Chương 10: You have weird tastes, Sharlyn, but I don't judge
Point out any errors I made in the chapters, as I'm very lazy and sometimes can't be bothered to reread them. Also give your opinions on something I should change or add
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While looking through the loot, Feng became shocked. Arcus Maddox had dropped seven items, of which one was an Epic material and two were Epic items.
The Epic material was a material called Magma Crystal[1]. It was usually dropped in level 100 high temperature maps, and was used for forging items with fire attributes.
'I wonder if this will help when Seliora makes me the Blazing Meteor.' Feng thought to himself. The reason the Blazing Meteor came out as a Super Dark-Gold rank in his previous life was because of insufficient materials. With this Magma Crystal, however, it might reach Epic rank 'Well, I guess I'll see.' Feng put that thought away for now and looked at the other items.
One of the Epic items was a Spatial Bag. Although the Spatial Bag did not provide any Attributes or Skills to players, it could be stored inside a player's bag space and be used to store 12,000 slots worth of items. Meanwhile, the most amazing aspect of this Spatial Bag was its Built-in Warehouse. Players could store 300 non-bag space items such as Seven Luminaries Crystals.
The other Epic item were the Rocket Boots Arcus Maddox had been wearing.
[Rocket Boots] (Plate Boots, Epic Rank)
Level 0 - Level 50
Equipment Requirement: Agility 70, Strength 60
Attributes will be adjusted according to user's level. (Level 3)
Defense +100
Strength +20, Agility +30, Endurance +20
Movement Speed +20
Evasion +15
Ignore Levels +5
Additional Passive Skill 1 - Army Boots
When kicking, Ignore 50% of the target's Defense, Strength increases by 30%, Attack Speed increases by 100%.
Additional Passive Skill 2: Rapid Movement. [2]
Agility increased after receiving damage. Agility increases by 5% with every 10% decrease in HP.
Additional Active Skill 1 - Seraphic Speed
Agility Increases by 100%, Movement Speed Increases by 200%, Attack Speed Increases by 30%, Evasion +20 for 30 seconds.
Cooldown: 30 minutes
Additional Active Skill 2 - Rocket Boost
Lifts user into the air, allowing flight. Movement Increases by 20% every second for 20 seconds.
Duration: 3 minutes
Cooldown: 3 hours
These Rocket Boots were forged by the Grandmaster Engineer, Arcus Maddox.
The Rocket Boots were indeed one of the godly escaping tools in God's Domain. With it, one could easily escape when met with dangers in the wild or when being hunted by other players.
Feng was unable to equip the Rocket Boots yet, so he stored them and looked at the other items. Of the remaining four items, one was a metallic key, one was a book and the last two were metallic boxes with the words Arcus Maddox carved onto them, like the one in which the map for the Philosopher's Stone was.
He inspected the key, and found that it was the control for the robot that Arcus Maddox was piloting. In his previous life, after Arcus Maddox escaped the robot remained, but Feng and the others couldn't do anything with it so they just left it, and a while later, it disappeared when no one was paying attention. With this key, they could control the robot. However, they had already damaged it during the fight and it became unusable; though they could still harvest it for materials. Feng then inspected the book.
Immediately, Feng became stunned. [Book of Engineering] was the book Arcus Maddox dropped. Similar to the [Book of Forging ]and [Records of Potions] Feng had previously gotten, this one could be used to create a Master Engineer. Though, Feng wasn't stunned by the usefulness of the book. After all, he could easily get Master Engineers and even Grandmaster Engineers by returning the memories of previous members of the Candlelight Trading Firm. Feng was merely stunned by the coincidence of him getting another of the three books.
After recovering, Feng stored the Book of Engineering and opened one of the boxes. Upon seeing it was a treasure map with Philosopher's Stone written on it, he stored it and wanted to open the second box, but he noticed that he was arriving at the location he had agreed to meet up with Blackie and the others, so he stored it; deciding to unpack its contents later.
A few moment later, he arrived and saw Blackie and the others. His party members were relived that they all managed to get away.
"Brother Feng, should we continue to grind gnomes?" Blackie asked. Although the gnomes were hunting Feng, they wouldn't all gang up on the others, so they could still grind for levels there.
