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Chapter 61: Exorcism of Evil
Chapter 61: Exorcism of Evil
Looking at the strange ore, a black dagger made of an unknown metal, eighteen gold coins, seventeen silver coins, and a pile of bottles and jars filled with poison and antidote, Rain pondered for a moment before putting away the coins.
He then sorted the poisons and antidotes into a wooden box and tucked it under his bed.
Holding the strange ore, Rain weighed it in his hand and decided to consult with Blacksmith Boris about it tomorrow.
Would Blacksmith Boris be greedy?
The greatsword was not just for show!
Rain was not worried about this at all.
Finally, he picked up the black dagger and plucked a strand of hair, placing it on the blade.
With a gentle blow, the hair was instantly split in two by the dagger's edge.
"Ouch! It can split hair!"
Rain decided to carry this dagger with him for self-defense, as the two-handed greatsword was sometimes too eye-catching and not always convenient in certain situations.
After dealing with the spoils of war, Rain turned his attention to the panel.
Name: Ren Kanlan
Occupation: Blacksmith lv1 (52/100) / Night Watchman lv2 (207/300)
Constitution: 9
Strength: 10
Agility: 9
Spirit: 11
Remaining Attribute Points: 0
Remaining Skill Points: 0
Lore of the Blacksmith Level 3, Hammer Mastery Level 1, Danger Sense Level 1, Mammoth Sword Technique Level 4 (0/1000).
The last remaining attribute point was gone, leaving Rain a little disappointed.
He lacked a decisive trump card to turn the tables.
"However, my Blacksmith occupation level is already over half, and my Night Watchman occupation level is almost two-thirds. If I focus on one of them in the next few days, I'll be able to earn another attribute point."
"It's not a big problem."
Although Rain had been busy with traveling, fighting, and even facing an assassination attempt throughout the day, his overall condition was still relatively good due to the one-point Constitution increase.
Therefore, Rain decided to continue his practice of the Mammoth Breath Technique as usual.
"Diligence leads to success, while idleness leads to failure!"
However, when Rain began practicing the second movement of the Mammoth Breath Technique, which resembled a Russian plank, he immediately feeling a sense of difference.
The second movement, similar to a Russian plank, had become easier to perform due to his rapid strength growth, but he still hadn't been able to maintain it for more than half an hour.
He had improved from the initial five minutes to seventeen or eighteen minutes in the last two days.
Today, however, Rain managed to persist for twenty-seven minutes in one go.
[You have practiced the Mammoth Breath Technique, and your understanding has improved!]
[Your skill, Mammoth Breath Technique, has improved. Experience gained: +2]
[Your skill, Mammoth Breath Technique, has improved. Experience gained: +2]
This was very close to the half-hour requirement.
At the same time, it meant that Rain was about to be able to practice the third movement of the Mammoth Breath Technique.
This made Rain's heart race with excitement!
Additionally, Rain noticed that the frequency of experience gain for the Mammoth Breath Technique in the system notifications had increased.
In just one hour, he gained 26 experience points, bringing the Mammoth Breath Technique to lv2 (77/300).
Of course, there was a time limit to practicing the breath technique each day, and with Rain's current physical condition, an hour was already close to his limit.
Any more would cause physical strain and deplete his potential.
The accelerated experience gain made Rain ponder.
"Could it be that the improvement in my Constitution and Strength has significantly enhanced the effectiveness of my breath technique practice?"
"The previous increase in strength made the second movement easier, and now, with the further improvement in Constitution, my endurance has increased."
Practicing the Mammoth Breath Technique enhances Constitution and Strength, and the improvement in these attributes, in turn, accelerates the progress of the breath technique.
They could be considered mutually beneficial.
Rain nodded.
"Yes, that's more or less how it is."
The next morning, Rain arrived early at the blacksmith shop in town.
"Rain, you're here!" Blacksmith Boris greeted him with a smile.
"What are you planning to learn today? Or do you want to forge some horse shoes?"
"Not in a hurry, Uncle Boris. I have a question for you."
Rain looked around, and with his back to the other apprentices, he took out the strange ore emitting a hazy soft light from his pocket.
Blacksmith Boris's eyes immediately widened in surprise!
The next second, he snapped out of his daze, quickly looked around, and then pulled Rain into the storage room at the back of the blacksmith shop, eagerly asking:
"This is Radiant Stone!! Rain, how did you find such a rare ore?"
"Radiant Stone?"
Rain looked puzzled, as this was the first time he had heard this name.
However, it seemed that Boris was familiar with this ore.
He had found the right person.
"Yes, Radiant Stone, it's very precious!"
"Uncle Boris, is it more precious than your Star Iron?"
"Yes, it's several times more precious than Star Iron!" Boris nodded heavily.
This immediately delighted Rain.
Even without knowing its use, such a small piece of ore was worth dozens of Imperial Gold Coins.
Before Rain could ask about the function of the Radiant Stone, Boris had already started explaining enthusiastically.
"After fusing Radiant Stone into weapons at a certain ratio, they gain the special ability to repel evil, so it's extremely valuable."
"Repel evil?"
Rain found himself encountering another unfamiliar term.
"Yes, repel evil. Rain, you must have heard of it," Boris glanced at Rain and continued.
"In this world, some strange places give birth to skeletons, zombies, or other evil spirits, or the claws of demons or evil gods from other realms appear."
"These monsters are difficult to harm with ordinary weapons; only special weapons will do."
"And the 'Radiant Weapons' infused with Radiant Stone are one of them. When you swing them, they can deal massive damage to these evil beings."
Rain understood immediately.
"Uncle Boris, I've never encountered any of the evil you mentioned. I'm curious," Rain asked.
Boris rolled his eyes and said,
"Of course, there's none near Glintstone Town. Basically, all the evil within the Imperial territories has been cleansed by the Empire and the various churches' transcendents."
"Moreover, if you encountered these evil creatures, would you still have the life to come back and ask me?"
"But I heard that there was a blood sacrifice by heretics recently, so it's possible that evil has appeared in Master County."
"You never know!" Boris shook his head.
Since it had the special effect of 'repelling evil,' Rain naturally wanted to infuse this Radiant Stone into his greatsword.
"Uncle Boris, can you infuse this Radiant Stone into the two-handed greatsword?"
"It's not that I'm unwilling, but my blacksmithing skill that draws attention and adds to the weapon's allure."
"Additionally, melting Radiant Stone requires a higher temperature than melting iron ore, and our blacksmith shop's furnace isn't hot enough."
"If you want to infuse Radiant Stone into the greatsword, you'll have to make a trip to the County City!" Boris suggested.
"Only the advanced blacksmith shops in the County City have high-temperature furnaces, and they also have skilled swordsmiths who can help you infuse the Radiant Stone into the two-handed greatsword."
"The County City?"
Rain nodded thoughtfully.
(End of Chapter)
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