Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

Xiao Yu made his request.

In addition to maintaining the entire set of equipment.

He also plans to craft the 25 twisted blackwood he obtained from the twisted forest into physical arrows.

This is definitely a big order!

This is of great significance to Zheng Liangping.

This not only greatly benefits the improvement of weapon crafting skills, but also significantly enhances cultivation level, and allows one to receive a large share of the shop's revenue.

Only with money and skills can one go solo; only by going solo can one succeed, and perhaps in the future, one can reunite with family and children in the deep sea.

But he didn't want to harm Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu not only did he do me a favor, but he is also a promising talent who may become an important figure in the future.

"It's not that I don't want to help you..."

Zheng Liangping explained truthfully:

"My restoration skills are not very proficient, and I consume 20% more material essence than Master Xiong."

"As for weapon crafting... although crafting arrows is relatively simple, there is still a certain failure rate, which inevitably leads to the waste of some good materials."

What is the essence of materials?

An extraordinary substance extracted from a supernatural material is widely used in equipment repair and weapon crafting.

Consume 20% more.

The repair cost will be 20% higher.

Xiao Yu still has more than 180 soul stones, which is a huge sum of money. However, if he wants to repair his equipment, the cost of purchasing essence alone will be as high as sixty or seventy soul stones.

As for crafting physical arrows, each one requires not only one set of materials but also one soul stone and one set of material essence.

The two are added together.

That's not a small amount!

"It's okay, I brought my own supplies."

Xiao Yu had been hunting for many days and had collected a large amount of gray materials, which almost filled his storage space. Most of these materials were not directly useful for refining weapons or medicines.

They can only be broken down into their essence.

Gray low-grade materials can be converted into one basic essence, and gray mid-grade materials can be converted into two.

There's no point in keeping it anyway.

It would be better to use the money as consumables for repairing equipment and making arrows, and then add a little basic cost, so that the expenditure is within an acceptable range.

It doesn't matter if it's a bit more expensive.

Efficiency is paramount.

By the way, I'll also do a favor for the future master craftsman. With Old Zheng's talent, completing this batch of crafting work will surely greatly improve his crafting skills.

"Okay, thank you so much! I'll do my best to complete the task!"

Zheng Liangping accepted the task.

It will take about five or six hours to complete.

After Xiao Yu paid the remaining fees, he still had 142 soul stones in his hand.

In addition, there are several forging stones, a white-quality Astrologer Heroic Spirit, and four unused gray equipment pieces that I don't need.

Keep the forging stones; they'll be useful later.

First, get rid of the heroic spirits and excess equipment.

Activate the panel.

Open the old channel.

This is a platform for players to chat and trade.

Each channel in the Old World has a usage threshold. For example, only those level 3 or above in this world can speak, and each time you speak, you have to pay 1 Soul Stone.

Soulstones are in short supply.

No one wastes money for no reason.

The channel is very quiet right now.

Xiao Yu anonymously posted the transaction information.

The "Stargazer Warlock" hero spirit is only exchanged for hero spirits and hero spirit materials. As for the four extra pieces of equipment, they are sold at a fixed price or exchanged for other equivalent items.

Once issued.

Private messages became lively.

"Holy crap, selling even white-tier Servants! Wow, this guy's incredibly generous! Need any followers? I want to join your ranks! I'm almost level 3 already!"

"My name is Wang Weiwei from the School of Foreign Languages. I'm 1.7 meters tall, and my measurements are... Could we add each other as friends and get to know each other?"

"Student, I am Teacher Wang, the Dean of Students at this school. Your spirit has not been seen in the Memorial Hall of Heroes. Could you please reveal its origin?"

"..."

I ignored these messages.

White-tier Servants are currently very rare, and it's estimated that few people will be able to offer an equivalent item, so it's unlikely that a deal will be made in the short term, and you'll need to be patient.

The equipment sold very quickly.

The three gray-grade low-grade items, priced at 10 soul stones, sold out in less than half an hour.

A piece of gray-grade equipment was priced at 20 Soul Stones, but it was soon traded for a helmet of the same quality by a player.

[Cowhide Helmet], Gray Medium Grade, Base Defense +3, Abnormal Mental Resistance +1, Durability 15.

1 point of resistance.

It's useful in Nightmare dungeons.

Xiao Yu happened to be without a helmet, so he agreed to the deal, and not long after the deal was completed.

Another private message has attracted attention.

She is Su Qingmeng, a level 4 player.

The goddess Su that Lu Dahai mentioned? She's one of the most powerful players right now!

