Is this NPC even playable if it's not nerfed?

Chapter 118: The Order Faction Gets an Epic Buff, Peach Blossom Fairy Acts as a Pimp

"The first place player dropped five levels, wow, from level 45 to level 40."

"The second-place student also dropped four levels."

"The third place is the most outrageous. He dropped eight levels. He's gone mad. If he keeps going like this, even if the boss is killed, he won't be able to make up for his losses."

"A bunch of lunatics."

"This is the allure of a high-level martial art."

"Who can resist the temptation of a high-level martial art?"

"It is said that the cultivation speed of Earth-level martial arts is ten times that of Profound-level martial arts, and Heaven-level martial arts is also ten times that of Earth-level martial arts."

One of the players, a constable, relayed the information he had obtained from the natives to his companions.

Upon hearing this, his companion scoffed.

"Brother, cultivation speed is none of our business. Even if it were ten times faster, or even a hundred times faster, it wouldn't be as fast as leveling up by doing quests."

"The advantage of Earth-level martial arts lies not in the speed of cultivation, but in the bonuses to various attributes and damage."

"Heaven-level martial arts are even more powerful, as they can improve basic stats."

"Fuck, how did you know?"

"That's what Officer Sun said."

"Huh? He can say that?"

"Nonsense, just bring a few jugs of wine over there, and he'll tell you whatever you ask."

"really?"

"really."

"Let me tell you, this Constable Sun is no ordinary guy; he must have a powerful background."

"Could we ask him about Heaven-level martial arts?"

"You little rascal, what are you dreaming about in broad daylight?"

……

Blacksmith shop.

I love a piece of firewood as it swings its hammer, beads of sweat rolling down its back, the red-hot iron sizzling as it burns.

"Eighty, eighty, eighty..."

"One hammer blow to finalize the shape."

I love a piece of firewood. I raise the hammer high, then circulate my inner energy, and my whole body inflates like a balloon.

"Smash it for me."

"Duang..."

The roar shook the ground.

The longsword on the anvil suddenly flashed with white light.

【Ding. 】

You have successfully forged a Yellow-grade weapon; you may name it.

"Silver Serpent Sword".

[Name change complete. Player (I Love a Piece of Firewood) has been promoted to Yellow-level Blacksmith. The success rate of Yellow-level sword forging is 90%, and the success rate of other Yellow-level categories is 50%.]

[Beep beep beep, system announcement: Player "I Love a Piece of Firewood" has become the twenty-eighth Yellow-level Blacksmith.]

[My favorite work by Yi Gen Chai, the Silver Serpent Sword, is now up for auction. The starting price is one hundred taels of silver, and each bid must be at least five taels.]

……

"The twenty-eighth?"

"Holy crap, there's another expert?"

Just as I Love a Piece of Firewood achieved the Yellow-level Blacksmith rank, he discovered that he was ranked twenty-eighth.

Holy crap, he has a talent for it, and he even has a famous teacher to teach him.

This condition only ranked twenty-eighth.

What the hell is this?

Are there people who would scramble for a blacksmith's job?

They're even more ruthless than him?
I lost it.

Play like this, right?
"I love a piece of firewood" immediately opened the professional ranking list. There were only twenty-eight people on the blacksmith ranking list at the moment, and he happened to be the last one. He flipped through it and found that the names of these people all had prefixes such as "a certain group" or "a certain guild".

He was initially somewhat unconvinced.

Take a look now.

He was the only solo player among the twenty-eight people.

Moreover, all twenty-seven of them possessed blacksmithing-related talents and skills.

His only advantage is that he has a good mentor.

However, while the opposing team lacked renowned masters, they had money to buy all sorts of materials, unlike him, who struggled to collect them himself, even relying on his master for support on some particularly expensive materials. Naturally, his progress lagged behind those blacksmith players backed by powerful groups.

Ugh.

It's nice to have money.

……

[Ding! World notification! The spirit [Peach Blossom Fairy] has officially joined the Forget-Worry County government and is now in the Order faction. Players from Forget-Worry County can consume a certain amount of Order Points to purchase the healing elixir (Peach Blossom Ointment)]

[Note: The Peach Blossom Fairy is a spirit of the Order faction. All her attacks are considered provocations against the Wangyou County government, the official forces, and the Order faction. The consequences range from a decrease in Order points and an increase in Chaos points, resulting in being wanted by the government, to being hunted down by the Wangyou County government to the death.]

[Ding! Players from Wangyou County will gain 1 point of Order Points daily. Players from Taocun and those from the Wangyou County government office will gain 2 points of Order Points daily. They will also enjoy a 10% discount when exchanging Peach Blossom Paste.]

[Ding! A 100-meter radius around the Peach Blossom Fairy Temple has been designated as a recovery zone. Players of the Order faction entering this area can recover stamina, health, and mana for free at a rate 50% of the fountain's capacity.]

[Note: This only applies to recovery after disengaging from combat; it is ineffective upon re-entering combat.]

……

Player forum.

[The front line is at a significant disadvantage; requesting reinforcements.]

[This damn thing, how can it be so hard to kill? I finally managed to get it down to half health, and then it just swings a piece and sucks it back up. What am I supposed to do about attacking its horse?]

[Those undead soldiers seem endless, they just keep coming!]

[Great news! Order faction players are receiving an epic buff! A new recovery zone has been added, and players in certain areas will experience a steady increase in their Order value.]

[They keep reinforcing the Order faction, planning this, I'll fucking kill you.]

[Mo Dao Zu Shi players: Are we even human?! Are we even human?!!!!]

The demonic path is a thing of the past. From this day forward, I will repent and turn to the righteous path, becoming its irreconcilable enemy.

Damn it, you traitor!

Forget about that, the Ancient Loulan Palace needs reinforcements! We're about to be wiped out by the boss.

[The Ancient Loulan difficulty is too high, I can't play it. You guys can play it. I finally reached level 40, I don't want to drop back down.]

[Useless coward.]

……

Wangyou County.

"Congratulations, Peach Blossom Spirit."

"What peach blossom spirit? Lu Yuan, watch your mouth. I am now the Peach Blossom Fairy appointed by the imperial court. I have a plaque and am a legitimate object of imperial sacrifice."

"I still hold an official position."

The Peach Blossom Fairy now wears a golden belt around her waist, bearing the imperial seal of the Great Yong Dynasty. This signifies that from now on, she is a registered spirit.

Moreover, they held official positions.

Seventh rank.

He was equivalent to Chen Ke, the magistrate of Wangyou County.

……

"Peach Blossom Spirit, are you trying to scare me?"

"So what if you have an official position? Do you really think of it as a talisman?"

"What's the point of this thing?"

"If you push me too far, even the King of Heaven himself will take a punch from me."

Lu Yuan looked disdainful.

This peach blossom spirit has gotten a bit arrogant lately.

"You're too arrogant."

“This Forget-Worry County will not tolerate such an arrogant person as you.”