Chapter 58 (2/2)

Upon hearing how high the damage of a player was, one would be envious. After asking, they would know that it was because the player’s weapon damage was very high. Consequently, they would learn that the weapon had been forged by xxx and would thus naturally start to imagine obtaining a high-quality weapon by finding the same forger.

This was a very subtle form of advertisement. Imagine if the well-known people in the Chaotic Era were all using the weapons and armor you had forged. There would thus be no need to intentionally advertise, for the customers would swarm to you instead! Similarly, money would flow your way!

Evidently, Create a Future was an exemplary example of the above scenario. He had gained some reputation because he had been using the Superior Rank weapon Fatty had forged for him.

With that thought in mind, Fatty started to attach importance to cultivating Create a Future. He could become the signboard for Fatty’s business!

Therefore, Fatty agreed without thinking. “I’m free. Why don’t you wait for me at the blacksmith? I’ll be there soon.”

Create a Future happily replied affirmatively and headed to the blacksmith. After placing the four bottles of Slowdown Poison inside his backpack, Fatty slowly strutted over.

The blacksmith shop was still filled with people, and Create a Future had been waiting for some time.

“Brother Chicken, you’re here!” Create a Future smiled and said, “Name your price for forging all five blueprints!”

Fatty eyed him in surprise. It seemed that he had benefited a lot over the past two days. When he had forged the Level 10 dagger, the forging cost had been 2 Silver Coins and Create a Future had been forced to borrow money from people. On the contrary, he now did not seem to care about the price.

Good equipment = good party; good party = good equipment + high profit. Fatty was aware of these equations. Apparently, Create a Future had made use of the Superior Rank equipment to profit.

Since he was so rich, Fatty could easily extort… No, name a price…

“Hmm…” Fatty replied, “Everyone else needs to pay 6 Silver Coins for a Level 20 weapon. You have five blueprints and we are acquaintances, so I will charge you 5 Silver Coins for one!”

Fatty was lying through his teeth, for his forging proficiency had only just reached a level that would allow him to forge Level 20 weapons. He had yet to actually forge a Level 20 weapon, so there was no way anyone would have asked him to help them forge one.

Of course, one would know what this so-called “friendly price” actually was…

However, Create a Future was quite a big-shot now, so he agreed without thinking. “Okay! 5 Silver Coins it is, Brother Chicken! I shall leave it to you!”

“Alright! Let’s go!” Fatty nodded and calculated the time again.

Many players came to the blacksmith shop to forge weapons every day. Those who wanted to accept orders and increase their proficiency would constantly keep an eye on the request list at the blacksmith shop, hoping that some requests without a specific forger in mind would appear.

Due to the large number of people who learned to forge, the competition was intense. As a result, players who put up requests would offer very low prices. For a Level 10 forging request, the highest offer was around 10 Bronze Coins and the lowest about 1 Bronze Coin. The price for Level 20 equipment was slightly higher, as there were currently very few people who could forge them. The price was thus about 1 Silver Coin each.

However, such requests rarely appeared given the lack of players who could forge them. Similarly, very few players could obtain Level 20 weapons, armor blueprints, and materials.

Most players who wanted to snatch up requests to improve their proficiency were shocked when they suddenly saw the forging request for 5 pieces of equipment for 5 Silver Coins each.

“Oh my god! A 5-Silver-Coin request! It’s for 5 pieces of equipment? Who is so rich?”

A player exclaimed, attracting the attention of even more players. This forging price was astronomical for the players who were used to seeing prices of 1 or 2 Bronze Coins.

“F*ck! It is actually for Level 20! I can’t forge that! What a pity!”

“Even if you could, you couldn’t accept it! Didn’t you see that the forger has been appointed?”

“Who is Chicken Sugar? Is he so impressive to be offered a request for 5 Silver Coins?”

“Ah! I remember now! That fella was the one who forged the two Superior Rank weapons! Holy sh*t, why is he coming again? Isn’t this akin to trying to usurp our business?”

The players discussed the matter both jealousy and curiously. Create a Future was quite high-profile. While he was surrounded by so many people, he shouted arrogantly, “That’s right! It is Big Brother Chicken Sugar! Previously, he helped me forge a Superior Rank dagger, so I sought him out again!”

The players’ interest was piqued so they surged over, intent to see what kind of equipment would be forged.

However, our protagonist started breaking out in cold sweat. Fatty was under immense pressure. Create a Future’s shout had forced his hand. If he failed to produce high-quality weapons, his reputation would be ruined!

“High-profile? Go to hell!” Fatty could not help but silently ridicule Create a Future. “Are you trying to put me on the spot?”