Chapter 829 - 558: Preparing for the Huazhong Cup (Part 2)
The life-saving ability in the black state is also first-class, and it also possesses a good counterattack ability.
[Blade Body] on Fufu can only transform soft feathers into blades, but [Metal Iron] makes the feathers hard, forming a great combination.
Now Li Pu can clearly say that if you only talk about pure melee combat, setting aside the contrast between despicable and honest, the scarecrow is no longer a match for Fufu.
Uh, this prefix might be a bit much, but what he wants to express is that Fufu at the max level of the third transformation is already very strong.
At this moment, Fufu’s body suddenly shook violently.
[Quiet, quiet!!!]
Not knowing what it experienced in its dream, it suddenly opened its eyes and jumped up fiercely.
"Awake, huh."
Li Pu was gnawing on a sticky corn.
[NONO quiet!]
Fufu: No! Don’t hit me again, master!
Fufu’s first reaction upon seeing Li Pu was to cover its head, while using [Strong Leap] underfoot.
Its entire body stuck to the ceiling corner.
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Li Pu was a bit confused about why this guy reacted this way.
"Had a nightmare?"
But then he immediately guessed the answer.
The reason he didn’t guess right away was that, in his impression, Fufu had never had a nightmare before.
Really curious about what it dreamed of.
[Quiet, quiet...]
Fufu didn’t know how to describe the beating it received in its dream.
Clearly, the scenes in dreams with master were always very warm before.
At this moment, neither Li Pu nor Fufu knew that this was the price of swallowing a dream light orb with Li Pu’s "color".
For a long time to come, Fufu will not be able to shake off the nightmares that appear from time to time.
Having completed Fufu’s third transformation, it will take a month before it can enter the dream space again.
That is to say, Fufu will have the opportunity for a fourth transformation only after the end of the Huazhong Cup.
In a blink of an eye, time flew by quickly.
Up until the eve of the Huazhong Cup, he hadn’t encountered any special events and spent his days in a steady rhythm.
Every day, he would take 1-3 friends to do team dungeons, collecting a large number of related items.
In terms of funds, there were the proceeds from the Mushroom Realm and feedback from Li Fan’s sale of cards.
Though he never managed to save up much money or invest it, he wasn’t left strapped for cash.
The earnings during this period were spent on three aspects in total.
The first aspect was the skill levels of the summoned beasts.
Initially, when upgrading them from LV1 to 2 and from LV2 to 3, it didn’t feel like much.
But the further he upgraded, the more he realized the immense need for resources.
He managed, after a lot of effort, to get all five summoned beasts to the skill level of LV5, except for the scarecrow’s skill level, which didn’t increase.
Because skill levels can’t have too much of a gap from the number of transformations.
Specifically, under normal circumstances, a first-transformation summoned beast cannot have LV5 skills.
In fact, it’s not that they can’t have them but if the beast’s own strength isn’t enough, it could lead to skill misfires or other issues.
The scarecrow, after all, is just a special case. With its current level, the maximum might just be mastering LV6 skills, and that’s even more costly. Li Pu doesn’t intend to pursue that for now.
The limits of other summoned beasts are roughly LV5.
The second expense was [Nurturing] on No. 2.
Relying on the sacrifice of related items and natural time growth, the Stone of Human Demon successfully advanced to A+ level before the start of the Huazhong Cup.
This gave Li Pu’s combat power an additional boost.
During idle moments, he would continue placing this inscription device in No. 2’s brain, aiming to upgrade it to S level as soon as possible.
As for the third major expense, it was spent on transformations.
Reaching the third to fourth transformation stage, finding transformation plans for other summoned beasts was no longer easy.
After all, the higher the plan, the rarer it is, and Li Pu is quite picky about transformation plans, so he didn’t gain much for a month.
Thus, he funneled most of the spare resources into the scarecrow.
Even though the scarecrow’s demand for transformation energy was growing, it was still relatively cheap and cost-effective compared to other summoned beasts.
