Talk:Long Blade/@comment-27916678-20170209191233/@comment-26113680-20170209193552

To see your current story progression. Press start. Check Status and you'll see a number right there, that is the Story Progression you are at.

Another method is to go to Multiplayer, there you'll see the Story Progression when you log into the lobby of the game you want to join.

As for the items uprades are not visible, hmm. If an item has multiple requirements shown, but neither revealed you would have to get access to at least half of the items in your posession. Or at least that was true for GEB. GER has no such issues, but dunno about RB.

You could farm around Rank 7 and 8 missions and get materials that way to unlock the upgrade.