The story of the black silk female knight

Comprehension.

"Comprehension?"

After listening to the introduction from the dimensional hardware store manager with the square monitor-like head, Valensa, holding the four golden legendary enhancement cards in her hand, asked curiously:

"What exactly is this 'comprehension' attribute? How is it different from intelligence?"

"To put it in a way you can understand, intelligence is actually the computing power of your brain. Enhancing intelligence can improve your memory and make your thinking faster."

The store manager's square monitor head features a smiling, bean-shaped emoji with his hands outstretched.

"You used to spend half an hour memorizing a 1000-word article, but after enhancing your intelligence, you can almost read ten lines at a glance and remember everything you read. You used to only be able to do mental arithmetic of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division within 100, but after enhancing your intelligence, you can solve systems of multivariate equations with up to 6 digits in seconds... These are all the effects of enhancing intelligence."

"The brain's computing power... Hmm, I understand."

The store manager's explanation was quite clear. Valensa nodded and continued to ask:

"What about comprehension?"

"Comprehension..."

This time, the store manager thought for a moment before an emoji appeared above the square monitor's head, showing a soybean supporting its chin.

"You can think of it as a learning ability. The higher your comprehension, the faster you learn things, and it's not limited to a particular talent; it's universal."

Take you for example. Your martial arts and divine magic talents are quite good, but your magical talent is terrible. You fall asleep as soon as you meditate, and you get dizzy when you see magic circuits and professional magical terms, right?

"Uh...yeah."

Valensa nodded.

In fact, she tried hard to change her ignorance of magic. She not only asked Tia to teach her magic many times, but also tried to cheat using mental powers.

Unfortunately, Tia couldn't teach her no matter what she tried, and even the power of the mind failed.

The power of the mind is indeed amazing; it can grant you anything you desire, but you must first be able to think of it.

Just like when Valensa was learning sonic localization, she had to first empathize with Fran and know what sonic localization felt like before she could imitate it with her mental powers.

Magic is even more difficult; empathy alone is not very effective. Valensa must understand the various basic theories of how magic works and sense the existence of magical elements in order to cultivate it.

And those magical theories are very similar to Valensa's mathematics in her previous life; if you don't know them, you simply don't know them, and no matter how rich your imagination is, it's useless.

Therefore, Valensa's magical training was never successful.

Chapter 45 Rainbow Light

"After enhancing my comprehension, will I be able to learn magic?"

Valensa was a little excited at the thought that she would finally no longer be a magic novice.

Magic, it's something many people dreamed of in their past lives... It's okay if you're not good at it, but you must know how to use it! Even if it's just the most basic lighting spell.

"of course."

The store manager tapped its square monitor head:

"The reason you haven't been able to learn magic is that your aptitude for magic is too low, which means you don't have any magical talent."

If you can enhance your comprehension to the extreme, not only will you be able to learn magic, but you will also be able to control any technique for applying biological energy with ease.

They can even learn an enemy's skills with a single glance during battle, improve upon them, and defeat the enemy using modified versions of their most powerful moves.

Is it that strong? Then there's no need to hesitate, just upgrade it.

The enhancement from a purple rare-grade enhancement card was enough to keep Valensa from standing for half a day, so the stimulation from a gold legendary-grade enhancement card would certainly be even more intense.

Almost half an hour after the enhancement was completed, Valensa was still lying in the coffin-like enhancement pod, panting heavily with her tongue lolling out, her eyes unfocused.

Half an hour later, Valensa finally sat up, holding onto the edge of the enhancement pod, and slowly climbed out of the pod, accidentally tripping and falling as she landed.

It was severely ravaged by the reinforcement, but the effects were also obvious.

Instead of rushing to open the last 100 blind boxes, Valensa, after recovering her strength, first tested her enhanced body in the open space of the World Rift outside the Dimensional Hardware Store.

Its basic attributes such as strength, speed, and endurance have almost all reached the upper limit of the Lighthouse level.

Under normal conditions, a punch can penetrate a 10mm thick steel plate, travel at about 1.2 times the speed of sound, and after being hit by a small-caliber handgun bullet, only a bruise will appear on the skin.

