Chapter 67 - 65: A One-Handed Sword Worth 67 Gold

Chapter 67: Chapter 65: A One-Handed Sword Worth 67 Gold

"Loud and clear!"

Outside the dilapidated wooden door, Furen and Bai Ya both wore serious expressions.

The three of them had been waiting here for two hours. Although they didn’t know anything about smithing either, even a moron could figure out that setting a single gemstone shouldn’t take this long.

They could hear hammering before, so despite their confusion, the three of them hadn’t done anything rash, figuring that perhaps Kas just had a unique method.

But now, even the hammering had stopped!

Something was definitely wrong!

"Lu Wei, step aside! I’ll kick the door down!"

Furen puffed out his chest and stepped back, giving himself plenty of room for a running start to bust the door down.

But just then, Lu Wei suddenly reached out and stopped him.

"Wait, I think I heard footsteps..."

"Really?"

Furen quickly scurried over, and he and Bai Ya pressed their ears to the door, one on the left and one on the right.

They looked just like a pair of door gods.

A moment later, Furen whispered in surprise, "Someone’s coming! They’re heading this way!"

Bai Ya: "I hear it too! It’s getting closer!"

Furen: "Uh-huh, about five meters away!"

Bai Ya: "Three meters!"

Furen: "One meter!"

Bai Ya: "The door’s opening... ah!"

With a CREAK, the wooden door suddenly swung open, making both Furen and Bai Ya stumble, caught completely off guard.

’Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with these idiots???’

The corner of Lu Wei’s mouth twitched, his face a mask of utter despair.

But he didn’t have the mind to deal with them right now. His gaze immediately fell upon Kas, who stood behind the door.

Kas, in turn, frowned at the flustered Furen and Bai Ya before impatiently tossing the One-handed Sword over.

"It’s done."

"Ah! Thank—"

Lu Wei was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. He had just started to thank him.

But before the second syllable of "thank you" could leave his lips, the wooden door slammed shut with a BANG, nearly hitting Bai Ya in the forehead as she was still straightening up.

’Good grief, this guy’s personality is way too weird...’

Lu Wei stared at the wooden door, muttering to himself. But a second later, he quickly shook his head and looked down at the sword in his hand.

’Great! The gemstone has been set!!’

’It wasn’t swapped out! And the size is just right!’

’You know, he’s actually got some skills!’

’And... huh?’

Suddenly, a confused look appeared on Lu Wei’s face. He wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but he had a feeling that the sword in his hand was completely different from before.

The blade, which had been a bit too wide, was now narrower. The spine of the sword also seemed more streamlined. More importantly, why was the color different?

It was still black, but it seemed... blacker?

No, that wasn’t right. The edge of the blade was clearly lighter.

’Wait, this isn’t my sword at all!’

His eyes shot wide open. Lu Wei was instantly reminded of the classic scam from his past life where computer repair shops would swap out graphics cards. He suspected that his Mola Crystal Steel Sword, worth 3 Gold Coins, had been replaced with a cheap piece of junk.

But in the spirit of seeking truth from facts, he decided to confirm his suspicions before kicking down the door to demand his rights.

And so...

[One-handed Sword (Renamable)]

[Species: Weapon]

[Level: Rare]

[Value: 66 gold and 9 silver]

[Introduction: A One-handed Sword forged with Mola Crystal Steel as the primary material, supplemented with Living Iron, Mithril, Agate, and Saracenic Steel. It possesses extremely high strength and excellent Magic Guide properties. The craftsmanship is nearly flawless. A Gravity Gemstone is inlaid in the crossguard.

1. User’s Power +3, Intelligence +2, Agility +2, Charm +1

2. Living Iron: Can automatically and slowly heal damage to the weapon itself.

3. Lightness: Reduces the user’s stamina consumption by 15% when wielding this weapon.

4. Fear: After hitting an enemy (regardless of whether damage is dealt), there is a certain probability of making them more hesitant to fight.

5. Force Field: Can consume Magic Power (0.5-20 points per minute) to create a Gravity Field in a 1-10 meter radius around the user, applying up to 5 times the effect of gravity on one or more enemies within the field.

