Chương 1: Numbers are a Man's Romance

The year 19 of the Xin Dynasty, in the spring.

Nearly 70 years have passed since the Demon King was successfully defeated.

……

The northern part of the southern countries, the Lamir region.

A room in the hotel.

Countless magical tools were piled up haphazardly on the floor.

Standard longswords, leather shoulder guards, hard leather leg guards, steel rings... there are many kinds and styles, but without exception, they are all grayish-brown.

It's obvious at a glance that the magic spells applied to it, also known as "enchantment," are probably no longer very effective.

To adventurers, this is just a pile of "useless junk".

But Shane sat amidst the pile of garbage.

His eyes lit up.

He picked up a longsword from the garbage heap, and lines of information visible only to him immediately appeared before his eyes.

The Rusty One-Handed Sword Status: Nearly scrapped Entry: 【Fragile (Gray Inferior)】: The metal is severely aged, reducing physical attack power by 50%, and is extremely easy to break upon impact.

[Bleeding (White, Normal)]: The rusted and serrated blade makes it easier to inflict wounds that are difficult to heal, and the bleeding effect is increased by an additional 30%.

Review: Gray rat, goblin, bear goblin, tavern cat waitress... hey, it's seen the world.

……

He put down the great sword and picked up another piece of somewhat tattered leather shoulder guard.

【Insect-damaged leather shoulder pads】 Status: Scrapped Entry: 【Perforated (White)】: The densely packed tiny wormholes significantly improve breathability.

【Durable (White)】: Super high-quality deerskin, combined with a special tanning process, remains incredibly tough even after years of weathering.

Evaluation: It's probably not good for parrying swords, but it might be good for enhancing charm.

See here.

Xia En's eyes darkened, and his mental energy became highly concentrated. The words on the longsword and shoulder guards became tangible in his eyes, as if he could "tear them off" with a simple reach.

"Stripping".

With a thought, the three white words were easily peeled off, turning into three small white dots of light that floated before his eyes.

[Bleeding (White, Normal)] 【Openwork (White, Standard)】 【Durable (White, Standard)】 Xia En raised his hand and rubbed his temples. The swelling he felt after expending his mental energy always made him feel uncomfortable.

The moment the item was removed, the two worn-out pieces of equipment completely disintegrated and slowly disappeared.

Just like the demonic creatures that die in this world, they vanish without a trace, turning into magical particles.

Xia En didn't pay any attention.

He focused intently on controlling the three terms, bringing them together in one place.

"Entry redesign".

hum- A very low, faint humming sound came from the air in front of Xia En.

The swelling in my temples returned, and this time, the discomfort was even stronger.

Xia En sighed.

"My mental strength is still too low to manipulate the entries frequently, but... it's not a complete loss."

The original three entries disappeared, replaced by a new entry that emitted a faint blue light.

[Torment (Blue Excellent)]: Attacks deal continuous damage, reducing the target's current health by 1% per second.

This time, it was a success on the first try.

It's still blue!

Good luck.

Xia En smiled slightly and then drew the sword from his waist.

"Entry assignment".

The new blue term instantly flowed into the longsword in his hand, and a fleeting blue streak flashed across the blade.

"Now, the chances of me protecting myself have increased a little."

I let out a long sigh of relief.

He couldn't help but rub his swollen temples. He couldn't continue. If he didn't control his mental energy consumption, he might faint at some point.

Tsk.

That feeling is not pleasant.

When he first discovered his cheat code, he was so excited that he tried it too many times in a short period of time, and ended up in a coma for three days and three nights. He was almost taken to a cemetery and buried by well-meaning citizens.

Yes, Shane is not a local.

This is his third year in this world.

In her previous life, Xia En had not experienced any major upheavals. She came from a well-off family and got into a decent university by studying hard.

Graduation, work, enjoying the blessings of 996, on a morning when I was trying my best to maintain perfect attendance, I was startled by "love" I met around the corner and took off two hundred meters away.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a fantasy world called "The Burial of Frilian," reborn as a fifteen-year-old novice adventurer.

At first, he was very flustered.

After all, this is a fantasy world with real supernatural powers, powerful monsters and beasts, and according to the storyline, at this point in time, those demon generals and the remnants of the Seven Sages of Demons who have not yet been completely wiped out are still causing havoc on the human world.

Ordinary people can become cannon fodder at any time.

Fortunately, the mysterious force that pulled him over had some conscience and gave him the ability to "manually create entries".

No matter what kind of magical item it is, as long as he concentrates his mental energy, he can identify the specific affixes; he can use his mental energy to strip and assign affixes; and he can collect three affixes of the same grade to reforge them, randomly generating new affixes of a higher grade.

Of course, there is a success rate to recasting.

Based on his past attempts, the success rate is about 50/50. It's relatively common for him to get entries one or two levels higher, but he hasn't managed to get any of the higher quality yet.

No matter what, becoming stronger is always a good thing.

For the previous three years, he had followed many adventure teams into and out of those low-level dungeons that had been swept up countless times, and picked up a bunch of junk.

After sifting through the junk and trying various methods, I managed to cobble together a few pieces of equipment that were passable.

Hey.

Who told him to be poor?

Since I don't have the money to buy powerful equipment, I have to make it myself.

Xia En tightened the thick hemp rope wrapped around the sword hilt, held it in his hand, and swung it a few times to carefully feel its texture.

[Standard-issue longsword] Condition: In good condition Entry: 【Immortal (Blue Excellent)】: Not easily corroded and cannot be destroyed by magic.

【Heavy Strike (Blue Excellent)】: Your normal attacks become heavy slashes comparable to a giant axe, each one hurts.

【Sharp (Blue Excellent)】: Doubles the damage of normal attacks.

[Suspicious Poison (Blue Excellent)]: There is a chance to poison the target when attacking, and a certain toxin will be randomly triggered.

【Electrocution (Blue Excellent)】: Attacks are accompanied by lightning effects, and upon hit, they deal additional electric shock damage and cause a paralysis effect lasting 1 second.

[Deflection Field (Blue Excellent)]: Summons a chaotic force field to block one enemy long-range attack for you.

【Blade Storm (Blue Excellent)】: Creates a ring of ghostly blades that instantly sweep away your surroundings.

【Flashbang (Blue Excellent)】: Wield the sword and unleash a powerful white light that blinds within range for 3 seconds.

[Torment (Blue Excellent)]: Attacks deal continuous damage, reducing the target's current health by 1% per second.

Evaluation: An ordinary sword.

"Now, I should be able to take on some low-level quests like slime hunting, right?"