Shifeng was slightly surprised when Master Jack called out to him.
"Young man, are you willing to let me take a look at this sword?" Master Jack looked at Shifeng, his eyes filled with a strong desire. His tone was no longer indifferent; instead, it was somewhat humble.
"This …" Shifeng did not think that a Master Forger would take the initiative to make such a request. He was at a loss.
However, after giving it some thought, he found it reasonable.
The value of a Magic Weapon was self-evident, not to mention a Famed Sword forged by a Famed Blacksmith. Such a Famed Sword was the lifelong goal of every Master Forger. Naturally, they would want to take a look at it.
Seeing Shifeng's hesitation, Master Jack spoke again, "Rest assured, I will only take a look at it for a while. Moreover, I will not look at it for free. If you have any requests, feel free to state them."
Shifeng's heart bloomed with joy when he heard these words.
This was a Master Forger!
Any piece of equipment forged by a Master Forger would be Mysterious-Iron rank, or even Secret-Silver rank. Moreover, his request was only to take a look at the sword.
Shifeng agreed without hesitation, immediately handing the Abyssal Blade to Master Jack.
NPCs could not steal from players, so Shi Feng was not worried that Master Jack would steal the Abyssal Blade. He could look at it however he wanted. Later on, he would ask for a Secret-Silver One-handed Sword. Then, he would be able to display the true strength of a Swordsman.
Master Jack held the Abyssal Blade in his hands, praising the Abyssal Blade's exquisiteness as well as its power. Only after over ten minutes did Master Jack reluctantly return the Abyssal Blade to Shifeng.
"Young man, this is a good sword. Moreover, its power is boundless. However, the curse on this sword is extremely evil. The more you try to display the sword's power, the stronger the curse will become. In the end, it will cause the wielder to fall into an endless abyss. With your strength, it is too difficult for you to control this sword. It is very easy for you to be devoured by the curse," Master Jack said earnestly.
Shifeng naturally understood this point. Otherwise, he would not have hesitated for so long. In the end, he had no choice but to bind the Abyssal Blade to himself.
"Master Jack, may I ask if there are any methods to weaken the curse?" Shifeng asked.
Although he knew some ways to weaken it, he didn't have the ability to do so now.
"Young man, you should know that this sword was forged by the famous blacksmith Olysses. There is only one in the entire Divine Realm, and there are only 35 that can compare to this sword. In order to make these swords possess unparalleled power, who knows how many terrifying existences were killed. These terrifying existences are much, much more powerful than you can imagine. After their deaths, their power was used by the blacksmith and sealed within the sword. Without an extremely powerful strength, it is impossible to suppress them." When Master Jack spoke, his expression was incomparably reverent. Soon after, he smiled and said, "But it's not like there's no way to weaken this curse."
"What's the method?" Shifeng quickly asked.
"If you wish to suppress this powerful force, you will similarly need another type of powerful force. The power sealed within the sword is a curse. If you wish to weaken it, you will need sufficient luck," Master Jack said with a sigh. "On the continent of God's Domain, there are some stones that gather God's Domain's luck. These stones are called Lucky Stones. As long as you have a Lucky Stone, you can resist this curse. Although it is possible to find this stone throughout the continent, very few people can obtain it. Even I have never seen one before. If you wish to find one, it is simply too difficult. If you can find this stone, I can help you weaken this sword's curse."
Looking at Shifeng's sluggish expression, Master Jack shook his head and consoled him, "Young man, you should know that Lucky Stones are extremely rare. It is normal that you cannot find one. There is no need to be so discouraged. After all, those who can find Lucky Stones are people who have received the blessings of the heavens. We cannot compare to them."
"Master Jack, do you think this is the stone?" Shifeng asked with a faint smile as he took out a dark-green Star Stone from his bag.
"Yes, this is the Lucky Stone …" Master Jack nodded as he looked at the dark-green Star Stone. However, after a short moment, he was stunned. He looked at Shifeng as if he were looking at a monster.
Shifeng shrugged, indicating that it was nothing.
He had been stunned because Jack could use the Lucky Stone to suppress the Abyssal Blade. After all, there were many Master Forgers in the Starmoon Kingdom. However, the number of Master Forgers who could use the Lucky Stone to suppress a Magic Weapon's curse was extremely small. There were less than five Master Forgers. Shi Feng had never imagined that Jack would be one of them.
"Master Jack, can you weaken the curse now?" Shifeng asked expectantly.
After some time, Master Jack recovered his usual calmness. He feigned indifference as he said, "Mhm, no problem. I can finish it in half an hour."
Hei Zi, who stood beside Master Jack, clutched his stomach, trying his best not to laugh. However, Master Jack's stunned expression made him unable to hold back his laughter. He had no choice but to run into the forest and laugh loudly.
Half an hour later, Shifeng received the Abyssal Blade. He discovered that there were some changes to the Abyssal Blade's introduction.
This Famed Sword was personally forged by the Master Smith Olysses using the Black Dragon King's fangs as material. It is one of the thirty-six Famed Swords of God's Domain, and it is ranked thirty-first. However, this sword has been cursed by the Black Dragon King. Aside from providing the wielder with frightening strength, the wielder will suffer a Backlash after a certain period of time. However, after Jack has modified it and added a Star Crystal, the strength of the Backlash has been greatly reduced. If the wielder is unable to suppress the Backlash, the wielder will receive the Black Dragon King's curse, permanently reducing all Attributes by 50%.
Seeing this paragraph of text description, Shifeng felt a lot more relaxed. At the very least, the Backlash would not be too strong for a short period of time.
