After Jiu Ming pressed the start button, the entire machine let out a low, ponderous hum. Its pitch rose and fell, making anyone listening feel deeply uneasy, as though they were awaiting some kind of judgment.
Is it going to explode? Watching the boiler-like body of the enhancement machine tremble faintly, Jiu Ming felt somewhat uneasy. He wondered whether he ought to put up a protective barrier for the very necessary purpose of preserving his own safety. Just as he was about to act, the humming came to an abrupt halt!
--Insufficient Colorless Small Crystal Blocks!
So what the hell were Colorless Small Crystal Blocks supposed to be?!
That line appeared on a small screen at the side of the enhancement machine, and an opening like a drawer popped out beside the enhancement slot. If he could not figure out what Colorless Small Crystal Blocks were, he might as well try substituting something else.
After pondering for a while, Jiu Ming took out a handful of High-Energy Crystals and stuffed them into the drawer-like opening. He pushed it back in and slapped the start button again. As the machine operated, bright, flickering light radiated from the enhancement slot. Unfortunately, once the weapon had been fed in, it was like a coin dropped into an arcade machine—he could not see what was happening inside at all.
Still, Jiu Ming could sense quite a strong energy fluctuation. It seemed as though all the energy within those High-Energy Crystals had been activated. Hey, this machine did have a few redeeming qualities after all? Its ability to activate High-Energy Crystals alone was impressive. Some other day, he would have Yuki refurbish the thing! The process did not last long. In less than ten seconds, it stopped. A burst of encouraging, temptingly upbeat