Secondary professions are very hard to unlock!
At least, in the previous life, among the global 7 to 8 billion players, only about ten thousand managed to unlock secondary professions!
That's a ratio of a few ten-thousandths!
"You really have the talent for Blacksmithing!"
Zhang Tie withdrew his hand and praised with a smile.
Then he said, "I suppose the village chief has already told you about the disaster of the Novice Village?"
Ye Qiu snapped back to reality, nodded: "Yes, the village chief said alien demons opened an inner secret realm and let newborn demons parasitize it, slowly assimilating the Heavenly Protection Array, then connecting a spatial channel to the Novice Village for a final massive assault!"
Zhang Tie sighed softly: "The Novice Village is Trial City's first line of defense. If this barrier is broken, the whole Trial City will face alien demons' rampage and slaughter, with almost no life surviving!"
Ye Qiu listened quietly.
After a while, Zhang Tie said to Ye Qiu: "Since the village chief holds you in such high regard, all of us in the Novice Village will be your strong backing. If you need any equipment, I can help."
Ye Qiu's eyes lit up immediately.
He asked, "Can you reforged this cloak for me?"
Saying this, he took off the cloak.
Zhang Tie took it, glanced over it, then nodded: "This is an Orange Epic Tier piece. I can reforge it, but if it were one tier higher, I'd be powerless."
Ye Qiu was delighted!
Equipment can be reforged multiple times — twice, thrice, or even more!
In his previous life, someone had reforged a single piece of gear 13 times!
Unfortunately, that was only a Purple Rare piece, and not even a high level.
Of course, reforging carries risks.
If it fails, the equipment might downgrade levels — which is still lucky.
If unlucky, the equipment might get destroyed outright!
Clang clang clang...
Zhang Tie began reforging.
Ye Qiu nervously watched, fearing the precious "Timid War Cloak" might get damaged!
"Don't worry."
Zhang Tie noticed Ye Qiu's anxiety and smiled: "I'm a Level 70 Blacksmith. The first reforging for any gear has a 100% success rate."
"Who, who said I was worried?"
Ye Qiu stubbornly replied, "I'm just learning your reforging techniques!"
While reforging, Zhang Tie said, "Secondary professions don't level up easily. You have to practice a lot. My Level 70 forging skill has seen so many failed reforges, maybe not millions, but definitely hundreds of thousands!"
Ye Qiu was surprised: "That many failures?!"
Zhang Tie laughed: "No failures, no success. And it's not just blacksmithing — other professions are even more intense! Like the Herbalist Lady next door. Her Alchemist level is about the same as mine, but the wasted potions and materials she's produced over the years could buy the entire Novice Village!"
Ye Qiu was amazed.
Apparently, the path of secondary professions was even harder than he thought!
No wonder so few players unlocked them!
High-tier secondary profession players, let alone NPCs, are even rarer!
While talking, Zhang Tie finished the first reforging, and handed back the "Timid War Cloak" to Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu immediately checked:
[Timid War Cloak +1 (Orange Epic): No level requirement, Agility +100, 1st reforging attribute: Agility +10. Skill — Retreat in Battle: When used, immediately exit combat and move away from the battlefield.]
"First reforging added 10 agility?!"
Ye Qiu was shocked.
He started imagining, if reforged more than ten times, would his agility really reach light speed?!
Of course, that was just a fantasy.
The more reforgings, the higher the chance of damage and the lower the success rate!
Before leaving the Blacksmith Shop, Zhang Tie added, "If you really kill that alien demon in the inner secret realm, remember to collect its blood."
"No problem!"
Ye Qiu responded immediately.
Uncle Xu and Zhang Tie had both reminded him to collect the blood of the Split Fiend.
Clearly, this side task was no simple task!
Then, Ye Qiu went to the Herbalist Lady, handed over the stolen prescription.
Compared to Zhang Tie's stunned expression when receiving the Black Iron, the Herbalist Lady seemed much more composed.
Only her eyes held a trace of reminiscence.
She was about forty, dressed in elegant clothes and adorned with precious jewelry, looking like a young woman in her early twenties.
Her face was stern.
Like Zhang Tie, without hesitation, she reached out and touched Ye Qiu's forehead.
The next second:
[Ding! You learned the "Alchemy" skill!]
[Ding! You unlocked the secondary profession "Alchemist"!]
Ye Qiu was used to this, his expression calm as usual.
The Herbalist Lady withdrew her hand, and said softly, "Actually, I deliberately hid that prescription there."
"Huh?"
Ye Qiu was confused.
The Herbalist Lady said lightly, "My husband and I developed this prescription together. But later, we disagreed. He left town, and I stayed here. Every time I see this prescription, it reminds me of him. To cut off the memories, I locked it in a box and buried it beneath the big tree on the hill where Bobcat Monsters gather."
Ye Qiu: "..."
Every family has its own troubles.
He understood and wouldn't say more.
Unlike other players, he saw these NPCs as real people.
After a pause, the Herbalist Lady looked at Ye Qiu:
"You finding this prescription means you are fated with my husband. I will take his place and accept you as my disciple, opening the Alchemist profession for you. I hope you carry on the art!"
Ye Qiu quickly nodded: "I won't disappoint master and mistress!"
Hearing this, the Herbalist Lady's cold face flushed slightly.
She then asked, "Are you married?"
"Uh..."
Ye Qiu looked up, stunned.
Did the master's wife take a liking to me?!
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