My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 149: Rounding Up Means an Extra Life
Li Rui checked himself and found that the rare materials and Epic Level materials were enough to upgrade the administrator coat again. So, after bidding farewell to Pu Tong, he went to another place to have someone activate the enhancement device.
Now he has four Epic Level materials: one is the Illusory Cloud Silk that Kong Ji paid as an extra reward, another is the Life Spirit Crystal extracted from a gold chest, and the other two are Spirit River Water from breaking a record in the Arena.
He put the four materials into the device, each providing 23% experience. Following the usual practice, he used common materials to fill the gap. Li Rui rubbed his hands together with anticipation, eager to see what kind of ability he would gain this time.
This time, his expectations were higher because the new abilities granted by the administrator coat are generally closely related to the nature of the materials. The four materials mentioned above all have an affinity for recovering Spiritual Power, so he thought he might gain a mana-regenerating skill.
This is crucial. Although Spirit Recovery Potions can also be used in battle, they are limited to one-sided battles. In real expert confrontations, like with Li Xiaolin in the past or when surrounded by four in the Arena, there were no chances to drink potions, which led him to not dare to use Thunder Shocking Earth lightly at the time.
A skill that recovers Spiritual Power increases the number of times a skill can be used and also reduces the risk of mistakes.
After putting all the materials in, Li Rui chose to enhance the coat. There’s no possibility of failure for the administrator coat enhancement, and a new entry appeared.
[Active Skill—Basic Endlessness: Increases Spiritual Power recovery speed to the limit, lasts for 3 seconds, CD 5 hours, calculated independently inside and outside the Secret Realm.]
Wonderful.
Li Rui’s guess was correct; these materials indeed combined to create such a skill.
He hurriedly threw all that pile of rare materials in, leveled up twice, and gave a rough glance to see that all were attribute and resistance improvements.
+5% Physical Resistance, -10% Falling Damage, Extra Physique +10. He didn’t pay much attention and just ran off.
Where to? Naturally, to test the skills.
The Gobi Desert is full of open spaces. He casually used Thunder Shocking Earth three times to deplete his Spiritual Power, and then activated Endlessness, which is a skill acquired from a Mage, causing his slightly tense scalp to immediately relax.
His Spiritual Power surprisingly recovered more than half. Using Thunder Shocking Earth twice more wasn’t an issue. His resilience plus Endlessness roughly equated to more than half a new life.
Moreover, this skill can be combined with a new legendary talent, Battle Scars. With the liberty to consume Spiritual Power at will and pressure the enemy with high damage, if a skill was needed, he would restore Spiritual Power, forcing the opponent to fight again.
Skills provided by Epic materials indeed shine; it’s just a pity there are so few opportunities to obtain materials.
If he could get another skill to recover physical stamina, that would be even better. Injury, Spiritual Power, and stamina together equate to a brand-new life.
Li Rui returned to his city residence satisfied, contacted Dong Sanchuan, and decided to stay in the city for the time being because they needed to move base and switch border defense sections to accept tasks.
So he stayed at the Hea family’s property. The courtyard had always been kept for him as hardly anyone fills it.
It must be said, although Li Rui had modest material desires, lying on the large balcony in the sun and drinking the ice-cold cola delivered by the waiter was quite a delight.
He had a Banluo Language textbook beside him, but he wasn’t reading it; instead, he placed a diary on his lap to record recent experiences.
Of course, due to confidentiality principles, he couldn’t write explicitly; everything related to tasks and the Secret Realm was substituted with "part-time jobs."
He didn’t write diaries out of frivolity; the story goes back many years.
Li Rui was a precocious child who understood many things as early as elementary school. When his parents had an accident, with no other relatives, it was the responsible community police officer Wang Huai who came to his door with the usual set meant for fooling children.
"Your parents are out. I’m a friend taking care of you for now."
This might trick other elementary schoolers but Li Rui saw through the lie immediately.
He kicked Wang Huai out.
This, of course, was not a rational behavior, but under such circumstances, expecting a rational response from a ten-year-old child might be too demanding.
He stayed at home, neither eating nor drinking, but also not crying or making a fuss.
Wang Huai, having no other options, got someone to break the lock. Knowing it couldn’t be hidden anymore, after much deliberation, he finally told the truth.
Only then did Li Rui start to burst into tears.
The policeman, straight and not yet 40, didn’t know what to do and simply called his wife. He thought women were better at comforting children, but that was ineffective too.
It wasn’t until Wang Jia, then also an elementary student, came to find her mother. Seeing the weeping boy, she handed him a diary and told him that writing down what he wanted to say would allow those in the sky to see it.
So, Li Rui developed the habit of writing a diary.
Putting down the pen, he locked the diary in his suitcase. Just as he finished, Kong Hua called him.
"Hey, bro, I heard you’ve been at Qing Garden these days?"
"Yes, is there something up?"
"What level are you now, old man?"
"25."
"25 is good, there’s business!"
Li Rui was intrigued and, confirming there was something to it, drove to the combat club since he had nothing else to do.
Now, his face itself was a top-tier VIP pass here. No need to mention Kong Ji’s name, and he was courteously let in.
He arrived at the club, which was a renovated factory, and the usual crackling sounds filled the air, a brawl going on inside.
Li Rui discreetly searched for Kong Hua and found him bragging with a few others.
"My brother just called back."
A little girl with braids said, "He said something big happened in the Chaos region."
"Chaos region?"
This term seemed distant to these youngsters sheltered by their families.
"I heard several geniuses from major powers entered a Secret Realm simultaneously, the central ruins, which is the Arena."
Someone then stepped forward to educate the others about the nature of the Arena as a Secret Realm.
Then the braided girl continued, "But they were all beaten badly by one person. I don’t know how bad, but they seem to have become withdrawn. The culprit killed each of them dozens of times and even broke previous records."
These wealthy kids do get informed quickly, learning morning events by the afternoon, even news from the Chaos region. That girl’s brother probably worked as an agent on a mission abroad.
But that wasn’t the focus; Li Rui was furrowing his brows as he listened from the side.
Could the culprit they’re talking about be me?
"Brother Rui! You’re here!"
It was then that Kong Hua finally noticed Li Rui, who’d been listening stealthily for a while.
"Anyone need power leveling?"
"Not anyone; many. I’ve contacted about ten people, all in the 21-25 level range. Next time, we’ll surely encounter one or two."
Li Rui gave a thumbs up, "Good, good. Have you spelled out the conditions?"
Kong Hua pulled him aside, "Here’s the thing. Among those people, some come from wealthier clans, while others are from branch families that aren’t too wealthy, so they might not have gear you can use."
Li Rui understood his meaning, "Okay. Now, the situation has changed again. Tell them that materials of rare quality and above are acceptable for enhancement. If needed, have them provide a list of offerings in advance."
"Got it, bro, then there’s no problem. Let’s have dinner together tonight, on me."
Li Rui nodded and was about to agree when his phone buzzed violently. When he picked it up, it was a strange number.
"Hello?"
A short, forceful, and slightly cold voice came from the other side.
"I’m Guan Gui."
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