Chapter 145: 145
As a Master Rank blacksmith in his past life (level 60-80) Draco had handled many different types of Epic materials, High Iron being just one of the more common types .
Before his demise, he had been able to reach the late stages of the Master Rank . This had allowed him to create the Pseudo-Legendary Mana Sword, which had perfectly fit his old fighting style .
However, he felt a mixture of excitement and apprehension seeing it right in front of him, because there was a fundamental difference between back then and now .
This difference lay in the Tradeskill level!
In his past life, he had been at level 78, 12%, yet that was after spending around a decade honing his skills and using up so many valuable resources that the overall cost must have been more than there was money in Earth's circulation .
However just over a week had passed since the launch of the game and while his achievement of reaching level 35, 86% was more than impressive, one should not forget what this meant!
This was the Elite Rank, where one should be thinking about how to manage Uncommon items!
Even Rare items would be a headache to the most talented Elite Rank blacksmith, much less acting like a toad l . u . s . ting over a swan that was Epic items .
Epic items were two whole Ranks above him!
This had been the same situation with the Angel's Kiss potion . Fortunately, alchemy was much more manageable for him since it mostly relied on Worldly Energy .
His Supreme Rank Draconic Source Origin granting him admin rights over that meant he was a living cheat and only needed to focus a little on technique .
However, Blacksmithing was different . It was a physical action that had very little to do with Worldly Energy and mostly with technique and knowledge . Draco's Three Pound Origin Technique was still stuck at level 3, while the Refined Star Technique he used for alchemy was at level 4 .
Not only would there be a hefty time consumption if he were to make an Epic item, but there was a significant chance of failure .
Since he had a default 35% success rate thanks to the Inventor title and Fire of War, the system would add his external success rates to it to form the final amount .
As an Elite Rank blacksmith, his success rate for Epic items was 3%, and that was only thanks to his Three Pound Origin Technique . This meant that in total, Draco had a 38% success rate which was pretty abysmal if one had to use actual Epic materials .
They would be making more losses than gains, otherwise wouldn't everyone risk it all to become rich by practicing with Epic materials?
Personally, Draco would love to either sell or pass these Epic items down to his Tradeskill members, but once the process had begun, it could not stop .
The overpowered improvement passive of both Pair Dadeni and Mjolnir was great, but only in the hands of a capable owner . Right now, it was still a hundred years too early for someone to come even close to Draco's proficiency .
If time wasn't something he lacked, he would have gladly helped his former teacher Happy Saint reach an appropriate level to pass him Mjolnir . Hopefully with some pointers and some demonstrations in the future he could at least accelerate this process .
Draco steeled himself and brought the hammer down again despite his fear . The moment it collided with the metal, Draco felt like he was an 8-year-old child who punched a steel wall with full force .
His hand holding Mjolnir directly twisted and bent so badly that it looked comical . Draco was lucky he had receded the Dragorugio set into his body, otherwise, its durability would've taken a great big hit .
Draco grimaced from the pain and sighed . He cast Instant Healing and watched as his limb placed itself back into the correct position .
This bread and butter spell exclusive to Holymancers restored the greater value of either 30% or 15,000 with a cooldown of 2 minutes which meant that his 30,000 HP didn't top up after suffering 21,000 points in damage .
Draco paused and put the hammer down . He did not want to risk striking it again for fear that the next retaliation strike could deal even more damage and flat out kill him .
He couldn't take Mjolnir away from the anvil either as the High Iron would revert to normal iron otherwise, so he had to leave the ingot there while he got help .
Fortunately, there was a perfect candidate for this job .
Draco blinked to Hikari's room to find her in a half-human, half-dragon state idly staring outside . She still had yet to notice him . Draco smiled at this opportunity and silently walked up behind her, hugging her from the back .
Hikari was stunned when she was suddenly enveloped by Draco, but her face quickly became flushed and her heart began to pound . Her mind swirled with various thoughts as her body began to shiver slightly .
'Has he finally lost his patience? Is he going to take me by force?'
