Blacksmith, Crocodile Renekton
Crafting weapons for Irena was not a sudden idea for Lin Xuan.
Although Irena and Silly Cow were contracted beasts, they possessed pet attributes.
And pets, after unlocking their awakening skills at level 50, would have a chance to unlock new skills every ten levels thereafter.
The higher their potential, the greater the probability of unlocking skills.
Therefore, after level 50, if one wanted to further enhance their pet's strength, leveling up became secondary, and crafting equipment became the priority.
This was because pets would unlock an equipment slot after level 50, allowing them to benefit from equipment attribute bonuses.
Although there was only one slot, unlike professional adventurers, a pet's equipment slot could accommodate any piece of equipment.
“Irena and Silly Cow, being damage dealers, will be equipped with weapons.”
“As for the Frost Giant, I’ll buy him some reflective armor later.”
Planning these things in his mind, Lin Xuan opened his phone and contacted the Shadow Assassin senior he met last time.
Back in the New Student Trial Secret Realm, they had exchanged contact information.
The Shadow Assassin senior’s name was Chen Wanqiu.
Upon receiving his message, she quickly replied, telling him to meet at the Stone Tablet Square in the outer courtyard.
When they met, Lin Xuan discovered that Guo Miaomiao, the socially anxious senior who had helped him enter the university, was also there.
Irena's ability to shapeshift was truly thanks to her soul summoning grass.
After all, from the alchemist Kong Tao, Lin Xuan learned that soul summoning grass had not appeared on the market for several decades.
“Morning, Junior Lin,” Guo Miaomiao greeted with a smile.
Lin Xuan smiled back, then took out a piece of equipment from his backpack.
【Equipment: Ant Bracers】
【Quality: Legend】
【Effect: HP +2000, MP +500, All Attributes +5】
【Affix: Gain 20% movement speed bonus for every 10% HP lost!】
【Equip Requirement: All professions above Level 50】
The equipment was obtained by killing a small BOSS while finding his way in the Ant Nest last night.
The equipment's attributes and affixes were excellent, making it a small top-tier item.
However, it was quite useless to Lin Xuan.
His HP bar was too thick, making it difficult to trigger the affix effect.
But it was quite suitable for Guo Miaomiao, who was right in front of him.
Lin Xuan was naturally curious about this senior who disliked combat, had a low level, yet could attend Mingzhu University.
Later, he naturally looked up some of her information.
Upon checking, Lin Xuan found that she was quite famous at Mingzhu University.
Guo Miaomiao came from Yunnan City and was the top liberal arts student of that year.
Of course, it wasn't just her liberal arts scores that made her famous, but her background.
Guo Miaomiao's parents died when she was young, both during disaster relief efforts.
The young her suffered severe trauma, and it was said that her psychological age remained at ten.
Therefore, most students on campus were quite kind to her, treating her like a little sister.
Lin Xuan admitted that he was not a good person, but he also didn't want to be an evil one.
He would naturally repay favors.
These bracers could increase her survival means.
Giving them to Guo Miaomiao could be considered returning a favor.
Of course, the value of the equipment was naturally not comparable to the soul summoning grass.
It was just that this was the only suitable piece of equipment he had on him at the moment.
“Senior, your soul summoning grass helped me greatly last time.”
“This piece of equipment is a small token of my gratitude,” Lin Xuan said, handing over the bracers.
“Ah, Junior, you should keep it; these bracers have such great attributes,” Guo Miaomiao didn't take them, glancing at the bracers before looking at Lin Xuan.
“It’s fine, I have other ones suitable for my own profession.”
Guo Miaomiao still wanted to refuse.
Chen Wanqiu, who was beside her, took them instead.
After whispering a few words in Guo Miaomiao’s ear, Guo Miaomiao no longer declined and happily accepted the bracers.
“Then, thank you, Junior.”
After giving away the equipment, Lin Xuan mentioned that he wanted to customize two pieces of equipment.
Chen Wanqiu, a woman of few words, nodded in agreement.
Subsequently, the three set off for the residence of the blacksmith Chen Wanqiu knew.
