Chapter 823: [Hero · Glory Weapon Refinement (Level 10)] Weapon Enhancement!?

One day later.

Ye Qiyan lay beside the private hotel pool, enjoying a sunbath as sunlight transferred from the outside warmed him.

He wore sunglasses, and Lisette, dressed in a relatively cooler outfit, sat beside him.

By the pool, a fishing rod was propped up.

But the fishing line at its tip did not even have a hook attached.

"Brother Qiyan, you like fishing that much? But this is clearly a swimming pool, there are no fish here."

Zhao Lin floated in the water, using a small wind magic to form a propeller-like current under the surface that pushed her to the shore.

She still couldn't really swim before; another person had taught her a bit so she could barely stay afloat.

That person was Alice.

The superstar of the Wasteland.

Since Ye Qiyan discovered her identity three days ago, she had taken the two of them to the hotel's location and had conveniently moved her room to the same floor.

As for this private pool, every VIP invitation holder had access to one.

Ye Qiyan calmly opened his mouth to eat the chilled watermelon Lisette handed him, and leisurely said:

"Fishing isn't really about catching something, it's a feeling."

"Oh..."

Zhao Lin shook the water from her hair, looked at Lisette sitting next to Ye Qiyan, then glanced at the young Calamity Moon Beast crouched obediently by Ye Qiyan, and sighed.

"Brother Qiyan, it really seems to like you..."

"You're overthinking it, it doesn't like me."

Ye Qiyan sat up, removed his sunglasses, and looked at Zhao Lin.

"Come to think of it, it's about time."

He walked over to Zhao Lin who was sitting on the pool edge and reached out his hand to her.

"Do you remember why we came here?"

Zhao Lin nodded, her gaze calm.

"Yes, I remember, Brother Qiyan... good luck with whatever you're about to do."

She whispered softly and gently.

There was still no special status displayed on Ye Qiyan's personal interface.

But perhaps luck was one of those strange things.

Having received Zhao Lin's blessing, he still did not withdraw his hand.

"Brother Qiyan?"

"Give me the necklace."

"Th-the necklace?"

Zhao Lin froze for a moment, then looked at the necklace she had been wearing, the one that had once refused a death for her.

That was also the item Ye Qiyan had given her the last time he used up her Luck.

"Oh right, I forgot to return it..."

She took off the broken necklace and handed it to Ye Qiyan.

Ye Qiyan did not pay attention to her dim expression, he casually opened the Matrix space and stepped in.

He summoned the Processing Station to his side.

"I remember the basic one costs seven hundred Train Coins..."

[Pseudo·Death Refusal]

[Use a large number of Train Coins to create one, can refuse one death]

[Requires a defensive-type item to serve as the carrier]

This thing was not a revival item, but when facing death it would directly perform a refusal, restoring stamina and spirit.

In a sense, it counted as damage mitigation equipment.

It was a derived ability of the Overcomer module.

Ye Qiyan himself had a true Refusal of Death as his trump card.

This Pseudo version, because it could not be produced for free using the Major Consumption Reduction module,

and because Train Coins in his possession had never been abundant, he had rarely had the opportunity to make one.

But this time was different.

Right now, he happened to be relatively wealthy.

After the last stop at the Lunar Heart Arena, not only had he purchased all the store options, he still had more than eighteen hundred Train Coins left.

You could say, if he didn't do it now, he might never get another chance.

Besides, even if he made it now, Zhao Lin might not even need to use it later; it would depend on what came out of that treasure chest.

The basic seven hundred Train Coins transformed into points of light and merged into the broken necklace.

Although it had lost its original effect, it still qualified as a defensive-type item.

A flash of dark gold passed through Ye Qiyan's eyes.

The next second, a somewhat twisted golden Inverted Cross symbol appeared above the necklace.

[Pseudo·Death Refusal]

[Basic Model]

Creation complete, he exited the Matrix.

"Next."

He tossed the necklace over; Zhao Lin, still at the poolside and not leaving, fumbled and caught it.

"Huh? Brother Qiyan, what's this?"

"Leave it with you until this stop is over, we'll deal with the rest later. Okay, put it on."

After saying that, he once again entered the train's Matrix without looking back.

Zhao Lin stared at the necklace in her hand, tightening her grip ever so slightly.

She pressed her lips together, and the corner of her mouth curved into a small smile.

"Brother Qiyan... good luck~"

Inside the Matrix.

Ye Qiyan took out the treasure chest he had obtained a long time ago.

"Looks like it's been a while since I properly opened a chest."

[Lucky Chest 9/10]

[After opening, one-third chance to obtain a Level 10 reward; two-thirds chance to obtain two Level 9 rewards]

He rubbed his hands together, excitement and anticipation on his face.

"Then, let's begin."

Without hesitation,

he opened it directly.

A brilliant golden radiance exploded from the chest!

Even though this was Ye Qiyan's train Matrix space, the light caused the entire area to tremble continuously.

He immediately pulled out the Anchor and set an Anchor Point within the Matrix space, which finally steadied the place.

After the light spurted for a while, it gradually dispersed.

But within the space, golden stardust fell like flowing ribbons.

"Did I just hit the jackpot?"

That special effect had never appeared in any chest he had opened before.

His anticipation spiked to the maximum.

Miatira's light screen appeared.

On it, the names of the items stored in the chest were displayed.

[Hero · Glory Weapon Refinement (Level 10)]

[Category: Weapon Enhancement Item]

[Can only be used on personal weapons with Eternal Binding]

[After use, will grant intrinsic keywords such as Glory, Hero, and Peerless]

[Note: Reward reserved for those among the Hero race who were crowned with endless glory]

[Miatira Special Note: However, this race has fallen silent; their glory has faded forever. This glory may be their final swan song?]

Hero race!?

Not the Golden race.

But Hero?

Ye Qiyan had seen the King of the Heroes!

That hunched, suffering figure, forced to curl up in a broken wooden shack...

The King of Glory.

He hadn't expected to obtain the power of the Hero race once more.

"Hero race... is this for weapon enhancement? Last time the Golden race drop was for the Wandering Star Holy Sigil defensive use? Wait, a weapon?!"

Ye Qiyan's eyes brightened, and he reached into Armament Space to take out the Black Ebony that still bore irreparable cracks on its surface.

"Perfect timing."