Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 558 - 556: Electric Shock

The image corresponding to the title was that of Li Ang in control of his body on Fushen Pingyuan, confronting police officers and a psychologist in an interrogation room.

"The title has changed, huh."

Li Ang scratched his head. Hmm... The Title Skill triggered this time doesn’t have an active effect, but its effect seems decent enough. After all, as a player, one faces either Anomalies or hostile players. Their undisclosed secrets could very well be their fatal weaknesses or extremely important key information. It’s not only useful in combat but also incredibly powerful when gathering intelligence or conducting interrogations, allowing one to bypass some mental restrictions. Since the skill is passively activated and doesn’t produce any sound or light effects, it can also be used in multiplayer missions to secretly mess with teammates. For example, I could tell a teammate, ’I know you live in the Pineapple House at 124 Shell Street, Bikini Bottom, Pacific Ocean,’ or ’I know you like to squat on the toilet while singing "Love Song King".’ This would make them question their life, suffer a mental blow, and be unable to recover. They’d also worry if I had their personal information and could use it to blackmail them, making them reluctantly work for me.

Li Ang quickly figured out how to use this skill, calmly describing its very dangerous applications.

He had originally planned to install a few more eyes on himself using the Origin of Life to complement the Title Skill. However, considering the skill description was "to gaze upon a life," not "to see with eyes," he abandoned that idea.

Li Ang swiftly unequipped the Flesh Cutter and equipped the new title. I’m not lacking ways to harm enemies at this stage, and the Flesh Cutter isn’t as cost-effective as it used to be.

Having reviewed the title, it was time to examine the mission’s tangible rewards.

Although the Shengnan Dream was indeed a dream, its contents were real. Li Ang had collected a vast amount of materials, including but not limited to Demon Corpses, Wude Guard standard-issue weapons, herbal formulas, and Chronicles of the Strange. All these items were piled high in a corner of the Pet Breeding Box, awaiting Li Ang’s organization.

Beyond these, the mission’s greatest reward was the biological weapons Li Ang had newly created using the Origin of Life.

"After the consumption at Ling Shui River, only nine Brain Worms remain," Li Ang muttered. "They’re still barely enough to use. It was only because this scenario had such a vast timespan and broad scope that I could bluff and swindle my way to collecting enough Power of Faith. That gave me the Divine Power needed to create Brain Worms. I doubt I’ll have such an opportunity in future scenarios."

He sighed with some regret, then roused himself and began organizing the miscellaneous items, tossing them one by one into the Forging Furnace to see what synergistic combinations he could find.

The Forging Furnace rumbled to life again, and just like before, it required a 72-hour wait.

Li Ang sat on the floor and, with the mindset of a newly wealthy man ready to spend, began browsing the store page.

"The equipment and items in the store are good, no doubt, but the pricing is seriously off. They’re ridiculously expensive," Li Ang commented casually as he scrolled through the store’s virtual shelves. "Sensible players either buy from other players or slowly acquire items from mission reward chests. Who would be foolish enough to pay at least thirty percent more than the player-to-player trading prices on the forums to buy directly from the store...? Hey, wait a minute."

His scrolling finger paused. Li Ang squinted, focusing on a particular item on the store page. "This thing... looks pretty good."

[Name: Universal Item Upgrade Electric Shock]

[Inventory: 1]

[Price: 3,000 Game Currency]

[Type: Consumable item, disappears after one use]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Special Effect: Upgrade. Enhances a descriptive attribute of a Rare Quality non-weapon item, with a chance to upgrade it to Excellent Quality.]

[Consumption: None]

[Cooldown Time: None]

[Usage Conditions: None]

[Note: Items with special attributes such as "Evolvable," "Completely Damaged," "Plot Item," etc., have a chance of not being upgraded.]

[Note: Electric shock is the only ladder for human evolution.]

[Note: Su Yun Jin, what you owe me here, how will you repay it?]

"Seriously, how does this note have such a strong EDM vibe...?"

Li Ang muttered to himself, Enhancing a descriptive attribute for a Rare Quality item means addition, not modification. Based on the literal text, it seems to have only positive effects and no downsides. The game’s item description system is usually quite precise; it wouldn’t make mistakes in the description. Let me see what Rare Level items I currently possess.

The Rare-quality equipment Li Ang possessed included:

* The [Strange Eye], which had launched his career as a player and accompanied him ever since.

* The [Soul Summoning Banner], which functioned as Miss Chai’s private dormitory.

* The [Virulent Poison], a potential weapon of mass destruction.

* The [Automated Pet Box], serving as both a storage warehouse and an experimental base.

* WeChat Life Potions.

* Finally, the [Bloodworm Crowbar] and [Soul Reaping Bronze Scythe] he had crafted himself. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Since the upgrade was restricted to non-weapon items, the Virulent Poison, Bloodworm Crowbar, and Soul Reaping Bronze Scythe were all out.

After some thought, Li Ang stepped out of the Breeding Box and returned to his bedroom. He used his computer to search the player forums for information on the [Universal Item Upgrade Electric Shock].

His search revealed: The spawn rate for this item is incredibly low. From the fragmented descriptions available, its effect is indeed potent. Consequently, major factions consistently post high-priced buy orders for it in the auction house. If an ordinary player gets this item during a shop refresh, they can sell it immediately and easily pocket two to three thousand Game Currency—a surefire profit.

Li Ang nodded. With a decisive wave of his hand, he splurged 3,000 Game Currency to purchase the upgrade item.

The Universal Item Upgrade Electric Shock was, true to its name, an actual electric shocker. It featured a comfortable rubber handle, a red discharge button positioned for the thumb, a liquid crystal panel displaying the remaining charge, and two exposed metal shock prongs.

The Cat’s Eye has limited potential, Li Ang mused. And upgrading the Soul Summoning Banner would likely only increase its yin energy storage capacity, which isn’t particularly useful since I already have the Qinge Armor.

After careful consideration, Li Ang finally decided to upgrade the Automated Pet Box.

Holding the shocker, he zapped the surface of the Breeding Box. Instantly, electricity arced wildly, illuminating the Alchemy Workshop as bright as day. A muffled clap of thunder startled Miss Chai, who was engrossed in playing games on her phone in her room, causing her to drop the device onto her face.

Once the dazzling electric light faded, the shocker itself vanished. The Pet Breeding Box showed no other changes, except in its description: its internal space had expanded from a cube with 100-meter sides to one with 1,000-meter sides.