My talent is 1.

After Shen Mengli handed over the leather armor, she noticed Zhong Wuyai's strange gaze and couldn't help but curse inwardly: "You big jerk."

He then changed into an ordinary robe.

As for the many questions from before, she had already put them aside; she wanted to know how Zhong Wuyai had been strengthened.

However, Zhong Wuyai did not interact with the tailor in the clothing store, but instead sat there resting out of boredom.

Shen Mengli urged her several times, but she always said to wait a little longer.

Helpless, Shen Mengli could only sit and wait.

Shen Youchu avoided them early on; whenever they discussed important matters, the two of them would try to get rid of her as if she were someone they couldn't be bothered to discuss.

"By the way, is it just the two of you at Bloom? I don't see anyone else."

"They're all busy with guild quests!"

Shen Mengli chimed in.

This guy guessed right; it really is just her and Shen Youchu now.

Of the dozen or so people who made the reservation, three were not in the Azure Dragon Empire.

The most important member of management is absent, and the others are currently with other forces.

Shen Mengli didn't dare to hire people casually. She also spent gold coins to draw the totem herself, and the effect was recognized as the strongest totem in her previous life.

She dared not reveal the secret of the totem to everyone, because the guild established by the Dragon Kingdom would later engage in a war with all other guilds that would sweep through the entire Fantasy Westward Journey player community.

The differences in the attributes of totems can have an impact on many people.

Of all things to say, Zhong Wuyai had to say this.

Zhong Wuyai asked another question, but Shen Mengli didn't hear anything clearly. She lowered her head, too embarrassed to reply.

The entire guild only has one guild leader and one vice guild leader... It's a bit embarrassing to admit, considering it's the second-best guild in the game... and there are only two people!

Shen Mengli didn't know what was going on with herself. Things that she usually kept secret from You Chu were all spilled out to Zhong Wuyai!

It's not that there are no people I can trust, it's just that at this stage, I can't trust anyone.

Only when the three major guilds of the Dragon Kingdom and more than twenty other guild alliances start fighting at the same time during guild wars will everyone put aside their prejudices, temporarily set aside their conflicts, and unite in a common hatred against the enemy.

At times like these, it's all about infighting, and the kind of infighting that's deadly...

Perhaps, as Zhong Wuyai himself said, he was rather special.

This led Shen Mengli to mistakenly believe that Zhong Wuyai was a reincarnated person like her.

Who knew that after his identity was revealed, Zhong Wuyai had no idea about the future, and Shen Mengli had no information about him either.

I don't know if it was because of my rebirth that I caused the butterfly effect.

This guy is different from others. Normally, anyone who knows they are a reincarnated person would want to take all the good things.

Especially those hidden quests and hidden professions, but this guy in front of me doesn't seem to care much.

On the contrary, after mentioning several hidden quests, more than a day has passed and I still haven't accepted them.

It really felt like they didn't think much of it at all.

"Hey~! ...What are you spacing out for?"

"What did you say? Did you just say something?"

"It's all done, your leather armor!"

[Sysfiel's Leather Armor +10]

☆

French equipment

Durability: 32/32

Grade: Silver

Wearing level: 15

Health +7400

Physical defense +168

Magic Defense +155

Spirit +174

The attribute "Focus" grants +20 magic accuracy and reduces the mana cost of casting skills by 30.

The attributes of this equipment enhancement are, well, mediocre. It seems to increase spirit quite a bit, but overall it doesn't increase as much as a warrior's bronze equipment.

It's barely considered good equipment; it's quite durable when worn.

No, to be precise, with the Moonlight Ring, Shen Mengli's summoned beasts are quite resilient.

"How did you do that?"

"Is that all the enhancements you're asking? You already have the equipment, why are you still asking!"

"Hey, what's with this star-level unlocking thing? Equipment below level 50 can't be star-leveled at all. Even if you find a master-level refiner now, even if you have Enlightenment Stones, you still can't unlock stars on level 15 equipment!"

