Give Zongman some collapse shock

When asked what they do every day, I would get a look of relief from a parent who sees their child finally grow up, and in the end I wouldn't be able to ask anything.

"I want to help too." Kiana was preoccupied, her thoughts drifting away.

On the other side, Jiang Chen swallowed his food, hurriedly put on his equipment, and prepared to go out.

"Really, how did Mr. Jiang Chen learn Kiana's roughness? Eating breakfast too quickly is not good for your stomach." Meiyi walked forward with a scolding look and helped Jiang Chen straighten the buttons on his collar.

I have been living in this house for a week.

During this week, Meiyi truly felt at home. It was as if she had returned to the days when they lived together in Changkong City. Especially every morning after she saw Kiana off, she and Jiang Chen would go out together. It felt like her daughter was going to school while she and her husband were working to support the family.

It’s nice to take risks occasionally, but what I yearn for most is such a peaceful and warm daily life.

"I also want to make more money." Jiang Chen smiled awkwardly.

"Mr. Jiang Chen, you are not the kind of person who loves money like life."

"Well, actually, I'm going to the middle level of the maze today. If I'm lucky, I might be able to get the magic crystal of the floor master. I'm a little too excited when I think about this." Jiang Chen smiled. His mentality was similar to that of a primary school student on a spring outing, which made him feel embarrassed.

In fact, with the power of the Herrscher of Thunder, there would be no danger in going directly to the deeper levels.

Even if Jiang Chen is alone, his combat power can at least be comparable to that of a LV4 adventurer relying solely on the physical enhancement of Honkai energy, and as his proficiency increases, there is still great room for improvement.

However, so far, the two have only explored the seventh level of the maze.

It's not because of their combat power, but simply because they have no map and experience in exploring mazes.

This is when the convenience of money comes into play. Yesterday they bought a map from other adventurers.

"Look at this"

Jiang Chen took out the map, his smile more sincere, and optimistically envisioned, "Let's explore first. Once Kiana masters spatial power, she won't have to work so hard. She can just open the door at home and reach the maze in no time. The floor owner can also take over everything, and when the spawn time comes, we can go and harvest it directly. I heard there's a place called the 'Arena' deep down, where monsters spawn endlessly. For us, that's an unlimited supply of magic crystals."

"Okay, okay, I know you have a lot of plans, let's go to the maze now." Mei shook her head lovingly, took Jiang Chen's arm, and set off together.

——PM14:11——

The fourteenth floor of the dungeon maze.

It was already a middle floor, and the environment was completely different from the upper floors.

The upper level is a complex cave environment, narrow and oppressive, and you can hit the top with just a jump. The middle level is wider, which can better play to your speed advantage, and the monsters become more interesting.

The monsters on the upper level are strange in shape, including one called [War Shadow], a strange monster made of black shadows.

But even a battle shadow without flesh and blood can only use physical attacks and can be killed by swords.

The middle level is different. Not only is the speed and strength significantly improved, but magic attacks can also be used.

Look, the black dog-shaped monster is surrounding Jiang Chen at this moment.

The two in front were responsible for attracting the enemy. Once Jiang Chen approached, the hellhounds would flee, while the three in the back would launch a sneak attack, a classic hunting tactic. There were several more hellhounds in the distance, keeping their distance and occasionally spitting flames. Their medium- and long-range containment and output were quite tricky.

"When we reach the middle level, the monsters' intelligence has obviously improved." Jiang Chen looked excited.

Faced with the gushing flames, he did not dodge, but instead manipulated the collapse energy to cover his entire body to test his defensive capabilities.

The next second, a burning sensation swept over me.

Feeling the consumption of Honkai energy, he frowned in dissatisfaction.

"Sure enough, Honkai's weaknesses in defense are too obvious."

I can sense that if I continue to increase my Honkai energy, I can even block out the burning sensation. However, considering the energy consumption, it's not worth it.

In other words, his method of controlling Honkai energy was wrong, and he was unable to effectively build a defensive shield.

"You can easily dodge this kind of attack, right?" Lei Lu's personality, Mei, looked at him as if he were a fool.

"Ah, I know what you mean. But Mei, you have to understand that we will be heading to countless unknown worlds next. There will be too many attacks that are sure to hit, and we can only take them head-on." Jiang Chen sighed.

The Herrscher is a typical glass cannon.

High attack and low imitation.

Using power to its full potential, a single strike could destroy cities and even shatter continental plates. This destructive power was sufficient for most situations, but the Herrscher's defensive capabilities... were beyond description.

This is also the reason why he wants to obtain [Favour]. Its endurance attribute can directly improve the body's defense.

The skin of high-level adventurers is real steel skin to ordinary people.

With these, even if you can't be reborn by dripping blood, you can at least survive for two more minutes, and then you will be successfully rescued.

"Okay, that's all for today. It's almost time to go back."

Without saying anything more, Jiang Chen quickly rushed forward and cut off two dog heads. Immediately, his sword shot out from the sky, nailing all the surrounding monsters to the ground.

Pick up the magic crystal and call it a day.

sunset.

Jiang Chen and Meiyi, mixed in with the crowd, walked out of the dungeon together.

Instead of going home directly, he turned around and climbed the Tower of Babel.

This is a huge tower that rises into the sky. Anyone who sees it for the first time will be amazed by its superb craftsmanship.

It was built directly on top of the dungeon, and its existence seemed to be solely for blocking the entrance to the dungeon and suppressing countless vicious monsters.

Today, this building, where a large number of adventurers come and go every day, has naturally formed a business district in line with the general trend.

The two's target was the equipment store belonging to the Hephaestus family.

