Consolidating Equipment Scrolls

## Description

Scrolls used to consolidate Physical Jewel into an equipment, therefore, only Physical Jewel and Heavenly Jewel Masters can use the Scrolls. Only Consolidating Equipment Masters can create them. Normally, a Consolidating Equipment Master has to create 100 Consolidating Equipment Scrolls because the rate of success is 1/100. Masters with better success rates are preferred by Jewel Masters. Completed Scrolls radiate energy that experienced Jewel Masters can sense. A successful Consolidation has the Scroll absorbed into the target Physical Jewel.

Scrolls are labeled by the Equipment piece name, ex: Overlord Bow Scroll.

## Creation

The purchased Scroll was not a single one, but instead was a thick stack of them. The uppermost one had an extremely complex pattern, and at the center of those patterns, there was a semblance of resemblance to the Equipment on the display picture earlier. A Scroll was made from a special leather as the foundation material, the patterns on it were lively and of rich colours, almost as if it were living even. Although only at 1 Jewel, the user could clearly sense the strong special fluctuation of energy in this small leather scroll. A sheet of Scroll vanishes into light per Consolidation attempt, swallowed up by Heavenly Energy.

Creating Consolidating Equipment Scrolls required the usage of a special type of paper, and this paper was called *Consolidating Paper*, and the main ingredient in creating that paper was the (nucleus) Heavenly Core of at least a Zong Stage Heavenly Beast. Of course, one Heavenly Core could be used to make more than ten thousand sheets of Consolidating Paper after being ground to dust, as each sheet only needed a small amount. The dust had to be combined with Cat’s Eye Jewels (that usually signified the Spatial Attribute in Jewel Masters) which also had been ground to dust, as well as several other rare and expensive items, in order to create the paper.

In general, the Consolidating Paper was usually only sold in some large cities, and a set of ten thousand of those would cost almost fifty thousand gold coins. That was of course the price of the most basic ones, made from a Low level Zong Stage Heavenly Beast, and if it were from a higher level beast, the price would skyrocket higher.

After having the Consolidating Paper, the next step would be to *craft and draw out the design*. To create a Consolidating Equipment Scroll, one had to first design the equipment’s type, look, usage and various attributes. It could be said that this step was the most important step, and also an extremely complicated step. Using the special ink, create the design with a *(Consolidating) brush*.

The final step was of course the actual creation of the scroll, and it was also rather complex and required many intricate steps, of which the most troublesome was the (recipe) blending of *Consolidating Ink*. Different Consolidating Equipment Scrolls would require different types and different blends of Consolidating Inks, which were usually a blend of Heavenly Beast blood, Heavenly Cores, various ground precious gemstones, ground herbs and various other precious materials. Atop a table, there lay a sheet of Consolidating Paper spread out to reveal various lines and traces emanating energy, coming together to form a detailed design. After the design had been outlined and completed, the actual creation process would be to use the Consolidating Ink coupled with Spatial Energy, to meld together with the Consolidating Paper and form the final product of a Consolidating Equipment Scroll. Just the numerous varied recipes and materials alone were almost countless. For example, a castrated Low level Xuan Wu Shield used a pale gold colour Ink. (129: 34.1) During creation, a Scroll can divided into sections per brush stroke. After completing a section, the Consolidating Ink gathered and solidified, shining with a dim glow, signifying that the portion had already been fused as according to the rhythm.

Every sheet of Consolidating Paper wasted is 5 gold coins wasted. If include the cost of the Consolidating Ink, that would be almost a dozen gold coins wasted in total per failed Scroll. (129: 34.1)

Because of the success rate deferring the successful Consolidation, a Consolidating Equipment Scroll was usually accompanied as a set with surplus scrolls. (50: 13.3, 52: 14.1) They are usually delivered from a Master to the Jewel Master in a in a wooden box per piece. (50: 13.3, 336: 166.1) Every Consolidating Equipment Master had a few designs that they were unable to create yet, mostly from their teacher, school or clan, and it was usually what they were working towards as well. (189: 57.1)

Some Scrolls sets, such as the Grandmaster Overlord Bow and Xuan Wu Shield, will have sockets designed into the creation, allowing at least one socket Consolidating Equipment upon purchase.

