“You are not afraid that I might keep your materials for myself?” Nie Yan asked, somewhat surprised that Duoru Huanlun dared to entrust him with such valuable materials.
“Why should I? Just by the dagger you’re holding, it’s already worth more than my weapon. Would you care about the materials I have? Duoru Huanlun clearly recognized the dagger in Nie Yan’s hand, worth at least dozens of gold coins, and immediately noticed its rarity. Besides, someone as renowned as Nie Yan would care about his reputation, wouldn’t he? If Nie Yan really kept his things, he would post the video on the official website, and Nie Yan would be disgraced.
Nie Yan thought for a moment. At this stage, someone who could afford to spend so much money at once to craft a weapon must have considerable financial resources and strength. As for him, helping Duoru craft a weapon was just a simple favor, a way to build goodwill for the guild.
“Give me the materials,” Nie Yan said, wondering what sword Duoru needed so much money to craft.
“Okay.” Duoru initiated a trade with Nie Yan and placed the materials on the trade window.
They were scattered and miscellaneous, totaling over ten different items. Nie Yan estimated their total value to be worth at least ten gold coins.
Seeing these items, Nie Yan immediately realized what Duoru intended to craft.
“Is it the Flame Cross Sword?” Nie Yan asked in surprise. This sword was a level 30 weapon, considered one of the best among all level 30 weapons. Looking at Duoru, Nie Yan thought that whoever could gather so many expensive materials must either have a certain level of influence or be very wealthy.
“You know what I want to craft?” Duoru was momentarily stunned. He hadn’t even placed the blueprint yet. How did Nie Yan know? Could it be that someone had already crafted this greatsword? He placed the blueprint on the trade window. “This is the greatsword’s blueprint.”
“This sword is pretty good, though it requires high strength.”
“I know. It requires 280 strength. By the time I reach level 30, a few strength gems should suffice.”
Nie Yan confirmed the trade and then handed the materials to Kaldi for crafting the Flame Cross Sword.
Kaldi took the materials and blueprint, examined them for a while, and began forging the weapon.
“You are the leader of the Bull Tribe, right?”
Nie Yan’s current image probably made it impossible for him to stay low-key.
Nie Yan nodded and said, “Yes.”
“Is your Bull Tribe’s elite squad still recruiting?”
“The elite squad is full now. To join the guild’s elite, one must first prove their strength in the second-tier squad. If they perform well there, they might get a chance to join the elite. The second-tier squad of the Bull Tribe is also quite good; they’re already preparing to clear the Shadow Marsh.” Nie Yan replied, wondering if Duoru wanted to join the Bull Tribe.
Duoru was taken aback. The elite squads of ordinary large guilds had only just started clearing the Shadow Marsh, yet the Bull Tribe’s progress was so fast that even their second-tier squad was already doing so. Originally, he had just asked casually, but now he was considering joining the Bull Tribe.
“I’ll discuss with a few of my friends. If they agree, we might join your guild,” Duoru said. A group of friends were playing the game together, and his decision alone wouldn’t be enough.
“Okay,” Nie Yan nodded. After chatting for a while, the blacksmith Kaldi had finished forging the greatsword. It was a two-yard-long greatsword, exuding a sense of grandeur.
“It’s a total of four gold coins and twenty silver coins,” Nie Yan told Duoru, placing the greatsword on the trade window.
Both confirmed the trade.
“You saved me so much money; let me give you half,” Duoru said gratefully.
Nie Yan waved his hand and said, “Forget it.”
Duoru thought for a moment and didn’t insist. Perhaps others didn’t even care about a single gold coin. He was thinking about convincing his group of friends to join Nie Yan’s Bull Tribe, which seemed quite powerful.
Previously, they had been undecided about which guild to join. Some suggested joining the Triumph, others the Holy Roman Empire, still waiting and watching. As for the newly established Bull Tribe, although they had been observing it, they hadn’t considered joining. A newly established guild, no matter how popular it became, couldn’t rival the established large guilds in terms of depth.
Nie Yan handed the materials to Kaldi, asking him to craft the Headless Knight Doro’s Crossbow.
“Respected Demon Hunter, crafting this bow might have a 5% failure rate. Are you sure you want me to proceed?” the blacksmith Kaldi said nervously.
“Yes,” Nie Yan nodded. A 5% probability was already very small. If it failed, he would just have to accept his bad luck.
“Respected Demon Hunter, you need to pay a 30-gold processing fee. This is the most sophisticated crossbow I’ve ever seen. Please wait a moment; it might take about an hour,” Kaldi said, taking the materials from Nie Yan.
