Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

The blacksmith, inspired by a poetic inspiration, pointed to the unusual light on the sword and said, "Master Hu, look! This faint blue light is as gentle as the gaze of a lover."

Zuo Chang pondered for a moment, then casually put down his one-handed sword and took out a silver-gray egg from his pocket—

Iron Gallbladder.

Bringing this out at this time carries some risk.

Lychee was surprised by Zuo Chang's boldness, and her eyes darted around to look at the others present.

The shopkeeper had already gone out to attend to business, so Master Hu and Master Lu were focused on examining the magical artifacts.

Zuo Chang remained calm, placed the iron bladder into a porcelain tube, then placed the porcelain tube into the furnace, and said, "Who can help me operate the bellows? I need to raise the furnace temperature to five thousand degrees."

"I come!"

"I'm coming too!"

Master Lu and Master Hu shouted and walked to the stove, working hard with the bellows.

The temperature of the furnace rose rapidly, the ceramic tube was scorched in an unbearable red glow, and the iron lining inside slowly melted.

Lychee reached out her little hand and placed it on Zuo Chang's arm, asking softly, "Zuo Chang, are you going to use the Iron Gallbladder already?"

Zuo Chang remained very calm: "Using Iron Gallbladder in this place is indeed a waste of its potential; it should be used on a better weapon. But Lychee, the best equipment I have is this sword, and I have no choice."

"Can't you just keep it?"

"Will keeping them increase my combat power? If I don't convert resources into combat power, it's the same as having no resources at all."

Lychee, speechless with frustration, said, "Zuo Chang, I find you very mysterious now. You seem even more domineering than I am... Where are you from?"

"You can guess."

Zuo Chang refused to reveal the details, but Lizhi didn't press him.

She let go and said, "I hate mysterious men. Mystery is no good; it makes me feel insecure. Miss Lychee's opinion of you has decreased!"

Zuo Chang is not a hoarder; his philosophy is "to make the best use of everything."

This is certainly not to say that he doesn't understand planning—

When playing mobile games, he won't pull from the trash pool.

When the Human Rights Card is released, he will not hesitate to bet all his crystals until he has a full set or no crystals left.

If he's still playing the game now, he'll most likely keep the Iron Gallbladder and wait for a better weapon to come before upgrading it.

But this isn't a game.

Not long after he transmigrated, he experienced a fierce battle in which more than twenty people died in front of him.

The stench of blood far exceeded his expectations. Although he didn't show it, even in the forge filled with the smell of sulfur, he could still smell the blood.

Those people who died tragically last night...

Their faces were so ferocious, their limbs so stiff, and they lay on the ground in extremely unnatural postures.

Zuo Chang still can't forget the disgust and shock brought about by that "unnaturalness"!

In situations like this, shouldn't we stop trying to save our Flash?

The Moon Crown Sword in my hand is not bad; it has the "Tide" special ability.

When attacking enemies consecutively, the weapon's attack power will not be lower than the previous attack.

Ironclad's effect is to increase base attack power and fluctuation value by 30%.

With the help of the tides, the returns are relatively stable.

About fifteen minutes later, both Master Hu and Master Lu, these two strong men, were panting heavily, and the iron bladder in the porcelain jar finally turned into liquid silver.

With a flick of his wrist, Zuo Chang caused the molten silver in the porcelain jar to gush out and land evenly and delicately on the sword blank.

This gesture exudes confidence and elegance.

Iron gallbladder is a rare object.

No further action is needed; it penetrates at a visible speed and merges with the Moon Crown Sword.

The attributes of the Moon Crown Sword have changed again:

"Crown of the Moon - Magic Steel Sword": Attack power 156 (0~26).

Maximum attack power: 182 points...

Among magical artifacts made primarily of magical steel, this statistic is top-tier.

……

……

"Oh!"

The intense light from the spotlight forced Zuo Chang to close his eyes.

After Master Hu finished taking the photos, Master Lu reached out and pushed him away, then stood next to Zuo Chang and leaned on his arm: "Master Zuo, come closer."

"Ah good."

It can only be said that people from 96511 have never seen much of the world.

It was just the birth of a magical artifact, nothing earth-shattering, but both Master Lu and Master Hu suggested taking a picture to commemorate the occasion.

The shopkeeper was also in high spirits. He invited a photographer from a photography studio and made a special trip to two streets for the job.

"Smile, smile! Good! Perfect—Bang!"

The spotlight flashed a second time, and Zuo Chang closed his eyes again.

