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According to the map, Lin Chen quickly arrived at an area of ​​the Emerald Paradise.

Looking around, there were not many NPCs around, but these NPCs were obviously different from those they had just met. They didn't seem to be interested in the arrival of the players. Some NPCs even just raised their eyes slightly and glanced at Lin Chen after seeing him appear, and then quickly lost interest.

In comparison, an NPC with such a friendly appearance at least has obvious "advantages".

They don't need to actively look for players to recommend their features and items; they just need to stay where they are and wait for players to come to them.

After all, NPCs have always existed in the reboot of Land of the Hunting God. They have previous experiences and naturally know their own importance.

Lin Chen stopped when he reached a huge flower bed turntable, then walked towards a female NPC.

In the bright sunshine, many NPCs were sitting in front of the flower bed.

Among them, a heroic woman stood out, and Lin Chen couldn't help but take a second look at her.

The woman was sitting in an open-air stall piled with equipment and materials. Beside her was an iron table, on which were scattered all kinds of special props, and even some scrolls scattered on the ground.

Directly behind the woman, there was something covered by a pitch-black curtain. It looked very huge, and at first glance it looked like a pile of scrap metal covered by a curtain.

Lin Chen's gaze moved, finally landing on the woman.

Her hair was black and shiny like a waterfall. The wind blew around her, gently brushing her shoulders. The length of her hair perfectly showed off her proud figure.

Lin Chen was even more concerned about the woman's attire.

She was wearing a dark blue suit with a well-cut and smooth lines. The shoulders of the jacket were designed just right, and the slim fit at the waist highlighted her slender waist.

In the lower body, the legs of the woman's slim trousers are straight and powerful, making her look taller and more upright.

Finally, Lin Chen's gaze rested on her chest.

On her chest, a silver brooch gleamed faintly.

When the silver needle came into view, Lin Chen's mouth corners slightly raised.

"Hello."

Lin Chen took the initiative to step forward and started a conversation.

The NPC seemed to be eating some melon seeds at the moment. Seeing Lin Chen approaching, he nodded at him nonchalantly: "Not too bad."

Lin Chen didn't chat too much, but took out a weapon from his backpack and handed it to the woman.

"Help me strengthen my weapon, thank you."

Hearing this, the NPC was obviously stunned.

There was no word "Blacksmith" or "Strengthening" written above her head. Although there were various weapons, armor and materials around her, there were many NPCs like this in the main city. But how did this man know that she could help players strengthen their equipment?

She was about to say something, but when her eyes fell on the weapon in Lin Chen's hand, her eyes narrowed obviously.

The weapon in Lin Chen's hand is a [rusty iron sword].

"What do you mean?" The woman spat out the melon seed shell in her mouth, which happened to stick to the blade of the iron sword.

Lin Chen was not annoyed, he just shook off the things on the blade and continued to pass the blacksmith forward: "Don't think too much, I really came here to strengthen my equipment."

"It's true that I can help people strengthen their equipment here, but I've never seen anyone ask for this kind of equipment to be strengthened in all these years." The woman pointed at the iron sword in Lin Chen's hand, her expression clearly unhappy. "You're not going to make fun of me, are you?"

Beneath the mask, Lin Chen's lips curled up suddenly. He nonchalantly replied, "You said you've never seen anyone strengthen a rusty iron sword? But if I'm not mistaken, the intermediate main city of the Hunting God Land has only just opened. Even though there are countless players, there are only a handful of level 40 players who can set foot in the Emerald Paradise. And you just said..."

Lin Chen paused deliberately: "You've never seen anyone strengthen the iron sword in all these years. Isn't that a bit strange? Why, aren't we the first group of players to enter Taoyuan?"

Yes, the other party did not know Lin Chen’s identity as a second-round player, so Lin Chen’s words were obviously meant to force a confession.

"You...!" The woman was obviously a little slow to react. She even took a step back in confusion: "You...what nonsense are you talking about!"

"Am I wrong? The intermediate main city of the entire Hunting God Land was only opened after the death of World Boss Anna yesterday. So how did you spend these 'years' here? And how did you meet 'other players'?" Lin Chen laughed softly, "Could it be that you NPCs..."

