Chapter 128: Strengthening After the Trade

Seeing Zhao Yuxin emerge from the mahjong room, Zhu Zhiquan retreated to her side in a few steps and immediately deactivated his Nightmare Demon Eye, though he maintained the activation of his Boiling Blood talent.

Zhao Yuxin held up the Xunfeng Crossbow and stealthily handed a bottle of Rejuvenation Brew to Zhu Zhiquan. Zhu Zhiquan drank the Rejuvenation Brew in one breath without a word, and his HP immediately recovered to 21%.

The Mediterranean-haired man looked at the Xunfeng Crossbow, preparing to negotiate with Zhao Yuxin and her companion. Perhaps having experienced much life and death, Zhao Yuxin's personality had become much more decisive; the moment Zhu Zhiquan finished the Rejuvenation Brew, she immediately pulled the trigger.

A Crossbow Bolt wrapped in Magic Power flew toward him. The vertical-pupil woman saw the trajectory of the Arrow clearly and raised her hand to summon a wall made of bones in front of the Mediterranean-haired man.

Boom!

A loud bang rang out; the wall summoned by the woman was blasted into smithereens, and the Mediterranean-haired man and the vertical-pupil woman took the opportunity to run out of the small house.

"Hahaha~ exhilarating! This battle has made my blood boil! Hahaha~" Seeing the other party flee, Zhu Zhiquan grinned and laughed up at the sky.

Zhao Yuxin did not pursue, instead turning to gently stroke Zhu Zhiquan's face, asking with heartache: "Does it hurt?"

Zhu Zhiquan closed his eyes and shook his head gently, pulling Zhao Yuxin back into the mahjong room where the mysterious merchant was located.

Zhao Yuxin: "Ajiu, do you want to challenge the mysterious merchant with me? The rules state that if you win three times in a row, you can choose one item for free. Besides, that mysterious merchant is incredibly weak! Carrying you to victory is a piece of cake!"

Zhu Zhiquan: "I used the Nightmare Demon Eye too much; my eyes have to stay closed for the time being."

Zhao Yuxin immediately closed the door and said to Zhu Zhiquan: "It's fine, we'll close the door, and then you can watch how I twist this mysterious merchant around my finger!"

Zhu Zhiquan sat to the side, listening to Zhao Yuxin and the mysterious merchant compete at the mahjong table.

Soon, Zhao Yuxin obtained two consecutive opportunities to choose items for free; she exchanged one for Rejuvenation Brew and one for a Primary Talent Upgrade Card.

By this time, Zhu Zhiquan's eyes had mostly recovered, and he sat to the side drinking Rejuvenation Brew, watching Zhao Yuxin's latest match against the mysterious merchant.

However, beads of sweat were clearly falling down Zhao Yuxin's face, and the speed of her mahjong play had also noticeably decreased.

This final round of mahjong was won by the mysterious merchant, and Zhao Yuxin, unwilling to accept defeat, continued to start a new game of mahjong with the mysterious merchant.

Soon, the items in their backpacks had dwindled significantly, while many more goods had appeared on the mysterious merchant's tablet computer.

Zhu Zhiquan looked at their nearly emptied backpacks and advised Zhao Yuxin: "Azhao, why don't we call it quits?"

"No! I don't believe I can't win! Again!" Zhao Yuxin said, preparing to play another round with the mysterious merchant.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhiquan hoisted her onto his shoulder. Zhao Yuxin kicked and struggled, shouting: "Put me down! I can definitely still win, really! Ajiu, believe me, this time I definitely can..."

Even until Zhu Zhiquan carried her out of the small house, Zhao Yuxin was still struggling on his back.

Zhu Zhiquan set Zhao Yuxin down, and to prevent her from running back to the mahjong room, he held her tightly in his arms.

Zhao Yuxin crossed her arms and said with an unconvinced look: "Ajiu, why won't you let me keep playing? If you hadn't pulled me away, I would have definitely won another item by now!"