032 The Crazy Hephaestus Familia

"Good evening, Tsubaki, we're here to make a delivery."

Walking into the shop of the Hephaestus family, Jiang Chen greeted an acquaintance in a familiar tone.

"Oh! I said it was time for you to come. I've been waiting for you for a long time, the mysterious lightning forger team." The heroic woman sitting in the equipment store waved her hand in response.

Tsubaki Kobrand.

The leader of the Hephaestus clan, a level 5 first-level adventurer, and a hybrid born of a human and a dwarf.

She has long black hair that reaches her waist and is tied into a low ponytail. She wears an eye patch on her left eye and appears to be a straightforward woman.

Ten days ago, Jiang Chen sold his first long sword, which was appraised by Chun. These past few days, Jiang Chen and Meiyi came every day and could see Chun from time to time.

"What the hell is this mysterious Lightning Blacksmith Team?" Jiang Chen said with disgust.

"That's not what I said." Tsubaki spread his hands and said, "You asked to conceal your name. The only thing left on your equipment that represents the forger is the lightning pattern, so the guests naturally call you that. Don't worry, we are very tight-lipped. I added the combination myself and I will tell you right in front of you."

"Then please don't mention this name anymore. It's very shameful, and if someone hears it, it will directly expose our identities."

Jiang Chen squeezed Mei's palm.

Things like the Lightning Forger can easily trigger Mei's psychological shadow.

If a girl were to be called the Real Thunder Swordsman outside, she would be in seclusion for the whole night.

As for the lightning patterns on the weapons, it was because the two were not members of the Hephaestus family. They would naturally sell the weapons to each other and resell them in the store. However, they would explain to the customer that the weapons were not forged by the Hephaestus family and asked Jiang Chen to leave a mark to prove his identity.

Jiang Chen, who didn't want to spend any more time thinking about it, simply asked Meiyi to carve some irregular lightning patterns on each weapon.

"Alright, enough of the small talk. Here are today's weapons. Top quality, AA+!"

Jiang Chen took off his backpack and took out six long swords from it.

"A sword again? Can't you forge something else, like a broadsword, or armor or something like that? Those sell better." Even saying this, Chun still took the long sword with anticipation.

After observing it for a moment, Chun exclaimed in amazement and gave a few compliments without hesitation.

"That's amazing! You sell several weapons at once every day. The efficiency is astonishingly high, and the quality hasn't dropped, but has been improving. How did you do it? Do you have any tricks? Can you teach me?"

"It's a secret recipe, I can't teach you." Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows slightly: "Quickly give us an estimate, we're in a hurry to go back and eat."

The reason these weapons were worthy of being sold in Hestia's family shop was entirely due to his Enhancement ability. This ability was based on energy. Larger weapons naturally consumed more energy, and vice versa.

So the weapons he sold were always knives or swords.

It is used by more people and is smaller in size, so the energy utilization is more concentrated and efficient.

"Wait, let me take a look."

Chun caressed the long sword lovingly.

The shape is gorgeous, and most importantly, compared to the weapons of the past few days, today's swords are made of obviously higher-quality materials.

"Adamantium increases the magic conductivity. Oh, this one is made of orichalcum, which has indestructible properties. This batch is already the standard of a first-level weapon."

"So the price you offer won't be cheap, right?"

"Of course, I'll definitely give you a price that satisfies you." Tsubaki paused and then said, "However, there is something I want to ask of you."

"Huh? Aren't we the seller and the buyer?" Jiang Chen pretended to be pretentious.

The meaning is obvious, he doesn't want to get involved in troublesome things.

"Don't say that. I just want to take you to see someone. Maybe I can raise the price a little."

"Just tell us who wants to see us, otherwise we won't go."

"My Lord God, Lord Hephaestus."

Jiang Chen: "..."

His expression froze. He really couldn't understand why Hephaestus wanted to see him specifically.

For those weapons?

The weapons that hadn't been delivered a few days earlier were considered fine, but that was about it. Even the six long swords today, which had reached the standard of first-class weapons, weren't considered outstanding in the entirety of Orario.

Is it because the selling price is too low, disrupting the market?

If that's the case, it's a bit too much!

He just charges 'material money', you Hephaestus family are the second-hand dealers!

After thinking about it, for the sake of long-term cooperation, Jiang Chen nodded reluctantly.

——Hephaestus’s family’s residence.

The red-haired goddess's gaze fell on the long sword on the forging table, and she looked dazed as if she was thinking about something.

She has been stuck in this state for a long time, since she started standing still a few days ago.

"What kind of technology is it..."

This longsword was truly exquisite, reaching a high standard in every aspect. However, compared to this master craftsman, it pales in comparison. Using the same materials, she could forge a far more powerful weapon.

Yes, as a weapon, this sword is nothing to Hephaestus.

But from the blacksmith's perspective, the longsword, as a work of art, is really...

"Perfect."

Even she, the god of craftsmen, had to admit its perfection. It was an art form that transcended technology, a natural perfection, as if conceived by heaven and earth, a form of art formed naturally.

"Is this really forging technology?" Hephaestus was a little dazed.

According to the children's report, there are many more such weapons.

It turns out that it was written by someone.

But why?

why?

She could forge more powerful weapons, even divine artifacts. But no matter her proud forging skills or the divine power she used to forge the weapons in the upper realm, she could never replicate the unique and perfect characteristics of this longsword.

At this moment, as a master craftsman, her dignity, her pride, her ingenuity, and her essence were all clamoring, exciting, and shouting wildly - surpass it!

Must reach that level!

We must create more perfect works!

Give the tool spirituality?

No! Having a soul is only close to completeness, there is an essential difference.

Give the instrument flesh and blood?