Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

At 11pm, Xiaoxiami, Xiaojingjing, Sanbuxiao and the others left to rest. They had to get up early the next morning and rush to the Biqi Orc Tomb to complete the mission at around 4am.

Only Bayin and Brook were left. After thinking it over, they also returned to the city.

It was still early for Bayin, so she planned to go to the Stone Tomb to practice her skills. The Mage's level 26 skill, Flash Cinema, and level 30, Hell Lightning, were both very useful, but they were still at level 0. She wanted to recruit a few pets to the Stone Tomb to level up and practice their skills.

Brook planned to go to Shabak to upgrade Xiaobai's weapon, the bronze axe. He wasn't sure how to upgrade the weapon, but he knew it would require black iron ore.

Many alien warriors on the Marfa continent earn money through mining, selling directly to weapon shop owners. For example, a single gold ore can fetch at least several thousand gold coins, with high-purity ore fetching tens of thousands. Ordinary iron and silver ore are also worth hundreds or even thousands of gold coins. The best is black iron ore, which is purchased by specialized individuals, ranging from 1 to 3 gold coins depending on the purity. However, there seems to be a purity requirement; the merchants in the plaza only accept ore with a purity of 10% or higher.

Brook went to the weapon shop in Tucheng and found that there were indeed various ores in it, including some black iron ore. Most of them had a purity of less than 10, but the quantity was small and the price was only about 1000 gold coins, which was very cheap.

Brook thought about it and bought all the dozens of low-purity black iron ores in the store. It wasn't worth much anyway. He decided to use the black iron ores to try out Shabak. It was just a bronze axe, so he could upgrade it casually. If it failed, he could just buy a new one.

Teleported to Shabak. Shabak City was deserted, currently unpopular. Brook entered the weapon shop.

Before the Weapon Master stood a figure, a warrior from another world wearing a light helmet. He stood motionless, holding no weapon, and his profession was unclear.

This guy must have come to upgrade his weapons, too. Brook ignored him and walked straight to the Weapon Master, preparing to speak with him. Suddenly, the alien warrior moved, holding a crescent-shaped blade. He looked around and spotted Brook next to him. He observed him for a moment, then slashed at him.

Hit. Brook lost 1 HP.

The weapon shop in Shabak is a combat map. PK fighting is allowed here, but death doesn't drop equipment. Since there's no equipment drop, the average alien warrior wouldn't attack others without reason. Unless there's a grudge, or someone just plain bored and wants to PK.

Brook turned and looked at the light-helmeted mage named Xiaodongge, but didn't fight back. The mage probably didn't want to fight him; he couldn't possibly be his opponent. He didn't attack with any skills, just with simple attacks. The mage's physical attack power was weak, so he only lost 1 HP.

"Aha, finally a success!" Xiaodong said happily, took off the crescent moon blade, and then replaced it with another crescent moon blade, and walked to the weapon master. After a while, the crescent moon blade in his hand disappeared.

Brother Xiaodong took out another demon-slaying sword, turned around, and said to Brook:

"Brother, your equipment is awesome! President of the Immortal Wind City? Thank you so much!"

"Hello. Were you upgrading your weapons just now? Were you successful?" Brooke asked.

"Yeah, look." Brother Xiaodong initiated a deal with Brook and showed him the weapon that had just been successfully upgraded.

偃月：等级要求20，攻击4-10，魔力1-6，持久11。

Brook couldn't help but be surprised when he saw it. This crescent blade actually added 3 points of magic power, and the magic limit was higher than that of a magic wand.

"Awesome. It actually added 3 points of magic power." Brook praised.

"It's all thanks to you, big brother. I only succeeded by chopping you with my sword just now. If I had chopped someone else, it might have broken. Hehe, now I'm rich. The magic wand is now worth 500 million. How much do you think I should sell this偃月 sword for?"

"You're not going to use it yourself?" Brooke asked.

"I'm a Taoist priest." Xiaodong cast a healing spell on Brook to prove his profession, then said, "I upgrade my Crescent Blade to sell for gold. A mage's weapon just needs high magic power, and Crescent Blades are the easiest to sell."

Oh, I see. Brook understood immediately. With the same 3-point upgrade, even if the Taoist's 1-2 Taoist magic is upgraded to 1-5, most Taoists will still choose the Silver Snake, which only has 1-3 Taoist magic. This is because when leveling, Taoists may use physical attacks in addition to skills. The Silver Snake's physical attack of 7-14 is better than the Demon Slayer's 6-11. Moreover, the Silver Snake is still a Wo Ma series equipment, a famous brand. Overall, the Silver Snake is better.

