From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 280 Master Tempering Master
After the meeting, Lu Heng and his group came down from the top floor of the magic tower.

As he walked down the spiral staircase, Lu Heng looked back and forth as he passed the corridors on each floor and discovered some interesting places.

Although we cannot see the entire picture of each floor of the Magic Tower, judging from the length of the corridor, it seems that the area of ​​each floor is getting smaller as we go down.

That is, the area of ​​the top layer is the largest, and the area of ​​the bottom layer is the smallest.

From the outside, the situation is just the opposite.

Therefore, Lu Heng came up with a strange idea. Perhaps the top floor of this magic tower is the first floor, and the bottom floor is the top floor.

In other words, the interior space of this magic tower may be upside down.

Only in a world where magical energy exists can such a wonderful phenomenon occur.

After coming out of the magic tower, the group asked the elf guards in the West City District, and then followed the road in the city to the gem workshop in Kolos City.

The gem workshop is located in the North City District, which is the industrial area of ​​Kolos City. The forging, inscription, quenching, sewing, magic circle making and other secondary occupation workshops are all in the North City District.

Lu Heng led the team into the gem workshop, found the elf craftsman inside, showed the magic tower badge, and stated his purpose.

The great arcanist Augustus had a high prestige among the elves. When these elven craftsmen saw the emblem of the magic tower, they all saluted respectfully and then said they could visit at will.

Su Muyu looked around and quickly found the craftsman with the best engraving skills in the workshop. He sat down and asked him for advice on engraving techniques.

Rong Xincheng and his companions were also looking around in the workshop, trying to get a secondary job.

The acquisition of a secondary profession also depends on talent, and it is not certain that you can obtain it by simply contacting a secondary profession craftsman.

Therefore, Lu Heng just brought them in. Whether they can obtain the secondary profession of inscription master depends on their luck.

Everyone else found their seats. Lin Zeyu nudged Lu Heng with his hand and whispered, "Take me to the forging room."

Although I told Augustus that I wanted to learn inscription, since I was already here, it wouldn't make much difference if I learned a few more skills.

It is impossible for the craftsmen here to really go to the Magic Tower to ask Augustus about this matter.

So, Lu Heng led Lin Zeyu out of the gem workshop and went to the forging room. After showing the magic tower badge, he let Lin Zeyu go in to observe and learn.

Xie Shien saw this operation, raised his eyebrows, and said: "When I came here just now, I saw a magic circle production workshop, how about..."

He said, pointing to the place where he had just come from.

"Sure." Lu Heng took him to the magic circle production workshop and let him go in to have a look.

As for whether he can get a secondary job, it all depends on his ability.

The secondary profession of the magic circle production workshop is [Array Master], which is a secondary profession that has a relatively direct improvement in combat power.

To be precise, most secondary occupations can improve combat power.

A blacksmith can forge high-level weapons to improve combat effectiveness.

The rune gems created by the inscription master can be made into jewelry to improve combat effectiveness.

The same goes for the Temperer.

However, the combat power improved by these secondary occupations is not only effective for oneself. Forging weapons, engraving rune gems, and quenching can all help others improve their combat power.

The array master is a little special. The array stone talismans he makes are used to set up magic arrays.

Using magic stone symbols to set up magic arrays requires a certain level of basic skills.

This is different from using weapons. Swords and knives can be used right away.

Even if you get the magic stone talisman, you may not be able to use it.

Therefore, array masters usually make their own array stone talismans for their own use.

Of course, even if you are not a formation master, if you know some basic usage of formation stone talismans, you can actually set it up.

However, it can only be arranged according to the magic array diagram. Once any special situation occurs, without the corresponding knowledge, it is impossible to make adjustments based on the actual situation.

Therefore, after the appearance of the Formation Master, the Psychics usually regard the Formation Master as a secondary profession with combat power.

The magic arrays set up by array masters usually cover a larger area.

For example, the altar required for the lich transformation ceremony actually belongs to the system of array masters.

It usually takes some time to set up a magic circle, and in a skirmish, the effect it can have is relatively small.