"Yea, but first, you go and see what you can get from that robot." Feng said as he passed the key for the robot to Blackie. It would be troublesome if he went back to the gnomes territory for the robot, so it was much easier to simply let Blackie do it and bring it back to him.
"Sure. By the way, while Arcus Maddox was escaping, he dropped this box." Blackie said, before taking out a box with Arcus Maddox carved on it.
Feng blinked a few times when he saw the box. Didn't he already get the box with the Philosopher's Stone's map? Were there originally three boxes and a random one would drop when Arcus Maddox runs? So Feng was lucky in his previous life and got the map for the Philosopher's Stone? He couldn't help but sweat when thinking about that. Even if the other two items were equally good, the Philosopher's Stone's abilities were critical to Feng in his previous life. Had he not gotten it, things would have been much harder.
When Blackie and the others left, Feng opened the box Blackie just gave him. In the box was a treasure map with Philosopher's Stone written on it. Feng's expression became blank upon reading that. He checked the details of the treasure map and saw that it was for the level 10 map, Scarlet lake.
What was this? Did both maps lead to the Scarlet lake? Do all three boxes have the Scarlet lake map in them?
He took out the treasure map he had previously gotten from the box Arcus Maddox dropped when he died, and checked its details, wanting to se if he should curse at Arcus Maddox again. But when he saw the details of the treasure map his eyes widened. He had only glanced at the name previously, without checking the details. When he actually checked, Feng noticed that the map wasn't for the Scarlet Lake, but for the Level 50 map, Miner's Paradise[3].
From the information written on the treasure map, there was a piece of the Philosopher's Stone there. Was Arcus Maddox trying to recreate the Philosopher's Stone? Suddenly, Feng froze and took out the third metal box. Could it contain another piece of the Philosopher's Stone? If he could get one in Miner's Paradise, and the third box had a lead towards another, with the one he had already gotten from Scarlet Lake and the one at the god's grave, he would have four pieces. He would only need the last one to complete the Philosopher's Stone.
Feng hurriedly opened the third box. Upon seeing that it was a treasure map, he immediately became exited, but when he inspected it, his excitement was replaced with disappointment. The treasure map didn't lead towards another piece of the Philosopher's Stone; though, it did have the location of Arcus Maddox's headquarters[4] on it, so it's not too bad.
Thinking about it, the base of a Grandmaster Engineer would have plenty of treasures in it, and he could always look for the other pieces of the Philosophers Stone by using an Ancient Document.
In his previous life, he always had other things to search for with the Ancient Documents he obtained, so he never searched for the Philosopher's Stone using them. Instead he tried searching for it normally, but ne never found another piece.
While Feng was in deep thought, Blackie came back. Blackie told him that as soon as he inserted the key, the robot fell apart, so they could only get the parts as materials. However they did get the electric saw, which was a Level 5 Two-handed Secret-Silver weapon.
Following which, Blackie returned to grind with the others while Feng returned to Red Leaf Town. The items he placed on auction had sold by now and earned him some more silvers. He went to he Bank to retrieve the stacks of Stones and Magic Essence he previously bought. Feng took out the Book of Forging because he was planning to forge, when he decided to take out the Records of Potions and look at all three books together.
They all had the same design[5]. The only difference were the pictures on the covers. The Book of Forging had a hammer and anvil, the Records of Potions had some kind of plant on it, and the Book of Engineering had a screwdriver and wrench crossing each other.
Just as Feng was about to put away the two books and go forge, a notification appeared.
System: Main fragments of the Book of Creation detected. Do you wish to combine fragments into the Book of Creation?
'Bullshit' was Feng's first thought upon reading the notification, but he quickly recovered. The Book of Creation was a Divine-rank manual invented by the Goddess of Creation. The Goddess of Creation was an Ancient God rivaling Primordial Gods, so any of her inventions were incredibly valuable, especially a Divine rank manual which was said to be able to help someone reach the Craftsman rank in any lifestyle job.
However, what made Feng doubt the notification was that he was very familiar with the Goddess of Creation, and she had never told him that combining the three books could get him the Book of Creation.
"Combine them." Although doubtful, Feng quickly chose to combine the three books.
