Chapter 285
Xia Zhi put away the [Treasure Compass] and noticed that his detection range had returned to its original 20 meters.
After all, this item wasn't a special piece of equipment and couldn't be directly equipped in the character panel. It only took effect when carried on his person.
Although it was a bit inconvenient, compared to the powerful effects it provided, this minor inconvenience was completely negligible.
Being able to expand his field of vision, even by just one meter, was a huge benefit for someone like him who was blind.
Moreover, now he could find Gold-tier materials in his dreams without relying on his cousin.
Xia Zhi fiddled with the compass in his hand, glanced at his available points, which were over two thousand, and after a moment of contemplation, he opened the [Evolution] panel again, placed the [Treasure Compass] inside, and clicked the evolution button.
The system's voice echoed in his mind.
"Do you wish to evolve the [Treasure Compass]? This item is of Gold-tier, with a current evolution success rate of 10%. It will cost 100 points."
"Yes."
The available points instantly decreased by 100, and then a familiar flash of light appeared on the panel.
"Evolution failed. Evolution success rate increased by 10%. Current success rate is 20%. Do you wish to continue evolving the [Treasure Compass]?"
"Yes."
"Evolution failed…"
This time, he failed seven times in a row before finally succeeding on the eighth attempt.
The compass's shape grew slightly larger again, the long chain hanging from it lengthened a bit more, and its deep black color transformed into a platinum hue. The mysterious runes on the previously blank dial disappeared, replaced by intricate, intertwining white patterns resembling branches and leaves.
Xia Zhi placed it in his inventory and checked its new attributes.
[Treasure Compass]
Quality: Platinum
Type: Auxiliary Item
Trait: Detection, Hypnosis
Effect: If a Platinum-tier or lower extraordinary item is nearby, the compass needle will point in its direction (nearest). By dangling the dial in front of someone and gently swaying it, the user can hypnotize them. The stronger the user's mental power, the easier it is to succeed.
Hidden Effect: All detection skill ranges +30%, mental power recovery +10%.
Recyclable: 1000 points.
Xia Zhi raised an eyebrow as he read the item description.
The compass's original detection ability had indeed been upgraded from detecting Gold-tier items to Platinum-tier items, but the new trait it gained was actually [Hypnosis].
Wasn't this kind of ability exclusive to the inner world?
Had his skill tree really gone in the wrong direction?
Xia Zhi took the [Treasure Compass] out of his inventory and held it in his hand, noticing that his God's-eye view had expanded from its original 20-meter range to 26 meters.
Not bad.
His field of vision had become even broader.
For him, the hidden effect of increasing detection range and the ability to find high-quality materials were the main benefits of this item.
As for hypnosis, as a morally upright person, he really had no use for it.
He also needed to consider how to carry it around.
He could simply put it in his pocket.
Alternatively, it somewhat resembled the Fontaine pocket watch his cousin had bought at the auction, so he could carry it in the same way, though it would require a buttonhole on his clothes.
Xia Zhi attached the compass's long chain to a button on his pajamas, treating it like a pocket watch pendant.
Then, he opened the [Evolution] panel again, a thoughtful expression on his face.
He suddenly realized that the [Evolution] function could also be used to earn points.
Take the [Treasure Compass] he had just successfully evolved, for example.
Suppose he now spent 100 points to purchase a Gold-tier item from the [Shop], with an initial evolution success rate of 10%, and each evolution attempt cost 100 points.
If he was lucky enough to succeed on the first attempt, the Gold-tier item would become a Platinum-tier item. The total cost would be 200 points, but the recyclable price would then be 1000 points.
That would mean a net profit of 800 points.
Only if he was extremely unlucky and had to wait until the tenth attempt, when the success rate reached 100%, would the total cost be 1100 points, exceeding the recyclable price of 1000 points.
In that case, he would only lose 100 points.
Xia Zhi glanced at his luck stat, which, under the influence of [Auspiciousness], [Master Key], [Thread of Fate], and [Transcendence], was already quite high. He should be able to easily break even.
The only question was whether the [Evolution] function had a daily limit…
Xia Zhi asked Mirror, but it said it didn't know. How useless. Perhaps the system's own level of mystery was too high.
It seemed he would have to test it out himself.
Following this line of thinking, the higher the quality of the item used for evolution, the greater the potential profit. With his current available points being over a thousand, using a Gold-tier item was the most suitable choice.
Xia Zhi opened the [Shop] and purchased the cheapest Gold-tier item he had seen before.
[Full Recovery Potion]
Quality: Gold
Type: Consumable
Trait: Instant Recovery
Effect: Immediately restores all injuries.
Hidden Effect: None
Price: 100 points.
It wasn't that he had to choose this particular item, but he was somewhat curious to see how this purple potion's effects would change after evolving into a Platinum-tier item.
He placed the potion in the [Evolution] panel and clicked the evolution button.
"Do you wish to evolve the [Full Recovery Potion]? This item is of Gold-tier, with a current evolution success rate of 10%. It will cost 100 points."
"Yes."
The available points decreased by 100, and a flash of light appeared on the panel.
"Evolution failed. Evolution success rate increased by 10%. Current success rate is 20%. Do you wish to continue evolving the [Full Recovery Potion]?"
"Yes."
"Evolution failed…"
This time, he failed three times in a row before succeeding on the fourth attempt.
The potion had now transformed from its original purple color to a dazzling gold.
[Full Recovery Potion]
Quality: Platinum
Type: Consumable
Trait: Instant Recovery, Invincibility
Effect: Immediately restores all injuries and grants 10 seconds of invincibility.
Hidden Effect: None
Recyclable: 1000 points.
Xia Zhi fell silent as he looked at the new "Invincibility" trait.
This… seemed a bit overpowered.
A 10-second invincibility effect… it might seem short, but in battle, it could accomplish so much.
Definitely worth keeping!
He might need it in the future!
Xia Zhi recycled this Platinum-tier potion and received 1000 points.
Since he had evolved it four times, the total cost was 400 points, plus the initial purchase cost of 100 points, bringing the total cost to 500 points.
This attempt had netted him a profit of 500 points.
Much better than working a part-time job.
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