After being enhanced by both divine magic and mental power, it can break through 20mm thick steel plates, and its maximum speed is close to five times the speed of sound. Small-caliber pistol bullets can only leave a red mark on the skin.

Luck is a mysterious thing that's hard to grasp, but the improvement in intelligence is quite noticeable.

Valensa took out a handheld console she had gotten from Vivi and played several challenging puzzle games. A level that would normally take more than ten minutes to solve could now be completed in about eight minutes.

Finally, there's the comprehension skill, which can only be enhanced with a gold enhancement card. Valensa tried to recall all the skills she had learned and was surprised to find that she had gained a lot.

Some skills that she didn't quite understand before, which she could only learn by relying on mental power and physical memory, suddenly became clear to her in her memories, and her skill proficiency increased out of nowhere.

The most obvious example is the spiked sword technique taught by the old man Dotalok. Valensa only had to recall it and try it a couple of times before she was able to improve the technique.

Now she is no longer limited to the spiked sword. Even without a sword, she can use her fists, fingers and feet to use this two-stage power technique. She has mastered three new skills: spiked finger, spiked fist and spiked foot.

I've gained a lot of new insights into divine magic, but perhaps my comprehension and proficiency aren't quite there yet. I'm still a little short of unleashing new and improved divine magic, but I've greatly improved my proficiency and application skills.

These four safety nets are definitely worth using.

Those legendary items are useful, but they are not as good as the fundamental improvement of strengthening oneself.

If you can gain this benefit so soon after strengthening your comprehension, the benefits of improving your comprehension will only increase as you engage in more and more cultivation practices.

"How was it? Are you satisfied with this enhancement?"

Seeing Valencia walk back into the store with a smile, the store manager also sent a soybean smiley face emoji using the square monitor head.

"Satisfied, very satisfied! I'll definitely enhance my comprehension next time!"

Valensa smiled and nodded, then took a deep breath and looked at the last 100 blind boxes.

Because of the significant boost to her comprehension, Valensa almost wanted to open all 100 of the last blind boxes and get all sorts of enhancement cards, but she ultimately refrained.

Her basic attributes are almost maxed out, and blue-grade enhancement cards will overflow.

Moreover, while the gold legendary enhancement card is highly beneficial in the long run, what Valensa needs most right now is a life-saving item that she can use immediately.

What kind of life-saving item is good?

Valensa fell into thought.

Boost combat power?

The pseudo-treasure Moon Kiss, the divine artifact cloak, the divine authority rune, the sub-core, the cross-handled lightsaber, and the divine particle armor have already greatly enhanced her combat power. Even if she were to acquire another similar item, it would only be icing on the cake and would not bring about a qualitative change.

According to the game, the enhancement of strength by these kinds of equipment and items is multiplied by the same factor. Even the best equipment will have its effect diluted if there are too many of them.

Tia's trump cards might be slightly weaker, but as an outstanding apprentice of the Sage's Tower and the heir of the Bretania family, even if Tia's trump cards are slightly weaker, they shouldn't be too bad.

With one as the main force and the other as the support, even if they encounter a powerful enemy of the Radiant rank, Valensa and Tia can still put up a fight, even if they ultimately lose.

Considering that humans are empowered while wild beasts are weakened on land blessed by the Sun Goddess, victory is not impossible. At least, holding out until reinforcements arrive or retreating to save their lives should not be a problem.

In other words, equipment and items that enhance combat power are not what Valensa needs most right now.

Considering that the Beastmen have that so-called Great Prophet, who might dig a hole for himself, an item that can increase his margin for error and give him a chance to regret is the most practical.

However, obtaining the type of golden legendary item you want is not so easy.

Valensa's ability to open four gold legendary enhancement cards in a row was entirely due to a stroke of good luck.

According to the law of conservation of luck, her last 100 pulls will most likely be very unlucky—she may not get what she wants.

Fortunately, Valencia's luck had just improved, and she also had other trump cards up her sleeve.

Valensa used up all the remaining mental energy in the Heart Lake and all the mental energy in the entire secondary core in one go to enhance her luck!