Lin Xuan watched as Guo Miaomiao summoned a pink fawn to ride on, then summoned another brown fawn.
It felt like a dream from three months ago.
“Senior, no need,” Lin Xuan summoned his purple golden gourd, “I’ve already reached level 50 and unlocked a mount.”
“Oh? Junior even has a gourd mount!”
“Sister Wanqiu said she used to have one too, but her father gave it away later.”
“...”
Hearing this, Lin Xuan finally understood some things at this moment.
A blacksmith capable of crafting set-level equipment must be incredibly strong.
Now, combining Chen Wanqiu’s surname and Guo Miaomiao’s words, Lin Xuan also knew Chen Wanqiu’s identity.
She was from the Chen Family, one of the four great families of Jianghai City.
He just didn't expect such a coincidence.
Chen Wanqiu's father was actually the person who had been with General Li last time and gave him the sixth-tier mount, the purple golden gourd.
Lin Xuan chuckled awkwardly, saying nothing more.
Chen Wanqiu didn't seem to know that he was the one who took the gourd.
She only glanced at it twice before summoning a Shadow Cat Demon mount.
The Shadow Cat Demon was a very popular mount among female adventurers.
Lin Xuan wasn't surprised.
Then, with Chen Wanqiu leading the way, the three quickly arrived at the Chen Family Manor.
The four great families – Jiang, Song, Kong, and Chen – all started as merchants.
Lin Xuan had met the current heads of these four families at General Li's place.
Later, he had second encounters with Kong Tao of the Kong Family and the Jiang Family, who had sold him life water last time.
Now, it was the Chen Family's turn.
With Chen Wanqiu leading the way, the three smoothly arrived at her father’s workshop.
Calling it a workshop, it was essentially a small forging ground.
At this moment, Chen Wanqiu’s father, Chen Qi, was wearing work clothes and engraving equipment.
Hearing someone enter, he merely glanced up before continuing his research on the equipment.
“What, are you over your anger?”
“Don’t worry, once I’m done in a few days, I’ll go to Mount Shu and catch another one for you.”
“...” Lin Xuan, following behind, twitched his lips.
He suddenly felt that he shouldn't have come today.
“No need, I already have a new mount target,” Chen Wanqiu said coldly, just about to introduce Lin Xuan when Chen Qi’s voice immediately rang out.
“Oh, that’s right, just like your mother, you should get used to picking and choosing more.”
“What mount have you set your sights on this time?”
“Panda.”
“Oh my goodness, my dear girl, a panda is a ninth-tier mount; even if your dad wanted to buy one, he couldn’t get it.”
“If I had known this, I wouldn’t have given away that gourd...”
Before he finished speaking, Chen Qi’s head, which had just lifted, froze.
“Lin Xuan?”
“Why are you here?”
Chen Qi quickly put down the equipment and came before them.
Lin Xuan chuckled awkwardly, greeting him, “Senior Chen, we meet again.”
“This time, I was hoping you could help me craft two pieces of equipment...”
“Haha, crafting equipment, no problem, no problem.”
“Xiao Wanqiu, are you two friends?”
“Oh, look at this, you didn’t say anything earlier.”
“Quick, quick, have a seat.”
Chen Qi’s behavior showed no signs of being the head of a prominent family; he was completely a doting father.
Under his enthusiastic hospitality, Lin Xuan quickly ordered several sets of equipment.
Irena’s sword, Silly Cow’s axe, the Frost Giant’s armguards, and a giant double-bladed battle axe as a backup for the Golden Giant Crocodile.
The Golden Giant Crocodile was a corpse he found in the New Student Trial Secret Realm, likely left behind by those seniors after they killed it because its body was too large to fit into their backpack space.
Like Irena, it was a contracted beast of rare potential.
However, its body was too large.
Lin Xuan planned to feed it a Transformation Pill to see what would happen.
He didn't expect it to fully transform into human form, but a half-human, half-beast form would also be acceptable.
Of course, Lin Xuan had already thought of a name for the Golden Giant Crocodile after its transformation: Reckton!