Chapter 7

Small tricks? What small tricks! Everyone had the urge to roll their eyes. What kind of place is the small village you come from? To have such formidable swordsmanship, magical cooking alchemy, and now even the ability to refine magical artifacts!

Moreover, this alchemy is clearly different from ordinary alchemy! It's true that those old masters who have reached the pinnacle of alchemy can refine things without tools, but that requires them to be powerful mages or similar spellcasters! Ordinary alchemists, especially low-level ones, can't produce anything without a laboratory.

This guy... where does he come from! Everyone looked at Ji Ran, as if they wanted to see through his body to the small mountain village he claimed to be from. If what he said was true, then the people in that village must be some kind of monsters!

The refinement of such a low-level item doesn't take long. Soon, the fire gradually subsided, and the wolf fang and pebbles were tied together with a rope made of monster hair, forming a bracelet.

Wolf Fang Bracelet: Slightly increases agility. When activated, it can summon a wolf spirit to attack enemies, with the duration proportional to the amount of true essence injected. Limited to two uses per day.

High restrictions, poor effects, truly a low-level magical artifact. But regardless, this item does provide a boost to Ji Ran's current strength. Satisfied, he nodded and put the bracelet on his arm, feeling the effects of the magical artifact.

Increased agility, which in the Western fantasy world generally means increased dexterity. Although the effect of the wolf fang bracelet is only slight, for Ji Ran's current level, it is quite noticeable. Wearing the bracelet, he felt his body become much lighter.

It seems that even low-level magical artifacts have their uses... After testing the passive effect, should I try the active one?

In "Immortal Freedom," triggering the active effect of a magical artifact requires mana. He currently has both mana and true qi in his body, clearly separated into two systems that do not interfere with each other. Mana can naturally trigger the active effect, but what about true qi?

Think and act. Ji Ran mobilized the true qi in his body and injected it into the wolf fang bracelet. Then, he suddenly had a strange feeling.

The wolf fang bracelet seemed to undergo a peculiar change due to the injection of true qi... as if it wanted to merge with him, with no barriers between them.

What's going on? Ji Ran was taken aback. However, this feeling was fleeting and disappeared before he could fully experience it. Then, a wolf howl sounded, and a wolf head emerged from his wrist.

"Wow, that's so cool! What is this? A magical effect? Your magical artifact can summon a monster? What kind of effect is this?" Beck couldn't help but exclaim.

Magical artifacts are quite precious in this world. Even the lowest-level magical artifacts are not something ordinary people can obtain. For example, Beck and Ban, though their weapons and leather armor are decent, none of them are magical artifacts... not because they don't want to use them, but because they can't afford them!

Seeing Ji Ran so easily create a magical artifact, they were naturally envious. And with such a cool effect, their curiosity was even more piqued.

Although he was still savoring that strange feeling and was full of questions, he still handed the wolf fang bracelet to them. He had his own reasons for refining the bracelet in front of everyone. The main reason was to increase his value and make himself more important. Of course, it was also to gain their trust. As for whether these people were trustworthy, he could tell from the pot of stew.

Uncle Lai is a kind elder. Although the occasional dark expression on his face reveals that he has a story, it's clear that his concern for others is genuine. As for the cold elf Aileen, she is a bit mysterious with her mask and her cold, sarcastic attitude, but she is also trustworthy. Ban and Beck, though different in personality, both have warm hearts. And the little girl Lydia... her innocence is obvious to everyone.

To integrate with these people, he needs to show himself to the fullest, make them believe in him, and trust them completely.

Of course, he won't reveal his most critical secrets. Those secrets might not be a good thing for these newly acquainted friends.

"This wolf fang bracelet can slightly increase agility and can summon a wolf spirit to attack enemies. However, the number of times you can summon the wolf spirit is limited, with a maximum of two times per day. And the wolf spirit is very weak, so it might disappear after a few uses. Based on my feeling... both martial qi and mana can trigger it," Ji Ran explained the effects of the wolf fang bracelet.

"Amazing... wearing this, I feel my whole body become much lighter..." Beck put on the wolf fang bracelet, closed his eyes, and felt it for a moment. When he opened his eyes, his face was full of surprise.

Hearing his words, the others didn't react much, but Uncle Lai's expression changed, and he focused his gaze on the bracelet.

Beck, getting excited, stood up and jumped lightly. Fortunately, the cave was high enough, or he might have hit his head on the rocks.

"That's right, it's not my imagination, I am indeed more agile! Oh, are magical artifacts all this amazing?" After moving around a bit, Beck fondled the wolf fang bracelet lovingly, looking like he didn't want to take it off. But he didn't try to summon the wolf spirit, as Ji Ran had said the number of uses was limited, and he didn't want to waste it.

"An artifact that can provide such a noticeable effect is not an ordinary low-level magical artifact... Ji Ran, you've surprised me again!" Uncle Lai finally took his gaze off the bracelet and turned to look at Ji Ran.

Ji Ran smiled but said nothing, feeling a cold sweat. He didn't know what the effects of magical artifacts in this world were! Who would have thought that this low-level item, usually used for practice and often discarded in stores, would have such good effects here!

Beck reluctantly took off the bracelet and handed it back to Ji Ran: "Hey, we're teammates now. Can you make one of these for me? Not many people in Punk City have magical artifacts. When I show it off, it will definitely shock them all!"

Ji Ran put the bracelet on his wrist and nodded with a smile: "If you have the materials, it's no problem. But I can't guarantee that the effects will be the same... and all the materials need to have magical energy, like certain parts of monsters, you understand."

Beck nodded excitedly: "No problem! I saw the teeth you used to make this bracelet. These materials are cheap because they contain very weak magical energy and are hard to use. I didn't expect that such materials could be so effective in your hands!"

Ji Ran shook his head with a smile: "Indeed, the wolf fang contains very little magical energy. So the lifespan of this bracelet is limited... but at least it can serve its purpose for a while and improve my strength, which is enough."

"Even so, this is a rare magical artifact. How about this, Ji Ran, if we can obtain such materials in our future adventures, can you make one for each of us? We'll set aside a portion of the loot as payment for you." Uncle Lai, deep in thought, suddenly made this request to Ji Ran.

"No problem. But you know, refining these items is quite draining for me, so I can't do it continuously. Even with the materials, it will take some time, I hope you won't be too impatient."

Hearing this, everyone became excited. Magical artifacts! Something they could only envy, now a teammate could make for them! And the materials seemed surprisingly simple, no need for those extremely expensive rare materials!

Just this point alone greatly increased Ji Ran's value as a teammate. Of course, it's not just his value as a teammate, but in this great forest, this is all he can do for now.

After that, everyone chatted about various topics. Aileen rarely spoke, and when she did, it was quite sharp, enough to make people roll their eyes. Lydia hardly spoke, just listening intently to others' experiences. The ones who spoke the most were Beck and Uncle Lai. Uncle Lai spoke because of his rich experience, and Beck... simply because he liked to talk. Of course, his adventure experience was also quite good, and Ji Ran benefited a lot from his words.

After all, he was still largely unfamiliar with this world, and this knowledge was something he desperately needed. But in his heart, he was still savoring that feeling. What was it? In the game, he never had such a feeling. Could it be... the intersection of true qi and mana produced some magical effect? Unfortunately, that feeling didn't last long. Now, he doesn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing...

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After changing the name several times, I finally decided. It was tough... of course, the editor also worked hard.

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