Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

The "Rust Remover" took out a large shovel, three times larger than Yu Man's.

"There are less than ten of you here, so if you include the treasure chest monster, I'll count you as ten. You can dig ten shovels, and you can pick out one item from each shovel. This will be your reward for this journey."

After saying this, the "Rust Remover" handed the shovel to Yu Man.

The latter almost lost his balance and was sent into the waste pit by the shovel.

"Haha, can't a magician use this?"

"Well, what else?"

"So, how about I help you dig? There's a ton of stuff in here, but I'm pretty sure I left a few valuable items in there, and they got mixed up and can't be found anymore... Or do you want to do it yourself?"

Yu Man raised his staff and constructed a layer of ice and snow to stick to the shovel, operating it with magic power, which was much stronger than his own weak strength.

But I have to say, the reward method of this copy is really strange.

There are no treasure chests to open, and the system doesn't calculate the amount, you have to dig it yourself...

In general, if we can dig out sixth- and seventh-level waste, it will have many uses when brought back.

Not to mention, there's a chance you might find defective items, or even leftover stock—at least that's what the "Rust Remover" tells you. But how do you distribute them after you get them? That's another thorny issue.

"Employer--" At this time, Xiang Xiang followed all the way and arrived at the place.

It brought the fawn's sword and gave it to the craftsman.

The Rust Remover grasped the sword and examined it with the eyes of a connoisseur. "Oh, it's well-used. It seems to be perfectly suited to its user..."

The craftsman praised it, even though it was just a toy-like third-level item.

"It was made by a country blacksmith, but the craftsmanship is very solid. It will be fine as a base material... Upgrading it to level six... It won't fail, no problem."

"The user is the plate armor that was with me before—"

"No, I know. I can tell. I can tell the center of gravity and usage habits at a glance. It will be easy to use."

The Rust Remover spoke quickly because she was extremely confident.

The weapons she crafted had to be handy - this was extremely difficult, but she knew her skills were sufficient.

But even for craftsmen who have a deep understanding of materials, there are some things they don’t understand.

"Come to think of it, aren't you seeking benefits for yourself? You put in so much effort to create something so spectacular, only to forge swords for your teammates? And not for yourself?"

"Ah, it's for myself, too."

After owning the sixth-level bloodless sword, Xiaolu will have completely upgraded his weapon and can use it for a long time without having to replace it.

Moreover, Xiaolu will have extremely strong solo ability, and maybe when Yu Man is not around, she can have fun by herself.

But the more important point is that level six weapons will be beautiful.

"Great craftsman, could you please make the sword more beautiful?"

"...Yes, yes. Oh, we are all little girls, I understand."

"Rust Remover" understands the customer's wishes very well.

"If you don't have any additional requests, I'll go forge your sword. And please remember, you're only allowed ten shovels."

"Ah."

The Rust Remover turned and walked towards the forge.

Her fire was infused with even greater heat by the fierce winds fueled by magic.

Special fuel was also thrown in just to prepare sufficient flame properties.

She also has sufficient reserves of the required sixth-level materials.

So - if you want to experience a new life, you must first end your original self.

Jian, who has been with Xiaolu until now, is embraced by Yan.

……

At the same time, Yu Man started the first shovel.

At first, she thought that this thing was a bit like a claw machine, a small game with rewards that tested the player's level.

But she was wrong—it was all chaos.

Ninety percent of the full load dug up by the first shovel was garbage, and even if it was taken to the Enchanting Tower, it could not be melted down and recast.

What remained were fragments of metal and oddly shaped materials, their magic power either exhausted or so broken in shape that they were practically unusable for any processing.

Only a few are usable.

"—Eel, how's it going? Did the sword arrive?"

"Well, wait."

"So what are you doing now?"

Yu Man wanted to tell her that she was working in the waste recycling industry...but on second thought, she had to change her words.

"Harvest."

Yu Man also harvested the first thing from the first shovel.

A shield—a fifth-tier one, and quite remarkable, seemingly containing hidden skills and a hidden magical power. However, it was severely damaged, and repairing it might not be easy.

Then, the second shovel... the third shovel—

The sound of her stirring the scrap heap chorused with the fire and hammer over there.

It wasn't until the seventh shovel that Yu Man finally got something really good.

She was surprised and delighted, and wrote vocals for the chorus——

"Oh my god, a sixth-level main hand, a defective one... is it really there?"

That's a hammer.

Covered in rust and dust, having experienced bloody battles, and filled with evil.

