Chapter 496: Equipment upgrade and Ginseng Melon
On the second morning, Ye Zhongming was filled with energy, and he called Mo Ye, Lu Yi, etc., over and repeated what he said to Xia Lei. He had no choice, as Xia Lei probably wouldn’t wake up until the afternoon.
Ye Zhongming made use of the time when the people cleared up the city walls and took out the two equipment upgrade scrolls. He analyzed all his equipment and decided to use them on the Treasure Nurturing Gourd and the Demon Nurturing Bee Hive.
Although the Treasure Nurturing Gourd could absorb equipment to increase its energy and upgrade, Ye Zhongming tested it out, and the amount needed to level up was huge. It would take a long time to raise the level of this silver equipment.
So Ye Zhongming used the green scroll to raise it to green level. It could increase its 3rd ability’s efficiency, but it could also allow the 1st ability to repair silver equipment and below. These were the current mainstream equipment levels of Cloud Peak.
The second ability could be used, too. Normal equipment could be raised to grey and then to white. This was enough to reduce the pressure on him in crafting equipment. After all, the equipment in the Treasure Nurturing Gourd didn’t need mental energy; it just needed time.
When the gourd upgraded to green, Ye Zhongming noticed another benefit: the bigger space.
The repair space of Ability One was bigger, and one could place 50 pieces of equipment in. Ability 2 to nurture treasures could fit 20. When it increased to green, the two increased by 20.
Of course, this was the biggest number that the two abilities could handle. The efficiency would reduce greatly under such a state, be it repairing or nurturing treasures.
Ye Zhongming tossed Moon Edge to repair and then called people to send ten sets of protective gear to test the effect.
Of course, the damaged equipment and the eliminated weapons and equipment were absorbed and turned into energy to provide for the first two abilities.
The other blue scroll was not used on the gourd but to raise the bee hive.
This beast pool equipment gave Ye Zhongming a deep impression—especially the strength of the needle birds when they were gathered together. Survivors without complete defensive abilities or equipment would be caught off guard.
But as the apocalypse proceeded, evolved, and equipment became more common. The mutated lifeforms would also grow. So, the green hive wouldn’t be enough. Ye Zhongming raised it to blue, which would be useful for some time.
The benefits of the increased level were obvious. The nest wasn’t big, and there were many hives. The number of hives represented the number of monsters inside. Just this change increased the strength of the nest. Moreover, Ye Zhongming felt that the evolution level of the Needle Bird King and its subordinates would get stronger.
After upgrading the two pieces of equipment, Ye Zhongming went down the walls. He chose a place and asked for a few buckets of water. He also took out the Ginseng Melon he got from the dungeon.
This was a mutated earth melon. Of course, people guessed this based on the shape of the branches and fruits.
This mutated lifeform was very special and was like a normal crop. But once life enters its range, its vines and leaves will attack and kill the invading lifeform.
By placing it below the walls, Ye Zhongming tried to use that to help defend. They won’t be a threat, but they could leave a warning.
He planted them and activated his Nurturing skill. Ye Zhongming’s mental energy surged out. This level-one mutated plant grew and went from a sprout into a flower. It only took a few minutes.
Ye Zhongming used Nurture, and the leaves didn’t attack him. Ye Zhongming collected nearly a hundred seeds, picking around 70% that could be replanted.
He dug the melons. These things tasted good, and they could improve the body’s strength.
He continued to nurture. He spent an entire afternoon and only stopped when Xia Lei came to find him.
At this point, he had ten thousand seeds and a few hundred level-one crystals.
“This can be eaten?”
Xia Lei held the ginseng fruit and asked innocently.
After getting a definite reply and learning that it tasted similar to earth melons, she wanted to try it.
Her cooking was delicious. Although ingredients were hard to find, one earth melon could make many dishes. Xia Lei thought about making dishes for Ye Zhongming, so she picked a dozen and left.
Ye Zhongming wasn’t concerned about her and told people to store ginseng melons in the storage while planting these seeds and leaving small areas to walk.
Each area was wetted with water, and then he would use the Nurutre skill to make the seeds sprout. Even then, when these seeds were planted, his huge mental energy was nearly emptying.
After learning the Soul Refining Technique, his mental energy recovered quickly; meditating for a night would recover a large portion.
In the morning, people had set out to Ying City to deliver the letter; the survivors sent to find bases had also left Cloud Peak. Red Hair also led her zombies back to Ying City. The moment they left, Cloud Peak wasn’t as exciting as last night. Ye Zhongming turned around and looked at the time. It was still early, so he headed to Liu Zhenghong’s lab.
This place was tightly guarded. Ye Zhongming felt a familiar energy. Three core members were nearby, and three digits of soldiers surrounded the area. Moreover, they were all three stars and above.
Ye Zhongming nodded his head in satisfaction and walked in.
This was the first time he entered the place that Liu Zhenghong had built up since he left.
The outer appearance was still a villa, but the windows were tightly boarded apart from the entrance. The walls were covered in a white material. Ye Zhongming didn’t know what that was, and the entire villa’s structure was changed.
Researchers saw Ye Zhongming and led him underground immediately; that was the core area of the entire lab.
He passed a metal gate. Ye Zhongming saw Liu Zhenghong and a helper standing before two translucent pools. They turned around, and after seeing who was there, Liu Zhenghong’s eyes lit up.
“Come, Little Ye, give me a few tubes of blood.”
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