In this final month, the scarecrow underwent five transformations.
These were pure power-enhancing transformations using golden wood or similar materials, without any extra effects.
Scarecrow: 0 (22) transformations LV30, listen to the wind
Strength: 3333→4578, F
Attributes: 10 Wood
Abilities: [Gratitude][Water Film][Forget][Dragon Banishment][Weeds][Taiji][Stable Space][Hexagon Warrior][Fire Ban]
Skills: [LV5 Snail Grass (S)][LV5 Entangle (S)][LV5 Willpower (A)][LV5 Small Fireball (A→S)][LV5 Godzilla’s Power (S)][LV5 Hundred Mushroom Envoy (A)]
Inscription Devices: [Five Elements Ring (S)][Throne of Fire (S)][Iron Bone (A)]
Achieving this level of strength, Li Pu believes, the scarecrow can already rival and not lose to a sixth-transformation summoned beast.
I heard that Senior Liu Jisheng’s strongest summoned beast has already undergone six transformations, so in his plan, he needs a comparable six-transformation strength to have a chance to win.
Now, with only two days left until the Huazhong Cup begins, Li Pu is in the Mechanical Department.
His last bit of funds will be spent completely today.
"Thank you, Senior Gan."
Sitting in the small meeting room, Li Pu put down the transformation plan he had just finished reading.
The plan for No. 2’s fourth transformation had been found.
"No need to thank me, after all, I will graduate after the Huazhong Cup."
"I may not be able to help you much in the future."
Gan Wenlun smiled and waved his hand.
Xiu Lijia is also preparing for the Huazhong Cup and is not here today.
"No time to waste, I’ll start right away."
He stepped forward and patted No. 2: "Big head, come with me."
[Didn’t expect to be back in this place full of beautiful memories]
[I will not give up resisting or struggling]
No. 2 didn’t want to go with him but had no choice as Li Pu pushed from behind.
The two, along with a machine, arrived at the processing workshop, where Gan Wenlun had all the materials prepared.
"Rest assured, today’s modification is limited to the external structure."
"You don’t need to crack open again."
Pointing to the many armor materials piled in a corner, Gan Wenlun casually turned on the power of the Mechanical Rebirth Array.
Buzz!
With a buzz, the rebirth array lit up.
This time, Li Pu decided to use a not-so-advanced but quite practical transformation plan.
It basically fits perfectly with his previous conception for No. 2’s fourth transformation.
That is to increase the armor all over.
This way, it not only enhances its own defensive capability but can also provide stronger resistance during subsequent fusions.
He believes that once No. 2 completes the fourth transformation [Recycling Progress] reaches 100%, it will obtain a complete body.
Having a complete body will allow it to provide a full mecha when possessed, instead of just a helmet.
"By the way, you sure have money to burn."
Directing the mechanical arms to move the armor, Gan Wenlun couldn’t help exclaiming.
The mechanical transformation plan for this [Armor Field], in fact, has quite a fluctuating cost.
It all depends on the quality of the materials chosen.
And Li Pu chose the highest-spec package from the Mechanical Department, something not even sold at the trading station.
Only someone like Gan Wenlun, who has made long-term contributions to the Mechanical Department, has the privilege to buy it.
Though he sighed about the other’s wealth, internally he was astonished at how absurd this summoner was.
How long has it been since the third transformation, and there’s already a push for a fourth?
No wonder some summoners can go adventuring everywhere while others can only do research.
[Doctor, I urge you to proceed boldly]
[Don’t spare any mercy on me]
Better pain now than later, No. 2 began urging Gan Wenlun to proceed.
"Alright, let’s begin."
Gan Wenlun put on the welding goggles.
"Please, senior."
Li Pu stood by with an expectant look, waiting patiently.
Ten hours later, as the light of the rebirth array faded, a brand new No. 2 finally appeared.
[What an unforgettable surgery]
It expressed significant surprise; this time was really not painful at all.
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