87: Chapter 87 Objective: Strengthening the Emperor

Trash. Trash. Trash. Trash.

Except for one "ring of the sage," the other four accessories were eyesores of trash.

"If I had known, I should have been more sparing with 'Fates Luck'... If handled properly, it might have been possible to trigger consecutive cooldown resets. It wouldn't have been impossible to assemble the +10 three-piece set within a day... But if I hadn't used it at that time, I probably would have already been stabbed to death by an assassin."

The biggest limitation of the "ring of the sage" is its "1-hour cooldown." It can only reset a skill's cooldown based on probability, and its own cooldown duration is not short. However, when compared to the seven-day cooldown of "Fates Luck," this could already be considered a gift from the heavens.

The audience's reaction was lukewarm, which was reasonable; only Fu Hao himself knew the true value of this ring. He continued to browse the remaining nine items and unexpectedly discovered three items that were deeply compatible with the "Enhancement Master" skill system:

<Cursed Glasses> Grade: Legendary. Usage Conditions: None. - Can see souls. Description: A cursed item; wearing it rashly will lead to terrible consequences.

<Soul Stone> Grade: Mythical Rank. Usage Conditions: None. - Can hold up to 3 souls (1/3). - To store a soul, you must obtain its consent or leave it in an incapacitated state. Description: A mysterious stone capable of storing souls.

<monster detector> Grade: Legendary. Usage Conditions: None. - By using monster materials, you can pinpoint the exact location of the same type of monster within a 1km radius. Description: A relic of the legendary figure Karma, known 200 years ago as the "Monster Hunter Master."

Two of the soul-related items were perfectly compatible with the "Enhancement Master" second awakening skill — <Soul Enhancement>:

<Soul Enhancement> Type: Active. Grade: Unknown. - Can consume souls as enhancement materials. - The higher the enhancement stage, the lower the success rate; the final success rate is determined by the material's grade and quantity.

Compared to the traditional Summon Enhancement skill, the biggest difference with Soul Enhancement is that the material consumption changes from items to "souls."

However, the real difficulty lies in the fact that the method of obtaining souls is unknown. Although there are related class branches in the game, for Fu Hao, abandoning his Legendary Knight path to switch to the soul system is clearly not a possible option.

Marquis Alfen's private collection happened to break this limitation. Fu Hao publicly revealed the Soul Enhancement skill information during his live stream, and the chat room instantly exploded:

- "Soul Enhancement?"

- "Where do we get souls?"

- "Go for Emperor +10!"

He looked at the Emperor, who was floating silently beside him, and revealed a sinister smile: "If Soul Enhancement can also increase mana reserves... maybe in the future, I can use the Emperor as a magic magazine—of course, I have to collect enough souls first."

His obsession with "Meteor" and "Blizzard" was immediately reignited.

As for the "monster detector," it perfectly echoed his plans for Summon Enhancement.

When Fu Hao first teamed up to challenge the "Troll Trial," he relied on the "No Damage" title accidentally triggered by Little Gold, whose attached skill "You Are Mine!" could turn monsters into Summoned Beasts.

He had tried using this skill on monsters of different levels and discovered that the level of the Summoned Beast was unrelated to the monster's level; instead, it depended on the monster's "identity" (Normal Monster / Named Monster / Boss).

So far, the highest-tier Summoned Beast he had successfully obtained through a boss monster was "Legendary Rank," sourced from the final boss of the trial dungeon.

And now, with the unlocking of the Soul Enhancement skill, Legendary Rank Summoned Beasts could serve as enhancement materials for "Mythical Rank Summoned Beasts," which meant Fu Hao urgently needed to stockpile a large number of "Legendary Rank Summoned Beasts."

"You Are Mine!" Although it could not directly capture Mythical Rank Summoned Beasts, boss monsters of specific races could produce stable Legendary Rank materials.

The key to the problem was efficiency: the average time to obtain a Legendary Rank Summoned Beast alone was 10 hours; and the number required to enhance a Mythical Rank to +10 was as high as 1024 Legendary Rank ones. Whether relying on luck or repeatedly grinding trial dungeons, it would be difficult to achieve due to low efficiency.

At this moment, the value of the monster detector stood out: it could precisely lock onto high-value boss monsters that spawned randomly in the wild, avoiding player congestion and competition, becoming a core efficiency item.

"Fortunately, the Summoned Beast's level is unrelated to the monster's level, otherwise I wouldn't dare send low-level subjects to high-risk areas..." He planned to have his subjects record the coordinates of low-level wild boss areas across various locations in advance, then use ordinary soldiers to collect the corresponding materials, thereby rapidly accumulating the number of Legendary Rank Summoned Beasts.

"Now, I just need Little Gold to reach level 300."

The cooldown reduction for "Fates Luck" was in sight, and with a stable way to enhance Mythical Rank Summoned Beasts, as long as Little Gold reached level 300, the evolution conditions would be met.

Thinking about how he had previously consumed all his experience potions in one go to max himself out to level 300, leaving not a drop for Little Gold—Fu Hao couldn't help but feel some regret: "Otherwise, he would at least be level 290 by now..."

"Forget it, focus on the present first."

The "backdoor tactic" was still ongoing, and the next stop was Marquis Levi's mansion. "I hope Levi is also a collector. He's a Marquis, after all, surely he must have a treasure vault, right?" He licked his lips, his eyes sparkling with desire for unknown loot.

—————— Rowen Kingdom, Royal Capital.

On one side were the Rowen nobles loyal to him, and on the other side stood the noble NPCs from the Kalis Empire and the leaders of the Five Great Guilds. Although the Empire had only recently captured the Royal Capital, the power structure had already begun to take shape.

The leaders of the Five Great Guilds used Fu Hao's live stream to relay his movements in real-time to the NPC high-ups, allowing Prince Mian to gain the initiative in the war situation.

"Marquis Humeil, I have urged you repeatedly—do not underestimate Fu Hao!" Prince Mian suppressed the anger in his chest, trying his best to maintain royal decorum.

"Your Majesty is overthinking it. Zehn is the Empire's strongest assassin; if even he failed, it can only mean that 'assassinating Fu Hao' was an impossible mission from the start." Marquis Humeil's tone was dismissive, his words sharp.

"The Empire's strongest is nothing more than this." Prince Mian finally couldn't help but sneer.

"Your Majesty, watch your words!" Marquis Humeil's tone changed. "Don't forget, His Majesty the Emperor might personally inquire about this matter."

"It was clearly your assassination attempt that failed, why should I bear the responsibility?" Prince Mian nearly slammed the table and stood up, but thinking that the Empire's support was at a critical juncture and the kingdom's civil war had not yet ended, if he broke with the Empire now, the consequences would be unimaginable, so he had to swallow his anger.

Humeil reassured him: "Rest assured, no matter how strong Fu Hao is, he cannot turn the tide of the war single-handedly; only the Seven Legends can do that." — No one believed that Helm would participate in the war.

At this moment, everyone present subconsciously ignored the person standing beside Fu Hao — "Seven Legends: Helm." But only Prince Mian's heart grew increasingly uneasy.

The ominous premonition that had been lingering for some time all stemmed from the variable named "Fu Hao." And this time, the premonition came true again:

"Report — Fu Hao has taken Marquis Alfen and his family hostage!"