After going into the sea, I met the witch.

Frey suspected that the Water Fish Dragon was acting against her, but she had no proof.

And that despicable traveler!

How come they suddenly "exploded" at the last moment when they were clearly at a complete disadvantage?

That so-called comparison of combat strength is just for show!

A thorough investigation is necessary!

"Whirring whirring……"

Freyne's chest heaved violently a few times before she could barely calm her anger.

She looked at the scene before her.

As the [Spiritual Essence] reached zero, the screen froze on the five large characters "Please come again tomorrow".

Without [Spirit Essence], investment is naturally impossible. You'll have to wait until midnight tomorrow to regain 100 initial Spirit Essence before you can continue [Viewing].

Freyne sighed.

She walked to the observation deck, which was in front of this strange cube, and tentatively whispered, "Exchange?"

Although she doesn't have any [Spirit Essence] right now, she wants to see what kind of "precious resources" can be exchanged for with [Spirit Essence].

As Freyne's voice faded, a subpage popped up on the viewing platform screen, displaying several redeemable items.

Frey looked up.

[Tier 1 Spiritual Enhancement Crystal: A specially treated, pure spiritual crystal. After a short period of digestion, it permanently increases one's maximum spiritual energy by 0.1. This spiritual enhancement does not affect the original spiritual energy limit of one's original cultivation path, with a maximum increase of 1.0. Required [Spiritual Essence]: 200 points.]

[Tier 1 Physique Enhancement Crystal: A specially processed crystal of pure flesh and blood. After a short period of digestion, it permanently increases one's physique limit by 0.1. This enhancement does not affect the difficulty of increasing one's physique limit; it is an additional enhancement, with a maximum increase of 1.0. Required [Spiritual Essence]: 200 points.]

[Tier 1 Healing Crystal: A specially treated, pure healing crystal. After use, it can rapidly restore injuries within a short time; the extent of restoration depends on the severity of the injury. Exchange Requirement: 200 Spirit Essence.]

[Tier 1 Spirit Recovery Crystal: A specially treated spirit restoration crystal that quickly restores consumed spirit within a short time after use. Exchange Requirement: 200 Spirit Essence.]

(When you have 1000 [Spirit Essence] (including those already used), you can unlock new items.)

The list contained only four items, but these four "precious supplies" were enough to deeply shake Freya.

The effects of the [Tier 1 Spiritual Enhancement Crystal] and the [Tier 1 Physique Enhancement Crystal] are to increase the upper limit of spirituality and physique. What's even more terrifying is that, according to the description, this enhancement does not affect the difficulty of improvement within the original rank; it is an additional boost.

What does that mean?

If a person's physique is 1 and their racial limit is 2, then the closer their physique gets to the racial limit of 2, the more difficult it becomes to improve.

Using [Tier 1 Physique Enhancement Crystal] to enhance physique will not affect this enhancement. Specifically, after consuming one [Tier 1 Physique Enhancement Crystal], the difficulty for someone with a physique of 1.2 to enhance their physique to 1.3 is the same as the difficulty for someone with a physique of 1.1 to enhance their physique to 1.2 under normal circumstances. This extra 0.1 physique is considered an additional enhancement.

This is a terrifying thing.

Improving a professional's physique is extremely difficult; it is mostly achieved through the reverse boost from the spiritual baptism that occurs during professional skill and rank breakthroughs.

If one can consume ten portions of [Tier 1 Physique Enhancement Crystal] and [Tier 1 Spirituality Enhancement Crystal], making one's physique and spirituality 1.0 stronger than others of the same tier, then the baptism will provide an even greater boost after a tier breakthrough.

If there's such a difference at the first tier, what about the second and third tiers? The difference becomes even more terrifying as you progress!

In the end, taking on ten opponents of the same level is not difficult.

Just thinking about it made Freya's heart pound.

As for the [Tier 1 Healing Crystal] and [Tier 1 Spirit Recovery Crystal], they are also extremely powerful items.

Although the description does not specify the exact healing and spiritual restoration effects, the fact that the number of spiritual essences required for exchange is the same as the previous two items tells us that these two items must be extraordinary.

Although Freya possesses certain healing abilities, these abilities consume spiritual energy. Once her spiritual energy is depleted, she cannot use them. However, additional healing and spiritual energy recovery methods would be powerful trump cards to turn the tide of battle.

She desperately needs strength!

Whether it's the upcoming trip to the Whirlpool Islands, or for...

"call……"

Taking a deep breath to suppress the turmoil in her heart, Freyne glanced at the observation deck before choosing to exit.

The exchange price for each of the four "precious resources" is 200 spirit essences. In other words, she must successfully invest at least once in order to have the possibility of exchanging them.

"A despicable traveler..."

Before darkness engulfed her, Freya still felt a burning hatred as she recalled her previous ordeal.

……

The place I traveled to, the western outskirts of the region, on the beach.

Ryan picked up the loot dropped by the Water Fish Dragon and examined its attributes in detail.

