Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

"Is this your home?"

"Ah."

"So, the blacksmith is actually your father?"

"Dad was hammering here every day, turning stones into swords and knives and so on, so I thought you would come here too, so I came here and waited."

After the fight just now, Zoe is now much quieter. She is neither as flustered as when they first met, nor as always smiling as before today.

It is this expression that makes people notice that she is actually an extraordinary beauty.

She has naturally perfect skin, and being exposed to the wind and sun outside only adds a healthy glow to her delicate skin like powdery snow. Not only does it not lower her appearance, but it is filled with the breath of youth.

"Then I'd like to borrow your forge and anvil."

"Okay, but I don't know if it will still work."

Li Ang didn't understand these things before, and now he doesn't know them anymore.

When he got closer, he saw that this furnace was a magic furnace. Mechanisms using the same principle could be seen in many places, the most common of which was the power room of various airships.

He found a dim energy crystal behind the furnace, charged it with magic power, and the flames soon burned. The other tools also seemed to be complete.

Open the equipment manufacturing panel, and the system will prompt that everything is ready and you can start manufacturing.

[Required tools detected, materials detected [iron ore] [water mist stone], drawings can be selected]

Li Ang chose [Blueprint: Basic Standard Iron Sword].

[The drawing has been confirmed. The addable material [water mist stone] has been detected. Do you want to add it? ]

It was the observation information provided by the system that made Leon realize that water mist stone could also be smelted. He also wanted to see the effect, so he chose to confirm.

The material for the wyvern was also suggested to be smelted, but he was afraid of wasting it and decided not to add it in for the time being.

After pressing the option to start manufacturing, his mind became clear and a series of knowledge suddenly flooded into his mind. This knowledge was not a combination of words, but directly became his experience. He immediately understood how to forge.

The feeling of directly acquiring knowledge was wonderful. He picked up the tools and started working, just like a skilled blacksmith with many years of experience.

Smelt iron ingots, heat them, hammer them...

Placing the water mist stone into the magic furnace, the magic flame quickly burned away its impurities. Before the water element could escape, Li Ang skillfully and accurately added it to the iron embryo...

As time passed, the iron sword gradually took shape, and after quenching, it finally became a finished sword blank.

After polishing and using some materials left by Zoe's father to make the guard and hilt, the final result is presented.

【Standard Iron Sword [Qingquan]】

[A sword crafted through standard processes. Due to the addition of materials containing water elements, its attacks have water attributes.]

[Level: 1]

[Category: One-handed Sword]

[Equipment Skill: Water Flow Phalanx [Torrent]]

Water flow array?

[Skill: Water Flow Phalanx [Torrent]]

[Activation method: Cooperative unit 5]

Raindrops flow into streams, streams flow into rivers, and rivers flow into the sea. When water gathers together, its power is unstoppable.

[Effect: Increase weapon tier by 1 when activated]

When he got the sword, Li Ang thought he had seen it wrong.

Equipment does not necessarily have to carry skills, nor does it mean that equipment with skills must be top-notch. Ultimately, it depends on the tier and the effects of the skills.

He didn't expect to be able to create equipment with skills, but because he was already accustomed to the power of the system, he was not too surprised.

What really surprised him was this skill.

In other words, it is a "square formation".

Equipment with phalanx skills is called phalanx equipment. As the name suggests, when multiple individuals form a phalanx, their strength will be increased.

This is a skill that is very popular among various air cavalry regiments. If you can collect weapons with the same skill and use them together, your strength will be enhanced.

Li Ang knows a group that is equipped with a large number of phalanx weapons, which allows them to achieve twice the result with half the effort when fighting as a team.

However, equipment with the same skills is not so easy to find, and some people regard it as useless.

But if Li Ang could mass-produce phalanx equipment...

"In this case, if we arm my team, we will be invincible."

His heart was burning with excitement, and he immediately prepared to put the remaining ore into the forging to see if he could make any new discoveries.

14. Wild Berries (Please Read)

【Major: Equipment Manufacturing】

Wo phosphorus?⑻〞??〢

After striking a sword, Leon's equipment manufacturing experience increased by 10 points.

The system prompt that he had just ignored told him that it was because he added extra materials and performed well that he obtained equipment with skills, thus gaining more experience.

It seems that adding extra material is a positive improvement.

He continued to work on the crafting, but the amount of Water Mist Stone was not unlimited and could only be added to two pieces of equipment. This time, he added Wyvern material.

He made another sword and a pair of iron gloves, and Leon held the two pieces of equipment to observe them.

【Dragon Tooth Iron Sword [Clear Spring]】

[A sword crafted through standard processes. Due to the addition of materials containing water elements, its attacks have water attributes. Low-level dragon teeth and claws impart a small amount of dragon power.]

[Level: 2]

[Category: One-handed Sword]

[Equipment Skill: Water Flow Phalanx [Torrent]]

The Phalanx suffix on armor looks different from that on weapons:

【Dragon Scale Gauntlets [Clear Spring]】

[This gauntlet, crafted using standard procedures, effectively protects against heat and flames thanks to the addition of water-containing materials. The addition of low-level dragon scales further strengthens this aspect.]

[Level: 2]

【Category: Gauntlet】

[Equipment Skill: Water Flow Phalanx [Vortex]]

Li Ang also found that the requirements for activating some of the skills were lowered. The water flow square of the Dragon Tooth Sword was activated by "cooperative units 3", while the Iron Gloves only required 2 cooperative units.

