Hyeonu left Phinis and headed straight to the East Continent. It was only a matter of tearing the return amulet, so it didnât take long. However, Hyeonu didnât immediately move to the front line of the East Continent. Hyeonu headed for another place.
âHello, everyone. I am Alley Leader.â He turned on the live stream and greeted the viewers.
-Hi hi.
-Where is this place?
-Isnât there something familiar?
-Iâm certain that it is indoors.
-Why is it so noisy around him?
The moment the live stream started, the viewers complained about the noise pouring in. It was an environment that was rarely felt in Hyeonuâs live stream, so the intensity of their complaints was even greater.
âPlease wait a moment. In addition, the noise is unavoidable. Iâm not a good-for-nothing. I canât go around telling everyone else to be quiet, right?â
Hyeonu shook his head and asked the viewers for their understanding. At the same time, he moved his hand to change the title of the live stream.
[Return to the battle of destruction, the day my wallet disappears.]
The wallet disappeared. In Arena, this meant consuming gold.
-Is it enhancement?
-He is spending money on content after such a long time.
-He is spending money every week. He gives away items.
-Ah, thatâs true.
-By the way, enhancement is really hard. The probability is crap.
-The verification has been completed since no one has reached +12 except for Alley Leader.
It was only then that the viewers realized why Hyeonuâs surroundings were so noisy. The best gambling house in Arena, the Buncheonruâhe was in its workshop.
âThatâs right. Todayâs content is enhancement. I will challenge the miracle of +12 once again.â
Hyeonuâs streaming content today was about enhancement. It was the first live stream since he showed it on a live stream shortly after the enhancement update.
âI wasnât doing enhancement because it was a waste of money...â
It wasnât just on his live stream. The content of enhancement wasnât used at all, except when enhancing the Mysterious Sky Sword at the beginning. There was only one reason why Hyeonu didnât do the enhancement. It was because gold was precious.
There was no other reason. He didnât know when he would change the items, so he thought it was pointless to enhance his equipment.
âNow I have to do it.â
However, it was different now. The Empty Dragon set he was wearing now was worth spending the gold on. It had an item rating of epic. The only rating higher than this was legendary.
âI have to do only one today.â
He wasnât going to enhance all his items today. Hyeonu had to prepare his heart and start in earnest. Today, he was going to pour gold into only one item.
âThe Guardianâs Spear comes first, but...â
In the end, he would have to finish all the enhancements. Increasing his specs in other words would be more and more difficult.
-What item will he enhance today?
-The weapon is already +12, so... armor?
-If it is armor, then it is a real battle of destruction.
-How many rounds of +12 will it be? ã ã ã ã ã
-Is it a donation event today? ã ã ã ã
The viewersâ attention was focused on how much gold Hyeonu would consume. It was why no streamer had reached +12, a feat that Hyeonu had shown. Naturally, the consensus of the viewers was that Hyeonu wouldnât succeed this time either. In addition, the viewers who didnât know Hyeonuâs thoughts naturally expected him to enhance his armor.
âNo, today I am going to enhance a weapon, not armor,â Hyeonu dismissed the viewersâ speculations. Armor was content for later. The thing urgently needed now was the Guardianâs Spear.
âIt is because I have to beat the god tribe with this...â
âThis is the weapon I will be enhancing today.â
Hyeonu pretended to put his hand in the inventory while actually injecting magic power into the ring. The ring that was imbued with Hyeonuâs magic power turned into a spear. Yet in the eyes of the viewers, it looked more like he had taken the spear out of the inventory instead of the ring turning into a spear.
-A spear?
-Why suddenly enhance a spear?
-Is there so much gold left?
-Even if he has gold left, would he be enhancing weapons he doesnât use?
-Is there a reason for this when Alley Leader wasnât a merchant?
When the viewers saw the spear, question marks appeared in their minds. Even if he found a better weapon, it shouldnât be a spear. Hyeonuâs weapon wasnât a spear; it was a sword.
-He can just convert the form.
-Isnât that better even if it costs some money?
-Iâm sure he got all the skills in that direction...
-Is it a gift? However, there is no one around him who uses a spear for it to be used as a gift.
-Isnât it just Teika? Yet do those two have enough of a relationship to give to Teika?
No matter how hard the viewers thought about it, they couldnât find the reason for Hyeonu enhancing the spear.
âI will use this spear. It isnât a gift.â
-Do you want to change weapons?
-Abandoning the +12 sword to use the spear as a weapon?
-This doesnât seem right?
-Isnât that single-edged sword the best one known right now? Was the attack power 8,000?
-It was roughly around that much? So this spear has much better basic stats than the sword...
âIt isnât better. It is just around the same. I just have to use it temporarily because of a quest, so I am enhancing it,â Hyeonu answered without hiding anything. Of course, he didnât mention the specs of the items. He was just honest about the reason for using the spear.
-A quest? It seems to be a quest to hunt with that spear.
-I admit it if that is the case.
-He said it is similar to the sword originally used, so it will be useful later if it is enhanced.
-Still, I heard it is rare to get a quest with a weapon...
-It isnât about receiving quests from a weapon, but sometimes, there are certain quests to kill monsters under certain conditions.
The viewers nodded at Hyeonuâs answer. There was no reason to say anything else. They thought the enhancement Hyeonu was going to show today was more important. To be precise, they were interested in the gold disappearing due to enhancement.
âThen letâs get started. The enhancement battle of destruction.â
Hyeonu stood in front of the enhancement capsule.
[Please add the item to enhance.]
Hyeonu saw the message that appeared from the capsule and put the spear in his hand into the capsule.
