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2.15% My Runes Can Be Upgraded / Chapter 27: 027 Lucky Day

Chapter 27: 027 Lucky Day

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Zhou Hong knew who Team 8566 were!

In fact, Zhou Hong and her team were able to escape from the secret dungeon entirely thanks to Team 8566!

It was all thanks to Team 8566, who had charged brainlessly like madmen, drawing over 90% of the enemy attacks. They had only been able to escape thanks to them!

Therefore, when it came to the strength of Team 8566, Zhou Hong knew better than anyone.

And now, the powerful Team 8566 was greeting Wu Wei in such a respectful manner! One could only imagine what kind of position Wu Wei held amongst them!

This made Zhou Hong a little regretful that she hadn't tried a little harder just now.

If she were to pull off pulling a big shot like him into her team, her team would be able to soar even higher than she could ever imagine!

Unfortunately, whatever Zhou Hong was thinking about was the least of Wu Wei's interests.

Wu Wei, who was examining the pitiful state of the members of Team 8566, took a glance at Zhou Hong's team and put two and two together.

"After I logged out, you guys returned to Treant Forest?"

"No, no, no, no. Brother Wu, how can you accuse us of such a thing? We- we just fell down while we were partying!"

"Yes, yes, we fell down in the middle of partying!"

Wu Wei grew exasperated at their stubbornness.

"If only you guys had fallen to your deaths! You should be lying down to rest, not messing around if you're injured!"

"I still have some matters to attend to. I'll see you guys in two days!"

"Yes, Brother Wu, take care!"

"Brother Wu, be careful of the stairs!"

After being sent off by Team 8566, Wu Wei headed toward the marketplace.

After taking care of some of his loot, Wu Wei began to review his finances.

"After selling the Wild Boar Crossbow, I only have these Runic Armaments: the Boar Slaughtering Knife, the Treant Longsword, the Treant Ring, and the Golem Heart.

"As for runic stones, I now have 378!"

378 runic stones was a considerable sum of money.

However, Wu Wei came today with the explicit goal of spending it!

"I'm going to change zones soon. Caves can get quite complex, so I'd better prepare as much as possible!"

"First, there's the problem of lighting. Caves are dark, and although vision will not be a problem for the Golem Doll, it will be a problem for both Yellow and me!"

"The second problem is navigation inside the cave. It can be easy to become lost inside too…."

"Safety is also important! There are unusual monsters that may spawn in caves, so I had better prepare for them too…."

Wu Wei compiled a long list of things to look out for in a short while.

Then, he began to shop around for solutions one by one.

5 Runic Torches cost 1 runic stone each. Each torch could be lit for three hours and had an effective range of 20 meters.

Wu Wei spent 10 runic stones to purchase 50 of them.

Next, to solve the navigation issue, Wu Wei bought the Support-type Runic Armament [Compass]. Costing 10 runic stones, it only had one function - to point to the South.

Wu Wei also spent another 50 runic stones on a [Lesser Purifying Rune] that could purify negative statuses. However, similar to the Earth Spike rune, it could only be used 3 times.

Although Wu Wei had been reluctant to use the Earth Spike rune, he found the [Lesser Purifying Rune] worth using.

After all, it was something that could potentially save his life.

Next, Wu Wei bought an Alarm Bell Talisman – an item that would warn him of danger in his surroundings. It was relatively expensive, costing 5 runic stones despite having only 3 hours of usage time.,

Wu Wei had to grit his teeth when paying for 10 of them.

Although he had barely just begun shopping, the number of runic stones in Wu Wei's hand had already dropped to 258.

Wu Wei planned on buying something with his remaining money.

"Yellow has always gone around topless. It's indecent and unsafe, so I should buy him some armor."

"Also, I'll need to buy some pills to test out Golem Doll's conditions."

Wu Wei began to resume shopping again. He first went to look for equipment for Yellow.

Although he had entered the Runic Armament confidently with 258 runic stones, in less than five minutes, he was seen coming out of the shop dejectedly.

The items he wanted were too expensive, so he couldn't afford them!

Well, it wasn't that Wu Wei couldn't afford any equipment.

He was facing a dilemma - what he could afford wasn't of much use to Yellow, but what would be of use to Yellow was too expensive.

Hence, he had no choice but to leave the shop empty-handed.

"F**k, a piece of level 10 [Uncommon]-quality armor costs more than 500 runic stones. What a rip-off!

Reality showed otherwise when he finally thought he had struck it rich.

"Forget it. I'll put the armor aside and buy some pills first. I should see if Brother Black Robe has succeeded in making Runic Treant Pills!"