When Feng chose to combine them, the three books flew out and started resonating with each other, releasing a dazzling brilliance. Thankfully, Feng was in a isolated warehouse in the bank, otherwise this would have attracted a lot of attention.
A few moments later, the light subsided. A book with golden patterns on it floated in front of Feng. On the cover was a picture that constantly changed shape. Weapons, potions, gadgets, things Feng didn't really know how to describe. The picture constantly changed, seemingly unable to make up its mind about which form it wants to have.
[Book of Creation (Replica)] [Fragmented Legendary Rank [Current])
A replica of the Book of Creation, created by the Goddess of Creation. The Book of Creation replica is incomplete, however, as it has its main fragments, it can use 10% of its original power.
Increase the success rate of creating anything of:
Common rank by 95%
Bronze rank by 90%
Mysterious-Iron rank by 85%
Secret-Silver rank by 80%
Fine-Gold rank by 70%
Dark-Gold rank by 60%
Epic rank by 40%.
Fragmented Legendary rank by 10%
Legendary rank by 1%
Additional Passive Skill 1 - Quick Mastery
For every successful usage of a profession, receive an extra Proficiency Point for Major Subclasses, two for Minor Subclasses and three for Gathering Subclasses.
Additional Passive Skill 2 - Chance Upgrade
When successfully creating something there is a 1% chance to increase the item's rank by one, up to a maximum of Fragmented Legendary Rank.
Additional Passive Skill 3 - In search of creation
Automatically detects fragments of the Book of Creation within a 100,000-yard radius.
Additional Active Skill 1 - Blessing of Creation
Improves designs and fixes flaws on them unconditionally.
Cooldown: 1 day
[6]
The Book of Creation was really a godly tool for Lifestyle Professions. The Quick Mastery Passive Skill would be of great help to Feng in order to level up his forging quickly. After inspecting the Book of Creation, Feng made his way to the Forging Association. He paid 10 Coppers to rent a Basic Forging Room for two hour.
Inside the Basic Forging Room, all the equipment needed for forging was provided; players did not need to buy their own equipment. The Intermediate Ranked Forging Room was a lot better; it could increase the success rate of Forging by 3%. However, it costs 1 Silver per hour to use that room. As for Advanced Forging Rooms, those were not available in small Towns. They were only available in Cities. However, their prices were extremely staggering.
Inside a Forging Room. Feng took out a stack of Stone, placing it on the table. A stack of Stone had a hundred pieces in total. They immediately filled up the round table; some even fell to the ground.
He retrieved the crimson red Philosopher's Stone and started transforming the stone. After about two hours, he had finally transformed all the stacks of Stones he previously purchased. Feng had a total of 15 stacks of Copper Ore and 3 stacks of Bronze Ore. His luck was a little worse than his previous life, perhaps he used to much of it to get the Book of Creation, but it didn't really matter since he had enough.
Feng once more arrived at the central area of the Forging Association, at the administration area. Currently, there were quite a few Forger players, that were groomed by Guilds, renting Forging Rooms.
"This is just evil. It actually costs 5 Coppers for an hour. My Guild just gave me 30 Coppers. That's not enough at all."
"That's considered good already. At least the equipment is all there. Look at the Forging equipment. Even the most common required a few Silvers. An entire set would cost over 30 Silver Coins! It's just a blatant rip-off!"
"You still haven't seen the Intermediate Forging Room. It costs one Silver an hour, but the room only increases your success rate by 3%. Even a first-rate Guild would not be able to handle such a price."
A few Forgers continuously complained. They bitterly detested the prices set by the Forging Association. However, there was also a hint of bragging carried in their voices. After all, they had the support of their Guilds, whereas normal players wouldn't even be able to rent a Forging Room, not to mention increasing their Forging Levels.
Feng circled these players, walking towards the manager of the Association, saying, "I want to rent an Intermediate Forging Room."
"May I know how long you wish to rent it for?" The ashen youth who was the Association's manager excitedly asked.
Currently, a majority of the adventurers were poor blokes. Every one of them only rented the Basic Forging Rooms, and even then, they rented with unwillingness. So, a great change occurred to the manager's servicing attitude when he was able to see a rich adventurer like Feng.
