Is this NPC even playable if it's not nerfed?

Chapter 213 Account Reconciliation, Quasi-Heavenly-Level Forging Master, Yin-Yang Twin Fiend Hammers
[Family members, does anyone know what happened? I just went into the sea and was inexplicably sent back to the fountain, and I even lost a piece of equipment.]

[It's incredibly tough. They were in the slave trade, and then, damn it, one punch landed, and they were gone—the ship was gone, the goods were gone, the contract was overdue, payments were outstanding, and they had £20,000 in debt to the bank. This guy is truly bankrupt.]

No, £20,000 isn't enough to bankrupt us.

"What do you know? It's 20,000 pounds each! The captain and first mate owe the bank over 100,000 pounds, plus late payment penalties, also 20,000 pounds each. I owe 40,000 pounds. I don't want to play this game anymore. This debt is more than my real-world debt. Just looking at it makes me despair."

If you don't want to play, then don't.

[I can't stop playing, though. I need to earn money in games to pay my mortgage and car loan in real life. My main job right now is playing games.]

[This... bro, why don't you restart it? Your life has been too hard. May God bless you with a better next life.]

[Get out of here! Don't you know you can't go to heaven by committing suicide? You damned Satan, I'm going to kick your ass hard with my grandma's boots!]

What? You have to pay back a loan? I borrowed money based on my ability to pay, why should I pay it back?

[Huh? A generous gift of crabs? Crabs with no meat? Do you want to hear what you're saying? Not paying back the money? Those sons of bitches at the bank will bury you in the ground as fertilizer.]

[Fine, let them bury me then. I can accept having to pay back bank loans in the real world, but why should I have to pay back money in a game? I'm here to play a game, not to work. Do you think they can beat me?]

[Hey bro upstairs, I support you! Join our Hell faction and let those damn vampires die!]

[Right, why should I pay back money for playing games?]

[As long as it's not Lu Yuan, who have I ever been afraid of?]

[Get them! Take down the Pope! Take down the Queen!]

Let's go, brothers!

Brothers, we have to get Lu Yuan too! We can't let him get away with this; he's the culprit who caused our bankruptcy.

That's right, we also need to take down Lu Yuan and avenge ourselves.

What about Eternal Company? Should we take it on or not?

[Damn it, it's all Eternal's fault for designing this supermodel character, which led to our bankruptcy.]

[Eternal Company, your crimes are heinous!]

[Damn, this is all Eternal Company's fault.]

……

While overseas gamers were discussing how to protest, domestic game forums were equally lively.

However, they focused on different aspects of their discussion.

They mostly do accounting.

[This mission was pretty awesome! Guaranteed drops of monster pills and spirit essences, so satisfying!]

Wait a minute? Guaranteed drop? Why did the wild boar spirit we fought drop nothing?

[It's impossible for it not to drop; you guys missed it. Go check the quests yourselves; it's clearly written in black and white that it's a guaranteed drop.]

[Damn, we really didn't! We were even cleaning up the corpses together! Holy crap, Eternal Company is ripping us off!]

[Black? Probably not, you guys should go back and think about it again.]

Several players who were trying to defeat the wild boar spirit opened the videos they had recorded earlier.

Soon, by slowing down, they finally discovered the clue.

The wild boar spirit exploded, releasing a spirit essence, but someone else took it.

Who took it?

Lu Yuan.

To be precise, it wasn't Lu Yuan who took it, but his knife. The moment Xue Huang killed the wild boar spirit, a flash of blood light appeared, and then the spirit disappeared.

Damn it, Blood Emperor, how could you be such a bastard?

You have committed heinous crimes.

……

How many did you hit?

"How many did we manage to take down? Bro, are you still asleep? These are monsters, at least level 80. How many do you think we could defeat?"

[Is this a question about the number of players? There aren't many at all. With millions of players, you're already amazing if you manage to get any damage at all.]

Indeed, while this quest is very rewarding, the reward only comes from defeating monsters. To be honest, this quest is not friendly to most players. For ordinary players like us, the reward for this official quest is not as good as the reward for the preview quest, at least the preview quest's reward is real.

Indeed, but doing official quests is really fun! You can level up several times with monster pills, and low-level characters can even level up twenty or thirty times in one go.

[I saw it; several people have changed on the ranking list. It seems to be thanks to the strange pill.]

[I've calculated it. There are a total of nine monsters to defeat this time. The loot will include four spirit essences, five monster pills, two Heaven-level martial arts manuals, six Earth-level martial arts manuals, one Earth-level weapon, and a certain amount of materials. Just considering the loot from these nine monsters, the rewards for this mission are very high. Of course, the lion's share will go to Lu Yuan. It's a pity that our levels are too low to participate.]

