Chapter 743: Special Building, Mad Soldier Demon Furnace!

The Mad King Building underwent a massive renovation!

The broadcast had stopped for a long while, yet still no one came out of their rooms.

There was no other reason. Xu Lang wanted to explore on his own for a bit.

When online games opened new maps, they usually hid a treasure chest or two!

The Mad King Building's advancement had stirred a bit of excitement in his heart, but he wasn't in a hurry to explore. Instead, he turned to look at Nicholas Sabas.

At this moment, Nicholas Sabas seemed to have received some incredible information, his eyes filled with dense shock.

This Devil had become a so-called "Gatekeeper."

He had no idea what this position specifically entailed.

"Nicholas Sabas..."

"Apologies, my lord. I have matters to attend to. We shall continue another time." Nicholas Sabas interrupted Xu Lang, hastily bowed, and with a flash of a black pentagram array beneath his feet, vanished.

Xu Lang raised an eyebrow, strode to the guardrail, and took in the scenery of the Safe Zone, which drew a slight gasp of amazement from him.

The Mad King Building was taller than before. It now had 30 floors.

Moreover, the Mad King Building was inherently more imposing than ordinary office buildings. Standing in the 30th-floor corridor was like standing among the clouds.

For the first time, Xu Lang felt the Mad King Building was majestic.

He retrieved the Mad King Building map with a flip of his hand. It recorded all the terrain and structures within the Mad King Building's Safe Zone, including the basement.

Selecting a target at random, Xu Lang leaped, jumping down from the several-hundred-meter-tall building.

Just landing took quite a bit of time.

Perhaps taking the elevator really was a good option for going downstairs. After the Mad King Building's upgrade, the elevator's ascent and descent speed should have improved as well. Otherwise, it would just be decorative.

...

The first place Xu Lang visited was east of the plaza, where a large iron furnace stood.

The Mad Soldier Demon Furnace was a round-mouthed furnace over ten meters tall. It was neither Western nor Chinese in style, but carried the Mad King Building's distinctive architectural character, a blend of ferocity and artistry, with a touch of magical cyberpunk flair.

This Soldier Demon Furnace had two main functions.

One: Cast equipment into it to raise the quality of resource output within the Safe Zone!

Two: Enhance equipment!

【Mad Soldier Demon Furnace】

【Type: Mad King Building】

【Level: 1】

【Effect 1 (Mad Enhancement): Enhance equipment. All equipment has a 50% enhancement success rate. On failure, equipment durability drops to zero】

【Effect 2 (Shared Glory): Cast equipment into it, ignite the demon flame, raise the Mad Soldier Demon Furnace's level and the Safe Zone's resource output level】

【Effect 3 (Divine Weapon): Each time the Mad Soldier Demon Furnace levels up, it produces 5 sets of top-tier Madness sets】

【Current Safe Zone resource output level cap: 20】

【Current Safe Zone resource output rarity cap: Excellent】

【Upgrade progress: 1%】

【Description: Young man, I see your divine weapon is quite impressive. Want to make it even more impressive?】

【Friendly Reminder: The Mad King Building Safe Zone's resource generation quality is now bound to the Mad Soldier Demon Furnace】

This building was very special. It actually had a level, and could even be upgraded.

The Neighborhood Committee's archives contained information on many buildings, but Xu Lang had never heard of anything like this.

Immediately, he took out an Excellent-grade long saber. His consciousness touched the Mad Soldier Demon Furnace, and an option popped up before his eyes.

【Yes/No: Cast "Tempered Long Saber" into the furnace?】

Cast!

After Xu Lang confirmed, a line of text popped up.

【Please place the item at the bottom of the Mad Soldier Demon Furnace】

"Not smart at all."

Xu Lang shook his head and casually tossed the long saber into the space at the bottom of the Mad Soldier Demon Furnace.

The Mad Soldier Demon Furnace had three legs, each one and a half meters tall, leaving a large space at the bottom.

When Xu Lang threw the long saber in, a flash of black flame flickered, and the Tempered Long Saber was instantly burned to nothing but ashes.

Xu Lang touched the Mad Soldier Demon Furnace with his consciousness again.

