Chapter 766 - 359: The Choice! Emptying the Treasure Vault! (Part 2)

"According to the traits of heritage equipment, if you continue to use it, it will record your characteristics, and when it’s inherited to the next successor, it will unleash greater potential."

"Hmm."

Ye Mingqiu nodded slightly.

The reason why heritage equipment is powerful is that it can gradually enhance its traits through repeated inheritance, making the equipment stronger.

Therefore, to ensure the heritage equipment of a faction has a sufficiently high upper limit, the initial creators typically use the best materials available, but the essence of the Aredoya world is just a Tier One world, and the materials in it, no matter how good, can’t fully withstand Tier Two heritage memories.

However...

If inherited by Ye Mingqiu, its quality is likely to be raised to Radiant Gold Level Tier One.

"So, if I want it to trigger a qualitative change and increase its strength to Tier Two, do you have a way to accomplish that?" Ye Mingqiu asked.

"This..."

The expression of the Jade Rhinoceros God shifted slightly, then it showed a reluctant hesitation and continued, "There is a way, but if you do so, it might require some sacrifices."

"What sacrifices?"

"Inheritance requires a cool-down, essentially meaning your mark needs to integrate into the original inheritance, merging with the original foundation and thus gradually evolving."

The Jade Rhinoceros God’s voice paused slightly, hesitated for a moment, but still said, "But if you directly expel the marks left by previous Beast King strong predecessors, leaving only yours, then there is no integration process, achieving perfect compatibility directly."

"By just changing the materials and reforging the equipment, you can significantly enhance its strength, perfectly suiting you."

"However..."

The words of the Jade Rhinoceros God remained unfinished, but the difficult expression on its face was enough to explain everything.

For a faction’s heritage equipment, removing the marks of predecessors is tantamount to denying past history, burying former beliefs and glory, representing the greatest betrayal to the tribe, quite egregious.

The Crown of the Beast King is not a personal item; it is heritage equipment, symbolizing the collective will of past Beast Kings and the supreme glory of the Beast Race.

But if all the previous Beast King marks were gone, could it still represent glory?

Indeed, modifying the equipment this way can make it stronger, causing the Crown of the Beast King to undergo a qualitative change, even reaching the Dominator level, possessing exclusive abilities most aligned with Ye Mingqiu, but... is it worth the cost...

"...."

Ye Mingqiu continued forward, staying silent.

The wind in the mountains blew across his face. He slowly lifted his head and saw the morning sun, the sunlight streaming through the gaps in the leaves, dancing with the swaying leaves.

At this moment, he felt at peace inside, almost devoid of any ripples.

"Forget it, it’s just a Dominator level piece of equipment," Ye Mingqiu said with a smile.

"Just a..."

Tang Ruobing softly murmured.

She well knew the significant enhancement a perfectly aligned Dominator level equipment could bring and the immense temptation it held for Spiritualists. If it were other Spiritualists, they might indeed meld the equipment straightforwardly to craft it as their exclusive equipment.

After all, this was top-tier Dominator gear, the strongest rank below pseudo-divine artifacts, with high compatibility and excellent comprehensive strength.

However, people with such thoughts might not be able to possess the king’s majesty that has brought the core of the Crown of the Beast King to the present level, right?

Even among kings, there are disparities.

"What remarkable courage, worthy of the man I recognize," the remnant soul of the Jade Rhinoceros God said with a smile, then continued, "Actually, what I said just now wasn’t entirely accurate."

"Oh?"

"Although you meet the usage standards, the marks inside the equipment can clearly identify that you’re not of the Beast Race, so they won’t accept your mark, making the process extra lengthy... although the outcome isn’t much different, the process itself is still distinct."

"What exactly is the impact?"

"Besides removing the predecessors’ kingly marks, there is another way, which is to gain recognition from all the kings, reconstruct the equipment with you as the absolute core, and thus unleash stronger strength, but the difficulty in completing this is higher," the Jade Rhinoceros God said.

"Is that so?"

Ye Mingqiu whispered, then curiously asked, "I’m very puzzled, why does a Tier One heritage equipment possess such high potential? Even when fighting alongside me, is it worth it?"

"Indeed, this equipment is of a type different from conventional equipment. The transformative heritage equipment has a deeper link with the user than conventional equipment, thus more readily accepting influence."

