Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God - Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Chapter 19 - Evil Whip

When the Kobold Chieftain exploded, items scattered all over the floor . Copper Coins paved the floor as well in a copper glow, shining through the entire mine as if celebrating Shi Feng’s success .

At the moment, Blackie sat paralyzed on the ground, cold sweat pervading his entire body . It was as if all of his strength was sapped out from his body; he could not care less about the drops on the ground . This battle was truly difficult . There was no time to even take a breath; every minute and every second were a soul-shocking moment that stimulated the eyes .

Every moment of the battle just toyed with Blackie’s heart . He would not be able to take it at all if he did not have a strong heart .

As for Shi Feng, who could battle against the Kobold Chieftain head-on, what kind of heart did he possess?

“This is too great! We won, Brother Feng! You really are my idol!” Blackie loudly shouted in extreme excitement . Seeing Shi Feng’s calm face, Blackie was filled with respect for him .

Although Shi Feng’s former strength was quite good, surpassing many average players, he was still just an average professional player . Shi Feng’s skill had never been out of reach for Blackie . Shi Feng had been previously quick to get excited . He would even get into an endless conflict over a piece of common equipment as if he was an unsheathed blade . However, the current Shi Feng was hugely different than before; it was as if he became a different person . The present Shi Feng was extremely calm and did things without hesitation . He gave off a certain serenity that resembled that of a dormant dragon; he did not do anything outstanding normally; yet when he did, it would shock the world .

“Blackie, wasn’t your idol Gentle Snow?” Shi Feng slightly smiled as he said so .

“Of course Gentle Snow is my idol . However, you’re awesome as well, Brother Feng! Usually, you keep quiet without revealing anything, but now that you’ve shown it, even such a powerful Kobold Chieftain was done in by you . Not even a true professional gamer could compare to you, so how could I not admire you? As they said, the shade is better under a large tree . Brother Feng, you should teach me how to play a Cursemancer! Even in my dreams, I’ve dreamt of becoming a professional gamer . ” In Blackie’s eyes, Shi Feng was just like a mountain of gold . He was glad for the choice he had previously made . If he had gone to Shadow Workshop, he would probably still be a nameless gold-farming member . He wouldn’t even have the chance to meet an expert; forget about becoming a real expert .

“Alright . ” Shi Feng smiled . Blackie’s character was just so straightforward .

When Shi Feng was fired in his previous life, Blackie had resigned as well, without hesitation . Blackie had given up a job with an annual income of millions just to share the suffering together with him . Naturally, Shi Feng wouldn’t betray Blackie; he would teach Blackie whatever he could . Although Shi Feng had not played a Cursemancer before, he had still observed plenty of expert Cursemancers . Shi Feng knew the general direction to develop a Cursemancer, and it was more than enough to give pointers to Blackie .

“Brother Feng, how do you think I should place my points early on? Do I go full Intelligence?” Blackie asked .

Shi Feng shook his head, saying after some thought, “Although it isn’t bad to go full Intelligence during the beginning periods, Agility is a must if you wish to become a powerful Cursemancer . Aside from just increasing your Movement Speed, Agility can also increase your Casting Speed . Cursemancers have very few lifesaving skills, are slow runners, and have many skills that require chanting . A Cursemancer’s Spells are also weak in power . They mainly rely on Curses to deal damage . However, unlike Elementalists, who are literal cannons, time is required for a Cursemancer to unleash that damage fully . Hence, after adding Intelligence up to 20 points, you should place half of your Free Ability Points into Agility . This will ensure your safety as well as allow you deal more damage . ”

In Shi Feng’s previous life, there was an extremely powerful Cursemancer . That person had broken the traditional point-allocation method of a Cursemancer by adding a large amount of Agility . Not only could he deal damage both quickly and fiercely, but he was even more powerful in PK . He had destroyed Assassins that were counters to mages . Even in death, those Assassins had not landed a single hit on that Cursemancer, breaking the law that stated mages would die if they were closed in by a melee player . After that incident, many Cursemancers had started adding Agility, causing Assassins to be endlessly depressed as they became bullied constantly by Cursemancers .

Blackie nodded his head . He felt that Shi Feng’s words made sense, saying with a smile, “Alright then . After my Intelligence reaches 20 points, I’ll go full Agility . ”

After finished discussing how to add points for a Cursemancer, Shi Feng and Blackie started picking up the drops .

The Kobold Chieftain deserved to be a Chieftain-ranked monster . Adding on that it was the First Kill, its drops were extremely bountiful .

It had dropped a total of 8 pieces of Bronze Equipment; 1 Gray Giant Axe, 2 Plate Armor, 2 Leather Armor, 3 Cloth Armor . Aside from those, there were also 273 Coppers and 3 skill books . There was [Mock] for Shield Warriors, [Silent Steps] for Assassins, and [Evil Whip] for Cursemancers .

“Blackie, your luck really is too good . This Evil Whip skill book is rare with an extremely low drop rate . It is also one of the few control-and-damage skills that a Cursemancer has . As long as the skill’s level is high, it will become a godly skill for grinding monsters . ” Shi Feng tossed the Evil Whip skill book to Blackie without hesitation . He also gave two of the Level 2 Cloth Armor to Blackie .