After thanking his teacher for entering the magic circle production workshop, Lu Heng turned and went to the quenching workshop.

Now that I'm here, and since there's a chance to improve my quenching skills, I naturally can't miss this opportunity.

The elves are one of the races in the abyss world with the longest-standing heritage of skills.

These secondary professional skills have basically been passed down for thousands of years, have a profound foundation, and there are many things worth learning.

After Lu Heng showed the magic tower badge, he entered the quenching workshop and observed the quenching masters at work.

There are not many elven temperers in the tempering workshop whose skills are better than Lu Heng.

Because Lu Heng is already an [Advanced Tempering Master], and his secondary professional experience has reached (2500/3000), he is not far from being promoted to the next level.

The level of senior hardener is the largest in number.

Therefore, the elven temperers in the quenching workshop are mostly of this level.

Lu Heng is at the same level as these elven tempering masters, and the effect of his observation and learning is very average.

Therefore, Lu Heng walked around the quenching workshop and finally saw a quencher with better quenching skills.

The tempering master was performing the spirit infusion process. Lu Heng walked to the side, nodded at him, and then stood aside to watch.

After watching for a while, Lu Heng was sure that this was a master tempering master.

"Wind Spirit Crystal." The master tempering master said the name of a material, and the quenching assistant behind him hurriedly looked for Wind Spirit Crystal in the pile of materials.

However, the quenching assistant seemed to be unskilled and failed to find it after searching for a long time.

This master tempering master was obviously unhappy, and his breathing became heavier.

Lu Heng took a look at the materials on the table and saw the Wind Spirit Crystal, which was covered with a layer of stone chips. It was really hard to recognize at first glance.

Quenching Assistant is seen rummaging around elsewhere.

Lu Heng simply took two steps forward, picked up the Wind Spirit Crystal and handed it over.

The master temperer looked back at Lu Heng, then put the wind spirit crystal into the quenching furnace and continued the process.

After Lu Heng helped with this small favor, he stepped aside and continued to observe, with no intention of taking over the assistant's job.

While observing, Lu Heng saw a prompt for improving secondary career experience.

[Observe and learn the spirit infusion process, secondary occupation experience +10]

With the improvement of experience, the improvement is faster than Lu Heng expected.

Moreover, the quenching techniques of the elves are very different from those of the Dark Iron Dwarves. In the process of observation, we can learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses and optimize the process.

After working in the quenching workshop for an entire afternoon, the master quencher finally stopped, turned around and took the initiative to talk: "Hello, my name is Kyle Dron."

"Hello, my name is Lu Heng, and I'm from the human world." Lu Heng greeted him with a smile.

"You are also a tempering master, right?" asked Keldron.

"Yes, senior quencher, observing your quenching process is very helpful." Lu Heng nodded and replied.

"The city of Kolos must be prepared to defend against the sudden attacks of the Abyss Summoners, so many weapons and equipment of the Elf Guard need to be repaired and upgraded. Our craftsmen are a bit overwhelmed. Are you willing to help?" Keldron took the initiative to ask for help.

From the moment the human conscripts appeared, the elves knew that Quel'dorei had once again become a battlefield of the abyss.

This has happened to them frequently over the past seven hundred years.

Therefore, recruiting is not a strange thing for the elves.

Moreover, during the seven hundred years, the number of other races recruited into the Quel'dorei was at least eighty if not a hundred.

Humans are just one of them, and to them, even though they have never seen it before, it is nothing strange.

Knowing that the Abyss Summoners were coming, Queen Orianna issued an order, requiring forging, quenching and other workshops to upgrade the weapons and equipment of the Elf Guard.

Time is tight, and these elven tempering masters have been working for several days in a row and are already very tired.

For a race like the elves, who have a long lifespan and a slow pace of life, they are not used to such sudden high-intensity work.

Even Keldron's quenching assistant was so tired that he went on strike and went back to rest, so the current assistant was newly hired and was not very skilled at the job.

