Deadly reinforcement, the entrance to the ruins

The Enhancement Hall was an oval-shaped building.

Its main body was made of silver-white special rock, with patterns carved from an unknown light blue material.

The patterns were somewhat similar to those on the main city walls, but more complex and aesthetically pleasing.

As a main city that descended with the Great Cataclysm, almost all special buildings within the city had protective measures.

The most basic of these was that they could not be destroyed.

However, this rule was somewhat special in the Enhancement Hall.

When Lin Xuan arrived, the first thing he saw were the cracks on the crystal floor tiles at the entrance, as well as various-sized pits on some of the outer wall rocks.

At this time, many professionals were coming and going at the entrance, looking very energetic.

Of course, this was the 'energetic' of a madman.

“Damn it! I spent two million on enhancements and didn’t even get a single level up!”

“Wuwuwu, I’m never enhancing again, give me back my weapon…”

“Hahaha, I succeeded, I succeeded! My whole set is +9!”

“The Chen Clan Merchant Guild's enhancement gems are poisonous! I used eight pieces of equipment as fodder, and it still broke!”

Bang—!

Professionals could not use attack skills in the main city, but their strength remained.

These professionals cursed loudly, punching the outer wall.

Seeing this, Lin Xuan also swallowed.

This kind of display made the Enhancement Hall feel like a casino.

Those who came here lost nine out of ten times.

They basically went in smiling and came out crying.

But there was no other way.

Not everyone was as lucky as him, able to drop high-quality equipment.

Ordinary people who wanted to improve needed to enhance their equipment.

After weapon enhancement, attributes like damage, durability, and penetration could be increased.

Armor enhancement, on the other hand, increased toughness and defense.

The enhancement probability was very low, but if successful and a high-level enhancement was achieved, it could definitely greatly boost combat power.

Afterward, one could use the increased combat power to compensate for the losses from enhancement.

He walked straight into the interior of the Enhancement Hall.

The internal structure was different from what Lin Xuan imagined.

It was very spacious overall, with the ceiling about forty to fifty meters high from the ground.

Many machines, similar to those in an arcade, were neatly arranged inside.

Those were the enhancement pods.

Professionals only needed to stand in front of an enhancement pod and grip a joystick-like handle to enhance their own attributes.

Of course, the prerequisite was having enough enhancement materials in their backpack.

At this moment, hundreds of thousands of professionals were in front of the enhancement pods.

They were either crying, laughing, or had solemn expressions.

If there were acting students, they would definitely learn a lot here.

Lin Xuan came to an empty enhancement pod.

Controlling this facility was very simple; it was all knowledge learned in high school textbooks.

There were three main types of enhancement materials: the universal material Colorless Crystal, Enhancement Gems needed for enhancing weapons and accessories, and Enhancement Crystals needed for enhancing armor.

Lin Xuan gripped the joystick.

The next moment, the enhancement pod’s display screen instantly listed his equipment information.

“Weapon: death scythe Mythical Ancient”

“Scholar’s Hat Legendary”

“fire-resistant magic robe Mythical”

“Sage’s Pants Legendary”

“Calm Boots…”

The equipment was arranged on the screen according to its slot.

“Holy cow, brother, you’re rich, your equipment is so good.”

At this moment, someone nearby saw this equipment information and instantly exclaimed.

The exclamation attracted the attention of many people.

Some glanced at it and didn’t care, while others walked over.

“Ah, what a pity. Such good equipment, it’s probably going to be dismantled here.”

Someone saw it and expressed regret.

Lin Xuan silently shook his head, not caring.

These words implied that he would fail the enhancement and his equipment would be destroyed.

Could he possibly break it?

“I don’t plan to rashly enhance to +10.”

“Let’s enhance the weapon first.”

Lin Xuan selected the death scythe and chose to enhance.

“Do you want to consume six Enhancement Gems and ten Colorless Crystals to enhance the weapon death scythe?”

“Current weapon enhancement level is 0, handling fee 1000 gold coins, 20% chance to enhance to +1.”

“Only 20% for level one.”

“So dark!”

Colorless Crystals and Enhancement Gems could both be obtained with a certain probability by dismantling equipment.

Dismantling required a forging table.

Lin Xuan naturally wouldn’t waste time on that.

He still had a bonus of ten billion on him now, so he wasn’t short on money.

He had already bought the items before coming.

“Enhance!”

“death scythe Enhancement +1 successful!”

With good starting luck, Lin Xuan continued to enhance.

Before equipment reached +10, one needed to worry.

Failure to enhance would at most drop the enhancement level.

