"If you don't mind, please test it here."
Fang Ping opened the door in the air and invited Hu Ao 'er and Hu Yan in. The two of them looked at the space behind the door in surprise and started the test.
Hu Yan raised the blue barrier while Hu Ao 'er attacked.
Whoosh!
Hu Ao 'er appeared beside the blue barrier and controlled her power to be at Stage 3. She then punched the blue barrier with her white fist.
Boom!
A dull sound rang out, and the blue barrier rippled slightly, blocking the destructive attack of the Third Order.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Hu Ao 'er continued to punch the barrier dozens of times. Ripples appeared on the blue barrier, but the barrier did not show any signs of damage.
Hu Ao 'er took a few steps back and was surprised.
Although a Tier 3 Defensive Item could block a Tier 3 attack, under normal circumstances, each Defensive Barrier could only block two or three of such attacks.
She had punched the barrier dozens of times, but it did not break. This meant that the Stage 3 defensive item's quality had been greatly improved.
Boom!
She punched the barrier again, but this time, she controlled her power to be at Stage 4.
Boom!
There was a loud noise, and the air was blown away by the strong wind pressure.
The defensive barrier could no longer remain intact. Cracks started to appear on its surface, but it still managed to block the Stage 4 attack.
Boom!
The second attack.
Boom!
The third attack.
Boom! Crack!
Only after blocking the fourth attack did the defensive barrier completely shatter.
However, this did not mean that the enchanted weapon was useless in a Stage 4 battle. It could be regenerated if it was broken. As long as one had enough stamina, they could create the blue barrier again.
"It has been upgraded by a whole level."
Hu Ao 'er and Hu Yan were shocked.
This was the attribute of a Stage 4 defensive item. This meant that the bracelet was now a Stage 4 defensive item.
It had been upgraded from a Stage 3 defensive item to a Stage 4 defensive item. This was a huge upgrade.
The price of a Tier 3 defensive item was about 3 million, while the price of a Tier 4 defensive item was about 10 million. In other words, Fang Ping had increased the price of a magic artifact by about three times in just a few minutes.
"Sir, would you be interested in working in our shop?
The annual salary is negotiable. Our shop will definitely give you the treatment of a chief blacksmith. "
Hu Yan looked at Fang Ping with a burning gaze. He wasn't sure if Fang Ping's ability would be effective on Tier 4 or higher magic items.
However, even if it was only effective on Tier 3 and below, it would still be extremely popular. After all, a mere ten minutes was enough to triple the value of a Magic Item.
"I'm only cooperating with your shop. I'm sure Senior Hu Ao 'er can understand this."
Fang Ping shook his head. He had only come to the Magic Pavilion to earn money in his spare time. Naturally, he would not join the Magic Pavilion and improve the quality of enchanted weapons as a profession.
"I understand."
Hu Ao 'er nodded. Hu Yan did not know Fang Ping's ranking in the Monster Countermeasure Division and his potential, but she did.
With Fang Ping's potential, he was bound to reach the Morning Star realm, and it was not impossible for him to reach the Blood Moon realm. Such a person would naturally not spend his energy on magic artifacts, as that would be a waste of talent.
"How do you want to cooperate?"
"I'll refine and upgrade the quality of your shop's enchanted items. We'll split the profits 50-50."
We'll split the profits, "Fang Ping said.
Originally, he wanted to open his own shop, but he gave up on that after some thought.
If he opened his own shop, it would not be easy to solve the problem of supply. However, if he cooperated with a magic artifact shop, not only would he be able to solve the problem of supply, he would also have a stable sales channel.
"Sure."
Hu Ao 'er and Hu Yan had a quick discussion and agreed to it.
With Fang Ping's ability, any magic artifact shop would be able to meet such conditions. If they did not agree, there would definitely be other magic artifact shops that would agree.
"What's the highest grade of magic artifact that can be strengthened with this ability?"
Hu Ao 'er asked.
"I haven't tried it yet, but there should be a limit. After all, every ability has a limit."
Fang Ping said after some thought.
"We have all the magic artifacts below the Morning Star realm here. Why don't you test it?"
"Alright."
Under the high-grade magic artifacts provided by the Magic Pavilion, Fang Ping tested the effects of the mutated Flame-Flame Fruit's ability to refine and improve the quality of magic artifacts.
Finally, he came to a conclusion.
A Tier 4 Magic Item could be upgraded by one rank, reaching Tier 5.
A grade 5 magic artifact could also be upgraded, but it could not reach grade 5. It could only reach the peak of grade 5.
As for Morning Star magic artifacts, even the Magic Pavilion could not provide such precious magic artifacts for testing. However, based on the situation of grade 5 magic artifacts, it was very likely that there would be no effect, or the effect would be very small.
This was not difficult to understand. In the Little Red Lady, the pure Yang Flames were useless against high-grade magic artifacts like the Sword of the King. It should be the same for the mutated Flame-Flame Fruit's ability.
"Then I'll leave the grade 3, 4, and 5 magic artifacts in our shop to you."
It was naturally impossible to refine all the magic artifacts. Fang Ping did not have that much time.
