Clues


    Okay, another mission in hand. Let’s get it over with. Lin Shuang turned around and left, leaving the dumbfounded yers behind.


    “That guy… didn’t cheat, did he?”


    “What was his ID again? I’m going to report himter.”


    “I think it’s called something… The Returnee…”


    “Yes, I’ll report it now. I must!”


    Lin Shuang hummed as he walked along the mountain vige path. Ever since he entered the game, the continuous good luck had made him feel quite good. Little did he know that the ID The Returner had already been deeply remembered by countless yers.


    He didn’t walk for long before he heard the nk of metal. Immediately, a small stone house appeared in front of him.


    Steam filled the air. A muscr, bare-chested man in an apron was holding a piece of iron that was burning red-hot between his pliers. The hammer was being swung by muscr arms that looked like granite.


    Sparks flew.


    “Hello, are you cksmith Wang?” Lin Shuang went forward and asked.


    The burly man looked up, his tiger eyes bright.


    “It’s me. What’s up,d? Do you need any weapons?”


    “No, no. I was just asked to bring you something.”


    “Oh? Who asked you to bring something,d?”


    cksmith Wang wiped his hands on a towel and came over.


    “Here, it’s Tofu Xishi from the south of the vige. She asked me to bring you a love bento.” As Lin Shuang spoke, he handed Tofu Xishi’s love bento to the cksmith.


    When cksmith Wang heard about Tofu Xishi, his rough old face actually blushed. He took the bento, opened it, and took a deep breath, looking happy.


    “System notification: Congrattions, you havepleted the mission: Love Bento. Reward: 20 copper coins, 50 experience points!”


    As this mission was rtively simple, the reward was not very generous. However, Lin Shuang could ept it. After all, no one could ept this mission even if they wanted to.


    “Alright, I’m going out and fight monsters!”


    Holding the ck Stone Longsword in his hand, Lin Shuang prepared to go out and fight monsters. He had obtained the ck Stone Longsword for so long, but he had never used it!


    “Just a moment,d, please!”


    Suddenly, cksmith Wang’s voice sounded behind him.


    Lin Shuang turned and saw cksmith Wang hurrying out of the smithy, wiping hisrge hands on his apron. He looked as if he wanted to say something.


    Was it another mission? Lin Shuang’s heart skipped a beat and he hurriedly asked, “Uncle Wang, is there anything I can help you with?”


    “Yeah…” cksmith Wang pondered for a moment before saying, “Young man, are you willing to learn forging from me?”


    The Art of Forging?


    Lin Shuang was a little surprised. He did not expect cksmith Wang to want him to learn forging from him.


    In Glory, after yers reached Level 20, they could find a lifestyle mentor in the main city to learn lifestyle sses. Lifestyle professions were generally: Forging, Medicine, Pharmacy, Skin Crafting, and so on. They were all professions that were closely rted to the yers’ daily lives. They could only choose one profession to learn.


    Lin Shuang had chosen medical skills in his previous life and knew all kinds of forms. In this life, of course, he had to choose medicine. After all, he had the advantage.


    Therefore, Lin Shuang hesitated when he saw the benefits. There was no harm in learning about life professionster. There was no hurry.


    Seeing Lin Shuang hesitate, the cksmith quickly said, “Adventurer, you won’t lose out if you learn from me! Go ask around the viges within a few miles. Who doesn’t know me, cksmith Wang? And I have a skill passed down from my ancestors. I’ll teach it to you as soon as you’re willing to learn it.”


    A skill passed down from his ancestors?


    Lin Shuang was tempted by cksmith Wang’s words. Could it be a hidden profession? It was very likely. Otherwise, why would an NPC beg to teach him?


    “Uncle Wang, is your ancestral craftsmanship any different from ordinary forging techniques?”


    “Of course it’s different!” cksmith Wang’s eyes widened. He said, “How can those rotten tomato rotten-egg-forging techniquespare to my ancestral skills? I inherited this from the ancestors of my ancestors!”


    “You make it sound so impressive. So what’s the difference?”


    “Young man, you’re also an adventurer. I’m sure you know that there’s a chance that forging an equipment will have additional effects, right?”


    “Yes!” Lin Shuang nodded.


    “Most smithing techniques have a very low chance of producing additional effects. It’s not unusual for you to hit a hundred without dropping one. As for my craftsmanship, as long as you master it, basically one out of two pieces will have an additional effect. Do you know how powerful it is?”


    “That’s impressive!”


    Lin Shuang’s eyes widened. If that was the case, then this ancestral skill was indeed heaven-defying!


    The difficulty of forging top-grade equipment was indeed as cksmith Wang had said. It was very, very hard. The odds were less than one percent. However, this ancestral skill could actually produce one out of two.


    Isn’t that a fifty-fifty chance?’ What kind of concept was that? This wasn’t ancestral skill. This was f*cking cheating technology! Could this be a hidden profession?


    Lin Shuang was smart. When he heard how magical it was, he immediately decided. Why learn medicine? He’ll be a cksmith for the rest of his life!


    cksmith Wang nodded in satisfaction before changing the topic.


    “But it’s not so easy to learn my ancestral technique. Certain conditions must be met.”


    Lin Shuang: “Conditions???”


    Didn’t you beg me to learn? Why are there conditions now? Why did it sound like the tricks of a ck-hearted intermediarypany!


    cksmith Wang looked at Lin Shuang with a serious expression and said, “Although the technique of forging is important, the most important thing is still the raw materials. Even a master cannot forge a good weapon without good raw materials.


    “Young adventurer, there is a disused mine near the vige of Luhua. It contains an ore called ck Refined Iron. It is the perfect material for crafting the finest equipment. But that abandoned mine is overrun by monsters. It’s full of danger.


    “Adventurer, this is a test for you. Take this rake and bring back the ck Refined Iron. Prove your courage and strength.”


    “System notification: You have triggered the inheritance mission Ancient Forging Technique. Mission content: Within three days, go to the abandoned mine and obtain 20 pieces of ck Refined Iron and hand them to cksmith Wang. Otherwise, you will automatically fail the mission. Mission difficulty: SS.”


    It was actually an inheritance mission! And it was even SS-level difficulty! As a yer who had been in the game for five years, Lin Shuang naturally knew what inheritance missions meant.


    In Glory, missions were divided into daily missions, main missions, employment missions, and the most mysterious inheritance missions. It was already very difficult to ept missions in the early stages, let alone inheritance missions!


    Generally speaking, inheritance missions could only bepleted alone, and it was very difficult. However, as long as onepleted the inheritance mission, not only would the reward be extremely rich, but they would also be able to obtain a skill taught by an NPC!


    It seemed that this inheritance mission was this forging technique. The mission was known, though. But where was this mine located?


    “Uncle Wang, may I know where this mine is? I’ll go get the ck Refined Iron now.” Lin Shuang asked him.


    “Adventurer, the mine is located very discreetly. You’ll have to search for this yourself. I only have a rough idea of its location. It’s south of Luhua Vige.”


    “Alright…”


    Although he felt that cksmith Wang was deliberately making things difficult for him, Lin Shuang couldn’t say anything else.


    After bidding farewell to cksmith Wang, Lin Shuang carried the rake the cksmith had given him on his back.


    Although he did not know the exact location of the mine, as long as he kept walking towards the south of the vige, he would definitely be able to find some clues.