The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

However, Ren thought about it and decided to try forging it first.

Because according to his estimation, even if it is a little bit different, it shouldn't be too different.

Ren opened "Crowley's Armor-Forging Compendium Volume 2", and the design of the ice iron suit, which exuded a light blue metallic luster, caught his eye.

And Renn also began to look carefully to select the forging parts of this ice iron suit.

The ice iron set is the same as the chrome iron set, a total of eight pieces.

After some thought, Renn chose the ice-iron shoulder pads because the design drawings of the ice-iron shoulder pads showed that the shoulder pads were similar to two arc-shaped covers and could be cast into shape at one time.

Unlike the shoulder pads of other sets, it has a multi-armor design.

Soon, Renn began to smelt ice iron ingots. Due to the extremely high flame resistance of ice iron, the temperature of its smelting was abnormally high. Fortunately, Renn had the witchcraft 'Scorching Touch' to cooperate with it. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult. It’s really hard to rely on a blacksmith’s furnace!

Half an hour later, the system prompt appears:

[You have completed the forging work of the Ice Iron Sleeve Shoulders, and your related understanding has been improved! 】

[You have learned a new skill - Shoulder Guard Forging]

[Your skill Shoulder Guard Forging has been improved, experience value +24]

[You focus on the forging of ice iron sheaths and shoulder pads, and the Armor Forger professional experience value +138]

Huh!

Ren's eyes lit up!

This experience point reward is so generous!

It seems that the equipment made from this rare ore is much higher than the equipment made from ordinary ores according to the system evaluation standards.

In this case, I really have a chance to upgrade the armor caster to lv5 before the ice iron ingots and ice iron ore are exhausted.

Immediately, Ren was full of motivation and started doing it.

However, after more than an hour, Ren soon found that he encountered another problem.

That is smelting ice and iron, which requires the continuous cooperation of witchcraft, and the mental power consumed during the process is far more than that of smelting ordinary iron ingots. More than an hour has almost exhausted Ren's mental power.

After thinking about it for a while, Renn decided to add some mental attributes.

This is because the improvement of mental power will simultaneously increase the power of witchcraft. Secondly, adding points can restore the peak state, which means that he can continuously smelt and speed up the progress.

Finally, Renn considered that he was only short of the last two will runes to complete the requirement of visualizing twenty-four will runes at once, thereby entering the level of a third-level wizard apprentice.

As the remaining attribute points go from 6 to 5, the spirit also goes from 25 to 26 points.

In an instant, Renn felt that his mind was extremely clear, and the tired feeling of mental exhaustion just now disappeared!

During the subsequent smelting process, Ren discovered that after adding more points, the power of the witchcraft 'Scorching Touch' was slightly increased, making it easier to smelt ice iron ingots.

Two hours later, seeing that the Armor Caster's professional level had passed two-thirds, but his mental power was once again exhausted, Renn once again increased his mental strength without much hesitation.

As the remaining attribute points go from 5 to 4, the spirit also goes from 26 to 27 points.

After returning to his peak condition, he continued to sweat profusely!

Half a day later, the system prompt sounded:

【Congratulations! Your armorsmith professional level has been improved! 】

Renn's armor caster professional level was finally raised to level 5, and he received a reward of one attribute point and one skill point.

As a result, the remaining attribute points on the system panel increased to 5 points, and the remaining skill points reached 6 points.

Renn looked at the 6 remaining skill points with excitement!

Finally got enough for 6 o'clock!

As long as he adds three points each to the Giant Bear Swordsmanship and the Tokkar Hammer Skill, he will immediately have two extraordinary combat skills reaching the lv10 level.

After taking a short rest, Renn focused his attention on the Knight (Extraordinary) panel. A pair of big hands held a sledgehammer icon - Tokkar Hammer Technique lv7 (2724/5000).

Since his Tokkar Hammer Technique has entered the lv6 level, the two special effects of shock and precision have reached the lv2 level.

And this time, once his Tokkal Hammer skill is upgraded to lv10, the next level of special effects will be unlocked simultaneously:

"Note: To unlock Shock Level 3 with the Tokkal Hammer Technique, the following conditions must be met: 1. Tokkal Hammer Technique is level 9 or above; 2. Bear King Breathing Technique is level 9 or above."

