12: Chapter 12 Instant Riches! I've Forged a Ultimate Weapon!

Lin Feng stared at the ten bottles of Intermediate mana potions in his hand, his eyes shining.

He picked up a bottle, pulled out the cork, and tilted his head back to gulp it down.

Gulp.

[Consumed Intermediate mana potion, Mana +15]

[Current Mana: 64/640 (Full)]

"A 3-minute cooldown... but I have ten bottles."

Lin Feng did the math.

Each bottle restores 15 points, so ten bottles would be 1500 mana points.

It was enough for him to do a lot.

"Let's first test the effects of different mana inputs."

He picked up two bottles of Elementary health potions—there were still some left from his earlier purchase.

He activated his Talent.

[Detectable Fusion Materials: Elementary health potion x2]

[Minimum Consumption: 5 Mana]

[Maximum Consumption: 50 Mana]

For the first time, Lin Feng chose the minimum of 5 points.

The Fusion was successful, resulting in one bottle of Intermediate health potion that restored 15 HP.

"Same as the mana potion."

For the second time, he chose 20 mana points.

The Fusion process was noticeably longer, and the light was brighter.

[Obtained Item: Intermediate Health Potion (Medium)]

[Quality: Green (Excellent)]

[Effect: Restores 20 HP immediately upon consumption, and continues to restore a total of 50 HP over 10 seconds.]

[Description: Higher mana input has brought additional effects.]

"It has continuous restoration now!" Lin Feng was pleasantly surprised.

For the third time, he maxed it out and chose 50 mana points.

This Fusion lasted for a full ten seconds.

The potion bottle transformed and restructured within the light, finally becoming a bottle of deep red liquid.

[Obtained Item: Advanced Health Potion (Small)]

[Quality: Rank E (Blue - Superior)]

[Effect: Restores 30 HP immediately upon consumption and clears all bleeding and poison effects.]

[Cooldown: 1 hour]

[Description: A qualitative change triggered by maximum mana input.]

"It's blue! And it even has a purification effect!"

Lin Feng was so excited he almost jumped up.

He finally figured out the pattern: the more mana invested, the higher the quality and better the effects of the Fused item!

"Then what if... I use Intermediate potions as Materials?"

He picked up two bottles of the Intermediate mana potions he had just Fused.

He activated his Talent.

[Detectable Fusion Materials: Intermediate mana potion x2]

[Minimum Consumption: 20 Mana]

[Maximum Consumption: 100 Mana]

This time, even the minimum consumption had risen to 20 points.

Lin Feng chose 60 points—his total mana was 640, so he had to keep some in reserve.

Buzz—

The light was more intense than any time before.

The entire living room was illuminated by a blue glow.

The Fusion lasted for fifteen seconds.

[Obtained Item: Advanced Mana Potion (Small)]

[Quality: Rank E (Blue - Superior)]

[Effect: Restores 40 mana immediately upon consumption and increases Spell damage by 5% for 30 seconds.]

[Cooldown: 1 hour]

[Description: The sublimation of Intermediate potion essence.]

"40 points of restoration! And a damage bonus!"

Lin Feng's hands were shaking.

If he sold this potion, it would be worth at least 300 points!

And the cost?

Two Intermediate mana potions cost 80 points (raw material price), plus 600 mana—you couldn't really put a price on that, but he could use potions to replenish it in a cycle.

"Infinite nesting... it really works!"

Lin Feng felt like he had discovered a new world and began experimenting frantically.

He used potions to restore mana and used mana to Fuse potions.

The ten bottles of Intermediate mana potions were all Fused into five Advanced ones.

Five advanced mana potions, each restoring 40 points, totaled 2000 points of restoration!

And the mana consumed could be replenished with the potions.

"Stepping on my left foot with my right, I'm ascending to heaven!"

Lin Feng paced around the living room in excitement.

But soon, he calmed down.

"I can't just focus on potions. I need to sort out equipment too."

He looked at the pile of white junk in his Storage Pouch.

There were still over thirty pieces.

"Let's get to work!"

Lin Feng sat cross-legged and began batch Fusion.

Two pieces of white leather armor, consuming 8 mana, Fused into a green one.

Three white short swords, consuming 15 mana, Fused into a blue one.

Five pieces of white cloth armor, consuming 25 mana, Fused into a blue cloth armor that also came with a Mental Energy +2 effect.

When he ran out of mana, he drank a potion.

