This artisan god, Brownnik, had a somewhat slovenly appearance, and his hut was in a state of utter disarray. The space was already cramped, and with so many people entering, the room felt even more confined.
The minotaur Brownnik raised his head, his murky eyes scanning across the group before landing on Nie Yan. His eyes lit up. Completely ignoring the few players who were about to hand him a quest, he strode directly toward Nie Yan.
“This guy’s in for it. He’s probably going to get kicked out by Artisan God Brownnik,” said the orc warrior, somewhat delightedly.
“I think so too. A level 179 player dares to come here. I wonder if he’s accumulated enough reverence,” whispered the shaman priest.
They were all waiting for Nie Yan to embarrass himself. In their eyes, a player below level 180 generally had no business coming to a place like this.
Brownnik reached Nie Yan’s side.
“Respected sir, welcome to your humble servant,” Brownnik said, slightly bowing to show his respect. Since Nie Yan was logged in stealthily, any NPC dialogue would automatically hide his name if there were other people nearby.
Nie Yan’s identity as a Grand Prophet was even slightly higher than that of Artisan God Brownnik.
“Hello, Mr. Brownnik,” Nie Yan nodded.
Hearing Nie Yan and Brownnik’s conversation, the five players were stunned beyond words.
“How is this possible? Why is Brownnik being so respectful to this guy?” the orc warrior exclaimed in disbelief in the party chat, his brain completely frozen.
“What’s this guy’s background? Damn it, this is so unfair. When we came before, Artisan God Brownnik wouldn’t even lift his eyelids, acting as arrogant as could be,” the shaman priest rolled his eyes. They had never seen Brownnik treat a player with such warmth and kindness.
All five of them thought they were seeing things.
Nie Yan and Artisan God Brownnik exchanged some basic pleasantries without revealing any important information.
“I can upgrade one of your equipments to Chaos Armor for free. May I ask if you have Void Metal? If you do, the enhancement effect will be better,” Brownnik said humbly.
Hearing Brownnik’s words, the five players nearby inhaled sharply. Upgrading an equipment for free? This guy was so lucky! They knew that even if someone brought Void Metal, upgrading an equipment here would cost at least 50,000 to 60,000 gold coins and a pile of various rare materials. They wondered what quest this guy had completed to receive such a reward!
“I wonder if he even has Void Metal!” the shaman priest stared at Nie Yan’s hands. They had risked their lives to complete Artisan God Brownnik’s quest, earning just one Void Iron Ore. Void Metal was one of the rarest materials currently available. He couldn’t believe Nie Yan had it!
“One Void Iron Ore is worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins. A level 179 player probably can’t afford that,” the orc warrior still clung to his sense of superiority.
The five players whispered among themselves in the party chat. Even if Nie Yan couldn’t produce Void Metal, the conversation between Nie Yan and Brownnik was enough to shock them.
Nie Yan hadn’t had time to study the official website materials thoroughly and wasn’t very familiar with items like Void Metal. He thought for a moment and took out two pieces from his backpack, probably Void Metal. He wondered if they were enough. Usually, blacksmiths needed dozens or even hundreds of metal pieces to forge an equipment. If he had to find dozens or hundreds of Void Iron or Void Gold, he’d rather die.
“Mr. Brownnik, is this Void Metal? And how many pieces are needed to enhance one equipment?” Nie Yan took out a piece of Void Iron from his backpack. The black, fist-sized iron piece looked ordinary, nothing special.
“You have Void Iron? That’s great! Enhancing an equipment doesn’t require much Void Metal. Just one piece is enough.”
Brownnik’s gaze fell on Nie Yan’s right hand. “This Void Iron has very high purity. I believe the enhancement effect will be excellent.”
So only one piece was needed. He had worried unnecessarily. With this, he could successfully enhance Zeinnard’s Sword.
The five players from the Sa’thern Empire stared at the Void Iron in Nie Yan’s right hand, their breaths nearly stopping. This was Void Iron? In the hands of a level 179 player? This was so unfair. Their eyes nearly popped out. The orc warrior bit his tongue, the sharp pain clearly telling him this wasn’t a dream.
What was going on!
No wonder these five players were so shocked. On the market, one Void Iron Ore was worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins, and it was practically impossible to find even at that price. Even if you camped at the auction house for five or six days, you might only buy one or two pieces. Twenty to twenty-five Void Iron Ores were needed to refine into one Void Iron.
