Free Web NovelChapter 549: Chapter 543: The Powerful Offensive and Defensive Set
"Have you heard? The Tier Eleven group has already reached the 970th level and are preparing for the final push in the next few days."
"You’re already outdated. Last evening, the Great Emperors had already reached the 980th level."
"Other levels too, it seems like everyone’s nearly reached that height."
"Wow, that fast?"
"Doesn’t that mean someone might reach the top in the next couple of days?"
Lin You woke up to see messages flooding the Duchy channel, all discussing matters related to the Celestial Ladder Trial.
It had been ten days since the Celestial Ladder appeared.
During these ten days, Lin You had been commuting between the Duchy and the Demon Plane, collecting materials to forge equipment and Rule Fragments, while also keeping an eye on developments at the Celestial Ladder site.
To his surprise.
In such a short time, someone had already reached the 980th level.
If nothing unexpected happens, someone might successfully reach the top and enter the Gate of the Living Realm in the next couple of days.
Without further hesitation, he immediately got up, washed, ate a quick meal, and instantly teleported to the Teleportation Array leading to the Dwarf Kingdom to start the transmission.
In these days, due to killing Lord Demons everywhere to gather materials, he acquired many Rule Fragments.
Combined with the output from the Origin Universe and the Duchy, he could basically earn around 350 Rule Fragments daily.
Thanks to most Lords heading to the Celestial Ladder, he could monopolize the resources from the Lord Demons, collecting all the materials needed to forge equipment early.
As the teleportation light shone, he glanced at his personal interface, noting that his attributes had drastically changed.
[Name: Lin You (Lord)]
[Race: Human]
[Level: Tier Ten (7/10)]
[Strength: 57004 (+39903)]
[Constitution: 85012 (+73110)]
[Agility: 57004 (+39903)]
[Spirit: 71012 (+49708)]
[Basic Skills: Double Mutation, Power of Rule, Space Travel, Rule Transformation]
[Divine Power: All attributes +70%]
[Racial Talent: Constitution +16%, Recovery Speed +16%]
[Introduction: Lord Attribute Interface, records the specific strength and skills of the Lord, accessible for Tier Ten Lords.]
As displayed on the interface, all Rule Fragments obtained during this period were used by Lin You to enhance his Physical Attribute.
Finally, he broke through the 85,000 mark today.
With the blessings of seven Divine Fragments and Racial Talent, he was nearing 160,000, officially stepping into the realm of the old kings.
He focused on enhancing his Physical Attribute because a higher Constitution would enable him to endure greater pressure.
Only by ensuring that he wouldn’t die under such terrifying pressure could he have the chance to reach the top.
As for the Strength Attribute affecting climbing speed, it could be forcibly increased using Offensive and Defensive Conversion Equipment for a final burst!
This was the most perfect plan he could think of at the moment.
When the light dissipated, transporting him to the capital of the Dwarf Kingdom, he wasted no time, instantly appearing in the vast forge beneath the capital city.
Lin You had visited the Dwarf Kingdom many times, and the Tier Ten and Eleven powerhouses guarding the Kingdom were very familiar with his presence and his relationship with Mageon, hence no one obstructed him.
They simply scanned him with their perception and then withdrew.
"Mageon, I’m here."
From afar, Lin You shouted toward the inside.
Today was the day they had arranged, the time he would collect his equipment, making him quite eager.
"Just come in; it’s not like it’s your first time."
Mageon’s voice, accompanied by a series of clanging sounds, came from inside.
Lin You didn’t linger, immediately hastening his pace to enter the exclusive forging room of the Dwarf King, where he directly saw Mageon, bare-chested, sweating, and hammering equipment.
On the table beside him, three pieces of silver-gray equipment lay quietly, exuding an extremely heavy aura.
"Look, the equipment you wanted is here. See if it fits; if not, I’ll make adjustments."
Mageon stopped his work, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked at the three pieces of equipment.
Lying on the platform were Lin You’s most frequently used large blade, a pair of shoes, and a belt, all matched to avoid overlapping with his Frost Spirit Armor and Frost Spirit Bracelet.
Thus.
His Frost Spirit Armor’s 25% group negative effect resistance and the Frost Spirit Bracelet’s 18% spiritual resistance plus life-saving effect didn’t need to be replaced.
"The crafting conditions for Offensive and Defensive Conversion Equipment were quite challenging. I especially added some Wind Spirit Stones, so the effect bonuses might be different from other equipment, but I guarantee you’ll love these three pieces."
Mageon spoke with a smile, as if showing off his confident creations.
Without hesitation, Lin You stepped forward to check the information of the three pieces of equipment one by one.
[Equipment Name: Offensive and Defensive Battle Blade (Set)]
[Equipment Level: Tier Ten]
[Trait 1: Activate the Battle Blade to swap Strength and Constitution Attributes for 10 seconds, can be deactivated anytime.]
[Trait 2: Attack ignores 10% of enemy’s Defense.]
[Trait (Universal): For each Divine Fragment, equipment effect increases by 10%]
[Introduction: One part of the Offensive and Defensive Set, forged from a mix of various materials, boasts powerful attribute transformation effects.]