When he ran out of potions, he Fused new ones.

Over and over again.

From eight in the evening until three in the morning.

The scene in the living room had undergone an earth-shaking transformation.

The floor, which was previously piled with white junk, was now neatly arranged with:

[Green Weapons x15]

[Blue Weapons x12]

[Green Armor x18]

[Blue Armor x8]

[advanced mana potion x8]

[advanced health potion x6]

The total value... Lin Feng was too lazy to even calculate it.

At least 200,000 points!

And the cost was less than 10,000.

"Is this what it feels like to use cheats..."

Lin Feng slumped on the floor; though he was tired, he felt incredibly satisfied.

He rested for half an hour, and his mana naturally recovered to full.

Then, he took out the two items he had bought from the Strange Old Man.

The Glowing Stone.

The Everlasting Quill.

"What on earth... are these two things?"

Lin Feng first picked up the stone.

It felt warm to the touch, and the halo inside flowed slowly, as if it were alive.

The quill was light as a feather, its tip perpetually moist.

"Let's try Fusion."

He held the stone in one hand and the quill in the other.

He activated his Talent.

Buzz—

A prompt appeared, and Lin Feng's pupils constricted.

[Detectable Fusion Materials: Glowing Stone (Green), Everlasting Quill (Green)]

[Fusion of different substances, Quality: Green (Excellent)]

[Minimum Consumption: 50 Mana]

[Maximum Consumption: 500 Mana]

[Warning: Fusion of special items carries extremely high risk and may trigger unknown effects.]

"50 points just to start?!" Lin Feng gasped.

Fusing blue equipment just now only started at 30 points.

These two green items actually required 50?

And it could go up to 500—his total mana was only 800 now, so he couldn't even reach the upper limit.

"Whatever, let's try it."

Lin Feng chose the minimum of 50 mana points.

Buzz—

This time, the Fusion process was completely different.

The stone and the quill did not melt immediately.

Instead, they each emitted a glow.

The stone emitted a white light, and the quill emitted a blue light.

The two lights intertwined and tangled in the air like two snakes fighting.

The temperature in the living room began to rise.

Sweat broke out on Lin Feng's forehead.

He felt that this Fusion consumed more than just mana.

There was also... Mental Energy?

His head began to spin.

Ten seconds.

Twenty seconds.

Thirty seconds.

Just as Lin Feng was about to give in, the light finally receded.

Clatter.

Something fell to the floor.

It wasn't the stone, nor was it the quill.

It was a... marble?

A transparent bead the size of a soybean, with a mass of twisted white light sealed inside.

[Obtained Item: Light Blast Stone Pellet]

[Quality: Blue]

[Effect: Upon impact with a target after being thrown, it explodes, dealing 150 points of Light-attribute True Damage (ignores defense) within a 5-meter radius.]

[Usage: 1/1 (Single-use)]

[Description: A product of the Fusion of Rule Fragments from the Stone of Light and the Eternal Pen; extremely dangerous.]

Lin Feng stared at the bead, his breathing coming to a halt.

150 points of True Damage?

Ignores defense?

A 5-meter radius?

This is a damn grenade!

No, it's even more powerful than a grenade!

His Blasting Light Flame Technique only dealt about 20 damage per hit, but this thing did 1500!

And it's single-use...

"This is too insane..."

Lin Feng carefully picked up the bead.

It felt cold to the touch, and the mass of white light inside was still slowly rotating.

"This thing... could probably insta-kill any monster below Level 1, right?"

It might even insta-kill humans of the same level.

"I have to keep this safe; it'll be my trump card."

He placed the Light Blast Stone Pellet into the deepest part of his Storage Pouch.

Then he looked at the remaining items—he had only Fused one pair just now, and he still had another Glowing Stone and another quill.

"Should I Fuse another one?"

Lin Feng hesitated.

With a 50-point mana consumption, he only had 300 points left.

But curiosity overrode his reason.

"Let's do it!"

He drank a bottle of advanced mana potion.

[Mana +40, Current: 540/640]

Then he picked up the second stone and the second quill.

He activated Fusion!

This time he chose 53 mana points—he wanted to see what a higher investment would produce.

Buzz—

The light shone once more.

But this time, the process was even stranger.

The stone and the quill didn't glow; instead... they melted.

Like two pools of liquid, they blended and restructured on the floor.

Finally, they turned into a yellow paper talisman.