"Don't spout so much nonsense!"

Shen Mengli stared at Zhong Wuyai. What was the deal with this guy's talent? Could it be that it could influence the talents of NPCs?

But NPCs shouldn't be able to add stars to level 15 equipment, so how did they do it? And this +10 enhancement seems way too easy.

We were chatting the whole time, and in the blink of an eye I was distracted, and the equipment was ready?

"Alright, your gear is ready. I have other things to do, so I'll have to keep you company!"

"I advise you to complete those tasks as soon as possible. Two of them have time limits. Once someone accepts them, unless they abandon the task or the task fails when the time runs out, no one else can accept them."

Shen Mengli also planned to do the hidden quests first. Although no one could complete the hidden quests at this stage, if she was too slow, the few people with high talent might accidentally accept the quests and she might miss them.

Hidden quests are different from others; you can only accept a maximum of three, and you can only accept more after completing them.

This is for ordinary players. If it were Zhong Wuyai, he would change 0/3 to 0/31 in the hidden mission column of the mission log.

However, doing so is not very effective, as most hidden quests have time limits, and doing too many will just be a waste if you don't finish them.

Zhong Wuyai rummaged through the package and found 28 gold coins, which had almost emptied the pockets of the people who were making the equipment.

Let's get our own equipment sorted first, then we can talk about other things.

The teleportation fee from Cloudsea City to the Imperial Capital is 25 gold coins. Zhong Wuyai even took a look at the map. If he were to walk there on foot, it would probably take more than two months, even if he didn't eat, drink, or sleep and just kept traveling.

The buildings in the capital were generally tall, with the Pagoda of the Mage soaring into the clouds, estimated to be over 500 meters high.

The Holy Light Hall is located on the west side of the capital, while the Divine Furnace is on the street opposite the Imperial Palace, with several royal guards standing beside it.

There aren't many people in the capital, and even if there is trading, many pieces of equipment cannot be purchased due to level restrictions.

Some of the items that can be purchased are temporarily unusable because the player's level is not high enough.

Only the general store and the herbal medicine merchant have a few players.

Grandmaster Disassembly Stones can be exchanged for not only crystals, but also some other materials, though these are currently unavailable until you reach a certain level.

Zhong Wuyai exchanged all of his tens of thousands of white crystals and thousands of green crystals for bronze and silver crystals.

After exchanging the money, Zhong Wuyai didn't go back. Instead, he went to a restaurant and spent 200 gold coins to buy two jugs of the most expensive Ice Wine.

Following the coordinates given by Shen Mengli, they arrived at the street behind the clothing store.

"This should be it."

He opened the wine flask, and the aroma of wine immediately filled the street. Zhong Wuyai took a small sip...

"Clang!"

A door on the side opened, and a disheveled middle-aged man came out. He hadn't bathed in a long time and smelled of sour stench.

"Oh my, the Ice Wine, the taste is always so wonderfully fragrant..."

The middle-aged man snatched the wine flask from Zhong Wuyai's hand and began to drink it in large gulps...

"Ah, that feels so good!"...

"Hey, that's my wine!"

"Oh, don't be so stingy! Just consider it a treat for me, let's be friends!"

After saying that, he took another big bite.

"Ah~ Smack~ Smack~!"

The ice-cold liquor felt icy cold when drunk, but after going down the throat it felt like being burned by fire, and it continued to irritate the slovenly man's stomach as he swallowed it...

"Kid, one pot isn't enough! If you give me another one, I'll tell you a secret!"

Zhong Wuyai took out another flask of wine and handed it over.

Then the slovenly man began reminiscing about the past, rambling on and on for a long time.

Zhong Wuyai's ears were practically calloused from hearing it all. Finally, the story was over, and only then did Zhong Wuyai receive a notification.

[Ding, accept the mission, Dillon's request?]

"yes!"

Hidden Quest: Murloc Tears (SS)

[Phase 1: Head to the southern beach of Thousand Peaks and find the bard Kayla]

The southern beach of Qianfeng Mountain seems to be a level 50 monster zone.

