Chapter 1 The Astonishment

Youlan and the others looked at the happy-go-lucky Seliora, then at Shi Feng, and couldn't express the surprise in their hearts.

A forging grandmaster was a big figure that even the Star-Moon Kingdom had to treat with caution.

It was as difficult as ascending to heaven for players to increase their favorability by even a little bit, but looking at Shi Feng's relationship with Seliora, it was simply too good to be true, as if they were old friends who hadn't visited each other in years...

"I obtained a treasure, and I want you to see if it can be reforged," Shi Feng said directly to Seliora's question.

"You obtained a treasure?" Seliora's eyes lit up. "Then come in."

"By the way, these are my friends. They completed a task here, so they came to return it," Shi Feng said, pointing to Youlan and the others behind him.

When Seliora heard Shi Feng say this, she turned her gaze to Youlan and the others, which made Youlan and the others feel a little nervous.

"So it's you, then come in together. I also need those materials," Seliora nodded and led the group into the house.

As soon as Shi Feng entered the blacksmith shop, he was shocked by the scene before him.

The not-so-large house was filled with all kinds of exquisite weapons and equipment, and in front of the counter, there were several weapons with astonishing power on display. There was no magical barrier to stop it, and he could feel some of the pressure. It was conceivable how great the oppressive feeling from the weapons would be without the magic barrier.

In this room, the worst equipment was Dark-Gold rank, and most were Epic rank. The weapons and equipment displayed in the counter were obviously Seliora's masterpieces and were definitely top-quality Epic-rank items.

A room full of Epic-rank weapons and equipment was several times more than what Zero Wing currently had. Even Super Guilds would be envious.

It had to be said that a forging grandmaster was amazing. Crafting Epic-rank items was like playing around. If a forging master could create an Epic-rank item, they would treat it as a family heirloom.

In God's Domain, forging masters could indeed create Epic-rank items, but the success rate was frighteningly low. It could only be achieved by piling up massive amounts of materials, which was much more difficult than obtaining Epic-rank items from monsters and quests. The only advantage was the compatibility with the player, allowing the player to better exert the power of the Epic-rank item.

In God's Domain, where Legendary items and fragments of Legendary items were extremely rare, this was one of the few ways to improve a player's combat power, so the major guilds would not hesitate to have forging masters create Epic-rank weapons and equipment.

"Master Seliora, this is the Moonlight Spring Water and Obsidian Stone you wanted," Youlan said after entering the house, then took out the materials from her backpack.

Shi Feng clicked his tongue slightly as he looked at the materials Youlan took out.

Whether it was Moonlight Spring Water or Obsidian Stone, they were both super rare forging materials. Moonlight Spring Water could make the materials more magical, increasing the success rate and quality of production, while Obsidian Stone was also a top-quality Epic-rank auxiliary material, only dropped by individual hundred-man team dungeons and field Bosses. He didn't know how many times they had to be killed to get one.

If it was just a bottle of Moonlight Spring Water and a piece of Obsidian Stone, he wouldn't be surprised, after all, Zero Wing Guild also had them, but the amount Youlan took out was a bit terrifying.

A hundred bottles of Moonlight Spring Water and fifty pieces of Obsidian Stone. This amount had already exceeded Zero Wing Guild's several times over.

"Not bad, you were able to collect the materials I wanted in such a short time." Seliora glanced at the items on the table, then took out a thick ancient book and gave it to Youlan. "This is the Forging Secret Record I promised you. If you can learn all the skills on it, it will be much easier to become a forging master."

"Forging Secret Record?" Shi Feng suddenly understood.

No wonder so many precious materials were needed in exchange.

The Forging Secret Record recorded many forging skills, just like the secret runes that architects needed to learn, etc. It was definitely a treasure that every forging master dreamed of, but whether they could learn it and how much they could learn depended on the player themselves.

"Guild Leader Black Flame, you saved us before, and we haven't thanked you properly yet. You also let us join Zero Wing Guild. Consider this Forging Secret Record as our thank you gift. I hope you won't refuse," Youlan then handed the Forging Secret Record to Shi Feng, her eyes full of seriousness.

Being said this by Youlan, Shi Feng didn't know what to say. He could see that Youlan was serious, and with Youlan's strong personality, she definitely didn't want to owe anyone any favors.

"Alright, I'll accept it," Shi Feng nodded.

The Forging Secret Record was of great help to the forging masters in the guild, and it could be directly used as an incentive item for the guild's forging masters.

Youlan breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Shi Feng accept the Forging Secret Record, and her expression relaxed.

After Youlan completed this hidden task, Seliora, who was standing in front of the counter, turned her gaze to Shi Feng and said somewhat eagerly, "Take it out, the treasure you mentioned."

"Guild Leader Black Flame, since you have something to do, we will wait outside," Youlan knew that Shi Feng must have a big secret here, and proactively looked for an excuse to avoid it.

"No need, I can finish this matter quickly," Shi Feng shook his head. Since he wanted to bring Youlan and the others into Zero Wing Guild, he naturally regarded them as his own people. Moreover, even if others wanted to get their hands on the Armor of Corruption, it would be difficult to take it away. He then took out the damaged Armor of Corruption from his backpack and placed it on the stone table for Seliora to examine.

The moment the Armor of Corruption was taken out, the surrounding space suddenly became strange. A terrifying killing intent and tyrannical aura surged out from the Armor of Corruption, instantly spreading throughout the entire blacksmith shop.

The few lifestyle players who had followed Youlan collapsed on the spot, their faces pale.

"What exactly is this thing?" Youlan looked at the damaged armor on the stone table in shock, and couldn't express the shock in her heart.

She had played God's Domain for so long, and she didn't know how many top-quality weapons and equipment she had seen. She had even seen a lot of Epic-rank items, but no item had ever made her feel endless fear and a tremor from the depths of her soul just by being taken out.

It was as if the damaged armor in front of her was not a weapon or equipment at all, but a living, terrifying creature.

At this moment, even if she didn't know what the damaged armor was, she clearly knew that this item definitely had an extraordinary origin and was definitely more precious than any item she had ever seen.

"No way, the power of corruption! Where did you get such a thing?" Seliora looked at the Armor of Corruption, and her beautiful face showed a look of surprise for the first time.

"I killed an Orc Warlord. I got it from that Orc Warlord's hand," Shi Feng told the truth.

There was no need to hide anything from the NPCs. Hiding the facts would prevent the NPCs from coming to the correct conclusion or having any clues.

Moreover, the matter of killing the Orc Warlord was no longer a secret in the Star-Moon Kingdom and had already been known by the major guilds.

"So that's how it is. No wonder this damaged armor can emit the power of corruption. I think this should be the Armor of Corruption, one of the legendary Armor of Corruption set from the Orc Empire," Seliora guessed that it was the Armor of Corruption just by looking at it after hearing what Shi Feng said. "But you are really amazing. The power of corruption emitted by this Armor of Corruption is extremely dense. Anyone who holds this item will be corroded by the power of corruption. You are clearly just a Tier 2 Swordsman, but your attributes have only decreased somewhat, and your mind has not been corroded and gone berserk. Are you really a Tier 2 Swordsman?"

Shi Feng just smiled awkwardly at this. He had three Legendary items fragments on his body and had also obtained one of the Ten Great Inheritances. He really couldn't be called a Tier 2 player.

"Tier 2 Swordsman?"

"He is a Tier 2 class?"

When Youlan and the others heard Seliora say this, they couldn't help but look at Shi Feng, their eyes full of shock.

NPCs were not players and generally didn't lie. They also had very accurate observations of players, not to mention forging grandmasters, who were among the top figures in God's Domain.