《The Rise Of A Porter 》Chapter 175: Alone In The Swamps (5)
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"I should open it first..." Arnold mumbled, thinking about the material he would get from opening the small box, "I'll take anything apart from the celestial copper. Getting that would be useless."
Talos had already mentioned about the properties of the listed materials. So Arnold had his mindset on the materials that he wanted to get out of the material box.
He thought it would be good if he got celestial gold or silver as they were the essential materials for making God slaying weapons like Brahmastra, something which was much needed by him as the last time he met a 'lesser god' she tried her best to kill him and was almost successful in doing so. He couldn't help but think if he had a god slaying weapon back then, [The Guide Between the Worlds] wouldn't have been to bully him so easily.
He also needed to be wary of the god referred as the 'dead one', because he had already killed their paladin once and he was pretty sure that the this 'dead one' person would seek revenge on him for doing so. That's why he desperately needed a god slaying weapon as the clash between him and the Gods seemed inevitable thus he just wanted to be prepared for it.
Secondly, although Adamantine was a much better option for making weapons, Arnold was 90% sure that he wouldn't get it after looking at the drop rates of the materials. His luck wasn't that good.
Thirdly, although Celestial platinum was a great option, Arnold wasn't too sure about it. The reason behind it being that it was used make accessories that could potentially give him godly abilities, but he was sure there would be some kind of drawback related to these abilities, just like one of the godly abilities that he had... the [Devil's Rage]. 6-time usage was definitely a drawback of the ability, but when compared to the effect of the ability, it was nothing but a minor inconvenience. Still he was hoping that he doesn't get celestial platinum, but he wouldn't be sad if he got that.
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And last but not the least, Celestial copper. It was nice to hear that an armour made of Celestial copper would be able to withstand the attacks of a god, but Arnold would require to make a full body armour to achieve that which would then lead to two problems.
One, Arnold was sure he would only get a small quantity of the material from the box so he won't be about to make a full body armour or even a chainmail for that matter and two, a full body armour or a shield would be super heavy and thus would restrict his movement, something that he couldn't afford to ignore.
Another reason was that... he was eager to make a weapon, and not an armour as protecting himself wouldn't be of any use if he couldn't kill his godly enemies. Defending would inevitably get him tired and at one point, this enemy would get the advantage of it.
In his eyes, it was better to kill the enemy in one blow rather than defend oneself from certain destruction.
For these reasons, Arnold didn't want to get anything apart from celestial gold or silver, from the material box. But how was he going to know which material he'll get after opening the material box? Was it even remotely possible to change the material that he would get after he opened the box?
The obvious answer to the question was no. It wasn't possible to change the contents of the box once he opened it, however, it was possible for him to look into the future and see what he would get after opening the material box. If it was one of the materials that he desired, then he would proceed to open the box in real-time and if he didn't then he would change the future by opening the box again and again until he got what he wanted.
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His foresight was like a perfect cheat for the gacha system of the box and he was about to abuse it to get exactly like he wanted and needed. You could call it a new type of re-rolling technique that was exclusive to him.
With the box in his hands, he used the foresight and slowly his conscious separated from his body. He carefully observed himself, detached from his body as he slowly opened the box. The moment he lifted the lid of the box, the entire room was swallowed with a blinding light. By the time the light faded away, the box was replaced by a black coloured cube having a size equal to that of the material box.
Arnold quickly used [Probe] on the metallic block, before the duration of [Foresight] was over.
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OBJECT: Celestial Copper
TYPE: Forging Material
GRADE: Cosmic B
REMARK: A rare metal which was created by the efforts of 5 generations of dwarves of Avalon. It is well known for its use in Goddess Athena's shield. It is said that even direct attacks from the Gods can't make a dent on an armour made from this material, however, it's true only for the lesser Gods. Still, it's a rare material and it's a dream for many to touch this metal once in their lifetime.
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The thing he feared had come true...
'...It would've been a miracle if I got what I wanted in my first attempt.' Arnold thought as his conscious returned to his body, "Time to repeat the experiment!"
He did the same thing again. He opened the box, the bright light covered the dimly lit room, the same block of black metal came out of the box as the light faded. He once again used [Probe] to check whether it was celestial copper or not... and it was.
He once again returned to his body and repeated the process, but the end result remained unchanged.
It seemed like the Gacha (lucky box) was still as annoying as before even with his cheat...
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[FORESIGHT] : Usage 5/5
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"Damn it!" Arnold stomped his feet on the ground and threw the material box into his inventory, "Why did I think it was going to be easier than before just because I had foresight? The only good thing is that I still have the box with me so maybe someday I'll get what I want from it, but till then, I'll keep trying every day. It's the first time I'm using foresight for such a purpose... it's so frustrating but still, it is a bit exciting I guess?"
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