"Not only that, the numerous battles you’ve experienced, the number of strong foes slain, and this equipment being nurtured through countless battles, quenching in cycles of damage and repair, are what allow it to reach its current Effect," the Jade Rhinoceros God said.

"Then what should I do?"

"..."

The Jade Rhinoceros God didn’t answer, directly integrating its remnant soul into the Crown of the Beast King, with the traits of the equipment subtly changing, as if undergoing a transformation.

About ten minutes later, the remnant of the Jade Rhinoceros God detached from the equipment, appearing somewhat dimmer than before, but the surface of the Crown of the Beast King became brighter, as if undergoing some transformation.

"What is this...?"

"Just some insignificant tricks. Go find someone to reforge the equipment, and then it can complete transformation," the Jade Rhinoceros God answered.

"Hmm."

Ye Mingqiu nodded in response.

Though the Jade Rhinoceros God didn’t say it outright, he possibly guessed that it had some connection to the issue earlier. Perhaps it was precisely because of his willingness to actively relinquish that he gained the acknowledgment of the previous marks and the respect of the Jade Rhinoceros God.

[Hint: Your equipment, the Crown of the Beast King, is undergoing transformation, and its grade has been raised to Radiant Gold Level.]

The strength of the Crown of the Beast King increased, yet this was not its limit. When it completes its reforging and reaches the Level of Tier Two Dominator, it can demonstrate its true strength.

Tier One Radiant Gold is merely a transition phase.

....

Soon after, Ye Mingqiu, following the guidance of the Jade Rhinoceros God, came to its treasury, which was vast and whose internal security features were quite impressive, making it nearly impossible for anyone to steal its treasures.

Piles of various world materials formed small hills of different sizes, and top-grade materials of various Attributes were scattered all around. Although the Jade Rhinoceros God stated outwardly that it was quite poor, in Ye Mingqiu’s view, this creature was not poor at all — looking at the stock in the treasury alone, it was much wealthier than he was.

Ye Mingqiu maintained a nonchalant facade, while Tang Ruobing intuitively picked up materials, coordinating perfectly.

"...."

The Jade Rhinoceros God glanced at Tang Ruobing, who was taking resources without restraint like a bandit, and said nothing more; instead, it turned its gaze to Ye Mingqiu and continued, "The stock of Source Crystals is deep in the treasury, regarding those world resources...."

"If she likes them, let her keep them."

Ye Mingqiu said "casually".

"...Okay."

....

Subsequently, under its guidance, Ye Mingqiu successfully found three pieces of Source Crystal and acquired some top-grade resources.

Tang Ruobing was still frantically hauling goods.

In truth, before coming, Tang Ruobing had spoken privately with Ye Mingqiu.

Tang Ruobing: I disagree! Doing this shows me to be cheap! Do you think I am the type of person? Do you think I’d easily drop my dignity for a little resource? Hmm?

Ye Mingqiu: I’ll take four, you take six.

Tang Ruobing: Deal!

A vast amount of resources was moved, and by the time it was all moved, Tang Ruobing’s Storage Space was almost maxed out, and items could only be discarded into the team warehouse.

The inability to use it wasn’t due to reaching its capacity limit, but because the sheer variety of resources overwhelmed the Storage Space. In doing so, it would become troublesome to find useful items later on; not just picking out what one wanted among hundreds of items, simply flipping through the pages would already be an exhausting task.

In future combat or trade, seeking useful items quickly would likely see one’s energy diverted by irrelevant items, impacting everything done — this is the disadvantage and flaw of an overloaded Storage Space.

So, to avoid this issue, she chooses to place what’s not immediately useful into the team’s treasury Storage Space, taking items out when necessary.

"Alas!"

The Jade Rhinoceros God, looking at the gradually emptying treasury, ultimately sighed helplessly, saying, "If nothing else remains, just dispose of me; I’ll seek a new host on my own."

"Okay."

Ye Mingqiu discarded the White Jade Horn, watching it transform swiftly into a stream of light, shooting into the distance.

....

PS: The updates these days are terrible simply because I haven’t rested well, and then, while coding, I suddenly doze off, sleeping for a long time, indulging in retaliatory slumber.