CHAPTER 35: CHAPTER 35: LEVEL 7 STRONG MAGNETIC HOOK

At one end of the chain, he made a hook from a cannon barrel.

At the other end, he used several iron sheets and copper wires to fix seven strong magnets together, creating a large magnet.

The item Yang Yuan wanted to create was the Strong Magnetic Hook.

The finished Strong Magnetic Hook has a powerful magnetic force at the magnet end, capable of attaching to the massive chassis of the Firepower Flying Disc, while the hook end grabs cargo for transportation.

This is the ideal effect; he only needs the initial state of the item to achieve this effect, then he can slowly upgrade it.

Because these metal cannon barrels are very sturdy, it took three to four hours even with the help of weak Power Armor to finally complete the product.

[Experience +1]

[Strong Magnetic Hook LV.1: 0/2 (Due to excessive weight, currently it can only hook ten kilograms of cargo. If the force beyond its weight exceeds ten kilograms (including the pull generated by swinging), the magnet will fall off)]

"Done!"

Yang Yuan felt a surge of joy, immediately controlling the massive Firepower Flying Disc to descend to a certain height, then threw the magnet end of the Strong Magnetic Hook up with a force.

The magnet firmly attached to the chassis of the Firepower Flying Disc, and the thirty-meter long chain made from one hundred and five bent cannon barrels hung down.

"How is the experience for this Strong Magnetic Hook earned?"

The Safe House gains experience from people living in it, with time calculated by the hour.

The Power Armor and cooler, even the Firepower Flying Disc, gain experience as long as they’re working, calculated by the minute.

Guns gain experience based on the number of times they’re fired; with bullets as a prerequisite, each shot yields one experience point.

So how does this hook earn experience?

"Do you gain experience just by hooking something?"

Yang Yuan let the Firepower Flying Disc rise slowly until the hook of the Strong Magnetic Hook was half a meter from the ground and then stopped.

Then he rummaged through the ruins, quickly finding a fairly intact metal shell.

"Seems a bit heavy, must not exceed ten kilograms..."

He threw the shell away and continued to search through the ruins, but couldn’t find anything suitable.

Ultimately, he simply tied two small original artillery shells together with copper wire and hung them on the hook.

"This should count, right?"

Yang Yuan chuckled, then controlled the Firepower Flying Disc, carrying the Strong Magnetic Hook and the two small artillery shells, to hover slowly in the air.

Once he felt enough time had passed, he brought the Firepower Flying Disc back and lowered it to the original position.

The result puzzled him; the Strong Magnetic Hook’s experience did not increase, still zero.

"Could it be that two artillery shells don’t count as cargo? Or are they too light?"

Yang Yuan frowned, taking the two artillery shells off the hook.

As soon as the two shells were removed, the Strong Magnetic Hook’s experience increased by one point.

"Huh?"

He was stunned and hurriedly put the two shells connected by copper wire back on.

No response.

He tried taking the two shells down again.

This time the Strong Magnetic Hook’s experience increased by another point.

"...This!! Damn it!!"

Yang Yuan was stunned, then started rapidly attaching the artillery shells again and taking them off the next moment.

Attach them, take them off.

Then attach them again, and take them off again.

Repeating this process.

Just like that, the Strong Magnetic Hook’s experience began to increase rapidly.

Attach them once and take them off, completing a cycle, yields one experience point.

This rate of experience farming is unbelievably fast.

"This is the first time I’ve created something so easy to upgrade."

Yang Yuan marveled, continuing his rapid motions, attaching and detaching the two artillery shells, leaving Jiang Yiyi at the Safe House entrance dumbfounded.

In fact, gun experience is also easy to gain; you just need to fire.

Unfortunately, guns use up bullets, and he doesn’t have enough bullets to waste, so the gun still hasn’t reached the highest level possible.

In just two or three minutes, the Strong Magnetic Hook’s experience reached two hundred points.

[Strong Magnetic Hook LV.1: 200/2 (Can upgrade)]

"That’s enough, more is useless; the item level can’t exceed my personal level."

Yang Yuan stopped, focused his mind, and chose to upgrade.

[Strong Magnetic Hook LV.2: 198/4 (Force beyond its weight increased by twenty kilograms, magnet will fall off; can upgrade)]

...

[Strong Magnetic Hook LV.3: 194/8 (Force beyond its weight increased by forty kilograms, magnet will fall off; can upgrade)]

By now the Strong Magnetic Hook’s appearance had been optimized, at least it looked nicer, and the originally randomly bent chains had become more regular.

Now, it looks more like a chain; before, it was just various crooked metal loops connected together.

...

[Strong Magnetic Hook LV.4: 186/16 (Maximum load four hundred kilograms; can upgrade)]

The description changed, just like with other items, there’s a small qualitative change from level three to four.

Yang Yuan happily continued upgrading.

[Strong Magnetic Hook LV.5: 170/32 (Maximum load eight hundred kilograms: can upgrade)]

...

[Strong Magnetic Hook LV.6: 138/64 (Maximum load one thousand six hundred kilograms; can upgrade)]

...

[Strong Magnetic Hook LV.7: 74/128 (Maximum load sixteen thousand kilograms; cannot upgrade)]

"Tsk tsk!"

Yang Yuan stopped.

It was his first time creating such an easily upgradable item, reaching level seven in a short time.

"Shame my personal level limits it, otherwise it could be higher. I must gather enough small item parts to upgrade my personal level!"

Sixteen thousand kilograms!

The carcass of that giant beast shouldn’t exceed this weight, right?

"Yiyi, look after your Jiayan sister, don’t leave the range of the cooler, I’ll be gone for a bit." Yang Yuan called to Jiang Yiyi, who was crouching inside the entrance of the Safe House.

"Okay, Yiyi will take good care of Sister Jiayan." Jiang Yiyi, who had been sleepy, perked up and answered hastily, showing a serious expression as she took on the important task.

It’s only at times like these she feels useful.

She’s afraid of being abandoned for being useless.

Because she knows clearly, without adults’ help, a small child like herself can’t survive in this world.

"Yiyi is such a good girl."

Yang Yuan smiled slightly, then grabbed the Strong Magnetic Hook and hung himself on it, maneuvering the Firepower Flying Disc towards the Ancient Lynx’s carcass location.

The massive Firepower Flying Disc, even when moving slowly, caused strong air currents and nearby winds.

Soon, the Firepower Flying Disc reached above the Ancient Lynx’s carcass, scaring away some drought-resistant, heat-resistant snakes and insects.

"It shouldn’t have started to rot yet, considering it’s such high-grade meat..."

Yang Yuan worriedly landed on the ground.

This carcass is his bargaining chip in the deal with the military, it can’t go bad.

At this stage, he doesn’t want to trade items he upgraded, at least not until he has enough ability to protect himself.

Moreover, it would be best to first figure out what Conceptual Ability is all about, as the ancient Altar records indicate the existence of this ability system, suggesting that it existed before, and perhaps the military even has individuals with this ability.