Strongest Lord by Opening Blind Boxes

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Blue Blind Box, Prototype No. 1

Wang Yi planned to explore to the south today. He piloted the Floating Mountain over the Jade River, which flowed from west to east.

The north bank of the Jade River could be described as untamed wilderness, while the south bank was mostly wetlands and swamps, even more sparsely populated.

To be precise, there wasn’t a single village for dozens of miles along the south bank.

After advancing aimlessly for three hours, the Floating Mountain hovered to a stop.

Wang Yi had made a discovery.

There was a blue Treasure Chest in the wetland below.

To Wang Yi’s pleasant surprise, Li Hua’Er could also see the Treasure Chest.

Wilderness Treasure Chests could only be seen by Lord Players or explorer-type units. This proved that Li Hua’Er truly possessed an explorer-type talent and was capable of exploring the map.

”Boss, let me go open that strange box for you!”

Li Hua’Er seemed very excited.

Wang Yi saw that the Treasure Chest in the wilderness below was all by itself, with no apparent danger nearby. He lowered the Floating Mountain and had Man Datou go with Li Hua’Er.

Everything went smoothly. The wilderness Treasure Chest vanished after being opened. Li Hua’Er scurried back to Wang Yi’s side, cradling three items in her arms, which she presented to him as if they were priceless treasures.

Wang Yi took a closer look. Among the three items were a Fertile Farmland Deed, a Chaos Crystal Stone that could replenish 5,000 points of Chaos Energy, and a blue Chaos Blind Box.

’A Blind Box. Nice!’

Wang Yi casually rewarded Li Hua’Er with a pack of dried fish snacks. He then put away the Fertile Farmland Deed, used the Chaos Crystal Stone, and was just about to open the blue Chaos Blind Box when Man Datou shouted from a distance, ”Master, I’ve found a big turtle!”

”A big turtle? How big?”

Hearing this, Wang Yi went forward to take a look. Following the direction Man Datou was pointing, Wang Yi soon spotted the large turtle. It was about sixty to seventy meters away, slowly crawling out of the muck. He estimated it to be the size of a small car, with a wide, flat shell.

’That’s a wild monster!’

Wang Yi piloted the Floating Mountain a bit closer and soon received a system notification: ”Ding! A wild monster lair has been discovered. Current lair designated as a Hardworking Turtle Nest. Hardworking Turtles respawn here periodically. Maximum number of Hardworking Turtles in the lair is ten. Hardworking Turtles are amphibious and have a docile temperament. Their activity range is one thousand meters, and they will not initiate attacks. Killing a Hardworking Turtle has a high chance of dropping the green-rarity material: Profound Armor Fragment.”

’Hardworking Turtle...’

’What a great name,’ Wang Yi thought. ’One look at that big turtle tells you it’s honest, good-natured, and hardworking. It would be a waste to kill it. I have to capture it and raise it back home!’

With this idea in mind, Wang Yi immediately put it into action. However, while the Hardworking Turtle looked slow-witted, it was actually very alert. It was true that it wouldn’t attack first, but just as Wang Yi and Man Datou approached, before he could even figure out how to capture it alive, the big turtle scrabbled with its four legs and quickly burrowed into the muck.

’Well, I’ll be. It actually knows how to run away!’

This only made Wang Yi even more interested in the Hardworking Turtle.

Unfortunately, the Hardworking Turtles were too difficult to catch.

There was definitely more than one Hardworking Turtle in the lair, but even after Wang Yi and Man Datou worked until it was almost dark, they hadn’t managed to catch a single one.

’Forget it. We don’t have the right tools. We’ll go back to the village, get some ropes, and come back tomorrow.’

Wang Yi was a little disappointed, but fortunately, he still had a blue Chaos Blind Box to wash away any bad feelings.

Wang Yi wasn’t in a hurry to open this Blind Box. He sent Li Hua’Er home, had dinner, and then used the Fertile Farmland Deed. This time, he got lucky and received 10 acres of fertile land.

With this, Wang Yi now had 20 acres of fertile land.

However, 19 of those acres were vacant!

The half-acre of Hemostatic Grass that Yang Qingxiu had planted had all withered and died. Her experiment was a complete failure. On the other hand, the one acre of wild vegetables was growing extremely well and looked ready for harvest soon.

Late at night, when all was quiet, Wang Yi took a bath, drew three deep breaths, took out the blue Chaos Blind Box, and bowed to it twice before opening it with great anticipation.

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Ding! [One Box, Many Openings] Talent activated. The current Chaos Blind Box is opening. Calculating 8 results for you.

