Chapter 451: [The Realm of Selflessness] [The Ring of Evil - The Ingenious Defender]

A great wind!

A fierce gale was sweeping everything.

The ash within the wasteland shrouded the sky, making it impossible to tell whether it was day or night.

[Crackle, crackle...]

The sound of gravel striking the train woke Ye Qiyan.

"What a strong wind."

He groggily opened his eyes, listening to the sounds coming from the train window and the armor, feeling the slight vibrations of the train as he gradually became fully awake.

"Is it special weather again?"

His Level 13 train was trembling slightly in this great wind.

Those Train Conductors who were part of the same batch as him, if faced with this scene, their trains probably wouldn't hold up for long.

However, when Ye Qiyan saw the content in the Public Chat Room, it negated his previous thought.

["The wind today is quite boisterous, damn it, my train roof got blown off!"]

["What's going on? A senior from my Guild just said in the chat room that high-level Train Conductors are also experiencing strong winds?"]

["Not only that, but even the cities are experiencing strong winds now. What exactly is going on?"]

["Tch, just extreme weather. Just get to the next station early, what's there to be afraid of?"]

["In this situation, I'm afraid even the stations are full of this kind of strong wind, tsk..."]

They weren't panicking too much because of this special weather.

Having experienced a lot, even the most cowardly person would become stronger.

"Strong winds everywhere?"

Ye Qiyan looked at these conversations on the Light Screen, passing the time during his breakfast.

"Never mind, let's finish what needs to be done first."

Swallowing the last bite of meat, he extracted all the things he obtained from the treasure chest yesterday.

First, [Train Module: Boosted Derailment].

This module costs 100 Train Coins per use, but since he has Major Consumption Reduction, it's not important.

Next, it's the [Train Conductor Advanced Module Card: Heart Slash].

This thing's level is the same as Judgment of Gunfire.

Presumably, the physical strength and spirit required for Sublimation wouldn't be too high.

"Extract."

A red card appeared in Ye Qiyan's hand.

Carved on it was an eye drawn with sword marks.

Holding it in his hand, it was as if the sound of clashing weapons rang in his ears.

"Sublimation."

[Spirit: 260→80]

180 points.

Not low, but not high either.

[Train Conductor Advanced Module Card: Heart Slash → Train Conductor Enhanced Module Card: Realm of No Self]

[Realm of No Self]

[When wielding a bladed weapon, you can enter the Realm of No Self by consuming stamina, increasing attack speed and sword (type) abilities by 333%.]

[Furthermore, after equipping this module, you will obtain basic sword path modules: [Chop] [Slash] [Thrust]...[Sword of No Self]]

"So it didn't change from an Advanced Module to a Top-tier Module, but directly sublimated into an Enhanced Module of another category?"

"Pretty strong, feels a bit more powerful than the initial Judgment of Gunfire."

The patterns carved on the card changed.

The original eye disappeared, replaced by a sword hilt.

Only the hilt, no blade.

"Use."

The module was used, the card disappeared.

As if nothing happened, yet as if something did happen.

Ye Qiyan drew Tianliang Moon Veil and climbed onto the train roof.

He had already activated the Wealth Protective Barrier.

The strong wind outside could no longer blow in.

"Let me think... hmm, should be like this, right?"

He swung his sword as usual, yet there was an inexplicable sense of smoothness.

Slash, cut through the wind—

A momentarily windless area appeared ahead. Although it quickly recovered, Ye Qiyan could clearly feel that he was no longer like a complete novice in swordsmanship. In close combat, he now had the strength to put up a fight.

Modules aren't so-called memory infusion, but provide Train Conductors with a "power" they gradually adapt to.

Modules on the train can be blocked, but those on a person cannot, because after a module is used, it becomes a part that belongs solely to the user.

"Next, it should be his turn."

The final treasure chest reward.

[Defense Type: Ingenuity: Phantom Armor (Level 9)]

Because it was Level 9, Ye Qiyan waited for a while longer, letting his spirit fully recover before preparing for Sublimation.

"Extract."

The Phantom Armor is called armor, but its true form is a white cube, without any seams, perfectly formed and natural.

"Quite good-looking."

"Then..."

"Sublimation."

[Talent Activated]

Sublimation began.

Power surged—strands of deep blue Inverted Cross patterns appeared on the cube.

The power of Sublimation caused this Level 9 item to begin dissolving, then gradually restored it.

It was still a cube, the difference being that on this white cube, a black Inverted Cross was now shining brilliantly.

[Stamina: 220→140] [Spirit: 260→30]

Three hundred and ten points.

Eighty points less than the previously sublimated Level 9 [Golden Tribe's Courage].

Both are Level 9, yet there's still a difference? Or is it simply that the Golden Tribe's item is more special?

[Defense Type: Ingenuity: Phantom Armor (Level 9) → Ring of Malice: Ingenuity Defender: Phantom]

"The abilities have increased."

Ye Qiyan couldn't wait to appraise the cube in his hand.

[Ring of Malice: Ingenuity Defender]

[When the wearer is attacked by [active] attacks, the first three instances of damage are blocked. When attacked by [non-active] [incidental] [unconscious]... and other types of attacks, if the attacker does not observe the wearer, then the wearer is not affected by that attack.]

[Grants the concept of [Demon] to the configured mechanical lifeform.]

[After configuration, regardless of where the [Binder] uses [Module: Song of Machinery], they can receive a repair speed boost.]

The original Phantom Armor abilities were inherited, with some textual consolidation and enhancement. The truly new effect obtained after Sublimation is granting the [Demon] property.

That is to say.

After configuring this thing to WALL-E, it can also receive the bonuses Ye Qiyan gets after activating Defiance?

What would WALL-E become after its abilities are enhanced?

Able to find treasures even faster?

"Not bad~"

"WALL-E, how about it? Do you want it?"

Ye Qiyan bent down and patted the little robot's head.

WALL-E tilted its head, looked at the cube in its master's hand, and curved its eyes.

The white cube with the black Inverted Cross was gently placed on WALL-E's cube body.

Ye Qiyan whispered softly.

"From now on, it won't be so dangerous."

The next second, the cube transformed into interwoven black and white light, merging with WALL-E's body.

And then... there was no 'and then'.

"How does it feel?"

Hearing its master's question, WALL-E scratched its head, circled Ye Qiyan's feet a few times, and didn't feel any changes.

However, when it revealed the core of its mechanical lifeform within its body.

Ye Qiyan saw, on that core, a black Inverted Cross was flickering with a faint light, like a beating heart.

WALL-E, just like The Hunt, became the second mechanical life to possess the concept of [Demon].