Chapter 150: Treasure Chest Fusion Slot

The Frost Mushroom is mine?

Yang Ling’s expression shifted, and he immediately cupped his hands in salute.

“Thank you, Fourth Prince.”

“No need to thank me. If you hadn’t stepped in this time, we would have suffered heavy casualties.”

The Fourth Prince waved his hand with a smile.

At the same time, waves of icy coldness slowly dissipated within Yang Ling’s body.

[Congratulations, you have leveled up. You have gained 1 Free Attribute Point]

Yang Ling’s mind stirred—this was the experience he had earned from killing those Rong tribe spies just now.

The experience wasn’t exceptionally generous, but it wasn’t too little either, allowing him to level up once.

If he had been mining, he would have needed at least four or five consecutive days to have a chance at leveling up.

“The Fourth Prince awarded the three-hundred-year Frost Mushroom to Yang Ling…”

The Ironclad Constables present felt a mix of envy and a touch of jealousy in their hearts.

But they knew that Yang Ling was fully justified in taking it.

In that battle just now, this man had played a tremendous role, securing their decisive victory.

The Fourth Prince then told Yang Ling to go retrieve the Frost Mushroom himself, while he and Yun Ruo and the others stayed outside to interrogate the surviving prisoners.

……

On his way back, Yang Ling recovered quite a few flying daggers.

Thirty-three in total. The remaining ones had shattered into several pieces on impact with the enemy because of their poor quality and the immense force involved.

“When I get back to Changhe Prefectural Capital, I’ll have to go to Master Craftsman to retrieve the Centenary Refined Vermilion Gold Flying Daggers.”

“The quality of the flying daggers is crucial, too. If I had used the Centenary Refined Vermilion Gold Flying Daggers just now, Nangong Yue would have died long ago.”

Thinking this, Yang Ling re-entered the ice chamber.

The three-hundred-year Frost Mushroom was completely intact, untouched by the battle.

It was about the size of two palms.

After a moment’s thought, Yang Ling ate it on the spot.

After a few bites, a faint chill first invaded his entire body.

Then, a scorching warmth flowed through his limbs and bones.

This warmth was several times stronger than that of the Fire Ginseng he had taken before!

Yang Ling’s Status Panel began to jump incessantly!

His character level, internal technique experience, martial arts technique proficiency—all of it changed.

Yang Ling watched his status panel while feeling the changes in his body.

First, the experience values of both internal techniques surged wildly.

Each of them eventually gained 500 experience points.

To put that in perspective, one Foundation Consolidation Pill could only give 500 experience to a single internal technique, and it required three days to refine the medicinal power!

And now, both of his internal techniques had gained 500 experience in an extremely short amount of time.

This alone made the effect of the Frost Mushroom incredibly astonishing!

Next came the proficiency of Boulder Crushing Fist, Tiger-Capturing Saber Technique, Ethereal Steps, and Twelve Paths Vajra Legs, all increasing.

Each of them gained 500 proficiency points!

Only Heaven’s Will Divine Blade, which hadn’t been cultivated in a specific environment, gained not a single point of proficiency.

“This is equivalent to several more Spirit Nurturing Pills…”

Yang Ling sighed quietly to himself.

Then, his Vital Qi cap also changed.

It rose from 300 points all the way to 500 points!

A hint of joy flickered in Yang Ling’s eyes.

The increases in internal technique experience and martial arts technique proficiency weren’t as satisfying as the 200-point increase in Vital Qi.

“3 points of Vital Qi can unleash one Ice Blade, and now I have an extra 200 points, allowing me to use Ice Blade 67 more times!”

Yang Ling’s heart burned with excitement.

He was already more than satisfied with this improvement!

No wonder it was a three-hundred-year Frost Mushroom!

This was the kind of miraculous herb the Pharmacy Guild had been after!

But as for these kinds of miraculous herbs that could be consumed directly, Yang Ling wouldn’t take them out. Whenever he saw them, he would eat them on the spot!

Just then, several massive waves of icy energy surged forth!

