Whose world-class drama are they criticizing?

The old blacksmith glanced at the player expressionlessly. Ryan had told him beforehand that the Dark Ones would be coming to the blacksmith's shop.

He didn't care about the customer's identity or the shop's style.

As long as I can forge iron, that's fine.

On the cutting board was a forging project list written by Ryan, and the legendary investigator peered over.

The legendary Primal Light Sword, capable of unleashing devastating attacks; the legendary Primal Light Staff, capable of wiping out the entire battlefield with frost...

The names sound incredibly cool, and the materials required are minimal—just some magic crystals and a small amount of blessing.

They spent a week clearing the back mountain, so this amount of material was more than enough.

From this perspective, this game is actually quite generous.

The liver strain wasn't excessive.

You could even say it's great value for money!

Art is just the surface; gameplay is the core.

The players smiled with relief; they had endured so much hardship and were still using beginner weapons.

For example, the legendary investigator's [Basic Staff] is mediocre and ugly. He thought that if he replaced it with a legendary staff, wow, the frost would wipe out the whole field. Not to mention anything else, the melancholy girl who had been tormenting them for a week should be easy to capture.

The game is finally getting better.

After enduring so much hardship, the good times are finally over.

"Give me a legendary Staff of Light!" The legendary investigator pointed to the menu, took out various materials from his backpack, and placed them on the table.

"I want the legendary iron sword!"

"I want the legendary greatsword."

...

After all ten players placed their orders, the old blacksmith collected the materials, threw them into the furnace, picked up his hammer, and started hammering.

He works very efficiently.

Soon, the weapons for the ten players were ready.

The legendary investigator took it and looked at it.

[Basic Staff]

[Apprentice Level]

The staff, forged from the most basic materials, can only slightly increase casting speed.

"?"

Why is it still a basic staff?

The legendary investigator's eyes widened instantly. Apart from being of slightly higher quality, the thing in his hand was no different from the basic staff issued by the system!

Where is the legend? Please tell me.

The players were in an uproar. They looked at Ryan in disbelief. "Are you trying to mislead us?"

Don't be impatient.

Ryan said softly, still in the style of a classical young scholar, "The furnace fire has not yet been extinguished; let's wait until it's reheated before we see."

He gestured to the old blacksmith with his eyes.

The old blacksmith slapped his forehead; he was getting old and had forgotten the procedure Ryan had explained.

So it needs to be upgraded again.

The players had an "I see" look on their faces, and the old man almost swore. Thank goodness you guys pulled back from the brink.

It was a false alarm.

The players returned the weapons to the old blacksmith.

Ryan was right; the old blacksmith had indeed started upgrading.

He took some gold paint from the side and started applying it to the weapon.

The weapon instantly turned golden.

After the upgrade is complete, it will be returned to the players.

[Basic Staff (Legendary Skin)]

Skin...?!

The legendary investigator wondered if he was seeing things.

The staff, forged from the most basic materials, only slightly increases casting speed, but it looks really cool.

"No, that's it?"

"Is it just the skin?"

Players were in an uproar. It turns out that legendary weapons refer to weapons with legendary skins. What kind of skins will be released in the future? Epic skins?

They took a deep breath; whenever they tried to praise Ryan, he always had to pull some fancy tricks.

The old man glared angrily at Ryan. If it weren't for the firepower of the Zerg hybrid, Ryan would have been sent flying by him.

It's definitely not because he gave in.

"Your Excellency, Lord of Chuguang City," the legendary investigator said with a dark face, "what happened to the promised 'Frostbite' that would wipe out the entire enemy force?"

Some brothers, some.

Ryan smiled and said, "All you need to do is strengthen it with forging stones."

After all that, I still have to upgrade it myself.

The players sighed. Oh well, they should have known there's no such thing as a free lunch.

Level 1 Common Forging Stones are not plentiful, but players still have some.

These glowing stones mostly appear in dangerous corners of the back mountain.

"I want to upgrade."

The old man took out a dozen forging stones and handed his legendary iron rod to the blacksmith.

