Chapter 1

The Craft God Bronnick looked a little slovenly. Inside his cottage, various items were in a chaotic mess. The space was small, and with so many people entering, it felt very cramped.

The minotaur Bronnick raised his head, his murky eyes sweeping over the group. His gaze landed on Nie Yan, and his eyes lit up. He completely ignored the players who were preparing to hand in their quests to him and walked straight toward Nie Yan.

"This guy's done for. I bet he'll be kicked out by the Craft God Bronnick," the orc warrior said, gloating a little.

"I think so too. A Level 179 player actually coming to a place like this? I wonder if he's earned enough respect points," the shaman priest whispered.

They were all waiting to see Nie Yan make a fool of himself. In their opinion, a player below Level 180 generally wasn't qualified to come to a place like this.

Bronnick walked up to Nie Yan.

"Honored sir, welcome to my humble abode," Bronnick said, bowing slightly to show his respect to Nie Yan. Since Nie Yan had logged in while in stealth mode, the NPCs automatically hid his name in their dialogue whenever other people were around.

Nie Yan's status as a Great Prophet was even slightly higher than that of the Craft God Bronnick.

"Hello, Mr. Bronnick," Nie Yan said with a nod.

Hearing the conversation between Nie Yan and Bronnick, the five players' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"How is that possible? How could Bronnick be so respectful to this guy?" the orc warrior exclaimed incredulously in the team chat. His brain was completely frozen.

"What's this guy's background? Damn it, this is too messed up. When we came here before, that Craft God Bronnick didn't even bother to lift an eyelid. He was so arrogant." The shaman priest rolled his eyes. When had they ever seen Bronnick treat a player with such 'warmth' and 'kindness'?

The five of them thought they were seeing things.

Nie Yan and the Craft God Bronnick had some basic conversation, without revealing any important information.

"I can help you upgrade a piece of equipment to Chaos-grade armor for free. Do you have void metal? If you have void metal, the enhancement effect will be even better," the Craft God Bronnick said humbly.

Hearing the Craft God Bronnick's words, the five players next to him gasped. Free enhancement of a piece of equipment? This guy was really lucky! They knew that even if they brought void metal, enhancing a piece of equipment here would cost at least fifty to sixty thousand gold coins, and they would have to find a whole bunch of weird and wonderful materials. He wondered what kind of quest this guy had completed to get such a reward!

"I wonder if this guy can even come up with void metal!" The shaman priest stared at Nie Yan's hands. He knew that the five of them had risked their lives to complete the task assigned by the Craft God Bronnick, and they could get a piece of void iron ore. Void metal was one of the rarest things at the moment, and he didn't believe that Nie Yan could get it!

"A piece of void iron ore is worth more than a hundred thousand gold coins. A Level 179 player probably can't come up with that much money," the orc warrior still refused to let go of his sense of superiority.

The five players were whispering to each other in the team chat. Even if Nie Yan couldn't come up with the void metal, the previous conversation between Nie Yan and Bronnick was enough to shock them.

Nie Yan hadn't had time to study the information he had pulled from the official website. He wasn't very knowledgeable about items like void metal. He thought for a moment, and the two things in his backpack should be void metal. He didn't know if it was enough. Generally, blacksmiths needed dozens or even hundreds of pieces of metal to forge a piece of equipment. If he had to find dozens or hundreds of pieces of void black iron and void gold, he would rather die.

"Mr. Bronnick, is this void metal? How many pieces of void metal do you need to enhance a piece of equipment?" Nie Yan took out the void black iron from his backpack. This black, fist-sized piece of iron looked ordinary and unremarkable.

"You have void black iron? That's great! Enhancing equipment doesn't require too much void metal. Just one piece is enough." Bronnick's gaze fell on Nie Yan's right hand and said, "The purity of this void black iron is very high. I believe the upgrade effect will be very good."

So only one piece was needed. He had worried for nothing. That way, he could successfully enhance the Zennarde's Sword.

The five players from the Satreen Empire stared at the void black iron in Nie Yan's right hand. They felt their breathing stop. Damn it, this was void black iron! It had actually appeared in the hands of a Level 179 player. This was too unfair! Their eyes were about to pop out. The orc warrior bit his tongue. The sharp pain clearly told him that he wasn't dreaming.

What exactly was going on!

It was no wonder that these five players were so shocked. The market price of a piece of void iron ore was more than one hundred thousand gold coins, and it was so rare that it was priceless. Even if they squatted in the auction house for five or six days, they could probably only buy one or two pieces of void iron ore. Twenty to twenty-five pieces of void iron ore were needed to refine a piece of void black iron.