Not only that, she also knelt down devoutly before opening the box, slightly raised her buttocks, and earnestly prayed in a charming and melodious voice:

"Your Majesty, beautiful, wise, powerful, and benevolent Sun Goddess, please favor your believer and grant my thirst and desires... I want an item that can reverse my tragic fate and give me a chance to regret."

Amidst the store manager's expression of sweat pouring down his face like a waterfall of soybeans on a square monitor, a ray of soft sunlight illuminated the Dimensional Hardware Store, shining on Valensa's buttocks and black-stockinged legs, making her feel warm and comfortable all over.

It's now!

Valensa suppressed her overwhelming joy and opened the last 100 blind boxes in one go.

There was no golden light.

However, a rainbow-colored beam of light stood out brightly amidst the clusters of blue and white glimmers.

Chapter 46 Regret Medicine

"This...this is...brilliant?"

Valensa was stunned.

She always thought that the Golden Legendary was the highest quality item that could be obtained from blind boxes, but it turns out there are even higher-quality Rainbow-level items.

What's the drop rate for this thing again? Is there a minimum guarantee?

Valensa quickly looked at the store manager and asked.

But the store manager seemed even more surprised. The soybean-like face on the square monitor's head was sweating profusely, and his smile was very helpless and forced.

"Well..."

The store manager's head quickly started buzzing, and his temperature noticeably rose.

Just as Valencia was beginning to wonder if the store manager might crash and restart, it sighed:

"The highest-level item in our store's blind boxes is the gold legendary item. This is actually the first time I've ever seen an iridescent item like this... That person really spoils you. She directly used her own source power to give you something incredibly powerful."

"Really? Hehe..."

Valensa had already vaguely guessed it, and was even happier after receiving confirmation.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

She quickly knelt down again in a prayer position, leaning forward slightly and sticking her buttocks out even higher.

After expressing her gratitude while maintaining her posture, Valensa stood up and walked towards the dazzling rainbow light amidst the blue and white shimmering glow.

Completely unpack the blind box and hold the source of rainbow light in your hands.

"this is……?"

Valensa glanced at it a few times, her face showing surprise.

The source of the rainbow light wasn't some powerful-looking equipment or item, nor was it a rune, a card, a crystal, or a gem; it was just a rather ordinary-looking capsule-shaped pill.

It was similar to the cold medicine she took when she had a fever in her previous life, those red and white capsules.

"Well... actually, that person made it on the spot, and the effect is just as you just wished. It's a medicine to undo your regrets."

The store manager's square monitor head-mounted camera scanned the capsules and pills, and his voice became even more helpless:

"Its original form is just an ordinary cold medicine, but that lord infused it with a trace of primordial divine power and the laws of creation, elevating it to the mythical level."

It can still treat colds, but its more important function... is time reset. It can reset the state of a star system to one hour ago, retaining only the user's memory of that one hour, and without any side effects... only a creator-level true god could accomplish this.

"Time travel? Changing the past? Rewriting the future?"

Valensa immediately understood the power of this "regret pill," but she also understood that anything related to time should never be taken lightly.

After thinking for a moment, Valensa asked again:

"I am still far from reaching the required level, but I have seen in the Sun Church's database that certain extremely powerful secret techniques can pause or reverse time, and can also travel to the past and future."

In some highly advanced technological civilizations, time machines even exist… Are these methods of manipulating time any different from this "regret pill"?

"Of course there is a difference, and the difference is significant."

The store manager's square monitor head immediately displayed a disgusted expression, like soybeans.

"What you've said are ultimately just the methods of mortals, with not only huge side effects, but also no real change."

Valensa quickly put on a serious listening expression.

The store manager continued:

"Take changing the past and rewriting the future, for example... Many people study the mysteries of time in order to make up for their past regrets, right?"

Unfortunately, even if those people traveled through time and changed the past, they only created a new possibility for the future. Their own future would not change, and the tragedies that had already happened would not disappear.

But the power that person gave you is different; it truly can rewrite the future, not just create a new timeline… It's a genuine remedy for regret, a cure for regret.