"I... when did I say I've met other players!" The woman lowered her voice, but her tone became higher.

Seeing the woman like this, Lin Chen finally laughed.

"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. Help me strengthen my equipment."

But Lin Chen still placed the rusty iron sword in front of the woman, with no intention of changing it.

The woman obviously had not recovered from the conversation just now. Now she was staring blankly at the rusty iron sword again. She felt a little dazed.

"What? Are you going to refuse to help me strengthen my equipment?" Lin Chen asked calmly, "NPCs shouldn't have the right to refuse services to players."

The woman finally sighed, and finally stretched out her slender hands to take the iron sword from Lin Chen's hand.

Yes, at this time she had come to her senses.

She casually placed the iron sword in her hand, then gave Lin Chen a meaningful look.

"Are you in the second round?" she asked in a low voice.

As she said this, she did not forget to glance around. Because the intermediate main city had just been opened not long ago, the number of players in this place was extremely small. There were only five or six players wandering around the huge flower bed turntable.

Lin Chen did not answer, but just signaled the other party to help him strengthen his equipment first.

The woman turned around, iron sword in hand.

This was the first time that Lin Chen raised his head and looked at the top of the woman's head.

The woman has a very nice name.

Xiaoyun.

However, when she was about to strengthen Lin Chen's iron sword, new words slowly emerged from the prefix of [Xiaoyun].

“【Strengthen】【Xiaoyun】”.

Xiaoyun walked to the curtain, reached out and tore open the black cloth.

It just so happened that the sunlight was shining through the shade of the trees in the intricate buildings and flower beds.

This is a huge, pitch-black "furnace"!

At this time, Lin Chen finally realized that with the combination of this furnace, the scattered props and materials around it, and the iron table, this place was Xiaoyun's special strengthening workshop.

As the furnace appeared, a hot breath came out from the furnace, as if even the air was trembling slightly.

Xiaoyun stood next to the huge furnace in the center of the workshop. She threw away the melon seeds in her hand, then put on heavy gloves on her hands, and finally put the iron sword in her hand.

Lin Chen felt a little embarrassed.

Yes, such a "formal" scene was just to build momentum for the first-level white equipment - the rusty iron sword.

Xiaoyun gently stroked the sword, then sighed and inserted the iron sword into a special slot next to the furnace.

"Crack... Crunch..."

With the sound of mechanical operation, the flames of the furnace suddenly rose, wrapping the iron sword in a blazing red light.

The temperature in the workshop rose instantly and the air became completely distorted. Xiaoyun stared at the iron sword in the furnace, quickly forming seals with his hands in the void and muttering something.

Lin Chen subconsciously took a step back.

He had seen the [Strengthening Formula] used to strengthen NPCs too many times. In his previous life, he had strengthened a level 75 purple broadsword to level 15, but... it suddenly exploded in the end.

The power of the explosion even caused Lin Chen to lose half of his health bar on the spot.

Although the equipment was only upgraded from zero to one, Lin Chen still took a few steps back out of habit.

After seeing Lin Chen's actions, Xiaoyun became more certain of Lin Chen's identity.

"Are you ready to try to directly upgrade to level 5?" Xiaoyun turned his head and glanced at Lin Chen.

After all, it is low-level equipment, and the quality is the lowest white. The chance of successful upgrade is much higher than other quality equipment, and it is no problem to upgrade to level 5 continuously.

"Okay, thank you for your help." Lin Chen nodded.

After she finished speaking, Xiaoyun did not say much. As she moved, the flames in the furnace became more intense, and the iron sword swayed in the fire, making a pleasant sound.

"Buzzing..."

After a while, the flames in the furnace gradually subsided, and the iron sword reappeared in front of the two.

"bass……"

The surface of the iron sword actually reflected the sunlight, making Lin Chen feel a little uncomfortable.

Yes, the rusty iron sword has now been completely transformed. The rust on the sword has been completely removed, and its blade is bright and shiny. If you look closely, it seems as if countless tiny stars are twinkling in it.

