Monster collectors on the cross-platform

Swarm Sense: Although its appearance is different from the regular Zerg, it still cannot hide the Zerg nature. After equipping it, players can receive signals from the Zerg swarm.

Combat Reflexes: Special genes endow Blade with powerful combat instincts, and these instincts further enhance Blade's reaction speed, greatly increasing the player's reaction speed after equipping it.

After reading Blade's information, Huo thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

Compared to Elise, Blade lacks a legendary trait. She may be very strong in combat, but this missing trait is enough to prove that Blade has not reached the level of a legendary.

Chapter 168 New Professional Skills and Reopening a Shop

While Elise was still inside the exhibition hall, Huo summoned Blade directly from inside the hall.

A sharp blade, a cold and aloof posture, just like when we first met, only his eyes lacked a touch of liveliness.

No, perhaps it should be this way, because under the control of the Mother Nest, Blade is just a weapon, not much different from how it is now controlled by Huo.

After retracting his blade, Huo summoned Elise and then looked at the Book of Collections, preparing to level up.

The number of items in the Book of Collections was rapidly depleted, and at the same time, Huo's character experience on the panel began to increase rapidly.

Before long, the collection in the book of treasures was almost gone, and Huo Huan's character level also increased by one level.

[Network notification: You have met the upgrade requirements]

"upgrade"

Ding--

Your job level has been increased to 13.

Based on your career level, your maximum collection value increases by 10, and your inventory slots increase by 3.

You have activated the profession skill: Polishing.

Polishing: Different individual collectibles have different potentials. By consuming materials, the polished collectibles can be polished again to further enhance their characteristics.

Oh no, this time the professional skills are aimed at my Zongwang coins.

Upon seeing the polished result, Huo immediately sensed that something terrible was about to happen.

Similar to polishing, the polishing skill also enhances the characteristics of a collectible, but the difference lies in the potential for the collectible to achieve a golden name.

However, this is not a problem at all. With the skill of turning waste into treasure, Huo can rely on other collections to enhance the potential of the collections he needs.

However, this means that Huo now lacks both collectibles and integrated network coins.

Should we open another enchanting shop on the online platform?

Looking at his nearly empty wallet and his collection of books, Huo fell into deep thought.

In the end, Huo decided to restart the enchanting shop. As for the materials, the Elemental Giant was naturally chosen, since the Elemental Giant's special effects are useful and widely applicable, suitable for both melee and ranged classes.

The problem is that the quantity isn't enough. Not counting the ones we saved up before, we only get about 8 Elemental Giants' worth of materials a day. Perhaps we could raise the price a bit.

After making the decision, Huo also procrastinated. After finishing his daily dungeon runs, he came to the online platform and reopened his shop.

As for Yi Cuisi and the others, Huo Huan didn't care much. Those who wanted to go with Huo Huan to open a shop were taken to the online platform, while those who didn't want to go could stay at home.

Finally, everyone went along, but Leticia only stayed for a short while before returning home after satisfying her curiosity.

Elise didn't stay long; she just browsed the online platform before Huo sent her back.

In the end, only Iris remained by Huo Huan's side, helping out and doing odd jobs, although she didn't really need to help much.

Now that the shop is open, it's impossible to only sell elemental collectibles. Huo also checked the existing ones, and apart from the Zerg ones, the rest are basically just Shadow Wolves and elemental ones.

Huo simply wrote down all the extras on the list. As for the price, the Elemental Giant was naturally the most expensive, and Huo set it at 5000 Zongwang Coins each.

Secondly, there's the Shadow Wolf. Huo set the price at 1000. Compared to the Elemental Giant, the Shadow Wolf is much less versatile. In addition, it has a large production volume, and a single dungeon can hold dozens of Shadow Wolves. Therefore, Huo didn't set the price too high.

As for the Zerg collection, Huo casually ordered a few hundred, perhaps some players would need it.

With a "let's see what happens" mentality, Huo didn't forget to include all of the Zerg artifacts in the list.

Of course, Blade and Broodmother are exceptions; these two are currently unique items, and Huo wouldn't easily sell unique items.

As a collector, I always keep a copy, regardless of whether I will ever use it.

With the reopening of the enchanting shop, Huo Huan's life seemed to be back on track.

During the day, I would go into the real battlefield to hunt Zerg for materials. In the afternoon, I would take a short rest and then go to the enchanting shop to sell my crafting skills. In the evening, I would run some dungeons to give myself a break and rest well. I would also learn some knowledge from Elise or spar with Etris and Leticia.

For a time, Huo Huan's life was quite fulfilling. He invested most of the items he obtained from hunting into his "turning trash into treasure" skill, enhancing the potential of the items he used.

As for the integrated network currency, it is naturally used to buy materials, to polish and refine what needs to be polished.

Time passed day by day, and Huo Huan's collection was gradually polished and refined.

With most of the collection successfully polished, Huo Huan's attribute values ​​have also been further improved.

However, Huo also discovered a problem: after polishing and refining, the added value of strength should have reached 11 points, but the final effect only increased by 10 points, as if it had reached a limit.

As for Agility and Constitution, the added value is only 7 points, which is not yet close to the limit of 10 points.

However, this should serve as a wake-up call for Huo, as his career options don't seem to be as limitless as he had imagined.

In addition to its attributes, Huo's natural armor level has reached 19, and its energy resistance level has reached 18, gradually approaching the level of an adult red dragon.