"Wasn't Su Qingmeng leading a team through the Nightmare dungeon? Since the trading function can't be used in the dungeon or in the open world, it looks like this dungeon run has failed."

Expected.

Su Qingmeng and Wang Yang have great potential.

One possesses a unique, top-tier talent, and the other is a purple-quality Helü Heroic Spirit, but their foundations are still too weak.

There is not enough experience.

There was also insufficient intelligence.

It would be a miracle if they could even get through to the "Ruins of Yingdu"!

Su Qingmeng: "Hello, I'm interested in the 'Stargazer Heroic Spirit.' Although I don't have a Heroic Spirit of equal quality to exchange for, I do have a decent Heroic Spirit Skill Soul Crystal that I can trade with you!"

This finally piqued people's interest.

"Send it to me!"

[Heroic Soul Crystal: Concealing Breath Technique], a white-quality skill.

Xiao Yu's eyes lit up.

This is an excellent white skill.

It can conceal its aura to reduce the probability of triggering monsters, and it can also hide its own information and cultivation level.

There are a large number of Deep Sea believers lurking inside and outside Suiyang City, who specifically target outstanding chosen ones, so we must be wary.

This skill can effectively reduce risk, but although it is very necessary, there is no need to rush into trading.

Su Qingmeng doesn't have a purple-level Heroic Spirit like Wang Yang, but according to Xiao Yu, the Heroic Spirits at this stage aren't bad either. Why would she be interested in the Stargazer?

There's only one reason!

She realized that the main reason for the failure of this challenge was the lack of insight. Although the stargazer was not strong in combat, he had a strong insight.

This heroic spirit can just make up for the deficiency.

You yourself are the rare commodity.

Xiao Yu then replied, "This skill is alright, but it's not offensive. It's not enough to exchange for my Heroic Spirit."

On the Ark.

Inside a room.

A stunningly beautiful and sophisticated woman, standing 1.75 meters tall with waist-length hair and an icy demeanor, took a deep breath.

Her overly full breasts rose and fell, giving the impression that they were about to burst through her leather armor.

"greedy!"

Su Qingmeng suffered a crushing defeat.

The difficulty of the Nightmare dungeon far exceeds expectations.

Six of her seven companions died, and she and the remaining one had to give up the challenge.

The loss is too great.

All six subordinates were demoted, which dealt a significant blow to the team's morale. It was inevitable that they would reflect on the situation, review the lessons learned, and summarize the lessons.

Insufficient investigative capabilities.

That is one of the main reasons.

The astrologer must be won over.

This "Concealing Breath Technique" was obtained from a high-quality treasure chest on the outskirts of the ruins of Yingdu. It was one of the biggest gains of this trip, and its value was no less than that of the astrologer. Unexpectedly, the other party was still not satisfied.

But they don't fight for it themselves.

Once Wang Yang's team acquires the Astrologer, they are likely to clear the Yingdu Ruins more quickly, thus establishing an advantage in reputation.

Su Qingmeng gritted her teeth: "I'll add another white item. If you agree, we can trade immediately; otherwise, I won't force you."

Throw out the equipment.

【Brass Necklace】, White Low Grade, Protective Power +1, Spirit Power +1, Durability 10.

It's an accessory.

Accessories are generally more valuable than ordinary armor.

This necklace adds 1 point to physical protection and 1 point to the maximum mental strength, which is quite good.

"make a deal!"

Xiao Yu was not greedy.

Su Qingmeng didn't necessarily need an astrology master; she could also find players with insight-based talents, so she decided to take the easy way out and complete the deal.

The secret crystal and necklace are in hand.

Xiao Yu put on the brass necklace, which increased his damage immunity and maximum mental strength by 1 point, enough to improve his strength.

As for skill crystals?

Used on the spirit of Sun Tzu.

As an epic-level hero, Sun Tzu can equip orange-quality secret crystals at most, and acquiring a white-quality skill is no problem for him.

Heroic Spirit Crystals can be replaced at any time; if a more useful skill becomes available in the future, it can be overwritten and replaced.

Your "Sun Tzu, the Master of War" spirit has gained a new skill, "Concealing Breath Technique"!

[Soul Essence - 25!]

[You have mastered the "Secret Technique of Concealing Breath" through the spirit of Sun Tzu, the "Sage of War"!]

[Concealing Breath Technique], a white skill, consumes 3 points of mental energy to conceal one's aura for 5 minutes. If other skills are used, the concealment will fail, or one's cultivation and information will be continuously blocked for 60 minutes... Current level 1, maximum level 3, consumes 40 essence to upgrade.