[Congratulations, you have leveled up. You have gained 1 Free Attribute Point]

[You have become the first player among the millions in the 'Divine Realm' to reach Level 40]

[You have received a Random Treasure Chest reward]

A dense golden light interwove before Yang Ling’s eyes.

It eventually materialized into a golden treasure chest.

Compared to the golden treasure chest he had seen last time, this one had a much deeper shade of gold!

[Note: You have obtained a Treasure Chest Fusion Slot]

What the hell is this?

Yang Ling was slightly taken aback, and then a new page suddenly appeared on his game panel.

On this page, there were two slots on the left and two on the right, their outlines matching that of a treasure chest.

Then, there was another treasure chest slot in the middle, but it was a size larger than the other two!

“Does this mean I can fuse two treasure chests into a single chest of higher quality?”

Yang Ling’s expression was peculiar.

Both times, he had obtained golden treasure chests.

Above the golden chests, there were purple chests, emerald chests, and diamond chests.

If his guess was correct, maybe two golden chests could be combined into one purple chest.

“Wait, there’s another annotation here. Why is the font so small?”

Yang Ling carefully examined the lower-right corner of the page:

[Success rate for the first fusion: 10%]

[Second fusion: increases by 10%, third fusion: increases by 20%, maximum success rate: 40%]

“Heh.”

Yang Ling did some quick calculations and let out a scoff.

Assuming he failed the first time, he would lose two golden chests.

If he failed the second time, he would lose another two golden chests.

Only by the third attempt would he have a 40% success rate.

Using four chests as fodder just for a 40% chance of success.

No matter how he looked at it, this deal was a loss.

“But… if obtaining a purple treasure chest is an extremely difficult condition to meet, then using the fusion route might be the only hope of getting one in the short term.”

Yang Ling stood there, lost in thought for a moment.

Then, he abandoned this gambling mentality.

A failed fusion meant losing two golden treasure chests.

For his current situation, the loss was too great.

The key point was that he didn’t have two chests right now. To fuse, he would have to wait until he reached Level 50 next time.

Time cost was also a cost.

“I’ll just leave the fusion slot as is. Consider it an extra way to get higher-tier chests.”

“For now, though, I’ll stay grounded.”

Thinking this, Yang Ling approached the golden treasure chest and slowly opened it.

Golden light spilled forth, and Yang Ling couldn’t help but squint his eyes.

When the golden light faded, a pair of black official boots with white soles lay inside the chest.

“Oh? Boots? Is this equipment?”

Yang Ling’s eyes lit up, and he immediately grabbed the boots.

[Seventh-Rank Qilin Boots, boosts Agility by 20 points. Exclusive Skill: Intimidation]

“Boosting Agility by 20 points? This is a great find!”

Yang Ling’s spirits soared. Now that he could use Heaven’s Will Divine Blade, Agility had become even more valuable to him!

“But what does this ‘Exclusive Skill’ mean? Intimidation?”

“Shouldn’t a boot’s exclusive skill be related to speed? Why is it Intimidation?”

Yang Ling had already put on the new boots.

His Agility was immediately boosted by 20 points!

As long as the boots were on his feet, these 20 Agility points were no different from permanent Agility!

With a thought, Yang Ling opened his Status Panel:

Character: Yang Ling

Class: Constable (Beast Tamer)

Free Attribute Points: 3

Level: 40

Strength: 16

Agility: 73 (20)

Spirit: 90

Exclusive Skill: Insight x3

Martial Arts: Vajra Bright King Technique (Flawless Proficiency)

Experience Points: 1530/100000

Divine Ape Contemplation Diagram (Comprehensive Mastery)

Experience Points: 1770/10000

Boulder Crushing Fist (Comprehensive Mastery)

Proficiency: 702/10000

Tiger-Capturing Saber Technique (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 826/100000

Ethereal Steps (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 55206/100000

Twelve Paths Vajra Legs (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 663/100000

Heaven’s Will Divine Blade (Comprehensive Mastery)

Proficiency: 0/10000

HP: 1610 (200)

Vital Qi: 500