MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 522 - 10 Assembly

Chapter 522: Chapter 10 Assembly

After the idea was settled, Lord Lu quickly found Lu Hong to communicate.

"Indeed, it’s possible," Lu Hong didn’t refuse, "but I have one condition."

"There’s no harm in speaking your mind. It’s somewhat inappropriate for you to continuously participate in two battles anyway. As long as your request is reasonable, I will fulfill it."

"I heard that the Maselli Star Domain has a collaboration with the True Dragon Empire?"

Lu Hong’s question made Lord Lu frown slightly. Obviously, he didn’t want to elaborate on the relationship too much, "Barely. Are you interested in the True Dragon Empire?"

"I wish to go to the True Dragon Empire. Is this condition acceptable?"

Lord Lu breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "That’s fine, not a problem at all. Additionally, I can give you a set of medium-quality Enhancement Technology in my personal capacity."

"Enhancement Technology?" The term touched upon a blind spot in Lu Hong’s knowledge, so he asked, "What is that?"

"You haven’t entered the core circles, so it’s normal for you not to be familiar with Enhancement Technology," Lord Lu explained to Lu Hong, "Enhancement Technology is derived from the Array Patterns simplified by the all-knowing Heavenly God, infused with precious Magic Crystals, top-tier Demon Beast blood, and carved onto the body. This is a technique exclusive to our Maselli Star Domain. Depending on the effects of different enhancements, it can improve various abilities."

Then, with the surge of his Magic Power, Lord Lu unbuttoned his shirt, revealing intricate Runes on his back that glittered with a purple light, "This is the Enhancement Technology I have engraved, named ’Flourish’, which can help store an extra thirty percent of my Magic Power and comes with a unique Magic Skill."

Lu Hong closely observed the Enhancement Technology on Lord Lu’s back but in less than half a minute, he felt dizzy and staggered back a step.

"Haha, don’t look too closely," Lord Lu said as he put his shirt back on, "As I mentioned, Enhancement Technology is simplified from divine Array Patterns; they are extremely mysterious. If you are not a specialized researcher, just focusing on them for a while can be overwhelming."

"You’re willing to provide me with this?" Clearly, such an object that could enhance one’s strength was not something Lu Hong would refuse.

"Of course, I, Lord Lu, will not change what I promised. As long as you can help me win the top three in both the junior and intermediate battles, I will send someone to escort you to the True Dragon Empire and present you with a set of medium-quality Enhancement Technology."

"But I must warn you, Enhancement Technology is not for permanent use; it must be maintained with equivalent crafting materials every six months or so, otherwise, over time, the effects will fade, and if not maintained for over a year, it will completely lose its usefulness. You can go to the True Dragon Empire, but make sure to return in time before the Enhancement Technology expires. This way, we can ensure it doesn’t go to waste. Each person can only have one piece of Enhancement Technology engraved upon them unless your body’s strength can break through its limits. Otherwise, you’ll absolutely not be able to withstand the imprinting of a second piece of Enhancement Technology."

"Thank you, Lord Lu, for the advice," Lu Hong bowed with his hands clenched in thanks, yet inwardly he cursed, sensing that Lord Lu intended to keep him on a tight leash by presenting Enhancement Technology in such a way. Maintenance every year and a half would certainly come at a significant cost. Eventually, wouldn’t he be begging the other party and subject to their manipulation?

After Lord Lu left, Lu Hong inquired about some specific details regarding the Enhancement Technology from his three maids.

Now, the Maselli Star Domain officially publicized four classes of Enhancement Technology: lower, medium, upper, and special.

There are four types of lower-quality Enhancement Technology: ’Pity Flower’, ’Giant Form’, ’Edge Breaker’, and ’Purity Enhance’.

’Pity Flower’ is the simplest version of Lord Lu’s ’Flourish’, serving the same purpose but with significantly lesser effects.

’Giant Form’ increases the engraver’s physical body, enhancing their strength and endurance.

’Edge Breaker’ enhances the power of Skills by about five percent. In combat of the same level, ’Edge Breaker’ is extremely effective and favored by many Third Transition powerhouses of the Maselli Star Domain. Moreover, it consumes the least materials and is not bothersome to maintain.

And ’Purity Enhance’, lastly, further increases the quality of the engraver’s Magic Power. This one has the fewest number of people engraved because unless it reaches a critical state, improving Magic Power quality has the smallest increase in strength.

Medium-quality Enhancement Technology simply enhances the effects of lower ones, known as ’Blooming Flower’, ’Nine Giants’, ’Sharp Demon’, and ’Gold Touch’.

The function of superior armaments continued to increase, named Flamboyance, Great Dragon, Fierce Assault, and Overflowing Spring.

And the special-grade armaments were unlike the other three grades. The three maids together had only heard of two types, one of which was called Nine Seas, an enhancement said to be a combination of Fierce Assault and Overflowing Spring, and it also came with the ability to summon the Nine Demon Serpents.

The second kind was called the Sun’s Extreme, which Duke Zuo Shu had once activated, greatly blessing the power of Holy Light. But as for its true function, the three maids did not really understand.

