Chapter 49: Exploring the Second Floor Area

"Refine!"

As Su Hao's thoughts turned, the four corpses of the double-headed Stitching Monster were covered by a blood-red light.

While waiting for the refinement to finish, Su Hao picked up the wooden staff that had fallen to one side and used Item Appraisal Technique on it.

Strictly speaking, Su Hao is a mage who can use blood magic.

He's just a mage whose strength is slightly greater by 'one' and whose vitality is slightly greater by 'one'.

We can't deny that he's a mage just because of this little 'one'.

As a mage, if he has a suitable staff, the speed of skill release and the power of skills can be considerably increased, boosting combat ability.

So Su Hao has considerable expectations for this staff of the double-headed Stitching Monster.

【Wooden Staff】

Supernatural Grade: First Rank

Effect: When using the wooden staff to cast magic of Second Rank or lower, casting time is slightly reduced and damage is slightly increased.

"Let's first see how the actual effect is."

From the information shown in the appraisal result, Su Hao is not very satisfied with this wooden staff.

But the actual effect still needs to be tried to know.

Afterwards Su Hao gripped the wooden staff, split his mental power into two strands, one infused into the staff in his hand, the other communicating with the Blood Whip Technique rune in his mind.

Soon after.

Then he saw a blood-red rune appear at the top of the wooden staff, exactly the rune of the Blood Whip Technique.

The next moment.

As Su Hao's thoughts turned, two whips made of fresh blood extended from the ground ahead.

"There's some effect, but not much!"

Su Hao pursed his lips, his expression somewhat disdainful.

Although this time the speed of casting Blood Whip Technique is somewhat faster than before, about fifteen percent, and the blood whip extending from the ground is also a bit thicker.

But whether it's the fifteen percent increase in casting speed or the slightly thicker blood whip, the effect doesn't look very obvious.

As Su Hao said, the effect does exist a little, but not much, and it simply cannot be compared to a powerful weapon like the Gravity Rock Axe.

But thinking about it, the description of the wooden staff already said its effect only works on magic of Second Rank or lower.

Moreover, the reduction in casting time and the increase in magic damage are only slight.

From the third word 'slight', it can be seen that its bonus effect is not very strong.

Above slight, there are certainly medium and large degrees.

However Su Hao didn't stay disappointed for long; if the effect is poor, just synthesize a few more times.

"Hmm..."

"If I take the wooden staff and synthesize it with the Gravity Rock Axe, couldn't I give the axe the staff's effect, obtaining an axe-shaped staff?"

Su Hao stroked his chin, showing a thoughtful expression.

But wouldn't that make the art style a bit too skewed?

Other mages, frail as they are, wield elegant staffs and attack from afar by releasing magic.

But with Su Hao, he swings a two-meter-long close-range output, face-to-face stuffing magic into the enemy's mouth……

This really still counts as a mage?

"Of course not, I can use magic, so how am I not a mage!"

Su Hao nodded heavily; anyway, the Gravity Rock Axe is so powerful and such a handy weapon, I definitely couldn't give it up!

Perhaps because the refinement target is a second-rank monster, the required time is much longer than before.

After Su Hao finished testing the wooden staff, the blood-red light enveloping the double-headed Stitching Monster's body still showed no sign of dissipating.

According to Su Hao's estimate, at least another hour is needed before refinement completes.

"Let's go check the second floor first!"

After a moment's thought, Su Hao walked toward the stairway entrance.

He wasn't worried about Da Xiong Mao's safety; after yesterday's sparring, he had a fairly deep understanding of its strength.

Although Su Hao couldn't guarantee it, could Da Xiong Mao withstand the attack of Death Finger?

After all, last time Su Hao himself had no resistance at all and was pierced through the heart, not knowing the upper limit of Death Finger at all.

But Su Hao clearly knows the various attacks of the wolf-headed Stitching Monster; he can be absolutely certain that, given Da Xiong Mao's bodily strength, even if it stands still, these Stitching Monsters can't do anything to it.

Indeed, as Su Hao thought, when he reached the second floor, of the dozen or so Stitching Monsters, only two remained.

"Roar!"

Upon seeing Su Hao come down, Da Xiong Mao roared, its desire surging upward, and immediately slapped the head of one Stitching Monster.

With a bang, the floor was shattered, stone fragments flying several meters away, and the Stitching Monster's head was completely smashed into the floor.

Then it lifted its right foot and stomped hard on the wolf head on the Stitching Monster's left hand, driving that wolf head into the floor as well, instantly staining the ground red with blood.

Both heads were crushed by Da Xiong Mao; the Stitching Monster's legs twitched twice, then it lost all movement.

While disposing of that Stitching Monster, Da Xiong Mao swung its left paw, sending three green wind blades flying outward, instantly cutting the last Stitching Monster in the distance into four pieces.

"Roar!"

After confirming the last Stitching Monster was dead, Da Xiong Mao wobbled its chubby body, excitedly ran to Su Hao's side, affectionately rubbed his head, and occasionally glanced up the stairs.

"Don't look, I've already dealt with whatever's upstairs; let's first explore the rooms on the second floor."

Su Hao rubbed Da Xiong Mao's head, bringing it along as they walked down the left corridor, with no intention of splitting up to explore.

During the earlier fight, since the halls of the second and third floors are connected, the light from a single lantern could barely illuminate both the second- and third-floor halls.

But now, to explore the rooms, the light from a single lantern is obviously insufficient to simultaneously illuminate the rooms on both sides.

After entering the left-side corridor, Su Hao saw that there was a room on each side of the walls.

In the left room, the wooden door had been destroyed; obviously, the Stitching Monster had burst out from here at that time.

Since during the exploration of the first floor, Su Hao hadn't found even a single hair in the room where the Stitching Monster had burst out, this time he chose to first check the room on the right.

Then.

He had just entered when he immediately came back out.

This is a damn toilet……

「Damn it, you're a master capable of crafting a second-tier Stitching Monster, and in your own home you're messing around with so many toilets—what the hell are you doing?! 」

Su Hao, speechless, closed the toilet and entered the room with the broken door.

The good news is, this isn't an empty space like on the first floor; Su Hao found 1200 units of wood, 500 units of stone, and 100 units of iron ore inside.

The bad news is, aside from these basic supplies, Su Hao didn't find anything else.

Afterward, Su Hao brought the giant panda to the right-side corridor.

Here, too, there is a complete wooden door and a damaged wooden door on each side of the walls.

This time, Su Hao chose to enter the room with the damaged wooden door.

As soon as he entered, looking at the room's layout, Su Hao showed a look of joy, concluding that this place would definitely yield something.