Doomsday Roulette

When Ye Zhongming dealt with the train station monster, the entire city of colors immediately transformed. Many colors vanished, and the whole space turned black and white.

All the monster corpses reverted to their previous forms; if it weren't for the color change and the bodies of those evolvers, it would seem as if nothing had happened here.

Due to these changes, Ye Zhongming and the others now found themselves in the spacious waiting hall of the train station. In the center of the hall, there was a stone platform holding a reward, atop which lay a box about thirty centimeters long and twenty centimeters wide, black at the base with red patterns.

Soren Ink Box!

Ye Zhongming had fought hard here, unwilling to shy away from collaborating with the five rings society, even risking conflict with a major force like the wasteland, all for this item.

If it were any other item, he wouldn't have been so determined; to overcome the wasteland, he had even sacrificed golden equipment. Now, seeing this box, Ye Zhongming finally felt a sense of relief.

He walked over and took the box from the platform.

"Soren Magic Box, Twelve Stars of the King Pearl, Third Star."

Just a name caused Ye Zhongming's heart to race.

Twelve Stars of the King Pearl? What was that?

In his two lifetimes, Ye Zhongming had never heard of this name.

Moreover, this piece of equipment had no level, clearly indicating that it was not part of the roulette equipment system.

Previously, equipment like the Sea King Crown felt exceptional to Ye Zhongming; once fully unsealed, it was highly likely to be the legendary rainbow equipment.

That was nearly the best equipment available.

The emergence of the Shattered Soul Bone Staff gave Ye Zhongming a new perspective; it represented another possibility of becoming top-tier equipment, and due to the acceptance of the roulette system, such equipment had a genuine chance for continual development.

But what was the Heavenly Pearl Twelve Stars? Judging by the name, it seemed to be a series of equipment, with the Soren Magic Box occupying a high position as the third in line.

With strong curiosity, Ye Zhongming opened the box and saw that it had a nine-grid structure, each grid evenly distributed within. Looking closely, it appeared as if... the universe resided inside.

Yes, inside, stars twinkled, and nebulae swirled; the universe's vibrancy and splendor fully manifested within.

This alone was enough to send Ye Zhongming into a state of excitement.

No piece of equipment could present such a magical state.

"Homogeneous Upgrade: Placing materials of the same attribute into the Fate Grid can upgrade them to higher-level materials of the same attribute."

"During homogeneous upgrade, all items must be placed in the Fate Grid."

"During homogeneous upgrade, there will be no failures, but if the energy requirements for higher-level attributes are not met, the final item may remain unchanged."

"During homogeneous upgrade, the highest level of that item can be achieved; to continue upgrading, the second ability of the ink box must be unsealed!"

"Using it consumes magic crystal power."

This ability was the same one that the mysterious figure in the all-species shop had told Ye Zhongming about. Just this feature made Ye Zhongming determined to seize this piece of equipment.

The explanation of the Soren Ink Box was quite clear; just imagining it allowed one to sense the power of this equipment.

Although it lacked attack and defense values, and couldn't assist in combat, its actual utility was comparable to that of the Treasure-Holding Gourd and the Gate of Sacrifice.

This homogeneous upgrade ability of the Soren Magic Box, in simple terms, enabled one to put in nine identical items, consuming some magic crystals to transform them into higher-level equivalent items.

As for how many levels higher it could achieve, that entirely depended on the total energy contained in the items placed inside.

In other words, it was the combined energy of nine items that determined the final level of the resultant item; it was a stacking effect.