Attributes Beyond an SSS-Rank Combat Class!

What if it worked?

Those words made Ling Aoshuang stop in her tracks as if possessed.

She turned back and stared into Jiang Chuan's eyes. "Can you really extract the materials intact?"

Jiang Chuan had thought he was out of chances.

Hearing that, he said excitedly, "I'm sure!... Though not me—it's the top-tier dismantler I know who can do it!"

Ling Aoshuang fell silent for a long time. Then, she handed over the spear in her hand.

"Here."

Jiang Chuan froze for a moment.

She was just giving it to him?

It was a Gold-rank weapon. Though it was junk, it was still worth quite a bit. Wasn't she afraid he would take it and run?

"You're not afraid I'll run off?"

Jiang Chuan could not help asking.

Ling Aoshuang looked at him expressionlessly. "You can't run."

Four simple words, spoken as casually as could be, yet Jiang Chuan heard a chilling threat in them.

"I won't, I won't."

Jiang Chuan hurriedly accepted the spear with both hands. "If I really ran, how would I ever get by in Tianyuan City again?"

The instant the spear entered his hands, the information on his panel refreshed once more.

[Northwind Moonbreaker Spear (Severely Damaged): Gold-rank, can be dismantled. Expected recovery: Starsteel ×1, Dragonscale Wood ×2, Crystal Silver ×3, Constitution +5, Intelligence +5, Strength +5, Agility +5]

He noticed that the descriptions that had previously contained question marks had all turned into specific numbers.

All attributes +5!

Jiang Chuan's breathing suddenly quickened.

A piece of common equipment only added 0.1 attributes. A Black Iron piece added at most 0.5, while a Gold-rank piece directly added a total of 20 attributes!

That was absurd!

"What is it?"

Ling Aoshuang noticed the change in his expression and frowned slightly.

"Nothing." Jiang Chuan took a deep breath and calmed himself. "I just think... this spear must be very important to you. It would be such a shame if materials this good were wasted."

"How long will it take?"

That was all Ling Aoshuang asked.

"Half an hour!"

Without hesitation, Jiang Chuan said, "I'll go find that top-tier dismantler right now. Wait here—I'll be back soon!"

Jiang Chuan put away the spear and swiftly left Artisan Pavilion.

After turning down two streets,

he found a secluded dead-end alley.

"This will do."

Jiang Chuan crouched down and first opened the storage bag containing the Black Iron equipment.

Twenty pieces of Black Iron equipment, all types, all completely intact.

Every one had been carefully selected.

He picked up the first item, a pair of shoulder guards.

Dismantle!

A flash of golden light.

[Extraction successful! Iron Ingots ×5, Soft Leather ×1, Spiritmist Jade ×1, Strength +0.5!]

One piece of Black Iron equipment gave 0.5 attributes.

Five times as efficient as common equipment.

And the magical materials extracted intact were even more valuable.

Most of these expensive pieces of equipment, which often could not even recoup their production costs, were actually practice works made by blacksmith-class professionals while leveling up.

The materials used were excellent.

The main purpose was to ensure the success rate of forging.

They did not seek to make their money back; they only wanted to avoid losing too much. That was the necessary investment required to cultivate an advanced lifestyle class.

This piece of Spiritmist Jade alone was worth around three thousand on the market.

Adding the other forging materials...

A small profit.

Jiang Chuan took a deep breath and began working in batches.

The second piece: Black Iron bracers.

Dismantle!

Constitution +0.5.

The third piece: Black Iron breastplate.

Dismantle!

Strength +0.5.

The fourth piece: Black Iron shield.

Dismantle!

Constitution +0.5.

The tenth piece...

The fifteenth piece...

The twentieth piece...

Flashes of golden light lit up one after another.

Jiang Chuan was completely enveloped in a faint golden glow.

The warm currents flooding into his body were no longer tiny streams, but converged into a surging river that rushed through his limbs and bones.

He could clearly feel his body changing.

His muscles grew tighter.

His bones grew harder.

Even his heartbeat became more powerful.

It was a transformation from the inside out, an evolution of life itself toward a higher level!

All twenty pieces of Black Iron equipment had been dismantled.

Jiang Chuan caught his breath. Without checking his panel, he turned his gaze toward the golden spear.

Northwind Moonbreaker Spear.

A large chunk was missing from the spearhead, and the shaft was covered in cracks, as though it would snap completely with the slightest force.

But this piece of junk in other people's eyes was a priceless treasure to him.

Jiang Chuan gripped the spear with both hands and silently said to himself,

Dismantle!

Buzz!!

This time, the golden light was more dazzling than ever before.

A blazing golden radiance exploded from the spear, illuminating the entire alley as brightly as day.

Jiang Chuan instinctively shut his eyes. He only felt an enormous force surging between his hands, as if he were gripping a living dragon!

The light lasted a full five seconds.

Before slowly fading away.

Jiang Chuan opened his eyes and looked down. The spear in his hands had vanished, replaced by three items laid out neatly on the ground:

A piece of silvery-white metal gleaming with starlight, two sections of dark wood that gave off a faint fragrance, and three silver ingots of extremely high purity.

Starsteel.

Dragonscale Wood.

Crystal Silver.

Those three materials alone would be worth at least over a million if sold on the market!

But Jiang Chuan had no mind to calculate money right now.

Because the power flooding into his body was ten times fiercer than all the previous warm currents combined!

Jiang Chuan gritted his teeth and braced both hands against the wall, veins bulging across his forehead.

After a long while,

that power finally began to settle.

He panted heavily as he opened his attribute panel.

[Constitution: 11.2]

[Intelligence: 7.5]

[Strength: 11.3]

[Agility: 10.4]

...

The base attributes of an F-rank professional were 1 point.

E-rank was 2 points.

And so on.

Even Ling Aoshuang, an S-rank professional, had only 7 base attributes at level one.

Yet his lowest attribute, Intelligence, had already reached 7 points. His other three attributes had even reached 10 points, something even SSS-rank classes did not possess!

He was invincible!

Jiang Chuan felt like he could easily punch a cow to death now!

He did not immerse himself in that joy for long. Ling Aoshuang was still waiting for him at Artisan Pavilion; he could not let her think he had really run off.

Jiang Chuan quickly got to his feet, packed away the materials, and sprinted toward Artisan Pavilion.

As he drew near,

he spotted Ling Aoshuang waiting outside the entrance from afar.

But there were now three more people beside her—two men and a woman, all wearing similarly styled dark armor with a crescent moon embroidered on their chests.

The leader was a tall young man in his early twenties. His features were well-defined, and his expression carried a lofty arrogance.

Darkmoon Battle Group, an S-rank battle group and the strongest professional battle group in Tianyuan City.

The undisputed overlord.

Jiang Chuan's heart tightened.

He had heard at school that Ling Aoshuang had caught the eye of a top battle group and had been offered an astronomical contract, with a boundless future ahead of her. It seemed that battle group was the Darkmoon Battle Group.

The three surrounded Ling Aoshuang, chatting and laughing. The young man was clearly showing an unusual degree of intimacy toward her.

Jiang Chuan observed them for a moment.

Then he carried the materials and walked toward Ling Aoshuang.