Chapter 447: Mie Mie's Evolution Upgrade Crisis, [Fate Card - Conquest Card] (Silver-tier) |
"Mie Mie~~ It's up to you now! No matter what happens in a moment, you have to hold on!"
Inside the Yu Yuan Shelter.
Mie Mie looked at Yu Yuan with a bewildered expression.
However, its mouth didn't stop, taking bite after bite of the carrot Yu Yuan handed over.
Only after finishing the entire carrot did Yu Yuan stand up.
He opened the Virtual Light Screen and clicked on the achievement reward—the Upgrade Enhancement Permission.
[Select to use Upgrade Enhancement Permission. Target—『Rare Treasure: Mie Mie』. Confirm?]
Yu Yuan took a deep breath.
—[Yes]
His heart was filled with anxiety.
"Mie Mie's appearance was due to a Fate Card reward. I don't know if the wasteland game's Upgrade Enhancement Permission will even be effective on Mie Mie!"
This was precisely what Yu Yuan was most worried about.
The [Upgrade Enhancement Permission] was the achievement reward for completing the achievement [Path to Rise IV].
Its effect was to perform one upgrade enhancement on a building/creature/facility.
Yu Yuan chose to enhance Mie Mie.
As a companion who had been with him from the very beginning until now.
Mie Mie had saved Yu Yuan's life more than once.
Not to mention that in the earliest days of wasteland survival, it was relying on Mie Mie's carrying capacity and equipment effects that they had made it step by step to this point.
He had long grown accustomed to Mie Mie's presence.
However, as battles escalated now, the enemies encountered were becoming increasingly stronger and their numbers larger.
Mie Mie's role had already begun to diminish.
If things continued like this, perhaps Mie Mie would ultimately only become a Rare Treasure building.
Yu Yuan was unwilling to let that happen.
Therefore, upon seeing this Upgrade Enhancement Permission, Yu Yuan immediately thought of enhancing Mie Mie.
"I hope it succeeds!"
"Mie Mie~~"
Under Yu Yuan's watchful gaze, Mie Mie's entire body began to emit a dazzling light.
The Combat Detector worn on Yu Yuan's head automatically neutralized the light.
But in Yu Yuan's eyes, Mie Mie was already enveloped by a white ball of light.
He couldn't see at all what was happening inside.
Just as Yu Yuan was filled with anticipation.
A line of prompt information suddenly popped up on the Virtual Light Screen.
[Target creature information error, upgrade enhancement path error...]
Damn it!
The instant he saw the prompt, Yu Yuan cursed inwardly.
"Really not possible?"
But now wasn't the time to think about that. The most critical thing right now was Mie Mie.
On the Virtual Light Screen, prompts about the upgrade enhancement error kept popping up one after another.
The prompt boxes even emitted a red glow, clearly indicating things were developing in an uncontrollable direction.
The ball of light surrounding Mie Mie also became unstable.
Its brightness flickered, and the light mass even began to become irregular.
It distinctly felt like it was on the verge of losing control.
[Warning! Warning! Target creature information error, upgrade enhancement path error. Target creature upgrade enhancement is about to fail... Please evacuate immediately...]
A nameless sense of crisis arose from the unstable ball of light where Mie Mie was.
"What to do..."
Yu Yuan stared fixedly at the ball of light that Mie Mie had become, his eyes constantly flickering as he weighed the situation in his heart.
"Damn it!"
Zhi Zhi—
Zhi Zhi sensed the violent energy fluctuations. It looked towards the ball of light that Mie Mie had become, and its eyes also flashed with panic, anxiety, and worry.
Both the man and the rat wanted to save Mie Mie.
But the situation had reached a point where they had no choice but to withdraw.
However—
Right at that moment.
The Virtual Light Screen, which had been continuously issuing red warning messages, suddenly fell silent.
The Fate Cards page automatically popped up, pushing the warning messages aside.
A deep purple glow dyed the light screen, and that familiar wooden long box appeared in the center of the screen.
Then, a line of text appeared slowly, rippling like water waves.
—Maxim: All gifts of fate have long had their price marked in secret.
Immediately after, the familiar three options appeared in the center of the light screen.
The instant he saw the Fate Cards, Yu Yuan was overjoyed.
Stunned! Delighted! Excited!
A mixture of emotions surfaced on Yu Yuan's face.
"That's right! Fate Cards, Fate Cards can do it!"
Yu Yuan looked at the light screen with hopeful eyes. For the first time, he felt the time it took for the text to appear was so agonizingly long.
The sense of length was merely Yu Yuan's illusion.
In reality, in less than a second, the three options had already floated onto the light screen.
But Yu Yuan only gave them a brief glance.
He directly ignored the other two options and locked onto one of them.
—Upgrade [Rare Treasure: Mie Mie → Unknown]
Function: This Rare Treasure gains advancement.
This upgrade description was so simple, so inexplicable.
If it were any other item, Yu Yuan likely wouldn't have considered it.
But now, this inexplicable and unknown-filled option had become the only possible way to save Mie Mie.
Without a shred of hesitation, Yu Yuan made his choice.
Suddenly, time seemed to stand still.
A speck of light, resembling a star, flew out from the Fate Card and merged with the ball of light that Mie Mie had become.
Under Yu Yuan's gaze, the ball of light containing Mie Mie instantly became stable and gentle.
Even the light it emitted became exceptionally soft. The entire Rest Area was illuminated by this light, just like the rising sun at dawn.
Warm but not blinding.
Yu Yuan's originally tense and anxious mood calmed down.
Everything seemed to have become different.
The corners of Yu Yuan's mouth slowly curved into a smile as he let out a long exhale, releasing the stale air that had been trapped in his lungs.
Hah~
"It should be... stable now~"
Only this single thought flashed through Yu Yuan's mind.
He simply watched that ball of light quietly, waiting patiently.
Time passed minute by minute, second by second.
This upgrade was different from any previous one.
Previous Fate Card upgrades happened in an instant, but this one was exceptionally prolonged.
Until the ball of light suddenly pulsed once, followed by a soft "pop" sound.
Like a bubble being pricked.
The ball of light dissipated into specks of light that vanished into the air.
Zhi Zhi—
Zhi Zhi climbed onto Yu Yuan's shoulder, stood up on its hind legs, and placed its two front paws on Yu Yuan's head to look over.
Yu Yuan's eyes were also filled with anticipation.
Then they saw...
A sheep, one meter eighty tall, with snow-white fur all over its body but sporting a pair of golden coiled horns, appeared before Yu Yuan.
Its eyes were extremely lively and human-like. The wool at the positions of its four sheep hooves resembled four pairs of white wings.
It was currently examining its own body.
Then, it turned its gaze towards Yu Yuan and Zhi Zhi.
"Mie Mie~~~"
Hearing the familiar voice, Yu Yuan was somewhat uncertain:
"Mie Mie?"
"Mie Mie~" The sheep walked to Yu Yuan's side and gently rubbed its head against him.
"Haha, it is Mie Mie!" Yu Yuan laughed.
Zhi Zhi also jumped from Yu Yuan's shoulder onto Mie Mie's body, dancing excitedly.
And right at that moment, a mechanical prompt tone sounded in Yu Yuan's ear.
[Acquired Rare Treasure: Dawn-Bathing Sheep]
Immediately after, the Fate Wooden Box on the Fate Cards page began to shake.
Three seconds later, a silvery-white card appeared before Yu Yuan.
[This Fate Card—Conquest]
[Conquest Card, quality 'Silver'-tier. Within 15 days, the player must conquer one 'Silver-tier' creature or a Faction with over 1500 members. Otherwise, the player dies.]