Chapter 19

As the goblin leader exploded, items scattered all over the ground, copper coins littered everywhere, their shine illuminating the entire mine as if celebrating Shifeng's victory.

At this moment, Heizi had already collapsed to the ground, drenched in cold sweat, as if all his strength had been drained from his body, leaving him completely powerless. He had no mood to look at the dropped items; this battle had been too difficult, not even giving a moment to catch his breath, every second was a heart-stopping moment.

Every second of the battle was a heart-pounding experience; without a strong heart, one could hardly bear it.

It was hard to imagine what kind of heart Shifeng, who had been fighting the goblin leader, possessed.

"Great, we won! Brother Feng, you're simply my idol," Heizi shouted loudly, extremely excited. Looking at Shifeng's calm face, he was filled with admiration.

Although Shifeng's previous strength was good, his skills far exceeded those of ordinary players, he was just an ordinary professional player. His skills didn't make him feel like he couldn't catch up. Moreover, Shifeng's previous personality was easily agitated, even arguing over ordinary equipment, like a sharp sword out of its sheath. But the current Shifeng was very different from before, as if he had become a different person, always calm and composed, giving a sense of stability, like a dormant dragon, silent but shocking when it roars.

"Blackie, isn't your idol Bai Qingsnow?" Shifeng smiled slightly.

"Bai Qingsnow is definitely my idol, but Brother Feng, you're also very strong. You usually don't make a sound, but now you've soared to the sky. You've even defeated such a powerful goblin leader. Even a true professional player couldn't do better. How can I not admire you? As the saying goes, it's good to rest under a big tree. Brother Feng, teach me how to play a Warlock. I dream of becoming a game expert," Heizi looked at Shifeng as if he had seen a gold mine, feeling happy about his choice. If he had gone to the Shadow Workshop, he would probably still be an unknown gold farmer, with no chance to meet experts, let alone become one.

"Sure." Shifeng smiled, Heizi's personality was always so straightforward.

In his previous life, when he was fired, Heizi resigned without a second thought, giving up a million-yuan-a-year job to share his hardships. Shifeng naturally wouldn't let Heizi down; he would teach him everything he could. Although he hadn't played a Warlock before, he had seen many Warlock experts and knew the general development direction, enough to guide Heizi.

"Brother Feng, how should I allocate my points in the early stages? All to intelligence?" Heizi asked.

Shifeng shook his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Putting all points into intelligence in the early stages is good, but to become a powerful Warlock, agility is also essential. Agility increases movement speed and casting speed. Warlocks have few survival skills and are short-ranged, with many casting skills and not much spell power. Most of their skills are based on curses and draining health. To fully unleash damage, time is needed. Unlike Elementalists, who are like artillery, so after reaching 20 points in intelligence, you should allocate half of your free attributes to agility. This will ensure your safety while also increasing your output."

In his previous life, there was a Warlock who broke the traditional allocation method by adding a lot of agility. Not only was his output extremely powerful and fast, but he was also very strong in PvP, stunning assassins who usually counter magic users. These assassins never even touched the Warlock, breaking the rule that magic users would die if approached by melee. Subsequently, many Warlocks began to add agility, making many assassins very frustrated, being bullied by Warlocks every day.

Heizi nodded, feeling that Shifeng's words made a lot of sense, and smiled, "Alright, when I reach 20 points in intelligence, I'll put all the rest into agility."

After discussing the Warlock's point allocation, Shifeng and Heizi began to collect the drops.

The goblin leader, being a leader, dropped a lot, especially with the first kill. A total of 8 bronze items, 1 gray great axe, 2 plate armors, 2 leather armors, 3 cloth armors, 273 copper coins, and three skill books: Shield Warrior's Taunt, Assassin's Silent Step, and Warlock's Evil Lash.

"Blackie, your luck is really good. This Evil Lash is a rare skill with a very low drop rate. It's also one of the few control and damage skills for Warlocks. Once you reach a higher level, it will be a godly skill for grinding monsters," Shifeng immediately threw the Evil Lash to Heizi and gave him two level 2 bronze cloth armors.

