Chapter 143: The Perfect Solo Combatant

Death Armor:
Energy Red equipment, Defense 100, Normal Resistance 12.5%, Fire Resistance 40%, Additional Attribute: Strength Specialization +2;

Death Boots:
Energy Red equipment, Defense 20, Normal Resistance 3%, Additional Attribute: Strength Specialization +2;

Death Cloak:
Energy Red equipment, Defense 5, Normal Resistance 3%, Additional Attribute: Agility Specialization +1;

Death Gauntlets:
Energy Red equipment, Defense 10, Normal Resistance 6%, Additional Attribute: Strength Specialization +2;

Death Ring:
Energy Red equipment, Defense 5, Normal Resistance 4%, Additional Attribute: Strength Specialization +2;

Death Helmet:
Energy Red equipment, Defense 20, Normal Resistance 6%, Additional Attribute: Strength Specialization +2;

Reaper's Sword:
Energy Red equipment.
Attack Damage: 300–420
Sharpness: Grade B3
Additional Attribute: Strength Specialization +3

Death Set Additional Attribute: Strength Specialization +5

This was the pet set jointly crafted by Caterpillar and Coffee Cat. Wuhua checked the stats and felt it was quite decent. After all, pet equipment was far inferior to players', and having a Red-tier set was already a huge bonus. Wuhua had evenly distributed Yiyi's level 22 stat points into Agility and Constitution specializations.

"This is a product made using new technological energy. Its greatest advantage is that it conforms to ergonomics. If Yiyi continues to grow in the future, this set will automatically adjust according to her body shape, since she is, after all, a technological creation herself," Caterpillar explained, then smiled at Yiyi, "Yiyi, come here and try on your new clothes."

Yiyi scurried over swiftly. Once the set was equipped, she vaguely exuded the imposing demeanor of a female martial arts master, looking precisely like a female warrior from a magical world. The entire scene was bathed in a radiant red—red armor, red boots, red cloak, paired with a long red sword and a crown-like helmet, making her look majestic and high-spirited.

Yiyi brandished the long sword, and judging by her joyful expression, she was extremely satisfied with this outfit.

Wuhua also opened the pet interface to check Yiyi's attribute panel:

Pet: Yiyi
Type: Valkyrie (Sapient)
Owner: MadGun
Level: 22
HP: 2600
MP: 780
Strength: 40 points
Agility: 63 points
Intelligence: 100 points
Attack Power: 300–420
Defense: 578 points
Normal Resistance: 36.5%
Fire Resistance: 40%
HP Recovery Rate: 40 points per second
MP Recovery Rate: 3 points per second
Effective Vision: 100 meters
Maximum Movement Speed: 11 meters per second
……

Wuhua let out a breath, knowing that his hard work during this period hadn't been in vain. Yiyi could finally act as a genuine combat assistant. Roughly equivalent to a low-tier warrior in her teens, she could share his burdens. Wuhua noticed that her Strength actually surpassed his own, meaning that if he encountered ferocious warriors again, she could even help parry a few blows, raising his safety coefficient once more.

"Wahahaha, awesome!" Wuhua threw his head back and laughed.

Caterpillar smiled and said, "I made a 'Do-As-You-Wish' watch recently. I'll give it to Yiyi as a souvenir, and I hope Mad大哥 will bring Yiyi to play in Phoenix Tail City whenever you have time."

Laughing heartily, Wuhua reached out to take the watch, only for Brick-chan to snatch it away instantly: "Let me use this thing for a while first!"

Flabbergasted, Wuhua asked, "What does a technomancer like you need this for?"

Brick-chan stroked the watch愛不释手 (with fond affection): "What do you know? The construction of this watch is extremely intricate and complex. I need to study it thoroughly."

Wuhua said, "I'll grant your unreasonable request, but the rent is 10 credit points per day."

Without even raising her head, Brick-chan replied, "I plan to use the prototype of this watch to create a new model. Hmm, I'll let Tu Tiao use it first to see how it performs."

Wuhua immediately grinned: "Actually, I was just sleep-talking just now. How about I subsidize you 10 credit points a day instead?"

