NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 368: Upgrade Skills, Another S-Level Skill
After leaving the Dragon Power Base, the four members of the team went their separate ways home.
Only Xie Shi'en actually left the team to visit his master's wife.
The remaining three still went together, first visiting their parents to report their safety, and then having a meal together. After dinner, they gathered at the training room of Qionghua Tianglu Lake to inventory their loot.
The loot mainly consisted of crystal cores and some items from the Abyss World.
While in the Sea Demon Clan's territory, thanks to Lu Heng's reminder, Lin Zeyu collected a large batch of fire attribute crystal cores.
Although fire attribute crystal cores had a low price in the Sea Demon Clan, the quantity was considerable, making the total price not cheap.
He didn't have enough Sea Demon Clan currency to buy them originally.
However, after the Flame Demon Gross incident, the human recruiters led by Lu Heng became VIP guests and allies of the Sea Demon Clan.
Lin Zeyu went to see High Priestess Sona and after a brief discussion, the Sea Demon Clan agreed to let him buy on credit.
So, he was the one who gathered the most crystal cores from the Sea Demon World, but they were acquired through trade, not battle.
Lin Zeyu was very pleased with this trip to the Sea Demon World and said smugly, "Guess how much my fire attribute crystal cores from the Sea Demon Clan are worth on Blue Star?"
Seeing his proud expression, the price must not be low.
Su Muyu raised a finger, casually saying, "One?"
Lin Zeyu wiggled his finger and said, "Who do you take me for? Am I someone who does billion-dollar business?"
Lu Heng could roughly estimate the amount and replied, "Should be more than ten."
Lin Zeyu immediately nodded, "I estimated at least thirteen. If not for the low output from the deep sea, I could have earned more."
After all, the Tidal Sea is an ocean environment, making the probability of producing fire attribute crystal cores relatively low.
The batch of fire attribute crystal cores he collected was accumulated by the Sea Demon Clan over several years.
Besides crystal cores, defeating the Flame Demon Gross yielded some forging materials and quenching materials.
Lin Zeyu then asked, "What did you choose for your world task reward? I plan to trade frequently in the Sea Demon World, so I chose the Space Beacon."
Lu Heng casually replied, "The other two options didn't offer good value. Considering I need to meet Master Gulu and his tribesmen, I also chose the Space Beacon."
The two turned to Su Muyu, curious about her world task reward.
Su Muyu covered her mouth and smiled, "I might have a bit of luck; I got another skill slot as a reward."
"No way! That makes it eight skills for you?" Lin Zeyu's eyes widened.
Su Muyu counted the skill slots on the data panel with her fingers, nodding, "Yes, eight. I still have one slot empty."
Lu Heng was also a bit surprised because her luck was indeed exceptional. She started with five skill slots, and three more were added through world tasks, which was unheard of.
At the current stage, among all superpower users on Blue Star, no one's skill slot count should exceed hers.
Lu Heng's skill slots were also numerous, totaling six.
However, one of them was added using a [Skill Slot Expansion Crystal Core].
That was more than a year ago, during the early stages of the Abyss Descent, when various forces and superpower organizations didn't know how precious the [Skill Slot Expansion Crystal Core] was.
Most people realized the value of such a super crystal core from its data description, but not its scarcity.
As of early July in the second year of the Abyss Descent, there were few rumors in the superpower circles about [Skill Slot Expansion Crystal Cores].
Lu Heng was able to obtain this super crystal core from the Gong Family, without interference from major forces, because superpower organizations hadn't realized its scarcity back then.
The three took out the obtained crystal cores to check their attributes, searching for usable ones.
They planned to find a suitable crystal core for Su Muyu to equip her eighth skill slot.
However, each skill in Su Muyu's current skill set is at a high level, so obtaining a powerful skill crystal core is not easy.
Most skill crystal cores from the Abyss Battlefield are D-level and C-level; B-level ones are even rare, let alone A-level.
Currently, A-level skill crystal cores are also quite scarce.
With Su Muyu's current skill set, anything below a C-level skill isn't really considered.
Even though Lu Heng can upgrade her skills in the future, D-level and C-level skills require two to three upgrades to reach a powerful level, which not only consumes divine energy but also takes a long time to train in skill proficiency.
In other words, if she chooses a below-C-level skill now, it would take at least half a year to exhibit considerable combat power.
Rather than that, it's better to directly get an A-level skill, or a B-level skill with very suitable skill effects.
While A-level skills with powerful effects are indeed hard to find, B-level ones are much easier.
After checking this haul of crystal cores from the Sea Demon World, there were none particularly suitable.
Lu Heng considered for a moment and said, "Let's leave this skill slot empty for now. During this period, let's acquire a Perception System, Spiritual System, or Summoning System crystal core through our channels. The higher the level, the better. If it's a B-level crystal core with particularly good effects, that's acceptable too."
Lin Zeyu rubbed his hands and agreed, "No problem, I've already prepared to acquire a top crystal core for our young Miss. Next, shall we proceed to upgrade skills? I've accumulated a lot of divine energy."