Chapter 26: Born the Divine Artifact, Activated the Ranking Board

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Hello Master, I have bought the materials you wanted.” Zhang Shan handed over dozens of materials to Master Lu.

Fortunately, Zhang Shan had expanded his backpack in advance. Otherwise, it would not be able to fit all.

“Okay, wait for a while, it will take some time to repair.”

After Master Lu finished speaking, he came to a workbench. After stabilizing the pipe, his hands continuously performed all kinds of actions that Zhang Shan could not understand. He slowly put the materials into it.

“My lifelong wish is to become a divine craftsman. I hope that through this divine artifact repair, I can gain some enlightenment,” Master Lu said to himself while his hands were non-stop moving.

The final level of engineering, blacksmith, tailor, and alchemy occupations was divine craftsman, while apothecary was the god of medicine. Theoretically, players could reach that level in the future.

Concerning occupation, the settings of the New World were that blacksmiths could forge weapons and other equipment for plate armor for all classes, except hunters. Tailors could make leather armor and fabric equipment, alchemists could make accessories, and apothecaries could concoct medicines.

Apart from making weapons for fire hunters, engineers could also make bullets and weapons for city attacks and defense. There were many types of weapons, and only when players obtained the corresponding blueprints would they know which ones were available.

Zhang Shan also considered learning engineering as a secondary occupation. He could then make his own bullets, which would save him a lot of money. The key was that in the future, there might be bullets with better attributes that required players to make themselves, the kind that was not available at the shops.

Currently, the shops only sold ordinary bullets and excellent bullets. Ordinary bullets basically did not have additional attributes. Although excellent bullets also had some attack attributes, they would not be of much use in the later stages. The key was that they were expensive.

Therefore, Zhang Shan thought that if there was an opportunity in the future, he would first be an engineering apprentice, and then slowly upgrade the blueprints and materials. Not to say that he had the dream of becoming a craftsman like Master Lu, at least he would be able to solve a part of his needs.

If he wanted to learn an occupation, he would first need an occupation certificate. Zhang Shan had not farmed this thing yet. The auction house did sell it. However, there was no need to rush this matter. A low-level occupation did not have much use.

An upgrade in occupation required a large number of materials and a certain amount of blueprints. It also required time to accumulate. Thus this matter could not be rushed for the time being. It could be discussed in the future when there was an opportunity.

Seeing that Master Lu’s hands were moving non-stop, Zhang Shan asked curiously, “Master, are divine artifacts the strongest equipment in the world?”

“Of course not. Although divine artifacts are strong, there are still stronger ones. Above divine artifacts are holy artifacts. For example, the Emperor Sword of Emperor Zhou in East Capital, and Vanquishing Scepter of Grand Master Jiang in West Capital. They are all holy artifacts.”

“So there is actually more powerful equipment. I thought that red equipment is the strongest in the world.”

“It’s normal that you don’t know. The highest level equipment that mortals can come into contact with is usually red equipment. Above red, there are three holy artifacts. Gods can make divine artifacts and spirit artifacts. Only sages can make holy artifacts. It’s rare in the world.”

“Master, since you can repair divine artifacts, then you should also be able to make spirit artifacts. Have you become a god?” Zhang Shan flattered him.

Master Lu said proudly, “Although I haven’t become a god yet, I could make spirit items many years ago. As long as I can make a divine item one day, I will definitely become a god.”

Zhang Shan… ‘What an arrogant old man!’

But Master Lu did have the right to be arrogant.

“Master, since the human race has holy artifacts, why can’t we exterminate the demon race?”

“The demon race is not that simple. Although the demon race has nine great demon gods, that is not the main threat. The emperor and grandmaster can easily exterminate them. However, it is useless to do that. The demon gods are only the inheritors of the demon race’s divine throne. As long as the demon race’s divine throne is still there, the nine great demon gods will never be cut off. If one is killed, the other will appear very quickly.”

Huh? What kind of setting was this? The Demon God was the same as ordinary monsters, which could be refreshed after being killed? But it made sense, as the game, no matter how strong the demon was, it was just a boss. After being killed, it would respawn, this was normal.

Master Lu continued, “Demon God is not horrible, but Holy Demon. Back then during the demon invasion, the Holy Demon used the superb means to demonize heaven and earth, turn all things into a demon. If it were not for the sages of the human race using the nine region cauldron to suppress the fate of the human race and protect the 30 cities of the seven kingdoms of the human race, there would be no more human race in the world.”

“That’s right. There are countless demons outside the city, and they are inexhaustible,” Zhang Shan echoed.

“It’s not that there’s no other way. The sages once said that when the development of the human race reached a certain level, the demon race would naturally retreat. Young Man, the future of the human race requires thousands and thousands of you and me to work together to expel the demon race. You have to work harder to improve yourself.”

“Yes, Master. I will work hard to improve myself and contribute to the development of the human race,” Zhang said nonchalantly. Improving myself? Wasn’t it just farming monsters to level up? Wasn’t that the normal operations?

“Alright, stop talking. The repair of the divine artifact is almost complete,” Master Lu said solemnly.

His hands moved faster and faster, his expression was solemn.

Zhang Shan quietly watched from the side. Not long after, Master Lu stopped what he was doing.

A rough and gorgeous musket gradually appeared on the workbench, an inexplicable flowing light slowly flowing around the divine artifact.

The divine musket was longer than the purple musket in Chang Zhang Shan’s hand, and the barrel was thicker. It was a bit like a large-caliber sniper rifle in reality, but the design was more concise, without any unnecessary modifications.

Seeing the divine musket on the workbench, Zhang Shan liked it with just a glance. How could one not like a divine artifact?

Zhang Shan asked excitedly, “Master, is this fixed?”

“It’s fixed. It’s really a perfect divine artifact.”

“Then can I pick it up now?” Zhang Shan asked a little worriedly. It must not be a divine artifact that was too high-end that he could not equip it. Otherwise, it would be ridiculous.

“Yes, I have already infused your aura into the divine artifact. It will grow stronger as you grow.”

Master Lu picked up the divine artifact musket from the workbench and handed it to Zhang Shan. He said solemnly, “Every divine artifact represents the fate of the race. You have to treasure it and use it well.”

“I will, Master.”

Zhang Shan took over the divine artifact excitedly. Just as he was about to check its attributes, the system announcement sounded.

System announcement: Congratulations to the player Six Guan Bodhisattva for obtaining the first divine artifact in the New World. He has created a new situation for the human race. Reward: skill points +10, merit points +1,000.

System announcement: As a player has obtained a divine artifact, the ranking system has been activated. The ranking system is divided into equipment ranking and level ranking.

Hearing the announcement, Zhang Shan was extremely excited though he had long guessed that there might be an announcement about the birth of a divine artifact.

However, he had never expected the reward of 10 skill points. This was something that could only be obtained by leveling up 10 levels. It was completely possible to max out a skill. As for the merit reward, although it was not bad, compared to the skill points, Zhang Shan did not really care.