It was probably nighttime... As for why "probably" had to be added, that required some explanation. In the cave, Wu Yan and the two girls had no way of accurately judging the time. They couldn't exactly bring phones over either, so "probably" it was...
It was still the same campfire, still the same chunks of roasted meat, and Wu Yan was still doing the grilling. The difference was that there was now a red handprint on his left cheek, his skin slightly darkened around it. The two girls had woken up and were sitting beside the fire, their faces flushed as they glared angrily at him.
After grilling the pieces of meat in his hands, Wu Yan lifted them and handed them to Mikoto and Hinagiku. "Here... Hiss!"
Before he could finish speaking, the cheek bearing the red handprint flared with pain. Wu Yan's lips twitched, and he felt like crying without tears.
He had known the two girls would teach him a lesson after waking up, but he hadn't expected that lesson to be so "profound."
All he could say was that the mindset he had before transmigrating had nearly gotten him killed. In Wu Yan's subconscious, even if he saw a girl naked, what could she do to him? It wasn't like she would actually be ruthless, right?
Unfortunately, he had forgotten that this was no longer the "harmonious" society he had lived in. Anime girls were not the kind to show mercy...
Still, having seen and touched both girls all over was enough to make Wu Yan feel proud.
After shooting Wu Yan a vicious glare, Mikoto took the roasted meat from his hand. Wu Yan gave a foolish grin and handed some to Hinagiku as well, but she simply snatched it away with a cold snort, turning her back on him.
Patting his hands in dissatisfaction, Wu Yan muttered, "What's the big deal? It's not like I haven't seen them before..."
Hinagiku's face reddened again. She immediately turned around and glared at Wu Yan through gritted teeth, as if she wanted to swallow him whole.
Wu Yan shrank back and hurriedly raised his hands in surrender.
Only after Hinagiku stopped looking like she wanted to kill him did Wu Yan let out a sigh of relief. At the same time, a certain thought in his heart grew even firmer: next time, he definitely had to summon a soft, sweet girl!
Meanwhile, Mikoto, who was sitting there biting into her roasted meat, looked down at it in surprise.
This... was way too delicious...
The Railgun, who had never tasted Wu Yan's cooking before, immediately had her eyes light up. She began eating even faster, completely tossing the earlier awkwardness out of her mind.
As for why she had felt awkward, the reason was simple. Mikoto's close-fitting undergarment—her safety shorts—had been tossed away by Wu Yan just like Hinagiku's.
Although their fondness for safety shorts was one of their charming traits, compared to cute little panties, that trait could be discarded. Besides, Mikoto and Hinagiku already had more than enough charming traits...
Hinagiku was much the same as Mikoto. Although she had tried Wu Yan's cooking long ago, every time she ate it, she still found herself unable to stop.
Well... those two girls could eat as much as they wanted without gaining weight, so he might as well let them enjoy themselves...
Shaking his head helplessly, Wu Yan quickly finished the roasted meat in his hands.
After filling his stomach, Wu Yan opened the system menu and selected the "Equipment" option.
He was now level 45, equivalent to the Fifth Order in the Sparlier World. Although the Kusanagi Sword had only been with him for four months, it was time to replace it. The Kusanagi Sword could no longer keep up with his needs.
If the warriors of the Sparlier World heard that thought, they would probably drown him in spit.
After all, Common Armaments were the armaments that warriors and mages below the Seventh Order dreamed of possessing. Armaments were incredibly precious in the Sparlier World. Even the lowest-grade Common Armament could only be worn by warriors or mages with favorable circumstances.
There were two such favorable circumstances: a good family background or great strength!
A good family background was easy to understand. If you had a good father, and that good father happened to be wealthy, then naturally he could prepare a Common Armament for you. Of course, it had to be the kind of family with real standing. Even if it wasn't on the level of the Luo Li Family, it still had to be a prominent local clan.
Great strength was even easier to understand. With strength, would you still fear having no money? Dive into the Giant Beast Forest and hunt high-level magical beasts for ten days or half a month. The money you earned would be enough to equip yourself with a Common Armament. As for how strong you had to be, not much stronger than Wu Yan was now—roughly Fifth Order.
A Fifth-Order warrior or mage could only barely afford to equip a Common Armament, yet Wu Yan thought Common Armaments could no longer meet his needs?
How were those warriors and mages below the Fifth Order, with no family background and still using iron equipment, supposed to feel?
Well, with something as absurdly powerful as the system, Wu Yan could be considered someone with a "good family background," so he didn't count.
And now that Wu Yan planned to change his equipment, there was no way he would still settle for Common Armaments. What he wanted was C-class equipment—Rare Armaments!
In the Sparlier World, only experts above the Seventh Order could equip Rare Armaments. Even then, they needed to come from a "good family background" to own one, like Fei Fei. Of course, someone like Lulu was the genuine article when it came to having a "good family background." She had a Rare Armament at only the Fourth Order.
But she was the only daughter of the foremost family in the Ai Lu Empire, one of the Three Great Empires. Comparing himself to her would only make him furious.
Some poorer Seventh-Order warriors or mages might not even own a Rare Armament. That was the main reason Wu Yan had not exchanged for Rare Armaments despite having enough Equipment Points in the Sparlier World. In the Sparlier World, robbing the rich and helping the poor while playing bandit wasn't against the law...
But things were different now. Although he was only Fifth Order and couldn't compare to Seventh Order, he had Mikoto, a walking cannon at the Seventh Order Peak who was nearly Eighth Order. What was there to fear? As for Eighth-Order experts, if Eighth-Order warriors and mages didn't have Rare Armaments, people would look down on them...