"Two hours." Feng said
"Alright, here is your key. That will be a total of 2 Silver Coins." The manager handed the key over to Feng, smiling.
Feng took out two shiny Silver Coins, placing them on the table and turning around to leave.
The players who had previously been discussing the deviousness of the Forging Association were all dumbstruck. They even thought they were hallucinating. However, they were indeed Silver Coins on the table, and not the scarlet-yellow Copper Coins.
"Crap, a tycoon!" A male Elementalist said in envy.
"Brother Tycoon, Little Sister knows how to warm beds." Another pretty and flirtatious female player winked at Feng, flattering him.
"Isn't it just some dirty money? I will definitely become an Intermediate Forging Apprentice a step ahead of him," a male Priest said in a sour tone, even though he knew it to be impossible. The facilities of the Intermediate Forging Room were much better than the Basic one. On the surface, the room itself only increased the success rate of forging by 3%. However, including the facilities that came with the room, the success rate was increased by at least 5%.
To a Forger, a difference of 5% success rate was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Feng took the key to the Intermediate Forging Room and went up the second floor, ignoring the peanut gallery.
The first floor of the Forging Association only had Basic Forging Rooms, whereas Intermediate Forging Rooms were located on the second floor.
When compared to the first floor, there were far fewer people on the second floor. There were only NPCs walking around. Players would not come to this place at all. Also, there were only twenty Intermediate Forging Rooms, unlike the Basic Rooms, which numbered at fifty.
Feng entered the Intermediate Forging Room. The room was much larger and refined. The facilities available were also better than the Basic room, especially the Hammer and Flame. These two items were not simple at all.
Feng held up the silvery-white hammer that was placed on the iron-woven felt.
[Hundred Refinement Hammer] (Bronze-rank)
Forging Items: When Forging, the success rate is increased by 3%.
Requirements: Strength 4
Feng took a look at the flames description.
Scarlet Devil Flame (Tier 1 Mysterious Flame)
Special Item: Possesses extremely high temperatures. Items smelted with the Flame will have higher purity. When refining potions or forging items, there will be a definite increase in success rates.
Following which, Feng took out the Garrison Armor's Forging Design. Without wasting time, he immediately chose to learn it.
System: You have learned how to forge the Garrison Armor.
Afterward, Feng placed all the needed materials onto the stone table. Then, he took out the Book Of Creation and started to forge.
Feng was a Basic Forging Apprentice. His success rate for forging a Level 0 Common Equipment did not exceed 20%, and after a successful forging, there was a 40% chance for him to obtain 1 Proficiency Point. If Feng were to forge the Garrison Armor, a Level 3 Bronze Equipment, his chance of success would not exceed 5%. Successfully forging a piece of Bronze Equipment would bring an additional bonus, which was a 100% chance to obtain 2 Proficiency Points.
However, 1000 Proficiency Points were needed to become an Intermediate Forging Apprentice. Obtaining such a large amount of points required equally large funding to support it. There was no way for a Lifestyle player to support such a large sum of money by themselves.
However, with the Book of Creation as well as the Intermediate Forging Room, Feng easily had a 99% success rate. He would have to try really hard in order to fail.
Following which, Feng started making the Garrison Armor according to the Forging Design's requirements. He first smelted the Copper and Bronze Ore in the fire. After being in the fire for five minutes, the ores started to melt and form a lump. Afterward, Shi Feng added in the Magic Essence, letting it burn for another minute before removing the red-hot ore and placing it onto the metal felt. He decided to multi task and placed more ore in the fire to let it melt while he made the armor.
After finishing the preparations, Feng held the Hundred Refinement Hammer and readied it to hammer the fiery ore.
Dang... Dang... Dang...
Sparks flew in all directions. The hammering sounds echoed throughout the wide Forging Room.
Feng didn't bother to put in to much effort. As a former Grandmaster Forger, creating a Bronze piece of equipment before any updates was too easy for him, not to mention that he had the Book of Creation.
After hammering the ore over a hundred times, Feng stooped and selected the crimson ore's interface and clicking the Complete button.
Following which, the red-hot ore started transforming. Within five seconds, it had transformed into a silvery-gray colored armor. On the surface, there seemed to be nothing wrong with it. However, equipment's successful forging did not just depend on its appearances; there was also its quality. Quality included the equipment's Attributes and rank.
