Wang Qianduo couldn't reach Old Luo's level of understanding yet. Feeling like he'd discovered the game's ultimate secret, he logged off excitedly.
Even after logging off, he couldn't sit still. He only calmed down after accidentally punching a hole through his bedside table.
"This strength is terrifying!"
Wang Qianduo said, looking at the hole in his bedside table.
But then he remembered that even if he was a hundred times stronger, he still wouldn't be able to defeat a regular mecha, and he completely calmed down.
Wash up, sleep.
Tomorrow is another hopeful day!
Because of yesterday's events, Wang Qianduo uncharacteristically skipped his morning run.
After calling his parents who were far away in Guan'an, he ate something and logged back in.
He had said goodbye to Old Luo last night and returned to the Mother Planet base.
Today, he didn't immediately start his loop quests. Instead, he went to the warehouse and took out his long-treasured Level 10 Perfect-grade Equipment Chest and Legendary Skill Chest.
Without further delay, Wang Qianduo opened the skill chest first. After a quick glance, he directly selected a skill.
Photon Ray (Legendary)
LV1
Condenses twenty-two photon energy spheres, firing two rays per second to provide fire coverage within a selected 150x150 area, lasting for 5 seconds. Each ray deals 350% of attack power as light-element energy damage to enemies and reduces their defense by 10%.
Release Range: 300
Casting Time: 5S (Instant Cast)
MP Cost: 500
Cooldown: 60S
Damage Type: Energy Damage, Calculates Defense
Proficiency: 0/5000
Learning Requirement: Intelligence-based Light Attribute Mecha
Seeing this skill, Wang Qianduo selected it without a second thought. An instant-cast, large-area AOE skill was simply what all players dreamed of.
Not to mention how high its damage was.
This skill was also the only elemental attribute skill among Wang Qianduo's choices with a casting time under 5 seconds.
After selecting the skill, Wang Qianduo opened the Level 10 Perfect Equipment Chest. This chest contained all six pieces of equipment and a weapon needed for a mecha.
And it was a legendary set, but this was a bit of a rip-off.
Because Wang Qianduo had a few pieces of equipment he couldn't replace, such as the Fiery Golden Eyes, Source of Magic, and Phoenix Blood Heart.
The Phoenix Blood Heart, which was only Level 5, was actually inferior to this Level 10 Perfect Engine. However, the Phoenix Blood Heart possessed foresight and the already powerful burst skill "Phoenix Mode."
Moreover, the superiority of this Level 10 Perfect gear over the Phoenix Blood Heart was limited.
If the Phoenix Blood Heart reached Level 10 and successfully evolved into a Rare grade, its attributes might not be inferior to this one.
"Forget it, I'll replace the equipment I can first. I'll leave the Phoenix Blood Heart as it is for now!"
With that, Wang Qianduo quickly selected the Intelligence-based armor, shield, and thruster.
Arcane Wings (Perfect 100%)
Bound
Propulsion Device
Level: Intelligence-based Mecha Above LV10
Strength +15
Agility +15
Intelligence +20
Movement Speed +20%
MP +200
Flight Unlocked
Arcane Warp: Upon activation, consumes 100 Mana to perform an Arcane Warp, teleporting within a 500 range.
Note: Fwoosh!
Arcane Adamantite (Perfect 100%)
Bound
Armor Material
Level: Intelligence-based Mecha Above LV10
Strength +10
Agility +10
Intelligence +20
Defense +15
Damage Reduction +10%
Cast Speed +10%
Note: Using this kind of magic-conducting material for armor, mages are truly rich.
Arcane Shield (Perfect 100%)
Bound
Energy Shield
Level LV10+ Intelligence Mecha
HP +1000
MP +1000
Intelligence +10
Defense +5
MP Recovery 5 points/sec
Arcane Shield (Perfect): Consumes 15% MP, grants an energy shield with considerable durability, lasts for 15 seconds, with a 30-second cooldown.
Passive Activation: When mecha HP drops below 10%, an Arcane Shield is granted without consuming MP.
The three equipped items perfectly activate the first effect of the Arcane Set, restoring 3 MP and HP per second to the mecha.
This effect appears unremarkable, but it's better than nothing and suits Wang Qianduo perfectly.
This is because the Heart of Mana has two attributes: "+100% HP Recovery" and "+200% MP Recovery."
When amplified, these recovery effects become something else entirely.
Wang Qianduo's mecha attributes are now as follows:
Lord of Elements
HP: 2750
MP: 3550
Attack: 339
Defense: 450
Strength: 125
Agility: 130
Intelligence: 185
Attack Speed: +2%
Movement Speed +20%
Attack Power +10%
Damage Reduction +10%
HP Recovery +100%
MP Recovery +200%
All Skill Levels +LV2
Attack Power +10%
Skill Attack Power +10%
Skill Damage +10%
Critical Hit Rate: 30%
Cooldown Reduction: 10%
Defense Ignore: 55%
Night Vision Range +50%
Cast Speed +10%
Traits: Versatile, Element Dominator
Actually, after changing equipment, some of Wang Qianduo's attributes have decreased instead of increased, such as Strength and Agility.
