Published: March 2, 2025
Footsteps sounded from behind, and Fran turned around to see Wen Yu walking towards him.
"Hey, old man, you look pretty good..."
Over the past five years, Fran had continued to act as the liaison between the military and Wen Yu, so they were naturally quite familiar with each other. Moreover, Old Man Fran had a certain charisma that made Wen Yu think highly of him.
Fran simply smiled, then stopped paying attention to the skill scroll production line in front of them and followed Wen Yu to a reception room nearby.
The mountain puppet had already brewed tea, and Fran sat on the sofa, looking at Wen Yu, who appeared more mature and composed than five years ago, his gaze deep and unfathomable, as if lost in thought.
It was not until Wen Yu spoke that the silence was broken.
"You must have some good news this time, right?"
Watching Wen Yu speak leisurely, Fran paused for a moment and nodded gently, "For you, this is indeed the best news possible. But before that, let’s finish the transaction first."
Hearing this, Wen Yu didn’t rush to inquire about the so-called good news—whatever he desired was bound to be obtained, a truth proven countless times over the past five years!
After rummaging through his Spatial Ring for a while, Wen Yu took out a large pile of technical data and placed it in front of Fran.
"This is the last bit of black technology from the Immortal Heroic World that I have."
Over the five years, Wen Yu had conducted countless transactions with the military, and the technical data obtained from the Immortal Heroic World had been nearly depleted. What remained was just this final piece of technological information.
Fran casually flipped through the technical data and then took out a scroll, placing it in front of Wen Yu.
"Skill Upgrade Scroll (SSS level item): Upgrades an SS level skill to an SSS level skill."
"This is also what you need, the last skill upgrade scroll, so let’s have a pleasant transaction."
After Fran finished speaking, he immediately reached to take the documents on the table, but was firmly held down by Wen Yu.
Wen Yu chuckled at Old Man Fran, saying, "I say, Fran, this isn't fair. It seems you forgot something, like—the information on the foundation level skill upgrade scroll..."
Fran shrugged and laughed, "I knew you wouldn't let me get away with that."
...
In the five years of trading, Wen Yu had exchanged many skills from the military, most of which were useless. Only two skill scrolls were useful to Victor, which Wen Yu secured on the spot: one foundation level ability and one limit breaking ability. After the sixth transaction, Wen Yu no longer needed skill scrolls, but instead sought skill upgrade scrolls from the military.
Five years had passed in the blink of an eye. Today, the last SSS level skill upgrade scroll Wen Yu needed had finally been procured by the military.
Four years ago, Wen Yu had requested the military to provide foundation level skill upgrade scrolls, and in the meantime, he had scoured for treasure lands, attempting to seek this treasure. However...
Apart from the sequence ranking battles, Wen Yu had found no channels to obtain foundation level skill upgrade scrolls—under the circumstances of Tang Haofei's slumber, it was impossible for Wen Yu and the military to reopen the sequence ranking battles.
(The sequence ranking battle was initiated by the sovereign but required a vote from the top ten in the ranking. Both Wen Yu and the military feared that Tang Haofei would be awakened, so they never agreed.)
Wen Yu even believed that apart from the sequence ranking battle, there would be no other way to upgrade an SSS level skill to a foundation level skill—until today...
"Within the Spirit Realm Super Treasure Land, a foundation level skill upgrade scroll indeed appeared, and it is currently in the hands of a small team. However, there are some circumstances..."
Fran spoke vaguely, as if there were certain concerns.
Wen Yu frowned: "Just like that? You can't bring it back?"
"This matter is quite complicated… Well, complicated for us, but it shouldn't be any trouble for you. So Lin Haifeng thinks it’s better if you handle it personally."