âIt has been a long time since Iâve done enhancement. So... even though the item rating is the same, if the equipment is better... will the cost go up?â A thought suddenly came to Hyeonuâs mind. In the case of enhancement in normal games, the better the item, the more expensive it would be to enhance.
-Uh... Not really.
-If the rating is the same, the enhancement cost is still the same.
-This is why low-level items arenât good to enhance.
-Then again, enhanced items are expensive.
-The cost of enhancement is so expensive in the first place that there is no way for it to go higher.
The viewers gave cold answers to Hyeonuâs question.
âIs the cost of enhancement fixed? Iâm glad...â
Hyeonu sighed with relief. The cost of enhancement didnât rise no matter how good the item was. It was good news.
âIâm really not sure if this is a good thing or not...â
To be precise, it was more correct to say it was fortune among misfortune rather than good news. Anyone who saw the message window that appeared in front of Hyeonu would think so.
[The type of item has been distinguished.
[Weapon: A spear.]
[Measuring the item rating.]
[Rating: Epic.]
[Measuring the enhancement figure.]
[Enhancement figure: +0.]
[The cost for enhancement has been set.]
[Enhancement cost: 800 gold coins.]
âIt is still the same. 800 gold from the start... It is an absurd amount.â
Hyeonuâs fists trembled. It was because he clenched his fists too tightly.
-Lol ã ã 800 gold for +1 enhancement ã ã ã ã ã ã
-The start is 800 gold. Then is it 1,000 gold and 1,200 gold ã ã ã
-In Korean won, it starts at 1 million won ã ã ã ã ã
-That is why he isnât enhancing low-level equipment. The unique rating alone starts from 400 gold and rises by 100 gold.
Words about real money came out. The viewers smiled happily at the shocking cost of the enhancement that hadnât been seen in a long time. In any case, it didnât matter to them whether a cost of 800 or 8,000 gold came out. It wasnât their money, so they just watched happily.
âNothing will change if I hesitate.â
Hyeonu took a deep breath and pressed the enhancement button that floated in front of the capsule.
[Add the gold.]
Hyeonu took out 800 gold and added it to the capsule as instructed. Exciting music started playing from the capsule. The capsuleâs screen showed a dwarf pounding on a spear with a hammer. Above it, numbers were slowly rising.
[0%⦠10%⦠50%⦠100%.]
[The enhancement has succeeded!]
[The enhancement figure has increased.]
[The current enhancement figure is +1.]
[Check the item.]
The first enhancement was a success. The start was very neat.
âCome ooooon!â Hyeonu roared the moment he saw the message of success. It was a sigh of relief that 1 million won hadnât flown away.
-Wow, there is a good start.
-The probability for epic items is no joke from the start.
-He is lucky.
-Didnât he fail twice in the past?
-In any case, it is only good at the start. We can watch with ease.
The viewers were surprised by Hyeonuâs success. Aside from Hyeonu, there were now quite a few people who had epic items. They all turned on the live stream to challenge enhancement. Through that, there was some sense of the data. In the case of epic items, the probability of successfully enhancing it at the start was less than 50%.
âI will go again. I should go when I have the momentum.â
[The type of item has been distinguished.
[Weapon: A spear.]
[Measuring the item rating.]
[Rating: Epic.]
[Measuring the enhancement figure.]
[Enhancement figure: +1.]
[The cost for enhancement has been set.]
[Enhancement cost: 1,000 gold coins.]
âI will put 1,000 gold here right away.â
Hyeonu didnât hesitate. He immediately took the gold out of his inventory.
[Add the gold.]
Hyeonu put the gold he had taken out beforehand into the capsule. The intense beat of the music disturbed Hyeonuâs ears. Hyeonu screamed as he gave himself to the music.
âLetâs gooo!!! +2 letâs go!!!â
The hammering of the dwarves that carried Hyeonuâs wishes began.
[0%⦠10%⦠50%⦠100%.]
[The enhancement has succeeded!]
[The enhancement figure has increased.]
[The current enhancement figure is +2.]
[Check the item.]
âThatâs it! A success!!â
Hyeonu was only up to +2, but he rejoiced as if he had succeeded with +12. The cost of enhancement was expensive, so he couldnât help making a loud noise.
-Wow, does this make sense?
-Isnât this almost like a son?
-Alley Leader is the son of Quency.
-It is really Quencyâs son. Reaching +2 at once.
The viewers responded like they couldnât believe it. No, they really didnât want to believe it. They didnât want to admit that Hyeonu was good even at enhancement. The last +12 was successful due to an enhancement stone.
âEveryone, even if you say this, I am a lucky person. Stop being jealous.â
Hyeonu smiled and reached out to do the next enhancement. However, the smile didnât last long.
[0%⦠10%⦠50%⦠100%.]
[The enhancement has succeeded!]
[The enhancement figure has increased.]
[The current enhancement figure is +7.]
[Check the item.]
[0%⦠10%⦠50%⦠100%.]
[The enhancement has failed!]
[The enhancement figure has decreased.]
[The enhancement figure is zero.]
[0%⦠10%⦠50%⦠100%.]
[The enhancement has succeeded!]
[The enhancement figure has increased.]
[The current enhancement figure is +9.]
[Check the item.]
[0%⦠10%⦠50%⦠100%.]
[The enhancement has failed!]
[The enhancement figure has decreased.]
[The enhancement figure is zero.]
He couldnât cross +10 and continued to travel between 0 and +9 like a rollercoaster.
âPlease, letâs gooo!â Hyeonu shouted in a hoarse voice as he put gold coins into the capsule.