Wu Wei turned around to head towards "Brother" Black Robe's stall.

Suddenly, a commotion was raised in the market. Large droves of students appeared to be swarming towards a particular stall.

Wu Wei only wanted to go to find 'Brother' Black Robe but was directly pushed along with the crowd.

Although Wu Wei's body was now as strong as that of a level 10 [Uncommon]-Runic Martial Artist, in Yuehua Academy, level 10 was still considered a newbie.

Only first-year students were level 10. Second-year students were at least at Stage 1, while third-year and fourth-year students were at least Stages 2, 3, or even higher.

Although third-year higher students did not usually have anything to do in this market, there were several of them in the crowd. Moreover, no matter how strong Wu Wei was, he was still an individual. He had no choice but to be dragged along by such a big crowd.

Of course, Wu Wei was also curious as to what the hype was about.

As for why people were in such a frenzy, Wu Wei roughly formed an idea from listening to the people around here. 

It appeared that some big shot was setting up a stall!

Apparently, the items sold were at least of [Uncommon]-quality, and there were [Rare]-quality runes amongst them!

How could these students not be excited?

In this marketplace, the highest grade of items that the academy sold was [Uncommon]. It wasn't that the academy did not have even higher quality goods, but that they limited the range of goods on purpose!

If you wanted [Rare] or even better items, acquire them yourself in Runic World! This was the stance of the academy.

They were trying to encourage the students to be proactive. 

When Wu Wei heard that there were [Rare]-quality items, he also became excited. However, his excitement soon died down.

Wu Wei felt as though he were drowning in this sea of bids.

Just the starting bids of the items ranged from hundreds to even thousands of runic stones! Wu Wei even started to feel that he shouldn't even be allowed to stand here with the measly amount of runic stones he possessed.

Very quickly, though, the items on the big shot's pop-up stall were all bought up by the other students.

As the hype died down, the crowd slowly dispersed, and Wu Wei moved up to the stall just to look.

He saw that there was only junk left for sale.

Wu Wei only took a glance before turning around to leave. Suddenly, he felt Yellow shaking inside his [Book of Runes]. Wu Wei was stunned and subconsciously turned back. His gaze fell upon a seemingly insignificant item on the stall.

As his heart beat wildly, he wondered: "Is this my lucky day?"


Chapter 28: 028 Broken Bull Horn

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Yuehua Academy, Trade Market.

Wu Wei had spotted a bull horn on display in the stall.

"Did Yellow just resonate with this?"

Narrowing his eyes, the bull horn's attributes appeared before him.

..

Item: Broken Bull Horn

Quality: Common

Level: 10

Description: Although it is a very plain-looking bull horn, there are mysterious symbols on its side.

..

"How much is this?"

When Wu Wei saw the Bull Horn's attribute, he immediately asked for the price.

When Wu Wei asked about the price for the 'leftover merchandise', he did not think it would cost much.

However, the stall owner casually called an earth-shattering price.

"200 runic stones."

Wu Wei was dumbfounded. He raised his head and looked at the stall owner. It was the first time he had looked closely at the big-shot stall owner.

He realized that the big shot was female.

She was a girl with an exceptionally well-built physique. Even though she was seated, she was still around Wu Wei's height, and when she stood up, she turned out to be around 1.8 meters tall. She was wearing leather armor designed with a set of wings.

It was November now, and her clothes were not suited for winter.

However, no one would dare question her taste in fashion – not after seeing her muscular physique, and especially not after seeing her war hammer.

When Wu Wei noticed her, she spoke straightforwardly.

"There is not a single item I would sell that could be considered ordinary. As for this bull horn, I simply am not interested in researching it much. Since you're interested in it, you must have noticed its specialness."

"However, I won't ask what it is you've noticed. I'll sell it to you for 200 runic stones."

"If you stand to gain, it's your business. And if you don't – well, it's still your own business!"

Wu Wei cursed his 'luck'.

"Fine!"

Although regretful, Wu Wei did not hesitate. He immediately forked out the 200 runic stones for the bull horn.

It was the most significant sum of money that Wu Wei had ever spent in his life.

However, Wu Wei believed that it was worth it. After all, it must have been something special to have resonated with Yellow, so it was 200 runic stones well spent.

After obtaining the bull horn, Wu Wei went to a secluded corner to summon Yellow. He gave the bull horn to Yellow, hoping to gain an insight into its use.

Wu Wei could roughly decipher a piece of information with Yellow's help.

Unfortunately, the answer Wu Wei discovered was not one he had hoped to hear.

The bull horn was useful to Yellow – but only after the First Stage.