After some discussion, both parties decided that Fang Ping would refine the grade 3, 4, and 5 magic artifacts in the Magic Pavilion.
This way, Fang Ping would not have to waste a lot of time on refine the magic artifacts, and he would also be able to obtain the most profit.
"I don't know how much I'll earn every month, but 10 million should be enough, right?"
With Hu Yan and Hu Ao 'er sending him off, Fang Ping left the Magic Pavilion.
Fang Ping rarely used his enchanted items in battle, but in reality, enchanted items were still very popular among the Awakened.
Fang Ping did not use them because he had too many abilities and did not have a high demand for them. On the other hand, he was poor and could not afford them.
However, there were many people who could afford them. For example, the Awakened families who ran production bases were very good at making money.
"It's a pity that grade 5 magic artifacts' effects will be greatly reduced after rerefining. They can only reach the peak of grade 5, and can't reach the Morning Star rank. Otherwise, they would be even more profitable."
Fang Ping thought with some regret in his heart.
The higher the grade of a magic artifact, the more expensive it would be. A Morning Star magic artifact could be sold for hundreds of millions.
Any random sale of a magic artifact of this level would yield a profit in the hundreds of millions of dollars. That would be a huge profit.
As for not being able to sell a magic artifact of this grade, there was no need to worry at all.
Magic artifacts of this grade were precious materials and difficult to refine. They could be said to be extremely rare. Once they appeared, they would immediately be bought by Morning Star powerhouses and wealthy Awakened families. There was no need to worry about not being able to sell them.
"Right now, I can upgrade a magic artifact to the peak of grade 5, but this should only be temporary."
"The highest grade of a rerefined magic artifact should be related to my realm. When my realm is higher, the highest grade of the rerefined magic artifact should be able to be upgraded."
In the secret residence of the Yingchuan Demonic Tribe, the blonde woman returned and immediately reported the matter of the traitor.
"A Demonic Demonic Tribe member who violated the taboo has appeared again, and even killed Li Pengling."
Hearing the blonde woman's report, the white-haired old man Zong Ling's eyes were cold as he looked at her.
"Are you sure you've killed this traitor?"
"I'm sure. My ability pierced through his chest and he died on the spot."
The blonde woman said.
"His corpse fell into the hands of Fang Ping, who ranked tenth on the Yingchuan Base City list?"
"Yes, and Li Pengling went to assassinate Fang Ping, but she died in the hands of this Demonic Tribe member. I suspect that this Demonic Tribe member is related to Fang Ping."
The blonde woman replied.
"Alright, I got it. You can leave."
After waving his hand to dismiss the blonde woman, Zong Ling turned to the shadow beside him and said.
"Although he's dead, we still need to investigate thoroughly. With this Fang Ping as a lead, we need to find out the identity of this Demonic Tribe member among the humans and confirm if there are any other traitors."
"Yes, Lord Zong Ling."
The shadow wriggled and turned into a short middle-aged man. He bowed and then turned back into a shadow and disappeared.
One month later.
Ding!
A text message sounded. Fang Ping opened the message and couldn't help but be shocked.
"20.23 million."
This was the Demonized Pavilion's share of the profits. In the first month, he had earned 20.23 million in net profit.
Although he had tried his best to overestimate the profits, he didn't expect that the final profit would be double his estimate, reaching an astonishing 20 million.
This speed of earning money was like turning on a money printing machine.
"According to my estimates, 100 million can strengthen me to the level of a Morning Star. In other words, at this rate of earning money, five months will be enough for me to have the strongest trump card that can unleash the power of a Morning Star."
Fang Ping was overjoyed.
Although he now had Lu Yu, a Morning Star expert, Lu Yu couldn't follow and protect him at all times, and Lu Yu's identity was also a problem.
If the Magical Creature Countermeasure Department knew of Lu Yu's existence, it was hard to say what kind of attitude they would have. Therefore, it was necessary to have a trump card that could unleash the power of a Morning Star at a critical moment.
"Yan Xue wants me to go over. What's the matter?"
Standing up and changing into casual clothes, Fang Ping teleported and disappeared. When he reappeared, he was in a bedroom.
This was a 20 square metre bedroom. There was a solid wood wardrobe near the wall near the door, and a bed on the left.
Blue wallpaper was pasted on the walls, the bedsheets were blue, the bedding was blue, and many of the furnishings were blue as well. The owner of the room was obviously fond of blue.
There was a desk near the window. Beside the desk, Yan Xue's hands were rapidly tapping on the computer. The interface was the most commonly used programming interface for hackers.
"You're here!"
Hearing the movements in the room, Yan Xue knew that Fang Ping had come, and greeted Xiang Fangping. Fang Ping had come in this way many times, and she was already used to it. Only Fang Ping could appear in her room without anyone noticing.
However, she didn't turn around. Obviously, she was in a state of anxiety and couldn't leave.
Walking over, Fang Ping found that the battle situation was indeed very worrying, and Yan Xue was in a disadvantageous situation.
He knew that Yan Xue's hacking skills were definitely not weak. To be able to force her into such a predicament, the opponent must be very strong.