Evil Lash: Casting time 3 seconds, binds the target with 5 thorns within a certain range. If the target exceeds the range, the thorns will break, each causing 20 base damage plus 30% spell damage. Cooldown: 20 seconds.

Heizi was overjoyed, quickly learning the skill. With this skill, his combat level would significantly improve. After equipping the two items, his spell damage increased to 48, and his intelligence reached 20, activating the hidden base skill of intelligence, Spell Activation, which allows players to cast spells without the 1.5-second incantation, using only actions, making it easier for casters to focus on attacking targets.

The two plate armors were New Recruit Heavy Armor and Black Iron Gauntlets. However, among these bronze items, Shifeng only valued the Black Iron Gauntlets.

Black Iron Gauntlets: Plate armor, bronze level, requires 9 strength, level 3, defense 14, +2 strength, +2 endurance, +1 agility, durability 20/20.

As for the New Recruit Heavy Armor, it was quite mediocre. A level 5 New Recruit Heavy Armor couldn't compare to the Sky Battle Armor, but plate armor was still very valuable and could fetch a good price.

The two level 3 bronze leather armors could be sold.

The most valuable of these items was the Gray Great Axe, absolutely the favorite of Berserkers.

Gray Great Axe: Bronze level, requires 15 strength, level 5, attack power 21, +5 strength, +2 endurance, durability 30/30, a truly violent weapon. If a Berserker got their hands on it, their output would be extremely powerful and terrifying.

"If the Gray Great Axe is hyped up, it will definitely be very valuable," Shifeng smiled, having a plan to make a fortune with the Gray Great Axe.

Subsequently, Shifeng and Heizi returned to the blacksmith's shop.

"Master Jack, I have killed the goblin leader. Here is its head," Shifeng took out the goblin's head and respectfully said.

Master Jack, who was forging, glanced at the goblin's head, confirmed that Shifeng had indeed succeeded, and then said with satisfaction, "Young man, you are very impressive. You indeed have the qualifications to inherit my forging skills."

System: Completed hidden quest 'Path of Forging.' Player learned forging, became a初级 forging apprentice, and gained the forging talent 'Forging Genius,' rewarded with 10 pieces of tempered steel.

Forging Genius: After a successful forge, there is a certain chance to gain an additional 2 points of proficiency.

Don't underestimate the additional 2 points of proficiency. For a初级 forging apprentice, the success rate of making a common item is only 20%, and there is only a 40% chance to gain 1 point of proficiency upon success. Now, with a successful forge, there is a chance to gain an additional 2 points of proficiency, increasing the advancement efficiency several times.

Becoming a中级 forging apprentice requires 1000 points of proficiency. For ordinary players, it would take at least ten days, and materials cannot be interrupted. The terrifying failure rate would waste a lot of materials. With the forging talent, a lot of materials and money can be saved.

Tempered steel is an excellent auxiliary material for making bronze items, increasing the success rate by 10%.

With the forging talent and the forging book, Shifeng couldn't wait to start forging items. However, to forge items, materials were essential, and a large amount was needed. Collecting materials himself would be too time-consuming, so he needed to buy them in bulk, which required a lot of money. Moreover, forging common items was not profitable; it was a loss. Only bronze items could be sold, but he needed blueprints, and he didn't have any yet.

"The Silent Forest must be visited," Shifeng thought of the bronze item blueprints in the Silent Forest. The items crafted from those blueprints not only had low costs but also excellent attributes. Many blacksmiths had made a fortune from those blueprints.

Just as Shifeng was about to leave,

"Young man, you truly make me look at you differently. I've been forging weapons for many years, and this is the first time I've seen a magic weapon," Master Jack called out to Shifeng, his gaze fixed on the black longsword at Shifeng's waist. Even though the black longsword was rusty and looked like a fire poker, it didn't escape the eyes of the master blacksmith.

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