Chapter 48 - Forging (1/2)
They talked about other stuff till they reached the portal. Most of it was Merlin telling Shadow of his exploits in various games before vita-nova. All Shadow did was listen to him ramble on about his achievements.
As they reached the portal, Shadow removed the items he got out of the two black iron treasure chests. He got a pair of black iron hand and leg cloth armor with one having a 10% more magic damage special feature and the other has a special skill which heals about 50 HP of the character.
Merlin immediately equipped them. ”Now let us go to the Tailor you talked about. We need to make some purchases.”
”You are almost fully equipped already. You have cloth armor covering hands, legs, chest and back. What more do you need?”
”I want the adventurer's cloak that you are wearing.”
”Hmm. Come on,” said Shadow taking him to Lydia. He asked Lydia to show the clothes she made and the display of clothes appeared in front of Shadow.
”It costs 80 coppers,” said Shadow asking Merlin to give the money.
”Can't you get this one for me. I am a little low on cash.”
”Don't you think that if I had that much, I would have equipped myself with better gear.”
”Oh,” said Merlin giving him the 80 coppers. Shadow bought the cloak and gave him 16 coppers back. ”I get 20% off on all purchases in the village.”
”So, that's how you plan on getting profit from Blue.”
Shadow simply nodded his head in agreement. ”I have other quests to complete. You can join the team if you want to.”
”Yeah. I will go meet up with my cousin,” said Merlin as he went out of the village gate.
Now that they have another member with them. Shadow could leave it to Merlin to maintain the teams leveling speed and strength.
He immediately went to Kade to submit refined iron ore for the quest ”Kade's Demand”. He had more than 6 stacks of refined iron-ore. He immediately started giving refined iron-ores to Kade. After receiving 25 refined iron ores, a notification popped up in front of him.
”Quest Completed: Kade's Demand: Provided 25 refined iron ores.
Refined Iron Ores collected: 25
Performance: Outstanding”
”+200 experience points, +80 coppers.”
This burst of experience points along with the ones he gained from the hell mode dungeon of the Corrupted Forest gained him enough to level up again. He was directly put into level 4.
Character: Shadow Tyrant (Human)
Affiliated Village: Black Rock Village
Title: None
Job: Assassin
Level: 4
Exp: 70/1200
HP: 2000/2000; MP: 650/650;
Physical Attack: 70
Defense: 51; Attack Speed: 38; Movement Speed: 40; Willpower: 14; Balance: 22; Focus/Search: 28; Reflect: 1; Magic Resist: 9; Luck: *; Charm: *;
Attributes: Strength 35, Agility 30, Endurance 18, Intelligence 14, Vitality 28, Perception 13.
No Special Racial Attributes or weakness.
Free Attributes Points: 6
”I am impressed by how resourceful you are adventurer. Do you know what a person requires the most to become a successful blacksmith? It is resources. Once, you have enough resource you can practice. With enough practice and a good eye, anyone can become a good blacksmith.”
”Adventurer, I wish to take you as my apprentice. What do you say?”
”It would be my privilege to learn the art of smithing, master Kade.”
”It is good that you are enthusiastic about this adventurer. I will take you in as my apprentice,” said Kade giving him a silver colored box.
System: Kade has accepted you as his apprentice. Gained Silver ranked blacksmith apprentice kit. Gained the title Blacksmith Kade's in-name apprentice.
”Though I have accepted you as an apprentice, you still need to prove yourself. I am an honorary elder of the Forging association of the White Heart Kingdom. You need to improve your smithing level as soon as possible. You will be my in-name apprentice for now. If I am not satisfied, I will withdraw your apprenticeship.”
New quest: Forging talent. Impress Blacksmith Kade by improving your Forging proficiency. Become an Intermediate Forging Apprentice.
Time Limit: 2 months.
Balthazar was very satisfied by the blacksmith kit he received. But he was very shocked by the quest that he got along with the apprenticeship of Kade. He never heard of this from the forum which Mr. Miner told him.
He immediately checked the title that he received from the quest. Title were very useful. They usually provided percentage advantages for various attributes.
Blacksmith Kade's In-name apprentice: The title provides you 10% off on Basic Forging Rooms and Intermediate Forging Rooms. It will also grant you the status of a third-grade citizen in the White Heart KIngdom and 5% discount at trade organizations in White Heart kingdom.
This was the first title he received in the game. He had a few ideas on gaining titles in the game. But none of them were before he left the village to enter the white heart city. Though it looked like the title gave him a lot of advantages. It wasn't actually so. Other than the 10% off in booking forging rooms, he already had all the rest due to his reputation in White Heart Kingdom.
”Master Kade, can I know where I could get hold of a proper forging room with a furnace?” asked Shadow.
”There is a forging room behind my shop. It is just a basic one, but you can use it at the same price as the ones in the Forging Association if they are full.”
”Thank You, Master,” said Shadow and left the market street and went towards the Forging association. It was just the beginning of the game and the only a few independent members and the members of the guild invested in developing their forging skills.
Being just a village, the forging association had only a few 30 Basic Forging rooms and 5 intermediate ones. ”I better get around to the forging room fast if I want to avail the discount on the forging rooms,” thought Balthazar.
He had only two designs with him now. One was the light bow and the other the Goblin shield. He had enough Iron ore and blackrock crystals to make them. But that alone wasn't enough he also needed magic essence and stones which were usually found from the Arwild forest.
He only had 3 hours left and he had no intentions to spend it killing monsters in the Arwild Forest. He realized that he needed to plan ahead to avoid such situations. He no longer had a guild where he could easily get the required materials. He immediately called for Merlin. ”He had spent time doing a special quest there, he definitely would have some of the materials,” thought Balthazar.
”I have a few materials that you want. But I am quite far away from the village now. Ask Blue about the materials. He will provide them. I will talk to him,” replied Merlin.
A few seconds later he got a call from Blue Dart. ”How many do you need?” asked Blue Dart directly.
”I need about 50 stones and 30 magic essenses.”