Published: February 6, 2025
This is actually just a...
Ye Zhongming found it hard to find the right words. After thinking for a moment, he felt that "semi-finished product" was a suitable description.
Yes, it is a piece of equipment, but merely a semi-finished product, in a state just before completion.
However, this is not a defective product or something that has been ruined by the Gate of Sacrifice; on the contrary, it is an equipment that gives the owner a great deal of freedom and space to unleash their potential.
Simply put, this semi-finished product requires the owner to input materials into it themselves, and then, after selecting to activate it, the equipment will become a finished product.
This involves many factors.
The better the materials you input, the better the quality and higher the level of the finished equipment when it is completed.
Ye Zhongming had never seen such equipment before.
With his rebirth, Ye Zhongming has encountered many things he had never seen or even heard of in his previous life. The more he learned, the less he realized he understood about the apocalypse.
This world, which has become filthy and sinful, has not become any less veiled due to his rebirth; rather, a thick fog appeared beyond that veil.
This made Ye Zhongming's feelings a bit complex as he held the Bloodstained Battle Boots.
However, this complex feeling was soon replaced by a strong impulse. Ye Zhongming increasingly wanted to see what was hidden in this post-apocalyptic world.
Shifting his gaze back to the Bloodstained Battle Boots, hints about inputting materials kept popping up in his mind. After muttering about how this thing is truly troublesome, he began to search for suitable materials in the space crystal and his backpack.
Fortunately, Ye Zhongming's path of evolution was ahead of most people, and with an excellent secondary profession, he had gathered quite a few materials over the past month. If it were someone else, they would probably have to throw in random items just to use the Bloodstained Battle Boots. That would definitely diminish the value of these boots.
This is indeed a very troublesome piece of equipment.
Fortunately, Ye Zhongming was still Ye Zhongming, with plenty of materials on hand. He looked at the three input material slots and chose the hoof of Cloud Hoof for the first material.
This was the hoof of the highest-evolved Cloud Hoof in the Riverbank of Desolation, and it was the most valuable part of this monster besides its egg.
As soon as he placed the white hoof of Cloud Hoof inside, the Bloodstained Battle Boots shone brightly. The previously unremarkable boots instantly turned white, and a thought appeared in Ye Zhongming’s mind—
Speed +20, Agility +10, Skill: Sprint, which doubles movement speed for three seconds with a cooldown of ten hours.
Upon 'seeing' this string of data, Ye Zhongming shuddered.
This is somewhat outrageous!
Just by putting in one second-level material that was about to reach level three, it gained such good attributes? With just this, wouldn’t these boots become a white-level piece of equipment?
Especially the last skill, Sprint. That’s on top of the Speed +20; it doubles the speed again for three seconds. If he evolves to a higher star level and greatly improves his physical attributes, then these three seconds would practically be as powerful as an instant!
He ran his fingers over the smooth surface of the boots, more shocked by the power of the Gate of Sacrifice.
This was merely the energy sacrificed from one gemstone. If he sacrifices multiple times, what kind of items would the offering box produce?
Taking a deep breath, Ye Zhongming placed another item, which was undoubtedly the most valuable material he had right now: Ghost Gold.
Then... he received the prompt that this item does not meet the equipment's characteristics...
Ye Zhongming's eyes twitched twice, feeling somewhat speechless.
Doesn't meet the equipment's characteristics? This is Ghost Gold! It’s something that even after becoming a level nine monster, the iron lock prisoner could still use to clash with any weapon! How could it not be used as a material for these boots?