The Almighty Ring - Chapter 23

Chapter 23




With the Green tier equipment in hand, all four guild representative could now form elite squads of their own . All the bosses in the open world would soon have the time of their lives . With the support of stronger equipment, those players could kill the boss, obtaining rare drops and an abundance of experience points .

After selling that batch, Jiang Fei had earned a total of 130 gold coins . Take away 50 gold coin for the material costs, it was a nett profit of 80 gold coins . It was all due to the power of the mysterious ring . Having reached the third level, the ring now granted Jiang Fei 20 Luck, as well as increased his success rate of crafting Ascended equipment .

With more than 100 gold coins lining his pockets, Jiang Fei went on to buy as much material as he can .

Even though he had crafted more than a hundred Green equipment with bonus skills and attribute, only those that were above average had passed Jiang Fei's filter . Even so, those had been "tossed" to the girls of Rosette Knighthood . To them, they were phenomenal, but to Jiang Fei, there were just scraps that could not satisfy him .

To have the perfect equipment, Jiang Fei had to resort to the most traditional, foolproof method . Mass crafting . As long as there was no shortage of metal for him to hammer, surely, the perfect specimen could someday pop up . After some quick counting, Jiang Fei spent all 130 gold coins on Copper Ores . All 130 stacks would be enough to grant him a new level in Smelting .

"Ding! Player's Smelting has reached Level 2! Chance of material wastage reduced to 50%!"

Reducing wastage from 60% down to 50% was most helpful, especially in his capacity of mass-production!

After he was done, Jiang Fei had collected a total of 58 Copper Ingot stacks . By the end of the smelting process, Jiang Fei found that his experience bar would not go up any further . Apparently, he would have to start smelting higher grade ores, if he wished to continue raising his Smelting level .

It was almost time to wake up, and Jiang Fei decided to end his labors . The temporary storage in the Blacksmith's Workshop was already at capacity . Jiang Fei moved all 58 stacks to his personal bank storage, planning to continue the crafting process the next day .

"Ding! Attention players . The server will shut down in 30 minutes . Please make the adequate preparations before the server disconnects! Enjoy a new day, a new life!"

It was almost time . Jiang Fei had just finished transferring all 58 stacks to his bank . The temporary storage was just like its name suggested -- it would be wiped clean whenever the server shut down .



Jiang Fei woke up, content with his progress . After breakfast, Jiang Fei walked to school . But on that day, something was different . Jiang Feis' journeys were usually mundane and without incident . On that morning, there seemed to be glares coming from all angles! Along the way to his classroom, he could hear students whispering his name . It was probably because of the basketball competition he won the day before .

"Lookie lookie! It's the famous Jiang Fei!"

"Is that him? He doesn't look like the athletic type…"

"Tsk . What do you know? It's exactly because he doesn't look like he plays any sports, period! The kid is good . He trashed the sixth class as if they were toddlers!"

"What? He must be really good then… Aha! He does look a little cute from certain angles . "

"Pss . Don't even try… Dino girl . "

"…"

"…"

"I'll flatten you nice . "

…

"Look! It's the basketball superman . "

"You're right . Let's talk to him . Maybe we could be friends . "



"Doesn't that make us look . . . Easy?"

"You're right… We should get someone from his class to introduce us!"

"Good idea!"

…

"And the Oscar goes to that kid . What a fake . He wouldn't even budge when people are insulting him . "

"Are you insulting him, or are you praising him? Make up your mind . "

"Both . "

"Liar . You're obviously super jealous of him . He's got all the girls on him now . "

…

It was too much for Jiang Fei to handle . All the girls had a sudden change of heart, and all the guys were either impressed or envious of Jiang Fei . It was all due to this sudden influx fame of him . Afterall, he had led a class of bookworms to victory, against the sixth class -- the athletes' class, no less . His popularity had shot up like Jack's' beanstalk, from a pebble on the side to the road, to a school celebrity! Jiang Fei was a magnet to the young girls who were just going through puberty . They were still young and naïve, and they would rather drool over a man's abs than his grey matter . In this case, when it came to looks, Jiang Fei was average at best, but the girls still regarded him as a superstar nevertheless . Sometimes, one needed to throw a few slam dunks to get the girls .

Jiang Fei had long been a master over his body . He managed to maintain his cool while making his way to class . Truth be told, he was screaming with joy in his heart .

Zhao Feng had waited, just long enough for Jiang Fei to take his seat .

"Brother Fei, you're a superstar now!"

"Oy, back off . I may be a superstar, but I'm not gay!" Jiang Fei pushed Zhao Feng's face away from his, unable to contain a grin .

"Brother Fei . I'd have never known that you would be hiding your talent like that! Hey! Don't you dare forget me when you're up there among the stars!" Zhao Feng pouted .

"Get lost, you! What's that supposed to mean, huh? Up among the stars, pfft!" snapped Jiang Fei, flinging a pack of cookies at Zhao Feng .

"Good man! Good man! Apology accepted!" said Zhao Feng, ripping the packet open and stuffing his face full .

…

High school classes were so boring that Jiang Fei could not even think of a single item from the game that he could sneak in and lighten his eyelids .

The basketball competition amongst the first year students was still ongoing . On that day, the ninth class had been left without an opponent . Jiang Fei was bored enough to attend even regular class, much less a basketball match . Sun Mengmeng had not missed a chance to remind Jiang Fei about joining the next match as part of the team . The best of his class were just barely short of being massacred . Now that Sun Mengmeng had found herself a super player from their class, she would never stop whipping Jiang Fei like a workhorse!

"Brother Fei… when is your dad gonna let you play the game . . . I'm finally graduating from the Beginner's Village…" Zhao Feng mumbled, stifling a yawn during the last class .

"I've no idea . "

*Ring…*

"That's the bell . I'll be going back home now . Catch you tomorrow . "

"Byeee…"

…

Back home, Jiang Fei repeated his daily routine . Dinner, homework, bathroom . It was a boring cycle, and his family had no qualms about it . They were the epitome of China's most average family . Jiang Fei's father worked as a blue collar in some random company, earning a decent amount that kept the family in relative comfort . Jiang Fei's mother's was a full-time housewife who took care of Jiang Fei and his father . That was all to it .

…

"Welcome back to Dawn Break!"

With a bright flash, Jiang Fei entered the game for the fourth time .

"Time to work for a living . Again!" said Jiang Fei with a wide smile on his face .

To be able to keep up with the combat specialists, Jiang Fei would have to pack on some crazy, serious equipment . He would have to craft an insane amount of equipment to find the perfect skills and attributes .

"Ding! Class Level has increased! Beginner Blacksmith is currently at Level 2!"

After continuously smithing for more than 10 hours, Jiang Fei had gained yet another Class Level . Blacksmithing was then Level 2 . His crafting success rate had increased by a mere 5%, and the success rate of crafting Ascended equipment had risen by a minuscule 1% .