"Well, at least the First Stage is already within grasp…."

After the inspection, Wu Wei put the bull horn away and headed for 'Brother' Black Robe's stall.

The black-robed stall owner noticed Wu Wei approaching from afar.

When she saw him, she immediately lowered her head.

Wu Wei observed this and guessed he was in low spirits.

"Was the refinement of the Runic Treant Pill a failure?"

Looking at how depressed 'Brother' Black Robe seemed, Wu Wei could roughly guess what had happened.

The black-robed young woman simply nodded without using the sign.

Next, she buried her head in her arms.

Wu Wei had trusted her so much to give her both the recipe and the necessary ingredients, yet she had still failed to refine it, so she did not have the face to see him right now.

He will be angry, right?

He will scold me, right?

He won't be my friend anymore, right?

Thinking of this, the black-robed young lady could not help but tear up.

At this moment, a hand patted her head. 

"It's okay. If you fail, so be it. Don't be depressed!"

The black-robed young lady was shocked. She raised her head in disbelief and began writing on her sign.

[ Aren't you angry? ]

"What's there to be angry about? Isn't failure common in pill refinement? Failure is the mother of success. Just treat it as accumulating experience. Don't be discouraged! Keep working hard, and you will definitely succeed!"

Wu Wei's words caused the black-robed young lady's eyes to sparkle. At this moment, Wu Wei seemed to her like he was shining with a warm, radiant light.

"Oh right, since you failed, are there any medicinal dregs? Where are they? Let me take a look. There might be something special!"

Hearing this, the black-robed young lady hurriedly took out a large jar full of medicinal dregs.

The sight of the three kilograms' worth of medicinal dregs caused Wu Wei's eyes to narrow.

Initially, he had given the black-robed young 'man' two High-grade Runic Treant Hearts to work with. However, looking at the number of medicinal dregs, it was apparent that 'he' had spent 'his' own money to buy more to refine Runic Treant Pills. It was unfortunate that 'he' had failed.

No, it was not entirely a failure.

Wu Wei inspected the medicinal dregs.

Name: <High Quality Treant Medicinal Dregs>

Quality: <Uncommon>

Effect: After consumption, the user will be inflicted with excruciating itchiness, its duration based on the amount consumed.

During this period, the user's cultivation effects will also increase to a certain extent based on the amount consumed.

..

Although Wu Wei did not understand what exactly the cultivation effects here referred to, it was important because it was [High+] grade.

Wu Wei was perplexed. 'Brother' Black Robe's talents in pill refinement were… hard to assess.

It would be hard to call her gifted - not when she had been unable to produce a single [Runic Treant Pill] even after using over 20 portions of ingredients over the last three days.

However, it would also be hard to call her untalented – not when she could produce so much [High+] grade medicinal dregs. A Runic Treant Pill was a [High] grade pill, so it could be considered miraculous that her by-products were of even higher grade!

Trying to assess her talent gave Wu Wei a headache.

After that, he spent most of his remaining 158 runic stones to purchase goods from her.

He bought a portion of Terrifying Medicinal Dregs - the one with which he had poisoned a Wild Boar King to death. Wu Wei suggested she sell it at 5 runic stones per 50 grams.

He bought a bottle of common-grade Runic Pills and a bottle of High-grade Runic Pills.

The common-grade variant was used by Runemasters leveled 10 or under to cultivate and recover spiritual energy. In contrast, the high-grade variant was used by First Stage Runemasters.

While common-grade Runic Pills cost 5 runic stones each and were sold in bottles of 5, high-grade Runic Pills cost 50 runic stones each and were sold in bottles of 2.

It was a vast price difference.

Wu Wei's heart ached when he parted ways with his hard-earned money.

After the transaction, he was left with 28 runic stones.

"Sigh, back to square one!"

Wu Wei then packed up and left. As he was about to leave the trading market, he passed by the blind box shop that had always caught his attention.

In the past, Wu Wei would leave after watching for a moment – but that was because he had been poor.

However, spending over 300 runic stones today had desensitized him, and he felt as if 10 runic stones were just chump change.

"If I'm lucky, I might even be able to win High-grade, Superior-grade, or even Unique items! I'll do it!"

Gritting his teeth and stomping his feet, Wu Wei went inside the blind box shop.

Three minutes later, Wu Wei reappeared at the entrance with a bottle of cola in either hand and a dazed expression on his face.

It took a while for Wu Wei to come back to his senses. 

When he finally did, he looked back and spat at the blind box shop.

"Blind box, my foot! It's just a scam. I'll never open a blind box ever again!"


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