Starting With A Space Battleship - Chapter 262
Chapter 262: Selling himself
Translator: 549690339
you didn’t do anything wrong. On the contrary, I should be thanking you. You’ve helped me a lot over the years. Without you, I wouldn’t be where I am today.
After a short pause, li xiaonian continued, ” “Let’s not talk about this. Before your master appears, please continue to assist me.”
!!
“Yes, yes. Captain, I will do my best.”
Ding … Ding ding …
Li xiaonian picked up the ugly iron hammer transformed from the Thunder rod and buried his head in refining the refined iron.
Currently, he only knew the forging method of the flaming saber technique.
In order to forge the flaming saber, the purity of the refined iron had to be at least 92%. Although the increase in purity from 90% to 92% seemed to be only 2%, it was extremely difficult. The higher the purity, the more difficult it would be.
In particular, he needed to remove the copper and sodium elements contained in the refined iron. The mental energy consumption was extremely huge. Master Flame only needed one to two hours to complete it. However, if it was him, he would need to maintain it for a day.
Ding …
Ding …
……
Li xiaonian activated his ocular skill and focused on removing the impurities.
Time passed by slowly.
Finally, the last trace of impurities were removed, and the refined iron was forged into the shape of a dagger. When forging bronze, the loss was the least when starting with the dagger.
Li xiaonian heaved a sigh of relief, exhausted. “I’ve finally completed the most troublesome step.”
Li xiaonian took out the high-priced firesource solvent.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to give up on forging. Instead, he sat down cross-legged and relaxed his mind, entering the state of empty spirit heart.
For an apprentice to advance to a blacksmith, the most important step was to fuse. There could not be a single mistake. If the forging failed, the refined iron that had been tempered with great difficulty would be destroyed, and the fire source solvent would be wasted. There was no recycling value.
Before this, he had already failed more than a hundred times, and the indirect losses amounted to more than 30000 domain coins.
It could be said that secondary professions were professions that burned money. Without a strong economic foundation, it was really not something that ordinary people could learn.
It would be fine if they successfully leveled up, but if they couldn’t, the consumption of their sub-profession would be a bottomless pit.
Li xiaonian stood up after his body had recovered to its peak condition.
He took a deep breath.
He opened his third eye and placed his spirit energy on the [fire source] solvent.
Zzzzz ~
Under the control of his mental power, the fire source solvent was evenly scattered on the dagger.
Ding ding ding …
Li xiaonian quickly tapped the dagger.
Ding …
System: “you have successfully forged [flame dagger]. Experience +100.
System: ” you have successfully forged a bronze weapon, from blacksmith apprentice to beginner blacksmith, strength +10;”
“It’s done,”
Li xiaonian clenched his fists in excitement.
He had expected to advance in a month, but he had succeeded this time.
Suppressing his excitement, li xiaonian closed his eyes and carefully recalled the process.
Summarizing his experiences was the only way to progress. After becoming a basic blacksmith, the success rate of forging green-copper would increase a lot, but there was also the risk of failure.
After about ten minutes, li xiaonian opened his eyes and checked the attributes of the [ flaming dagger ].
Fire dagger
[ rarity: LV5 bronze (common) ]
[ attack: 12 ]
Attributes:
Skills:
[ Inferno ] (passive)-when attacking a target, there is a 100% chance of dealing burning damage. Deals 2 fire damage to the target every second for 6 seconds.
120/120;
compared to the weapons forged by master fire, the attributes are much worse. Such equipment won’t be worth much if we sell it. At most, we’ll only be able to break even.
The dagger’s attack power was decent, but its attributes were too low. Even so, green-copper equipment had a natural advantage over normal equipment. It was harder and harder to damage. When it went against normal equipment, green-copper equipment was definitely stronger.
“Captain, while you still have the feeling, continue to refine and try to consolidate your realm as soon as possible.” Xiaoya suggested.
“Yeah.”
Li xiaonian responded and continued to forge. Before forging, he hung [ blacksmith’s heart ] around his neck.
Now, he could finally use this gold equipment.
[ heart of the blacksmith ]
Gold necklace
Health points +100
[ attribute: +20% success rate when forging weapons in a state of concentration, and 1% chance of forging a top-tier weapon. ]
[ cultivation speed: 1 ]
[ usage restriction: blacksmith ]
……
It would increase his success rate by 20% and double his cultivation speed. These were all things he valued.
Ding …
Ding …
Ding …
……
The days passed by.
Half a month passed.
Li xiaonian had forged a total of eleven times, with six failures and five successes.
If he ignored the 20% increase in success rate from the blacksmith’s heart, his true success rate was only 30%, which was very low.
He looked at his personal attribute pane.
Player: shadow (earth) The word ‘earth’ is hidden and can not be seen.’
[ class: Defense ]
Level:
[ experience points 21/236 ]
[ HP: 350/350 ]
[ spiritual energy: 20/20 ]
Physique: 9;
[ strength: 19 ]
[ agility: 0 ]
Intelligence: 0
Skills:
12547.63 domain coins;
[ fire dagger ] x 5, [ snow dance saber ] x 21
Cultivation technique:
1. Nine revolution Heavenly Fire Eyes
Cultivation speed: 11.6 (note: The normal value is 1. This status is abnormal. It is recommended that the player check the physical condition.)
