Chapter 36: Item Modification Function

“Boy, are there any detectors with a person-search function? The kind where you can enter a name or certain characteristics to find someone?” After searching with the detector for nearly half an hour, Ye Feng couldn’t help but go to a secluded place in the Virtual Realm to seek Boy’s help.
“The second-generation detectors have that function! You can buy them for 93,000 domain values. Not only do they have this feature, but their detection range has also been expanded to 20 square kilometers, and the maximum detectable comprehensive combat value has increased as well,” Boy said, touching his nose.
“That’s so expensive! Why is there such a big difference in price between the first and second generations? Over ten times!!!” Ye Feng almost jumped up at the price.
“Of course. The first-generation products are already discontinued and no one buys them anymore. The current mainstream is the second-generation products, so they’re much more expensive. The third-generation products, since they were just developed, haven’t been mass-produced yet, making them even more costly. On Planet Tainokenoriki, only the royal nobility uses them—they’re truly rare treasures. Currently, their market value, converted into domain values, is equivalent to millions of domain values,” Boy said nonchalantly.
“Converted into dollars, that’s billions!” Ye Feng’s mouth was wide open in shock…
“Actually, there are other ways to save a lot of domain values…” Boy deliberately left it hanging, covering his mouth and sneaking a smile.
“What are they?” Ye Feng asked eagerly.
“Actually, these products are sold not just for their technology but also for their creativity, which is why they’re so expensive. If you modify them based on your own ideas, you’ll need much fewer domain values. Besides, some of the functions in new products might not be applicable to you at all,” Boy explained.
“You mean the Virtual Realm also has the ability to modify items?” Ye Feng’s eyes widened.
“To be precise, it’s possible within a limited range. You must start with an item as the base and then modify it. If the base is a knife, it’s obviously impossible to turn it into an AK47. As for your detector, no matter how you modify it, it will still remain a detector—just with enhanced performance or some new functions added,” Boy explained in great detail.
“Well then, how long does modification take?” Ye Feng was clearly intrigued now.
“It depends on the complexity of the item. Your first-generation detector can probably be modified in less than a minute,” Boy said with a smile.

“Well, I’ll go check how to do it. If you hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have known this feature existed at all…” Ye Feng awkwardly touched his nose before looking up the instructions.
“Hmm, there’s even a special purchase option—I’ve never opened it before…” Ye Feng followed the instructions to make a selection.
“Item function upgrade… Add item functions… Item combination… Item creation…” In the special purchase section, Ye Feng saw several options he had never noticed before.
“Why are ‘Item Combination’ and ‘Item Creation’ not selectable?” Ye Feng realized that although these two options existed, they couldn’t be chosen.
“That two options are advanced ones; they can only be unlocked after meeting certain conditions. As for what those conditions are, you’ll have to figure it out on your own!” Boy said irritably to Ye Feng, “I think you should take some time to thoroughly study what secrets the Virtual Realm holds and explore its potential as much as possible, so you can use your domain value more efficiently.”
“Mm, I indeed should find time to study it properly!” Ye Feng nodded. “Okay, I roughly know how to use it now!”
He removed the detector from his nose and placed it in a box in front of him.
“Add item function. Please specify the function you want to add.”
“I want to be able to enter a person’s name or keyword to find that person’s functions! It should also show their exact location and detection range—just the entire H City will suffice!” Ye Feng clearly stated the functions he wanted, worried that the Virtual Realm might make a mistake.
“Adding this function requires 9,300 domain points. Are you sure you want to add it?”
“Just do it, no matter what. It’s more expensive than the product itself, but given the large range, I’ll tolerate it…” Ye Feng muttered to the dialogue box in front of him.
“Hey, will it give me a discount once I’m more familiar with it?” Ye Feng turned to look at Boy.
Boy naturally understood that Ye Feng was referring to the Virtual Realm. “A discount is possible, but it’s not because you become more familiar with it. Instead, when you rise to the rank of a second-tier domain master, you can get a 10% discount on first-tier items.”
“I see. Then I don’t know when that will happen…” Ye Feng shrugged helplessly. So far, he hadn’t received any clues about ascending to a second-tier domain master.
“Item function upgrade: Detection range upgrade. Please select the range size.”

“It’s still as big as City H!” To save trouble, Ye Feng simply gave the total area of the city.
“To complete the upgrade, 9,100 domain points are required. Please confirm whether to proceed with the upgrade?”
“It’s expensive, but there’s no other choice…” Ye Feng helplessly selected the confirmation option.
“Item function upgrade: Individual detection range upgraded. Please select the range size.”
“Use City H’s area as the standard!” Ye Feng said eagerly.
“To complete the upgrade, 4,300 domain points are required. Please confirm whether to proceed with the upgrade?”
“Yes!” Ye Feng chose without hesitation.
“This time it cost 22,700 domain points—really quite costly!” Ye Feng shook his head and sighed.
“Don’t you need to increase the upper limit for detecting combat values?” Boy couldn’t help asking when he saw Ye Feng putting away the detector. “Over 90,000 domain points were spent, but only 20,000 were used!”
“No need. I think the combat values that can be detected are sufficient for now,” Ye Feng said, shaking his head. “I’ll save the remaining domain points as a backup, just in case!”
After leaving the virtual realm, Ye Feng put the detector back on his nose.
Keyword: Long Tian
After entering Long Tian’s name into the detector, Ye Feng clicked search. Immediately, all the people named Long Tian in City H appeared clearly on the 3D map before him.
“Huh, they’re all white dots?” Ye Feng frowned slightly. Although he had never seen Brother Long in action, he thought Brother Long should be at least on par with Uncle Tie, if not stronger. But the five white dots before him made him frown.
“It seems I’ll have to check them one by one…” Ye Feng opened each of the five white dots on the map to check. When he opened the second one:
Strength: 0
Speed: 0
Mental Power: 1
Special Energy: 0
“Brother Long!!!” Ye Feng recognized that blood-soaked man at a glance…