From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 35 Hidden Occupation
"Welcome, my friends, it is such a pleasure to see you again."

Lu Heng and Su Muyu passed through the No. 9 tunnel of the Century Bridge and arrived at the vestibule of the Quenching Castle, and then they heard Gollum's iconic strange voice.

Gollum was still wearing a cloak and a cat-face mask, his whole body wrapped in clothes, shoes and socks, making it impossible to see his appearance, which added a sense of mystery to him.

"Hello, did you escape from the abyss smoothly?" Lu Hengxian asked with concern.

"With your help, everything went very smoothly." Guru's tone was obviously much more relaxed than when he was in the Abyss World.

"That's good. We came here today to try to quench the weapons. We just got two pieces of quenching materials two days ago." Lu Heng said as he took out the two pieces of quenching essence and handed them to him.

Guru took the quenching essence and praised: "This is a very good quenching material. My quenching furnace happened to be repaired, so I can try the effect. Come with me."

Because he helped Gollum's Quenching Fort escape from the abyss, Lu Heng can quench weapons and equipment in the Quenching Fort for free.

Of course, you have to prepare your own materials.

Gollum led the two through the ancient corridor of Quenching Fort and into a forging room, and told them the history of Quenching Fort on the way.

Walking into the forging room and coming to a quenching furnace, Guru introduced: "This is the quenching furnace. First put in the quenching essence, wait for the quenching essence to melt into liquid, and then put in the weapon to be quenched.

“The quenching furnace broke down when I left the abyss, and I just repaired it, so I don’t have accurate data on the quenching success rate.

"However, based on my experience, it should be fine. Do you want to try it now?"

Lu Heng had experience in tempering before his rebirth, so he decided to try it himself.

So, he asked Gollum to start the quenching furnace and prepare to quench the Aurora Blade.

After the quenching furnace is heated, put in the quenching essence first.

Under high temperature, the quenching essence slowly melted into a ball of translucent orange liquid, emitting an orange-red light.

Next, place the Aurora Blade into the quenching furnace and heat it. When the Aurora Blade also emits a faint glow, pour the liquid quenching essence on the Aurora Blade.

The quenching essence slowly blends into the blade and continues to heat in the quenching furnace.

When it was almost heated, Gulu reminded: "It's ready."

Lu Heng used long-handled pliers to pick out the Aurora Blade and then put it into water to cool it down quickly.

Noisy!
As soon as the fiery red Aurora Blade entered the water, the water instantly boiled and flames gushed out.

When the cooling is completed, several lines of data prompts appear in front of your eyes.

[Successfully quenched the Aurora Blade, and the Aurora Blade's grade was raised to +1]

[Complete quenching for the first time and obtain the secondary occupation "Apprentice Quencher". ]

[Perform quenching work, apprentice quencher professional experience +10]

A secondary occupation item also appears on the data panel.

[Secondary Occupation: Apprentice Tempering Master (10/1000)]

[Secondary occupational skills: Quenching]

[Apprentice Hardener: Hardening success rate +10%, flame resistance +10%]

Lu Heng didn't expect to get a secondary job, and his eyes lit up.

Moreover, this sub-class can also increase fire resistance, which is a very useful attribute.

Then, take out the Aurora Blade and check its properties.

[Aurora Blade +1 (Assimilated)]

[Item Level: C-level]

[Specifications: Length 132 cm, blade width 3.6 cm, weight 1.6 kg]

[Attribute: Attack Power 40]

[Evaluation: A weapon made of Aurora Stone, which causes sharp blade damage when attacking. It is of relatively excellent quality and a rare sword weapon.]

The quenching was successful, Aurora Blade +1, and the attack power increased from 30 points to 40 points, which is a considerable increase.

Moreover, cold weapons are different from hot weapons.

The damage of thermal weapons is fixed and cannot gain the user's strength attribute bonus.

Even for a psychic with extraordinary strength, the lethality of his shooting is no different from that of an ordinary person.

It is different with cold weapons. The higher the strength, the higher the damage caused by the cold weapons.

After the Aurora Blade was successfully quenched, a faint glow shone through the surface of the blade, and it was obvious at a glance that it was not an ordinary item.

A total of two quenching essences were obtained from hunting the queen. One has been used up, and there is still one left.