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“I’m about to reach level 10. It’s about time to go out for a walk.” Li xiaonian couldn’t help but Mutter.
In this one year, he had been forging all day. Although the experience he had gained was not much, he had still managed to level up to level 9. With every level up, he had only gained two free attribute points.
In other words, obtaining the title of [ blacksmith ] and strength +10 was equivalent to five levels.
we don’t have much time left. Let’s get the right to reside in holy light City first.
Li xiaonian hurriedly exited the game.
He turned on his computer and entered the recruitment website.
This time, li xiaonian didn’t look for a job. Instead, he posted a job-seeking notice.
[ blacksmith job search ]:
I’m a beginner blacksmith from star field, and I hope to join the Holy Light internal Guild.
“Requirements: 1. You are a foreigner and do not have the right to live permanently. You will need the help of the Guild. 2. I will not reveal my game ID, nor will I go to the Guild’s residence. 3. Forge three pieces of green-copper equipment every month. The Guild must purchase them at market price. (If you are the one, I will be expelled from holy light City in half a month.)
Contact number: 89887789lixiaonian;
Li xiaonian immediately posted the job information after he finished editing it.
Before the announcement, a solemn statement popped up on the webpage. The content was very simple. If the news released was not true, once someone pursued the matter, they would have to bear legal responsibility and be blacklisted by holy light City.
He ticked the box and continued to publish.
The post was successful.
Li xiaonian quietly stared at the job application post. In his spare time, he took out a soul crystal and started chewing and swallowing it.
He hadn’t eaten normally for a few years and could only eat tasteless soul crystals. His mouth was so light that it made people go crazy.
The posts that were sent out were quickly drowned out by a large number of new posts, like a stone sinking into the sea.
“Do we have to wait a few more days for a reply?” li xiaonian frowned.
……
In the internet company’s headquarters, li xiaonian’s post about his job application was immediately scanned by the AI. At the same time, the AI presented the relevant posts to the internet administrator for screening.
Meng Feng was munching on her snacks and browsing the news in ” star field ” when a message suddenly popped up on the computer interface.
Mr. Administrator, there’s a special job application here. Please identify it.
Meng Feng was curious and clicked to browse.
This look.
Puchi …
Meng Feng spat out the drink in her mouth. “F * ck, a wild blacksmith is actually so down and out that he’s looking for a job online? Could it be false information?”
At the thought of this, Meng Feng immediately said, ” AI, what is the ID of the post? ”
“Shengfeng hotel, top suite 06.”
“It’s actually true?” Meng Feng’s mouth twitched.
He had never stayed in Shengfeng hotel before. It was said that it cost 6000 hanhai Yuan a day, which was equivalent to his monthly income.
Such a rich man must have a powerful background. As long as he wasn’t a fool, he wouldn’t be so silly as to publish false news.
At the thought of this, Meng Feng quickly took out her phone and called her friend.
He called five or six times before the call was connected.
what’s the matter? it’s just a phone call, but it feels like I’m pressing you for your life. If you don’t give me a reasonable explanation, you’ll get it when we get home.
The person who picked up the phone was none other than the receptionist of the breeze Guild, Lu xuanle, whose nickname was Lele.
“Wife, isn’t the breeze Guild urgently looking for a beginner blacksmith? I have first-hand news here. There is a junior blacksmith who wants to obtain the right to live in holy light City. I will send you the link to the post. Whether or not you can recruit this blacksmith will depend on your Guild’s strength.”
“Really?” Lu Xuan was overjoyed.
“Of course, you’re my wife. If I don’t take care of you, who else will? I can only delay it for 10 minutes at most. After 10 minutes, I must put this job application post at the top. Otherwise, if the leader finds out, I will lose my idle job.”
yes, yes. Hubby, I love you. Muah.
“Wife, you see … I’ve done a good deed for you, so shouldn’t I give you some compensation and reward? tonight, let’s …”
“You’re annoying.”
Lu xuanle’s face turned red, and he hung up the call.
……
Lu Xuan took a look at li xiaonian’s job-seeking post and hurriedly reported the matter to his eldest sister, Cai Jiaqi.
When Cai Jiaqi received the news, she immediately left star field.
Looking at the post, Cai Jiaqi’s eyes flickered, have you contacted the technical department? did you find the ID and address of the publisher? ”
there’s no need to check, big sister, ” Lu xuanle hurriedly said. my husband said that the person who posted it is in Room 06 of Shengfeng hotel.
“Lele, no matter if we succeed or not, I’ll give you credit for this.”
Immediately, Cai Jiaqi brought her Secretary and headed straight for Shengfeng hotel.
……
On the other side, li xiaonian was staring at the job application post.
After nine minutes, someone finally posted a comment.
“Wow, wow, wow, Big Boss, are you taking in a little brother? I’m willing to work hard, I only hope to be able to follow you around.”
With someone commenting, Meng Feng could no longer remain silent. She hurriedly pinned li xiaonian’s job-seeking post to the top and added a highlight.
