Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 1247 - 1 SSS Grade Equipment

Chapter 1247: Chapter 1 SSS Grade Equipment

As his vision restored and after treating his injuries, Tang Zheng appeared in a dimly lit alley. Glancing at the sky, he actually saw a few shooting stars fleeting by. As he walked out and passed a restaurant, the television inside was broadcasting news about tonight’s astronomical events, and a beautiful female anchor was holding a microphone, interviewing those who enjoyed stargazing in the outdoors.

"It’s rare for me to be this early!" Tang Zheng opened his mobile phone—it was only eight o’clock. This was the earliest he had returned since entering the Trojan World. He tried calling Lin Weiguo, but unfortunately, the phone was switched off. He switched to calling Qin Yan, but still no one answered; it seemed they were still striving hard in the game.

"I wonder how many will die?" Tang Zheng sighed, hailed a taxi, and, growing impatient with staying in hotels, decided to return to the villa he had bought and lived in for less than a week.

Seeing dust everywhere, Tang Zheng suddenly got the urge to clean. It made him feel alive. Without something to distract him, he would keep fretting over the safety of Lu Fan and the others.

After tidying up everything and taking a shower, he brewed a cup of tea and sat on the sofa. Bored, he switched through a few channels before throwing away the remote control, pulling out the spoils of war from the recent battle.

Besides Kohler, who had turned a Space Wristwatch into a self-detonating nuclear bomb, Tang Zheng also came away with four wristwatches. These belonged to the leaders at the hero level, and each was filled to the brim with their equipment. Each was worth over a hundred thousand points, but when he tried to unlock them, he received invalid hints.

"You cannot use the spoils of war obtained from the battle for the Holy Land tickets that belong to the survivors, but you may exchange them for corresponding rewards."

The mechanical voice was cold and merciless, showing that Trojan World offered no loopholes for its players, otherwise, they could have switched from beggars to billionaires in this battle.

Tang Zheng was initially frustrated, but when he saw that each wristwatch could be exchanged for an SS Grade Equipment piece, he was relieved. He decided to upgrade everyone’s clothing to Tyrannosaurus Protective Clothing, which would significantly increase the team’s survival capability.

An Evolution Card, SSS-level, a rare item; it could evolve any SS-level equipment to SSS-level, obtained from Doctor Simpson’s drop.

Reading the effects, Tang Zheng opened the item list. In melee weapons, the strongest was the Yukihiro, which he immediately skipped as ranged attacks are always a bit safer. Nightmare Vines had a good breaking defense, and after evolving to SSS-level, produced more and quicker offshoots, reducing the time to penetrate defenses. However, after considering for a while, he gave up on it since every second was precious on the battlefield. Instead of waiting for a break in defense, it was better to enhance firepower and directly annihilate the enemy.

The Twin S Mother Empress’ Roar was the only heavy personal energy cannon Tang Zheng had. This weapon, shaped like a worm leg and capable of firing antimatter beams with the power of a battleship’s main cannon, had only one downside—the five-minute charging time. But after using the Evolution Card, this was eliminated, and even the attack mode could be adjusted, such as for a charged strike or a scatter shot storm.

"I’m basically a walking cannon now!" Tang Zheng sipped his tea and placed the Evolution Card on the Mother Empress’ Roar, a green nebulous halo emanating from it.

Tang Zheng didn’t choose the protective clothing because he already had the option to obtain one SSS-level equipment piece, and he had set his sights on Xuan Wu from the Trojan List.

Xuan Wu, SSS-level, complete defense against attacks from any weapon below S-level, including in extreme environments like high pressure, vacuum, and nuclear radiation, ensuring the user’s survival for fifteen minutes. Worth thirty-five thousand Points, five Star Seeds.

Although the introduction was simple, the effects were extremely formidable. It meant that ordinary survivors faced with Tang Zheng wouldn’t even break his defense, and with it equipped, it would enhance his base physical attributes by fifteen times. Even without using his ability, he could overpower many at the first stage.

Tang Zheng was pleased; this was the best protection Silver Trojan could offer. No matter how expensive, it was out of reach for most, as the steep price alone was enough to deter many, even the most confident ones, from saving so many points. After all, dying at thirty thousand points would truly be the worst business.

Tang Zheng guessed right; among the top hundred team leaders, quite a few wore SSS-level protective clothing but none of them had bought it. They were either rewards or rare items obtained from the game. Unbeknownst to him, because of these two SSS-level equipment pieces, his individual ranking had climbed into the top hundred thirty, although the team ranking was still far behind.

Having gained some fine items, Tang Zheng was in a good mood and savored another sip of tea. He tried calling Lin Weiguo again but still got no response. Just as he was about to go to sleep, An Xiuru suddenly called.

Tang Zheng hesitated but answered the call. They needed to clarify their relationship, but the call started with a prolonged silence; it seemed Xiuru also didn’t know how to begin.

"Sorry, did I disturb your sleep? What have you been busy with lately?" An Xiuru lay depressed on her hospital bed, engulfed in melancholy as she browsed the internet on her mobile phone. Completely bored, and with no one to keep her company, she decided to call after seeing Tang Zheng’s number, not expecting him to answer.