Ding! [Box Opening Enhancement] Talent activated. Enhancing items.

One: Bottled 100-Year-Old Aged Vinegar (Green, Enhanced +1)

Two: Casual Game Handheld (Blue, Enhanced +2)

Three: Melody Weaving Machine (Blue, Enhanced +3)

Four: Large Money Pouch (Green, Enhanced +4)

Five: Tiger Head Chopper (Blue, Enhanced +5)

Six: Construction Drawings for the Bright Pearl Tower (Blue, Enhanced +6)

Seven: Batman Outfit (Green, Enhanced +7)

Eight: Profound Iron Heavy Armor (Blue, Enhanced +8)

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Wang Yi sucked in a sharp breath, his eyes widening.

’Five blues and three greens! Is this the power of my good-luck ritual? It dropped so many good items!’

Wang Yi looked at the list of choices again from the top.

’Bottled 100-Year-Old Aged Vinegar... Pass on that, definitely not choosing it!’

’The blue Casual Game Handheld is definitely a great item. After being Enhanced +2, it’s very likely more than just a simple game console.’

’The blue Melody Weaving Machine... just from the name, you can tell it’s an awesome piece of production equipment. After being Enhanced +3, it’s got to be some kind of black-tech product.’

’A Large Money Pouch Enhanced +4! The pouch is just for show. The real essence of this item is the money inside it. After an Enhancement of +4, there’s a high chance the amount of money will have exploded.’

’The blue Tiger Head Chopper has got to be a good item too, and the Construction Drawings for the Bright Pearl Tower can’t be bad either!’

’The Batman Outfit... that’s good too!’

’Maybe it was originally just a cosplay costume, but after being Enhanced +7, it could very well have become a high-tech battle suit.’

’And finally, the Profound Iron Heavy Armor...’

’This is blue-rarity Heavy Armor! A piece of Armor! After being Enhanced +8, it’s bound to be a Super Armor! It’s exactly what I need. I’ve decided. I’m choosing the Profound Iron Heavy Armor!’

Wang Yi’s heart raced with excitement. If he had powerful Battle Armor to protect himself, he would dare to attack the Black Mountain Stronghold immediately.

After he made his choice, a full suit of iron armor ”stood” before Wang Yi.

The iron armor stood about two meters tall and was entirely jet-black, resembling ancient battle armor. It consisted of numerous components—a helmet, pauldrons, a waistband, gauntlets, a breastplate, greaves, and war boots—that would tightly protect the entire body.

But this was not the final form of the Enhanced +8 Profound Iron Heavy Armor. A golden light flashed over it again and again. With each flash, the armor grew bigger and taller. After eight consecutive flashes, what ”stood” before Wang Yi was now a massive, five-meter-tall Mecha!

Its ancient battle armor style was completely gone, replaced by the overwhelming presence of a high-tech alloy mecha.

’This... it turned into a Gundam? Can I still wear it? Or do I have to pilot it now?’

Wang Yi hurriedly checked the information on the towering Mecha before him.

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Name: Profound Iron Heavy Armor - Prototype

Energy: 0%

Skill 1: [Super Heavy Armor] +6. Forged from a massive amount of Xuan Iron to provide astonishing defense. Weight increased from 120 kg to 7.68 tons. Fireproof, freezeproof, and shockproof. Operation changed from ’wearing’ to ’piloting’. Automatically loads a neural control system, auxiliary light computer system, and life support system. Equipped with a biological scanning system. Supports multi-source power drive.

Skill 2: [Profound Armor Repair] +2. Passive effect. Activates the incredible memory property of Xuan Iron, allowing the mecha frame to repair itself automatically without consuming any energy.

Description 1: This is a suit of heavy armor forged from strange Xuan Iron. Having undergone a Thousand Hammers and Hundred Refinements, it provides astonishing defense. Wearing it, you can rampage across the battlefield without restraint, as ordinary swords and sabers can hardly harm you. After being blessed by a mysterious power, it was Enhanced into a pilotable Xuan Iron Mecha, named [Prototype No. 1].

Description 2: Prototype No. 1 is equipped with a biological scanning system and has already stored your personal information in the Main Control Light Computer. The scanning system is used to verify the pilot’s information. To change pilots, please activate the biological scanning system to record new information. Please explore other functions on your own.

Description 3: Prototype No. 1 supports a multi-source power drive and is equipped with a rapid-charging port and an energy tank. Current energy is at 0%. The solar power module is functioning normally, but can only supply the minimum power required to open/close the cockpit and run the light computer. Please recharge as soon as possible!

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