Xuan Yuan relaxed as he confirmed they didn't harbor ill intentions.
"What do you want to ask?" He asked them
"Well... you see we've been here for a while waiting to complete quests to acquire the Forger class. But seeing you come and directly entering the Forge surprised us. We hereby plead for you to share some pointers with us" The leader said and they all bowed.
"I'm sorry but I have no tips to share" Xuan Yuan said.
"But you managed to enter the Forge..."
"That's because I had a quest to complete, that's why I was allowed in" Xuan Yuan revealed.
"Quest?" They muttered.
"Yeah, I came across by chance in the beginner town. It's a unique quest" Xuan Yuan elaborated.
"Oh! I see. Thank you sir, you may enter" They said and cleared the way for Xuan Yuan to pass.
"Thank you" Xuan Yuan said and entered the Forge.
Once he approached the main forge entrance he flashed the Forge emblem and the Guards opened the way to let him pass...
He entered the main forge but didn't stop but continued to the far end and entered the Forging room where the Head Forger was in.
"Sage Yuan, you're back. Have you acquired the Flame?"
Xuan Yuan nodded and opened his palm where a crimson flame was burning.
"It really is the Crimson furnace Flame, you've passed the Trial" The Head Forger said as he confirmed the Flame to be the Flame left behind by the Flame Emperor.
Xuan Yuan who was already Level 15 gained a level again and reached Level 16.
"Now that you've completed the trial you're now qualified to learn the art of Forging items, do you wish to become my disciple?" The Head Forger asked.
"I am honored to be your disciple, Master" Xuan Yuan said as he bowed to pay his respect.
"Good. Now kid you're now going to learn forging"
Xuan Yuan smiled as he kept the Treasure chest and inspected the Forger insignia.
The symbol of Forgers in the Realm of spirituality. Required to prove a Forger's status.
+10% success rate when Forging any item below silver grade.
Owner: Sage Xuan
Rank: Apprentice Forger (Basic)...
"Since you're now a Forger, have this" The Head Forger said as he handed the book of Forgery Xuan Yuan brought previously back to him.
"I thought you're the owner of this, Master..." Xuan Yuan asked
"I don't need it anymore and you brought it so it should be given to you" The Head Forger said. "Study diligently and learn how to Forge, come back and find me when you Forge your first Silver rank item"
"Thank you master, I won't disappoint you" Xuan Yuan said respectfully but inwardly he was frustrated.
'Fuck!! I went through so much to complete that Hellish quest yet you're not even rewarding me with an Epic equipment!' Xuan Yuan cried inwardly...
Xuan Yuan turned reluctantly and returned to the main street...
He went to book a Forging room in the lifestyle workshop. The lifestyle workshop is a building dedicated towards giving lifestyle workers a space to work. Xuan Yuan rented an advanced Forging room for 10 hours to give himself enough time to practice the art of Forging.
As soon as he entered the room, Xuan Yuan placed the Book of Forgery and began reading...
In the Realm of spirituality, Forging was a bit similar to how Blacksmiths cast their weapons on Earth. They melt the materials particularly Magic iron and other items in a furnace using a flame, then they shape out a weapon or armors from the melted iron and hammer to perfect its shape. Then they'll draw out a magic design to turn it into a true Magical weapon.
In the processes mentioned above, the most difficult one is the drawing of a Magic design. Players are foreigners and have no prior knowledge about Magic arrays or how to draw them.
"I'll have to learn about Magic designs arrays and formations too!" Xuan Yuan concluded.
Then he began practicing and honing his Forging skills...
Ten hours later...
In the Advanced Forging room.
Xuan Yuan hammered a chest plate in front of a Furnace with a Crimson Flame blazing within it.
In the blink of an eye, he completed the Forging and a Bronze looking armor appeared on the table. Xuan Yuan waited impatiently as a loading bar filled up.
'Bronze... Bronze... Bronze' Xuan Yuan muttered as he waited for the Appraising bar to fill up so he can check the Armor's stats.
He'd purchased the Design for a Bronze rank Armor at a NPC shop before renting the Advanced Forging room in the workshop. He had used it to try his hand out at Forging for the past 10 hours but only managed to successfully forge a bunch of common armors even with his 10% increase in success rate gained from the insignia.
Fortunately, one gains EXP from forging equipments and he managed to level up twice to Level 18. That didn't waste all his efforts.
And furthermore, after spending so much time forging, he gained some Forging EXP which increased his level to the intermediate level of Apprentice Forger...
"Bronze!!..."