Complex runes were drawn on the paper with dark red lines.

[Obtained Item: Void Suppression Talisman]

[Quality: Blue]

[Effect: Upon activation, creates a Void Suppression Domain within a 2-meter radius for 30 seconds. All flying units within the Domain are forced to fall, and all space-movement skills are disabled.]

[Usage: 1/1 (Single-use)]

[Description: A Fusion of fragments of Space Rules and Eternal Rules, touching upon a forbidden Domain.]

"Void suppression..." Lin Feng swallowed hard.

This thing was even more outrageous.

It wasn't a damage-type item; it was a rule-type!

It could make flying units fall and forbid spatial movement.

What did this mean?

If he encountered a flying monster or an enemy with blink or teleportation skills, one talisman would render them useless!

"What kind of god-tier stuff is this old man selling..."

Lin Feng understood now.

Those seemingly ordinary green and white items might have rule fragments sealed inside!

That's why the Fusion consumption was so high, but the resulting products were insanely powerful.

He put away the Void Suppression Talisman and took inventory of tonight's haul once more.

Equipment, potions, and two weapons of mass destruction.

"Tomorrow, I'll put this equipment up for sale and recover my capital."

"Then I'll use the money to buy more white junk and continue Fusing."

"And buy some more special items from that old man..."

Lin Feng planned in his head.

Outside the window, the sky was already starting to brighten.

Five in the morning.

He had actually worked through the entire night.

But he wasn't tired at all—his Physique had strengthened after leveling up, and he was full of energy.

"Time to take a shower and get ready to open the shop."

Lin Feng had just stood up when his phone rang.

It was Chen Lin.

"Hello?" Lin Feng answered.

"Lin Feng! Are you awake?" Chen Lin's voice was cheerful. "I'm heading to the Capital Academy to report in a couple of days, so I wanted to stop by your shop!"

Hearing this, Lin Feng said, "So early? I just finished working."

"Finished? You didn't sleep all night?"

"Yeah, I was working on some things."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the line.

Chen Lin whispered, "Don't push yourself too hard... Your health is important."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Lin Feng paused. "What time are you coming over?"

"In half an hour? I happen to be near the Market."

"Alright, I'll wait for you at the shop. District A, No. 3, 'Fusion Workshop'."

"Got it! See you in a bit!"

Hanging up the phone, Lin Feng looked at the mess in the living room.

Equipment was piled everywhere.

Potion bottles were scattered all over the floor.

"I need to tidy up..."

He put all the finished products into his Storage Pouch.

Then he cleaned up the trash.

After that, he took a quick shower and changed into clean clothes.

The young man in the mirror had bloodshot eyes, but he was in high spirits.

"Time to open the shop."

Lin Feng locked the door and rode his bike to the Market.

At six in the morning, the Market had just opened, and there weren't many people yet.

But in front of the "Fusion Workshop," people were already lining up.

It was Pan Jingjing, Su Xiaoyu, and Li Mengmeng.

The three girls had all arrived early.

"Good morning, Boss!" Su Xiaoyu was the first to wave.

"Morning." Lin Feng opened the door. "Come on in. We have new stock arriving today."

He took the equipment and potions out of his Storage Pouch.

They were spread across the counter with a clatter.

The three girls' eyes went wide.

"So... so much blue equipment..." Pan Jingjing's voice trembled.

"And blue potions!" Li Mengmeng picked up a bottle of advanced mana potion. "It's so beautiful..."

"Are all of these for sale today?" Su Xiaoyu asked.

"Yes." Lin Feng nodded. "Pan Jingjing, set the prices. Blue equipment should be 5% below Market price, and for the potions... check the Market value first; blue potions are quite rare."

"Understood." Pan Jingjing immediately got to work.

The three girls began to get busy.

Lin Feng stood at the door, looking toward the street corner.

Chen Lin should be arriving soon.

He suddenly felt a bit nervous.

It wasn't that he was afraid to see her.

But rather...

"She must look really good in her academy uniform."

Lin Feng looked down at his own casual clothes.

Then he looked back into the shop.

"But I'm not doing too bad myself."

He smiled.

At least he now had his own career.

Even though it was just beginning.

The future looked promising.

A familiar figure appeared at the street corner.

Chen Lin was wearing her white high school uniform, her hair tied in a high ponytail, walking toward him.

The morning sun shone on her, as if plating her in gold.

Lin Feng waved.

"Over here!"