After assigning the task, Fang Zheng hurriedly left the hotel and came to a small house not far from the shopping street and pushed open the door.
"Boss? Are you there?"
"Mr. Fang Zheng?"
Hearing this voice, a girl with short pink hair poked her head out from the other side of the counter and looked towards the door. After seeing Fang Zheng, she was a little surprised.
"I didn't expect you to come... What? Are you planning on getting a new two-handed sword? You haven't taken out your weapon yet?"
"…Can we not talk about this?"
Hearing the pink-haired girl's joke, Fang Zheng's face suddenly darkened. He bought his first two-handed sword from a player named Lizbeth. She was a production player, mainly responsible for smelting and manufacturing weapons. The price was fair compared to those NPC profiteers. At that time, Fang Zheng replaced his initial two-handed sword with her. After that, every time Fang Zheng needed to replace a weapon, he would come to Lizbeth...
As time went by, Lizbeth also knew the "deed" of why Fang Zheng couldn't find the two-handed greatsword, the black-faced halo.
"Ahahahaha, sorry sorry."
Seeing Fang Zheng's gloomy face, Lisbeth smiled and waved her hand.
"So what are you doing here today? The two-handed sword I sold you last time is the best product I have made in these days."
Like all online games, in this game, the values of weapons forged by production players are affected by materials, forging tools, skills and time, but they are also random. Lizbeth's luck is relatively good, and she was able to forge high-quality weapons several times.
I don't know why, but they are all two-handed swords...
This is also the main reason why Fang Zheng targeted her.
"I have something important to talk to you about today."
Fang Zheng sighed helplessly, then walked to the counter and placed the scroll in his hand on the table.
"You are a blacksmith, so can you make this thing?"
"What's this?"
Looking at the scroll Fang Zheng placed on the counter, Lisbeth picked it up curiously, then unfolded it... Then her eyes widened in surprise.
"This is... a weapon blueprint? Moreover, it is a weapon blueprint that has never appeared before. Where did you get it from?! This is the first time I have seen it!"
It was no wonder that Lizbeth was so surprised. Generally speaking, blacksmiths used fixed molds and blueprints that came with the system, and the shape and appearance of a weapon were only related to the raw materials used in the weapon. But now, Fang Zheng, who was not a blacksmith, actually took out a new weapon blueprint? !
"How is it? Can it be made?"
Facing Lisbeth's surprised question, Fang Zheng did not answer immediately, but kept it a secret and then asked back.
"Well... it's not impossible, but it's a bit troublesome."
"trouble?"
"Um."
Lisbeth unfolded the blueprint and pointed at several parts of it.
"Look here, here, and here... It's noted that specific materials are needed to forge it, but this kind of material has not yet appeared on the market. This means that it is very likely that this material is in an area or other layer that we haven't explored yet... So even if you give it to me, I will..."
"So it is impossible to create it without certain materials?"
"Yes, and it's marked as disposable, which means it's a consumable item. I'm afraid it will disappear after use."
“I see.”
Hearing this, Fang Zheng was somewhat disappointed, but this was also within his expectations. After all, his cartography had just been activated, and the quality and level of this blueprint was definitely not high. However, Fang Zheng was sure that as long as he worked hard to improve his cartography level, he would be able to create a perfect weapon blueprint...
"I see, thank you... By the way, I'll give you the blueprint."
"Hey? Is this really possible?"
Liz was surprised to hear Fang Zheng's answer.
"This is the item you dropped when you fought. If you sell it, you can get a lot of money. After all, I'm not the only blacksmith. If you auction it in the market, you might be able to make a lot of money, right?"
“That’s not necessary.”
Anyway, it is something that can be made with parchment and a quill, and the cost is less than 50 coles, which is about fifty cents in the real world. Moreover, as long as Fang Zheng wants, he can just make a bunch of them.
"Just consider it as a return gift for your hospitality during this period. After all, I always trouble you to leave the forged two-handed sword to me."
"That's nothing. You've already paid the deposit... and I have to treat a wealthy customer like you, Mr. Fang Zheng, well."
Since Fang Zheng didn't care, Lisbeth put the drawings away with a smile.
"So, is there anything else you need?"
