Chapter 244: Change (Lower)
Chapter 244 Change (Lower)
【Name: Less Hasty Repair】
【Skill Card Attribute: Active Skill, Permanently Mastered】
【Skill Category: Mechanics】
【Effect: Temporarily upgrades one mechanical object of Trash or Tattered quality to Common quality for fifteen minutes】
【Consumption: Stamina Value 200】
【Learning Condition: Apparatus Proficiency D】
【Background: If you don’t want more complaints, at least keep those damned devices running until their warranty expires!】
Opening the Skills menu and checking the detailed attributes reveals this data.
When Feng Bu Jue discovered the skill’s effect had changed, he felt a mix of surprise. He hadn’t expected skills in this game to be upgradable—there was no mention of such an advanced system in the official game guide. This must be one of those hidden mechanics left for players to explore, the kind of detail that would later appear in strategy guides.
However, this revelation raised new questions. Setting aside Title Techniques, could other Permanently Mastered skills—like Passive Skills or continuous Consumption Techniques such as【Spirit Sense Body Technique】—also be upgraded?
Naturally, asking customer service yielded nothing. Feng Bu Jue had also scoured the game forums for days without finding relevant discussions. For now, he shelved the issue.
This was the general extent of Feng Bu Jue’s changes over the past week. However, one item warranted special mention: the Adamantine Bell.
After defeating the Bell Demon in the Lingzhong Realm, Feng Bu Jue and Si Yu couldn’t immediately leave the space, meaning they had to trigger another plot event. The pair resumed searching the island.
With the boss defeated, Lake Heart Island’s illusions and obstructions vanished. Soon, they found a massive ritual array drawn in blood at the island’s center, anchored by numerous shrines. At the array’s core lay an item: the Adamantine Bell. Once Feng Bu Jue picked it up, he, Si Yu, and the Npc Lu Qingning were released from the Lingzhong Realm, reappearing in the mountains north of Cangling Town.
【Name: Adamantine Bell】
【Type: Miscellaneous】
【Quality: Fine】
【Special Effect: Can execute four commands: 1. View an Npc’s detailed profile; 2. View a monster’s (excluding bosses) detailed profile; 3. Activate a five-minute “Death Warning” function; 4. Double the effect of your next Spirit Arts Proficiency Skill (under reasonable conditions)】
【Background: Non-tradable after pickup (but selling directly to the system store is allowed). Cooldown: twelve hours (ends immediately upon exiting the scenario). After all four commands are used, the bell passively enters cooldown. Players may also manually activate cooldown. During cooldown, no commands can be used.】
This item had no equipment restrictions and seemed versatile at first glance. In practice, though, only the first two functions saw regular use. During long scenarios, Feng Bu Jue would typically activate the first two commands, then manually trigger cooldown.
The third effect, “Death Warning,” was somewhat gimmicky. Essentially, it used chimes to warn of threats. For example, if a zombie approached, the bell would ring softly, growing more urgent as the zombie neared. If a monster approached, the chimes would blare immediately, remaining frantic even as the monster’s foot descended from the sky…
This effect had niche uses—like in low-visibility environments where players couldn’t visually confirm enemy positions or strength, relying instead on the chimes.
The problem? It also exposed the player’s location.
As for the fourth effect, Feng Bu Jue had already tested it. Unsurprisingly, the【Spirit Sense Body Technique】didn’t meet the “reasonable conditions” in the parentheses, so no double bonus applied. As a continuous Consumption Technique, this was expected. Feng Bu Jue’s former【Evil King’s Flame Black Dragon Wave】could have benefited from this doubling effect, but he’d already used it up. He had no other attack-type Spirit Arts Active Skills.
In short, the Adamantine Bell currently served only to check Npc details or elite monster stats. The other two effects remained unused.
Ding dong—
A notification chime rang out. Feng Bu Jue received an email. He tapped the touchscreen, opening his mailbox interface.
The subject line read: “Two more, coming tomorrow together.” The sender was Kuangzong Jianying.
Seeing the title, Feng Bu Jue immediately understood. The items from【Hard Drive 2455-A-1】had been successfully crafted by Jianghu Studio’s members. As agreed, Kuangzong Jianying was delivering three of them.
“Hmph… This guy actually kept his word.” Feng Bu Jue muttered, accepting the email’s attachment. The item directly entered his satchel. He opened the satchel menu to inspect it:
【Name: Endless Grenade Magazine】
【Type: Tool】
【Quality: Fine】
【Function: Manufactures grenades】
【Special Effect: Every 120 minutes, this Containment Chamber generates one Mark II Grenade】
【Background: The Chamber’s creations can only exist in two instances simultaneously (regardless of whether they’re stored inside). Grenades cannot be sold to the system store or auctioned. Creations left outside the Chamber for 120 minutes will disappear.】
Feng Bu Jue immediately retrieved the grenade magazine from his satchel. Its design resembled a black metal badminton tube, though heavier. Twisting off the lid and tilting it released a grenade.
【Name: Mark II Grenade (Creation)】
【Type: Consumable】
【Quality: Common】
【Special Effect: Indiscriminate explosive attack】
【Background: Detonates 4–4.8 seconds after the pin is pulled. Lethal radius: 5–10 yards. Its serrated iron casing maximizes shrapnel, which can wound targets up to 50 yards away. Please lie prone immediately after throwing.】
“Hmm… This item’s actually pretty good. Better than expected…” Feng Bu Jue mused, “I wonder what those twenty blueprints in the hard drive created. They’re giving away divine-grade equipment like this…” He paused, realization dawning, “Or maybe… My actions in that scenario left Kuangzong Jianying with psychological trauma, so he’s gifting me an explosive item as compensation?”
“Hmph… Who cares.” Feng Bu Jue returned the grenade to the magazine, then stowed the tool back into his satchel.
At this hour, the other three members of Hell Front were offline. Most others on his friends list were either in-game or not close acquaintances. Feng Bu Jue’s self-torture streak resurfaced. His gaze drifted to the screen’s Nightmare Difficulty Singleplayer Survival Mode (Common) option…
(End of Chapter)
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