Chapter 230: Just an Ordinary Blacksmith
"Uncle Andre, your boxing skills are amazing, can you teach me?"
"It's just a normal punch, you can do it."
Outside the gangster's shabby house, Kunan was pestering Andre and circling around him, apparently wanting to learn powerful fighting skills from him.
But unfortunately, Andre's fighting style actually looks like just ordinary fighting techniques. Straight punches, uppercuts, combos, flying kicks, each of which is an ordinary technique when taken alone.
Why is it that he can suppress the Limb-Girdle Noble when he is used? Maybe it is because the stats are too good.
However, Kunan firmly believed that he must have mastered special force-generating techniques, which allowed him to deliver such powerful force with each punch. After all, the professional fighters in this world did rely on special force-generating techniques to release the fighting spirit in their bodies, causing powerful destructive effects.
"I'm just an ordinary blacksmith."
At the end of the question, Andre simply repeated the sentence, making full use of his "afterimage" identity, and Cunanan had to give up.
At this time, the gangster also brought out a big pot of cooked shrimps and crabs, and used the crab shells as plates. The shells were filled with red food, and the presentation was quite exquisite, which looked very appetizing.
This was the delicious meal he had promised earlier. Although it was just ordinary shrimps and crabs boiled in salt water, the amount of salt used was very particular, which brought out the freshness of the ingredients just right, so you would never get tired of it no matter how much you eat.
Being able to have such a delicious meal in the cold Lake Lienia, especially after a tiring adventure, is a great comfort to both the mind and body. If there is a warm cottage with a blazing fireplace and the singing of bards, it would be the life of adventurers' dreams.
Andre's encounter with the gangster only triggered a few brief conversations, like greetings, the only purpose of which was to let people know that the two knew each other or were familiar with each other. The gangster also asked Andre to help him buy some salt from Curry and send it over.
Then Andre naturally gave this task to the elves.
This is a limited edition task. It will be out of print in the future and you will never be able to encounter it.
"call"
Melgar licked the crab roe out of the crab shell, making a happy sound. It was indeed an extremely satisfying meal.
In addition to feeling full, she also noticed subtle changes in her body.
Do you feel like you've become a little stronger?
It was a bit strange to describe it this way, but the feeling was similar to the boost she got from spending souls at the campfire to upgrade her Strength attribute.
It should be the effect of the food. Anyway, it will disappear after a while, so there is no need to worry too much about it.
Compared to the high physical damage reduction rate brought by [Cooked Shrimp], the strength increase brought by this meal seems very ordinary.
After eating, it was time to continue on the adventure. Before leaving, they received lobster materials from the gangsters. These glowing materials could be used to find the Felynx blacksmith in the forest area to forge weapons.
For adventurers, it is a rare monster material, but for rogues, it is just a useless scrap.
Andre walked straight on the road to the town in front of the college. The elves followed him closely. The fog in the lake area was slowly dissipating. This was a good sign. It was better to see the road clearly than not to see it clearly.
Occasionally they would encounter monsters on the road, and when this happened, the boxing champion, no, the blacksmith would swing his fists and beat the monsters to a pulp, forcing them to flee. He would only beat the monsters away, but would not actually kill them.
As creatures of the same dungeon, they can just fight each other for show, but they won't really engage in internal conflicts.
But his acting was also very realistic, the feeling of punching each other flesh to flesh was something that not everyone could show, every punch exuded the taste of hormones, and the elves who watched it were all excited, especially Cunanan who couldn't take his eyes away.
He is not a male Tong, he is just admiring muscles. Really, after all, excessive fitness will attract the same sex.
"Bang!"
A mud dragon that was being rammed by a dragon chariot was knocked to the ground by Andre's punch, and the ground shook.
Looking at the wailing monster running away, Kunan just moved his mouth, and Andre said first:
"I'm just an ordinary blacksmith."
“.”
Yes, yes, you are the most ordinary, I won’t argue with you.
Cunanan wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.
In his eyes, Andre had long since become a hermit like a sweeping monk. He even said that he was a blacksmith, so what else could we do?
Just obey.
With the help of this ordinary Andre, the journey was smooth and unobstructed, as if God was helping them. It seemed as if this dungeon also wanted the elves to return to the town in front of the academy as soon as possible, so the number of monsters coming to harass them was reduced.
The weather was getting better and better, and as the fog gradually weakened, the surrounding scenery gave the elves a familiar feeling.
It was so familiar, as if they had just walked this road.
"Have we been going the wrong way?"
This was the first time Vaynma showed an expression of self-doubt in the dungeon.
When she clearly saw the corpse of the monster they had killed earlier on the roadside, she became more certain that they had just taken the wrong road happily while eating lobsters and singing songs.
If they hadn't met Andre, where would they have ended up? Maybe they would have wandered around this vast lake area for a long time.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel lucky to have met Andre.
The closer you get to the town in front of the academy, the fewer monsters you encounter, and their strength decreases significantly. Even ordinary people can hang around nearby.
When the vague shadow of the town appeared in the distance, the elves all breathed a sigh of relief. They had finally arrived!
For some unknown reason, the moment we saw the town, we suddenly felt so tired, as if we were finally going home after studying in HengO for a month.
"Why hasn't the strength-enhancing effect disappeared yet?" Melgar clenched her fists. It has been nearly an hour since she finished eating the gangster's seafood dinner, and the strength-enhancing effect has not disappeared yet.
So long lasting?
At this time, someone also raised the same question.