However, once you've completed your own equipment, there shouldn't be any problems, and you should be able to easily handle even epic bosses.

Zhong Wuyai was surprised to find that the NPC in the jewelry store in the capital was actually a royal blacksmith.

First, there was the ring, 15 silver crystals, zombie fangs, and ironwood dropped in the dungeon. I also got two pieces of black iron at home.

"Are you sure you want to use these to craft rings? If we had gold crystals, we could craft all sorts of gold equipment!"

"Sure!"

"Alright then, give me 50 white crystals, and I'll make the most of these materials."

Luckily, I still had some leftover white crystals to redeem, otherwise I would have had to go to the warehouse to pick them up again.

"2000 gold coins!"

Damn, other people only spend a few thousand gold coins to craft equipment, but I got two thousand gold coins in one go. This is robbery!

However, the royal blacksmith is indeed worth the price...

After payment was made, the royal blacksmith began melting the materials...

[A masterpiece by the Naxi people] (ring)

French equipment

Durability: 30/30

Grade: Silver

Wearing level: 20

Magic Attack +42

Magic critical hit chance +5%

Intelligence +20

The entry 【Martial Explosion】: Upon killing a target, the corpse will explode, dealing 20% ​​magic attack damage to targets within a radius of 5.

Top-tier equipment has even better stats than some gold-tier equipment.

With a little manipulation, this thing can deal 210% damage, or the explosion radius can be changed to a radius of 51.

Just thinking about it is exciting.

As usual, I tried to enhance it first. The first attempt was successful, then it failed once, and the third attempt reached +2.

Now, it's time to witness a miracle.

[Low-grade reinforced reel]

Equipment Enhancement Items

Use this item will increase your equipment's enhancement level by 1, with a maximum enhancement level of +3 and a 50% success rate.

Zhong Wuyai upgraded the enhancement level to +11.

Then it was dragged to Naxi's masterpiece.

[Ding, an error occurred... Repairing... Ding, repair complete.]

[A masterpiece by the Naxi people +10]

★★

French equipment

Durability: 30/30

Grade: Silver

Wearing level: 20

Magic Attack +747

Magic Attack +300

Magic Hit +3

Magic critical hit chance +7%

Intelligence +161

……

Unfortunately, neither strengthening nor star-leveling can affect the attributes.

The 300 magic attack and 3 magic hit rate are clearly added by star upgrades. Unlike staves, rings do not increase magic critical damage percentage, but rather magic hit rate.

Moreover, two stars not only increase magic attack, but also increase magic critical hit probability by 2%.

It seems that the attribute increases from star upgrades are different for each part.

Next up are the bracelets. ...

On the other side, Xiang Yang and Yang Yimu discussed it and sent a message to Zhong Wuyai.

"Boss, we only have two miners, both mining on level three. How about we lease out the resource points on level one? 10 gold coins per person per day, what do you think?"

"You can handle this small matter yourself. Don't be timid. Even if the mine is lost, I'll get it back for you!"

Xiang Yang and Yang Yimu immediately began making arrangements.

"There are 12 resource points in total. Each person gets 50 gold coins, so taking them all out would be 600 gold coins!"

"You can also farm monsters with it. Although there are fewer monsters per floor, zombie fangs are in high demand now and have risen to 1 silver coin per piece."

"That works too. There aren't many monsters on the first floor, and there are only 20 slots per day. One gold coin per person will do."

The first floor is full of level 10 monsters, and even 1 gold coin is a bit expensive. However, if you're lucky, the tough-skinned zombies might drop poison fangs.

Although it's the lowest grade of venomous fangs, it's still a sought-after material.

Xiang Yang only contacted Zhang Haitao once, and Zhang Haitao immediately booked all the spots without saying a word.

He has now recruited a large number of people.

All that's missing is a token to start a guild, and of course, reputation is also needed.

