Chapter 13: Forging Guild

Zhou Huai's mind stirred.

His consciousness instantly sank into the brand-new Clone.

Ou Yezi!

He moved his arms and kicked his legs.

Smooth, natural!

No different from controlling Yasuo.

Even because of the foundation of the SS-Rank class, the initial strength and stamina of this body far exceeded S-Rank Yasuo!

"SS-Rank Lifestyle Class…"

Zhou Huai, no, now Ou Yezi, curved the corners of his mouth into a hint of anticipation.

Upgrading a lifestyle class did not require fighting monsters.

Forging equipment could grant experience.

The higher the quality, the more experience!

"Let's go take a look at the Forging Guild."

Having made up his mind, Ou Yezi delayed no further.

Near noon, he stepped out of the courtyard and headed straight for the center of Tianhai City.

The Forging Guild was located in the most bustling commercial street in the city center.

This was not only a workplace for forgers, but also Tianhai City's largest equipment trading distribution center.

As soon as he stepped through the guild gates, a wave of hustle and bustle hit him.

The spacious first-floor lobby was dotted with various stalls.

Dazzling arrays of equipment flashed with various colored lights.

"Passing by, don't miss out! Level 10 Fine-quality belt! Top-tier attributes, first come, first served!"

"Level 20 Rare-quality handguards! Comes with enhanced healing effects! A gospel for healer classes, gone if you're slow!"

The cries of peddlers rose and fell, endless to the ear.

Ou Yezi swept his gaze across and nodded inwardly.

Most of this equipment was of Common and Fine qualities, while Rare-grade ones were scarce.

A smiling, middle-aged fat boss wearing a mandarin jacket had sharp eyes; seeing the extraordinary-tempered Ou Yezi at a glance, he hurried forward.

"Little brother, you look unfamiliar! Want to buy something? The goods here at old Zhang's are guaranteed to be complete!"

Ou Yezi smiled indifferently: "Boss, you misunderstand, I am not here to buy things."

He paused and continued: "I am a forger."

"A forger?"

The smile on old Zhang's face stalled, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He basically knew every single forger in Tianhai City.

This young man before him had never been seen before.

"Little brother is… newly changed class?" old Zhang asked tentatively, "What Rank of forger are you?"

Remembering the trouble Yasuo brought, Ou Yezi decided to keep a low profile.

"C-Rank, luckily succeeded in the class change."

"C-Rank?"

The enthusiasm on old Zhang's face instantly intensified by three parts, even more so than before!

"Aiya! That really is young and promising!"

He rubbed his hands, smiling all over his face.

What was most important in the equipment trading business?

Connections!

Especially establishing good relations with forgers!

That was a god of wealth!

"Disrespectful, disrespectful! My name is Zhang Hang, little brother can just call me old Zhang!"

"Little brother is… wanting to join our Forging Guild?"

Ou Yezi nodded: "Indeed."

"That's easy!" old Zhang slapped his thigh, "Registration, leave it to me! Little brother, come with me!"

Ou Yezi thanked him and followed old Zhang toward the second floor.

The second floor was much quieter, equipped with a reception desk for the Forging Guild.

A pretty female receptionist saw old Zhang and greeted him with a smile: "Boss Zhang, bringing newcomers again today?"

Old Zhang laughed heartily: "Of course! This little brother here is our Tianhai City's newly rising forging Genius!"

Ou Yezi simply filled out his personal information.

Name: Ou Yezi.

Class: Forger.

Registered Rank: C-Rank.

The female receptionist took the form and smiled: "Mr. Ou Yezi, the membership fee is 1000 Daxia Coin. In addition, you also need to pass a simple test to officially become a guild member."

"A test?" Ou Yezi felt slightly surprised.

Old Zhang quickly explained from the side: "Hey, a small matter!"

"It's just having you forge a piece of equipment on the spot, anything is fine, even Common quality counts as passing."

He lowered his voice and leaned close to Ou Yezi.

"Of course, if you can forge high-quality equipment, the guild will rate your technique."

"The higher the score, the better the treatment you will enjoy in the guild in the future!"

"Not only will there be a monthly free Materials quota, but you can also have priority use of the more Advanced forging rooms in the guild!"

Ou Yezi understood.

"But right now in my hands, I don't have any forging blueprints."

Forging blueprints were mostly obtained by killing exotic beasts or opening treasure chests.

The higher the Rank, the better the quality of the blueprints, naturally the scarcer they were, and the greater the difficulty of forging.

Old Zhang waved his hand grandly and said: "Blueprints? There are plenty of those things in the guild!"

"Come with me!"

He led Ou Yezi to the blueprint sales counter on the other side of the second floor.

It was indeed dazzling, with various equipment blueprints ranging from level 1 to level 50 available in all varieties.

"Little brother, I suggest you first buy a level 1 equipment blueprint to practice your hands and familiarize yourself with the process," old Zhang enthusiastically suggested.

Ou Yezi's gaze wandered among the numerous blueprints.

Soon, he reached out and pulled one out from among them.

[Forging Blueprint: Apprentice Longsword]

[Required Rank: LV5]

[Quality: Common]

Old Zhang took a look and was slightly stunned.

"Level five? Little brother, you just changed classes, directly handling level five equipment, isn't it a bit… too aggressive?"

"The forging difficulty of level 1 and level 5 are simply not on the same concept!"

Ou Yezi smiled slightly: "It's fine, I want to try."

Seeing him insist, old Zhang no longer tried to persuade him further.

"Alright! You have guts!"

Blueprints settled, next were the Materials.

Old Zhang was even more enthusiastic: "The Materials for forging this Apprentice Longsword, my shop happens to have them! Consider it old brother giving them to you, two sets!"

Ou Yezi was somewhat surprised: "How can I be so embarrassed, I'd better pay."

But old Zhang smiled and pushed back the money he handed over.

"Hey! Little brother is being a stranger now!"

"Meeting today is fate, what are these few Materials!"

"In the future, whatever good things little brother forges, just keep old brother in mind!"

"Of course, in terms of price, old brother I will never let you suffer a loss!"

Seeing his attitude resolute, Ou Yezi no longer declined.

"Then many thanks, Boss Zhang."

"You're too polite, you're too polite!"

Afterwards, old Zhang brought Ou Yezi to the third floor.

This was precisely the forging room area of the Forging Guild.

Rows of heavy steel doors were tightly closed; even though soundproofing formations were arranged, one could still faintly hear the "ding-dong" hammering sounds coming from behind the doors.

"This floor is all Elementary forging rooms," old Zhang introduced.

"Going further up are the Intermediate and Advanced forging rooms."

He pointed to the ceiling, a trace of yearning showing in his eyes.

"The top floor is the Special-grade forging room. I heard the forging furnace fires there are not ordinary fires, but strange fires found from certain high-tier Secret Realms!"

"Only those Forging Masters who can forge epic-grade equipment are qualified to enter!"

Ou Yezi's gaze moved slightly.

Strange fire…

A flash of brilliant light crossed Ou Yezi's eyes.

He took the Materials, randomly chose an Elementary forging room, and pushed the door open to enter.

"Bang!"

The heavy soundproof iron door closed.

A scorching wave of heat rushed right at his face!

The space inside the forging room was not large; right in the center was a huge smelting furnace, with various forging tools placed beside it.

Ou Yezi took a deep breath.

The first forging of the SS-Rank Myriad Forms Divine Craftsman was about to begin!