Although Feng didn't need to check the information to know it's a success, he had to in order to gain Proficiency Points, so he clicked to check the information and continued to forge.
After three seconds had passed, the System finished identifying the armor and revealed the armor's information.
[Garrison Armor] (Bronze-rank Plate Armor)
Level 3
Equipment Requirement: Strength 10
Defense +23
Strength +3, Endurance +2
HP +150
Durability 35/35
Additional Ability-
Defensive Power: reduces damage taken by 4%.
Restricted to Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights.
System: Garrison Armor has been successfully forged. Forging Proficiency increased by 2 points. Obtained 800 EXP.
System: Due to the Book of Creation's Quick Mastery, Forging Proficiency increased by 1 point.
During the next two hours, he proceeded to make another 14 Garrison Armors before using the Hundred Refinement Steels to make ten Heavy Garrison Armors. Of course he didn't fail a single time, so he used less than half of his materials. With the EXP from the gnomes and forging, Feng reached level 4.
When the two hours were up, Feng left the Intermediate Forging Room and went to the Bank to store the Philosopher's stone and other stuff, before going the Auction House.
He immediately auctioned off 5 Garrison Armors, with base prices set at 4 Silver Coins. Following which, Feng left the Auction House and headed to the Library.
Red Leaf Town's Library was located in Red Leaf Town's Slums.
The Slums were the second most popular location after the Trade Area. There were all sorts of people there, and it was a place where crooks mixed with the honest folk. It was also the favorite visiting location of some players, and this was due to the Slums' alternative name...
Paradise of the Fallen!
The moment Feng entered the domain of this paradise, from the corners of the street, he discovered eyes filled with greed directed at him. These were the rats hidden in the darkness, the ones unaccepted by the light, and the wanderers of hell's boundaries.
Feng didn't bother with them. He immediately headed towards the main road of the Slums. On both sides of the street, there were quite a few flirty ladies dressed in revealing clothes. When they noticed the clothing Feng was dressed in, they started flinging coquettish glances at his direction. They wanted to spend a pleasant night with Feng, earning some Coin along the way.
"Little brother, are you here for some fun? Come over here to big sister. Big sister guarantees that you will have a pleasant night," an alluring lady dressed in vibrant red leather clothing blocked Feng's way.
Although Feng didn't have observing eyes, he didn't need them to recognize Sharlyn[7].
"Hahaha, Sharlyn, you're trying to sneak a bite again. How can you not invite us to such a happy occasion," a group of robust and fiendish men walked over, each of them carrying a cold grin on their faces.
"Is this a robbery?" Feng asked with a smile, not bothering to look around since he had long sensed that he was surrounded.
"Brat, since you look like an upright person, we won't trouble you too much. Hand out 5 Silver Coins, and we'll let you pass. Otherwise, we'll personally take action," a scarred man said with a sneer.
"Then come over here and get it," Feng still kept the same smile as he pulled out the Abyssal Blade and gestured with his finger to come at him.
Sharlyn's attractive face revealed a trace of malevolence.
"Brat, you are courting death!" a Level 7 blade-wielding man rushed at Feng.
Feng stabbed the Abyssal Blade towards the man without hesitation.
Thundering flash, Chop, Double Chop. Sword slash after sword slash pierced through the man's neck and heart, immediately reduced the man's HP down to zero.
"Who wants some?" Feng turned with a smile towards the rest of the NPCs/
The NPCs were all shocked by Feng. They all parted and gave way to Feng, one after another. Meanwhile, the players hiding in a corner were also shocked. Feng had killed off a Level 7 NPC in just a few moves. This player was just too strong! Naturally, these players would not find trouble with a player whom they knew was strong. In the Slums, strength was everything. Stealthily, these players left the scene of the incident.
Only Sharlyn stayed behind with an interested expression.
"Little brother, you are really powerful. You've made big sister truly admire you. I wonder where you are headed? Big sister can guide you there and save you a lot of trouble, whereas you only have to pay a very small price," Sharlyn walked towards Feng, offering with a calm smile.