Now a senior tempering master has come. Although he is not from the same clan, he has the magic tower badge in his hand and is endorsed by the great arcanist. There is nothing to worry about. Keldron directly captured able-bodied men and wanted Lu Heng to help them work.

He was worried that Lu Heng would refuse, so he continued, "Don't worry, we will pay you according to the standards of the Elf Tempering Master."

There is secondary career experience and compensation to be earned.

There is nothing to hesitate about.

Lu Heng grinned and said, "Of course, I am willing to help the allies of the Quel'dorei."

Keldron nodded with satisfaction: "That's great. If possible, come over tomorrow morning. There are still a large number of weapons that need to be quenched."

"can."

Lu Heng nodded in agreement, and then added: "I hope to be responsible for quenching work of a slightly higher level, preferably above level 6."

If the quenching is below level 3, the efficiency of gaining secondary occupation experience is very low, and sometimes no experience can be gained after several quenchings.

You can only get relatively good secondary occupation experience if you are above level 3. If you are above level 6, the efficiency of gaining experience is higher.

Since he was helping out with the work, Lu Heng naturally focused on his efficiency in gaining secondary career experience.

"No problem. The quenching level of the Elf Guard's weapons is generally not low." Keldron agreed immediately.

As expected of the wealthy elves, from what he said, not many of the Elf Guard's weapons have a quenching level below 3.

If that's the case, maybe I can raise my Tempering Master level to Master level here.

……

night.

Instead of falling into endless darkness, the elven city of Kolos glows with a different kind of brilliance because of the light from the trees, small animals and the magic moat.

All kinds of brilliant lights of blue, yellow, red and purple flow in the city, like a dream country.

When Su Muyu came out of the gem workshop, it was already night. When she saw the beautiful night view, her eyes suddenly lit up.

She squatted in front of the magic moat, scooped up a ladle of water with her hand and gently lifted it up.

Several mana dragons that had gathered on the crown of the flaming maple tree swam down and surrounded her palm, sucking river water.

When the patrolling Elf Guard Captain Eric passed by, he stopped, let his men pass first, and then said:
"Hello, it is forbidden to touch the water of the magic moat in Kolos City. If someone touches it, we will mistake it for an intruder."

Su Muyu was stunned for a moment, but soon figured out what he meant.

According to what he meant, this magic moat should be connected to some kind of mechanism such as a magic circle. If someone touches the magic moat, the elf guards guarding the mechanism will know it immediately.

Su Muyu quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't know this rule. Was it because of my actions that alarmed you all to come here?"

Eric, the captain of the Elf Guard, did not deny this, and continued, "It's okay. Just be careful next time. Even the Mana Wyrm dare not drink the water from the river after nightfall."

Su Muyu smiled awkwardly and said, "No wonder they came over to drink water."

Eric took a look at the mana dragons and said, "These little creatures are very smart. You can't spoil them, or they will surround you and beg for food."

"What an interesting little animal." When Su Muyu looked at the Mana Dragon again, he found it more interesting.

This creature has a translucent body and looks like a flying eel, which is very beautiful.

About this time.

Lu Heng came out of the quenching workshop and saw Su Muyu here, so he walked over and waved to Eric, the captain of the Elf Guard, as a greeting.

"You guys chat. Try to move around less in the city at night." Eric said this and turned to leave.

Lu Heng hurriedly asked: "Excuse me, where can we rest in the city?"

Eric pointed to the south and replied, "There is a magic hotel in the commercial district over there. You can rest there. If you don't have coins, you can pay with gems, crystal cores, etc."

"Okay, thank you." Lu Heng nodded to express his gratitude.

After Eric walked away, Su Muyu smiled, pointed to the magic river in front, and said, "It turns out that you can't touch the river water at night. I touched the river water and attracted the patrolling guards."

In fact, this rule only applies to ordinary thieves. If a high-level psychic wants to sneak in, he doesn’t even need to touch the river water.

Of course, the Magic River is not the only guarding force of Kolos City at night.

The two of them strolled along the bank of the Magic River, looking at the floating lights in the river, feeling overwhelmed by the beauty.