Lu Heng looked back at Su Muyu and asked, "Do you want to try to quench your bracelet?" Su Muyu shook her head, "Hmm... Can the Aurora Blade continue to be quenched? If it can, continue to upgrade the Aurora Blade."

The higher the quenching level of weapons and equipment, the lower the quenching success rate.

However, the Aurora Blade is only at level +1 now, so the success rate won't drop much.

Moreover, he had just acquired the secondary occupation [Apprentice Hardener], which increased the hardening success rate by 10%.

So, Lu Heng started the furnace again, put in the second piece of quenching essence, and quenched the Aurora Blade for the second time.

Heating, melting, fusing and cooling are a set of quenching steps.

The Aurora Blade was put into the cooling water again and the cooling water boiled.

Noisy!
[Successfully quenched the Aurora Blade, and the Aurora Blade's grade was raised to +2]

[Perform quenching work, apprentice quencher professional experience +10]

[Aurora Blade +2]

[Attribute: Attack Power 50]

The second quenching was successful, and the attack power increased by another 10 points.

After two quenchings, the attack power increased from 30 points to 50 points, almost doubling.

With 50 points of attack power, plus the strength bonus, any sword can deal nearly 70 points of damage.

If the sword attacks vital parts and causes two to three times the fatal damage, even a demon cannot withstand it.

After two quenching processes, Lu Heng felt itchy and wanted to quench the material for the third time, but unfortunately there was no quenching material left.

If there are higher-level spirit-infusing materials, you can infuse the weapon with spirit after its quenching level reaches level 3. If successful, you can obtain new special effects.

There are no materials now, so I can only wait until I collect them before continuing.

Both quenchings were successful.

Guru clapped and praised: "Great, my friend, you have a very good talent for quenching. Have you ever thought about becoming a quencher?"

"Um, I haven't thought about that yet. But I'd like to give it a try if I have time."

Relatively speaking, Lu Heng cares more about combat professions rather than secondary professions.

Of course, if you have time, you can do both.

"Quenching Fort always welcomes you from now on. This is the badge of Quenching Fort. You can enter Quenching Fort at any time with the badge." Guru took out a badge and handed it to Lu Heng.

The emblem is engraved with a castle burning with flames, which is the symbol of Quenching Castle.

"Um, thank you." Lu Heng didn't expect to get the Quenching Fort Badge so soon.

If there were a reputation system, the reputation of Quenching Fort would be almost full by now.

The Quenching Fort Badge, in addition to representing the high reputation of Quenching Fort, can also be seen as the key to open the door of Quenching Fort.

Even if the psychic knows where the entrance to the Quenching Fort is, he cannot enter at any time. He needs to wait for the Quenching Fort to open.

Moreover, there is more than one entrance to Quenching Fort, and only the owner of Quenching Fort knows which entrance is open.

Things are different with the Quenching Fort Badge. You can enter the Quenching Fort at any time.

Gulu suddenly became angry when he remembered something: "Quenching Castle is facing a little problem right now. I wonder if you guys are willing to help?"

"What's the problem? As long as we can do it." Lu Heng knew the mission was triggered as soon as he heard it.

Guru said angrily: "The cover of the quenching furnace was stolen by a damn guy, so the fire is very unstable, resulting in a high quenching failure rate."

Lu Heng's eyes widened, thinking: Your furnace doesn't even have a cover, and I actually succeeded in quenching twice in a row.

When he heard that the furnace cover was lost, Lu Heng had an idea in his mind, and suddenly remembered that the task of retrieving the furnace cover seemed to be the starting task of a hidden profession.

Moreover, the combat strength and difficulty of obtaining this hidden profession have one thing in common: they are both ridiculously high.

Lu Heng immediately responded: "Who stole the stove cover? I'll go get it back."

"A damn abyss fire thief, it wanted to steal my quenching furnace. Fortunately, I found it in time, but he still stole the furnace cover. I don't know where he is hiding now. It would be great if you could catch him and help me get the furnace cover back." Gollum pounded his fist, obviously hating this abyss fire thief.

[Trigger hidden task: The lost furnace cover of Quenching Castle]

[Content: When the Quenching Fort was separated from the Abyss, an Abyss Fire Thief hid in the Quenching Fort and stole the furnace cover. Guru asks you to help find the furnace cover.]

[Reward: Friendship of the Quenching Castle]

(End of this chapter)