Shifeng stored the Abyssal Blade. Suddenly, he discovered that Lonely Snow had sent him many messages. All of them were asking him why he had not arrived yet and how much longer it would take for him to reach the Deathly Forest.
"Hei Zi, let's go Dungeon," Shifeng immediately replied with a message, saying that he would arrive soon.
Due to the matter with the Abyssal Blade, he had completely forgotten the agreed time, causing Lonely Snow to wait for more than half an hour. However, he would make up for it appropriately in the Deathly Forest.
"Okay, I was just worried about not having a chance to show off my new spell," Hei Zi said happily.
When Shifeng and Hei Zi arrived at the Dungeon of the Deathly Forest, the entire Deathly Forest was already crowded with people. Level 2 players were everywhere, and many players were forming parties to enter the Dungeon.
"Deathly Forest party, come and deal damage. 4, waiting for 2."
"Deathly Forest efficient party, only missing a powerful healer. We will definitely pass."
After Shifeng saw this, he shook his head slightly and walked towards Lonely Snow, who was waving at him. In his previous life, he had been stuck in the Deathly Forest for a long time. He had only cleared the Deathly Forest when a majority of the players had reached Level 5.
"Brother Expert, you've finally arrived. My friends are waiting anxiously. Let's hurry over." Lonely Snow was burning with anxiety when he saw Shifeng slowly walking over.
Soon after, Lonely Snow brought Shifeng and Hei Zi to the party's rendezvous point.
"Lonely, this is the expert you spoke of? And here I thought he had some kind of three heads and six arms. It seems that he is only so-so." The male Cleric, Wordless Summer Night, could not help but ridicule Shifeng when he saw him wearing Novice Equipment. The weapon at his waist was a Fire Wand, a trash weapon that he had picked up from god knows where.
"Brother Wordless, how can you say such things about Brother Expert? He is a dignified Beta Tester. He definitely has some 'outstanding points.' Otherwise, why would he dare to steal the equipment of all the Swordsman and Cursemancer?" The Shield Warrior, Battle to the End, sneered.
Previously, the two of them were already unhappy with Shifeng. He wanted to steal Plate Armor and Magic Equipment the moment he arrived. Wouldn't they be working for nothing? If it weren't for their boss wanting to see how Shifeng was like, they would have long since formed a party to enter the Dungeon. Now that they saw the Shifeng's poor equipment, it was a good opportunity to reprimand Shifeng, forcing him to retreat.
Lonely Snow wanted to refute. After all, he was the one who found Shifeng. However, Shifeng's equipment did not give him the opportunity to refute. He could only remain silent.
"Alright, let's form a party. There are already a lot of people entering the Deathly Forest. If we don't enter the Deathly Forest now, I'm afraid we won't have the chance to snatch the First Kill," the party leader, the handsome male Ranger, Waving Slowly, interrupted.
Hei Zi wanted to curse back, but Shifeng stopped him. He did not take the two's ridicule seriously. After all, they had waited for over half an hour. Couldn't they say a few more words?
After forming a party, the Shield Warrior angrily said, "Crap, this noob is only Level 1. He's just here to cheat equipment."
"Boss, the Deathly Forest is a Level 2 Dungeon. Letting a Level 1 noob enter the Dungeon, aren't we just waiting for death?" The Cleric, Wordless Summer Night, looked at Waving Slowly, expressing his dissatisfaction.
Lonely Snow was also shocked when he saw Shifeng's Level.
After all, many players had already reached Level 2. Yet, a Beta Tester had not even reached Level 2. How was this possible?
The Boss, Waving Slowly, looked at Xiang Shifeng. Previously, he still had a trace of expectation. Now, it was all gone. He immediately said coldly, "Did you die once before?"
"No." Shifeng shook his head, saying honestly, "However, Level 1 is enough for the Deathly Forest."
"Then you can leave. We don't need an 'expert' like you here. I hope you can understand," Waving Slowly said coldly, frowning.
"Boss, there must be a misunderstanding. Why don't we give it a try first?" Lonely Snow explained.
"Give it a try?" The Cleric, Wordless Summer Night, sneered, "Then who's going to take responsibility if you die? You should know that even if you die in the Dungeon, you will lose experience. Although it's little, it's still 10%. Can this noob afford to compensate for this loss?"
"Wordless, don't make things difficult for Lonely." Waving Slowly said, "Lonely, I know you are biased towards this Swordsman. However, I need to be responsible for the team. I will only look for veterans to enter the Dungeon. I won't waste my time with a newbie. You have two choices now. One is to enter the Dungeon with us. The other is to leave the team with them."
"I think it's better if I leave the team." Shifeng did not want to embarrass Lonely Snow. He immediately left the team, turning around and leaving. "Hei Zi, let's go form another team to enter the Dungeon."
"Okay." Hei Zi laughed mischievously. He, too, left the team without another word.
"Hmph! Hmph! Your identity as an 'expert' has been exposed. You know that you can't swindle the equipment, so you left on your own. You have some self-awareness, "the Shield Warrior sneered," Lonely, you are really naive. Only you would be deceived by such a noob. In the future, you should properly follow Boss Waving Slowly and gain experience. "
Lonely Snow's face turned ashen. However, he did not feel that he had misjudged Shifeng. He was definitely an expert.
"Boss Waving Slowly, I'm sorry." Lonely Snow also chose to leave the team. He prepared to follow Shifeng and see if his judgment was correct.
"You!" Waving Slowly was stunned. He never thought that Lonely Snow would be so decisive. He was simply foolish. If it were not for Lonely Snow's techniques being good, he would have long since chased Lonely Snow away.
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