The Return of the Sword God

Evil Whips

When the Kobold Chieftain exploded, items scattered on the floor. Copper Coins also adorned the floor with a copper glow, illuminating the entire mine as if celebrating Shi Fengs success.

Right now, Blackie was sitting limp on the ground, cold sweat filling his entire body. It was as if his entire strength was drained out of his body; he did not care about the water droplets on the ground. This fight is really hard. There was not even time to catch a breath; every minute and every second was a soul-shattering moment that stimulated the eyes.

Every moment of the fight was just toying with Blackie's heart. He would not be able to accept it at all if he did not have a strong heart.

As for Shi Feng, who could fight against the Kobold Chieftain directly, what kind of heart did he have?

“This is too good! We won, Brother Feng! You are truly my idol!” Blackie shouted with great joy. Seeing Shi Fengs calm face, Blackie was filled with respect for him.

Although Shi Fengs previous strength was quite good, surpassing many average players, he was still an average professional player. Shi Fengs skills had never been beyond Blackie's reach. Shi Feng was previously quickly excited. He would even engage in endless conflicts regarding common equipment as if he was a drawn sword. However, the current Shi Feng was very different from before; it was as if he had become a different person. Shi Feng was currently very calm and did things without hesitation. He gave a certain serenity that resembled a dormant dragon; he did not do anything extraordinary normally; yet when he did, it would shock the world.

“Blackie, isn't your idol Gentle Snow?” Shi Feng slightly smiled as he said so.

“Of course Gentle Snow is my idol. However, you are also amazing, Brother Feng! Normally, you have remained silent without revealing anything, but now that you have shown it, even a Kobold Chieftain of that strength has been defeated by you. Not even a true professional gamer can match you, so how could I not admire you? As they say, shelter is better under large trees. Brother Feng, you must teach me how to play Cursemancer! Even in my dreams, I dream of becoming a professional gamer.” In Blackie's eyes, Shi Feng was like a mountain of gold. He was happy for the choices he made before. If he went to Shadow Workshop, he might still be a member of the nameless gold farm. He did not even have the chance to meet an expert; forget about becoming a true expert.

"All right." Shi Feng smiled. Blackie's character is straightforward.

When Shi Feng was fired in his previous life, Blackie also resigned, without hesitation. Blackie had given up a job earning millions of dollars yearly just to share the suffering with him. Of course, Shi Feng would not betray Blackie; he would teach Blackie anything he could. Although Shi Feng had never played Cursemancer before, he still observed many Cursemancer experts. Shi Feng knew the general direction to develop the Cursemancer, and it was more than enough to give Blackie a clue.

“Brother Feng, how do you think I should pass on my points early on? Do I use full Intelligence?” Blackie asked.

Shi Feng shook his head, saying after some thought, “While it is not bad to use full Intelligence in the initial period, Agility is a must if you want to become a powerful Cursemancer. In addition to just increasing Movement Speed, Agility can also increase Casting Speed. Cursemancer has few lifesaving skills, runs slowly, and has many skills that require singing. The Cursemancer spell was also weak in strength. They mainly relied on the Curse to inflict damage. However, unlike the Elementalist, who was a literal cannon, a Cursemancer needed time to release such damage completely. Therefore, after adding Intelligence to 20 points, you should place half of your Free Ability Points into Agility. This will guarantee your safety and also allow you to deal more damage.”

In Shi Fengs previous life, there was an extremely powerful Cursemancer. That person had violated the traditional point allocation method of a Cursemancer by adding a large amount of Agility. Not only could he deal damage quickly and ferociously, but he was even stronger in PK. He had destroyed the Assassin who fought the witch. Even in death, the Assassins had not landed a single attack on the Cursemancer, breaking the law that states that witches would die if they were approached by melee players. After that incident, many Cursemancers began to add Agility, causing the Assassins to experience relentless depression as they were constantly bullied by the Cursemancer.

Blackie nodded his head. He felt Shi Fengs words were reasonable, saying with a smile, “Alright then. Once my Intelligence reaches 20 points, I will use full Agility.”

After finishing discussing how to add points to the Cursemancer, Shi Feng and Blackie began picking up the item.

The Kobold Chieftain was worthy of being a monster with Chieftain rank. Plus that it was the First Kill, the drops were extremely abundant.

It had dropped a total of 8 pieces of Bronze Equipment; 1 Grey Giant Axe, 2 Plate Armor, 2 Leather Armor, 3 Cloth Armor. In addition, there were also 273 Copper and 3 skill books. There were [Mock] for Shield Warriors, [Silent Steps] for Assassins, and [Evil Whip] for Cursemancers.

“Blackie, your luck is too good. This Evil Whip skill book was rare with an extremely low drop rate. It was also one of the few control and damage skills a Cursemancer possessed. As long as the skill level is high, it will be a good skill to grind monsters.” Shi Feng threw the Evil Whip skill book at Blackie without hesitation. He also gave Blackie two Level 2 Armor Cloths.