As more and more people change jobs, equipment becomes extremely scarce.

Even green crystals have risen to 15 silver coins each.

While ores are not as valuable as crystals, they are still materials for crafting equipment.

A miner can earn about 12 to 15 gold coins a day.

If you're lucky, you'll find a lot of copper ore, earning 20 gold coins and increasing your mining proficiency. As your level increases, the quality of the ore you mine will also improve. It's a sure-fire way to make money.

Secondary professions are in high demand right now, especially blacksmithing, apothecary, and tailoring.

There are relatively few weapon refiners. Unlike NPC weapon refiners, player weapon refiners also make jewelry.

Moreover, weapon refiners are a hidden profession among secondary professions, making them even rarer than ordinary secondary professions.

When a weapon refiner advances to a secondary profession, they can only continuously craft jewelry. Only when they reach the Grandmaster level can they unlock the star-level upgrade.

Of course, this is something.

Zhong Wuyai is completely out of control now and can't stop...

"I refuse to believe it! I've failed six times already, it's about time I succeeded!"

Zhong Wuyai spent 600 gold coins just to upgrade from +3 to +4.

I've already spent 1200 to upgrade from +4 to +5, and I've also used over 100 silver crystals, but I still failed on my seventh attempt.

"This is fucking ridiculously high failure rate!"

Once a gambler gets hooked, he won't be satisfied until he's spent all his money.

Gold coins are a minor issue; it's the consumption of silver crystals that's too high.

Zhong Wuyai also understood the expression on Shen Mengli's face when she saw the +10 enhanced equipment.

This is a bottomless pit.

"continue!"

On the eighth try, I finally reached +5.

Next was +6, but Zhong Wuyai stopped.

This can't go on. If we keep doing this, my silver crystals won't even last until +8.

After looking at the two scrolls in the package, Zhong Wuyai thought for a moment and realized that he might be able to enhance them in a different way.

【Advanced Reinforced Reel】

It can upgrade equipment enhanced to +6 or higher by 1 level, up to a maximum of +9, with a success rate of 10%.

Use on equipment enhanced to +6 or lower, and it will 100% increase the enhancement level by 1.

High-end reels are undoubtedly meant for high-end applications.

However, there seems to be room for maneuver with low-grade reinforced reels.

After use, the equipment enhancement level increases by 1. Ignore this part; the main limitation is +3.

What if it's limited to 31? Then I could use it indefinitely.

Moreover, the success rate is 50%.

So, just with this, you can get a +10 enhancement.

However, I can't get it to +10 myself. +9 won't do either. It has to be +8.

The success rate of advanced reinforced rollers is only 10%.

Relatively speaking, the intermediate-strength reel is the best to use.

After using +5, success will result in 5 stars.

Unless you have a lot of high-level enhanced reels, they won't be very effective.

The key is that the star rating isn't a number and can't be changed. Otherwise, you could just add +10 and then change it to 11 stars when you upgrade.

trouble……

After talent cooldown

Zhong Wuyai raised the maximum enhancement level of the low-level enhancement scroll to 31.

"Ha, it actually works!"

After dragging it onto the bracelet... it worked on the first try.

After all, a 50% success rate is already quite high.

Next up are the advanced ones...

after an hour……

This is the only one left. If it fails, who knows when we'll be able to get the next one...

"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, may the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, the Supreme Lord Laozi, and the Jade Emperor protect us! We must succeed!"

He dragged the advanced reinforced scroll toward the bracelet...

[Ding, enhancement successful... Ding, data error... Ding, repair in progress...]

[Flame Heart Bracelet +10]

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French equipment

Durability: 28/28

Grade: Silver

Wearing level: 20

Magic Attack +740

Magic Attack +2750

Magic critical strike damage +60%

Spirit +161

Attribute 1 [Heart of Flame]: Increases fire damage by 30% and fire resistance by 1%.

What's there to consider... it requires 27,000 magic attacks.

The rest can be discarded.

