded piece of equipment is enormous. Even a level 25 piece of equipment upgraded to +10 will surpass a level 35 piece of unupgraded equipment.

Lianyang is currently level 28, Baron is level 33, and Alice has reached level 30. Since their weapons are divine artifacts, they haven't changed them. However, Lianyang is still preparing a set of level 40 rare equipment and a set of level 35 rare equipment. Because of Remy's Kiss, Lianyang, who isn't short of money, plans to enhance all of this equipment to +10.

Alice and Baron, on the other hand, had prepared a set of level 40 rare equipment to wear now. Of course, it also needed to be +10.

After all, equipment above +10 will be destroyed, and low-level equipment will be replaced quickly according to the upgrade speed of the killing system, so there is no need to strengthen it to +11, which is so terrifying.

As he spoke, Lian Yang took out two complete sets of equipment and, to Kelly's astonishment, said calmly, "These pieces of equipment have all been upgraded to +10!"

Kelly wasn't surprised to accept the equipment Lian Yang handed her; it was not uncommon for people to upgrade several sets of equipment at once. It was just rare, considering the significant improvement from equipment upgrades, but relatively speaking, the cost wasn't too high (equipment is really not expensive before +10).

Kelly casually tossed a piece of equipment into the enhancement machine and said with a hint of surprise, "Wow, not bad, you even have purple equipment?" She hadn't expected someone of Lian Yang's level to be able to produce a purple item. In the high-end equipment market of Arad Continent, purple was extremely rare, unlike in the game where it was so common. Therefore, Kelly was quite surprised.

"Pfft!" Kelly was slightly surprised. Alice and Baron didn't know, but they did know that both of Lian Yang's sets of equipment were of rare quality. It seemed they could already foresee Kelly's surprised expression at the end.

"Sigh, all enhanced!" Kelly put the enhanced equipment aside, looking at the snickering Baron and Alice, and asked in confusion, "What are you laughing at? You even have a purple piece of equipment? I'll have to look at you with more respect now! You're not some descendant of a powerful force, are you?" Kelly was even more surprised than before when she picked up another piece of equipment. On the continent of Arad, where the vast majority wore white gear, even blue gear was extremely rare. Even the most elite knights of the powerful Delos Empire only had a set of slightly higher-grade white gear. Only officers could equip blue gear. Only some very powerful beings and individuals within certain factions on the continent possessed purple gear.

"Hahaha..." Seeing Kelly's astonished expression, even Lian Yang couldn't help but burst into laughter. Who would have thought that Lian Yang, who was only level 28, could acquire two complete sets of purple-grade equipment? In the incredibly expensive world of Arad, this would require hundreds of millions of gold coins. And hundreds of millions of gold coins are enough to arm an entire knightly order.

"What on earth is making you all laugh like that!" Kelly was even more confused. Why were this fellow countrywoman from the Celestial Realm and her companions acting so strangely? Picking up another piece of equipment, Kelly's expression was as if she could swallow an egg: "Another purple item! How can there be so many purple items?!" Hearing Lian Yang and the others' laughter, Kelly, who understood something, looked through Lian Yang's other equipment and exclaimed in a frenzy: "This one is purple, and this one too! My god, these are all purple items! What did you do, you little brat? Did you steal the Dark Elf Kingdom's treasury?!"

"Pfft! Haha!" Seeing Kelly's surprised expression, Lian Yang's mischievous pleasure was finally satisfied. He said, "I don't have the ability to steal from the national treasury; I just have some special ways of accumulating wealth. By the way, Baron and Alice, you should upgrade your equipment too."

Looking at the two sets of equipment in her hands, Kelly didn't even check the stats. Instead, she asked uncertainly, "You two aren't wearing a whole set of purple gear, are you?!" She then stared intently at the two of them with a surprised look, hoping to receive a negative answer.

However, to Kelly's disbelief, Baron nodded: "It's two sets of level 40 purple gear."

Feeling like the world was collapsing, Kelly exclaimed in surprise, "Even a prince of the Delos Empire wouldn't be able to obtain a complete set of purple gear at this level, let alone one that matches his own level! You guys are truly astonishing!"

Upon arriving in Dark City, the Hope System automatically activated a portable auction house function, seamlessly connecting Lian Yang to the auction houses across the Arad continent, jointly operated by several major factions. This allowed Lian Yang to buy and sell items anytime, anywhere, without revealing his identity. Otherwise, even with money, it would be difficult to collect four sets of purple equipment. Low-level purple equipment, due to its limited appeal and low production volume, is actually more expensive than high-level purple equipment—after all, it's rarer. However, Lian Yang, who monopolized the supply of Remi's Kiss, was not short of money. The Remi's Kiss and Magic Juice he consigned through the auction house brought him astronomical wealth every day.

