World's Best Martial Artist: I Can Fuse with Monster Souls Novel - Chapter 17
Chapter 17: Eagle Claw
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The alarm clock on his wristwatch woke Su Chen up.
Su Chen rubbed his drowsy eyes and carefully felt the changes in his body.
As Su Chen stood up and stretched, the muscles and bones in his body made a series of cracking sounds.
He only felt that his entire body was comfortable. His originally skinny body was filled with strength, and the outline of his muscles could be vaguely seen.
His muscles were not large as Su Chen’s overall body still felt slender.
“The fusion rate should be close to 70% .”
Su Chen carefully felt the condition of his body and muttered.
.
It was indeed worth waiting. The improvement brought by the bull’s soul was almost like a complete transformation.
Sitting up from the bed, Su Chen looked around. The room was only five square meters in size. Apart from the bed, there was almost nothing else that could fit in. Even if he wanted to find something here to test his strength, it would be unrealistic.
Su Chen casually ate some of the leftover food from yesterday. He took the bull’s horn given by Gao Fei and planned to go to the black market.
He had just completed a mission yesterday. Su Chen still had 2,320 contribution points left, including the reward given by Shi Hao.
He had earned a total of 2,000 contribution points from the previous mission.
“This is much more than what a maintenance worker earns.”
When Su Chen was in charge of maintenance work, he only earned 500 contribution points a month, which was barely enough to cover his daily expenses.
This was the first time he had so much money on hand. He should be able to buy a lot of suitable equipment on the black market.
With this thought in mind, Su Chen left his residence.
Due to the reason that he was preparing to join the combat team, Su Chen had already reported to the maintenance department last night and resigned from that department.
This was the first time in so many years that he slept until eight in the morning.
Although it was not too late, the civilian area was already bustling with activity.
Not long after, Su Chen arrived at the black market.
The black market inside The Lighthouse was not the traditional “black market”. The reason for this name was very simple. The trading area in this civilian area had a uniform color of black buildings.
It seemed that The Lighthouse purposely painted it that way to distinguish the different areas. Su Chen did not know the specific reason, but everyone just called this place the black market.
Many workers made their own equipment to sell in the black market, or some harvest in the wasteland.
As long as it did not affect the order of The Lighthouse, no one would care about these things.
Although most of the equipment of the combat team members came from The Lighthouse’s research institute, the equipment made by some ordinary workers was also useful.
Many ideas would be adopted by The Lighthouse’s research institute, and the producers would also receive a considerable amount of contribution points.
Generally speaking, The Lighthouse still encouraged the behavior of these self-made equipment.
Of course, in order to prevent accidents during combat from self-made equipment and endanger the companions around them, all the equipment made would be tested by The Lighthouse.
The black market was one of the liveliest places in The Lighthouse’s civilian area. Most of the people who came here were workers who had been working in the exploration team for a long time.
For them, the effective equipment could greatly enhance their self-protection ability.
The last time Su Chen made a self-made bullet, it came from the black market in The Lighthouse.
“Boss!
“Yo, Little Su, you’re here! How was the last mission?”
The middle-aged man who was polishing his equipment behind the workbench raised his head and recognized Su Chen.
“It was okay. I got 2,000 contribution points,” Su Chen replied with a smile. The two of them were quite familiar with each other. Su Chen liked to tinker with some gadgets before, so he joined the maintenance department.
He could be considered a regular customer of this small shop.
“Yo! That’s a lot. It’s good that you’re okay. I heard that many exploration teams died in the last mission, so I was worried about you.”
“It’s quite dangerous, but it’s a blessing in disguise. I’ve awakened my superpower, and now I’m ready to join the combat sequence. This time, I’m here to buy some equipment for the operation.”
“Hiss!” Hearing Su Chen’s words, the boss sucked in a breath of cold air.
If he remembered correctly, it was Su Chen’s first mission last time, and he had awakened his superpower just like that?
“Not bad, Little Su. I’ve long seen that your muscles and bones are extraordinary!”
“Come on, boss. I have extraordinary muscles and bones, but I’ve never seen you give me a discount before!” Su Chen replied with a smile.
“Sigh, appreciation and business are two different things. This time, I’ll give you a discount!” The boss grinned widely. If Su Chen could also help him advertise after using his equipment with good effects, why not make it a win-win situation?
“Then, which aspect of your superpower did you awaken?”
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the boss got straight to the point.
For different Evolvers, they naturally needed different equipment to improve their combat strength.
For example, the heavy machine gun of myriad spirit was like this. If Su Chen held that terrifying heavy machine gun, its power might not even be as powerful as a brick.
“My special ability is leaning toward the enhancement element. It can effectively enhance my strength. It can be considered a relatively ordinary special ability.”
Su Chen recalled the characteristics of the bull and replied.
“Strength, huh…” The boss frowned and pondered for a moment.
The enhancement element’s special ability was not easy to equip with equipment. This was because the user of the enhancement element’s special ability would more or less change the shape of their body after activating their special ability.
At the very least, they would be like Su Chen, whose muscles would become stronger after activating their abilities.
In this way, the equipment they wore would have good extensibility.
“Hmm… how about this equipment?”
The boss pondered for a moment, then brought Su Chen to the back storage area and took out an equipment from the counter.
“This is…”
Su Chen looked at the hook-claw-like equipment in the box. The overall appearance of this equipment was similar to an eagle’s claw. It was pitch-black, and the tip of the claw was incomparably sharp, flashing with a cold light.
“This is a hook claw. I named it the Eagle’s Claw, and it can be used for long-distance movement. The retractable alloy rope is hidden inside the hook claw, and its bearing capacity is about one ton. The only drawback is that due to the material, this hook claw is very heavy.”
After hearing the boss’s introduction, Su Chen’s eyes lit up.
This equipment could greatly increase his flexibility. The hook claw that was activated in an instant could grab at almost any terrain. As for the weight, it was not a problem for the current Su Chen!
The Eagle Claw was a little heavy in his hands. For other Evolvers, it might be a big burden.
Su Chen put it on his left hand and tried it out in the experimental field prepared by the boss.
“Dang!”
After the hook claw was activated, it instantly pierced the alloy wall in front of him. As the rope contracted, Su Chen immediately flew toward the alloy wall.
It was indeed a good item!
Since there was no problem, Su Chen no longer hesitated and directly asked, “How many contribution points?”
“Give me a discount and I’ll give you 1,000 contribution points,” the boss said with a smile.
Su Chen could not help but click his tongue. This piece of equipment would cost him half of his contribution points.
However, the boss would not go so far as to cheat him. To use such a strong material to make it, it was about this price.
“1500 contribution points! Help me make another dagger. Use this material.”
Su Chen gritted his teeth and handed the bull’s horn over.
The boss was instantly overjoyed. “This bull’s horn, I’m afraid it’s from a C-rank Origin Beast. This hardness… Tsk, tsk.”
“It was from a D-rank Origin Beast, but boss, you have to get me a good dagger that can be deadly!”
From the boss’ praise, Su Chen felt that the value of the horn itself far exceeded the hook claw. After all, it was the hardest material from an Origin Beast.
“You still don’t trust my craftsmanship? Come back in two days to get it!”
After the boss got the horn, it was as if he had obtained a treasure. He did not argue with Su Chen anymore and directly started working on the workbench.
Seeing this, Su Chen did not stay long.
“As expected, I still can’t keep the money. Almost all the contribution points I just got are gone.”
After leaving the shop, Su Chen could not help but sigh.