Besides these, there are also enhancements to the number of times dragon breath can be emitted, the power of skills, and so on, which I won't go into detail about.

Just when Huo thought it was just another ordinary day, an unexpected regular customer suddenly came to visit.

"Long time no see. Why are you open again? Weren't you closed before?" A familiar figure appeared at the entrance of Huo Huan's shop.

"Elena, what brings you here? Is there something you need?" Huo looked up at Elena, who was leaning against the doorframe, and asked with some surprise.

"Can't I come to see you even if there's nothing wrong?" Elena reached out and took the cigarette out of her mouth, teasingly saying with a charming expression.

"Don't stand at the door, come in and sit down." Huo felt that Elena had changed. Although her appearance hadn't changed much and she was still as beautiful as ever, she seemed to have lost some of her wildness and gained a sense of fatigue and dejection.

Upon hearing this, Elena walked into the store, picked a chair and sat down, then said something that shocked Huo.

"I'm planning to leave the online gaming platform."

"Leave the online gaming platform? Why?" Huo looked at Elena in surprise upon hearing this.

The online game, a phenomenon comparable to a cheat code, has attracted countless people who want to join, but now some are threatening to quit.

"It's not the kind of retirement you're thinking of, but rather I'm preparing for a semi-retirement," Elena waved her hand and explained to Huo.

"Why?" Huo still didn't understand Elena's answer.

“I’m already level 15, but I have absolutely no confidence in traversing that legendary path. Maybe I just don’t have the talent.” Elena gave a wry smile and slowly explained the reason.

Chapter 169 Competition

"The road to legend?" Huo was taken aback upon hearing this.

The Path to Legends—this was news Huo Huan had only recently heard. As his level increased, news about the Path to Legends naturally reached his ears.

For most players, the legendary status is something they yearn for but can never achieve. In fact, most players simply wish to safely reach level 15 and then return to their own planet to retire peacefully.

Throughout history, there have been countless geniuses and heroes, but how many have achieved legendary status? Even in a place like the online world, where talent abounds, the probability of becoming a legend is not high.

Most give up or die before reaching the legendary path, while others perish on the path itself. Only a small fraction succeed in achieving legendary status.

However, on the other hand, the legend is just the beginning.

Seeing Elena's gloomy expression, Huo opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything to comfort her.

That's the reality; no amount of consolation can change the fact that Elena can't embark on the path to legend.

After a long silence, Elena rubbed her face and revealed a relieved smile.

"I came here to say goodbye. After this parting, I'm afraid it will be difficult to see you again."

Huo remained silent upon hearing this, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word.

Finally, Elena left after only a short while.

Ultimately, his relationship with Huo Huan was merely that of close comrades-in-arms, far from being one of life-and-death companions.

However, Elena's visit disturbed Huo Huan's mood, and seeing this, Huo Huan simply closed the shop and returned to the gravedigger's hut.

"Huh, you're back so early today?" Leticia, sitting on the sofa, was watching a show and licking her ice cream, looking at Huo Huan with some surprise as he returned.

"Yeah, I'm not in the mood today," Huo said casually.

Upon hearing this, Leticia didn't react much, continuing to eat her ice cream with gusto, seemingly oblivious to everything else.

However, Elise keenly sensed the change in Huo Huan's emotions, and quietly walked behind him, giving him a gentle hug.

The gentle embrace and delicate fragrance gave Huo a sudden sense of security. Huo didn't leave; instead, he lingered, savoring this feeling of peace.

"Tsk!" Seeing the couple embracing and kissing in front of her, Yi Cui couldn't help but click her tongue, but she didn't dare to go up and disturb them, so she could only make this powerless protest from a distance.

With Elise's reassurance, Huo quickly composed himself.

However, Huo doesn't plan to keep this small shop open for the time being, and it's not just because of Elena. Huo has already polished most of the collections he uses, so he doesn't have an urgent need for the integrated network coins for the time being.

Therefore, Huo plans to take a break and focus on dealing with the Zerg for the time being.

The next morning, just as Huo Huan was about to go to the real battlefield to collect some Zerg artifacts as usual, a sudden message appeared in front of him.

[Network notification: The platform event – ​​Flight Competition – is now live!]

Upon seeing this news, Huo was taken aback. Similar events had been held before, but they were usually related to professions such as combat, alchemy, and cooking.

Because of his previous lack of strength, and the fact that Huo didn't have any other deputy positions, he didn't pay much attention to these activities.

However, Huo Huan could try participating this time. With the support of the twin dragon wings, Huo Huan's flight speed was exceptionally fast. Moreover, Huo Huan seemed to have previously acquired a trait related to flight skills.

Thinking of this, Huo clicked on the link in the message to check what the reward for the final victory would be.

After checking the messages, Huo had a general understanding of the rules.

Starting tonight, the 17th, and continuing for the next 7 days, until the 24th, all non-Legendary players can register at any time.

On the evening of registration, a preliminary round will be held to select the top 100 runners who reach the finish line first.

As for the contestants who did not pass the preliminary round, they can continue to register for the preliminary round on the second day until the 24th.

Players who advance through the qualifiers will compete in the grand finals on the evening of the 25th.

Overall, it's a fast-paced competition, but the final reward is quite good; the first-place winner will receive a legendary piece of equipment custom-made by the organizers.