One could imagine how much void black iron was worth!

If it weren't for the fact that the Craft God Bronnick was a powerful Legendary NPC and that they couldn't use any skills here, they probably wouldn't be able to resist killing and looting on the spot.

Any Legendary equipment, plus a piece of void black iron, and finding all the materials needed by Bronnick, could upgrade that Legendary equipment to a level equivalent to a Divine Artifact!

Bronnick had already agreed to upgrade Nie Yan for free, and he also had void black iron. They didn't think that Nie Yan couldn't even come up with a piece of Legendary equipment!

This was too shocking! A Divine Artifact! What a powerful existence that was!

They couldn't help but lick their chapped lips.

Hearing Bronnick's words, Nie Yan's thoughts became active. Since a piece of void black iron could upgrade Zennarde's Sword to Chaos-grade armor, he also had a piece of void gold in his backpack. He had obtained the void black iron when he broke the record for the Black Magic Space in two hours, and he had obtained the void gold after breaking the record in one hour. Obviously, the void gold was more advanced.

If he was going to upgrade Zennarde's Sword, he had to do his best!

"Honored Mr. Bronnick, I also have a piece of void gold here. I wonder if it can be used to upgrade equipment," Nie Yan said as he took out a piece of golden metal from his backpack.

The five players next to him heard Nie Yan's words and looked at Nie Yan in disbelief. They saw the golden metal in Nie Yan's right hand and were a little doubtful. Was this really void gold? They felt their hearts beating non-stop as they waited for Bronnick's answer.

"It is indeed void gold. Using it to enhance equipment is much better than void black iron," Bronnick nodded.

Hearing Bronnick's words, the five players only felt their heads buzzing. The four words 'void gold' kept vibrating in their minds. It really was void gold, the void gold that could make countless people crazy! Was he cursed today? Seeing a piece of void black iron was already enough, but he had actually seen such a monstrous item!

Void black iron was valuable, but as long as he spent two or three million gold coins, he could still get it. It was said that Duo Duo from Fallen Angel had spent money to buy more than twenty pieces of void iron ore and then refined a piece of void black iron. The Niu Ren Tribe was even more ruthless. As long as any piece of void metal appeared in the auction house, they would immediately take it at no more than 10% of the market price. When the price was raised too high, they would give up. It was said that they had also obtained void black iron, but no one knew how much. They were all used to enhance the equipment of the guild's top players.

As for void gold, even if one had money, one couldn't buy it. According to previous news, the total number of void gold ore stones owned by the two major factions so far was definitely no more than five. But now this news had been overturned. Twenty to twenty-five pieces of void gold ore were needed to refine a piece of void gold!

To what extent could a piece of void gold upgrade a Legendary equipment? Even if they emptied their brains, they couldn't imagine it.

Just as they were distracted, Nie Yan's conversation with Bronnick had ended. A trading bar appeared in the void, and it was already filled with the materials needed for the upgrade. Nie Yan put his Zennarde's Sword on it and then put on the void gold.

With everything ready, a system notification sounded.

System: Are you sure you want to upgrade Zennarde's Sword? The success rate of this upgrade is 99.8%.

With such a high success rate, if the item exploded, it could only prove that Nie Yan was unlucky. However, such an unlucky thing shouldn't happen to him.

Yes!

Nie Yan clicked confirm. At this moment, he seemed to be in a void. The Craft God Bronnick was melting and forging in front of a huge furnace. Time passed quickly for a few days. When Nie Yan came back to his senses, he was still standing in the same place. The Zennarde's Sword in the trading bar was displayed in front of him in a brand new state.

The upgrade was successful. Even though he thought that he wasn't that unlucky before, he was still a little nervous. After all, the things he put on it were too valuable. Even he couldn't bear such a big loss. Seeing that the Zennarde's Sword was successfully upgraded, Nie Yan felt a sense of relief. He couldn't help but feel ecstatic in his heart.

The Zennarde's Sword was originally black, but now it was dyed with a touch of gold. In the black flames burning around it, there was also a trace of jumping golden runes. It changed from the original enchanting to solemn, a decisive and unparalleled aura of a king!

Nie Yan felt that the soul inside the Zennarde's Sword was slowly awakening. Just releasing a little bit of momentum made people feel an inviolable majesty.

He didn't know what the attributes of the Zennarde's Sword were now. Nie Yan's heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate. He took the Zennarde's Sword into his inventory.