69: Chapter 69 D-Rank Dragon Roar Blade

Fatty rubbed his hands in excitement and decided to start with the three cyan light orbs.

The cyan light orbs corresponded to E-Class, and most would yield items of the same rank, but as for the odds—well, let's just say Chen Ze had opened them and gotten f-class tang dao items before.

"I've never opened such high-level light orbs before. Great System, you must bless me with a big haul!"

Fatty muttered to himself, reached his hand into the light orb, and immediately, the system's notification sound exploded in his mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained a D-Class Upgrade Stone!]

[Item Description: Can upgrade any E-Class equipment, armor, or living supplies!]

"Holy crap! D-Class! Brother Ze, it's D-Class!"

Fatty withdrew his hand, and a crystal-clear gemstone had appeared in his palm.

He danced with excitement and trotted over to present it to Chen Ze.

"Brother Ze, take a look!"

"Damn, a D-Class Upgrade Stone. The value of this thing is probably equivalent to a piece of D-Class equipment!"

Chen Ze took the crystal, immediately understood its information, and his face was filled with shock.

At this stage, E-Class items were extremely rare. He only had one e-rank water purifier in his possession, so this D-Class Upgrade Stone was truly priceless!

"Fatty! I have to say, your luck is really no joke! You pulled a top-tier reward on your first try!"

"Haha, you know it! This is just the beginning; wait until I pull a C-Class one for you in a moment!"

The more Fatty talked, the more excited he got, and he went straight to touch the next cyan light orb.

However, his expectations were not met; this light orb contained nothing but materials.

E-Class Wood * 20! E-Class Stone * 20! E-Class Steel * 20!

This was an entire gift pack of materials!

Fatty was a bit disappointed at first, but seeing Chen Ze's excited expression, he couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"Brother Ze, it's just a pile of materials. Why do you look so satisfied?"

Chen Ze replied with a smile.

"You wouldn't know about this. I previously obtained an E-Class Automatic Hand Crossbow blueprint, but I've been struggling to find materials for it. It's still gathering dust in the forge."

He paused and continued.

"Besides, the Fortress needs these for upgrades too! Don't underestimate the value of these materials; for a long time to come, you might not even be able to buy them even if you have the money."

Upon hearing this, Fatty got fired up again, puffed out his potbelly, and went to open the next one.

To everyone's surprise, the reward from the last cyan light orb was also a D-Class Upgrade Stone.

Three cyan light orbs, and he actually pulled two D-Class Upgrade Stones; this probability was truly frighteningly high.

Chen Ze thought for a moment and guessed the general reason.

The beginner protection period was about to end; the system was definitely going easy on them!

Sure enough, the drop rates for the remaining white light orbs were also very pleasing.

Just the f-class tang dao equipment alone amounted to 7 items: four weapons and three pieces of armor.

Chen Ze had already mastered proficient-level swordsmanship, so he naturally wouldn't change his weapon easily. As for Wang Yalan and Fatty, both shook their heads, indicating that their current weapons were already comfortable to use and didn't need replacing.

The three pieces of armor were similar to the f-class tang dao leather armor in the exchange shop—thick, heavy, and not very practical when worn.

Besides that, the white light orbs also dropped a full 3 E-Class Upgrade Stones, which made Chen Ze even more certain of his previous guess: the system was afraid that humanity would go extinct!

The drop rates for the remaining light orbs were quite average, mostly consisting of upgrade materials. 99% were f-class tang dao, with only one being E-Class, and each only provided 5 units.

With that, all the rewards had been opened.

Chen Ze thought for a moment and decided to upgrade the f-class tang dao in his hand first.

As the monsters continued to grow stronger, the f-class tang dao could no longer keep up with the pace of battle, so it was the most urgent item that needed upgrading.

He acted on his thought immediately. He took out two D-Class Upgrade Stones glowing with a faint blue aura from his backpack, aimed his hand at the visibly worn f-class tang dao at his waist, and chose to use them.

[Ding! Do you wish to use two D-Class Upgrade Stones to advance and upgrade the f-class tang dao!]

"Confirm!"

"Hum!"

With a violent surge of energy, the f-class tang dao shone brilliantly, blinding everyone for a moment.

When the light faded, a tang dao with an archaic design was floating quietly.

The entire tang dao had become more slender. A ferocious five-clawed black dragon was coiled around the hilt, and a faint, deep blue light slowly flowed along the dragon's scale patterns. Just looking at it with the naked eye gave one a feeling of trepidation.

Chen Ze stepped forward and gripped the hilt. Immediately, an overbearing aura dispersed, seemingly accompanied by the roar of a dragon.

[Ding! The f-class tang dao has been upgraded to the D-Class Dragon Roar Blade!]

[Item Introduction: Forged from D-Class refined steel, with black dragon patterns engraved on the blade, it carries a dragon's roar intimidation effect when swung!]

"My god, is this enchanted?"

Chen Ze exclaimed in his heart, turned around with the blade in one hand, looked at the thick-skinned corpse of the Brute Force Zombie not far away, and slashed down hard.

He wanted to test the true power of this D-Class Dragon Roar Blade.

"Hum!"

The black dragon pattern on the blade instantly lit up with a rich, deep blue brilliance, and the low, resonant dragon roar made the surrounding air tremble slightly.

A cold light flashed by without the slightest resistance, and the blade chopped directly into the thick torso of the Brute Force Zombie.

Previously, when using the old f-class tang dao to hack at this monster, the blade would only get stuck in the tough, thick skin, and it would take a lot of effort to pull it out.

But now, with a crisp, cutting sound, the tough skin, muscles, and even the bones were easily severed. A huge gash, deep enough to see the bone, spread along the body, almost splitting the corpse in half.

Black-red filthy blood flowed out from the cut, yet the blade remained clean, with not a trace of flesh or skin sticking to it.

"Good blade! Good blade!"

Chen Ze couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. His fingertips repeatedly caressed the lifelike five-clawed black dragon pattern on the hilt, his affection for it evident.

When reading martial arts novels in the past, Chen Ze could never understand phrases like "When the Heavenly Sword appears, who can compete?" He always felt that the authors were deliberately exaggerating the power of weapons.

It wasn't until he held this D-Class Dragon Roar Blade that he truly understood the weight of that statement.

A good weapon can truly make one's combat power soar by more than just one level!

"Good heavens, you cut an E-Class Mutant Zombie in half with one slash?"

Fatty swallowed his dry throat and continued.

"Brother Ze, you are going further and further down the road to becoming a monster!"

"Haha, are you jealous, you guy?"

Chen Ze laughed and scolded him, then tossed him an E-Class Upgrade Stone.

"Here, this is yours!"

The latter seemed to have been prepared for it; he caught it and stuffed it directly into his bosom.

"Hehe, I knew Brother Ze wouldn't forget me!"

There was one E-Class Upgrade Stone left, which Chen Ze had originally intended for Wang Yalan, but she refused it directly.

"In our team, I'm at most half a combatant. Brother Ze, you should keep such a treasure for yourself!"

Seeing that Chen Ze still intended to yield, Wang Yalan stepped forward, gently took his hand, her eyes serious and gentle.

"Brother Ze, the Fortress has been able to develop to this point basically because you alone have been supporting it. The best resources must be given to you first!"

Chen Ze knew that what Wang Yalan said was reasonable, so he nodded and stopped refusing.

However, he didn't let go of her hand for a long time.

Afterward, he leaned down slightly and spoke gently into her ear.

"Knowing that everything depends on me, it's been so long, don't you know how to serve me properly?"