[Evil Whip]

Transmission time 3 seconds.

Use 5 spines to tie the target in a fixed area. As long as the target exits the area and breaks its duration, each thorn will cause a base damage of 20 points, with an additional 30% Spell Damage.

Quiet time: 20 seconds.

Blackie became elated when he saw the skill and learned it quickly. With this skill, his battle standard would rise greatly. After he switched to those two pieces of equipment, it was as if he had changed from an air rifle to an artillery cannon. Blackie's Intelligence increased to 20 points, increasing his Spell Damage to 48, and also activating the Hidden Basic Skill for Intelligence, [Rapid Cast].

[Quick Rating]

Allows players to pass the pronunciation of spells that are under 1.5 seconds long, requiring only action to pronounce them.

Also, it allows the user to focus more on attacking his target.

As for the two pieces of Plate Armor, it was the [Recruit's Heavy Armor], and the [Black Steel Armguard]. However, among these Bronze Equipment, Shi Feng only liked the Protective Attributes of the Black Steel Arm.

[Black Steel Arm Shield] (Bronze Ranked, Armor Plate)

Level 3

Defense +14

Strength +2, Durability +2, Agility +1

Durability 20/20

The Recruiter's Heavy Armor was just mediocre. The Heavy Armor Recruiter Level 5 could not compare to the Sky Armor at all. However, the Plate Armor was still valuable so it could be sold at a good price.

Two pieces of Level 3 Bronze Leather Armor could also be sold.

Among these equipment, the most valuable was the Gray Giant Axe. That must be Berserkers' favorite.

[Grey Giant Palm] (Bronze Rank)

tier 5

Equipment Requirement: Strength 15

Attack Power +21

Power +5, Durability +2

Durability 30/30

It was an absolute weapon to commit violence. If the Berserker had mastered this weapon, the damage would have been extremely great and terrifying.

“If I could make a splash over this Grey Giant Axe, it would definitely make a lot of money,” Shi Feng slightly smiled. He had a plan in his heart to make a lot of money using the Gray Giant Axe.

Following which, Shi Feng and Blackie returned to the workshop.

“Mr Jack, I have killed the Kobold Chieftain. Here's the skull.” Shi Feng said respectfully as he took out the Kobold skull.

Master Jack, who was currently forging steel, glanced at the Kobold's skull. After he confirmed that Shi Feng had done so, he complacently said, “Not bad, young man. Looks like you have the right to inherit my forging skills.”

System: Hidden Quest 'Road Of Forging' completed. Players have studied Forging. Players had become Basic Forging Apprenticeships. The player had obtained the Forging Talent, the 'Genius of Forging'. Awarded 10 pieces [One Hundred Refinements Steel]

[Forging Genius]

After a successful forging, there was a fixed chance of increasing 2 Proficiency Points.

Two Proficiency Points should not be underestimated. Please be aware that the Basic Forging Apprenticeships that made Common Equipment only had a 20% success rate%. After successfully making the equipment, there was a 40% chance of obtaining 1 Proficiency Point. Yet now, Shi Feng had the chance to earn 2 Proficiency Points as long as his forging was successful, increasing his efficiency for promotion to the next rank by several folds.

Becoming an Intermediate Level Forging Intern required 1000 Proficiency Points. The average player needs at least more than ten days to become a player. Their supply of materials must also be continuous, as a terrible failure rate will throw away large quantities of material. With the Forging Talent, Shi Feng could now save a lot of materials, saving quite a lot of money.

On the other hand, Hundred Refinement Steel is a good Supporting Material for making Bronze Equipment. This could increase the success rate of manufacturing Bronze Equipment by 10%.

With the Forging Talent and Forging Book, Shi Feng inevitably wanted to immediately start forging equipment. However, he needed materials if he wanted to forge equipment, and in large quantities as well. If he collected his own materials, it would waste a lot of time. He could only buy it in bulk. However, it requires a lot of money. Not only that, making Common Equipment would not give him money, but instead cause him to lose the money. Only Bronze Equipment could be sold for a good price, but it required a Forging Design that Shi Feng did not possess.

“The Forest of Death is a place to visit.” Shi Feng thought about the Bronze Equipment Forging Design that could be obtained from within the Deathly Forest. The equipment that could be forged using the Forging Design was cheap to create and had very good Attributes. In his previous life, quite a number of Forgers had become rich due to the Design.

As Shi Feng turned to leave...

“Young man, you really made me look at you differently. Even after so many years of forging weapons, this is still the first time I have seen a Magic Weapon.” Master Jack called Shi Feng. He had directed his gaze towards the pitch-black sword hanging on Shi Fengs waist. Even if the black sword was rusty and looked like a fire poker, it could not escape the sight of a Master Forger.