Xu Zhaoyang and the others did not push Lin Yu any further. He could return to the dorm as he had wished.

 It was not an excuse. He really was sleepy at the moment.

 Those who often stay up late, especially the ones who did so for work, would experience a messed up biological clock, feeling easily exhausted, as well as a hyper state of mind right after work. It would be tough to fall asleep right after finishing up work.

 Although he had finished editing the video at around 2am, he only managed to fall asleep near dawn for about one or two hours before getting woken up by Xu Zhaoyang.

 Creak!

 The mattress made sounds after Lin Yu laid on it with his overwhelming weight.

 He did not have much of a choice. Changhai Vocational College’s dorm conditions were less than satisfactory. Although the dorm was alright, students had to sleep on rickety, iron-framed bunk beds.

 Lin Yu was used to it. He spread his blanket out with his feet and moved his body into a comfortable sleeping position. With that, the iron-framed bed stopped making sounds. There was pin-drop silence in the dorm room as well.

 ‘Huh?’

 Just before he shut his eyes, Lin Yu lifted his head and stared at the display area for his work next to the door. He was stunned.

 He rubbed his eyes, but the scene before him still remained the same.

 ‘What the hell?’

 Lin Yu sat up straight.

 There were white spots on top of the Charge Blade he had assembled last night. They were no longer looming spots. This time, they were clear lines of white writings hovering over the Charge Blade.

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 [Wooden Charge Blade Model]

 Rank (LV0): 108/50 (Improvable ↑)

 Description: A rough model that can be used for display or decoration.

 Evaluation: A simple handicraft.

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 ‘Could it be that a rejuvenation of spiritual energy is happening? Is it a trick of turning reality into a game?’

 Lin Yu could not help but look over at the blades he had assembled before this one. They all seemed the same. Only the Charge Blade had clear lines of white writings hovering over it.

 He got up and tried to touch the hovering white writings, but his hand simply went through them. The writings could not be seen from his phone camera as well. It was as if they were all an illusion.

 ‘It’s been a while. It couldn’t be hallucination anymore, could it? “Improvable”… Could that be controlled by the mind?’

 After confirming that he was not hallucinating, Lin Yu focused his mind and gaze on the “Improvable” part of the writings.

 Vroom!

 A blue halo appeared on the tip of the Charge Blade without signs of warning.

 The halo rose from the blade’s hilt and moved across the entire Charge Blade. Every inch of the wooden replica where the halo moved across was transformed into a silver metallic texture.

 Clang!

 Within a few seconds, the texture of the entire Charge Blade became metal; even the overall structure was changed quite a bit as well. Its center of gravity became unbalanced and fell sideways, crashing onto the concrete floor with a loud sound.

 ‘Is… Is it really upgraded?’

 Lin Yu’s mouth was hanging open as he witnessed this scene. He shivered at the sound of the bang and when he snapped out of it, he cautiously reached for the silver Charge Blade on the ground.

 It was cold. He could not lift it at first try.

 After using all his might, Lin Yu finally managed to move the huge Charge Blade with a flushed face.

 However, he could not hold it higher than 20 or 30cm off the ground. Bang! The Charge Blade fell on the ground again and nearly hit him on his feet.

 ‘Did it really turn into metal?’

 Lin Yu gulped as he looked at the resurfaced Attributes Menu hovering over the Charge Blade.

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 [Steel Charge Blade]

 Rank (LV1): 59/500

 Description: This is an unsealed Charge Blade remade with steel. Combination changes can be made with its three structures: the blade, the shield, and the axe. The first attack made after completing the axe’s combination will strengthen its hacking force to a certain extent.

 Evaluation: True blade skills do not depend on the blade, but the skill of the wielder himself¹. It is not wieldable by ordinary people. If it can be wielded with ease, it would mean that the cold weapon era is here.

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 “Okay, I have to chill.”

 3Lin Yu felt like his heart was about to pop out of his mouth. He took a deep breath and ran to the toilet to wash his face before walking out after trying to calm himself down for a few minutes.

 It was a superpower!

 Every young man had definitely imagined wielding supernatural abilities at least once in his life. However, they all grew up to be able to distinguish between fantasy and reality with rational thinking, subsequently crushing their childhood dreams.

 15Now…this was real. This was happening to him.

 1He calmed himself down for some time; it could have been that the coldness of the water finally lowered his blood temperature. Lin Yu went back to studying the ‘upgraded’ version of the Charge Blade.

 The assembled Charge Blade was about as tall as a person. Although the sharpness of the blade and shield was nowhere near knives, their surfaces had become extremely narrow. With its terrifying weight, even if the Charge Blade was waved around while being sealed, it could probably split a person in half.

 Apart from the texture, there were some small changes to the structure as well. There was an extra button on the crossguard that once pressed, would spread out into a T-shaped blade point to secure the shield’s position before folding itself into a triangular blade point.

 There were more changes to the shield. The shield was originally made of two surfaces on its sides, and there was a rectangular-shaped scabbard in its center. However, the scabbard was now in two parts, and the point where the scabbard and the shield were inosculated became a chute instead.

 After messing around with it, Lin yu could not help but think about the scene of the Charge Blade being used in Monster Hunter.

 In the game, the Charge Blade that was assembled with a blade and a shield—forming a double-edged axe—looked exactly like this. Upon assembly, the shield would be in the center of the blade’s body, and upon waving it, it would slide to the tip of the blade and become fixated there.

 The design seemed to be meant for something more than cool special effects. There must have been some logic behind it.

 While swinging it around, the heavy shield would be an additional weight to enhance the weapon’s inertia. If the design was done right, the shield could play a role in maintaining the balance of the weapon during hacking movements, just like what the feathers of arrows did. It could vastly strengthen the weapon’s hacking force.

 ‘Since it is written on the Attributes Menu, the Charge Blade should work, shouldn’t it? If someone could carry it…”

 Lin Yu’s eyes twitched as he thought of scenes where the Charge Blade was being wielded after it was fully charged in the game.

 It was too cruel!

 Even if it could not destroy the world like how it did in the game, but based on the weight of this thing together with its hacking capabilities following its first transformation, it would be a personal tank in ancient battlefields.