Ashen God-Chapter 668 - 667 Light Golden Quality [Demon Pig Leg Ring]

Chapter 668: Chapter 667 Light Golden Quality [Demon Pig Leg Ring]

After examining the Exotic Bracelet, Zhang Yanhang then casually checked out the Wild Boar Skin Ring, only to discover that it was actually something similar to a wristband, far more normal than the other two options of a leg ring or foot ring.

Regrettably, while it was indeed normal, the quality was too low, being merely Purple Quality. Had the Wild Boar Skin Ring been Light Golden like the Demon Pig Leg Ring, Zhang Yanhang would definitely have chosen the Wild Boar Skin Ring first. freёnovelkiss-com

After swiftly reviewing the attributes of the Exotic Bracelet and the Wild Boar Skin Ring, Zhang Yanhang immediately began to inspect the attribute list of the most important Demon Pig Leg Ring.

[Demon Pig Leg Ring]

[Quality: Light Golden]

[Type: Equipment]

[Origin: Ashen World, High Elf Empire, Supreme Forest, Elf Court Avando.]

[Durability: 70/70]

[Defensive Power: 45]

[Additional Attributes: Physical Recovery Speed +50%.]

[Usage Requirements: Constitution 50 points.]

[Score: 350 (Light Golden items score from 261 to 350.)]

[Introduction: My name is Azikasa Baofeng Saint Silvado. I appear to be a rather unremarkable war hero and Empire saver at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one might realize I’m not entirely unremarkable. It is such a possibly-unremarkable me who is currently drawing a generous, guilt-free pension from the military and living a bland, uninteresting retirement life.

Watching the forging apprentice collapse on the ground with a strange expression, I couldn’t help feeling disappointed with the inability to further toughen up these youngsters. Although I am aware that these young High Elves born in the peaceful years following the war might not care about increasing their strength, I never imagined this so-called relaxed generation to be this fragile.

She’s only forged a single piece of equipment, only one, yet she is already so exhausted that her face is flushed and she is panting heavily. Moreover, she sporadically breaks out into sweats, and this is even with my help, still ending up like this. It seems like the relaxed generation is indeed as weak as other war-era High Elves said—a generation that’s collapsing!

Although I indeed feel frustrated with her, to the point where I almost desire to give her a beating right now, on further contemplation, I find something fishy. I distinctly remember that before I dismissed the apprentice for attempting the Immortal Jump, she was capable of forging normally and had no significant trouble even when forging all day. But why is she showing this weakness now?

After a thorough reflection, it dawned on me that rest leads to rust. Forging is like rowing upstream: it requires persistent effort. Once you let up that effort, ceasing the consistent practice, regression swiftly follows. And I expelled her from my tutelage ten years ago, so presumably, during these years, she has not continued to practice privately, instead indulging in pleasure, hence the current predicament.

Looking at the collapsed apprentice, whose amply grown baby-fat chest heaved dramatically with every breath, it seemed to me that perhaps before teaching her forging again, it would be better to first have her train her body and, in the process, slim down to a healthier figure.

When I conveyed this idea to her, she unexpectedly and adamantly refused, insisting with a firm stance that I continue teaching her forging and declaring she could definitely endure. Had she only wiped away the drool that had begun to leak from the corner of her mouth at some point, her words might have held some persuasive power.

But as it was, I still felt it best that she go exercise her body immediately. Only with a good constitution could she withstand the rigors of forging. Moreover, exercising doesn’t need to be much—just joint morning exercises with me at the Sunset Red Youthful Elder Leisure Entertainment Park would suffice.

By committing to 100,000 push-ups, 100,000 sit-ups, 100,000 squats, and a hundred 100 km sprints every morning, and persisting in this exercise routine through wind and rain for roughly three hundred years, I believe she could become as strong as me. Only then would she be capable of inheriting all my forging techniques.

However, for some reason, when I mentioned joining me for morning exercises, her face reddened at first, but after hearing my standard routine, her complexion turned pale, and she seemed demoralized, lying on the ground murmuring faintly, almost as if her end was nigh. Eventually, with what sounded like the gasps of someone on their deathbed, she struggled to agree to the morning exercises.

Nonetheless, while doing so, she also hoped that I would continue to teach her forging. I happily agreed to her request and promptly lifted her from the ground, cradling her in my arms to resume guiding her hands in practicing forging techniques. For reasons unknown, the apprentice seemed even more fragile than before.

Last time, she at least managed to finish forging, but this time, only halfway through, she was already struggling, showing a tendency to lie back down. As a conscientious and responsible Forging Master, I could not allow my apprentice to waste materials under such circumstances.

Consequently, I clamped her lower body between my legs and forcibly completed the forging. However, it seemed that possibly due to genuinely lacking strength, once the equipment was forged, she collapsed on the ground, face flushed, without the energy to stand again.

But the more the apprentice behaved this way, the more I couldn’t stop thinking about the Immortal Jump. To prevent her from committing fraud and to have evidence for court proceedings if I were to be tricked, I discreetly used a Magic Stone to take a photo of the apprentice right then and also recorded a short video.

I hope this will prove the guy went down because he simply ran out of steam, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the master blacksmith of the High Elf Empire, the Imperial war hero, or the savior Azikasa Baofeng Saint Silvado. If she insists on making a connection, that would just be considered shameless gold digging.

I couldn’t help but feel thrilled at my own wit. I believe if I retell today’s story to other master blacksmiths, they will still look at me with admiration. But that’s normal, as the ’Wisdom Star’, a high elf great mage, I’m used to being the center of attention for my cleverness among my high elf peers.