"After eating, I felt my legs became faster. Have you experienced the same thing? Why hasn't the buff disappeared yet?"
Is the speed getting faster?
Upon hearing this, Melgar asked the rest of the people and found out that everyone had received an enhancement, and the content of the enhancement was random.
I've never heard of the amplification effect brought by magic or magic items lasting for more than an hour!
Could it be that——
"Permanent improvement!?"
After realizing this, she wanted to turn around and go back to find the gangster immediately.
If it is really a permanent promotion, then she will cling to the gangster and eat and drink for free. No, now she can't call him a gangster such an disrespectful name, she has to call him Brother Xia with full respect!
Unfortunately, she would find out later that this seafood meal, which randomly upgraded the eater's level by one level, would only appear once.
In the end, no one went back to look for the gangsters, and followed Andre into the town in front of the college.
When we stepped on the dry ground, we all felt an indescribable excitement. We had finally escaped from the wet environment. Our shoes and socks were all wet.
But compared to their excitement, the scene before them made them fall into silence.
"It looks a little bit, uh, I can't describe it," the elves complained.
Because the scenery of the town in front of the college was a little different from what they imagined.
Before entering the underground city, Stellan had described the general scenery here to them. They also knew that a large area here was occupied by collapsed houses, and the viewing experience would not be very good, but.
Can anyone tell me what's going on with those colorful tents and adventurers sleeping everywhere?
Those who can think of setting up a tent are respectable people, and most people are adventurers who just find a flat ground to fall asleep.
Melgar wanted to complain in his heart, I understand that you are very tired and want to rest after the adventure, but don’t sleep everywhere, aren’t you afraid that your belongings will be stolen?
You are adventurers, not vagabonds!
Carefully stepping over the sleeping adventurer in the street, the elves followed Andre towards his blacksmith shop.
At this time, most people have finished the first half of today's adventure, and almost all of them have died back at the campfire, so they are resting here.
However, most people who have arrived here have forgotten to bring enough supplies, and only a few have brought tents. Most people can only find a corner to sleep.
If we really ask them to leave, they won't want to leave. Why?
Because after these few days of adventure, those who did not leave had accumulated a considerable amount of souls.
If you leave the dungeon, your accumulated souls will be cleared out, and many people are reluctant to do so.
Especially those who are just a little bit away from leveling up, are even more reluctant to leave the dungeon, and are timid when going out for adventure, for fear that they will die accidentally and cause their souls to explode.
It is worth mentioning that adventurers have discovered that the souls required for resurrection in the Lake Lienia area have decreased, and the negative effects such as dizziness after resurrection have also been relatively reduced, which provides considerable convenience for accumulating souls.
At the same time, it also puts pressure on them, psychological pressure.
It has only been open for less than two weeks. What kind of mentality will the people who stay here have after a while?
Will it become that you don’t want to leave the dungeon?
"The buff effect hasn't disappeared yet, I think it should be permanent," Kunan said.
"What an unexpected gain." Melgar sighed. If she wanted to level up, she would need more than 20,000 souls, which was not a small number.
Then she smiled evilly and said:
"I don't know where Stellan ran off to, but she didn't have the same luck as us."
"Yeah, he must be struggling to survive somewhere. How pitiful! He got separated from us during the teleportation."
"Why don't we give her a shrimp as a consolation gift? We are not stingy elves."
"I think so."
Just as the elves were discussing, Andre stopped and found his own blacksmith shop.
A group of adventurers tilted their heads and looked at the sturdy old man, feeling that he did not look like an ordinary person.
Kale also stuck his head out, because Andre's blacksmith shop was in the house next to his.
And this room.
Andre looked at the anvil and a variety of forging supplies thrown on the street, listened to the laughter coming from the house, and had a blank expression on his face.
There is no doubt that his blacksmith shop was occupied by someone!
The elves grinned evilly. No matter who was in the room, they were in big trouble. The boxing champion might give them a few straight punches!
"Bang!"
He opened the door forcefully, and the people inside turned around and met the eyes of Andre and the onlookers.
"Plop!" The spoon in Stellan's hand fell on the table.
"Uncle, who are you?" Luluwo stood up with half a bowl of stew in her hand. Upon closer inspection, she saw that the new strategy team had transformed this place into a kitchen, which was full of food.
“.”
Look at the bubbling pot of stew in the middle of the room, the traces of oil smoke on the walls, and the interior layout that has been transformed beyond recognition, and then think about the anvil thrown outside.
Andre smiled kindly.
One day later.
"Have you heard? A blacksmith suddenly appeared next to the merchant. He can use forging stones to strengthen weapons!"
"I heard from others that we can only strengthen the weapons produced in the Thane Dungeon."
"Who said that? Obviously, they can all be enhanced, but non-dungeon weapons require more materials. Believe me, every soul you spend on the blacksmith is worth it. I will never forget the wonderful feel of the enhanced weapons."
"Is it really that magical? I want to go and see it too."
"Oh, yeah, I have another interesting thing to tell you. The blacksmith shop was previously used as a kitchen by the Skyrim Raiders group, but the original owner found it. Guess what happened in the end?"
"What?"
"Hey, they're working as laborers in the blacksmith's shop now! I tell you, when they tried to resist, the blacksmith knocked them all down with one punch!"
"So fierce!?"
"People are saying that he is a hidden boss monster. How can a blacksmith be that strong?"
"Did he say anything?"
"He said: 'I'm just a simple blacksmith', and that was it."
".This is so ordinary."
(End of this chapter)
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