Chapter 179: Enhancement

With only three days left, Happy’s tasks grew increasingly burdensome. He not only had to master “Shadow Wind Leg” to the Master level, making it his first standout skill upon reaching the Creation Realm, but he also didn’t want to neglect “Flower Boy’s Song,” which was already at level 96. The former offered rapid attack speeds, allowing him to maximize the skills and combat experience from his past life and boost his combat power to the utmost. Although the latter was slightly inferior, its lethality was more than twice that of “Shadow Wind Leg.” Once he reached the Master level, combined with “Wind Spirit Spin,” its abilities in group battles and monster clearing would be astonishing—making it another key weapon for entering the Fox Cave!

Therefore!
In addition to “Shadow Wind Leg” and “Flower Boy’s Song,” it was also necessary to train “Wind Spirit Spin.”

Moreover…
Inside the Fox Cave, aside from numerous fox demons, there were also members of various factions, clearly separated from each other. Even if not at the same time, it was easy to provoke hostility from other groups, so necessary defensive measures—namely, protective martial arts—had to be perfected.

Protective skills were extremely important in the martial world! The level of such skills determined a player’s resistance to attacks and survival ability in group battles!

Without protective skills or with low-level ones, even if one wielded divine weapons or possessed unparalleled martial arts, they might still be defeated in a crowd in an instant…

Protection!
Agile movement!
Only with these two as fundamental safeguards for life could one fully utilize their martial arts skills and have the means to showcase their strength.

Happy was well aware of this.

Currently, the “Black Sand Fortitude” he was practicing was only at the ninth level. While not low, it fell far short compared to some professional players and advanced protective skills.

Furthermore…
He had possessed the advanced protective skill “Golden Bell Shield” for many days now (Golden Bell Shield: an advanced secret technique corresponding to various lower-level protective skills). If he couldn’t improve “Black Sand Fortitude,” the advantages of “Golden Bell Shield” would be delayed indefinitely—a situation Happy didn’t want to see.

Despite the many unexpected surprises and gains from his trip to Songshan, which greatly enhanced his strength, Happy still planned to engage in a series of intense training sessions during the remaining days…

To prepare for the upcoming trip to the Fox Cave…
To improve several martial arts skills as quickly as possible.

The high-intensity training techniques that had been popular in the later stages of his past life were now imperative!

Mounting the jujube-red horse, he raced straight into Luoyang City. Happy didn’t care how much attention such a bold move might draw from other players; he kept going until he reached the pawnshop, where he finally stopped.
Over these days…
From the 1.8 million taels of silver he had, he managed to acquire four top-quality secret manuals. Of course, there were no currently popular sword or knife techniques—just one book on archery, two on spear fighting, and one on axe fighting.
Happy handed all the secret manuals to Feng Wu Caiyi, asking her to select suitable individuals from the Caiyi Sect to practice them. Then, using the silver he received in return, he bought a set of mid-to-high-grade protective gear from the market.
With 800,000 taels in hand, he could afford to be more ambitious!
In addition to acquiring a “Yellow Dragon Archery Set” worth 300,000 taels, he spent another 100,000 taels on a set of Yellow Dragon wrist guards and boots:
**Yellow Dragon Archery Set:**
+200 body defense, +3 agility, reduces damage by 20% at a certain chance.
**Yellow Dragon Wrist Guards:**
+5 attack speed, +1 balanced recovery, +2 agility.
**Yellow Dragon Boots:**
+10% movement speed, +9 evasion, +2 agility.
(The higher the agility, the greater the speed boost; higher evasion helps avoid damage.)
Originally, Happy didn’t plan to buy the Yellow Dragon Boots because he already owned a better set of gear— the “Ghost King Boots,” which provided even higher movement speed and evasion.
However…
The Yellow Dragon Archery Set, wrist guards, and boots together formed a set in plain yellow that looked very harmonious when worn. Although it lacked a bit of the refined scholarly aura, it gave off a more heroic and spirited look.
The Ghost King Boots, with their gloomy appearance and fierce patterns, clashed sharply with Happy’s temperament, so he naturally skipped them, planning to sell them later. After all, they were only mid-tier masterpieces, nowhere near comparable to the top-tier artifacts from his past life.
While the entire Yellow Dragon set wasn’t the most expensive or outstanding gear around, it still ranked among the best. After changing into the set, Happy returned to the pawnshop and used the remaining 400,000 taels to bid on more top-quality martial arts secret manuals.
“Boss Happy.”
A homing pigeon fluttered over— it was Youzi sending a message:
“I’ve finished refining some Jade Dew Pills. Do you want to take a look now?”
Happy’s eyes lit up— just what he needed! He quickly contacted Youzi and asked him to come to the pawnshop.
Youzi appeared outside shortly after.

Compared to their last meeting, the current “Yuzu” was dressed in a pharmacist’s white robe, looking energetic and radiant. Her attire was no longer as shabby and unremarkable as before. Seeing him, she immediately smiled and stepped in: “Boss Kai Xin.” “Hehe, don’t call me that—it feels awkward. By the way, it seems like you’ve made progress in your pharmacist skills?” “No.” Yuzu gave a bitter smile and then began to complain to Kai Xin: “Wasn’t the loss I suffered earlier enough? Now I understand that drug-making also needs to cater to market demands. Without a market or consumers, even if you produce something, you can’t sell it right away. So, I’ve been focusing on making ‘Jade Dew Pills’ lately. I think the market for this isn’t ready yet, but it shouldn’t be long…” “Smart!” Kai Xin thought admiringly. Stopping for a moment, he realized it was indeed wise. In his past life, many people had made fortunes by specializing in Jade Dew Pills and were supported by various guilds, living without worries. Yet, he still felt a slight sense of disappointment. He had to admit that he actually hoped Yuzu could advance quickly so that she could create higher-grade pills for him to use. But Yuzu hadn’t done anything wrong. Currently, few people could afford them, and even fewer paid attention to pharmacists, considering it too costly and extravagant! “How many Jade Dew Pills have you made?” Kai Xin calmed himself down before becoming excited again. If Yuzu had been focusing on making them these past few days, she should have quite a stockpile. Together with the four bottles he bought last time, it would allow him to carry out his intensive training more smoothly. There might even be some left over for the upcoming trip to Fox Cave. Sure enough! Yuzu proudly took out round, delicate jade bottles from herThe bag of heaven and earth bag and replied, “Nine bottles in total, ninety pills. Five bottles of quality 10, five bottles of quality 9. The price remains the same as before.” Nine bottles! Kai Xin suppressed his excitement, paid, and took possession of these precious Jade Dew Pills.