Chapter 404: Chapter 404

After purchasing two items, Du You couldn’t find any more suitable pet equipment. It seems that even with pet equipment, luck is needed to find something you like.

The Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog only had a Black Flame Iron collar on him. Du You wanted to add a tier-two piece of equipment, but unfortunately, he couldn’t find one. It was Xiaozi and the Cursed Crow King that managed to get tier-two equipment in the first place.

Unfortunately, the Cursed Crow King hasn’t been upgraded yet and is kept at a lower level by Du You. Therefore, even with the Curse Bell, it can’t be used. Follow current novels on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖•𝗇𝗲𝘁

As for the Death Scorpion, Du You couldn’t find any suitable equipment at all. After all, the Death Scorpion’s fighting style is too unique. Such niche equipment likely requires specific materials for customization.

After scouting around without discovering anything new, Du You decided to leave the place.

The market here is much more prosperous than the small town he had been in before. Even in the quietest places, countless people can still be seen.

While Du You strolled around, he took out some unnecessary items to sell off. His Crystal Coins, which were slightly depleted, started to increase again. Unfortunately, the majority were just white Crystal Coins, speaking to the scarcity of tier-two items in his possession.

As for his own equipment, although most of it was white, he knew he still needed a lot of them. After all, he doesn’t have a full set yet, and taking those off would affect him significantly. While white-grade equipment doesn’t add much to his current power, it still provides a slight boost, doesn’t it?

Suddenly, Du You’s eyes lit up, "Great, this thing is an excellent match for me."

Unexpectedly, just as Du You was about to leave, he finally found something that could work in tandem with the Black Flame Iron essence. It was a unique skill enhancement for mages, Flame Enhancement.

It could enhance the power of a mage’s fire spell, yet many people had passed on it due to its high price.

"Ten thousand red Crystal Coins for a common spell? Your asking price is too high," one potential buyer remarked.

The stall owner retorted indifferently, "If you don’t want to buy it, don’t. This skill is rare. It can enhance any fire attribute skill, whether for warriors or mages."

"Even if it works for both, there’s no one who can be both a warrior and a mage. So it’s still priced as a single skill."

"Exactly, I’ve seen the Flame Enhancement skill before, and the most it has ever sold for was seven thousand red Crystal Coins, and that was at an auction. The usual price is around five thousand red Crystal Coins."

No matter what they said, the stall owner remained firm on his price. After observing for a while, Du You realized he wouldn’t be able to persuade the owner to lower the price, leaving him puzzled at his intentions.

After thinking about it, Du You stepped forward and said, "Ten thousand red Crystal Coins, I’ll take it."

He had no choice. Finding such a rare skill was almost impossible. Although Du You didn’t want to overpay, it seemed necessary. It must be said that these kinds of skills were rare, and it was even rarer to find one that fit him perfectly.

Although a bit pricey, Du You felt that regular Crystal Coins held little importance to him unless they were dedicated coins for specific transactions. Hearing his agreement, the stall owner quickly engaged in the transaction with Du You. It seemed he was well aware his asking price was steep.

"Is this guy an idiot? He’s buying it even though it’s so overpriced. It’s at least double the usual cost!" someone snorted.

"I bet at eighty percent certainty he’s a shill. I suspect they’re working together," another added.

Due to Du You’s decisiveness in purchasing the item, the surrounding people began to cast doubtful looks. Du You didn’t care about their suspicions; as long as he got what he needed, it didn’t matter.

Amidst the disbelief and even scornful looks from those around him, Du You quickly departed with his purchase in hand.

Though he did not achieve all his objectives in this shopping trip, he managed to accomplish most of them. Once home, Du You instructed everyone not to disturb him and retired to the basement.

Du You took out the Flame Enhancement and Black Flame Iron essence he’d just secured, then calculated and proceeded to withdraw his red Crystal Coins. "Just about right, this amount should be sufficient, but there won’t be much left."

After performing a more precise calculation on the panel, Du You started to burn the red Crystal Coins once he received the results.

The Black Flame Iron essence began to burn, and the skill started evolving. Eventually, the Soul Devouring Demon Flame from the Black Flame Iron essence spread out, completely shattering the essence. The Soul Devouring Demon Flame slowly changed, transforming into a rune.

Once the rune morphed to its limit, it entered Du You’s Sea of Consciousness, gradually taking the shape of an exotic gem that was as dark as a black diamond with sparse flame patterns on it.

A new spell was thus formed. "Let’s call it the Soul Devouring Demon Flame," said Du You.

Consequently, a new skill appeared on the skill panel.

Soul Devouring Demon Flame: Passive, enhances all dark attribute spells with the effect of the Soul Devouring Demon Flame. (Level 11, ten stars).

"Damn it, it seems I don’t have any dark attribute skills now." Right after creating the new skill, Du You suddenly realized that aside from Putrid Insect Mist, which he’d learned not long ago, he had no other dark attribute skills.

Although he himself was of a dark attribute, it would be a problem without any skills. He still had a Dark Element Stone, but he’d exhausted almost all of his dedicated red Crystal Coins.

Thinking about this, Du You felt frustrated. "I’ve miscalculated. Once the aura of laws on my body disappears, I must get more red Crystal Coins as soon as possible. I need to convert the skills I have quickly."

Not only that, but Du You also needed to procure some relevant skills or necessary items, saving him some consumption in converting his skills. This time, it was essential to plan it all out properly.

In the following days, Du You frequently visited the Magic Network and carved out some time to check out the market, all to buy items that could aid his skill conversion and other skills.

It must be said that the capital is indeed the capital. Although some rare items are difficult to find, Du You managed to find many useful items. Over these few days, Du You made a couple of purchases, considerably depleting his Crystal Coins. It wasn’t until then that he realized that he needed more standard Crystal Coins.

Du You didn’t store these items in his personal space but kept them in his house for future use. The items in his personal space were either important or needed for use in the short term.

Time flew by rapidly, and finally, the 18th birthday of Lin Yucha and Lin Yushi arrived.