Duoru was just about to say goodbye to Nie Yan when he overheard the conversation between Nie Yan and the blacksmith Kaldi, his heart pounding. Demon Hunter? Was that a title? At this stage, players with titles were indeed rare, no wonder Kaldi was so respectful to Nie Yan. Moreover, what kind of crossbow required a 30-gold processing fee? Nie Yan, because of his Demon Hunter title, could enjoy a 40% discount, meaning that the cost for ordinary players to craft this crossbow would be as high as 50 gold coins! Then the value of this crossbow must be hundreds of gold coins! A hundred gold coins could buy several sets of level 30 rare gear!
Duoru inhaled sharply. He had thought spending seven gold coins to craft a sword was a big deal, allowing himself a little pride. A relatively wealthy ordinary player would be lucky to have a dozen or so silver coins. But compared to Nie Yan, seven gold coins were practically nothing.
It would be a waste of time to wait here for an hour. Nie Yan told blacksmith Kaldi that he would come back to pick up the crossbow in an hour, then said to Duoru beside him, “I’ll go first.”
“Okay, I should head back too; my friends are waiting for me to form a team.” Duoru nodded.
The two walked out of the blacksmith shop, and Nie Yan headed straight to the Star Pharmacy.
Looking at Nie Yan’s gradually fading figure, Duoru was deep in thought.
The Star Pharmacy had expanded its scale and was receiving a massive influx of players every day. Despite the significant expansion of the storefront, it was still insufficient. Nie Yan had selected two additional plots of land elsewhere and upgraded two level-two shops into branches of the Star Pharmacy, diverting players coming to buy potions. Next to the Star Pharmacy, Nie Yan upgraded a level-two alchemy and general goods store, specializing in selling various alchemy items. Although this industry had not yet taken off, it had great potential for development in the future.
After upgrading the Star Pharmacy, Nie Yan allocated around one hundred gold coins from the Star Pharmacy to purchase five sets of area-damage magical bombs in Tesoy Town, preparing for the upcoming leveling.
Although one hundred gold coins seemed like a significant amount, after using up the area-damage magical bombs, the gains from leveling in Eternal City, including the items obtained and the money picked up, would be worth at least fifty to sixty gold coins. In fact, the cost of leveling wasn’t that high. If a couple of rare items dropped, the investment could be recouped.
However, in the entire Karol City, perhaps only Nie Yan dared to be so extravagant.
The daily income of the Star Pharmacy was growing, and the business would only become more prosperous in the future, making it an inexhaustible cash machine for Nie Yan.
Nie Yan prepared some essential consumables for leveling. When the time was about right, he headed toward the blacksmith Kaldi.
“Respected Demon Hunter, I have completed your commission. This is the newly crafted cavalry crossbow,” Kaldi said, taking out a giant crossbow and placing it on the table.
This cavalry crossbow measured approximately 1.5 yards in length, with its body crafted from enchanted nanmu wood. Its surface was adorned with intricate mechanisms and ancient magical runes, exuding an air of grandeur and refinement. A taut metal wire, forged from exceptionally resilient black-patterned gold, spanned its frame. At the heart of the crossbow was embedded a core of fire essence, where a vibrant crimson flame perpetually flickered and burned. Any arrow passing through it would be imbued with fierce fire elemental energy.
The crossbow also had specific requirements for the material of the arrows. Ordinary low-quality arrows could not be used. At the very least, arrows sold in NPC shops, worth one gold per bundle, were required.
If this crossbow were just a bit larger, it would resemble a siege ballista used for defending a city.
Such a massive weapon was indeed awe-inspiring.
Nie Yan tried to lift the cavalry crossbow and found that he could barely manage it. It weighed a hefty 56 pounds! With his current strength, he couldn’t even use it.
He looked at the crossbow’s attributes.
Doro the Headless Knight’s Cavalry Crossbow: Sub-Legendary Item. Requires Strength 800.
Item Attributes: Attack 307-327, 30% Piercing Damage, 30% Chance of 3x Critical Strike Damage, Additional 100 Fire Damage, Fivefold Power Shot.
Range: 52 Yards.
Attack Speed: 25.
Weight: 56 Pounds.
User Restriction: Rogue, Knight, Warrior.
The attack was quite impressive, and the range was also relatively far. If one had such a massive crossbow set up in one location, it would be as effective as a fixed artillery platform, with devastating firepower.
However, the requirement of 800 Strength was quite high.
A pure Strength Berserker, with all attribute points invested in Strength, numerous passive skills that boost Strength, a full set of gear that increases Strength, and Strength gems embedded in the equipment, would need to reach at least level 50 to achieve 800 Strength.
As for a Rogue wanting to reach 800 Strength, it seemed quite distant unless they could obtain a set of divine gear.
Nie Yan placed the cavalry crossbow into his backpack for now, deciding to think about it later, and retrieved the crossbow’s blueprint from blacksmith Kaldi.
After leaving the blacksmith Kaldi, Nie Yan’s mood was completely different. He finally had a sub-legendary item of his own. In his previous life, he had never obtained a single sub-legendary item, only able to envy the attributes of divine gear others displayed on the official website.
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