But he has already decided to pursue an Intelligence build, so these are unavoidable.
Although he could equip other items to compensate for these attributes, it would be a disservice to the ultimate core skill, Lord of Elements.
Wang Qian duo casually picked an Arcane Orb, a mage-type mech equipment, from the perfect equipment gift box.
This equipment appeared as two energy spheres suspended on one of the mech's arms, capable of firing energy bullets to attack enemies.
However, unlike skill-based energy bullets, these only dealt basic attack damage. It was similar to an energy bow, but its attacks would come with elemental attributes.
The reason he chose this weapon so casually was that its attributes weren't as good as Ming Hong Saber's, and it couldn't replace the latter's buffs.
Furthermore, he couldn't trigger the set bonuses for five pieces of equipment. It was entirely a toy.
In reality, its attack power was already close to Ming Hong Saber's, but its attribute bonuses were vastly inferior.
With his equipment and skills sorted, Wang Qian duo embarked on his loop quest journey.
He now had an important task: to successfully evolve three experience-heavy growth equipment pieces to level 10.
Simply leveling up provided too little benefit; evolving equipment was far more effective.
At the same time, Old Huang's hidden quest could also be put on the agenda, and his large-scale dungeon runs with the Yu sisters couldn't stop either.
Although he had saved enough for his mortgage, he still wanted to buy a nice car.
"Thinking about it, there's still so much to do!" Wang Qian duo muttered to himself.
Ling: "Sir, would you like me to create a schedule for you?"
"I wasn't talking to you!"
"Understood!"
╮(╯_╰)╭
This person must be a bit crazy!
There were no major hiccups with General Huang. Knowing that his mech had been evolved, General Huang immediately gave him the follow-up to his only hidden quest.
However, after reviewing it, he decided to set it aside for now. Although this was a solo quest, it involved a level 10 dungeon.
This was destined to be another quest he couldn't complete alone. He'd rather finish today's loop quests first!
"Let's run a dungeon! The first dungeon run is about to begin!"
Wang Qian duo, having quickly completed the fourth task of the first round of loop quests, contacted the Yu sisters and Night Owl.
Night Owl: "Coming! Coming!"
Yu Xiaoxin: "On my way!"
Yu Xiaoyu: "Received! Received!"
Not long after the three replied, they appeared at the dungeon entrance.
The Yu sisters were Wang Qian duo's collaborators, while Night Owl was the client.
This person was truly wealthy. Everyone else ran nightmare dungeons for equipment.
Their levels meant the drop rate in nightmare dungeons was decent. In about two days, they'd be roughly equipped. Getting more Gold Crystals was too slow.
But Night Owl was purely focused on leveling up. He was definitely the person with the most Gold Crystals Wang Qian duo had ever seen, besides himself.
He had already completed his equipment set, yet he still spent money running dungeons with them, just for the slightly higher experience from nightmare dungeons compared to hard dungeons.
It was worth noting that the prices Wang Qian duo charged for escorting people through dungeons hadn't been static; they fluctuated constantly.
As his reputation grew, people had to bid for his services. The highest bid once reached 40 Gold Crystals per person.
At the current price of Gold Crystals, that was the equivalent of over ten thousand yuan!
Spending so much money for just one dungeon run was something the old Wang Qian duo couldn't possibly comprehend.
However, Old Wang was also quite generous, often giving him discounts out of consideration for him being a regular customer.
"Did your mech evolve? Are you level 10 already?" As soon as they met, Yu Xiaoyu and the others noticed the change in Wang Qian duo's mech.
(He basically swapped out his entire mech; it would be impossible not to notice.)
"I leveled up yesterday. You know I have special quest channels!" Wang Qian duo said.
"Amazing!" The three said sincerely. They had only just reached level 8, and they didn't know how long it would take them to reach level 10.
Then, they looked at each other and nodded. Wang Qian duo didn't notice their actions.
After quickly calling for a client, he directly led the team into the dungeon.
Since the attributes haven't been listed yet, they won't be displayed separately.
Also, thanks to Boss Jingjing Bu Yao Xiang for 2 monthly tickets, Boss Bao Zi Wo Hen Hao Chi for 1 monthly ticket, Boss Ji Feng Qiang Xi Gao Da for 2 monthly tickets, Boss Xian Lu 1876 for 2 monthly tickets, and Boss Bei Guo Qiu Feng Hong Ye for 1 monthly ticket.
Thanks to Boss Kai Xin 668 for the reward.
Thanks to all the bosses for their recommendation tickets and investments.