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[Loot: Fish-Dragon Heart Scale]: A bronze-level loot, the hardest scale on the entire body of the Water Fish-Dragon, containing abundant water element. Comes with the special skill [Fire Resistance Lv.1]: Fire resistance +3.

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Looking at the special skill that came with the new loot, Ryan's eyes widened slightly, and then a strong sense of joy welled up in his heart.

Increasing fire resistance doesn't immediately boost his direct combat power, but it does improve his resilience against fire attacks.

This will be of great help to Ryan in his next battle against the twin fire dragons.

Ryan already had a preliminary understanding of the information about the "Male Rathalos (Leader)," and although he had never seen the Female Rathalos, he knew from its name that this monster must also possess the power of fire.

With [Fire Resistance Lv.1] + [Elemental Resistance Lv.1] + [Ring of Energy Resistance], Ryan felt that if he were to face the "Rathalos (Boss)'s" flamethrower again now, he wouldn't lose his resistance so easily as last time.

As for the extent to which it can go, Ryan cannot be certain until the experiment is conducted.

Before hunting the two Rathalos, you can try it out with the "Firebird".

The Firebird also has the ability to attack with fire, although it is far less powerful than the Rathalos, but it is sufficient for testing purposes.

However, before preparing for the test, a problem arose for Ryan.

That is, what should be done with this enormous water dragon corpse in front of us?

Such a massive size was far beyond the capacity of his spatial ring, especially since the ring was currently containing the corpse of the Thunder Dragon.

Ryan pondered for a moment, then suddenly had an idea and turned his gaze to the large silver figure beside him.

Chapter 60 The Treasure of the Water Fish Dragon

The giant dragon crab that Ryan previously defeated was eaten by Big Silver, and as a result, Big Silver's body length has grown from more than seven meters to more than ten meters.

Although the Water Fish Dragon is too large for Big Silver to eat in a short time, it can dismember the Water Fish Dragon and drag it into the sea to eat slowly.

There will always be a day when it's all gone.

After consuming the Water Fish Dragon, it is foreseeable that Da Yin's strength will increase significantly.

This can be considered as maximizing the use of resources.

"That's it."

Ryan nodded in satisfaction.

Of course, before that, he planned to collect some materials from the water dragon, which might be useful for forging equipment later.

Scales, bones, teeth, blood... Ryan collected all sorts of materials, but given the size of the Water Fish Dragon, these materials were completely insignificant.

After barely managing to stuff the collected materials into his spatial ring, Ryan let out a long sigh and turned his gaze to Big Silver, who was drooling with anticipation, and said with a smile, "The rest is for you, eat slowly."

The silver fish, having received permission, was very excited. It used its fins on both sides to slide to the side of the water dragon and began to feast.

Strangely enough, perhaps due to the evolution after consuming the "Red Crystal", even when Da Yin stayed on the shore for a long time, he showed no signs of oxygen deficiency and remained full of energy.

In other words, it lacks the organs or means of rapid movement on land; otherwise, it could have survived on land.

Shaking his head, Ryan stopped thinking about it and waited for Big Silver to eat, while examining his own panel.

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[Level]: 7 (17%)

[Spiritual Value]: 7635 → 12635

[Spirituality]: 2.5

[Physical Strength]: 9.97 → 12.66

[Loot]: Crimson Horn (Craftsmanship Lv.1), Lightning Needle (Elemental Resistance Lv.1), Fish-Dragon Heart Scale (Fire Resistance Lv.1)

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These are truly impressive figures!

After defeating the Water Fish Dragon, the level of the Traveling Clone increased by one level again, reaching level 7, and its physique reached a terrifying 12.66!

The upgrade of the travel clone was fed back to the main body, increasing the main body's [Physique] from 3.09 to 3.43.

Self-defense capabilities enhanced!

As the [Physical] stat further increases, the "2.5" in the [Spiritual] stat column becomes particularly glaring.

The physical attributes are already more than four times those of spiritual attributes!

Ryan sighed; he didn't have a good solution to this either.

He still doesn't have a good idea of ​​how to increase the compatibility with the [Pirate] class.

The last time his compatibility level increased was after his all-out battle, it suddenly increased. Looking back now, it can be confirmed that one of the behaviors that aligns with the [Pirate] attribute is: adventure.

When facing a second-tier elite professional, even knowing that one is no match (the panel prompts "unable to defeat"), one still goes all out, which inadvertently aligns with the act of "adventure," thus leading to an increase in compatibility.

However, this behavior is too dangerous; the original person might die if they tried it.

You could try using a travel clone to see if it can increase the compatibility with the [Pirate] class.

Pulling himself back to reality, Ryan looked at Big Silver, but the sight before him made his eyes widen in astonishment.

The enormous water dragon was reduced to nothing more than a skeleton in just over ten minutes!

The volume that was eaten was several times larger than that of the giant silver!

Despite consuming so much meat, Da Yin's size didn't change much; however, the patterns on its body surface shone with a dazzling deep red luster.

"Is there a black hole hidden in its stomach?"

Ryan exclaimed in astonishment.