There was even less reason to worry about Ninth-Order experts. They would not care about one or two Rare Armaments. At that level, who didn't have some wealth behind them? Ninth-Order experts used Golden Armaments!
Besides, Ninth-Order experts were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. Wu Yan did not even know whether he would encounter one. The only one he had heard about was Fei Fei's family's previous patriarch—Lulu's grandfather—who was a Ninth-Order warrior!
The foremost family of an empire had only one Ninth-Order expert. Wu Yan did not know how many Ninth-Order experts existed in the Sparlier World, but there were fewer than five Tenth-Order experts—the so-called Demigod Rank—in the entire world. How many Ninth-Order experts, one level below them, could there be?
So now was the time to exchange for Rare Armaments!
Even a half-airheaded girl like Lulu had a Rare Armament. Wouldn't it be humiliating if he didn't have one?
Under the watchful eyes of the two girls as they ate, Wu Yan flipped through his system menu and searched for equipment. He automatically ignored D-class equipment; he no longer needed it. He mainly searched through C-class equipment. As for B-class equipment, sorry, his pockets were empty...
With Swordsmanship Proficiency and Turbulent Return of Celestial Dance, Wu Yan naturally looked for sword-type equipment. Katanas like the Kusanagi Sword, which could be used as either blades or swords, were included as well. After searching for a while, his eyes finally lit up as they settled on one piece of equipment.
Tessaiga: From Shakugan no Shana, the treasured weapon of Shana, the Flame-Haired Blazing-Eyed Hunter; 20,000 Equipment Points.
This was the one! For no other reason than the fact that it was Shana's weapon, this had to be the one!
With a tap of the hand pulling through the menu, an ancient-looking katana and sheath appeared in Wu Yan's hands. Threads of mysterious aura curled around the blade, immediately drawing Mikoto and Hinagiku's attention.
The hilt was black, but its end was gold. The black handguard was a hollow square missing its four corners, connecting the hilt and blade. The blade itself was bright silver, far more lustrous than the Kusanagi Sword.
As for the sheath in Wu Yan's other hand, it was entirely black.
Wu Yan nodded in satisfaction. He was quite used to katanas that could function as both swords and blades. Their bodies were relatively slender and easy to control. Though they were not as easy to land hits with, they made up for it with their lightness.
Tightening his grip on the hilt, Wu Yan swung with force. The bright silver blade swept a streak of white light through the air. He gave it two practiced flourishes before sheathing it.
"You changed weapons?" Hinagiku curiously glanced at the Tessaiga in Wu Yan's hand. Since she was skilled with the sword herself, she was rather fond of such weapons.
"Yeah. After today's battle, my strength improved quite a bit, so it was only natural that I exchanged for a stronger weapon." Wu Yan placed Tessaiga into his Space Ring as he spoke to Hinagiku.
Mikoto, who was beside them, nodded and said, "Then aren't you going to get some defensive equipment too?"
Wu Yan paused at her words. After thinking for a while, he opened the system menu again and began looking through it.
Mikoto had a point. If he had possessed decent defensive equipment during today's battle against the monster horde, he could have saved himself a lot of trouble. It could also have extended the use of the Senzu Bean and kept him from having to push himself so desperately.
Of course, Wu Yan did not like the idea of wearing armor or anything similar on his body. It was not only heavy, but also went against his preferences. So, with an indifferent attitude, he searched through the system menu.
But sure enough, he actually found something suitable!
Dragonscale Armor: Formless and weightless, existing as a concept. When the wearer is attacked, a colorless dragon-shaped suit of armor instantly manifests. Completely immune to attacks below level 50; weakens attacks below level 60; 30,000 Equipment Points.
Wu Yan was delighted. Formless? Weightless? That was perfect. This way, he would not have to carry armor everywhere, nor would he need to worry about its weight.
Without hesitation, Wu Yan immediately exchanged for it. A ray of light shot from the system menu into his forehead. At the same time, Wu Yan felt a floating dragon-shaped suit of armor appear in his mind. It was the Dragonscale Armor. It would remain there normally, only appearing when Wu Yan was attacked to shield him from harm.
Although exchanging for two C-class pieces of equipment left Wu Yan with only 1,000 Equipment Points, he was in an excellent mood. Still, he felt somewhat regretful.
Wu Yan said regretfully, "Mikoto, if I had more Equipment Points, I'd exchange one for you too..."
Mikoto casually waved her hand. "No need. I don't need any equipment. My esper ability is enough!"
"How could that be enough..." Wu Yan said unhappily. "What if we go to the Sparlier World in the future and run into true experts?"
Hinagiku, who was beside them, suddenly raised her head at those words. "Yan, are you two leaving this world already?"
Wu Yan and Mikoto both choked on a mouthful of food. Wu Yan looked at Hinagiku irritably. "What do you mean, leaving this world? We're not dead yet..."
"You know that's not what I mean!" Hinagiku shouted, sounding a little agitated.
Wu Yan smiled faintly as he looked at Hinagiku, speaking half-jokingly and half-seriously. "Don't worry. After I go there, I'll summon you. Of course, by then, our lives will be bound together. If I die, you won't be able to live either..."
Hinagiku finally smiled happily. "Then let me protect you!"
Wu Yan froze for a moment, then felt speechless.
Was that a declaration that she wanted to keep him as a pretty boy?
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