"That's more like it." Brick-chan also smiled: "I've been so poor lately that the only thing I have left is money."

Wuhua: "……"

After sending away the Caterpillar siblings, Iced Coffee said to Wuhua, "Come on, let's go to the second floor and check out the new tech products. These were custom-made for you."

Wuhua was overjoyed: "I just love you!"

Iced Coffee shot him a sideways glance: "Mice love rice?"

Wuhua nodded vigorously: "How often in life can one find a kindred spirit!"

Brick-chan chimed in: "Would it not be a pity even to lose the power of life?"

"Pfft—" The coffee Iced Coffee spat out coated Brick-chan's glasses with a layer of "paint."

In the second-floor laboratory, several items lay on the central workbench.

Iced Coffee picked up a lightweight small backpack: "This is the lightweight backpack I just developed. It features a spatial compression system, reduces gravity by three-fifths, holds 800 units, and incurs a 5% movement speed penalty. Its name is the Iced Coffee Brand Backpack."

Wuhua snatched it over eagerly. This pack was much smaller in volume than the original Monica backpack, yet its capacity was vastly larger, and its movement speed penalty was minimal—clearly a top-tier item.

"Are you a genius or what?" Wuhua didn't forget to butter her up.

Iced Coffee sneered, "Don't think I designed this for your benefit. I just hope you'll haul back more crystal stones next time so it's easier for me to extract energy. Understand?"

Wuhua immediately collapsed face-first.

Iced Coffee picked up a black cola can: "G5 Offensive High-Explosive Grenade, high-density compressed Grade-B energy crystal source, explosion radius of 20 meters, infused with trace amounts of thermite and TNT explosives, dealing 1500 joules of damage. It can be used for underwater demolition. Handle this thing with care and watch out not to blow yourself up, because it basically ignores defense."

Wuhua was ecstatic: "Just as my grenades were about to run out, you manufactured these. Miss Coffee is brilliant, wise, and peerless in martial prowess."

"Don't get cocky. New types of grenades are still under development; it's just that we've been desperately lacking crystal stones lately." Iced Coffee picked up a green cola can: "RS-02 Toxic Gas Canister, high-density compressed Grade-B energy crystal source, containing tear gas, barium nitrate, and other hazardous substances. Once ignited, it releases a massive amount of smoke to cover your successful escape. Furthermore, the toxic gas is harmful to the human body, lasting for 3 minutes and causing damage to major sensitive body parts with side effects."

Wuhua could not suppress his inner excitement; his individual combat equipment was finally starting to improve step by step.

"Miss Coffee, your literary and martial virtues endure for all eternity, one bucket of paste!" Wuhua raised his arms and shouted.

Iced Coffee put down the smoke grenade and picked up an exquisite miniature suitcase instead.

Wuhua wondered aloud, "It's not another new type of backpack, is it?"

"I'm sure you're very familiar with this kind of thing." Iced Coffee smiled and opened the case, inside of which were neatly embedded eight red-and-white "cigarette packs."

Wuhua hesitated, "This is..."

Iced Coffee said, "C4 Plastic Explosive. A single box deals over 5000 joules of damage, and triggering all eight boxes together exceeds 40,000 joules. This explosive adopts an adhesive design, primarily targeting the mechanical products of many mechanists. It can instantly drastically degrade the durability rating of various high-strength multi-alloy mechanical products, and its armor-piercing lethality is terrifying. This is my masterpiece because it can be detonated remotely. The only drawback is that the explosion radius is slightly short, only 15 meters."

Wuhua no longer knew what to say. She could actually manufacture such overpowered gadgets; women were truly born assassins.

"Miss Coffee, may your divine blessings be eternal and your longevity boundless!" Wuhua shouted loudly.

Iced Coffee rolled her eyes in exasperation: "Don't rush to finish shouting your slogans; I haven't finished introducing the new products yet."

Wuhua's jaw dropped: "There's more?"

"Nonsense!" Iced Coffee said coldly, "How could I live up to the 200,000 credit points worth of equipment you invested if I didn't research some high-end products?"

Wuhua nodded fiercely: "I really, really love women with your kind of professional dedication."