A stunned Kelly numbly finished enhancing the four sets of equipment, then asked, almost as if possessed, "Do you have any other equipment that needs enhancing?"

After handing the weapons to Kelly, Lian Yang said, "All three of our weapons need to be upgraded, at least to level 12."

The moment Kelly got her hands on the sword, her expression changed drastically. "It's a divine weapon! My God!"

Alice chuckled and said, "Fellow countryman, not only is Lian Yang's weapon a divine artifact, but ours are too!"

"Oh, okay!" Kelly, who had been in a daze, suddenly realized something: "What? Your weapons are also divine artifacts?" She took them and looked at them, exclaiming in surprise: "Oh my god! They really are divine artifacts! What did you guys do? Four sets of purple equipment and three divine artifacts. What kind of beings have I just witnessed?!"

Kelly was overwhelmed with emotion and couldn't calm down for a long time. Today, this fellow countrywoman from the Celestial Realm and her friends had truly shattered her composure built up over the years. Even for Kelly, with the enhancement shop located in the most bustling Dark City, she had rarely seen any legendary artifacts. As for anyone enhancing an item to +10 or higher, they were practically nonexistent. Because if the attempt to enhance from +10 to +11 failed, the equipment would be lost.

Thinking of this, Kelly advised, "Fellow countryman, to be honest, I suggest you only upgrade your weapons to +10. The risk of failing to upgrade to +11 is too great. Although equipment above +10 is indeed very powerful, if you fail, you will have nothing left!"

Lian Yang knew that equipment would disappear if the enhancement failed, so how could he dare to boast about enhancing Kazan's Curse to +13 without some tricks up his sleeve? Acquiring a Kazan's Curse is incredibly lucky; getting a second one requires challenging even stronger bosses. After all, there aren't many sellers of Kazan's Curse who don't know its value.

Because they had plenty of money, Lian Yang, Baron Alice, and the others would buy up to the limit of the Lucky Box almost every day. However, their luck was terrible, and they never obtained a single pet or piece of equipment. On the contrary, they had countless potions with effects even more overpowered than Remy's Kiss and the three great contracts.

However, there was one incredibly powerful thing that the three of them obtained in large quantities: the Divine Enhancement Protection Scroll, which could make their equipment highly durable and indestructible!

Lian Yang took out 10 enhancement protection scrolls and handed them to Kelly, saying, "Enhance my weapon first. When enhancing equipment, adding these scrolls will prevent them from disappearing when the equipment is enhanced to +10 or higher. We wouldn't dare enhance a divine artifact without thorough preparation!"

Feeling the scroll in her hand emanating an aura similar to that of an enhancement machine, Kelly was quite certain that this scroll could indeed guarantee that equipment wouldn't be destroyed if it failed to reach +10 or higher. Nodding, she said, "I can't believe there's such a good thing! I'm truly amazed at what kind of being you are!"

The enhancement machine lit up, and after a few minor failures, Kazan's Curse finally reached +10. Taking a deep breath, Kelly placed the Divine Enhancement Protection Scroll and Kazan's Curse into the enhancement machine together.

"Buzz...hum..." Amidst the roar of the enhancement machine, Kelly's heart pounded with trepidation. Although she was quite certain of the protection voucher's effectiveness, it was, after all, the first time she had ever seen such a miraculous artifact. She felt somewhat uncertain.

"Ding!" To Kelly's dismay, Kazan's curse successfully increased by +11!

Sensing Kelly's unease, Lian Yang, who had unwavering faith in her, nodded and said, "Continue!"

As expected, Lian Yang failed the second time, but Kazan's curse remained, only the Divine Enhancement Protection Scroll had disappeared. Seeing this, Kelly was immediately filled with confidence: "Phew! That scared this lady to death! Such a divine artifact actually exists in this world. Let's get to work!"

+10, +11 broke, +10, +11, +12 broke... Despite the constant failures, Kelly maintained a positive attitude, because as long as the equipment didn't break, there was endless hope for higher enhancement levels. Sure enough, when Lian Yang had only 2 of the 10 protection scrolls left, ding... Kazan's Curse was finally enhanced to +13.

Looking at Kazan's Curse, which was shimmering with purple light, Lian Yang said with satisfaction, "Phew, you've worked hard. As expected, a +13 weapon attribute is worlds apart from a +10!"

Seeing that Lian Yang's weapon had successfully reached +13, Lian Yang easily accepted the enhancement protection scrolls from Baron and Alice. A short while later, after consuming several scrolls, Baron and Alice's weapons also successfully reached +12.

Alice handed over the tens of millions of gold coins for upgrading her equipment to Kelly, then bid farewell, saying, "Goodbye, fellow countrywoman! We'll be back often!"

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