[Evil Whip]

Cast time 3 seconds .

Use 5 thorns to bind a target in a fixed area . As long as the target exits the area and breaks the thorns, every thorn will cause a base damage of 20 points, with an additional 30% Spell Damage .

Cooldown: 20 seconds .

Blackie became ecstatic when he saw the skill, learning it quickly . With this skill, his battle standards would be increased by a big leap . After he switched to the two pieces of equipment, it was as if he turned from an air gun into an artillery cannon . Blackie’s Intelligence increased to 20 points, increasing his Spell Damage to 48, and also activating the Hidden Basic Skill for Intelligence, [Rapid Cast] .

[Rapid Cast]

Allows the player to skip the chants of spells that are below 1 . 5 seconds, requiring only action to cast it .

Also, allows the caster to better focus on attacking their target .

As for the two pieces of Plate Armor, they were the [Recruit’s Heavy Armor], and [Black Steel Armguard] . However, amongst these pieces of Bronze Equipment, Shi Feng only fancied the Black Steel Armguard’s Attributes .

[Black Steel Armguard] (Bronze Rank, Plate Armor)

Level 3

Equipment Requirements: Strength 9

Defense +14

Strength +2, Endurance +2, Agility +1

Durability 20/20

The Recruit’s Heavy Armor was just mediocre . The Level 5 Recruit’s Heavy Armor could not compare to the Sky Armor at all . However, Plate Armors were still precious so it could be sold for a good price .

The two pieces of Level 3 Bronze Leather Armor could be sold as well .

Amongst these pieces of equipment, the most valuable one was the Gray Giant Ax . It was definitely the darling of Berserkers .

[Gray Giant Ax] (Bronze Rank)

Level 5

Equipment Requirements: Strength 15

Attack Power +21

Strength +5, Endurance +2

Durability 30/30

It was the absolute weapon for violence . If a Berserker got ahold of this weapon, their damage would become extremely violent and horrifying .

“If I could create a hype over this Gray Giant Ax, it would definitely be worth a lot of money,” Shi Feng slightly smiled . He had a plan in his heart to make a load of money using the Gray Giant Axe .

Afterward, Shi Feng and Blackie returned to the smithy .

“Master Jack, I’ve killed the Kobold Chieftain . This is its skull . ” Shi Feng said respectfully as he took out a Kobold’s skull .

Master Jack, who was currently hammering away on steel, glanced at the Kobold skull . After he confirmed that Shi Feng had done it, he satisfyingly said, “Not bad, young man . It seems you do have the right to inherit my forging skills . ”

System: Hidden Quest ‘Road Of Forging’ completed . Player has learned Forging . Player has become a Basic Forging Apprentice . Player has obtained the Forging Talent, ‘Forging Genius’ . Rewarding 10 pieces of [Hundred Refinement Steel]

[Forging Genius]

After a successful forging, there is a fixed chance to increase 2 Proficiency Points .

Two Proficiency Points were not to be looked down on . It should be known that a Basic Forging Apprentice making a piece of Common Equipment only had a 20% success rate . After successfully making the equipment, there was a 40% chance to obtain 1 Proficiency Point . Now, however, Shi Feng had a chance to obtain 2 Proficiency Points as long as his forging was successful, increasing his efficiency for promotion to the next rank by several folds .

Becoming an Intermediate Forging Apprentice required 1000 Proficiency Points . An average player required more than ten days, at the very least, to become one . Their supply of materials must also be continuous, as the horrifying rate of failure would waste large amounts of materials . With the Forging Talent, Shi Feng could now save a lot of materials, saving him quite the amount of money .

On the other hand, Hundred Refinement Steel was a good Support Material for making Bronze Equipment . It could increase the success rate of making a Bronze Equipment by 10% .  

With the Forging Talent and Book Of Forging, Shi Feng couldn’t help but wish to start forging equipment immediately . However, he needed materials if he wanted to forge equipment, and in a large amount as well . If he were to collect the materials himself, it would waste too much time . He could only purchase them in bulk . However, that required a lot of money . Not only that, making Common Equipment would not earn him any money, but instead cause him to lose it . Only Bronze Equipment could be sold for a good price, but that required Forging Designs that Shi Feng did not have .  

“Deathly Forest is a must-go . ” Shi Feng thought about the Bronze Equipment Forging Design that could be obtained from within the Deathly Forest . The equipment that could be forged using the Forging Design was both cheap to make and had very good Attributes . In his previous life, there were quite a few Forgers who became rich because of that Design .

Just as Shi Feng turned around to leave . . .

“Young man, you truly make me look differently at you . Even after so many years of forging weapons, it is still my first time seeing a Magic Weapon . ” Master Jack called out to Shi Feng . He had sent his gaze towards the pitch-black sword hanging around Shi Feng’s waist . Even if the black sword was rusty and looked like a fire poker, it could not escape the eyes of a Master Forger .

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