Note: This effect is reduced by "Physical Resistance."]

[Note: This is the second-greatest masterpiece of my life! —Kas]

"..."

’That’s right! This IS my sword!!’

...

...

’This is incredible.’

’I can’t believe someone would actually trade a 4090 for a mining card...’

A full five minutes passed before Lu Wei finally snapped out of his shock and roughly figured out what had happened.

To be honest, when he first saw the identification info, he thought for a moment he was undergoing the "Golden and Silver Axes" test.

But after waiting for a long time, Kas never came out to ask if this was his sword.

So, he boldly guessed that the blacksmith had reforged the sword, adding many rare materials in the process.

As for why Kas would do such a thing, Lu Wei had no idea.

He only knew that he had seriously, massively profited from this.

It was originally a piece of High Level Equipment with just one crappy stat! Now it had five stats!!!

That was almost the maximum for a piece of Rare Equipment!!

And the price was a terrifying 67 gold!!

gold!!

It was also a piece of Rare Equipment, but it was 30 gold coins more expensive than the Soul Pendant!

His own cost was only 3 plus 22, for a total of 25 gold coins! It had more than doubled in value in an instant!!

No, wait, considering the true cost was only 5 gold coins... that’s a 13-fold increase!!

On top of all that, he even saved the money for an Identification Scroll.

After all, the fact that Precise Identification could see the stats meant the sword had already been identified after being reforged.

Kas must have wanted to admire his own masterpiece...

’Father! How about I kowtow to you right now!’

’Otherwise, I feel really uneasy holding this sword!!’

Staring at the wooden door with wide eyes and a beet-red face, Lu Wei honestly wanted to kowtow to Kas right then and there. If Furen and Bai Ya hadn’t been next to him, he really would have done it.

By now, Furen and Bai Ya had also noticed that there was something unusual about the sword.

Well... Bai Ya couldn’t really tell what was so special about it, she just thought it was cool and that Lu Wei seemed a little more handsome holding it.

Furen, however, was already drooling with envy.

"Heavens! This has to be the best sword I’ve ever seen!"

"I don’t know what’s so good about it, but I can just feel that it’s completely different from before!"

"Is this the effect of setting a gemstone?!"

"Quick, quick, quick, let me see!"

"Oh..."

Lu Wei silently handed the sword to Furen and offered a piece of well-intentioned advice, "You can look, but don’t check the stats."

"Huh? Why?"

"I’m afraid you can’t handle the shock."

"Oh, oh, okay."

Furen didn’t have time to think about this strange request. He eagerly took the sword in his hands and began to stroke it over and over, making strange noises like "Tsk tsk" and "Slurp."

Anyone who didn’t know better would have thought he was caressing a princess’s thigh.

"Alright, alright, that’s enough."

Although he knew a little stroking wouldn’t hurt it, seeing Furen act like this made Lu Wei’s heart ache a little. He took the sword back in less than a minute.

"Don’t you still have to go see the Undead? Let’s get going, it’ll be dark soon."

"Let me look a little longer... Wait, a sword this good should have a name!"

"No, that’s stupid."

"What’s stupid about it? My sword has a name. It’s called ’Departure’!"

"Er..."

"Forget it! I’ll name it for you! It’s so black, how about ’Nightshadow’!"

’Nightshadow my ass!’

"I don’t think that’s very good..."

"Then I’ll try another one! Let me think!"

"..."

The setting sun slowly sank behind the clock tower of the distant Town Hall. Lu Wei, his face a picture of pained reluctance, and Furen, his face alight with excitement, walked out of the alley, talking as they went.

Bai Ya, meanwhile, stood frozen, staring blankly at their retreating backs. It took her a long moment to snap out of it. Biting her lip, she hurried to catch up, feeling both angry and wronged.

’How could they!’

’It was hard enough getting him to clarify things about Sister Mirana, and now there was a sword!’

’From the looks of it, I’m still only second place in the Captain’s heart!’

’Curse you, One-handed Sword!!’