"I’m not sleepy; I’ve been traveling, just got back." Hearing An Xiuru’s apology and sensing a shift in their usual intimate tone, Tang Zheng felt a bit relieved, yet also a bit regretful, "What about you? How have you been lately?"

"I’m fine, cough, cough!" An Xiuru tried to hide it, but coughed nonetheless. To avoid disturbing the patient next door, she tried to suppress it, which made it even more uncomfortable for her.

"Are you sick?" Tang Zheng frowned when he heard crying from a little girl over the phone, as An Xiuru apologized to her, "Are you hospitalized?"

An Xiuru stayed silent; she really wanted Tang Zheng to come and keep her company, but didn’t know how to ask. However, she couldn’t worry about that now, as the little girl in the neighboring bed had woken up crying, and she quickly smiled, distracting the girl with some snacks.

"Which hospital are you in? I’ll come to see you!" Tang Zheng ran to the bedroom to change his clothes, pulling out a necklace given to him by Ada, which turned out to be an SS-grade artifact.

Ada’s substitute, an SS-Class Item, can summon Ada to appear and help you with anything. It requires cultivating feelings, the higher the intimacy, the more she can do. When a critical point is reached, she can transfer wounds that could be fatal to you onto herself. Note, once she bears the injuries, the damage to Ada’s substitute is irreversible.

With a wave of his hand, a white light flashed, and Ada appeared in the bedroom, dressed in a red high-slit cheongsam and wearing high-heels. She glanced around, then picked up some clothes.

"Master, I’m here to serve you!"

"No need!" Tang Zheng had just finished speaking when he saw Ada frown; her Wristwatch also showed a decrease in favorability. However, he didn’t mind; he wasn’t lazy enough to let someone help him dress, and he didn’t plan to let her warm his bed otherwise he would have seduced the Daylily girl long ago. But the last effect changed his mind, it was essentially a resurrection card; if used wisely, it could definitely turn the tide of battle.

"But how do I increase the favorability, send flowers?" Tang Zheng eyed Ada’s low-cut dress and muttered, "Can you change out of that outfit?"

Ada shrugged her shoulders, pulling off her shoulder straps, causing the cheongsam to slide down to her waist, revealing her pale chest.

"It’s not so troublesome, you just need to satisfy me every night." Ada wrapped her arms around Tang Zheng’s neck and kissed his lips.

Tang Zheng was astonished; was increasing intimacy equated to selling oneself?

"Hehe, just kidding, I’m hungry, go make me some food now." Suddenly Ada grabbed Tang Zheng’s clothes and with a judo move, flipped him onto the floor.

Tang Zheng grimaced and retracted her into his necklace, then ran to the garage, released the licensed Porsche, and dashed towards the hospital at breakneck speed.

"Considering the attack just now, Ada is very skilled and can totally be used as a scout, but it’d be a loss if she died." This prop leans more towards casual entertainment; had it not been for the inability to recover after death, it would definitely qualify as 3S grade.

Passing by a supermarket, Tang Zheng got off the car, bought some fruits and gifts, and reached the hospital around ten o’clock. With little effort, he found ward 606.

Through the glass window on the door, Tang Zheng saw An Xiuru wearing a white hospital gown, reclining on the bed, telling a story to a little girl sitting beside her, likely a relative of the girl.

Tang Zheng gently knocked on the door and seeing An Xiuru eager to get down and open it, he just went straight in.

"You lie down quietly." Tang Zheng quickly advised, looking at the frail Xiuru, helped her back to the bed, put down his stuff, and handed some snacks to the little girl, "Little sister, you are so good; here is a gift from your brother."

The little girl looked at the middle-aged woman, her eyes hopeful, but she hesitated to take it.

"How can we accept this?" The middle-aged woman wanted to decline, but Tang Zheng had already placed them in front of the little girl.

"Sister Xiuru’s cough might be disturbing the child’s rest, I apologize, please be more accommodating." Tang Zheng smiled, his bright teeth making him look exceptionally hearty.

"What are you talking about, we are all patients here, how could I mind?" The middle-aged woman hadn’t complained, since An Xiuru had been feeding her niece all this while, any complaints she might have had were long gone.

"Understanding forever." Tang Zheng casually picked up some apples and handed them over, "We’ll try to keep our voices down, the child won’t be sleeping anytime soon, have an apple."

"Thank you, brother!" The little girl had already torn open the snack pack, smiling joyfully.

"Good girl!" Tang Zheng praised and sat next to An Xiuru, "What illness do you have? Are you feeling any better?"

"I won’t die." An Xiuru shook her head, giving Tang Zheng a sideways glance, "You didn’t even call before you left. I’ve already sold those jewelry pieces for you but couldn’t find you; what, you’re not planning to claim them?"

"Yeah, I don’t want them anymore." Tang Zheng was no longer short of money. Hearing An Xiuru’s tone of reproach made him feel a bit uneasy.

"Wow, you’re abandoning billions of RMB just like that?" An Xiuru saw Tang Zheng feeling guilty, wanted to say more but ultimately didn’t dare to; all her words turned into a sigh.(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote and submit monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)