Chapter 423

Chapter 423

Chapter 423

Just how?! Oh my god! Where did you get these?! Quandt screamed in disbelief.

Enhancing an existing artifact was an extremely difficult process that even the most seasoned veteran blacksmith would not be able to guarantee the outcome.

It was not strange at all, as creating something from scratch was sometimes easier than altering something already existing in most cases. Thus, the workshops stopped offering manual enhancement services and switched to fully automated enhancement services using the Enhancement Machines.

Moreover, manual enhancement was far more expensive than automated enhancement, which was why the workshops on the continent stopped issuing enhancement coupons and gear protection coupons more than a hundred years ago.

They had made quite a lot of money when they started selling enhancement coupons, but those coupons later came back to bite them hard, as guaranteeing enhancement success was simply too expensive for them to handle.

Of course, all of that happened before the Adventurers descended onto the continent.

Anyway, Quandt could not help but be shocked to see that Siegfried possessed both an enhancement coupon and a gear protection coupon. Not to mention, he felt extremely pressured after seeing those two coupons.

Why?

It was all because the workshop would have to spend a fortune to make sure that the artifact wouldn't be destroyed and that it would be enhanced.

Siegfried smirked and asked, Mehehe What do you think?

H-How did you

Why? Am I not allowed to have this?

No, but

Are you scared how much youre going to lose from this?

Ugh!

Mwahaha! Siegfried flashed an evil grin and laughed like a villain.Then, he glared at the old blacksmith and growled, What goes around comes around! Its time for you to pay for exploiting other people!

But that was not our workshops fault That was purely your

Im not interested in your excuses, Siegfried waved his hand and dismissed the old blacksmiths excuse.

However, he suddenly stopped and stared at the two coupons as if pondering something important. Findd new stories at novelhall.com

I have a question.

What is it?

If this weapon gets upgraded to a Universal weapon, whats going to happen to the enhancement? Will it remain?

I don't think so. Upgrading it will involve disassembling it and adding new materials to it

Tsk Siegfried clicked his tongue in response and now had a dilemma after hearing that the enhancement levels were going to be reset once Horse Fly was upgraded.

Please wait a second I need some time to think Siegfried said and inspected his coupon.

[Bavarian Workshop Enhancement Coupon]

[An enhancement coupon officially issued by the Bavarian Workshop.]

[The Bavarian Workshop will enhance a +10 or above artifact requested by the coupon holder one time with a 100% success rate. (No level limit)]

[Type: Coupon (Consumable)]

[Rating: Legendary]

[Remarks: Using this on a piece of equipment with the highest enhancement rank will yield the most reward.]

What was going to happen after Horse Fly was enhanced to +10 Vanquishers Grasp? He could use the coupon to turn it into a +11 Vanquishers Grasp, and it was going to become +11 without a doubt, thanks to the coupon.

However, the problem was that his greed had no limits.

Siegfried read the protection coupon once again.

[Bavarian Workshop Equipment Protection Coupon]

[Prevents the equipment from being destroyed upon enhancement failure.]

[Type: Coupon (Consumable)]

[Rating: Legendary]

[Remarks: Prevents the player from ruining their life once.]

The Equipment Protection Coupon was basically insurance.

Will the protection coupon maintain the artifacts enhancement level too? Siegfried asked.

Of course not! Read the backside of the coupon!

Huh? Siegfried tilted his head in confusion and read the backside of the coupon as told.

There were small words written on the backside of the coupon.

[The equipment will not be destroyed, but all enhancement levels will be reset.]

Ugh! Those damn coupons! Why did our ancestors have to issue those coupons?! No, rather than that! Who the hell preserved such an old coupon in the first place?! Quandt could not help but loathe his ancestors.

Ill use this freshly enhanced weapon first. Dont worry, Ill come back to use these babies if I need more Attack Power. Hehehe! Siegfried laughed sheepishly before putting both coupons back into his Inventory.

Ughh Quandt could not help but groan in agony. He could already see the massive loss he would incur in the near future.

***

I cant wait to use this, Siegfried itched for battle, curious about the destructive power of his freshly enhanced +10 Horse Fly.

This was the beauty of games, was it not? Testing out your newly upgraded weapon and wreaking havoc was a thrill all gamers enjoyed.

I should go to the Bayaba Territory first

Siegfried started walking away upon deciding on his destination, but the crowd in front of the workshop's enhancement machines attracted his attention.

Murmur Murmur Murmur

It was normal for a crowd to gather in front of each workshops enhancement machines, but they seemed unusually noisy today.

Did something happen? Siegfried looked and went over to see what was going on.

One more time?

Wow Going for it is insane

Is self-control not a thing these days?

Really? One more time?

All eyes were focused on a single Adventurer.

Huh? Is someone attempting something risky? Siegfried wondered and watched.

Haa

The Adventurer in question collected his breathing before putting his shiny trident into the enhancement machine.

Siegfried could tell that the trident was at least +13, judging from the bright glow it was giving off, and there was a high chance that it was above +13.

The enhancement machine vibrated vigorously and started the enhancement process.

Chik! Chik! Poof!

Chik! Chik! Fwoooooosh!

The enhancement machine unleashed steam and cried out.

[Alert: The enhancement requested by MassacreFlag has succeeded!]

[Alert: MassacreFlag-nim has successfully enhanced the +15 Poison Trident to +16 Poison Trident!]

The result was a jackpot.

The Adventurer with the ID MassacreFlag managed to upgrade his trident into plus sixteen!

Whoa!

Crazy!

Sixteen?

SIXTEEEEEN?!

The crowd raged the moment the result came out.

Sixteen!

It was an enhancement level that only a select few from the three hundred million players could enjoy! In addition, it was extremely rare for a high-tier weapon to have such a high enhancement level!

That Adventurer could live comfortably for the rest of his life without having to worry about money until his last dying breath if he sold his +16 Poison Trident.

Sixteen Siegfried muttered while dazedly looking at the Adventurer. He was a gamer, too, and it was impossible for him as a gamer not to feel challenged after seeing someone succeed right in front of his eyes.

Badump! Badump! Badump!

Siegfried could feel something pulsating deep inside him as if it was trying to climb all the way to his head.

N-No! Siegfried desperately tried to keep his reason intact.

It hasnt even been ten minutes! This is still brand new! Nooo! No No Nooo Nooo!

He repeatedly told himself not to do it, but a magic spell was cast on him.

No Noy Nyo Nye Yeo Yes Yes Yes

The no he was repeatedly telling himself changed letter by letter until it became a yes.

Thud, thud, thud.

Siegfried walked toward an enhancement machine as if he had been bewitched by a magic spell.