Chapter 152 : Equipments Complete
Equipments Complete
A few minutes later, Chen Zixuan arrived at the same weapons shop he had visited earlier. After handing several silver coins to the NPC, he rented the cramped and rather simple forging room.
Perhaps to make things more convenient for customers, even though Chen Zixuan was the first player to rent the forging room, faint embers were already flickering in the furnace.
Walking up to the stone table, Chen Zixuan took out all the materials in his inventory and laid them out, then pulled out a blueprint and started to count the materials required for making the equipment one by one.
The blueprint he took out was called [Fervent Grizzly Greaves]. Just from the name, it was clear that this was warrior gear crafted for Dawn's Light.
Though forging equipment always sounded difficult, since Chen Zixuan had already advanced to grandmaster-level forging, he discovered that, apart from the slightly complicated steps, it was basically like putting together building blocks—there really wasn't much difficulty.
Following the system-provided instructions, he first placed the metal materials into the forge, adjusting the temperature and the burning duration. No numerical values were provided for this part; it was left entirely to the forger's own experience.
What was considerate was that, once the metal was forged, the casting according to the design would be automatically completed by the system, without needing Chen Zixuan's manual intervention.
Then came the addition of other materials and reinforcement through hammering; this was the most crucial step in determining a piece of equipment's stats.
This was his first time forging equipment, and even though it was only a blue rare-grade piece, Chen Zixuan dared not slack off the slightest and quickly calmed his mind, devoting himself to crafting equipment for Dawn's Light. After around ten minutes, the gear on the stone table gradually took shape, and finally, system Miss's notification sounded beside his ear.
"System notification: Congratulations on successfully forging equipment. You have gained 15 proficiency points!"
The dazzling blue light slowly faded, revealing a pair of light black iron boots. Stark and mysterious crimson runes gleamed across them, with the side design faintly converging into the image of a roaring grizzly looking up at the sky, all wrapped by sharp, thorny brambles.
"Success!"
He hadn't expected to succeed on his first attempt at forging equipment. Chen Zixuan was quietly pleased and opened up the stats for the gear.
[Fervent Grizzly Greaves] (Fervent Grizzly Set 1/5)
Quality: Rare
Minimum Wear Level: Level 5
Effect: HP +18, Physical Defense +6, Magic Defense +6, Agility +15, slow Resistance +30%
Attached Skill: Zealot—When moving towards nearby enemies, increases Agility by 5 for 3 seconds.
......
Since it was only a level 5 blue equipment piece, the 20% enhanced effect wasn't that obvious, but there was no denying that this pair of warrior boots was still powerful. Compared to the purple gear Chen Zixuan was currently wearing, it was only slightly inferior in terms of stats.
At any rate, compared to other level 5 loose equipment on the market, this gear was already worthy of being called top-class.
His first success gave Chen Zixuan more confidence, so he promptly gathered other materials and blueprints to continue forging the rest of the set. Having accumulated some experience, his progress became noticeably smoother.
Piece by piece, forging materials went into the scorching furnace, and Chen Zixuan's movements grew increasingly practiced. System notifications constantly rang in his ears; like this, he worked busily for more than an hour—even with more than double an ordinary player's stamina, he was almost worn out.
Yet looking at the full set of gear laid out neatly across the stone table, a profound sense of accomplishment welled up in his heart.
Dawn's Light's gear was now completely finished.
The full set included five individual pieces. Chen Zixuan hadn't failed once, maintaining a 100% success rate and saving one set of materials in the process.
After all, crafting apprentice-level equipment as a grandmaster still had a very low degree of difficulty.
Each blueprint could only be used to forge one piece of gear. If you failed, you could try again; if you succeeded, it vanished. Naturally, he absolutely would not give the leftover materials back to Dawn's Light.
Chen Zixuan decided to keep those in his own stash—who knows when they might come in handy.
After a brief rest, quietly waiting for his stamina bar to refill, Chen Zixuan set to work crafting equipment for Yuewu.
Time slipped by bit by bit; the pile of materials on the table steadily shrank. Another hour and a half passed, and at last five more brand-new blue items appeared in his inventory.
It was done!
Though the success rate for forging blue-grade equipment was very high, doing it nonstop still placed considerable strain on one's focus.
After finishing the two sets, Chen Zixuan decided to rest for half a day and recover before making equipment for Gu Yanxi and himself.
Tidying up the forging room, Chen Zixuan put all leftover materials and finished gear into his inventory, sent a message to both Dawn's Light and Yuewu, then left the weapons shop and returned to the previous inn.
He had already crafted their gear—there was no way he would deliver it personally. If they wanted it, they'd have to come get it themselves.
It took less than ten minutes before Dawn's Light arrived first. Receiving the brand-new gear, he began carefully examining every item one by one; just then, Yuewu rushed upstairs and entered the room.
The more he appraised them, the more astonished he felt. Only after a long while did Dawn's Light finally set down the last piece and ask seriously, "Are these special bonuses because of your own abilities?"
"Mm, just a little."
Chen Zixuan, sitting on the edge of the bed, nodded slightly.
He had spent the whole morning deeply focused on forging; it had thoroughly drained him.
"This set's value is extremely high—it can't be bought on the market at any price right now. I have to compensate you, or you'll be taking a loss."
His expression was grave, hands caressing his longsword, Dawn's Light said in a low voice.
In the real world, he was a successful businessman who'd been through countless deals and knew the dangers of exhausting the pond to catch all the fish better than anyone.
As much as he wanted the gear, rationality told him—Cecilia's favor could not be taken so easily!
Hearing this, Chen Zixuan was momentarily taken aback.
He truly hadn't expected that something he forged in an hour as "practice" would be rated so highly by Dawn's Light.
Now what? Since the client was so insistent, should he try to squeeze him for more?
After a brief consideration, the silver-haired girl eventually shook her head and refused decisively, "It's not a loss at all; the blueprints were yours, and you gathered all the materials. I just did the forging. If you want to compensate me, just help me find some materials in the future."
Hearing this, Dawn's Light mused on it for a moment, then slowly nodded: "That works. If you ever need any materials, just come to me. I know plenty of people—maybe I can help."
That was just what Chen Zixuan wanted, so he definitely wouldn't refuse.
"I know even more people; I can help collect materials for you too!"
Yuewu quickly chimed in, unable to wait any longer.
Seeing the eagerness in her eyes, Chen Zixuan could only take out another exquisitely designed blue-and-white mage robe from his inventory.
The very instant she saw this dress, Yuewu's gaze was utterly captured—she simply couldn't look away.
Blue rare-grade set—[Words of the Larkspur].