Chapter 609: Adding Fuel to the Fire
Mu You and Lu Yao are old acquaintances. They have cooperated many times before and have a high degree of mutual trust. They don't have so many scruples when talking about business. After a simple discussion, they finalized it.
Mu You entrusted this batch of goods to Lu Yao for sale. After the sale, Lu Yao will charge a 10% commission for each item.
At noon that day, Lu Yao rushed to the pet shop and packed the prepared goods away.
An hour later, the first batch of goods were already hung in the shop of the Fire Spreader.
Mu You didn't need to worry about the rest. He just acted as a hands-off shopkeeper and waited for the money.
At this time in the pet shop, as the useless props were taken away, all that was left on the ground were materials.
Mu You selected the materials, picked out a few 5-star materials, and sent them into the game.
[You put 1 blood-sucking poison wool and 5 black chicken bones into the synthesis furnace. ]
[Material affinity 11.2%, the material grade is too low, there is a high probability of failure, even if it succeeds, it is difficult to get effective improvement, do you want to continue synthesis? 】
"Is the 5-star material really no longer useful..." Mu You sighed.
He had guessed before that the current poisonous velvet knife was already a 6-star item, and it was very likely that it could no longer be synthesized with 5-star materials. Now this was confirmed.
Of course, he could synthesize 5-star materials into 6-star materials first, and then continue to upgrade, but only six of the same materials could be combined into one higher-level material. The more than 1,000 materials in front of him would shrink to 200 in an instant, which was a bit of a waste. It would be better to synthesize them directly with 6-star materials.
Mu You selected from the 6-star materials again. There were 245 6-star materials, but there were not many types. There were only five kinds of exotic beast materials, 40 to 60 of each. If you are lucky, it should be enough to advance twice.
Mu You looked at the effects of the five materials one by one, pondered for a moment, and quickly selected two of them.
[Moonlight Mantis Knife: Materials produced by the 6-star creature 'Moonlight Mantis'. Moonlight Mantis is a carnivorous beast that lives in the forest and is active at night. It is small and fast, and has long-range attack capabilities. After swinging the mantis knife, it can cut a white crescent-shaped blade forward, hence the name Moonlight Mantis...]
[Flying Owl Beak: Material produced by the 6-star creature 'Flying Owl'. The flying owl is an evil bird that feeds exclusively on crustaceans. Its beak is extremely sharp and can easily penetrate the hard shells of those crustaceans, thereby taking the tender flesh hidden in the shells...]
The other three materials actually have materials specifically for weapons, and Mu You chose these two because he saw the abilities of their bodies.
Although Mu You could not see the results of the synthesis in advance by backtracking, based on the experience of the first two synthesis, the final synthesis effect was obviously related to the characteristics of the beast to which the material belonged.
For example, the spider web gland was put in, and the ability to make spider webs was synthesized in the end, while the blood-sucking tail needle was synthesized to suck blood.
As expected, these two materials should also be able to synthesize the abilities of 'Moonlight Mantis' and 'Flying Owl'.
Mu You sent both materials into the game and began to try.
[You put Vampire Poison Velvet and Moonlight Mantis Blade*5 into the synthesis furnace. ]
[Material compatibility is 72%, with a low probability of failure. Do you confirm the synthesis? ]
"Yes!"
[Synthesis successful! Your Vampire Poison Velvet has been slightly upgraded...]
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[Synthesis successful! Your Vampire Poison Velvet has been significantly upgraded! ]
[Moon Velvet (6.5 stars): God's Power +13, God's Defense +3, Agility +25, Intelligence +20.
Moon Velvet can cut out a crescent-shaped sword energy with a maximum flight distance of 30 meters. After hitting, it absorbs 15% of the real life caused by the damage and reduces the target's God's Defense by 1 point for 15 seconds.
After hitting five times in a row, a layer of sticky spider web will condense on the target's surface. 】
"Sure enough!"
Mu You was delighted to see the result. As expected, the Moonlight Slash effect was synthesized. In this way, the Moon Velvet Knife has a long-range attack capability. Although it is only 30 meters, it is a qualitative change for this weapon!
Because the three effects of this knife: defense reduction, blood sucking and deceleration, all require holding this knife to hit the target to take effect.
However, in actual combat, it is almost impossible to hit the opponent every time at close range, because the opponent will dodge and escape, and it is easy to be kite-flying to death if the speed is not enough.
With long-range attack, it is different. You can chase and chop with the knife. As long as the distance is not more than 30 meters, you can hit every time, which greatly enhances the deterrent power of this weapon!
The first material was successfully completed, and Mu You struck while the iron was hot and started the second round of synthesis.
[You put Moon Velvet and Flying Owl Beak*5 into the synthesis furnace. 】
[Material affinity is 43%, the affinity is low, and there is a high probability of failure. Do you confirm the synthesis? 】
"Yes!"