"Well, I was planning to go to the Library, but since you have already guaranteed a pleasant night, I'm starting to considering a detour." Feng said with a smile "Though, I'm a bit tight on time, so I'll have to decline. Maybe some other time." He winked at her before continuing his journey.
Sharlyn smiled even more when she heard Feng decline. Despite Feng's suggestive words, she could tell that he was merely joking.
"I am the Librarian, Sharlyn. You can ask me matters regarding the Library. There is no one more familiar with it than myself," Sharlyn puffed out her prided twin peaks, smiling sweetly.
"Oh, is this how Holy sisters 'have fun' in their free time? You have weird tastes, Miss Sharlyn, but I don't judge." Feng simply smiled at Sharlyn, not questioning whether she really is the librarian.
Sharlyn's lips twitched upon hearing Feng's words, especially when he emphasized the words 'have fun'. How come he didn't question her identity at all and simply went along with it?
Seeing that Sharlyn had gone silent, Feng found it amusing. She had constantly teased and played around with him in his previous life, so it felt good to tease her like this.
"Though, I never knew that Red Leaf Town's Librarian uniform is so... special. Whoever designed it really knew what they were doing." Feng continued with the same smile as he pretended to check out Sharlyn's clothing, stopping for a moment at her twin peaks before continuing upwards. [8]
"Oh? Are you talking about this?" Sharlyn finally found a chance to defend herself from Feng's teasing, so she took out a set of nun's clothing and changed into it within an instant. Suddenly, her wild demeanor completely vanished. She was like an angel that had descended to the world, incomparably divine. Her presence made others desire repentance before her. [9]
Feng wasn't surprised at all, instead his smile grew bigger as he said "Oh, yea, that outfit is much better."
Sharlyn decided to ignore Feng's comment as she said "Since you have some business with me, let's talk about it at the Library," before turning around and leaving.
System: Player has activated the Epic Quest, 'Darkness Descends.' Contents unknown.
Feng smiled and followed after her. The journey was uneventful as all the NPCs backed off when they saw Sharlyn. After spending twenty minutes maneuvering along the narrow pathways of the Slum Area, Feng finally arrived at the Library.
The Library of Red Leaf Town had a withered appearance. The building only had two floors to it, and there was nobody present to manage it as dead leaves could be seen climbing the walls. Entering the Library, dust and dirt covered the entire building. The books laying on the wooden table had long since been parceled up by a layer of dust. The Library looked more like a haunted house than a place in which people once lived.
"Apologies. It has been a long time since anybody has visited, so I haven't been tidying up the place. Just sit wherever you want," Sharlyn faintly smiled as she pointed towards a dust-covered chair, not understanding that her action was very inappropriate.
Feng merely leaned against the wall, not wanting to dirty his clothes, and waited for Sharlyn to finish what she was doing; since he knew she wouldn't respond to him if he talked right now.
After waiting for ten whole minutes, Sharlyn finally came out from the pile of bookshelves. In her hands, she held a thick and tattered old book.
"I know why you are here. The moment you've set foot in the Slums, I could sense the evil energy coming from your body," Sharlyn said gravely. She placed the tattered book on the table, causing all the dust in the building to abruptly soar, "Let me have a look at the item."
He took out the tattered diary from his bag, passing it to Sharlyn. Sharlyn was not in a hurry to receive the diary. Instead, she chanted out a phrase of Divine Words. Suddenly, streaks of golden Divine Words wrapped around the diary.
A change suddenly came over the diary. Black smoke suddenly appeared on its pitch-black cover, and a sinister-looking face came into view. It looked as if it was in extreme pain.
"Evil be gone! Divine Spear!"
Sharlyn shouted, her jade-like hand drawing out Divine Words in midair. At the same time, she started singing out a Tier 3 Divine Curse, her voice echoing throughout the entire Library. A golden colored hexagram appeared above the Library, covering the entire building, and from the magic formation, three golden Spears of Judgement came flying out. The spears pierced the diary, tearing apart the sinister face.
"Hahaha, I won't give up! We will meet again!" The sinister face loudly laughed as it spoke the bone-chilling words. Both of its eyes were firmly affixed toward Feng as if the words it spoke were meant for him.
Within a moment, the black smoke above the diary dispersed. Meanwhile, Sharlyn's forehead was covered in sweat. Her complexion was deathly pale, and she currently looked extremely weak.