"No, I'll stay here for a while and think about something."
"Okay, don't forget to tell me if there's anything good."
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Lisbeth turned around, picked up the hammer, and began to hammer on the forge.
Fang Zheng was bored and watched Lisbeth forging the metal from the side. Unlike forging in real life, in the game all you have to do is heat the metal and then hit it with a hammer. Fang Zheng once asked Lisbeth if there was any trick, but was told that there wasn't any and it didn't matter how you hit it... Of course, a qualified blacksmith would still hammer it with all his heart.
but……
Fang Zheng observed for a while, then retracted his gaze and began to look at the small shop in front of him again. He walked to the counter, looked at the weapons displayed there, picked up one and fiddled with it for a while, then put it down.
"Don't mess it up, okay? It's annoying to tidy it up."
Noticing Fang Zheng's action, Lisbeth said something casually without even turning around, while Fang Zheng continued to stare at the counter in front of him. Then, he suddenly asked.
"Did you place these weapons yourself?"
"Hmm? Yeah?"
Although she didn't know why Fang Zheng asked this, Lisbeth still answered.
"Because I arrange the weapons myself so they look neater... although some players like to mess them up which is annoying... what's wrong?"
"nothing."
As Fang Zheng spoke, he picked up a dagger, then another dagger, and then Fang Zheng carefully stood the daggers upright, forming a campfire shape, and then he took another dagger and placed it on top...
"What are you doing? The weapons I build are not made of building blocks..."
Lisbeth turned around after hearing the voice and looked at Fang Zheng helplessly as he picked up the dagger and made a pyramid. In her opinion, Fang Zheng was already an adult in his early twenties, but he was still acting like a child...
But Fang Zheng did not answer Lisbeth's words. He just stared at the "pyramid" in front of him, and then suddenly punched out.
“Bang!!”
The next moment, the stacked pyramid was suddenly broken into pieces by Fang Zheng. Several daggers even flew directly to the other side of the wall and stopped only after hitting the wall.
"Waaaaaaah, what are you doing!!"
Seeing Fang Zheng messing up his weapons, Lizbeth hurriedly stopped what she was doing and ran over to stop him. She originally thought Fang Zheng was crazy or something, but unexpectedly, Fang Zheng looked very serious, staring at the few daggers that fell on the wall without saying a word.
"…Hello? Are you okay?"
Seeing Fang Zheng's serious expression, Lisbeth also became a little flustered. She wanted to scold Fang Zheng, but now she just gently pushed Fang Zheng's body and asked in a low voice.
It was not until this moment that Fang Zheng suddenly came to his senses.
"Sorry, Liz, I'd like to borrow your desk for a moment... I'm sorry to leave it to you to clean up."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng strode to the table and sat down, then took out parchment and a quill from his inventory and began to write and draw on them quickly.
"What on earth is going on?"
Looking at Fang Zheng, Lisbeth was a little confused, but she still stopped what she was doing, picked up the daggers scattered on the ground and put them away one by one. Then she sat opposite Fang Zheng curiously and just looked at him.
After more than an hour, Fang Zheng finally stopped. Then he let out a long breath and looked at Lisbeth in front of him.
"Excuse me, can you please do me a favor? Make all the things on these drawings?"
"This is……"
Liz took the parchment scroll that Fang Zheng handed over curiously, and then her eyes widened in surprise.
"Wait, this is also a blueprint? Did you make this?"
Recalling Fang Zheng's actions just now, Liz felt incredible, while Fang Zheng smiled slightly.
"Yes, this is a hidden skill I just got, but... can you forge it?"
"Wow...let me see."
As she spoke, Lizbeth quickly looked through the drawings, but what puzzled Lizbeth was that these drawings were not of weapons she was familiar with. From the appearance, they looked more like spare parts.
"Well... there are no special material requirements, so it should be possible to make it."
"Excuse me, please hurry up, and..."
Having said this, Fang Zheng glanced at the shop in front of him.
“Can you close the store temporarily? I don’t want other players to know about this—at least not now.”
"this……"
Lisbeth was a little hesitant about Fang Zheng's request, but she nodded anyway.
"Okay, but you have to give me double the reward, okay?"
"Of course."