VIP15 and Epic Equipment (Happy New Year, everyone!)

"What else are we looking at? Let's withdraw!"

The woman leading the group said helplessly to everyone. In the mech world, the safe zone for logging off and logging on are different places; only the wilderness allows you to log in and out from the same spot.

There's no point in them waiting here. They should think of other solutions.

"Guild [Shan Hai] is recruiting mercenaries. Masters with A-rank or above in the training grounds, let's grow together [Scorpion Tail]."

Just as they were about to give up, a sparkling message appeared in the regional channel.

Everyone looked at the equipment link the person posted, then exchanged glances. Wasn't this the stuff that person sold earlier?

"Captain, isn't that your brother?"

"Yeah! It's truly a case of finding something without looking!"

After a brief sigh, the woman led her team to find Lin Han Shi.

"Han Shi."

"...Sis! Look at my new gear!" Lin Han Shi said, trying to please, his expression a little unnatural upon seeing the person who arrived.

Lin Han Shi had always been most afraid of the woman in front of him since childhood. He had been beaten countless times, a fear etched into his bones!

However, they didn't linger on pleasantries. After getting the information she wanted, the woman left.

On the other side, Wang Qian Duo logged off, washed up, and went to sleep. He had always maintained a regular schedule of sleeping early and waking up early.

Going to bed after 12 AM today was very, very late for him.

He had never slept that late, even when working overtime.

He slept soundly until 8 AM, got up, washed up, went for a morning run, ate breakfast, and logged in precisely at 9 AM.

Today, he wanted to reach level 5, complete the hidden quest, go to the training grounds, see if he could get a propulsion device, and learn to fly...

"So many things to do!"

Wang Qian Duo sighed helplessly as he thought about it.

But sighing was sighing, the things that needed to be done still had to be done, one by one.

He opened the control interface, clicked on the top-up interface, and deposited 45,000 to upgrade his VIP level to the highest, VIP 15.

It only took five thousand to go from V1 to V10, and 45,000 from V10 to V15. The items received were naturally incomparable.

Various materials, money, some character attribute fashion items, and other miscellaneous things aside, the important items alone made Wang Qian Duo's eyes water.

VIP 11 gave him a growable legendary equipment chest. VIP 12 gave him a legendary active skill chest. VIP 13 gave him an equipment upgrade stone. VIP 14 gave him a wingman selection chest. VIP 15 gave him an epic equipment selection chest.

Although he could only use the legendary skill, equipment chests, and equipment upgrade stone right now, he was still very happy.

If he couldn't take off with this, all his years of gaming would have been in vain.

"But speaking of which, VIP 11 only gives legendary equipment. This first top-up is quite generous!"

However, he was soon doused with cold water as he excitedly prepared for an epic enhancement.

Because after Wang Qian Duo bought all the gift packs, he awkwardly found that his backpack was not enough.

He had received three 16-slot backpacks for upgrading his VIP, but the items in the VIP gift packs were too numerous and varied. His backpack was still insufficient, and some gift packs remained in his mailbox.

"What should I do?" Wang Qian Duo scratched his head. If his backpack wasn't enough, he couldn't open his gift packs!

Embodying the spirit of asking netizens when unsure about anything, he searched online for his situation and quickly found the answer.

It was the warehouse, but this required a mech level of 5 to unlock from the NPC.

There was nothing else to say. Time to level up!

Fortunately, after yesterday's beast tide, he was only over 2,000 experience points away from level five.

Wang Qian Duo's leveling speed was already very fast. Even with the main quest, it would be remarkable for others to reach level three in half a day.

Thanks to the beast tide!

Wang Qian Duo, who intended to focus on leveling up, paid no attention to the continuously flashing friend icons. This icon had been in this state since he sold that equipment blueprint yesterday.

"What if he doesn't respond to us?" one of the players looking for the Scorpion King's Heart said helplessly, looking at the silent friend list.

"What else can we do? Nothing! I'll go find Han Shi and ask him to try contacting the other person."

Meanwhile, on Wang Qian Duo's end, although he was much stronger than yesterday, his leveling efficiency did not increase. In fact, due to the level increase, the experience gained from killing monsters decreased, making leveling even slower.

There were only so many monsters, and everywhere he looked, there were people. What could he do?

It was simply torture!

However, the torture only lasted half a day. Through his persistent efforts, he finally reached level five in half a day.