Mages, on the other hand, don't rely on melee attacks, relying solely on skill output. As long as their mana is high, they'll be fine. Therefore, upgrading a mage's Crescent Blade is the best option. A 1-6 Crescent Blade is indeed superior to a 2-5 Wand in terms of stats. It should fetch a good price.

As for warrior weapons, the stats of a level 20+ weapon and a level 26 Inferno weapon are quite different. Even if you successfully upgrade, they're still far inferior to the Inferno, so it's not worth it. If you want to upgrade your weapons, it's better to upgrade the Inferno weapon directly.

There are many ways to make money. Brother Xiaodong actually thought of making money by upgrading the Crescent Moon Sword, which is quite smart.

"Brother, are you here to upgrade your weapon too? Do you want to upgrade the Wuji Stick?" Brother Xiaodong asked.

"It's not the Wuji Stick. This is my first time upgrading a weapon. I plan to upgrade a bronze axe to test the waters first." Brook said.

"Oh, it's your first time. Then you have to be careful. Remember to put the Wuji Stick in your backpack; if you hold it in your hand, the weapon master will think you want to upgrade the Wuji Stick, and that would be bad. The first time I came to upgrade, I accidentally lost the upgrade of my own top-grade Demon-Slaying Sword." Brother Xiaodong reminded.

"Is that so? Okay, I'll definitely pay attention. Thank you." Brooke thought for a moment and then said, "Do you have a guild? Do you want to join my guild?"

"Okay. That's what I want, but I don't dare to ask you. My level is low, and I'm afraid you won't look down on me, big brother." Brother Xiaodong said modestly.

"How could that be? I think you're quite impressive. You were able to successfully upgrade a 1-6 crescent moon blade. Your skills are quite impressive."

"Haha, upgrading weapons is actually not difficult, just try a few more times. I upgraded two 2-1 crescent moon swords before and sold them for more than 5 million each." Brother Xiaodong said.

"Oh, are there any tips? Why don't you join the club first and then we can talk." Brooke said.

"Okay. I'll join. Thank you, big brother." Brother Xiaodong joined the guild on the spot.

"Actually, I don't really understand weapon upgrade techniques. I only know that the purity of the black iron ore affects the weapon's durability. And I've figured out an important statistic: if the overall purity of the black iron ore reaches 60 or above, the weapon's durability won't decrease!"

"Another trick is placing jewelry. When leveling up, place jewelry with corresponding attributes. If you want to increase your magic power, place jewelry that increases magic power. I've tried many times and I think using a magnifying glass works best. You don't need a lot, just 3-5 at a time. More is useless."

"Also, after upgrading, the weapon needs to be sharpened. You need to find someone or a monster to chop with. My rule of thumb is: chop strong ones or monsters, even those guarding with large swords! This way, you're more likely to succeed."

"Finally, here's my secret. I won't tell anyone else about it. But you're different, big brother. I felt like we're compatible the moment I saw you, so I'll tell you today. When practicing with weapons, you have to find the patterns of success and failure. Especially when upgrading important weapons, you have to be cautious. So, in order to find this pattern, we have to do some pad work!" Brother Xiaodong recounted his experience in upgrading weapons.

Brooke listened attentively, nodding from time to time. Then he asked, "What is a pad knife?"

"Hehe. The so-called stepping up means taking a normal weapon and upgrading it first. Success or failure doesn't matter. Upgrade one weapon every hour, and do this over ten times. From the successes and failures, you can figure out a pattern. If there's no pattern after ten or so attempts, try again tomorrow. If you do find a pattern, then the probability of success will be very high!"

"There's another way to prepare a weapon for a upgrade. This involves intentionally using low-purity ore and the lousyest jewelry, deliberately causing the weapon upgrade to fail. This is done by causing it to fail repeatedly. Remember, the probability of success and failure is generally 50-. If the first few attempts are all failures, the probability of success increases significantly."

Brother Xiaodong said this confidently and proudly.

Brook gave a thumbs up and praised: "Brother Xiaodong is really a master! Awesome~ Awesome~"

The weapons master standing behind Xiaodong couldn't help but sneer. The voice was very soft and Xiaodong didn't hear it, but Brook saw it.

"That's nothing. After I save up some money, I plan to upgrade my wand, Purgatory and other brand-name equipment. I want to upgrade my wand to 2-10, which has twice the attributes of an ordinary wand! Haha, I can't be satisfied with the status quo. I have to continue researching and working hard! Big brother, let's encourage each other!" Brother Xiaodong was a little excited as he looked forward to a bright future.

"Okay! Let's encourage each other!" Brook nodded.