Chapter 24 – Abnormal Reaction

“Hum~”

Xiao Wuwang suddenly shuddered all over, and an inexplicable sense of longing abruptly surged within him, directed straight at the Divine Statue Shard in his hand.

Xiao Wuwang forcibly suppressed this emotion, and at that moment, the information of the Divine Statue Shard finally appeared:

【Fortunax VI Shard (1/4)】

Trait: Collect all shards to Synthesize Statue of Fortunax VI (Contaminated)

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“Hmm?”

“What does ‘Contaminated’ mean?”

In his Previous Life, he had never obtained a Divine Statue and knew little information related to Divine Statues, so naturally, he didn’t know whether “Contaminated” was a feature of every Divine Statue.

He had a vague guess, but he would need to obtain other Divine Statue Shards to confirm it!

Xiao Wuwang carried the Divine Statue Shard to the Storage Carriage, forcefully resisting that inexplicable feeling of “reluctance,” and firmly placed it inside.

As the Divine Statue Shard left his hand, Xiao Wuwang’s thoughts suddenly became clear.

“What was wrong with me just now?”

“Something’s off!”

He realized that the longing he felt for the Divine Statue Shard earlier was definitely not his own intention; it was likely that the shard itself carried some kind of special influence.

“It seems I’ll have to be more careful when dealing with Divine Shards from now on!”

Deities!

Were they truly as the Powerhouses from his Previous Life said—capable of bringing power and hope?

Or did the “Contaminated” label hide unforeseeable dangers and conspiracies? Xiao Wuwang frowned, inwardly on guard.

At the same time, he silently decided that until he understood the meaning of “Contaminated,” even if he collected all the Divine Statue Shards, he would not rashly Synthesize them.

Pushing aside these thoughts, Xiao Wuwang finally returned to the tasks he hadn’t completed today.

Opening the Server Zone Chat Room.

Wuwang Kuangzun: 【Here’s some good news for everyone: Players who have leveled up should have already discovered that leveling up grants upgrade Privileges, and activating these upgrade Privileges requires a specific Item—Infinite Coins. Many people might not know how to obtain Infinite Coins yet, so I’ll share the ways to get them here. Currently, I know of three methods: First, complete Platform tasks; second, search for Supply Crates—each Station Site has one, and opening a Supply Crate guarantees Infinite Coins; third, acquire them through trading.】

Wuwang Kuangzun: 【Here’s some good news for everyone…】

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Xiao Wuwang sent this message over ten times in a row. During this period, the number of his private messages also skyrocketed, and it was easy to guess that these people were asking for more detailed tutorials.

He was no saint; he had already shared the information, and he wasn’t about to give them step-by-step, detailed explanations one by one.

Without even glancing at those private messages, he directly closed the Chat Channel.

Afterward, Xiao Wuwang went to the Crafting Station.

He opened the Crafting Station panel and retrieved a rifle from the crafting space.

This was precisely the QBU-191 Precision Rifle (Modified) he had arranged to produce earlier.

—Appraise!

Item Name: QBU-191 Precision Rifle (Modified)

Level: Level 1

Quality: Excellent

Durability: 40/40

Trait: Weak Point +1

Description: An improved QBU-191 precision rifle. While maintaining its original precision shooting capabilities, the rifle’s structure has been optimized, significantly enhancing its firepower and stability. Magazine capacity: 50 rounds. Maximum effective range: 800 meters. Maximum rate of fire: 600 rounds per minute. Equipped with 4x and 8x scopes.

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“Not bad! It actually triggered the 30% probability and produced an Excellent-grade item.”

This Crafting Station was a Level 1, Fine-quality station.

This didn’t mean that items produced by a Fine-quality Crafting Station would all be Fine-grade.

Rather, the highest possible grade for items produced by this Crafting Station was limited to Fine.

Overall, for items produced by a Fine-quality Crafting Station, Common items accounted for 60%, Excellent-grade items for 30%, and only the remaining 10% were Fine-grade items.