Zhu Zhiquan did not answer, instead taking Zhao Yuxin's hand and preparing to walk toward the location of the first mysterious merchant they had encountered.

Zhao Yuxin wanted to go back and play a round with the mysterious merchant, but Zhu Zhiquan's strength was much greater than hers, and she could only be dragged away by him.

Gradually, the leisure house faded from Zhao Yuxin's field of vision, and she finally stopped struggling, obediently lowering her head and following behind Zhu Zhiquan.

Soon they arrived at the restaurant they had first encountered. The two pushed open the door and saw the mysterious merchant still sitting in its original position, with the goods it sold still displayed on the table in front of it.

Zhao Yuxin took out her card, and the points on it now displayed 15.

Zhao Yuxin: "Ajiu, while you were still fighting earlier, I used a portion of the points to buy that wine, so that's all that's left now."

Zhu Zhiquan: "It doesn't matter, we couldn't buy much with our Card Points anyway. Come, let's buy 'Plant Modification and Alteration: Advanced Edition' first. After we buy it, if there are no items we are satisfied with, we will just gather ten points and leave."

"Alright, but you should use this first." Zhao Yuxin said, handing the Primary Talent Upgrade Card to Zhu Zhiquan: "I feel like I can't use it yet, so you take it to upgrade your talent, and I'll provide support for you."

Zhu Zhiquan took the Primary Talent Upgrade Card from Zhao Yuxin's hand and began to think about which talent to upgrade.

After a brief moment of thought, Zhu Zhiquan decided to upgrade Boiling Blood first, as it was his primary output talent.

After deciding to use it, the same three-choice selection as last time appeared before Zhu Zhiquan.

Second-stage Strengthening: After upgrading, the Boiling Blood talent can undergo a second-stage strengthening. At that time, you will gain higher attribute bonuses, but the massive impact will place a huge burden on your blood vessels; please be mindful of usage time.

Focused Strengthening: After Boiling Blood is upgraded, you can perform localized strengthening.

Burning Blood: When using Boiling Blood, your blood temperature will continue to rise, even burning within your body. By then, even splashing your blood out could trigger a forest fire. Furthermore, for every two hundred degrees your blood temperature rises, your strength increases by +1.

{Note: Attributes gained from raising temperature cannot exceed the cap, and be careful of your HP! }

While Zhu Zhiquan was choosing the direction of his talent upgrade, Zhao Yuxin had already exchanged for "Plant Modification and Alteration: Advanced Edition." Seeing that Zhu Zhiquan was still thinking about the upgrade direction, Zhao Yuxin picked up the Xunfeng Crossbow to guard the surroundings.

Just as Zhao Yuxin finished loading the Crossbow Bolt, Zhu Zhiquan finished his selection. Zhao Yuxin drew a Magic Array while saying to Zhu Zhiquan: "Ajiu, show me the effect of the upgraded talent."

Zhu Zhiquan very readily sent the strengthened Boiling Blood talent to her.

Boiling Blood: Makes the blood boil, thereby doubling the body's overall functions, while the excessively high temperature will continuously damage the body.

Strengthening Choice: Burning Blood.

Zhao Yuxin didn't say anything after seeing Zhu Zhiquan's upgraded talent. After finishing the Magic Array, she immediately created two Xunfeng Pea Shooters and one Sea-Buckthorn Bomber.

Finally, Zhao Yuxin whispered a prayer to the heavens and earth before opening "Plant Modification and Alteration: Advanced Edition."

Soon, a sea of flowers filled the entire restaurant, and various flowers and plants even appeared within five meters outside the restaurant. This time, Zhao Yuxin's reading time was significantly longer, which also caused the surviving players in the distance to notice this place.

Soon, Zhao Yuxin's reading time ended. After seeing the new talent or skill, an excited smile appeared on her face, and she sent the effect to Zhu Zhiquan.

Plant Little Parent: After obtaining this talent, you will unlock some exclusive production blueprints related to plants, and when researching technology and Magic Power studies related to plants, your research speed can be increased by 10%.