148: Dwarf King Forge

Chapter 148: Dwarf King's Forging

Fortunately, this time, with Xin Xin Liu's acceleration skill and a downhill slope, Lu Ran's speed was incredibly fast!

He was practically running with his balls aching!

He reached the end of the Organ corridor (mechanism corridor) at top speed.

Lu Ran's eyes swept around.

Indeed!

In the corner of the wall, he found a… fist-sized button!

“Damn, it’s such a big chunk! How did I not notice it before…” Lu Ran muttered.

He casually pressed the button.

Then, he turned around and saw the sound of gears clicking from within the Organ corridor (mechanism corridor); all the mechanisms within the unseen stone walls were shut down.

To test it, Lu Ran lifted his foot and walked a few steps up into the Organ corridor (mechanism corridor).

Indeed!

No more mechanisms were triggered.

Lu Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly ran back up.

The Dwarf King watched Lu Ran run out from inside without being punished by any mechanisms, and his eyes reddened again.

After all these years, the Dwarf finally had a chance to return to the Dwarf Underground Cave!

As for Lu Ran,

the moment he came out, he received a mission complete notification.

【Mission: Continuation of the eternal fire (V) completed!】

【Reward received: 80 million experience points!】

Eighty million experience points were in hand.

Moreover,

there was no new mission trigger notification this time.

The entire series of missions was now complete.

It must be said that although this series of missions was extremely difficult, the rewards were also incredibly generous.

A total of over 100 million, almost 200 million experience points!

Plus one opportunity to forge at the dwarf furnace.

Perhaps Cao Yuan never expected that the mission scroll he gave away would have such generous rewards.

Otherwise, Cao Yuan probably wouldn't have been willing to give it away.

Of course,

the difficulty of the series of missions itself was immense, but for Lu Ran, it was much simpler.

At the same time,

【Level successfully increased to Level 43!】

Lu Ran successfully leveled up by one, reaching Level 43!

The previous eighty million experience points had allowed Lu Ran to level up twice.

This time, he only leveled up once.

This shows that as the level increases, the required experience points also increase terrifyingly.

But that's okay.

Even at Level 43, he still had half the experience needed for Level 43.

He was getting closer and closer to Level 45.

Lu Ran then smiled at the Dwarf King and said, “I’ve received all the other experience rewards for the quest, but this forging opportunity…”

The Dwarf King said, “Anytime. We have already obtained the eternal fire, and the dwarf furnace can be activated at any time. You can forge equipment whenever you want. If you don’t have suitable equipment to forge at this stage, it’s not too late to wait until you get good equipment.”

After all, Lu Ran's level was too low.

There might not be anything good at this stage.

So he specifically instructed Lu Ran that this forging opportunity could be kept permanently and used for forging at any time.

Lu Ran waved his hand and said, “No time like the present. I happen to have a very suitable piece of equipment. If possible, I’d like to forge it today. We’ll go back and forge it!”

He couldn't wait!

“Oh? What kind of equipment?” the Dwarf King asked.

A proud smile appeared on Lu Ran’s face.

Then, he handed over his sea-stabilizing trident.

The Dwarf King took it and looked at it.

After a few seconds of silence, he nodded and said, “Although it’s junk, if you insist on forging it, it can be done.”

Pfft~

Lu Ran almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

The sea-stabilizing trident!

A good item on the Global equipment rankings, given by a World BOSS, and in the Dwarf King's mouth, it became junk?

My goodness!

But on second thought, he was right. For the Dwarf, who excel at crafting equipment, the items dropped by humans from killing monsters were indeed difficult to impress them.

“Yes, this one.” Lu Ran nodded.

“Alright, let’s go back then,” the Dwarf King said.

On the way back,

Lu Ran, having nothing to do, asked, “You Hill Dwarves originally lived underground to avoid natural enemies, but after the world became digitized, you were forced to establish your main city on the surface. So, all these years, where are your natural enemies? Are you not afraid anymore?”

The Dwarf King sighed upon hearing this.

He said, “How could we not be afraid? It’s just that after the world became digitized, many rules were added. The Dwarf’s natural enemy is the Evil Spirit Griffin. Due to those rules, the Evil Spirit Griffin would hunt the Dwarf periodically. Over the years, the Dwarf has suffered many casualties, but fortunately, the mechanisms of the Dwarf Underground Cave are now closed, and we have obtained the eternal fire, so the Dwarf can return to the Dwarf Underground Cave.”

So that was it.

Lu Ran nodded.

He continued, “This dwarf furnace forging opportunity was only rewarded once. So, if I want to forge again next time, what do I need to do to get another forging opportunity?”

The Dwarf King pondered for a few seconds.

He replied, “The reward is only one opportunity, not because I am stingy. Forging a holy artifact in the dwarf furnace requires many precious materials. Currently, the Dwarf only has what was accumulated from the old world, which is only enough for one forging. It’s not difficult to get another opportunity next time. You have helped the Dwarf a great deal, and you are also a distinguished guest of the Natural Elves, so I can give you one, but the materials are not easy to obtain. If you can obtain the corresponding materials in the future, you can come to me anytime, and I will help you forge it.”

This was understandable.

After all, it was forging a holy artifact-level item.

The required materials were clearly not that easy to obtain.

However, as Lu Ran's level increased, he would certainly have the opportunity to obtain those materials.

Now that he had the Dwarf King’s promise, it was settled.

With enough materials and time for Lu Ran, having a full set of holy artifacts was not a dream!

“By the way, can Elf Wings be forged?” Lu Ran suddenly asked.

The sea-stabilizing trident had sufficient functions, even without knowing what effects forging would bring.

But even without forging, the sea-stabilizing trident's functions were enough.

On the contrary, if a good item like Elf Wings could be forged, wouldn't that be icing on the cake?

Unfortunately,

the Dwarf King shook his head and said, “Elf Wings are already at the holy artifact level, comparable in grade to the dwarf furnace. The dwarf furnace cannot forge anything beyond its own grade.”

Well, hope was shattered.

Then, the original plan would proceed; he would continue to forge the sea-stabilizing trident.

Lu Ran let out a long sigh of relief. This trip, thanks to the mission scroll given by Cao Yuan, was a complete and utter profit!

“The sea-stabilizing trident wasn’t ranked high originally, but after being forged into a holy artifact, it’s probably going to climb up quite a bit,” Ye Hongyi analyzed and said.

“That’s a given, it’s a holy artifact! I’m so envious!” Lei Tai’s eyes were red; he was truly envious!

Xin Xin Liu, however, thought more deeply.

She mused, “After being forged into a holy artifact, it will obviously attract more attention.”

“No fear. The current Lu Ran is already Global invincible; it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t hide his information,” Ye Hongyi said casually.

“That’s the point. Yu Qingcang sent a message; you should know that Nanasheng didn’t return to her country but escaped from the Imperial Capital. Her goal should be to find Lu Ran and kill him,” Xin Xin Liu said.

Therefore,

Lu Ran’s sea-stabilizing trident being forged into a holy artifact and its ranking on the Global equipment list increasing should attract Nanasheng’s attention.

Perhaps she could use the sea-stabilizing trident’s new forging attributes to find Lu Ran!

But Xin Xin Liu was not worried, because Yu Qingcang had briefly mentioned it.

Nanasheng dared to be so aggressive, seemingly because she had a contractual relationship with Yamata no Orochi, and it was a reverse contract!

And Yamata no Orochi was a dark-type creature!

Lu Ran could directly control it!

Xin Xin Liu mused, “I’m actually looking forward to Nanasheng finding us soon.”