System: You have been cursed by a Great Demon. All Attributes reduced by 50%, experience received from killing monsters reduced by 95%.System: You have been eyed by a Great Demon. The phantom of the Great Demon will come for you in thirty days. If you are killed by the phantom, your body will be taken over by the Great Demon.
"Miss Sharlyn, are you alright?" Feng smiled and spoke, completely unbothered by the system notification.
Sharlyn shook her head slightly, speaking with a smile, "Nothing too bad. I never imagined that you would actually bring such a terrifying item. You've weakened me quite a bit. However, the problem has been resolved now. If you had dragged on for a few more days, your body might have been possessed by the Great Demon, and your body would suffer in Hell for all eternity."
"Oh, thanks." Feng just smiled and thanked Sharlyn. His thanks making it sound like she had done some small favor for him.
"No need for thanks. This diary is not as simple as it seems. It is a key. In it records the method to unlock the curse on a gate. Your job now is to find this gate, enter through it with this diary, and find the Bible of Darkness that is kept within. I can destroy the Bible of Darkness as long as you retrieve it for me. Once it is destroyed, the Great Demon would not be able to descend," Sharlyn explained.
System: Epic Quest "Darkness Descends" accepted. Find and destroy the Bible of Darkness and prevent the Great Demon from descending. Rewards unknown.
"Sure." Feng simply nodded, like Sharlyn had just asked him to go and get her something from the store, rendering Shralyn speechless "By the way, Miss Sharlyn, there's this annoying curse that's bugging me now. Do you know how to get rid of it?"
"You sure know how to ask for favors, huh, you little bastard? It's not like I don't have a method to resolve your curse. However, you should know, to get something, you have to give something in return. There is only one way to dispel the curse, and that is to carry out a Moon Drip. The Moon Drip is a ceremony that can dispel all magic and curses in the world. However, many materials are required to carry out this ceremony. I will provide the materials required, but in return, you have to pay 3 Gold Coins as remuneration for my services."
System: Do you wish to accept the Quest to dispel the curse?
"Sure, I'll buy your services."
"Since you are willing, then pay a deposit of 1 Gold Coin," Sharlyn stretched out her delicate hand without restraint. Feng took out the Gold Coin from his bag and passed it to Sharlyn. He still had about 50 Silvers from the items he auctioned; and the Garrison Armor hasn't sold out yet.
"Here, this is for you. You need to fill the energy within this thing first. It will lead you to the Moonlight Forest to collect thirty pieces of Moonstone. It's fine if you just bring them back to me," Sharlyn took the shining Gold Coin with lightning speed, then took out a fist-sized crystal orb and passed it to Feng.
System: Quest "Moon Drip" accepted. You must collect thirty pieces of Moonstone and 2 Gold Coins for Sharlyn. Upon completion, Sharlyn will dispel the evil curse of the Great Demon on you.
Feng received the crystal orb and took a look at it.
[Teleportation Magic Orb]
Able to teleport the user to and from the Moonlight Forest immediately after activation.
Activation condition: 200,000 EXP needed to be stored.
Feng left the library after getting the teleportation orb. The sky was starting to get slightly dark outside, and night would fall in a few hours. Feng immediately went to the Bank to retrieve the forging materials and the Philosopher's Stone. He stopped at the Trade Market and spent a few minutes buying some more Stones and Magic Essence.
Just when Feng was headed to the Forging Association, notifications came from the System.
System: The Garrison Armor you have placed on auction has been sold. After deducting the processing fees, a total of 5 Silvers 98 Coppers has been added to your inventory.
System: The Garrison Armor you have placed on auction has been sold. After deducting the processing fees, a total of 6 Silvers 9 Coppers has been added to your inventory.
System: The Garrison Armor you have placed on auction has been sold. After deducting the processing fees, a total of 6 Silvers 21 Coppers has been added to your inventory.
...
Five Auction House notifications from the System entered his ears, telling him he earned about 31 silvers. Feng casually looked through them while continuing towards the Forging Association. Although he could place more Garrison Armors now, he decided not to, as people would start to think it was common; so he was planning to wait for a bit before placing another batch.
