strokinit Chapter 266 The Ring of Love
Chapter 266 The Ring of Love
Autumn July 14th.
[Abyss Mine] Loading progress 3%.
early morning.
The hot water in the bathtub reached my chest, and the cool fragrance of cedar essential oil mingled with the steam, lingering in the bathroom.
Richard leaned back against the rim of the bucket, closed his eyes, and quietly enjoyed the moment.
Lena stood behind him, massaging his shoulders, while Betty knelt outside the tub, washing his hair.
Xueyue sat on a small stool at the end of the tub, lifted his left foot out of the water and placed it on a dry cloth on his knee, and slowly filed his toenails with a file dipped in warm water.
A meeting was held yesterday to arrange the infrastructure construction in the outer city, and it is now proceeding in an orderly manner.
The three pairs of small hands each performed their own tasks, while Richard opened the system panel in his mind.
[Enchantment modification has been completed]
[Note: This module offers two enchantment options and is fully compatible with real-world applications.]
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Part 1: Rules for Enchanting Ore Materials
[Note: Ore materials are the basic medium for the enchanting system; different grades of ore correspond to different strengths of enchanting effects.]
Basic Enchanting Materials: Copper Ingots, Iron Ingots, Earth Crystals, Quartz, and other low-tier minerals.
[Enchantment Effect: Single Base Attribute]
[Common terms: sharp, tough, agile, precise, swift, thick-armored, etc.]
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Intermediate Enchantment Materials: Silver Ingots, Gold Ingots, Tiger's Eye, Aquamarine, and other mid-tier minerals.
[Enchantment Effect: Can add composite attributes or special premium attributes]
[Common terms: Bloodlust, Armor Shatter, Shock, Charge, Self-Sharpening, Lightning Blessing, Ice Blessing, Scorching Blessing, Unity, etc.]
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[Advanced Enchantment Materials: Iridium Bars, Rainbow Gems, and other high-level minerals]
[Enchantment Effect: Can add rare composite attributes, with a chance to add two or more affixes simultaneously]
[Common terms: Phantom, Soul Breaker, Element, Law, Indestructible, etc.]
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【II. Rules for Enchanting Crop Materials】
[Note: Plant materials can only be used on any non-magical items, and the resulting attributes are all non-offensive.]
[Effect: The effect of crop enchantment depends on the crop's original color]
Red-colored items: chili peppers, apples, strawberries, etc., can be enchanted with the "warmth" effect.
Blue-toned items: blueberries, quince, mushrooms, etc., can be enchanted with a "cooling" effect.
Green vegetables such as cucumbers, chives, and cabbage can be enchanted with an "energizing" effect.
Purple colors: eggplant, grapes, cabbage, etc., can be enchanted with the "Soul Soothing" effect.
Gold-colored items: wheat, corn, pumpkin, etc., can be enchanted with the "charge" effect.
White-colored items such as garlic, yam, and white radish can be enchanted with a "purification" effect.
[Special Note: Crop enchantments react incompatiblely with the inherent properties of magical equipment; therefore, crop enchantments can only be used on ordinary items.]
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【III. Entry Replacement Rules】
Items that already have enchantments can be re-enchanted using gold. Each re-enchantment costs 100 gold, and the old enchantment is replaced by the new one; it cannot be retained.
Richard closed his eyes and mentally reviewed the entries again.
In the game, characters only have four equipment slots: weapons, clothes, rings, and shoes.
Other equipment, such as helmets, necklaces, cloaks, belts, and bracers, are completely absent.
But reality isn't a game; there are no equipment slot restrictions. If Richard wanted to, he could even enchant his underwear now.
When he first realized this, the first thought that popped into his head wasn't about upgrading military equipment, but about the jewelry craftsman competition.
The competition is just a gimmick; the real purpose is to recruit talent.
If we can attract a few true jewelry masters to settle in Chiffon, they can specialize in making beautiful necklaces, bracelets, headdresses, and other jewelry blanks.
With his personal enchantment, the Chiffon Legion's combat power can increase by another level from its current level.
After all, jewelry doesn't take up an equipment slot, yet it still benefits from enchantment bonuses—an advantage that simply doesn't exist in the game.
However, there is a very real problem right now.
The materials stored in the mine, except for the magma layer which remains untouched, have been almost entirely used up in the low- and mid-grade ores on the other floors.
Copper, iron, silver, and gold ingots were consumed in large quantities when forging legion weapons and metal pipes.
If you want to perform basic and intermediate enchantments on a large scale, you'll have to wait until you clear the normal mines and unlock the Skeleton Cave.
As for the iridium ingots needed for advanced enchanting, there are now more than 800, but they are reserved for building the space-based dragon-slaying cannon, and not a single gram has been touched.
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The assault team has now advanced to the 115th floor, only five floors away from clearing the level, but the further down they go, the harder it gets.
Starting from the 110th floor, the monsters that appear in the mine are no longer the same monsters that attack and bite purely on instinct.
Instead, it refers to Shadow Clan Shamans, Hunters, and Berserkers of the Star-level rank.
These creatures are clearly more intelligent than monsters; they know how to position themselves, how to focus fire, and even how to split into small groups for feint attacks and flanking maneuvers.
On several occasions, the rear of the assault team was ambushed by Shadow Hunters.
If it weren't for the enhanced defense from the fusion of the unicorns, which allowed them to withstand the damage, and their exaggerated speed advantage, they would probably have been injured.
Karl mentioned in his report the day before yesterday that he wanted to slow down the advance and use this group of Shadow Clan as a whetstone.
Let the soldiers, who are used to overwhelming advances, practice dealing with the coordinated formations of a highly intelligent enemy.
In the future, if they face legions with generally higher levels, such as the Frostfowl Knights, they will have some experience.
Richard agreed to the request.
Such a rare opponent should not be wasted. After all, in reality, probably no knightly order would be willing to fight the Chiffon Guard in a real battle.
Anyway, the space-based dragon-slaying cannon still needs 100,000 units of wood, and it will take some time to fill the gap, so it doesn't matter if the mining progress slows down a bit.
The mineral materials produced by the magma layer, such as fire crystals, lava marrow, red stone, and earth fire crystals, have basically remained untouched.
To create the fire-based weaponry unique to the magma layer, a large amount of iridium ingots would be needed, so he decided to postpone the change for the time being.
Stock up on the extra materials for now, and explore their other uses in real life when you have time later.
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As for crop enchanting, it was a bit of a surprise to Richard.
In the game, this feature is purely for changing the color of furniture.
Surprisingly, after being adapted to reality, it can even generate non-aggressive special attributes, which is quite interesting.
For example, the "Warmth" effect of the red crop enchantment can be used in place of the "Cold Resistance Potion" when applied to clothing.
However, this thing requires one Iridium crop, so it will be difficult to popularize it on a large scale for the time being.
Right now, Richard is more interested in a certain enchantment attribute.
【Unity: Allows you to link two magical equipment pieces. If you infuse one piece of equipment with life force, the other magical equipment will also be activated simultaneously.】
This is interesting!
Richard sat up in the bathtub and examined the gleaming ring on the middle finger of his left hand.
He was a little curious: if he gave the two Radiant Rings the attribute of being of one heart, could they be used as a radio?
Suppose one person activates the glow on a ring in the Frost Collar, and another person in the Chiffon Collar also has their ring activated simultaneously.
Similarly, could we use varying lengths of light to transmit information, like Morse code?
In a place where everything relies on writing letters, the ability to transmit information over extremely long distances would be incredibly convenient.
Richard thought of this because the intelligence team had sent back several important pieces of information.