Infinity, The Arcade Age

In his room, Qin Ming was sorting through his spoils of war.

The 44 white keys had all been fused together, combined with the silver keys he already had, ultimately transforming into five regular silver keys, one radiant silver key, and a fragment of a blue key.

The goodwill he earned from the Five Tiger Generals and Liu Bei was exchanged at the last moment for consumables, resulting in a regular silver-quality roasted chicken and a few blue-quality chicken legs.

Staring at the dazzling assortment of silvery loot in front of him, Qin Ming clicked his tongue in amazement.

The greater the risk, the greater the reward. Look at the sheer extravagance of these spoils—it completely outclasses everything I've obtained in previous worlds!

If he wanted to, he could even use these keys to forcibly synthesize a gold key! With a little extra effort and resources, he might even manage two gold keys!

He picked up the radiant silver key dropped by Xiahou Dun, admiring its luster for a moment before decisively choosing to open all the keys.

A burst of light filled the room as a variety of items materialized before him.

Xiahou Dun's key yielded a long-handled saber!

While its design resembled Guan Yu's Green Dragon Crescent Blade, its stats fell far short. It was merely a radiant silver-tier plot weapon.

As for the other keys, the rewards were a mixed bag:

Single-Use Silver Plot Item: Recruitment Order: Summons ten Wei soldiers for assistance.

Tiger Cavalry Armor (Regular Silver): Extremely high defense but classified as heavy armor, reducing mobility.

Zhao Brothers' Pants (Dull Silver): +3 Strength, +3 Constitution, +3 Defense.

Zhao Brothers' Bracers (Dull Silver): +3 Strength, +3 Constitution, +10 Arm Defense.

Warhorse Gong: A duplicate of the one Liu Bei had already given him.

Qin Ming swung the saber a few times before tossing it aside in disappointment.

It's a decent weapon, but it doesn't match my fighting style—totally useless to me.

He quickly swapped out his old blue pants for the Zhao Brothers' pants, donned the bracers, and then stood before the remaining gear, scratching his head.

These are valuable, but I can't exactly sell them right now. With all those team members out there hunting me, stepping out with such high-profile gear is just asking for trouble.

Plus, high-tier equipment like this isn't easy to sell in low-level adventurer zones. Plenty of people want it, but few can afford it.

Internal circulation it is…

Ding!

With the sound of reinforcement confirmation, Qin Ming began merging his equipment like a madman. After purchasing a few extra parts from the marketplace, every item was finally converted into usable combat gear.

Name: Zhao Xiong's Pants (Three Kingdoms II: Second Act)

Type: Lower Body (Regular Silver)

Requirement: Constitution 10

Effects: +5 Strength, +5 Constitution, +5 Defense

Description: The pants of the notorious Zhao Xiong. There's supposed to be a pair of red underpants to go with them.

Name: Warhorse Gong (Three Kingdoms II)

Type: Special Item (Radiant Silver)

Effects: Summons a silver-tier warhorse with 25 points in all attributes, double movement speed, and usable once per world.

Description: Red Hare? Is that you, Red Hare? It's me, Guan Yu!

Name: Zhao Chui's Steel Bracers (Three Kingdoms II: Second Act)

Type: Hand Armor (Dull Gold)

Requirement: All Attributes 10

Effects:

+10 Strength, +10 Constitution

Fortress of Bravery: +50 Arm Defense

Description: These bracers can deflect artillery shells. What happens to the wearer, though? Well, that's not the bracers' problem. The bracers are solid, and that's what matters!

The Zhao Chui Bracers were an absolute defensive marvel.

+50 localized defense!

That means I could use my arms to block Guan Yu's blade without flinching!

And this was just a modular piece—if he found better gear later, it could be upgraded or fused again.

The warhorse gong was equally impressive, essentially a summonable war beast that could also be upgraded over time.

Satisfied, Qin Ming checked his stats and frowned at his slightly lagging Strength and Spirit attributes.

Time to fix that.

He allocated his five free attribute points evenly between Strength and Spirit, breaking both into the 21-point range, unlocking their first-tier mutations.

After some deliberation, he finalized his choices:

ID: 441985 (Low-Level Adventurer, 6 Worlds Cleared)

Strength: 21 (41)

Tier-1 Mutation: Herculean Strength (+10 bonus in strength-based skill checks)

Constitution: 21 (46)

Tier-1 Mutation: Mr. Mighty (+1 Charm when interacting with females)

Agility: 10

Spirit: 21

Tier-1 Mutation: Archmage (Skill spirit cost reduced by 20%)

Skills:

Sonic Boom Slash (B-Rank)

Blazing Flame (B-Rank)

Thick-Skinned (A-Rank)

Essence Drain (A-Rank)

Equipment:

Hyena Fang (Dull Gold Plot)

Zhao Chui's Bracers (Dull Gold)

Zhao Xiong's Pants (Regular Silver)

Butcher's Vest (Dull Silver Plot)

Dino Glasses (Regular Silver Plot)

Ace Bodyguard Belt (Blue)

Wei Army Boots (Blue)

Frog Gem (Dull Silver)

Warhorse Gong (Radiant Silver)

With his attributes improved and his equipment overhauled, Qin Ming's combat prowess had once again skyrocketed.

However, his Constitution stat had dropped significantly compared to the last world.

The reason was simple—his title had changed.

Title: Five Tiger General (Silver Quality)

Effect: Start any mission world as part of the protagonist faction, with 150 initial favorability points from all protagonist characters.

Description: I am Qin Ming, one of the Five Tiger Generals! What? There's no such name in the Five Tigers? If Wei Yan can get in, why can't I? Are you looking down on me? I see you're courting death!

150 initial favorability points! Guaranteed faction alignment!

These two powerful effects are absolutely game-breaking!

Qin Ming stared at his newly fused silver title and couldn't help but grin.

From now on, I'm practically a superstar! Everywhere I go, people will love me!

I am the new Five Tiger General—General Qin!

However, as he stared at another glowing item on the table—a golden plot attribute point—his expression turned puzzled.

I know what regular attribute points are for… but what do I do with this golden one?

He tentatively pressed the golden light against his body.

Ding! Target Locked. Do you want to enhance the selected item: Wei Army Boots (Blue Quality)?

"Wait, wait, wait! What?! No! Why would I waste it on those worthless boots? Cancel! Abort! Give it back!"

(End of Chapter)