When Feng arrived at the Forging Association, he rented an Intermediate Forging Room for two hours, as it would be time to log off by then. After entering the forging room, Feng started making the Garrison Armor. However, once he started hammering he didn't follow the instructions, but did his own thing. By the time he finished, the current Garrison Armor before Feng was largely different than the previous ones. Its design had largely changed, and even the color had become a pale gold.
Following which, Feng chose to identify the equipment's information.
The System took a whole 10 seconds before giving a conclusion this time.
[Unnamed] (Bronze-rank Plate Armor)
Level 3
Equipment Requirement: Strength 12
Defense +23
Strength +3, Endurance +3
HP +120
Durability 35/35
Additional Ability-
Healing Power: Healing effects received are increased by 10%.
Restricted to Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights.
System: Unnamed equipment has been successfully forged. Forging Proficiency increased by 3 points. Obtained 1,100 EXP.
System: Due to the Book of Creation's Quick Mastery, Forging Proficiency increased by 1 point.
System: Congratulations! You are the first player to forge an entirely new piece of Bronze Equipment in God's Domain. Obtained 3,000 EXP. Rewarding 1 Runic Hammer (Mysterious-Iron rank) that increases forging success rate by 5%.
System: Please give a name to the equipment you have created. You are also able to leave a personal mark on this piece of equipment.
"Glimmer Chestpiece." Feng immediately confirmed the equipment's new name. After which, he left an imprint of a black flame at a corner of the equipment.
In the blink of an eye, the equipment's information also had a change to it.
[Glimmer Chestpiece] (Bronze-rank Plate Armor)
Level 3
Equipment Requirement: Strength 12
Defense +23
Strength +3, Endurance +3
HP +120
Durability 35/35
Additional Ability-
Healing Power: Healing effects received are increased by 10%.
Restricted to Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights.
On the right breast of the Glimmer Chestpiece, the mark of a black flame appeared. The flame constantly faded in and out of existence, further enriching the aesthetics of the Glimmer Chestpiece.
System: "Black Flame" Imprint has been successfully registered. This Imprint has been bound to your gaming account, and nobody else is able to use it.
System: Naming successful. Forging Design for the Glimmer Chestpiece has been automatically generated. Player can now voluntarily draw the Forging Design for the Glimmer Chestpiece, allowing others to learn the Forging Design.
Suddenly, an additional window appeared in Feng's Lifestyle Panel. It was called Forging Design Creation, and it allowed players to create their own Forging Designs.
'Recreating it was easier than I thought it would be.' Feng thought to himself. Afterwards, he continued forging Glimmer Chestpieces, no longer forging Garrison Armors. Feng already had a 5% chance to forge Bronze equipment, and when forging his own creation it would increase by 10%. With the Book of Creation and the Runic hammer he just got, he would technically have 110%, but it doesn't work like that. His forging success rate stays on 99%, but would have much better attributes and abilities than if it was actually 99%.
After two hours, Feng had created a little less than 40 Glimmer Chestpieces. He had run out of Bronze Ore in the middle and had to transform some more Stone, which had slowed him down. He left the Forging Association and went to the Auction House, placing five more Garrison Armors with better attributes, before logging out.
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1. Don't know if it actually exists, just something I made up and it was the first name that crossed my mind.
2. Copied skill from [Shadowcraft] in chapter 370 because I liked the skill.
3. A map I made up. Not sure if it actually exists.
4. Why would he have a map with the location of his headquarters with him? Because he might forget its location. Why would it be in a box? For protection. Don't question it, okay?
5. Imagine the ones in the manga.
6. I might add some more things later on but I can't think of anything right now. Give suggestions.
7. By the way, since Lucky Old Cat didn't specify the characteristics of some characters, for woman he usually just said they were beauties but didn't say things like hair or eye color, I'm going to use my own versions or the manga's versions. In my imagination Yueru looks the same as in the manga, Sharlyn has silver hair and golden eyes (since red eyes like in the manga make her look a bit evil), Violet Cloud the same as in the manga except flat since that's what LOC said in the chapters. As for the rest, I'll see in the future.
8. There will be an explanation for Feng's change in personality later on, when a opportunity presents itself. I promise there's a good story behind it.
9. Same outfit as in the manga, but the first version
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