I heard a demon core has appeared.

[What's the use of hearing that? Everyone knows that. The problem is, the demon core is in Lu Yuan's hands. Who dares to ask for it?]

[Dude, that's a good statistic. But by the way, has anyone shipped out a large quantity yet?]

What kind of large shipment?

[A replica of the Heaven-Shattering Palm Technique.]

[Holy crap, I almost forgot about that! I didn't win. Anyone here who won, come share your screenshots and let me bask in your good fortune!]

[Hey everyone, has anyone won yet?]

[Being a big-butt isn't a crime. I have quite a few friends, and I'm quite wealthy. What I want to say is, I'm offering 1 billion for the "Heaven-Shattering Palm" technique. If any of you guys are interested in offering it, contact me privately. Don't worry, those who know me know I'm not like some people; I won't go back on my word. Oh, and one more thing: this 1 billion is after-tax. I'll cover your taxes too.]

A post titled "Having a big butt isn't a crime" instantly ignited the entire forum.

A wealthy young man spent a billion dollars to create a replica of the first move of the Heaven-Shattering Divine Palm technique.

Holy crap, is this the kind of power the rich have? A billion, and a billion after taxes no less! You're really rich, damn it, you rich people.

[One billion, not bad, Mr. Ding really has guts. But I'm not bad either, I'll put up two billion, also two billion after tax.]

Another post came out, and the forum, which was already overwhelmed, exploded even more.

Although the poster's reputation is terrible, he gave a lot of money, without even blinking an eye, directly giving two billion.

[Stop pretending, Young Master Leng. Do you think we don't know how much money you have in your pocket? You're just a good-for-nothing who's waiting to die. You think you can control two billion? You think you're some big shot?]

The moment Leng Shao appeared, a chorus of curses erupted.

【Hello, I am Wushuang Dashe, Leng Shao's older brother. I offer two billion, after tax.】

Just as everyone finished cursing, another post appeared. The poster was none other than Leng Shao's elder brother, the true helmsman of the family business.

……

In the real world, on the rooftop of a high-tech company.

"Amazing."

"I never expected that the eldest son of the Leng family would also play games, and he's really willing to spend 2 billion yuan on them."

"Impressive! Could it be that the young master of the Leng family also obtained the information?"

Ding Shao stared at the constantly refreshing posts on his computer, while a business plan sat on the side of his desk.

He wrote the proposal himself, aiming to gain the support of his family and thus increase their investment in the game.

He succeeded.

With the support of his family, he had the confidence to spend 1 billion to secure the Heaven-Shattering Divine Palm in advance.

"He already knows."

"Not only did he know, but everyone else knew too."

"The competition is fierce this time, little brother. If you really can't beat us, give up as soon as possible. If we can't win with words, we'll fight with force."

A burly man appeared behind Ding Shao. This man was Ding Shao's cousin, who was also the head of the family business. The high-tech company they worked for was founded by his cousin when he was young, and it was worth tens of billions. After taking over the family business, his cousin handed the company over to the younger generation of the family.

In terms of courage and ability, they are stronger than the Leng family.

"Brother, martial arts are tough. Our levels aren't the highest, so we don't have an advantage in a fight."

Ding Shao looked helpless.

"Then forget it. The family can only offer a maximum of 5 billion, 2 billion in cash and 3 billion in equity. We can't offer anything more."

"Thank you, brother." "If you really want to thank me, then stop being gay. Your dad went to my dad crying again yesterday. He suspects there's something wrong with the feng shui in the house. Little brother, I won't stop you from being gay, I respect you, but even if you're gay, can you at least leave a seed for your family? Your third uncle only has you as his son. If you keep doing this, his lineage will die out sooner or later."

"Brother, let's keep things separate."

……

Wangyou County.

Inside the blacksmith's shop, two large furnaces were burning brightly, while the Divine Fire Furnace floated between them, occasionally spitting out a little flame to raise the temperature of the two furnaces.

"Master, the furnace here is hot enough, the black knife fragments have melted."

Chai Jin stood guard in front of the stove, sweating profusely. His eyes were fixed on the black knife fragments in the stove, and he became excited when he saw the black knife fragments melt.

"Alright, Divine Furnace, heat it up."

Old Lu glanced over and immediately commanded the Divine Fire Furnace to increase the temperature, and the Divine Fire Furnace obediently spat out a mouthful of fire.

After a long time, the two divine weapons completely melted, and the two clumps of molten iron were drawn out by the divine furnace.