But Yu Man felt uncomfortable holding this thing. It wasn't that the craftsmanship was bad, but that this weapon was filled with malice... Based on Yu Man's experience, this should be—

"Ha, a haunted hammer." This was the ridicule of the "Rust Remover" coming from not far away.

For her, it was not difficult to forge a sixth-order weapon, so she distracted herself to see what Yu Man had gained.

"That weapon is haunted. I bought it at a market outside, but I felt uneasy about it and threw it in the scrap heap. But it's a genuine, good weapon at a good price. You made a killing."

"...The haunted hammer... Uh, give it to Yago. A forty-year-old man who believes in Mazu as his father, and owner of the Old World's first player guild, he carries great fortune... He should be able to handle it."

probably.

In this way, Yu Man took advantage of his last few opportunities.

A total of ten items were collected – though the Haunted Hammer was obviously the most expensive, and also the least auspicious.

Other materials or waste products also have their own advantages and disadvantages.

However, for players at this stage, each item is a great gain... and that's enough.

Just as Yu Man was thinking about double-checking to see if there were any issues with these things that he hadn't discovered—

She felt the evil rising from behind her and filling the entire cave.

But not an enemy.

On the contrary, she was familiar with this evil.

She turned around and saw a captivating dark glow blooming from the forging hammer and fire.

That is the deer's bloodless sword.

In the hands of a master craftsman, it quickly bids farewell to its past self and puts on a brand new skin.

Every time those red-hot iron bars were hammered, they would shed some layers of skin like shedding its skin.

The more they lose, the closer they are to the future.

Then, at a certain moment, when temperature and magic power are balanced.

Follow the hammer's chisel, follow the craftsman's heart.

——Become the future.

Thus, it was forged.

Although it was far less violent and fierce than a seventh-level weapon, this newly formed sixth-level weapon was a bloodless sword that was inherently evil. It immediately spread a huge amount of dark evil in the air, trying to use it to infect the world with doom.

Craftsmen see it as success—

"A very strong evil, very good! The Bloodless Sword is such a weapon. There's no need to tame it. Those who choose it have already fallen into darkness. Very good, a very excellent weapon."

Yu Man moved closer to the sword.

It seemed to recognize Yu Man, and gently pushed away the evil spirit and made way for Yu Man.

And—he didn't object to the gentle touch of her fingertips.

"Bloodless Longsword: Again"

"The sword is silent, knowing only to gather misfortune, and the one who wields it brings it upon the one who has misfortune."

At this level, it finally got rid of the rustic look of being mass-produced by the best NPC blacksmith in the city and started to have its own riddle human case...good, good.

In the sixth level, it is also a top weapon.

And because it has skipped the Novice Village stage, it has an additional advanced skill in addition to the previous four skills.

「Doom Blade」: A permanent passive skill that brings doom to the enemy with every attack.

Yu Man knew this skill and found it extremely disgusting.

If not defended, it will completely wipe out the opponent's luck, giving the opponent a slightly smaller chance of becoming unlucky.

Things like weapons falling out of your hands, rocks hitting your face while walking, and even sudden stomach upset while preparing a spell, or even worse, a hiccup that interrupts your train of thought. All sorts of strange little misfortunes can plague enemies, making for some pretty nasty control.

Finally, if it continues to accumulate, it will become a huge disaster, bringing about all kinds of strange deaths.

So it's actually a control skill - and a kill skill, which is very powerful.

But Yu Man was very dissatisfied with one thing.

"I should say it's handsome, good-looking, and beautiful, right? But this sword looks..." Yu Man thought for a moment and could only come up with this description, "It feels like something only a super-bad villain would use."

……

ps

(See you tomorrow. I'm going to lie down.)

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Today, the sword lies on a felt table covered with dust, rust and scraps.

But... rather than being a sword, it's more like a ceremonial tool used by the leader during cult rituals.

A cross-shaped two-handed sword, but the black blade is wrapped with thick and dense runes.

The handles and guards of the swords are decorated with symbolic images such as skulls, cult symbols, and blood and death.

"Isn't that a bit too weird?"

"...The Bloodless Longsword series is originally an evil weapon." The Rust Remover was confused by Man's complaint, "Isn't this very fitting?"

"No, no, no, it doesn't look good. Change it..."

There's nothing you can do about it, that's just how customers are.

The first version is always bad, and you always feel it can be better.

So the "Rust Remover" perfunctorily gave Yu Man three new solutions by drawing pictures.

After another half-hour discussion——

As a result, of course—