[Synthesis failed, you lost 5 Flying Owl Beaks...]
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[Synthesis failed...]
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[Synthesis failed...]
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The success rate of the second material is much lower than expected.
After seven or eight failures in a row, Mu You looked at the rapidly decreasing stock of bird beaks at hand, and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. This amount of material would not be enough for the upgrade...
If the material is used up and the upgrade cannot be achieved, the upgrade of the Moon Velvet Knife will be stuck on this material, and Mu You can only continue to search for Flying Owl Beaks until the upgrade is completed.
Otherwise, if this material is skipped and the synthesis is continued, the 6.5-star upgrade will be wasted, because after the weapon is upgraded to 7 stars, it can no longer be synthesized with 6-star materials.
Fortunately, today's luck is pretty good. When the bird's beak was about to run out of ammunition and food, a success prompt finally popped up, and the first time was a significant upgrade!
[…Synthesis successful! Your Moon Velvet has received a significant upgrade! ]
[Moon Velvet (7 stars): God's Power +15, God's Defense +3, Strength +20, Agility +25, Intelligence +20.
Moon Velvet can cut out a crescent-shaped sword energy, with a maximum flight distance of 30 meters. After hitting, it absorbs 15% of the real life caused by damage and reduces the target's God's Defense by 1 point for 15 seconds.
Hit five times in a row, and a layer of sticky spider web will condense on the target's surface.
The attack of Moon Velvet will cause additional damage to armor, carapace, shield and other protective gear or shells, and each hit will damage 30 points of armor durability (after the armor durability is reset, it will shatter)]
"Not bad."
Mu You nodded after reading it. This upgrade of the bird's beak is equivalent to adding the "armor-breaking" ability to this knife.
Many creatures in the real world have shells, especially some turtle creatures that are known for their abnormal defense. Divine arts and attacks hit their shells, and the damage is zero, which is considered an invalid attack.
Among humanoid creatures, such as the gods, there are also many giants who are used to wearing armor and holding shields. When they encounter attacks, they use shields and armor to block, which can also greatly exempt them from damage.
Humans have not encountered such giants yet, but it is only a matter of time before they encounter them in the future. If there is no armor-breaking means at that time, it will definitely be very uncomfortable. It is not bad to prepare armor-breaking weapons in advance now.
The synthesis is over. The results of the two synthesis are good, and Mu You is very satisfied.
Today's Yuerong Knife is already 7 stars. If you want to continue to upgrade, you need 7-star materials. However, there are only a dozen 7-star materials on hand, and they are all in bulk. It is impossible to get 5 identical pieces, so you can only stop.
"7.5 stars, 8 stars, 8.5 stars, 9 stars..."
Mu You calculated and found that if it was not unexpected, the Moon Velvet Knife would only have four upgrade opportunities. If he wanted to create a weapon that could be used for a long time, he had to think clearly before making each upgrade.
Mu You put away the remaining materials and returned to the game.
At this time, the entire Crowman tribe was still in the "aftermath of the theft". Almost no one dared to set up stalls on the streets. The streets were full of patrolling Crowman guards. Mu You tried to turn around a few times, but no matter where he went, someone was watching him.
Finding that he couldn't do it, Mu You simply prepared to leave the tribe and go to the forest to continue to kill monsters.
But just as he was about to leave, a prompt suddenly popped up in the game.
[You suddenly heard a sound of bird hooves chirping in the mountains. ]
[You transformed into a sparrow man and quickly understood the meaning: "Boss, the Crowman chief is here, hurry back!"]
"Crowman chief..." Mu You raised his eyebrows, but he was not too surprised. In the past three days, he has single-handedly made the entire tribe in chaos, and the order of the entire tribe is about to collapse. It would be strange if the Crowman chief did not react.
At this time, the Crowman chief came to the door, obviously to find the bandits to punish them.
It just so happened that this was a good opportunity to incite the two families to confront each other!
