After going into the sea, I met the witch.

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Chapter 83: Armor Acquired, [Umbrella Fire Scale Armor Set]

"Withered Star Vine..."

"Special Spirituality - Frenzied Moonlight?!"

Ryan was startled.

The fact that the withered star vine disguised itself as an ordinary vine was within his expectations. Before setting off, he had already learned a lot about the withered star vine from Freyne.

This plant monster rarely attacks other creatures unless attacked, and because it is constantly bathed in starlight, its vines have undergone a mysterious change, making them highly resistant to fire and cuts.

The biggest challenge in capturing the Withered Star Vine is finding its hiding place and preventing it from escaping. The Withered Star Vine has an extremely strong ability to hide. If it doesn't move, it's impossible to tell the difference between it and an ordinary vine. And once it's injured, it can escape very quickly.

The weakness of this plant monster lies in its frost attacks and starlight attacks.

The former's low temperature will cause the withered star vine to become inert and then fall into a dormant state, while the latter will cause the withered star vine to mistakenly believe that it is the starlight it absorbs every day, and instinctively absorb it, which will eventually lead to a strong conflict between the alien starlight power in its body and cause it to suffer severe damage.

Fortunately, Ryan possesses both frost attacks and starlight attacks.

Frost attacks are inherent to the Greatsword Fierce Ice, while starlight attacks are provided by some one-time use Deep Blue Crystals given to him by Freyne. As long as he uses his spirituality to activate them, he can disperse starlight.

With these two countermeasures, it was extremely easy for Ryan to capture the Withered Star Vine.

But what exactly is "Special Spirituality - Frenzied Moonlight"?

Ryan stopped in his tracks, his mind racing with thoughts.

The phrase "Special Spirituality - Frenzied Moonlight" contains the character "moon," and the only creature on the island related to this character is the Moon Wolf, which appeared some time ago.

Could it be that the root cause of the monsters' frenzy in the Forest of Sounding Gold is the Moon Wolf?

But why would it do that?

Why did the Moon Wolf appear on the Whirlpool Islands?

Now, even the outskirts of the Golden Forest are showing signs of something strange...

With too few clues, Ryan couldn't analyze them, but he had a vague, bad feeling.

"call……"

Letting out a deep breath, Ryan temporarily suppressed his speculations about "Raging Moonlight".

What he needs to do most right now is to take down this withered star vine affected by "Raging Moonlight" and help Freya break through to the second tier as soon as possible.

We'll have to wait and see what happens next.

A flash of light appeared in Ryan's spatial ring, and three deep blue crystals appeared in his hand, which he then crushed.

The gentle power of starlight spread out silently.

Ryan deliberately circled around to make sure the starlight had spread sufficiently before heading towards the location of the withered star vine.

As they got closer, Ryan could clearly see that this small thing, which was almost identical to an ordinary vine, had tiny, pale blue specks of light on its surface, which were almost invisible unless you looked closely.

That was proof that the withered star vine was instinctively absorbing the power of starlight.

"Little brat... the happier you are now, the more miserable you'll be later."

Ryan's lips curled slightly. He lingered in place for a while, waiting for the withered star vine to fully absorb the starlight power. At the same time, he took out the Pure Water Crystal and created a "water vapor environment" around himself. After doing this, he "casually" prepared to pass by the withered star vine.

Just as Ryan brushed past it, the withered star vine, disguised as an "ordinary vine," suddenly sprang into action.

Its entire vine instantly transformed into a strange mix of blue and green, its tip becoming extremely sharp, poised to pierce Ryan's neck from behind.

However, just as it was about to thrust out, it suddenly froze. The alien starlight power it had absorbed exploded within its body. At the same time, Ryan turned around and drew his sword. The greatsword, which was permanently enchanted with frost, ruthlessly slashed down and deeply embedded itself into the body of the withered star vine.

Under the influence of the "water vapor environment", the frost effect is greatly enhanced, and large areas of frost are formed in a very short time.

The conflict and upheaval of starlight power left the withered star vine in an extremely weakened state, and Ryan's frost attack was the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Like a hibernating snake, the withered star vine curled up, forming a disc, and hung upside down from the treetop.

Ryan raised his hand and gently pulled, tearing the withered star vine down.

—Potion ingredients acquired!

Ryan breathed a sigh of relief after putting the withered star vine into the pre-prepared low-temperature container.

The process of capturing the withered star vine may seem easy and simple, but in reality, it is impossible to capture it without knowing its characteristics and having prepared special methods.

