"Miemie~~ It's up to you! Whatever happens in a moment, hang in there!"
Inside the Fish Abyss Shelter.
Miemie looked at Yu Yuan, utterly puzzled.
But its mouth never stopped, taking bite after bite of the carrot Yu Yuan had handed it.
Only after it finished the entire carrot did Yu Yuan stand up.
He opened the Virtual Light Screen and selected the achievement reward—Upgrade Enhancement Permit.
[Use the Upgrade Enhancement Permit on target "Rare Treasure: Miemie." Confirm?]
Yu Yuan drew a deep breath.
—[Yes]
Yu Yuan made his choice, but his expression only grew more solemn.
He felt uneasy.
"Miemie came from a Fate Card reward. I don't know whether the Wasteland Game's Upgrade Enhancement Permit will even work on it!"
That was precisely what worried Yu Yuan most.
The [Upgrade Enhancement Permit] was the reward for completing the achievement [Path of Rise IV].
Its effect was to upgrade and enhance a building, creature, or facility once.
Yu Yuan had chosen to enhance Miemie.
It was the companion that had stayed beside him from the very beginning.
Miemie had saved Yu Yuan's life more than once.
Not to mention that, during his earliest days surviving in the Wasteland, its carrying capacity and equipment effects had helped him make it this far, step by step.
He had long since grown used to having Miemie around.
But as the battles escalated, the enemies he encountered grew stronger and their numbers larger.
Miemie's usefulness had begun to diminish.
If things continued like this, Miemie might eventually have no choice but to become a rare treasure building.
Yu Yuan did not want that.
That was why, the moment he saw the Upgrade Enhancement Permit, he thought of enhancing Miemie.
"Please let this work!"
"Baa~~"
Under Yu Yuan's gaze, dazzling