Although the magic attack will increase further if you continue to upgrade the star level, you can't wear level 20 equipment forever; you'll definitely have to replace it later.

Without the enhancement scroll, even if I focused solely on enhancing other equipment, it would take until dark, so there's no need to waste time. My combat power is already terrifying enough.

The three pieces of equipment, enhanced to +10, triggered the hidden attributes of the enhancement.

Adds an additional 1500 points of true damage.

After packing his things, Zhong Wuyai went to the teleportation array.

Mountain City is currently the city with the most players because there is only one instance of it.

There were many people in Guyang Village, but Zhong Wuyai did not go to Guyang Village this time. Instead, he headed south towards Qianfeng Mountain.

Most of the monsters on the road are level 20 or 30, but once you enter the dense forest, everything becomes a question mark.

However, it's not a big deal. Zhong Wuyai's magic attack has now reached an abnormal level.

In another hour or so, it will get even more perverted.

On the way, Zhong Wuyai upgraded both pieces of equipment using his talents.

Then, the panel properties exploded again...

【Zhong Wuyai】

Talent: 1

Class: Destruction Mage

Reputation: 54710

Rating: 23

Experience: 1974500/2400000

Health: 3400/3400

Mana: 8150/8150

Physical attack: 50

Magic Attack: 50916

Spell critical strike chance: 17%

Magic critical strike damage: +90%

Magic Hits: 3

Physical defense: 138

Magic Defense: 186

Power: 50

Agility: 34

Physical condition: 46

Intelligence: 596

Spirit: 361

Fire resistance: 1%

Movement speed: 17

Health restored per second: 21

Mana restored per second: 26

Free attribute points: 108

Skill points: 19

……

The 10% magic attack bonus from the Magic Handbook directly boosted Zhong Wuyai's magic attack to over 50,000.

Among all the players in the fantasy world, no one at this stage has reached even half of Zhong Wuyai's magic attack power.

The damage is off the charts...

The term "Heart of Flame" seems tailor-made for Zhong Wuyai.

There's also a 5% damage bonus from the Magic Handbook.

I don't know what level the monster was, but Zhong Wuyai's fireball dealt more than 500,000 damage.

[Ding! You have defeated the common monster Flower Leaf Snake and gained 8000 experience points. Defeating a monster of a higher level grants an additional 64720 experience points.]

Perhaps it was because I was killing monsters of a higher level, or perhaps it was because it was my first time killing them, but I got a lot of materials, three pieces from each monster, even though they were few.

After killing more than twenty ordinary monsters and getting about ten gold coins, Zhong Wuyai could imagine that he could earn a lot of money by just grinding monsters all day without doing anything else.

However, Zhong Wuyai dared not fight too many monsters, as fatigue in such a place would be fatal for him.

After eating something, Zhong Wuyai continued on his journey.

The bard Kayla is on a beach by the sea.

There is a thatched hut.

This put Zhong Wuyai at ease.

It may be dangerous near NPCs, but it is safe inside NPCs' houses, unless it is a specially kept pet or a necessary plot monster.

But that wasn't the case inside Kayla's house.

With the token given to him by Dillon, Zhong Wuyai entered the thatched hut without any hindrance.

After handing over the token...

[Ding, Phase One complete, mission updated]

Hidden Quest: Murloc Tears (SS)

Phase Two: Helping Kayla Repair the Bone Flute

[Quest Description: Recently, merfolk from the sea have been frequently coming ashore, which is causing Keira a lot of distress. During the process of repelling the merfolk, Keira's bone flute was damaged by them, and she needs to find 5 merfolk leg bones to repair it.]

[Tip: When attacking a merman, try to avoid attacking his lower body.]

What kind of bullshit mission is this? And you're telling me to avoid attacking the lower body... Are you kidding me?!

Zhong Wuyai glanced at the sky and decided it was best not to provoke the fishmen that night, as he didn't know what level the monsters here were.

Zhong Wuyai set up a tent and slept in the bard's thatched hut. ...