Mission accomplished, Ryan immediately turned back.

The appearance of "Rampaging Moonlight" made him very uneasy.

……

Just as Ryan got back onto the small boat, he was preparing to set sail.

Suddenly, he felt something small in his arms vibrate.

"Ok?"

A hint of doubt appeared in Ryan's eyes. He reached out and took out the source of the vibration, which turned out to be a silver, round metal piece.

This is the equipment collection voucher given to him by the Silver Hammer Master.

"what's the situation?"

Ryan examined the silver metal plate and immediately noticed the text displayed on its back.

"The commission has been completed."

"Wow, is it really that intelligent?" Ryan exclaimed in surprise.

He examined the bronze-colored metal disc that Master Copper Hammer had given him again and found that there were no similar words on the back.

"Perhaps it's because the Silver Hammer Master, as the senior apprentice, has more advanced skills in forging and enchanting?"

Ryan guessed.

He shook his head, too lazy to dwell on it. In any case, it was indeed something to be happy about that Master Silver Hammer completed the commission a day ahead of schedule.

This is especially true given the current complex situation.

Ryan immediately changed course and headed towards North Island 1.

The sea appeared exceptionally calm under the cover of night, like the prelude to an approaching storm.

Shortly after, Ryan docked and landed on North Island 1.

He did not choose to disembark at the port, but instead found a corner on the edge.

The pirate crew searched everywhere for Freyne's whereabouts based on the wanted poster portrait provided by the Black Knight. Given that, the possibility of them searching for her while they were at it cannot be ruled out.

You must know, he is also a "son of blood"!

Although it is a "past its prime" and no longer displays the "bloody mark" of the Blood Child.

But this does not mean that the kingdom has lifted its warrant for his arrest.

After all, according to Freyne, the Black Knights had also "noticed" him.

One must proceed with caution.

Traveling in the shadows, Ryan encountered pirates searching for him from time to time. However, with these pirates who didn't even have the strength of a first-tier pirate, it was almost impossible for them to find him, who was deliberately hiding.

In reality, these pirates didn't necessarily conduct their searches very seriously; they mostly just went through the motions.

After all, human nature is inherently selfish, and the Dark Moon Witch has no direct interest in them. The current search is merely due to the coercion of the Black Knights.

And so, Ryan arrived at the door of "Silver Hammer Blacksmith Shop" with relative ease and pushed the door open to enter.

A wave of heat hit him. As soon as Ryan entered, he saw Master Silver Hammer sitting at the front desk, chatting with Miss Bingyun about something. Upon seeing Ryan, Master Silver Hammer grinned.

"You little rascal, you got here pretty fast."

"I knew you were getting impatient, so I notified you as soon as the casting was finished."

"Come and take a look."

"This set of protective gear can be considered a fine example among low-level rare items."

"For this reason, I also added a lot of rare materials."

Led by the Silver Hammer Master, Ryan arrived at a small compartment at the back and saw the armor hanging on a shelf.

At the same time, a gray-text notification appeared before his eyes.

——【Umbrella Fire Scale Armor Set】

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The protective gear hanging on the rack is mainly light silver with red patterns along the edges.

The joints between its arm and leg armor are connected by light red soft scales.

At the collar of the armor, there are blooming feather-shaped metal plates to prevent enemies from attacking the vital area of ​​the neck.

At first glance, Ryan fell in love with the armor set.

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【Umbrella Fire Scale Armor Set】: Low-tier rare item, a scale armor set made using Fire Umbrella Bird materials and many rare ores. It includes five parts: helmet, chest armor, wrist armor, waist armor, and leg armor. The special forging technique creates a close connection between the five parts. When worn individually, they only provide basic defense and resistance effects. However, when worn together, they will produce a wonderful reaction.

Total set bonus: Fire resistance +5, Water resistance -5, Lightning resistance -2.

Set Skills: [Sword Drawing Technique - Strength Lv.1], [Faster Recovery Lv.1]

—【Sword Drawing Technique - Strength lv.1】: After drawing your weapon, damage dealt to enemies is increased by 5% for 20 seconds, and it is easier to cause stun when attacking the enemy's head.

—【Faster Recovery Lv.1】: After being injured, the speed of injury recovery is increased by 50% (this can be increased by 50% on top of taking various recovery potions).

This rare item contains a faint essence of spiritual energy; absorbing it can improve the repair progress of the [Nameless Ship Sculpture].

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"So strong!"

This was the only thought in Ryan's mind after seeing the [Umbrella Fire Set].