Lu Li lowered his hand that was holding the Moon Crown Sword, took out a red envelope from his pocket, and said, "Master Zuo, you are my teacher for a day! According to the rules of the trade, regardless of whether I have learned the technique or not, if a senior disciple allows a junior disciple to observe, the junior disciple should always give a red envelope as a token of learning... Please accept this small token of my appreciation."

Master Hu also took out a red envelope: "Master Zuo, please accept this."

Ok.

Since it's the rule, there's no reason to refuse.

Zuo Chang accepted the red envelope and patted the one-handed sword in his hand, which now looked quite decent: "Thank you both for your help. I am very satisfied with the guard and scabbard you made for me."

"We wouldn't dare say that! We are incredibly fortunate to be able to participate in the creation of magical artifacts!"

"That's right! I, Old Hu, can brag about it someday: the scabbard of Master Zuo's 'Moon Crown Sword' was designed by me, Old Hu!"

The two were deeply grateful and escorted Zuo Chang to the street corner.

As dusk approached, Zuo Chang hung the Moon Crown Sword at his waist and turned to ask, "Isn't it about time?"

Lychee waved: "Let's go. To Qushui Town."

The two returned to the city gate tower, and before they even got there, they saw Captain Li Bo, who had changed into civilian clothes, already waiting by a carriage.

He saw Zuo Chang and Lizhi approaching and said, "Miss Lizhi, Mr. Zuo, over here!"

Zuo Chang stepped forward and saw that Li Bo was beaming and in great spirits, no longer the deadpan figure he had seen yesterday: "Captain Li is in a very good mood."

"What Captain Li? I quit!"

Li Bo revealed a smug look that said, "You can't afford to associate with me," and lowered his voice, saying, "The Shield Guard got really angry, blaming me for not being careful enough, and said they'd dock half a month's salary! Hey, is this the same as before? I told them right there and then—you're fired! I quit!"

"..."

Zuo Chang smiled and remained silent.

Li Bo was very excited and urged, "Let's go! The assessment is very important. The sooner we arrive, the sooner we can have peace of mind."

Chapter 21 Where did you come from?!

Outside Qushui Town, on a high hill.

A young man sat down on the dirty ground, his dark green trousers covered in mud.

The Eagle Commander, clad in silver armor, gripped his sword hilt and pointed to a path in the woods not far away, saying, "Reliable intelligence. That cloaked spellcaster has already set off and will appear on this path soon. Cangyou soldiers, there are only three of them; don't miss the opportunity."

The young man, Cang Youbing, smiled and nodded: "I won't miss the opportunity."

"That's good." Eagle Commander mounted his horse. "I'm very interested in that young man of the first realm next to the cloaked spellcaster. If possible, it would be best to capture him alive. I want to see where he comes from."

Cang Youbing said calmly, "General, you're giving me a difficult problem."

"Can't do it?"

“It’s not that I can’t do it, it’s just that I can’t accept it—why would you be merciful to your enemy?” Cang Youbing smiled. “If we were to capture them alive, my men and I would be hesitant to go all out for fear of harming them. People who shouldn’t have died might die because of this.”

Behind Cang Youbing stood fifteen people, all ordinary adventurers of the first, second, and third realms, who were also participants in this operation.

They overheard the conversation between Cang Youbing and Commander Ying, their expressions strange, and the atmosphere awkward.

Eagle Commander felt a little guilty. He glanced at the adventurers but didn't say anything.

Cang Youbing continued, "General, I cannot guarantee not only capture them alive, but I cannot even guarantee leaving them with a complete corpse. If you have no objections, then give the order and begin the operation!"

"Ahem! Let's get moving, Cang Youbing! I'm waiting for your good news."

drive!

Commander Eagle cracked his whip and rode away.

Just then, someone rushed up and said, "Captain Cang, a carriage is here! It has just passed the fork in the road!"

coming!

Cang Youbing turned around and shouted, "On your marks! Brothers, on your marks!"

……

……

Yesterday at dusk, Li Bo personally drove Zuo Chang and Lizhi from Fengming City, taking a back road to Qushui Town.

Captain Li is very savvy.

The carriage he borrowed was quite spacious, with a luxurious interior and soft, plush chairs.

With his legs curled up, Zuo Chang could even lie down on the car seat and sleep.

The carriage walls are engraved with magical runes, which flash and the temperature inside the carriage is comfortable. It also has the ability to reduce shock and bumps, making it feel like a business class cabin on a high-speed train.