34: Chapter 34: Entering the Mist
“You two are finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time.”
Seeing her teammates, Li Xuefei dispersed the frost power floating in the air, raised her hand, and greeted the two.
She didn't move and buy a house like Fang Yuan. After leaving the Haishi Void Realm, she had been waiting for the two, and had even planned that if they didn't come tomorrow, she would leave the city wall herself and enter the mist for training.
Unlike many people who have a natural fear of leaving Sea City and entering the mist, Li Xuefei, who came from a powerful family, looked forward to this day.
“Sorry to keep you waiting, Captain. Are we departing tomorrow?” Lin Zhizhi asked curiously, looking at the eager person.
“Wrong, not tomorrow, but now. Time is precious, and we can't waste it.”
“Uncle Mo, bring up the things I prepared.”
Li Xuefei calmly rejected Lin Zhizhi's opinion, then suddenly ordered the middle-aged man who hadn't moved to one side.
As her voice fell, the middle-aged man named Uncle Mo instantly disappeared, moving so quickly that no one could trace him.
He moved very fast. In just over ten seconds, the middle-aged man returned with a large pile of neatly arranged items.
“These two bottles are Black Iron Rank Five energy potions. You two should use them now. And these are two sets of ordinary Bronze Rank true spirit artifacts I prepared for you.”
In front of the two, Li Xuefei demonstrated what it meant to be wealthy with her actions, giving away two sets, a total of eight Bronze Rank true spirit artifacts, just like that.
A set of true spirit artifacts consists of one weapon and three pieces of armor, with the cheapest weapon alone costing over 100,000 energy points.
This was more than a hundred times more expensive than Fang Yuan's lowest-grade black iron long saber, which barely reached Black Iron Rank.
Weapons are relatively easier to forge. More valuable are various defensive true spirit artifacts. An ordinary, standard Bronze Rank true spirit artifact, like a piece of armor, costs at least 200,000 points.
The true spirit artifacts Li Xuefei brought out were all of excellent quality, meaning their price would be even higher. These two sets of true spirit artifacts alone might have already reached two million energy points.
“This~!”
The two were captivated by the simple silver armor before them. While seemingly ordinary, touching it revealed its extraordinary nature.
“Haha, hurry and try them on! And drink this energy potion first; we'll depart soon.”
Seeing their reaction, Li Xuefei couldn't help but smile, then urged them to hurry up. She didn't want to waste any more time.
At her urging, Fang Yuan grabbed an energy potion, closed his eyes, and gulped it down.
As the liquid flowed into his stomach, he could clearly feel a surge of energy nourishing his Physical Body. In just a few seconds, his energy accumulation increased by a fraction.
A few seconds later, Fang Yuan opened his eyes as if nothing had happened, while Lin Zhizhi beside him was still squinting, enjoying the nourishment of the energy.
“Young Miss Fei'er, you've found a good teammate. He can absorb all the energy from a bottle of energy potion so quickly.”
Seeing him finish so fast, Uncle Mo couldn't help but size him up, then gave Fang Yuan a praising look of approval.
Uncle Mo is a Gold Rank Professional. Professionals of this Rank all possess a common ability - perception.
Through perception, Professionals can easily see through a person's Physical Body. Uncle Mo used this ability to see through Fang Yuan's internal condition.
What surprised him was that a bottle of energy potion entered the body and was absorbed in just a few seconds. This was a rare ability, indicating that this person could take energy potions at very short intervals.
Such a person, even if their Talent is only Black Iron Rank or Bronze Rank, as long as a large amount of financial resources are willing to be spent, they can Breakthrough to Bronze Rank, Silver Rank, or even Gold Rank in a shorter time than others.
Most people take at least one or two minutes to absorb the energy from an energy potion, and the speed of energy absorption indicates a high degree of Physical Body to energy Fusion.
However, such a Talent is not considered astonishing for a major power; it's just a Gold Rank Professional, not some indispensable powerhouse.
Moreover, the consumption is huge. To cultivate quickly means that every bit of energy must be consumed through energy potions. Such resources are enough to cultivate two Professionals of the same Rank.
Professionals not only increase their energy through energy potions but also slowly improve through daily accumulation and battles. For people from some major powers, only about 40% of their energy accumulation relies on energy potions.
Furthermore, and more importantly, the highest Rank of energy potion developed so far is only Silver Rank.
Because a single energy potion requires a good number of crystal cores of the same Rank, high-Rank crystal cores are rare and each is quite expensive. Therefore, many people, even if it takes more time, do not want to use high-Rank crystal cores to refine energy potions.
Silver Rank potions are scarce, and only a very few core disciples of the four major powers can afford them.
As for higher-Rank Gold energy potions, no power is rich enough to develop them. Dozens of crystal cores are needed to make one bottle, and it should be known that each crystal core represents a monster.
After a few more seconds, Lin Zhizhi also opened her eyes, but she had not fully absorbed the energy potion.
energy potions can easily integrate into the Physical Body; once consumed, one's own energy will increase without needing to actively absorb it.
After drinking the energy potions, the two picked up the true spirit artifacts given by Li Xuefei and put them on in front of her.
Both sets of defensive true spirit artifacts were made from the hides of unknown monsters, making them very convenient to wear.
As soon as he put them on, Fang Yuan found his Physical Body felt much lighter, and his strength seemed to have increased significantly.
This was not an illusion; true spirit artifacts above Bronze Rank possess special abilities. Each piece worn provides a certain boost.
After putting on two pieces of leather armor, he found his strength had inexplicably increased by 30%. The true spirit artifacts contained abilities similar to those of Professionals, which allowed them to grant special boosts to the user.
Not only did they boost strength, but the two pieces of leather armor also possessed strong defensive capabilities. Even if struck by a Black Iron Rank attack, they would not suffer much impact.
Finally, when Fang Yuan put on the thickest shoe-type true spirit artifact, his entire body became light.
“Your Rank is too low. Even Bronze true spirit artifacts can greatly increase your strength, but it's best not to rely too much on the boost provided by true spirit artifacts…”
After the two put on their three-piece sets, Uncle Mo spoke out, urging them not to be tempted by this sudden power.
true spirit artifacts are powerful and can bring significant improvements to Professionals, but this is only true for low-Rank true spirit artifacts used by even lower-Rank Professionals.
At the same Rank, Bronze Rank true spirit artifacts provide a maximum of a 10% boost to Bronze Rank True Spirit Professionals. The Professional's own strength is the dominant factor.
Only sufficiently powerful strength can unleash the full might of a true spirit artifact. Giving many Bronze Rank true spirit artifacts to a Black Iron Rank Professional will not help much.
No matter how much the strength is boosted, a Black Iron Professional cannot possess the strength of a Bronze Rank, nor can they defeat a Bronze Level One opponent.
The higher the Professional's Rank, the less significant the role of true spirit artifacts becomes. Some Professionals even forge their Physical Body to be comparable to true spirit artifacts of the same Rank, using their Physical Body to fight with real weapons.
And high-Rank true spirit artifacts are becoming increasingly rare. Later on, it becomes very difficult to find a suitable one.
Given this situation, it is better to break away from the influence of true spirit artifacts as early as possible and focus on improving one's own strength from the very beginning.
Uncle Mo rattled on for a long time, hoping that this Genius from the Outer City would not go astray.
“We will remember that. Thank you for your guidance, Uncle Mo.”
After listening to such a lengthy lesson, Fang Yuan and Lin Zhizhi thanked him in unison.
Knowing almost nothing, they needed such insights and experience to avoid these detours.