After understanding everything from the maids’ descriptions, Lu Hong had some plans in mind. If we’re not engraving armaments, we might as well engrave the best ones.

The medium-grade armaments that Lord Lu spoke of didn’t impress Lu Hong, but wanting to get special-grade armaments seemed to have no way in. Well, let’s solve the issue of the competition first and play it by ear!

Armaments were one of the essential capitals that dominated the Maseli Star Domain, and the other three major forces also had their own secrets.

The creatures of the Evernight Star Domain were all races created by the Unbounded Emperor and the Scarlet Queen, and under their powerful transformation, the Evernight Star Domain only had eternal night and a single blood-colored moon.

The created races received an all-around enhancement under the night or the glow of the blood moon. Most of the time, no one wanted to invade the Evernight Star Domain; it was just too difficult to conquer, and the perpetual night was not too friendly to other races.

The Lofakor Pollution Star Domain excelled in sacrifices, offering all possible personal items in order to receive divine blessings. A junior Third Transition powerhouse willing to sacrifice their own life could burst forth with intermediate fighting power for a short time, basically achieving an extreme one-for-one trade-off, not at a loss.

Whereas the terrifying domains ruled by immortals did not rely on these additional power blessings; as their name suggested, immortals lived forever, not belonging to flesh-and-blood creatures in the strictest sense, hence possessing eternal life. With the push of endless years, it was impossible for them not to grow powerful. Therefore, this star domain didn’t need to rely on external forces to be powerful enough to dominate one side and deter neighboring countries.

The four major star domains did not have much interaction with each other, they operated independently, and there were very few commencements of hostilities, with full-scale wars almost unheard of since each star domain had two superpower beings of the Heavenly God Realm sitting in them. Once a war started, even the robust fabric of the star domain would shatter under the aftershocks of the battle.

However, with the sudden emergence of the True Dragon Empire, the balanced power structure of the four sides was broken, and as the True Dragon Empire landed between the Lofakor Pollution Star Domain and the Evernight Star Domain, it was inevitable for the empire seeking territory and expansion to go to war with these two star domains. Just as Lu Hong had heard in the teahouse before, the Maseli Star Domain had become greedy, planning to ally with the True Dragon Empire to nibble away at the Lofakor Pollution Star Domain. But as for how exactly the two sides cooperated and what unspoken secrets lay between them, Lu Hong did not know. Moreover, when Lu Hong asked about the True Dragon Empire, Lord Lu was obviously nervous. Perhaps invading the Lofakor Pollution Star Domain was not their main cooperative goal; maybe their ultimate plan was to lure out the immortals of the terrifying star domain.

Sitting inside the cultivation room, Lu Hong briefly organized the star domain intelligence he had acquired, then began to meditate to cultivate. The Blood Lord needed no active meditation, so naturally, he now seized the opportunity to try and break through the Third Transition of the Great War Master.

It was just unfortunate that he had maxed out all three of his skills, trying to break through the Great War Master with his own abilities... seems to be a lifelong endeavor...

The news that Duke Qi An had registered the same person for both the junior and intermediate dueling arenas quickly spread throughout the city of Sarilun.

Upon hearing this, Duke Zuo Shu laughed heartily and openly mocked Duke Qi An from afar, "If you want to give up the mines, just say so, and I might even owe you a favor. Such a self-sabotaging act is despicable in my eyes, Duke Qi An. Are there no more strong warriors under your command? If that’s really the case, just speak up, and as your senior, I’ll give you a hundred or so to escort you to the end of your days!"

Facing the ridicule of Duke Zuo Shu, Qi An did not publicly retort, forcibly swallowing his indignation. Later, he had Lord Lu promise Lu Hong that, regardless of the ranking in both duels, as long as he could defeat Duke Zuo Shu’s champion, he would be awarded a set of superior armaments.

If he could place in the top three of both duels, he would receive the maintenance resources for superior armaments ten times.

"And what if I take first place in both duels?"

Lu Hong’s words reached Qi An’s ears. Qi An paused, then with a slight shake of his head, chuckled, "If that’s really the case, I will bestow him with the Qi Family’s special-grade armament of personal significance—The Han Shan Green Snow! And also provide fifteen times the maintenance resources."

Clearly, Qi An did not hold much hope for Lu Hong. The cost to create a single set of personal significance special-grade armaments, if converted to Gold Coins, would start at a billion, and with the maintenance resources adding up to more than a hundred billion, it amounted to the total income of the Qi Family over the past twenty years.

Lord Lu did not take it seriously either, like Qi An, and then made the promise to Lu Hong.

Of course, these were the conditions for victory. If Lu Hong were to lose to Duke Zuo Shu’s champion, it was likely he would not see the sun the next day. Qi An, having lost face, would surely have Lu Hong killed to vent his anger, and even Lord Lu might be implicated.

Therefore, in the days leading up to the duel, any assistance Magic Potion or item that could enhance strength was moved by Lord Lu into Lu Hong’s cultivation room without charge. At this point, the two men were in the same boat, and their relationship became increasingly close.