### First Scroll

In creating any new set of Consolidating Equipment Scrolls, the first sheet was naturally the most difficult. Prepared the ingredients for the Consolidating Ink, and the final preparation of the Ink had to be done by the respective Consolidating Equipment Masters. This was one of the most important skills of a Consolidating Equipment Master, not only having to infuse the Spatial Attribute Heavenly Energy at the right times, and having the exact right amount to join the mix. Draw in energy from the atmosphere, as the attribute wheel moved to the silver area, and a dim silver light dimly encircled the tip of the Consolidating Brush. Dipping it slightly into his Consolidating Ink, the Master started on drawing on the first scroll. A completed scroll will glow-flash gold. In creating a set of Consolidating Equipment Scrolls, the Master naturally grew faster as the he or she gained more experienced, shortening the crafting process after the first scroll. With a quick dip of the brush, the Master refilled it with Consolidating Ink and crafted the second scroll. (188: 56.2) A pressured Master was currently deeply immersed in the creation of Consolidating Equipment Scrolls, the Master's entire body, mind and soul engrossed in the process as the Master grew more adept with each completion. (189: 57.1)

### Physical Jewel

Depending on the Heavenly Jewel Master's physical jewels, better bias performance can be expected when creating a Scroll:

* Icy Jade - Strength: helped keep hands steady without any trouble. (129: 34.1)
* Waxy Jade – Flexibility
* Yellow Jade – Toughness
* Dragon-stone Jade – Agility: helped created Scrolls quickly at the minimum quality. (187: 56.1)
* Red Jade – Coordination
* Black Jade – Stamina

## Classification

The classification of Consolidating Equipment Scrolls are according to the levels of the Masters who create them. From low to high, they are –

* (Basic) Low Level Consolidating Equipment Scrolls
	+ These were a lot cheaper, with only several tens of thousand gold coins being able to buy a set of 1000 sheets, was that the success rate of Consolidating is very low. Even with a set of 1000 sheets, there was no guarantee that they would be able to succeed in Consolidating Equipment. More importantly, to actually go through trying Consolidating all of those 1000 Scrolls, it would take almost 3 years! Unless they had no choice, who wouldn’t prefer to use a higher level Consolidating Equipment Scroll which was not only more powerful, but with a higher success rate?!
* Mid Level Consolidating Equipment Scrolls
	+ These were different, and much better indeed. First of all, there was only 100 pieces to each Mid Level and above from now on, with each having a three in a thousand chance of success. With a hundred of them, that meant about a thirty percent chance of success in total, and more importantly, it would take a much shorter time to complete Consolidating all hundred of them, with a much higher success rate than the one in ten thousand rate of the Basic Scrolls.
* High Level Consolidating Equipment Scrolls
* Grandmaster Consolidating Equipment Scrolls
* Zong Stage Consolidating Equipment Scrolls
* God Tier Consolidating Equipment Scrolls
	+ Legendary Sets have double Scrolls per piece due to limits of material quantity. Mainly, the designs are circulated.

In terms of Consolidating Equipment Scroll Sets, they can be considered one level higher than their base; for example a Grandmaster Consolidating Equipment Scroll Set can be considered Zong Stage Consolidating Equipment Scrolls, but it has to be an entire set.

Scroll sets depend their price in gold coins on the Master's level and the level of created Scroll.

## Socketing Scrolls

Socketing Scrolls are a special type of Consolidating Equipment Scroll that allows to create an additional socket on some current Consolidating Equipment. Only Zong Stage Consolidating Equipment Masters and higher are able to create Socketing Scrolls. To create a 2 socket Consolidating Equipment Scroll, it needa to be at least a Zong Stage Consolidating Equipment Master; that is to say, the minimum requirement is to be a Heavenly Jewel Master. It cost a million gold coins and to do it the Consolidating Equipment Master has to employ 200,000 gold coins.

One of the reasons why the Socketing Scroll was so expensive was also because of its absolute success rate. Although it was extremely difficult to create, it was rather easy to use, and was thus considered an extremely rare treasure. After all, which Heavenly Jewel Master did not want another socket on their Consolidating Equipment? If cultivation level of Heavenly Energy and number of Heavenly Jewels was the basic **hardware** of power, then Consolidating Equipment, Stored Skills would be the **software**. Hardware was extremely important, but often the software was key in determining the outcome of fights, especially in fights between Heavenly Jewel Masters of the same level.

The Socketing Scroll look like a small gold shard the size of a fingernail. On top of the tiny gold shard, there were many thin and fine lines and various etchings. They seemed to have some sort of rule about them, and there were even extremely tiny gemstones embedded in the midst of the etchings, with rubies, gold-green cat’s eyes, and even the Darkness Heavenly Jewel Masters’ black opals. On just that small gold shard, there were more than a hundred tiny gemstones embedded in a unique formation.

