Chapter 667 (1/2)

Chapter 667

What? You mean I have to wait longer?”

Wu Yan felt surprised by the message Kirito sent him . He loosened his brows .

“Why? Did Asuna not give you the contact for that friend of hers?”

“She did introduce me to her . But, there is a slight issue…”

Kirito replied .

“What’s the holdup?”

“To sum it up, she can’t forge the weapon yet . Due to a certain someone’s high standards, her capabilities aren’t quite there yet…”

Wu Yan can see that Kirito isn’t afraid of dissing him .

“She said she needs to train her smithing abilities to a high enough level in order to craft the weapon you need . ”

“No way…”

Wu Yan felt a bit sullen .

“I should go out and hunt some mobs, I would have a better chance of actually getting the weapon I want . ”

“Well, I wouldn’t put it like that . She just needs a bit more time to get her skill there . Of course, you can do as you said, go hunt for it yourself . But, be warned, it’s extremely hard to find another weapon on the same level as the Heaven Gazer or better . Good luck finding another blacksmith that can forge a weapon for you . Her friend, Lisbeth is one of the top blacksmiths in SAO . ”

The blacksmithing industry developed fairly well since the start of SAO . Most blacksmiths can cater to the demands of the average players . However, Wu Yan isn’t your average player .

Wu Yan can only blame himself for going over-the-top in terms of his stats and performance . He is the strongest player in SAO, this meant only the best equipment can enable him to properly leverage his own power . There are hardly any equipment circulating in the game that can meet his demands .

Wu Yan busted his back for the materials and gold to upgrade his current equipment set . If he had to rely on life skills to upgrade his equipment, the tier of his equipment would fall by at least a tier or more .

Certainly, Wu Yan can go out and find a good-enough weapon to invest heavily to bring out stats similar to Heaven Gazer . But, Wu Yan wanted to find a weapon that had high base values so that it would be more efficient to upgrade as compared to upgrading weapons with trashy base values .

Wu Yan should count his fortunes for finding Heaven Gazer on the first floor of the game . The base value of Heaven Gazer is one of the best in the present stage of the game .

Wu Yan had no objections regarding Kirito’s suggestions . Waiting a bit beats b.u.mbling around to find another weapon, right? Trying his luck to grind for another weapon like Heaven Gazer is a nightmare just thinking about it .

Fortunately for Wu Yan, there are no foes that can force him to use Dual Blades yet . He can live just fine with one sword .

“I guess I can always put up with just-okay weapons when the situation arises, I am just afraid my sword will break when I need it the most . ”

Wu Yan’s problem sounds like a first-world problem with the rest of the players stuck in the third-world conditions . Should he be happy with his situation or be woeful about it?

When he thought about Silica’s situation, he felt a bit better .

Silica joined the Black Cats as one of the members .

Although she is still not high-level enough, her special tamed monster and Wu Yan’s special recommendation allowed her to seamlessly blend into the Black Cats . Souta and the others took special care of her, especially s.h.i.+on and Sachi . The two were already friendly before Silica joined . After she joined, they got close in no time at all and now they are treating each other like sisters . Wu Yan can’t help but praise women for their ability to get friendly with another woman so quickly .

Black Cats a.s.signed a few higher-level players to power level Silica . After Silica successfully transforms, the t.i.tle Dragon Tamer will probably be as famous as Asuna the Flash .

Silica’s treatment in the original work was a bit bland, it’s not an understatement to say that her potential was wasted . She has a rare recovery-type tamed monster and she had the makings of a great support player . In the end, she got only a few scenes in the original anime and she got reduced to a supporting role by the end of SAO . What a waste of a perfectly good priest .

Wu Yan a.s.signed Kirito to follow-up on that weapon before he closed his interface . He let Kirito worry about the Cors and the materials required for the forging . He lost the bet and so he has to fulfill his request no matter what . Of course, Wu Yan played dirty by using his knowledge of the original work against Kirito .

“Well, it’s not like he’s lacking in money…”

Wu Yan sounded like a total b.a.s.t.a.r.d when he said this . It sounded like he enjoyed Kirito’s frustration and suffering .

Karmic justice came at the speed of lightning in the form of a PM .