This was why Xiao Wuwang felt satisfied even though it only produced an Excellent-grade item.

An Excellent-grade item had the potential to be upgraded to Level 2 in the future!

Not to mention, this was a weapon with an added Trait.

The Trait “Weak Point +1” meant that if he hit an enemy’s weak point, the damage could double!

This made it much easier for Xiao Wuwang to defeat enemies above his level!

Because he possessed the Firearms Mastery Talent, hitting weak points wasn’t difficult for him unless he was facing agile enemies.

After storing the rifle in his Portable Space, Xiao Wuwang opened the production list and selected ammunition.

One set of ammunition consisted of 100 rounds, requiring 5 units of Iron, 2 units of Copper, and 1 unit of gunpowder.

With sufficient resources on hand, he directly produced 10 sets, totaling 1,000 rounds.

The next stop would be a Level 2 Platform, and the dangers of a Level 2 Platform were far beyond those of a Level 0 Platform. Only with ample ammunition, ensuring he could maintain powerful firepower at all times, would he feel secure.

Producing 10 sets of ammunition would take nearly two hours. After arranging the production task, Xiao Wuwang left it alone, planning to collect the goods tomorrow morning.

Returning to the Living Carriage, he checked his Fatigue Points and saw he still had 96 points left.

He took out that Fine-quality Iron Axe which could reduce stamina consumption.

— Upgrade!

— Upgrade again!

The Level 0 Iron Axe successfully upgraded to a Level 2 Light Steel Axe.

Item Name: Light Steel Axe

Level: 2

Quality: Common

Durability: 80/80

Trait: Lumbering Stamina Consumption Reduced by 20%

Description: A tool born for lumbering

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The Trait remained the same, but the stamina consumption reduction increased from the original 10% to 20%, which was a significant advantage.

Checking his Fatigue Points consumption, the first upgrade cost 12 points, and the second upgrade cost 38 points.

Looking at his remaining 46 Fatigue Points, Xiao Wuwang took out three Excellent-grade Iron Axes and used his Talent on them one by one to upgrade them!

After finishing the upgrades, with only 10 Fatigue Points left, Xiao Wuwang could no longer resist his drowsiness. He lay directly on the bed and fell asleep!

Waking up, it was still pitch black outside. Xiao Wuwang turned on his phone and checked the time: 5:30 AM.

Half an hour for washing up and breakfast would be just right.

After taking care of personal matters, Xiao Wuwang went to the control console in the locomotive.

While keeping an eye on the road ahead, he checked his own status:

Name: Xiao Wuwang

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Fatigue Points: 100/100

Health Points: 100/100

Base Attributes —

Constitution: 12.9

Spirit: 18.5

Free Attribute Points: 4

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In less than a day, his Constitution had grown from the initial 9 points to the current 12.9, an increase of 3.9, while his Spirit had increased by 0.5. This growth was even greater than what two level-ups would provide!

And he hadn’t even used the 4 Free Attribute Points rewarded from leveling up. This was the benefit of consuming Mist Sprite flesh early on!

Xiao Wuwang was extremely satisfied with the results.

Since his Fatigue Points were already at full value, he didn’t want to waste their recovery speed.

He took out his last Excellent Iron Axe and two Fine Iron Axes.

He spent 33 Fatigue Points to upgrade all of them to Level 1.

Next, he opened the Trading House.

The two remaining axes from last night still hadn’t been sold.

But he wasn’t in a hurry. Wood was a scarce resource in the early stages, so axes were never hard to sell.

Then, he anonymously listed another 4 axes. Two of them, without any Traits, were set to be exchanged for Train Upgrade Shards, just like the previous two.

The other two, which had the Sharp or Tough Traits added, were set to be exchanged for two Infinite Coins each.

Finally, he sent a message to Si Shui Liu Nian and mailed her the Level 2 Light Steel Axe.

Just seconds after sending the message, he received a reply from Si Shui Liu Nian.