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[Equipment Name: Offensive and Defensive Belt (Set)]
[Equipment Level: Tier Ten]
[Trait 1: Activate the Belt to swap Spirit and Constitution Attributes for 10 seconds, can be deactivated anytime.]
[Trait 2: Reduce Power of Rule consumption by 10%]
[Universal Trait: For each Divine Fragment owned, equipment effect enhances by 10%]
[Introduction: One of the Offensive and Defensive Set, crafted from a variety of materials, possessing a powerful attribute conversion effect.]
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[Equipment Name: Offensive and Defensive War Boots (Set)]
[Equipment Level: Tier Ten]
[Trait 1: Activate the war boots to swap Agility and Constitution attributes, lasting 10 seconds, can be canceled at any time.]
[Trait 2: Increase movement speed by 10%]
[Universal Trait: For each Divine Fragment owned, equipment effect enhances by 10%]
[Introduction: One of the Offensive and Defensive Set, crafted from a variety of materials, possessing a powerful attribute conversion effect.]
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Three attribute conversions!?
Lin You’s eyes brightened suddenly, feeling a hint of excitement.
He initially thought it was merely a conversion between Power and Defense, but he didn’t expect Mageon to craft equipment capable of a three-attribute conversion.
No wonder so many types of materials needed to be collected, it makes sense now.
Which means.
With this set of equipment, he can swap other attributes with the Constitution attribute at will, anytime and anywhere.
Even though it’s only for 10 seconds, as a burst method it is terrifying.
After all, his Plant Type has an extra Constitution bonus, undoubtedly his highest attribute currently, and no matter how it converts, he doesn’t lose anything, plus it can be canceled anytime.
Furthermore.
Each piece of equipment has corresponding passive attribute effects.
Especially the effect of the Offensive and Defensive Belt reducing Power of Rule consumption surprised him the most; with the support of seven Divine Fragments, he can reduce consumption by 17%.
In this way, his odds of reaching the top of the Celestial Ladder are even higher.
"How is it? Pretty good, right?"
Mageon grinned and said: "Once equipped, the set effect will be activated, you can try it now."
"There’s a set effect too?"
Lin You exclaimed in delight and eagerly put on the equipment.
Truth be told.
Every time he wears equipment crafted by Mageon, it fits perfectly without any discomfort.
He couldn’t help but wonder if this guy sneaks into his room at night to measure his body sizes secretly.
And just when three pieces of equipment were equipped, a prompt sounded immediately.
[Offensive and Defensive Set complete, activating set attribute: Both Offensive and Defensive]
[Both Offensive and Defensive (Set): When attributes are swapped, the Constitution attribute remains unchanged.]
What a surprise!
Listening to the introduction of the set effect in his mind, Lin You was stunned.
Attribute conversion without changing Constitution?
Doesn’t that mean he no longer has to worry about the risk of low Constitution when converting Power?
This completely fills the defect of this set of equipment perfectly!
Is such equipment truly craftable by humans?
"How does it feel?" Mageon asked.
"Great, absolutely fantastic!" Lin You praised without reservation, "The set effect of this equipment is far better than I imagined, you’ve really helped me a lot!"
"Hehe, it’s nothing, just see who crafted it." Mageon boasted.
Their crafted equipment receiving others’ appreciation is the greatest recognition for the Dwarf race.
This time Lin You didn’t tease Mageon again, because this set of equipment truly provided him immense help.
After the excitement, he said: "Thanks for crafting such powerful equipment for me, if you need my help in the future, just tell me."
"That’s what you said." Mageon’s eyebrows raised, a sly smile formed on his lips.
Then he slowly extended a finger.
"Ten thousand tons, I want ten thousand tons of Fortified Grain."
"Ten thousand tons? Why don’t you go rob!" Lin You’s breath caught, his eyes nearly bulged out.
"I don’t care, the monthly grain you send is never enough for me, and recently the Elf High Priest took some, we need more, or are you planning to go back on your word?" Mageon hummed.
"It’s not about reneging, my duchy produces only twenty thousand tons a month, consuming half in one go is absolutely not feasible for my people to survive. Absolutely not," Lin You insisted.
"Really can’t? Alright, how about five thousand tons? The rest can be exchanged with whiskey and rice wine."
Mageon seemed aware that he was asking too much initially, so he quickly lowered his demand and even showed a reluctant, pained expression.
This guy...
Started learning mischief after becoming a king.
Lin You cursed in his heart, feeling incredibly amused.
A dignified king of the Dwarf Kingdom, and the Sovereign of the Saint Protection Duchy, bargaining over grain supply here; if this got out, it would undoubtedly make others laugh heartily.
However, he knew Mageon’s demand wasn’t unreasonable.
Because just the cost of forging these three pieces of Offensive and Defensive Set already amounts to purchasing several tens of thousands, even over ten thousand tons of Fortified Grain.
Even if he felt a pinch, he had no choice but to accept.
At worst, he could go back and spend more Magic Energy to subsidize his citizens below, he just amassed over a hundred billion Magic Energy from his recent tax collections and Demon hunts.
With this thought, he could only agree and said: "Alright, alright, five thousand it is, I’ll send someone over with it in a few days."