Seeing this, Lao Lu immediately picked up his sledgehammer and leaped up. Chai Jin, who was standing next to him, also picked up his sledgehammer and followed. The two of them then began hammering at the molten iron.

Various hammering techniques were used to strike the molten iron.

"Master, the first step is done."

"Step aside."

With a shout, Lao Lu smashed his hammer into one of the molten iron pieces. The two pieces of molten iron fused together, immediately unleashing an extremely terrifying power fluctuation.

"God's furnace."

Old Lu shouted.

The divine furnace split into two flames, forcibly fusing the two clumps of molten iron together.

"Bang bang bang..."

An invisible shockwave sent the two flying.

The three forces are constantly vying for dominance.

This situation did not last long. About half an hour later, the molten iron from the white axe and the black knife were forcibly fused together under the pressure of the divine furnace.

A black and white metal block fell to the ground. Old Lu walked in and smiled when he saw the freshly forged Heaven-grade Divine Weapon embryo.

It became.

Hahaha.

The Divine Fire Furnace is indeed a wonderful thing.

With the help of the Divine Furnace, the forging difficulty of Heavenly-grade Divine Weapons has been reduced to the level of a novice.

That's a divine furnace, awesome!

Old Lu happily brought out the embryo of a Heavenly-grade divine weapon.

He and his apprentice began forging the hammer, working until midnight, and finally a large, black and white hammer was completed.

"Knife."

Chai Jin handed over a knife. Old Lu took the knife and slashed his arm. A spurt of blood gushed out and dripped onto the sledgehammer. As the blood was absorbed by the sledgehammer, a golden light shot straight into the sky.

Above the clouds, the figures of two giant bears appeared, the phantoms of the Black and White Duo.

The commotion woke up many players, and those who hadn't logged off rushed out, staring at the clouds above in astonishment.

[Beep beep beep! Player (I Love a Piece of Firewood) has assisted NPC Lu Xingzhi in forging a Heavenly-grade divine weapon, becoming the first near-Heavenly-grade divine weapon forging master.]

Quasi-Heavenly-level Divine Weapon Forging Master: Possesses the ability to forge Heavenly-level divine weapons, but does not possess the ability to forge Heavenly-level divine weapons independently.

Chai Jin's blacksmith ranking soared to first place, leaving the previous first place far behind.

"Holy crap, you can do that?"

"Could my luck be any better than that of someone who loves firewood?"

"This is outrageous, absolutely outrageous!"

Players who were not far from the blacksmith shop rushed out. They looked at the grinning "I Love a Piece of Firewood" and felt so jealous they almost lost their teeth.

This guy really seems to have encountered all sorts of good things.

……

"Congratulations, Master! Congratulations, Master!"

I love a piece of firewood and leaned closer. He looked at the Heavenly-level Divine Weapon in front of him, his eyes filled with a sense of accomplishment.

This time, my buddy finally got to participate in forging a Heavenly-grade divine weapon.

"Hahaha."

"Keep up the good work, and soon you'll be able to forge a Heavenly-grade divine weapon too."

Old Lu patted Chai Jin on the shoulder, encouraging him.

"whee."

Chai Jin has a post-natal realm essence given to him by Lu Yuan in his warehouse. He only needs to gather enough materials to forge his own divine weapon.

He has already decided on the type of Heavenly-level Divine Weapon he wants.

Like his master, he also wielded a hammer.

However, he had his own ideas about the design of the divine weapon; he was determined to forge the coolest and most awesome hammer.

"Master, please give it a name."

Chai Jin pointed to the black and white hammer that was trembling slightly.

"How about the Yin-Yang Twin Fiend Hammers?"

Old Lu said something to the hammer.

This was clearly directed at Hammer.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The Yin-Yang Twin Fiend Hammer was very pleased with its name, and immediately flew up and landed in Old Lu's hand.

"Ha ha ha ha."

.........

On the coast of Annam.

Many shipwrecks are floating in the water.

A body, pale from being submerged in seawater, lay nearby among the wreckage.

A sea breeze blows in.

A fishy, ​​foul odor filled the air.

A child walked from the village, curiously examining the wreckage of the ship. Suddenly, he saw a glittering gold next to the corpse.

He immediately rushed over.

Just as he crouched down to pick up the gold.

The corpse, which should have been dead, moved slightly.

Her hands, white from being soaked in water, rested on the child's feet.

"Demon Yin Body."

Black energy surged from the corpse, completely engulfing the child.

A moment later, the corpse slowly stood up.

He only has half a body.

"Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan~"

The corpse roared to the sky, and then completely turned into black smoke, flying towards the distant village.

……

(End of this chapter)