Chapter 51: Research Failure
Chapter 51: Research Failure
At Li Kai's Sundry Shop...
The exuberant Hao Zhijian pushed open the door to the workshop, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "Lu Wu, let's have a one-on-one battle!"
Lu Wu, who was busy working, and Li Kai glared at Hao Zhijian, "Get out!"
"Oh, okay!" Hao Zhijian's body trembled, and his mind shrank back.
He obediently left, closing the door behind him as he went.
And so, Hao Zhijian's first attempt at challenging Lu Wu to a duel ended before it even began.
Meanwhile, inside the workshop...
After sending Hao Zhijian away, Lu Wu and Li Kai continued their work.
To be precise, Lu Wu was the one busy, while Li Kai assisted him.
At this time, Lu Wu was researching the equipment for Summoned Beasts, a topic he had been studying for an entire month.
Over the past month, Lu Wu had been frantically searching for information related to Summoned Beast equipment, but due to a lack of access to resources, his efforts only yielded limited results despite his month-long dedication.
He had acquired almost no relevant knowledge, and after a month, he only understood some basic information.
However, this information wasn't entirely useless.
According to Lu Wu's understanding, Summoned Beast equipment could be broadly categorized into two types.
One type was Companion Gear, and the other was Non-Companion Gear.
The former included equipment like Lu Wu's Charged Baseball Bat, which was obtained through Advanced Mutation and could only be used by the Small Skeleton, making it exclusive to that Summoned Beast.
The latter, however, was more diverse.
Some were obtained within Secret Realms, some were accidental creations by Summoned Beast Breeders, and others were results of Environmental Mutations or mutations of ancient weapons and items.
Regardless of their origin, these Non-Companion equipment pieces were not commonly seen or popular in the market.
This type of equipment had many limitations, and even the few pieces in Li Kai's shop were only for display, none of them selling for months.
In contrast, Companion Gear, or the Companion Gear breeding business, was booming.
On one hand, Companion Gear had growth potential, but more importantly, the High School League allowed the use of Companion Gear, and this single factor was enough to spawn a massive market for it.
As far as Lu Wu knew, the cost of breeding Companion Gear ranged from several hundred thousand to several million yuan, and that was without any guarantee of the Gear's attributes or the success of the breeding process.
And you thought it was expensive! This was the only legal way to cheat the system!
By the way, Lu Wu learned this information from Hao Renjie, who was preparing to send money to Li Kai, or rather, to Lu Wu.
Upon hearing this news, Lu Wu's feelings were mixed.
On one hand, he marveled at the spending power of the wealthy, deeply understanding the money-burning nature of the Summoner profession, and he also gained some insight into why Ye Qingxue looked down on him after learning he wasn't wealthy and why she also scorned Li Kai.
This guy, running this shop, didn't even know about such a lucrative business opportunity.
Lu Wu was tempted by this business, where millions of yuan were at stake, and whether it succeeded or failed, it was a sure way to make a profit. If he could get into this business, he would achieve multiple goals in no time.
This was also why Lu Wu had been frantically researching Companion Gear for the past month.
However, breeding Companion Gear was indeed challenging.
Especially without any prior knowledge, Lu Wu's research could only rely on the Charged Baseball Bat of the Small Skeleton.
This fortuitous success provided a starting point for their research, and one can only imagine the immense challenges they faced.
Over the past month, Lu Wu had poured his heart and soul into countless experiments, each costing tens of thousands of yuan.
After a month, he had spent over one to two million yuan on experiments, yet he had not made any progress with the Companion Gear.
Lu Wu's current state of mind was understandable.
Under these circumstances, Hao Zhijian daring to provoke him was like asking for trouble. If Lu Wu wasn't in the midst of his final efforts, he would have made Hao Zhijian cry and leave.
Twenty minutes after kicking Hao Zhijian out, Lu Wu and Li Kai finally completed their initial work.
Yes, they had once again brewed a pot of soup.
Despite its unappetizing appearance, with a black liquid emitting an odor that even Tuan Tuan avoided, this soup was the culmination of Lu Wu's efforts over the past month.
"Regarding Companion Gear, I've researched every aspect to the limit of my current abilities.
I've consulted the latest version of the 1619 book!
Based on the available information, I speculate that the formation of Companion Gear is likely linked to the Summoner's emotions. Ideally, the Summon Beast should form a bond with the item for it to have the potential to advance."
"In other words, the Summon Beast itself should like the item for it to have a chance to evolve."
"To meet this requirement, I've changed Little Skeleton's outfit several times, and even switched from flying daggers to flying needles until it was satisfied."
"Additionally, I've made modifications to the soup based on the previous Little Skeleton Soup, extracting and further enhancing the potential factors."
"It can be said that everything before us has reached the limit of my current abilities. Whether it succeeds or not depends on this attempt."
"If this attempt fails, it proves that my knowledge reserve is indeed insufficient for me to delve into this field. In that case, I can only temporarily abandon the Companion Gear project for now."
"Mr. Lu will definitely succeed!"
While Lu Wu was anxious, Li Kai had blind faith in him, a confidence Lu Wu couldn't fathom!
"Let's hope so!"
Lu Wu took a deep breath and pushed the fully-armed Little Skeleton into the soup.
Then, Lu Wu and Li Kai began a tense and lengthy wait, which lasted for three hours.
After three hours, Little Skeleton emerged from the soup.
The moment Little Skeleton came out, Lu Wu immediately rushed over to inspect all the equipment on Little Skeleton's body.
Baseball Bat, no abnormalities.
Flying Needles, no abnormalities.
Cape, no abnormalities.
Boots, no abnormalities.
Leather Armor, no abnormalities.
In other words, this time, Lu Wu's efforts over the past month, consuming nearly two million yuan, had ultimately ended in failure.
Even though Lu Wu had anticipated this outcome before the experiment, he still felt quite disappointed when it actually happened.
"It seems that the Companion Gear matter will have to wait until after I obtain the Professional Certificate and gain access to knowledge acquisition channels."
After saying this, Lu Wu, without another word, opened the workshop door and grabbed Hao Zhijian, who was standing outside with a foolish grin.
"You wanted to challenge me? Let's go!"
With that, Lu Wu dragged away a bewildered Hao Zhijian.
(End of Chapter)
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