35: First time creating

This sudden, huge surprise left Lin Du stunned in place.

Before completing the Novice Village quest, Lin Du’s goal was to advance to the All-Round Blacksmith class. After obtaining two Artisan God Tokens, Lin Du’s goal shifted to advancing to the Transcendent Blacksmith class.

He thought that was the final destination.

Unexpectedly, the heart of the goddess of luck appeared again at this critical moment!

Little Artisan God!

Lin Du had never heard of this Blacksmith profession, but he guessed it should be a rank situated between Transcendent Blacksmith and Artisan God.

This was a complete unexpected joy!

[Little Artisan God: 40% chance to forge Normal quality equipment, 50% chance to forge Fine quality equipment, 10% chance to forge Perfect quality equipment]

[Little Artisan God Special Effect: The player can forge equipment up to 100 levels higher than their own level. Currently, the maximum forgeable level is 114.]

The attribute Lin Du cared about most was the chance to forge Perfect quality equipment.

In this regard, the Little Artisan God’s chance was a full double that of the Transcendent Blacksmith.

Moreover, what surprised Lin Du was that the Little Artisan God’s special effect was also very powerful.

For equipment of the same quality, higher levels are always more valuable than lower levels.

The Little Artisan God’s special effect was equivalent to saving Lin Du leveling time; he could directly forge equipment with higher value... Basic blacksmiths require many tools when forging equipment.

The most basic items are a furnace, a hammer, and an anvil.

In addition, there are some one-time consumable items, such as forging blueprints and materials.

Lin Du learned from the characteristics of the Little Artisan God that this profession does not require a furnace, hammer, or anvil when forging equipment; only forging blueprints and refining materials are necessary.

In games of this genre, no player can resist the joy of forging equipment.

The unknown equipment forged would cause players' blood pressure to spike, filling them with endless anticipation.

Lin Du was certainly no exception.

He left the Blacksmith Shop and quickly walked to the material store across the street.

The various materials in the material store were dazzling, filling row after row of shelves.

In universe ol, there were relatively more players who used blades, so Lin Du decided to focus his first forging attempt on a blade.

After browsing the material store for a long time, he finally purchased ten sets of forging materials for the Level 110 'flowing light soul slaying blade'.

When checking out, Lin Du truly felt the pinch.

These ten sets of materials actually cost 42 years of 'lifespan value'!

Blacksmiths truly are the most money-burning life professions; ordinary players really cannot afford it.

The previous five dungeon equipment pieces sold for 2000 years of 'lifespan value', and the Heavenly Wolf Dungeon bug sold for 1000 years of 'lifespan value'.

Including his previous savings, Lin Du had a total of 3506 years of 'lifespan value' in his account.

After spending 42 years just now, he had 3464 years remaining.

Lin Du considered this 'lifespan value' as startup capital; the hope of repaying his debts in the future lay in this card.

With the forging materials gathered, the next step required a secluded environment.

Housing prices in Yunlong City were too expensive, easily costing tens of years of 'lifespan value' per square meter, so Lin Du had to give up for now.

He found a remote, deserted alley and began his first forging... Hooo—

A ball of scorching flame rose from Lin Du’s palm.

The flame was a mysterious deep purple, coiled in his palm like a lotus flower. The high heat caused the surrounding air to warp, and a scorched smell wafted through the air.

This flame was born for forging weapons and could not be used for combat or daily use.

Lin Du began the meticulous operation according to the requirements on the forging blueprint.

Profound Iron Billet, Gold Crystal Stone, Soul Casting Stone, Flowing Light Jade... Materials were thrown into the flame one after another. The temperature of the purple flame was frighteningly high, and these hard materials visibly began to melt.

The temperature of the purple flame appeared to be even higher than the eerie white flame of the "Daoist Blacksmith" in the Blacksmith Shop.

Time passed second by second, and the forging proceeded exceptionally smoothly.

Lin Du had never forged a weapon before, but now he felt completely at ease, as if everything was under control.

This was all the magical effect brought by the Little Artisan God!

Ding!

With a crisp sound, the first flowing light soul slaying blade was forged.

The flowing light soul slaying blade is a weapon renowned for its sharpness; its level and quality directly determine its power and degree of sharpness.

The flowing light soul slaying blade was about three fingers wide and over a meter long, covered in mysterious patterns, making the entire blade look full of killing intent!

"Weng"

Lin Du gently flicked the blade edge, and a crisp humming sound rang out.

Judging by the sound alone, the sharpness of this blade must be quite high!

Lin Du took a deep breath and opened the attributes panel of the flowing light soul slaying blade in his hand.

[Item]: flowing light soul slaying blade

[Level]: 110

[Quality]: A-Rank (Fine)

[Effect]: 1. Increases armor penetration by 15% and causes continuous bleeding.

2. Increases drawing speed by 24%, doubles sharpness.

[Description]: Transforms into a flowing light that directly strikes the soul, a sharp and extremely fast blade (Forger: Night Ember)

Achieving A-Rank Fine quality on the first weapon forging, Lin Du was very satisfied with this result.

The value of this flowing light soul slaying blade could easily cover the cost of Lin Du's materials, and even turn a profit.

Equipment forged by players is different from equipment dropped by monsters; player-forged equipment will have the forger's name added.

This name could not be removed, but Lin Du didn't mind too much; he would just treat it as advertising in the future.

The more equipment he sold, the more his reputation would spread.

The first flowing light soul slaying blade was a good start, so Lin Du continued with the subsequent forgings.

[Quality]: B-Rank (Fine)

[Quality]: A-Rank (Fine)

[Quality]: B-Rank (Normal)

[Quality]: B-Rank (Perfect)

...Soon, Lin Du had finished forging nine flowing light soul slaying blades.

His luck this time was clearly not as good as the first attempt.

The most regrettable part was that the only Perfect quality flowing light soul slaying blade was only B-Rank; otherwise, it would surely have sold for a great price.

Lin Du had one last set of forging materials left.

This time, Lin Du did not rush into action. He adjusted his breathing, focusing all his attention.

Materials were thrown into the flame one by one, and the prototype of the flowing light soul slaying blade quickly appeared... Ding!

The last flowing light soul slaying blade came out of the mold.

[Item]: flowing light soul slaying blade

[Level]: 110

[Quality]: S-Rank (Perfect)

[Effect]: 1. Increases armor penetration by 19% and causes continuous bleeding.

2. Increases the wielder's Strength by 30%.

3. Enhances agility by 20%; the blade has a chance to trigger an illusion.

4. Sharpness is doubled, blade hardness is enhanced.

5. 1% chance to trigger a fatal strike, ignoring 100% of the opponent's defense.

[Description]: Transforms into a flowing light that directly strikes the soul, a sharp and extremely fast blade (Forger: Night Ember)

A top-grade item finally appeared!

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