After +10, it was different.

Failure to enhance could very likely result in the equipment shattering.

To save the equipment, one needed to use a special item, an Enhancement Charm.

This item was extremely precious.

There was a very, very small chance of obtaining it by dismantling equipment.

Of course, besides dismantling, enhancement materials could also be obtained by killing BOSSes.

After level fifty, killing monsters would have a chance to drop enhancement materials.

Among them, Enhancement Charms and Star Stones that increased enhancement probability would only drop from BOSSes.

Each time, the enhancement materials would double.

Enhancing to level two required twenty Colorless Crystals and twelve Enhancement Gems.

The probability was only ten percent, but Lin Xuan chose to enhance.

In a short while, his weapon was already enhanced to level five, and it hadn't failed even once!

This made the people who had gathered around to watch the show quite disappointed.

“Damn, another lucky bastard. Let’s go, let’s go.”

“Brother, enhance quickly, hehe, I’ll use your machine later too.”

The people around him praised and envied him.

Lin Xuan smiled faintly, his confidence overflowing.

“Enhancement Bonus: Weapon Damage +5%, Penetration +5%, Durability +500”

“Not bad, strong enough!” Lin Xuan nodded with satisfaction and began to enhance other equipment.

Enhancement was about adding basic attributes to each part.

After level sixty, amplification would be unlocked, which could add four-dimensional attributes.

He finished enhancing all his equipment in one go.

Lin Xuan let out a sigh of relief.

The probability of enhancing from level four to level five was only one percent.

The other parts didn't have the luck of the death scythe.

All twelve pieces of equipment were enhanced to level five, directly costing him nearly a million gold coins!

And this was only for +5!

A full set of +7 equipment would unlock a special enhancement effect.

Without hesitation, Lin Xuan started enhancing again.

His subsequent luck was very bad; not only did he not succeed, but he also triggered the probability of dropping enhancement levels upon failure.

At its worst, the death scythe directly dropped to enhancement level 0!

Lin Xuan almost lost his temper!

Fortunately, it wasn't an enhancement level of ten or higher, so the equipment wouldn't shatter.

Otherwise, he would have pulled out his gun or dismantled this enhancement pod.

Finally, after two or three hours of enhancement, plus various losses, Lin Xuan obtained a full set of +7 enhanced equipment, unlocking the equipment enhancement resonance, all for a total cost of twenty million.

“Enhancement Resonance: All Damage +7%, All Defense +10, All Resistance +7%”

A full set of +7 enhancements already surpassed ninety percent of new professionals.

Lin Xuan nodded, satisfied, and left the Enhancement Hall.

Seeing him leave, the people around instantly scrambled for the machine.

Don't look at how much money Lin Xuan spent; overall, he had made a huge profit!

Someone had calculated that a full set of +7 would cost at least thirty million gold coins!

Back at school, Lin Xuan first went to the school’s quest hall to accept the Ruin Quest.

The Dragon Gate Grottoes ruin would be open for two days in total.

With the quest, he could not only earn academic credits and honor points but also avoid classes for the next two days.

Of course, the most important thing was to complete the quest.

Returning to his villa, Lin Xuan spent his time studying the ruin data.

Time flew by.

Early the next morning, Lin Xuan got up early and rode his purple golden gourd to the outskirts of Jianghai City.

At ten in the morning, it was the day the replicated ruin, Dragon Gate Grottoes, would open in Jianghai City this year.

The purple golden gourd, with its flying ability, was extremely fast.

In just half an hour, Lin Xuan arrived at Qingpu District in Jianghai City.

Before the Great Cataclysm, this place was the suburbs of Jianghai City.

After the Cataclysm, it became a wilderness, with monsters roaming everywhere.

Now, with the expansion of Jianghai City’s outer city, it had been successfully purified and reclaimed.

Lin Xuan landed in a square in the suburbs.

The area was not large, only a few thousand square meters.

In its center was a high platform with a semi-circular archway.

“This should be the entrance to the Dragon Gate Grottoes ruin.”

Lin Xuan withdrew his gaze and looked down.

Thousands of professionals had already gathered in the square.

Before the ruin opened, everyone was taking out some items for free trade.

Seeing this, Lin Xuan also jumped down.

After entering the ruin, it wasn't like the New Student Trial Secret Realm where people were randomly scattered; instead, everyone was crowded together upon entry.

To get good things, it depended on who was faster.

“For speed, my seventh-tier gourd mount is upgrading at just the right time.”

(This is the third chapter today. Tomorrow is Sunday, so three more chapters!)