"How was the harvest?" Lu Heng asked about her harvest today.

"I gained a lot. My experience as an inscriber has increased a lot. Moreover, after the manager of the gem workshop knew that I was a senior inscriber, he took the initiative to invite me to help them make rune gems, so I want to come again tomorrow." Su Muyu talked about the gem workshop with great interest.

Lu Heng smiled and said, "You have also been drafted into the army."

Su Muyu blinked and asked, "You too?"

Lu Heng explained: "The elves know that the Abyss Summoner is coming, so the Elf Guards are rushing to upgrade their equipment. There must be a demand for inscription accessories. They want to rush the work, so they will naturally not let go of us, the laborers who are delivered to their doorstep."

If it is an apprentice tempering master or apprentice inscription master, the elven workshop managers will not actively invite them.

After all, the working abilities of trainee tempering masters and trainee inscription masters are relatively limited, so they can't be of much help.

Both of them have reached advanced levels in their secondary occupations, so they were invited.

As Lu Heng expected, Xie Shien, Rong Xincheng, Lin Zeyu and others came out of the workshop one after another. When they heard Lu Heng's question, they all said that they had not received any invitation to help.

However, Xie Shien and Rong Xin were happy because they both got secondary jobs.

Xie Shien was awarded the title of [Apprentice Array Master], while Rong Xincheng was awarded the title of [Apprentice Inscription Master].

Lin Zeyu helped a blacksmith in the forging workshop for an entire afternoon and was covered in dust. In the end, he was not invited, and he felt a little unbalanced.

However, when he heard that Rong Xincheng had obtained the secondary occupation of [Apprentice Inscription Master], he immediately stepped forward and put his arm around his shoulder to discuss cooperation.

"Have you heard of Fire Emblem? We are currently supporting the Scribe Project and will be allocating resources to it.

“However, you should know that in the early stages of an inscription master’s career, he needs to spend money to buy materials and gain experience.

"Do you know who the chief inscriptionist of Fire Emblem is? That's right, it's Miss Su.

"Do you know how Miss Su became a great inscriptionist? She used a lot of inscription materials to upgrade her skills in the early stage, and only started to make money after she became a high-level inscriptionist.

"So you know how difficult the path of an inscription master is, right?

“But don’t worry, we at Fire Emblem will provide the materials, but the contract period will be slightly longer.

"After all, the club wants to train you, and it must hope that you can stay in the club after becoming a senior inscription master."

The reason why Rong Xincheng could recognize Lu Heng's big and thick legs was because he had been to the Quenching Castle.

Hearing Lin Zeyu's recruitment, he had no reason to hesitate and nodded and agreed: "Okay, after I return, I will go to Fire Emblem to find you."

"That's very sensible. It's settled." Lin Zeyu immediately laughed heartily.

Being recruited by Lin Zeyu also made Rong Xincheng feel more at ease.

After all, alliances formed in the abyss battlefield are often not very reliable.

Now with Lin Zeyu's recruitment, the alliance between the two sides has become more solid, making this abyss battlefield safer.

After everyone came out of the workshop, they passed through an inner door guarded by elf guards and arrived at the commercial district of Kolos City.

The commercial district is located in the central area of ​​the city and covers a large area.

There are all kinds of shops, including hotels, jewellery stores, barber shops, etc.

This is a very busy commercial street, but most of the shops are closed.

The elves live a leisurely pace of life and go back to rest at night.

Only a few shops were still open.

Lu Heng and his group walked around the commercial district for a while, found a hotel, went in and asked about accommodation.

The hotel owner did not do any registration. He took the rune gem given by Su Muyu, gave some change according to the price, and then gave the keys to three rooms.

The elves are indeed wealthy, which makes the accommodation prices a bit scary.

A B-grade inscribed gemstone costs tens of millions on Blue Star. If the spiritual attribute is increased to 5 points, the price can triple. If the inscription item is better, the price can reach million.

Such a B-level inscription gem can only be used to book three rooms in the hotel for three days.

(End of this chapter)