Being an otaku in the world of American comics

"System, how do I use this thing now?"

Liang Yue looked at the toolbox in front of him with shining eyes, his hands unconsciously rubbing together.

Although he had vaguely anticipated the wonders of these sixteen crafting slots, he still subconsciously asked the system for guidance.

"Please explore on your own, host."

"Alright, then let me explore it properly myself!"

...

"First, I have to try the tool recipes from before the upgrade to see if I can still make them."

"Two wooden sticks plus three iron ingots equal one iron pickaxe. No problem!"

"Then, two wooden sticks plus three iron ingots, slightly adjusted, equal one iron axe. Nice!"

"And then, three wooden blocks plus three wool, equal one bed."

"Looks like it still works. That is to say, the upgraded toolbox still recognizes its original synthesis recipes."

"So, now let's try something new."

...

"One wooden stick plus two iron ingots, placed vertically together, equals one standard iron sword, but now, if I increase the iron ingots to three..."

"Hey? It's also a sword!"

"Is this a greatsword, a longsword, or should I call it a two-handed sword? It's just a bit longer and thicker than the standard iron sword, and I don't know its other attributes yet."

"Then let's see, two wooden sticks plus two iron ingots..."

"Damn!? It actually synthesized a horse-chopping sword!? What's the principle behind this?"

"What about three pieces of wood plus one iron ingot...? As expected, it's a spear!"

...

"Four wooden blocks plus four wool... still a bed, but the style is a bit bigger than before. Is this a double bed? Hehe!"

"Then there's armor, shields, and things like that."

"Leather, wood, iron ingots..."

"Eh! This is really interesting. The defensive gear made in the sixteen-slot toolbox uses more materials, but the size hasn't changed. Did it all go into the craftsmanship?"

"Hmm~ Now that you mention it, I just realized that whether it's defensive gear, beds, or various weapons, after using more materials, in addition to some changes in shape, the craftsmanship seems to be more refined."

"No, let me take a closer look again."

...

"Wait! The sixteen-slot toolbox already has so many new changes, what if I upgrade it again?"

Thinking of this, Liang Yue's eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance. With a thought, the system store was summoned again.

"System, if I want to continue using upgrade talismans to upgrade this toolbox, the success rate will definitely decrease, right?"

Resting his fist on his chin, Liang Yue sat there in a thinker's pose and tentatively asked the system.

"As the saying goes~ riches are found in danger. Success or failure, this one depends on you!"

Holding the newly bought upgrade talisman between his fingers, Liang Yue looked at the seemingly unremarkable toolbox in front of him, and then threw the talisman on it.

In the blink of an eye, dazzling brilliance once again enveloped the entire box, and then gradually merged into it.

However, Liang Yue, who had watched the first upgrade process before, keenly noticed that the current upgrade and fusion progress seemed to have slowed down a lot.

Moreover, during the fusion process, the sixteen toolboxes in front of him seemed to have begun to show some not-so-obvious "rejection reactions."

When that dazzling brilliance merged into it, there would always be a tiny bit of light that would be reflected back by the box in an invisible way.

Although this part of the reflected light could never break through the thin film of the outer layer of brilliance, it would eventually merge into the toolbox in the tug-of-war and rebound between each other.

But the appearance of this phenomenon really surprised Liang Yue.

This really corresponded to what the system said before, the higher the level of the item, the lower the success rate of the upgrade!

"But it's not even plus three yet, it shouldn't be time to prepare pads, right?"

After about three minutes or so, the toolbox in front of him finally completed the upgrade. Liang Yue couldn't wait to open the box to take a look.

Sure enough~!

Five by five horizontally and vertically, a total of twenty-five independent space slots, neatly arranged there!

"Tsk! By the way~ should I do it again?"

"If it succeeds, wouldn't the quality of the creations produced from this toolbox be even better?"

Thinking of this, Liang Yue subconsciously looked at the more than four thousand points left in his wallet, and his heart suddenly felt like a feather was stuffed in it.

Itchy... …

In the end, after much deliberation, the desire in this guy's heart still successfully defeated reason.

A brand new item upgrade talisman soon appeared in his palm.

"Anyway, there are still three thousand three hundred points left in my wallet. If I save a little, it will definitely be no problem to last until the next trial world opens!"

"Swipe~"

Throwing the talisman in his hand onto the toolbox again, Liang Yue then sat on the bed with his knees hugged, staring at the brightly shining box in front of him.

His chest rose and fell slightly, and his face unconsciously flushed slightly. The whole person looked like a gambler who was waiting for the dice to be revealed~

This upgrade process seemed to have become a bit unsuccessful.

Compared to the previous phenomenon of only slight reflection of brilliance, the brilliance transformed from the talisman and the toolbox at this time seemed to have evolved into opposing sides fighting each other.

During the second half of the entire upgrade, the box of the toolbox even began to shake slightly, constantly making clucking sounds, as if it might crack at any time.

Liang Yue was terrified watching from the side... …

Fortunately, the toolbox finally held on. After spending more than ten minutes, it finally successfully merged with all the brilliance.

He hurriedly reached out and opened the lid of the toolbox to take a look.

"A full thirty-six independent toolbars, nice!"

At this time, this six-by-six grid toolbar undoubtedly had a huge advantage compared to the previous one.

Just like under the same size, the higher the resolution of a map, the richer the content it can present.

Within the current thirty-six-slot toolbox, Liang Yue can independently arrange and design certain detailed changes for the creations in the toolbox~

For example, by slightly changing the combination formula of an iron sword and shifting the iron ingot originally located at the tip of the sword by one grid, a slightly curved Miao sword with an arc can be made!