Chapter 461 - 227: Upgrading Battle Armor, The True Meaning of Binding Equipment

Chapter 461: Chapter 227: Upgrading Battle Armor, The True Meaning of Binding Equipment

It had taken over a dozen pairs of Tier Two Orange Giant Mandibles to finally restore the shattered Flying Tiger Armor.

Lin Feng then looked down at the Golden Quality Neck Guard he had been holding.

Although it was only half a piece, the Identification data showed it was enough to perform a Tier Jumping Upgrade on his Lv. 29 Flying Tiger Armor.

Because it wasn’t a bound item, this kind of Tier Jumping Upgrade didn’t require killing a High-tier Life Form as a prerequisite. However, it would be significantly weaker than a bound item in terms of Extra Attributes and Durability. Furthermore, its upgrade potential relied entirely on stacking higher-quality materials; without them, it would be difficult to restore it using only Energy.

Most importantly, unbound items couldn’t be mass-Copied.

Then again, there didn’t seem to be a need to Copy his Battle Armor, so Lin Feng had never considered binding it.

Besides, the function of defensive equipment was too one-dimensional, far less deadly and efficient than a weapon.

Now that he had entered Tier Three, he could bind a fourth piece of equipment.

Lin Feng was now considering whether to make the Flying Tiger Armor his fourth bound item.

As for now, he planned to first upgrade the Flying Tiger Armor into Golden Quality Battle Armor.

Mother Empress’ Neck Guard, Broken Body, Golden Quality, State: Severely Damaged

Durability: 5/10, Defense Power 8k/10k

Evaluation: A Golden material from the body of a Tier Three Mother Empress, used as a final means of survival. The material is extremely hard and can withstand temperatures of nearly 10,000 degrees. It can be used in the fusion upgrade of items or equipment to enhance their strength.

Can be integrated into the Lv. 29 Flying Tiger Armor to achieve a Tier Jumping Upgrade. There is a chance of Awakening Extra Attributes. After being bound, it can undergo multi-attribute fusion upgrades to synthesize Attributes of a corresponding level.

Lin Feng nodded lightly, confirmed the fusion, and released the Golden Energy of Particle Control from both hands. The energy covered the half-piece of the Golden Neck Guard, integrating it into the Flying Tiger Armor he was wearing.

At this moment, the other Battle Group members stationed in the Zerg Path outside the entrance noticed that the Swarm inside the Hive had lost its command and order. They hurried to the Nest in the deepest part to check on the condition of their leaders.

Lin Feng immediately had them cover the retreat of the others from the Nest, then walked over to Ling Yi’s side.

The other half of the Neck Guard, which had encased the Mother Empress Brain Marrow, had now been stripped of all external flesh and brain tissue, revealing its pure gold body.

It was semi-circular, holding a crystalline, deep-red oval object that shimmered with a glazed luster, like a raw Red Crystal from a geode.

Lin Feng glanced at it; the Attributes of the Mother Empress Brain Marrow before him hadn’t changed.

It seemed Ling Yi hadn’t tampered with it.

Ling Yi, who had been focused on intently completing the separation process, let out a sigh of relief upon seeing Lin Feng.

Noticing a faint golden light glowing from the Flying Tiger Armor on Lin Feng’s body, Ling Yi asked:

"Huh? You broke down the other half of that bone and fused it into your Battle Armor?"

Lin Feng nodded.

"Why? Did it have another use?"

’Originally, I was planning to integrate the Neck Guard into my Lv. 29 Tiger-toothed Chainsaw Sword for a fusion upgrade, but doing that would have consumed a charge of Synchronized Upgrade Energy...’

’After weighing my options, I decided my own upgrade was obviously more important.’

’The benefits from the increase in my personal Attributes by upgrading to Lv. 31 would be far greater than those from a twice-enhanced Lv. 30 Tiger-toothed Chainsaw Sword.’

’Besides, I can use two pieces of equipment to alternately raise my Level. Once my own power has increased, I can then easily kill enemies to level up my gear in return...’

’This upgrade path was the fastest and most optimal way to grow stronger right now.’

’This way, I only need to meet half the upgrade requirements to reach Full Level!’

’Once two pieces of my equipment reach Lv. 34, it means I can directly enter Tier Three Late-Stage Perfection, and the cost would only be half of what it would normally take!’

’Only now did I truly understand the most important significance of binding equipment for synchronized upgrades!’

’Especially in the later stages, when same-tier beings become rarer and harder to kill, the more equipment I have bound, the lower the cost for me to upgrade.’

’Now, with the Dreadnought Battleship included, it means I only need to upgrade them all to Lv. 32 to reach Lv. 39 myself!’

’And the further I go, the simpler and more convenient the conditions for my own upgrades will become.’

’When I have nine pieces of equipment, I’ll only need to kill nine same-tier beings to reach the peak of my tier.’

Having realized this thanks to Ling Yi’s unintentional reminder, Lin Feng suppressed his inner excitement and replied with a deadpan expression:

"When I was killing the Mother Empress just now, my Battle Armor was twisted beyond recognition by the power released from the Divine Realm. So, I used this Golden Neck Guard to repair and upgrade it."

Ling Yi didn’t notice anything unusual about Lin Feng. He shrugged, looked at the Mother Empress Brain Marrow nestled in the remaining half of the skull, and then suggested:

"Leaving it exposed like this isn’t a solution. Why don’t you just use it now?"

Lin Feng frowned slightly.

"How? This thing is like glass. I can’t eat it, can I? If I shatter it and absorb it, I’ll only get a tenth of the energy. That’s too much of a waste..."

"Didn’t you say before that the Mother Empress Brain Marrow can be used as a Biological Subbrain, serving as a reserve of extra Spiritual Energy?"

Ling Yi nodded.

"That’s right, but..."