The old blacksmith took one and started clanging it.

[Basic Iron Bar (+1) (Legendary Skin)]

The old man took it and swung it around a few times. It felt great, and the attack speed was half again as fast as before.

Continue to upgrade.

He has plenty of forging stones.

+2 requires two forging stones, and so on.

[Basic Iron Bar (+4)]

【Quality: Craftsman-level】

He spent ten forging stones, and by the time he reached level four, the quality of the iron rod had surpassed that of an apprentice.

The craftsman-grade weapon was indeed extraordinary, emitting a faint glow, drawing envious glances from the surrounding players.

Uncle still has five forging stones; he can level up one more time.

Unexpectedly, the five forging stones were just thrown into the furnace.

A sharp alarm sounded, and huge sparks flew from the furnace.

The barrel exploded?

The old man was shocked. "I painstakingly saved up three days' worth of forging stones, and now they're ruined?"

As it turns out, he was too naive.

It's not just the forging stone that's being scrapped.

The old blacksmith used pliers to fish out the weapon and threw it in front of his uncle.

Several pieces of black scrap metal slammed heavily onto the table.

The entire room fell silent.

Even the usually bustling live streaming rooms now have large sections of empty screens.

They were so frightened by the message that they almost cried.

The Blacksmith and the Curse of Fire

[Enhancement may fail and result in equipment destruction]

The higher the enhancement level, the easier it is to fail.

[Dispelling condition: Contribute a certain amount of blessing in advance....]

Enhancement can fail, failure will destroy the item, and spending money will prevent it from being destroyed.

This game is amazing.

"My legendary hammer!" the old man cried out, "It's all the gear I've been grinding for a week!"

At this moment, he was no longer afraid even of Zerg hybrids.

"Ryan, I'll oo your o!"

Ryan, who had anticipated this, had already hidden in the forge in the inner room.

[Guidance Task]

[Blacksmith Shop Open (Completed)]

[Reward Amount: 10 Azure Silver Forging Stones]

The players' ordinary forging stones shattered, but Ryan's Azure Silver Forging Stone arrived.

After preparing for so long, it's time for him to forge a truly legendary weapon.

Ryan swallowed up all the reward money. As for what to do if the players outside were reluctant to upgrade their characters, he had his own way of dealing with that.

[Lord of Chuguang City, Azure Silver Apostle 'Lain Luming' issues an advancement quest to...]

[Advanced Quest: Upgrade any weapon to +5]

[Reward: Ryan Lumin's favorability +5]

But reaching maximum favorability requires 100,000, and unlocking special CGs requires 1 million!

Chapter 60 With such a large portion in hand, who can rival me?

[Lord of Chuguang City, the Azure Silver Apostle 'Ryan Luming' issues a high-level quest to 'Ryan Luming']

Difficulty: High

[Advanced Task: Raise your arm at a 45° angle overhead]

[Reward: 10 Azure Silver Forging Stones]

Ryan raised his arm, having completed the challenging task for experts, and received ten Azure Silver Forging Stones.

Ordinary forging stone is a product of long-term deposition under yellow sunlight and is common throughout the continent. However, Azure Silver Forging Stone, as the name suggests, is a crystal formed from Azure Silver solar eclipse and is extremely rare.

It is said that it can only be produced in the legendary place where the white sun died and was born—the Land of the Fallen Sun.

Unlike regular forging stones, these stones not only have higher and better stats, but also greater compatibility with all curses, making them easier to enchant.

Weapons enhanced with Azure Silver Forging Stones are also known as 'Azure Silver Magic Weapons'.

Each time a Azure Silver Magic Weapon is upgraded to a new tier, it will unlock unique weapon skills.

Ryan examined the crystal-clear stone in his hand for a while, put it in his pocket, put on white gloves, took out the half-dried and half-rotten sword, and placed it on the desk.

Blacksmith Apprentice (1/1)

After more than a week of staying up all night to grind for experience, he finally unlocked the support class of blacksmith apprentice.

The progress wasn't too fast; a dwarf would have mastered it in three days.