After all, I am the famous master blacksmith of the High Elf Empire, the imperial war hero, the savior, the elemental battle body, and the creator of the strategic-level celestial phenomenon magic Starrealm Arrival, ’Wisdom Star’ Azikasa Baofeng Saint Silvado. No one in the elf clan knows better than I how to bask in others’ admiration, hahaha!

"Logically, this should be the grand finale, especially since there are no new equipments left in the Demonized Swamp. But even though it’s supposed to be the grand finale, there’s no mention of the Elf Queen. I was actually looking forward to seeing if there would be some development in her storyline with Azikasa Baofeng Saint Silvado. Turns out, she’s not mentioned at all, and the whole thing revolves around the forging apprentice."

Considering all the equipment was made by the forging apprentice, Zhang Yanhang found it reasonable that they were the focus. But he had secretly hoped for some cliché love triangle drama. Blood may be cheap, but oddly enough, he found himself wanting to watch it.

"Speaking of which, even though we’re at the supposed grand finale, I still have no idea what the forging apprentice’s real name is. And not just them, be it the Elf Queen, the ministers, the tailors, or even the cat-eared girl, I haven’t seen a single name, only titles.

But in a way, it’s not unusual since I only know the name Makarov from the situation with the small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalaguna, not the name of his estranged friend. The same goes for his title—part-time druid and socially doomed alchemist."

But Zhang Yanhang thought it might not be impossible to learn the apprentice’s as well as others’ names, considering that though the Lord’s Treasure Chest had been emptied with no new equipment in it, there might still be items related to Azikasa Baofeng Saint Silvado in the Ashen Treasure Box.

If that’s the case, there’s still hope. Or, rather, it means that this summary isn’t the real finale, or maybe there’s an epilogue or side stories to come afterward.

"But compared to the subplot about Azikasa Baofeng Saint Silvado, additional attributes are far more important. Good lord, worthy of light golden equipment, and it’s a light golden quality full-score equipment with a score of three hundred and fifty, at that—the Demon Pig Leg Ring outright provides a 50% Physical Recovery Speed Bonus.

Even though it’s just one piece of equipment, the bonus the Demon Pig Leg Ring gives is almost equal to the combined physical recovery speed bonuses provided by the Dark Purple Quality Grey Maned Arm Guard +6 and Purple Quality Cloud Tiger Shoulder Armor +5.

The Grey Mane Armor +6 provides a 29% Physical Recovery Speed Bonus, while the Cloud Tiger Shoulder Armor +5 gives a 22.5% bonus. Together, they only offer a 51.5% bonus, which is barely 1.5% more than what the Light Golden Quality full-score Demon Pig Leg Ring offers. It’s just absurd."

Zhang Yanhang really had to marvel, light golden quality truly was light golden quality, far beyond what any purple quality equipment and dark purple quality equipment could compare to.

"With this 50% increase in physical recovery speed, let alone a work-to-rest ratio of seven to four, even a ratio of two to one might be directly achievable. Sigh, it seems that the small goal I previously set was indeed a bit conservative. I hadn’t expected to complete it so easily."

Of course, it was easy because Zhang Yanhang had obtained new equipment related to physical recovery speed from the Lord’s Treasure Chest. If Zhang Yanhang had gotten some other kind of equipment, then things would have been much more complicated, not to the point of being absolutely impossible to complete within the Second Tier, but at least highly unlikely.

"Moreover, the usage requirements for this Demon Pig Leg Ring are only fifty points of Constitution Attribute. I can use it while still within the Second Tier without waiting to reach the Third Tier. With that, the small goals and such are definitely nailed down as achievable."

However, although the small goal related to the seven-to-four work-to-rest ratio was definitely achievable, Zhang Yanhang’s other small goal, which was to reduce the speed of emptying a magazine to within two seconds, might be a bit more difficult. But fortunately, Zhang Yanhang never expected to complete it immediately, so it wasn’t a big problem.

After reviewing all five item slots in the Lord’s Treasure Chest, Zhang Yanhang quickly made his final choice, "So, I choose ’80,000 Soul points,’ ’Prehistoric Giant Beast,’ ’World Tree Juice (Blood Dilution),’ ’Divination Tarot Card·Star[Fake] (Gate of Truth),’ and ’Demon Pig Leg Ring.’"

After Zhang Yanhang made his final choice, the Time Pause instantly dissipated. In the past, after just opening three Drop treasure boxes, Zhang Yanhang would definitely have proceeded to open other Drop treasure boxes.

But this time was different. There were only three Drop treasure boxes in total, so after opening all three Drop treasure boxes, Zhang Yanhang’s hand didn’t reach for other Drop treasure boxes to trigger Time Pause again, mainly because he couldn’t even if he wanted to.

Therefore, after opening two Drop treasure boxes from Demonized Four-eyed Wild Boars and one Lord’s Treasure Chest from the Lord Monster Demonized Four-eyed Wild Boar Queen Pei Qi, Zhang Yanhang immediately began to tally this time’s gains, but before that, as usual, he opened his Soul points balance to check.

Although Zhang Yanhang’s skills were mostly maxed out or he nearly didn’t need to use Soul points anywhere else, the balance of Soul points was still very important to him.

[Soul points: 314973 (+87200)]

"After opening the Drop treasure boxes from Demonized Four-eyed Wild Boar and the Demonized Four-eyed Wild Boar Queen this time, I have once again gained 87,200 Soul points, which increased my Soul points balance from the original 227,773 Soul points to 314,973 Soul points, growing from over two hundred thousand to over three hundred thousand.

Although it is still several thousand Soul points short of my previous record, it truly is quite satisfactory."

Overall, Zhang Yanhang was quite content with the Soul points gains this time.