'He has been pretty nice to me, which is strange for a Black Dragon . I know his human side is stronger, but I guess our racial urges can't be beaten…'
'I don't really want to be taken like this, but I can't resist . Is this the fate of us White Dragons…?'
While she herself might not feel ready, her body reacted as her n . i . p . p . l . es hardened and her underwear became slick with wetness . It was a mixture of dark l . u . s . t and her bloodline cravings .
Dark l . u . s . t was the reaction the body had to certain situations that were forceful or unwanted by the mind . Not everyone showed dark l . u . s . t, as in fact, most people's bodies would follow their mind's feelings .
However, some people would react in such ways, whether it was a woman being forcibly pressed under someone or even a man being captured and finding himself being pressed under a woman, or even another man .
Naturally, just because their bodies reacted with dark l . u . s . t didn't make the act okay .
(Author's Note: No, dark l . u . s . t is not the official name, I have no idea what that is . For the purpose of Guild Wars, it shall be called dark l . u . s . t .
If you don't like it, you can retaliate by supporting me on Patreon . The link is in the about page . )
However, Hikari realized she was thinking too much into it when Draco whispered gently in her ears . "Hikari, I need your help . Your light magic is crucial to a task I'm performing, and only you can do it . "
"I need you, Hikari . Only you . "
"Will you help me?"
Hikari's eyes began to spin . Draco's breath tickled her ears as his silky and sultry voice wafted into her mind . From the way he held her to the way he enticed her, Hikari was unable to resist .
"I… I will…" Hikari replied weakly .
Draco smiled and released her gently . "Thank you, Hikari . I'm going to need you to cast your light magic on me whenever I'm hurt . "
Hikari nodded but couldn't hide her curiosity . "What are you doing?"
Draco smiled and placed his arm on her shoulder, blinking them back to his super mini small world room after the cooldown for the skill elapsed .
Once there, Hikari first saw Rila and felt her soul shake . Thanks to her high State of Being, she, like Qiong Qi, could tell that Rila was a powerful being that could support the universe on her shoulders .
Though, the little tot had no Origin Energy in her, she was like a normal toddler as she slept soundly and happily .
Hikari then saw the set-up Draco had made with Worldly Energy and couldn't help but smile lightly, though she was also extremely curious . She had no idea what blacksmithing was, but the crude way Draco used Worldly Energy to build his stuff made her laugh .
Of course, to players and many NPCs of the Boundless world, Draco's work was top notch . But to a Dragon that lived and breathed Worldly Energy, and one that even saw Aetheric Energy as a waste product, this was like building a sandcastle and wanting to move a family in .
Hikari had no idea how these components worked, so she decided to observe for now . When she had a good grasp of everything, she could help Draco by creating a better one for him that would be permanent, instead of temporary like this one .
Draco was oblivious of Hikari's thoughts, but even if he did, he would laugh and give her a kiss for her willingness to help him . After all, with better auxiliary equipment, he could cut down the time consumption and significantly increase his success rate .
Draco took Mjolnir and raised it again . With boundless determination, he brought it down like a thunderclap . The moment the hammer hit the metal, Draco's hand was broken terribly once again, but he only grimaced .
Hikari, seeing this, felt shocked and pained . Her pain was twofold, one the psychological shock of seeing her Dragobonded mate hurt himself seemingly through his own volition and two because of the Lifeblood passive . She immediately cast her most basic healing spell, which was called White Light Healing .
「White Light Healing – Active skill
Effect: Infuse an injured target with the holy light of purity, alleviating their pains and bringing them back to full health .
Cooldown: None
Autocast: Off」
When Draco felt his arm return to normal almost instantly, he was shocked to the point that he even failed to notice his damage had been reduced by half with Hikari's presence .
He had imagined that her skills would be slightly better than the Instant Healing skill, which was practically the best self-heal spell Draco knew of in the game .
But Hikari's skill floored him to the point where he just stared at her with incomprehension .
Wasn't she the one who admitted that she had barely mastered any skills of her species? Wasn't she the one who claimed she was only average in terms of skill and effectiveness?
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