Lin Chen took the iron sword from Xiao Yundi's hand and found that its shape seemed to have changed slightly. It seemed to be a little longer.

"【Rusty Iron Sword*5】.

Attack power: 52. (+50). ”

But the effect after strengthening...

It's hard to say.

But Lin Chen didn't mind, but looked directly below the description of the iron sword.

According to the rules of the Land of the Hunting God, weapons should have two special bonuses after being strengthened.

Lin Chen raised his brows. Yes, even a rusty iron sword is no exception!

[Strengthening and Amplification: This equipment is now ready for enchantment.]

[Drilling function unlocked: You can now drill holes in this equipment. The current number of holes that can be drilled is 1.]

These are the two additional functions that Lin Chen wants!

Some equipment that originally couldn't be drilled can now be drilled after being enhanced. This is one of them.

The most important thing is the [Equipment Enchantment] function!

Equipment enchantment is a mechanism for adding additional properties to equipment. It applies temporary or permanent enhancements to weapons, armor, and other equipment using specific magic words to improve equipment performance or grant special abilities.

As if knowing Lin Chen’s thoughts, Xiaoyun in front suddenly spoke softly.

"I'm not an enchanter. If you need me, go to the inner city south of the city and find a specific NPC."

"Thank you." Lin Chen put away the iron sword in his hand.

"30 silver coins in total." Xiao Yun held out his hand. "Today is the second round opening promotion. I'm giving you a 50% discount. Otherwise, I would charge you 60 silver coins."

Lin Chen didn't say much. He opened his backpack and paid the corresponding money in the currency column.

"So rich?" Xiaoyun obviously didn't expect this. Logically speaking, the rusty iron sword was a blank level one equipment, and it would be impossible to charge so much money even if it was upgraded to level 5.

Xiaoyun was obviously making things difficult for the other party. In the Land of Hunting God, NPCs were qualified to "bargain" with players.

But Lin Chen didn't hesitate at all and paid the "full amount" immediately.

Yes, Lin Chen gave 60 silver coins!

This is equivalent to 6000 yuan in real life. You should know that this is something that usually only costs about 1,000 yuan.

"The money is not given for free." Lin Chen said with a smile: "I have two questions for you."

"I knew it." Xiaoyun sat down again, then raised his legs, and his slender thighs began to dangle in the air: "Go on."

"Both of my questions were intended to inquire about the location of an NPC. After all, the main city has just been opened, and the functions of the NPCs above your heads are hidden except for their names. We need to discover them ourselves, but I don't have that much patience."

Since Xiaoyun knew that the other party was a second-round player, it was not surprising that he knew these things. She shrugged and did not speak, as if waiting for Lin Chen to say the names of the two NPCs.

"First, I need to know the location of the [Pocket Jar Merchant]."

After hearing these words, Xiaoyun was obviously stunned.

"The Pocket Jar Merchant?" she asked doubtfully. "Why are you looking for him?"

A strange NPC that neither carries any tasks nor has any particularly necessary functions. On weekdays, this NPC is seen walking around the streets looking for players to sell goods. Xiaoyun has rarely seen any players actively looking for him.

And to be honest, Xiaoyun also doesn't like that type of NPC, who is smooth-talking and shamelessly selling [Pocket Cans], but the problem is that the cans in their hands are all some weird [blind boxes] that have no real use. Players spend money to buy these cans, and most of the things they get are some equipment that they can't use and useless props.

Nothing else.

"Don't worry about it. Since you know I'm a second-round player, I naturally have my own plans." Lin Chen replied.

"Well... I can buy their location with this money, so it's not a loss." Xiaoyun put away the silver coins, took off her gloves, and pointed with her beautiful finger in a direction: "Keep going this way, and you'll see a river in the city. The jar merchant usually hangs out on the bridge over the river. He wears a jar headgear, so he's easy to find."

Lin Chen looked in the direction of Xiaoyun's finger, then nodded and kept it in mind.

"Okay, second..." Lin Chen continued: "Please tell me the location of the [Pet Merchant]."

"Oh no, it should be called... [Spirit Pet User]." Lin Chen added.