He put on the gloves, held the Dragon Tooth Sword, and found that the gloves' phalanx skill had activated, and its level had risen to 3. The metal and dark green scales on the surface felt cold to the touch, and water-attribute magic was hidden within.

Li Ang picked up the first sword he had made and held it in one hand.

This time, the longsword, which required Unit 3 to coordinate, activated its skill, also reaching Level 3. The blade, patterned with dragon fangs, seemed to be misting, presumably possessing the flexibility of water while also inflicting elemental damage when slashing.

The sword that requires 5 units to activate its skill remains the same.

I figured it out. Any other Water Stream Phalanx equipment would be counted, but only equipment that met the activation requirements would be upgraded. The lowering of the Phalanx activation requirements might be due to the addition of higher-quality materials.

However, he neither uses a sword nor can he use two swords.

The iron gloves can be used first. As for the sword, when dual-wielding longswords, the dragon tooth sword will be upgraded to level 3 together with the gloves, and can be used when needed.

The remaining materials were used up after making three more weapons.

In this way, his experience reached 57.

The upgrade speed is still quite impressive, but it is a waste of time and energy to just make some things that are not very useful. If you want to make targeted upgraded equipment, you have to go outside the island to find materials.

I stretched myself and realized that the sun had already set without me noticing.

Li Ang looked around. He didn't know when Zoe left, but he caught a glimpse of her several times in between, which showed that she had been sitting there for a long time. She was a lively person and it was impossible for her to have the patience to see him until now.

The door of her house was open and there was some noise inside. Li Ang followed the sound and saw what was happening inside.

This cottage is quite spacious, which shows that the owner is a person who has high demands on quality of life.

There was a smell of wood in the house. Opposite the door was the kitchen, and on the left and right were two rooms. There was also a small door in the kitchen, which must have led to the backyard.

Surprisingly, there was not only a ladder leading to the narrow attic, but also a ladder leading to the basement.

Seeing Leon come in, Zoe, who was fiddling with something in the kitchen, hurriedly said, "Ah, wait a minute, it will be ready soon."

She made a series of clanging sounds, then came out holding a large bowl.

The bowl contains various fruits and some scattered berries, which are bright red and look very cute.

Outside the kitchen door is a dining table with three chairs around it, one of which is too small.

Zoe carefully placed the bowl on the table, then walked around to him and pulled out a chair for him.

"Please, please, no, please sit down."

The girl was obviously not used to doing this kind of thing and couldn't even pronounce the words correctly.

Li Ang raised his dirty hands to her: "I want to wash my hands first."

"Ah, this way."

Zoe lowered her head and trotted along, opening the small door leading to the backyard. Just outside the door, there was a simple water diversion device with a faucet for draining water.

While washing his hands, he looked at the vegetable garden in the backyard. The fields were divided into several parts, each planted with different crops. This should have been divided by Zoe's parents. For example, there was a faded wooden board in the field in front of him with the words "Plant white melons here" written on it. There were also the same in several other places. It seemed that it was specifically for reminding young girls.

White melon is a white tuber crop that is a staple food in many parts of Newbis.

When Li Ang washed his hands and came to the dining table, Zoe was chewing a white melon. When she saw him coming, she put the melon down nervously.

She didn't sit in a small chair. Even though she was petite, she was big enough to not need a child's chair.

The girl gently pushed the bowl towards Li Ang and lowered her head.

"Well, I don't know if this is right, but these are the best I can offer."

In the bowl in front of Leon, in addition to white melon, there are also some common and high-yield fruits and vegetables from Newbis. I guess this is Zoe's usual main meal.

This big bowl of food is probably not enough for a fifteen-year-old girl to eat. She picked it specifically to entertain Li Ang.

The skin of each fruit was peeled very cleanly, the vegetables were neatly arranged, and the scattered berries were probably deliberately decorated in a conspicuous position.

It's hard to imagine that the girl who rushed straight towards the monster could have the patience to do this.

"No, thank you."

Li Ang smiled at her: "I've been busy for a long time and I'm just hungry. Save my life."

Hearing this, Zoe pursed her lips and nodded like a little bird. Her eyes widened a little, and there was a little more light in them.

Li Ang picked up the berries in the large bowl and said, "These are the wild berries you mentioned you loved, right? Share them with me. Thank you."

"I, I like it very much, so I hope to give you a taste too."

Looking at the girl's grinning mouth, Leon smiled and put the berries into his mouth.

Hmm, sour.

Damn! So sour!

It was as if the entire mouth was protesting. With the muscles on his face as the center, Leon felt that all the movable muscles in his head began to twitch.

He quickly swallowed the wild berries, then picked up a sweet orange he recognized and stuffed it into his mouth.

Only when the orange juice filled his mouth and covered the sour taste did his twitching facial muscles finally calm down.

He remained calm throughout the entire process.

It's not that I'm afraid of being embarrassed, it's that I'm afraid of hurting the girl's interest, okay.

But the berries were too sour. Leon stared at Zoe's pigeon-blood ruby eyes and saw no trace of mischief.

She was very happy now and was throwing the wild berries into her mouth one by one.

People who can eat sour food are terrible. Now Leon only misses the ice cream with toppings from the Ice and Snow Inn in the Holy City.

"Who taught you to pull out chairs for guests?"

He found a topic to start a conversation.