Li xiaonian was the first to see the changes in the post, and he was slightly excited.
At the same time, there were more and more comments under the post.
2nd comment,’f * ck, beginner blacksmith? Such a capable person had actually fallen to the level of seeking a job? When did blacksmiths become so cheap?”
3rd comment: ” hehe, it’s not that blacksmiths are worthless, but the right to live in our holy light City is valuable. Tsk tsk, I didn’t think much of it before, but seeing blacksmiths being forced to apply for a job for the right to live, it feels like I picked up tens of millions for no reason.
4th comment: “I’m just watching quietly. He’s just a blacksmith, yet he has so many requirements. It’s fine if he doesn’t want to reveal his in-game ID, but the weapons he makes still need to be purchased by the Guild at market price. If the Guild has the money, why don’t they just buy it directly?”
5:[the person above is an idiot, confirmation complete.]
6th comment: “@4th comment, if you don’t know then don’t comment. You’re a newbie, you don’t know what a beginner blacksmith means. I’m sure that the major guilds in holy light City will spend 50 to 60 million to win you over. Oh, I forgot to mention, the so-called 50 to 60 million is in star dollars, not vast sea dollars.
……
There were more and more comments.
Li xiaonian was watching with great interest.
Weng ~
Li xiaonian’s interstellar phone vibrated.
Li xiaonian saw an unfamiliar number and picked it up.
“Hello,” he said. Li xiaonian said calmly.
“Hello Sir, I am the person in charge of the mountain sea Guild, Morrie. I just saw your job application post. Although it’s a little presumptuous, I still want to verify that you have been promoted to a basic blacksmith. Is this true?”
“Yes, I am.” Li xiaonian replied.
Mo Li smiled, ” our mountain sea Guild can satisfy your conditions. Under the original conditions, we will provide you with an independent villa, plus 50 million star coins as a settling-in fee. Are you willing to join our mountain sea Guild? ” Of course, if you have any conditions, you can also raise them to us.”
Li xiaonian’s heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to add some conditions, someone knocked on the door.
“Thank you. Please wait a moment.”
Li xiaonian opened the door.
Two great beauties appeared outside the door. One had a valiant and heroic bearing, while the other was gentle and pleasant.
When Cai Jiaqi saw li xiaonian, her face was full of surprise. She had never expected that a blacksmith would be so young.
“Sir, if you have any conditions, you can state them directly. Or, you can give me an address, and we will meet up with you for a discussion. No matter what price the other guilds pay, our Shanhai Guild will definitely offer a higher price.”
The voice on the phone was very soft, but Cai Jiaqi could still hear it clearly. She hurriedly took out a name card and interrupted li xiaonian rudely, afraid that li xiaonian would be snatched away,”Hello Sir, I’m the president of the breeze Guild, Cai Jiaqi. This is my business card, can we have a chat?”
Li xiaonian nodded and said to the person on the phone, ” “I’m in Room 06 of the Shengfeng hotel.”
Naturally, Mo Li heard Cai Jiaqi’s voice and her heart tightened. She hurriedly said, ” “Sir, we’ll arrange for people to head over immediately. If you want to choose a Guild, you must compare the goods to the three guilds. Our Shanhai Guild will always give the best treatment.”
“Okay, thank you for your suggestion.”
Li xiaonian hung up the phone and looked at Cai Jiaqi.
Of course, he remembered the breeze Guild. A few days ago, he had wanted to make an appointment to join them, but he had been rejected.
The wind and water changed.
Now, it was no longer him who was begging the other party, but the other party who was begging him. This feeling was really good.
“Hello, please come in.”
He didn’t have a good impression of the breeze Guild. No matter what, one more choice meant one more opportunity. What if the other party could fulfill his conditions of meeting His Majesty?
No one could say for sure about this kind of thing. If possible, it was best to join Her Majesty the Queen’s Guild. This way, it would not be a difficult problem to meet Her Majesty the Queen.
Hearing li xiaonian’s familiar voice, Cai Jiaqi’s face stiffened, and she stammered,”Last time … Last time, you were the one who called the blacksmith apprentice who entered breeze headquarters?”
Li xiaonian smiled,”guild leader Cai, nice to meet you.” Ten days ago, I was lucky enough to become a basic blacksmith.”
Hearing this answer, Cai Jiaqi really wanted to slap her own mouth.
If she didn’t reject him, this beginner blacksmith would have already belonged to the breeze Guild. But now, because of her wrong decision, she had to compete with other guilds.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t think it through last time.” Cai Jiaqi hurriedly admitted her mistake, and said, Sir, since we spoke on the phone ten days ago, it means that we are fated to join the breeze Guild. We can meet any conditions you have within a reasonable range.
“En, thank you. Please wait a moment.”
Li xiaonian responded. Under Cai Jiaqi’s sullen gaze, he opened the job-seeking post and added a note at the bottom: I’m currently staying at the Shengfeng hotel, Room 06. If you’re interested in a Guild, you can come and discuss.
… Cai Jiaqi’s heart sank. This time, they were in big trouble. Perhaps, the breeze Guild could only watch as their basic blacksmith was snatched away from them.