[You transformed into the image of a bandit leader in a remote place and rushed back to the bandit gathering place. ]
[... You entered the underground "Bandit's House". At this moment, there were already many bandits gathered in the huge room, and in the depths of the room, the Crowman chief was standing by the wall with a cane in his hand, and he had obviously been waiting for a long time. 】
【Hearing you enter the house, the Crow Clan leader turned around tremblingly, tapped his cane, and looked at you unhappily: "What's the matter with the recent thefts? No matter how ignorant you bandits are, there should be a limit, right?"】
【"What do you mean we are ignorant? This is not what we did!" Before you could say anything, a bandit next to you couldn't help but argue first. 】
【"That's right, we have been staying at home for the past few days and have not gone out hunting at all." "That's right..." The bandits echoed one after another. 】
【"If it's not you, then who is it?" The clan leader frowned and asked. 】
【"Of course it's the bandits from outside!" you said. 】
【"Bandits from other places? Are you kidding?" The Crow Clan leader sneered upon hearing this: "To me, there is no difference between local and foreign bandits. This is your own internal problem. In short, as long as the bandits make mistakes in my tribe, you have to deal with them, and you have to compensate us for all the losses!"】
【"Why?" "That's right, why should we pay?" "They are not our people at all. We don't even know who they are..." The bandits talked at once. 】
【"I said, how to deal with it is your business. I will give you a week to deal with your internal affairs and restore stability to the Crow Clan. Otherwise, I am afraid that we will have to reconsider the cooperation agreement we signed at the beginning..." The Crow Clan leader finally looked at you and spoke with an obvious threatening tone. 】
【"What?!!" The bandits were instantly furious upon hearing this. They looked at each other, but they all understood. 】
【Before, many bandits still doubted your guess, but now the words of the Crow Clan leader seem to have completely confirmed your guess: the Crow Clan really had a plan to drive you away! 】
【Many bandits were furious and wanted to beat the Crow Clan leader to the ground on the spot, but fortunately you stopped them in time with your eyes, so they didn't get angry. 】
【After the Crow Clan leader finished speaking, he slowly left, shaking his crutches. 】
【When passing by the door, a bandit next to him was upset, and he moved his right hand quietly, and started to steal from the Crow Clan Chief...】
【Unfortunately, the theft failed, and the Crow Clan Chief turned his head and glared at the bandit. The bandit was caught on the spot, his face was pale, and he lowered his head in shame. 】
【The Crow Clan Chief did not pursue it further, but just snorted coldly: "Tell your people to be more cautious! They are getting more and more presumptuous..." After that, he left the house cursing. 】
Mu You frowned, this Crow Clan Chief was just an ordinary 6-star Crow Clan, his strength was not strong, and because of his inconvenient legs, the difficulty of stealing should not be high, and these bandits under his command have been stealing for many years, and they have been proficient in stealing skills, so there should not be such an obvious mistake...
Thinking of this, Mu You also controlled the character to try it out.
[You used the invisible hand to steal from the Crow Clan leader remotely...]
[The theft failed. The target seemed to be protected by a special item. Your invisible hand automatically dissipated when it approached the target, and the theft could not be carried out...]
"Huh?" Mu You was stunned.
Special item protection?
If it was said that the theft rate was extremely low, it would be fine. He really didn't expect that the text would directly prompt him that he couldn't steal.
So, there are really items that can absolutely prevent theft?
No wonder this old man was so fearless when he entered the bandit's nest. It turned out that he was well prepared...
After coming to his senses, Mu You was somewhat interested in the items on the Crow Clan leader.
This unknown item is equivalent to building a firewall. He can't penetrate the firewall to steal the divinity inside the wall.
However, if this "firewall" itself is stolen, it should be possible to steal normally, right?
Mu You secretly calculated.
Of course, this can only be achieved after he merges with the power of the God of Thieves.
[Until the Crow Clan leader walked away, the hall was noisy again. 】
【"Boss, you are right. These Crows really intend to drive us away!"】
【"It seems that they have colluded with bandits from other places..."】
【"Fortunately, the boss saw through it in advance, otherwise we would still be kept in the dark..."】
【"Damn, these Crows are too bullying..."】
【"Do you really think we are easy to bully..."】
【The bandits are talking at once, each of them is filled with righteous indignation, and finally all look at you, waiting for you to make a decision. 】
【"Boss, what should we do? Should we help them catch the bandits from outside?" one person asked. 】
【"What's the use? If you catch one, there will be a steady stream of outsiders coming out. Can you catch them all? What's more, it's still unclear whether there are any troublemakers. If the Crows want to drive us away, they can just play a thief and directly frame us." You said. 】
【The Crows scratched their heads in distress after hearing this, and had no idea for a while. 】
【"Boss, why don't we just leave? If we can't stay here, we'll find another place to stay. We bandits are capable and can make a living anywhere. Why do we have to stay in this hellhole and suffer?" one person suggested. 】
【"Of course we have to leave, but we can't just leave without saying a word. It's too cowardly." You said indignantly. 】
【"Boss, what do you mean..." Some bandits have vaguely realized your plan and suddenly became excited. 】
【"Before leaving, why don't we steal it well and steal all the property that can be stolen from the entire Crow Tribe, leaving nothing behind!" You suggested. 】
The reason for this suggestion is that it is not easy for Mu You to act in the village now. The Crows are currently patrolling frantically and are particularly wary of all unfamiliar faces. It is difficult for him to find an opportunity to act alone.
So his plan is to incite the bandits to act together. These bandits are more familiar with the Crow Tribe than he is. More than 80 bandits acting together can definitely plunder the entire tribe's superficial property.
Later he would find someone to catch all the bandits in one fell swoop, and this part of divinity would fall back into their hands.