He immediately returned to the city, unlocked the warehouse, and upgraded it to the highest level using gold crystals. He then dumped all the unusable materials into the warehouse.

Finally, he could open the chests.

He planned to start with the lower-tier items.

Wang Qiansuo found a secluded spot and was the first to open the Legendary Equipment Chest.

This time, the equipment wasn't a weapon, but six core components.

And unlike the Minghong Saber in his hand, these were all growth-type equipment, just like the Phoenix Blood Heart.

It seemed there was still a significant gap between the first charge reward and VIP 11!

Among the six core components of a mecha—the reconnaissance device, core engine, energy core, thruster, armor, and shield—the energy core was by far the most important.

But Wang Qiansuo still had an Epic Equipment Chest. He wasn't in a hurry for that. After much deliberation, he finally chose the reconnaissance device, widely recognized on the forums as one of the hardest pieces of equipment to obtain.

The equipment resembled a golden eye and was named [Fiery Golden Eyes].

[Fiery Golden Eyes] (Legendary)

LV1

Bound

Reconnaissance Device

Level LV1, Universal for Mechas

Ignore Defense +10%

Critical Hit Rate +10%

Vision Range +50%

Activate Mechanical Vision

Insight: Can scan basic information of any enemy whose level does not exceed your mecha's level by 10 and is below Legendary rarity.

See Through: Can pierce illusion-type skills cast by enemies whose mecha level does not exceed yours by 10.

Weak Point Attack: After use, the next three attacks are guaranteed critical hits.

Growth: Mecha Level 10, Experience 100,000, Golden Eye Crystal (1/1), Junior Lord's Core (1/1)

Remarks: Legendary equipment designed based on myths and legends, a tribute to the Great Sage.

PS: Versatile in both literary and martial arts.

The reconnaissance device didn't add any raw stats, but it was crucial in itself.

Only after equipping it would the mecha truly activate its mechanical vision, allowing functions like radar, imaging, and the mini-map to operate normally.

Normally, players would only get a common-grade reconnaissance device from the Level 10 main quest. Higher-grade ones could only be obtained through drops, and the drop rate was incredibly disheartening.

Wang Qiansuo didn't have any main quests right now, and he didn't know what the future held, which was why he chose this equipment.

Next was the Legendary Skill Chest. This was a difficult choice, so he set it aside for now. He still hadn't decided on his path.

The Equipment Upgrade Stone could increase the level of a piece of equipment, but it was limited to non-growth, non-Legendary equipment.

Wang Qiansuo hesitated. He didn't choose to upgrade the Minghong Saber.

He now knew that there were items of Epic quality above Legendary. If he used this stone and the Minghong Saber became a growth-type equipment, that would be fine.

But if it became a Level 1 Epic item, that would be a real bummer. No matter how strong a Level 1 Epic was, it was still Level 1 equipment and wouldn't last forever.

Unless it had growth potential, it wouldn't be endgame gear.

This item was definitely meant for endgame gear; he couldn't waste it here.

He couldn't use the Wingman Chest yet either. Wingmen were items for Level 30 and above, and he hadn't seen anyone use them.

After setting aside the unusable items, Wang Qiansuo took out the Epic Equipment Chest.

Wang Qiansuo rubbed his hands together and opened the chest. A red light flashed, and various pieces of equipment appeared before him.

No need to hesitate. He went straight for the most important component of a mecha: the energy core.

[Source of Magic] (Epic)

LV1

Bound

Energy Core

Level LV1, Universal for Mechas

HP +500

MP +500

Strength +50

Agility +50

Intelligence +50

HP Recovery +100%

MP Recovery +200%

All Skill Levels + LV2

Skill Attack Power +10%

Skill Damage +10%

Mana Burst: Upon activation, restores 10% HP and 10% MP per second for 15 seconds.

Growth: Mech Level 10, Heart of Legend (0/1), Rare Magic Crystal (100/100), Experience 500,000

Remarks: When light and darkness intertwine, at the moment the heavens and stars dim, the world will tremble for me.

"Beautiful!"

After examining this epic equipment, Wang Qianduo exclaimed with genuine admiration. It was truly powerful.

With just this one piece of equipment, his level 5 mech, before even allocating stat points, was inferior to a level 20 mech.

With the epic enhancement complete, it was time to head for the quests.