【Upgrade progress: 1.1%】

Instantly, Xu Lang furrowed his brow.

The Tempered Long Saber's quality wasn't low, yet it only increased the progress by this little.

Upgrading the Mad Soldier Demon Furnace was probably a massive undertaking.

Suppressing his curiosity about the so-called top-tier Madness sets, Xu Lang used the Mad Soldier Demon Furnace's second function, his expression somewhat solemn.

Enhancement was not something to joke about.

Some forging-type Sequence Holders and special items could enhance equipment, but enhancement usually had a characteristic: once it failed, durability would drop to zero!

Li Wenwen was a Blacksmith. Her enhancement could use essence as a safety net, guaranteeing an item wouldn't be completely destroyed. But this Soldier Demon Furnace before him had no such function. It was entirely up to luck.

Xu Lang's consciousness touched the Mad Soldier Demon Furnace, and the enhancement option immediately popped up.

【Yes/No: Enhance "Court Long Sword"?】

The Mad Soldier Demon Furnace's great belly split open, the meaning obvious.

The instant the Court Long Sword was tossed in, the Mad Soldier Demon Furnace closed, and the orange-yellow gem at its center hummed and spun.

Xu Lang's heart tightened. He actually felt a sense of nervousness.

A few seconds later, the Mad Soldier Demon Furnace opened its crack, and a shining long sword floated out.

【What great luck! Want to go again?】

A notification popped up in his vision, and a smile appeared at the corner of Xu Lang's mouth.

"Enhancement doesn't cost money and has no other conditions. So with all the equipment I have, doesn't that mean I can level them up as I please?" Xu Lang grew interested.

The enhancement gameplay existed in most dormitory buildings and followed one rule.

That was: enhancement level +1, equipment base attributes increase by 5%.

This kind of percentage boost was still quite tempting.

...

Thirty seconds later.

Court Long Sword +2, shattered!

The Mad Soldier Demon Furnace's big mouth split open, belching black smoke.

【Failure is only temporary. Mad King players only move forward, never backward. Will you keep trying?!】

"No big deal. I heard that after enhancing to +10, you can trigger special effects. After that, every +3 enhancement can also trigger special effects, and they're especially powerful." Xu Lang looked at the notification in his vision and said indifferently.

Then, he took out a second weapon.

...

One minute later.

Blue Sword Axe +3, shattered!

...

One minute and ten seconds later.

Flame Demon Shock Saber +1, shattered!

...

Two minutes later.

Qin King's Burial Long Sword +4, shattered!

...

Five minutes later.

Holy Light Knight Long Sword +8, shattered!

...

Ten minutes later.

Ghost King's Iron Hook +9, shattered!

Cold sweat began to appear on Xu Lang's forehead.

These weapons were all of excellent quality. If he used the Nightmare Lord's Fusion ability, he could have smelted a peerless weapon for Cao Yaxuan and the others.

"Might as well use some junk to test the waters." Xu Lang took out a low-quality piece of equipment.

...

Twenty minutes later.

【Failure is only temporary. Mad King players only move forward, never backward. Will you keep trying?!】

"Fuck your mother!"

Xu Lang kicked the Mad Soldier Demon Furnace, erupting in fury.

This thing was pure fraud!

In just over twenty minutes, he had thrown in hundreds of pieces of equipment, and not a single one reached enhancement +10!

Xu Lang took a deep breath and quickly reviewed.

"To succeed 10 times in a row, the probability is 0.5 to the tenth power, which equals 1 in 1024. At minimum, I'd need to throw in 1024 pieces of equipment to succeed once!"

"That's the math."

"But if my luck is bad..."

"No, my luck can't possibly be bad!"

Xu Lang, yet again and again and again, took out a weapon.

The weapon quality was visibly deteriorating.

Monday, first time entering the stock market.

Tuesday, the birth of a genius trader.

Wednesday, who in the world is a hero?

Thursday, minor loss.

Friday, cut losses, temporarily retreat.

Saturday, the final dance on the rooftop.

Sunday, can I get a minor refund?

Xu Lang truly refused to believe in this curse!

As long as he won once, he would quit!