For Consolidating Equipment, those which have sockets are usually given an additional Star rating. Not only can the sockets on the Consolidating Equipment be used to socket (contain) Elemental Jewels, they can also socket (nucleus) Heavenly cores of the same attribute. For example, the user can socket a Strength Attribute Heavenly Beast’s Heavenly Core in the Overlord Bow, and it would increase the power of the bow. Furthermore, since the Heavenly Cores are able to absorb energy from the atmosphere to replenish themselves, they are not easily destroyed, and when the user does not need them, the use can easily remove them from the socket.

Have the target Consolidating Equipment released. Circulate Heavenly Energy into the scroll. As soon as Heavenly Energy entered the small gold shard, it lit up like a glittering gemstone, various colours shining and mixing, and a torrential energy seemed to surge like a wave through the area. Press it to the target Consolidating Equipment, right about an inch above the original socket. Once hear a soft \*Ting\* sound, and the entire Socketing Scroll had melded into the Consolidating Equipment, the thick gold light instantly enveloping the entire Equipment before spinning around. In the next instant, the Consolidating Equipment vanished, turning back into the Jade Physical Jewel and returning to revolve around the right wrist.

After adding the socket, the user will not be able to use the Consolidating Equipment for the next 3 days as it needs a period of recovery to complete the indention for the socket.

## Consolidation

A Physical Jewel or Heavenly Jewel Master can only carry out one Physical Jewel Consolidating Equipment every day, and doing so will also consume more than 50% of their Heavenly Energy. First, start activating their Heavenly Energy an move it to their Physical Jewel, then rest their right hand on the scroll and silently feel it. The Jewel Master does not need to do anything else, their Physical Jewel should naturally start communication with the Consolidating Equipment Scroll under the stimulation of their Heavenly Energy. The Jewel Master could feel a huge suction from the Scroll suddenly, and the Heavenly Energy flowed in a torrent outwards. The patterns on the Scroll shone out brightly instantaneously. The Scroll vanished in the next instance, warping into a burst of bright light encircling their right wrist, and in their mind the image of the Equipment appeared suddenly, exactly the same as the picture on the Scroll's Equipment. Normally, repeated use of the same Scroll is required depending on the Master's success rate, therefore, outliers such as Zhou Weiqing completed his first Scroll for the first time as a success are rare. (50-51: 13.3-13.4)

Per failure, the Jewel Master did have some experience and understanding after today’s try. Normally, the Jewel Master must repeatedly feel and try to understand the energy contained within the Scroll when they go through Consolidating Equipment, when they just start, failure is inevitable, but once deepen their understandings, the Jewel Master can succeed quickly. (55: 14.4) For example, Shangguan Bing'er spent on her Physical Jewel Consolidating Equipment had fully proven the difficulty of it, taking two entire months, 61 days, before she finally completed Consolidating her Wind Wielding Boots. (58: 15.2)

## Equipment Set and Assembly Set

Grandmaster Level and higher Consolidating Equipment Masters are more capable and can create the Scrolls for Equipment Sets/Assembly Sets, with the maximum Equipment pieces limited by their levels.

* Grandmaster Level can make a 5 to 6 Set pieces
* Zong Stage can make an 8 Set pieces, the barely qualified Legendary Set, with 9 Set pieces being the standard Legendary Set (190: 57.2)
* God-Tier can make a 10 or more Set pieces, depending on their cultivation stage and scroll type (Ex: Lin Tianao's 7-9 Pieces Assembly Set Shield)

Equipment Set are a set of individual pieces that can link up and overall magnify the owner's abilities as a composite armor. The foundation of the necessity of Scrolls. Magnifies the Socket quantity.

Assembly Set are a set of compromising pieces that overlap and form a single equipment that expresses "extreme" of one object. Imposes complexity and difficulty of Scrolls: each succeeding piece must be individualistic and combine with all previous pieces in order. Limits the Socket quantity. 3 piece Assembly Set requires a Grandmaster Level Master and, for five years working, a 5 piece Assembly Set requires a Zong Stage Master.

Another way to determine the quality of a legendary set is naturally the quantity of it. When a Set is made out of more Scrolls, its power is naturally stronger, such as the Hate Sky No Handle Set having 9 Scrolls and the Hate Ground No Handle Set having 10 Scrolls. (190: 57.2)

Average Heavenly Jewel Masters, such as Fei Li Empire's Vice Commander Shen Wang, wore Equipment Sets, however they were three pieces per set, three sets in total, with some Socketed as well. In Shen Wang's case: a helmet, two shoulder pauldrons was a set. Chest, girdle and Kilt another Set. The final Set was his Zong Stage one, which included his weapon longsword, and the two greaves respectively. (560: 190.1)