Imagine the value of Void Iron!
If it weren’t for Artisan God Brownnik being a powerful legendary NPC and the inability to use any skills here, they might have tried to kill and loot him on the spot.
Any legendary equipment, combined with one Void Iron and the materials Brownnik required, could be upgraded into an existence comparable to a divine artifact!
Brownnik had already agreed to upgrade Nie Yan’s equipment for free, and he had the Void Iron. They couldn’t believe Nie Yan wouldn’t be able to produce a legendary equipment!
This was so shocking! Divine artifacts! How powerful were they! They couldn’t help licking their dry lips.
Hearing Brownnik’s words, Nie Yan’s thoughts became active. If one Void Iron could upgrade Zeinnard’s Sword into Chaos Armor, then he still had one Void Gold in his backpack. The Void Iron was obtained when he broke the two-hour record in the Black Magic Realm, while the Void Gold was obtained after breaking the one-hour record. Obviously, Void Gold was more advanced.
Since he was upgrading Zeinnard’s Sword, he had to do it right!
“Respected Mr. Brownnik, I also have a piece of Void Gold. Would that be suitable for upgrading equipment?” Nie Yan said while taking out a golden metal piece from his backpack.
The five players nearby looked at Nie Yan in disbelief upon hearing his words. Seeing the golden metal in Nie Yan’s right hand, they felt a bit doubtful. Was this really Void Gold? Their hearts pounded rapidly, waiting for Brownnik’s response.
“Indeed, this is Void Gold. Using it to enhance equipment is much better than Void Iron,” Brownnik nodded.
Hearing Brownnik’s confirmation, the five players felt their heads buzzing, the words Void Gold echoing in their minds. This was the Void Gold that could drive countless people crazy. Was this some kind of curse? Seeing one Void Iron was shocking enough, but now they were witnessing such a rare item!
Void Iron was valuable, but if you spent a couple of million gold coins, you could still get it. It was said that Angel’s Fall’s Duo Duo once bought more than twenty Void Iron Ores and refined one Void Iron. The Bull Player Tribe was even more ruthless. Whenever a piece of Void Metal appeared at the auction house, they would immediately buy it at no more than 10% above market price. Only when the price was too high would they give up. It was said they had also obtained Void Iron, but no one knew how much. They were all used to enhance the top players’ equipment in the guild.
As for Void Gold, even if you had money, you couldn’t buy it. According to previous news, so far, the total number of Void Gold Ores possessed by both factions combined definitely did not exceed five pieces. But now this information was overturned. Twenty to twenty-five Void Gold Ores were needed to refine one Void Gold!
How powerful could a legendary equipment become with one Void Gold? Even if they emptied their minds, they couldn’t imagine it.
As they were stunned, Nie Yan had already finished talking with Brownnik. A trade window appeared in the void, filled with the materials needed for the upgrade. Nie Yan placed his Zeinnard’s Sword on it, along with the Void Gold.
Everything was ready, and a system prompt appeared.
System: Are you sure you want to upgrade Zeinnard’s Sword? The success rate for this upgrade is 99.8%.
Such a high success rate meant that if the item was destroyed, it could only be blamed on Nie Yan’s bad luck. However, such a misfortune probably wouldn’t happen to him.
Confirm!
Nie Yan clicked confirm. At that moment, he seemed to be in some void, where Artisan God Brownnik was forging in front of a giant furnace. Time passed quickly for several days. When Nie Yan came back to his senses, he was still standing in the same place. Zeinnard’s Sword in the trade window had transformed into a new state, displayed before his eyes.
The upgrade was successful. Even though he had previously believed his luck wasn’t that bad, there was still a little nervousness. After all, the items he placed were too valuable. Even for him, suffering such a huge loss was unbearable. Seeing Zeinnard’s Sword successfully upgraded, Nie Yan felt a sense of relief and couldn’t help but feel ecstatic.
Zeinnard’s Sword was originally black, but now it had a hint of gold. The black flames burning around it were now interspersed with flickering golden runes. It transformed from eerie to dignified, exuding a majestic and unmatched royal aura.
Nie Yan could feel the soul inside Zeinnard’s Sword slowly awakening. Just releasing a little of its aura made people feel an untouchable majesty.
He wondered what the attributes of Zeinnard’s Sword were now. His heart raced as he picked up Zeinnard’s Sword and placed it into his item inventory.
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