CHAPTER 49: CHAPTER 49: PLENTY OF PROFITS AHEAD

Players who have undergone extensive enhancements are truly efficient.

In less than two hours, players reaching the low tier Skeleton Warrior level have already returned.

Mr. Zhou collected the materials they brought back and drew rough sketches based on their descriptions, remembering them in his mind.

Then he had Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching measure and record their skeletal frames.

After that, he signaled them to do other things first. If they were satisfied with Mr. Zhou’s craftsmanship when the set of armor and weapons was completed, they could proceed with subsequent crafting work.

If they weren’t satisfied, Mr. Zhou could return all the magic materials to them, allowing them to craft on their own.

Earlier, Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching and Mr. Zhou had basically prepared everything necessary. Now that the materials were in place, they directly started refining the Morsun Steel and Galan Steel.

The crafting of the two special enchanted metals was easy. Mr. Zhou and Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching didn’t exert much effort and easily crafted them.

Next was the crafting of armor and weapons.

For this, Mr. Zhou used Purple Water Sand to reshape quite a bit of Fire Crystal into suitable designs for crafting armor and weapons.

Mr. Zhou and Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching worked enthusiastically, toiling for several hours, finally crafting a decent set of plate armor and a two-handed greatsword.

Mr. Zhou even carved intricate rose patterns onto them, making them quite pleasing to the eye.

Examining the completed plate armor and two-handed greatsword, Mr. Zhou commented, "Honestly, these aren’t quite up to my expectations, but they’re acceptable. Over time, with more experience, we can definitely do better."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching shrugged in silence, "For your first try, you should be content with this. And it’s mainly thanks to the two books on the crafting techniques for Morsun Steel and Galan Steel that really helped us."

"Without the recorded techniques for processing these special metals with magic materials, it would have been hard for the two of us to craft them into shape."

Mr. Zhou scratched his head, "Sigh, it’s not that I’m not content, I’m mainly worried about showing these to other players, fearing they might be displeased."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching patted Mr. Zhou’s shoulder, "Why not call them over to take a look? It’s no use fretting here by yourself."

"You wait here, I’ll go get them."

With that, Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching quickly left.

Soon, a few players who had pre-ordered came over with Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching.

When they saw the finished products crafted by Mr. Zhou and Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching, their eyes lit up.

"Looks great, pretty cool. I couldn’t make this myself, I think it’s pretty good." A player stroked the armor, grinning at Mr. Zhou:

"Why not give me this piece? I don’t need what I ordered, this one suits my taste."

Mr. Zhou glanced at him, "I didn’t assume your tastes were so refined."

"It’s just that this armor was crafted according to my size; I’m not sure if it would fit you."

"Try it on. If it fits and you like it, it’s yours."

The player eagerly nodded and then struggled to put on the plate armor.

He noticed that his build differed somewhat from Mr. Zhou’s, and his skeleton was a bit broader.

After all, Mr. Zhou’s skeletal original form is an Elf Female.

Thus, it doesn’t fit well.

The player sighed a bit disappointedly, "No good, it doesn’t fit well. How about giving me the two-handed greatsword first? Skip the weapon I ordered and just fulfill the armor order afterward."

Mr. Zhou thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

So the player excitedly raised the two-handed greatsword to show it to his fellow players, "Haha, brothers, doesn’t it look cool? Doesn’t it have a hint of the Skeleton King style?"

Another player eyed him disdainfully, "Come on, dude, Skeleton King? Wait till my ordered weapon is crafted, then you’ll know what real style means, what Skeleton King means."

This player was curious, "Hey? What weapon did you order?"

"Haha, a steel rod! In the future, I’ll proclaim myself a Skydancing Skeleton King. What do you think?" said the player smugly, folding his arms.

Mr. Zhou glanced at these silly players, "Alright, folks, stop joking around. Since you’re all satisfied with my work and don’t plan to request a refund, quickly leave and don’t disturb me while I rush my work."

"Otherwise, I’ll push your ordered armor and weapons to the back for crafting."

This threat was evidently effective, and these players hurriedly turned around and left.

"Brother Zhou, looking forward to your big steel rod, give it to me soon!" The player who wanted to proclaim as ’Skydancing Skeleton King’ reminded before leaving.

Mr. Zhou’s expression stiffened, "You cheeky guy, I’ll remember you, and I’ll finish yours last."

As Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching grabbed the nearby Fire Crystal Hammer, he said, "By the way, have you seen the level 2 purchase task recently posted by Mage Fang Ka?"

Mr. Zhou nodded gently and started working again, "I’ve seen it, but for now, we should take care of our current tasks first; that’s the way forward."

"I’ve thought about it thoroughly. We can now confirm that enchantment is done by Mage Fang Ka, so does that mean Weapon Enchantment is something a Mage can handle too?"

"If we can learn Weapon Enchantment from Mage Fang Ka... we can directly sell completed Enchanted Weapons in the future..."

"With the game’s freedom and realism, I believe it’s entirely possible."

Upon saying this, Mr. Zhou felt an urge to swallow.

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching’s gaze drifted, "You’re planning to tap into new players by hoarding magic materials from these players for crafting Morsun Steel and Galan Steel, aren’t you?"

Mr. Zhou chuckled upon hearing this, "Heh, can’t hide it from you, Mr. Qian. That’s exactly my plan."

"These veteran players have dealt with refining tasks due to previous team missions, and with some effort, they can craft Morsun Steel and Galan Steel equipment."

"For now, we’re only collecting magic materials from veteran players for several reasons: one, the trade hasn’t opened; two, veteran players pose some threat to us, so we make moderate requests for things they can accept, avoiding them getting truly determined to come craft on their own."

"But new players joining later will be different; lacking hands-on refining experience means they’ll have to come to us for crafting."

"By then, even if the trade hasn’t opened, we’ll collect more than just a little."

"We’ll have a chance to profit."