"Note: To unlock Accurate Level 3 of the Tokkal Hammer Technique, the following conditions must be met: 1. Tokkal Hammer Technique is lv9 or above; 2. Strength is 22 points, agility is 18 points, and Constitution is 20 or above."

The requirements for these two special effects at level 3 only require the hammer skill to reach level 9.

Referring to the last lv2 level special effects, you can kill a ferocious sea beast that is comparable to a great knight, so the power of the lv3 level special effects is not to mention!

Add points as Ren chants silently!

The remaining skill points on the attribute panel changed from 6 to 4, and Tokkar's Hammer Technique suddenly jumped to level 9.

In an instant, a large amount of memory about the training of Tokkal Hammer was instilled in Ren's mind.

These scattered memory fragments of hammer training were almost connected into short videos in Ren's mind, and then quickly integrated into the muscle memory of his whole body.

However, the content of the memory this time was a bit huge, so Renn slowly opened his eyes.

Just now, he seemed to have gone through several years of hard training in the Tokkar Hammer Technique, and then, all these years of hammer technique training experience were crammed into his mind in just a few seconds.

Ren glanced at the hammer technique, and sure enough, the two special effects 'shock' and 'precision' had been advanced to level 3.

Ren looked at it carefully again. The new text descriptions of the two special effects were almost the same. Compared with lv2, the main change at level 3 was that 'small amplitude' became 'large amplitude'.

That is, the power is further improved!

But considering that the requirement for extraordinary combat skills in the Weapon Master (Legendary) career panel is level 10, Renn took a short rest and added a few skill points to Tokkal Hammer Technique.

As the hammer technique entered level 10, suddenly, Ren's whole body froze!

The instillation of the hammer training memory this time gave Ren an extra long-lasting feeling. When he came to his senses, he found that the feeling of holding the 'indestructible power' in his hand was particularly different from before.

At this time, two system prompts that surprised him suddenly appeared:

【Ding! It is detected that the host Tokkar's hammer skill has reached lv10, and the master-level hammer combat skill special effect is unlocked: multiple shocks (passive). The original special effects: shock lv3 is overwritten. 】

[Multiple shock (passive) effects: Your control over hammer weapons and the Force has reached an extremely high level, and you can deal multiple shock damage. 】

(Note: This effect is only effective when the host holds a hammer weapon and attacks with a flat end.)

(Note: This effect is directly proportional to the host’s Force, Strength, Specialization and Combat Skill Level.)

【Ding! It is detected that the host Tokkar's hammer skill has reached lv10, and the heavy weapon special effect is unlocked: lifting as lightly as light (passive)]

[Heavy and light (passive) effect: Your control over heavy weapons has also reached an extremely high level. You can swing the heavy weapons in your hands according to the situation. This state will increase the speed of swinging heavy weapons by an additional 20%. 】

(Note: Only effective when using heavy weapons.)

hiss!

This couldn't help but make Renn feel happy!

First of all, from the expression, the power of this multiple shocks greatly exceeds the shock level 3.

Although shock level 3 is also a very powerful special effect, no matter how strong it is, it only has one shock damage, which is easily blocked by armor or other things. However, multiple shocks are different, and can often penetrate thick armor and attack the inside of the enemy.

The latter one is even more incredible!

Two-handed war hammers generally have the problem of being too heavy. Although their heavy weight is the basis of their power, this also means that their swing speed is definitely not as fast as that of a large sword, let alone one-handed swords and other lightweight weapons.

But now this light-weight (passive) special effect has made up for this shortcoming very well.

etc!

Heavy weapons?

Lane keenly noticed the change in this expression.

I have upgraded my hammer skills to level 10. What can be unlocked is not the special effects of hammer combat skills, but has been extended to all heavy weapon combat skills. This

Suddenly, the four words "paradigmatic" in the expression caught Ren's eyes.

This suddenly made Ren realize something!

He seems to understand a little bit why the weapon master (legendary) career requires three combat skills of different weapon types to reach lv10.

When Ren looked at the panel again, he saw the hammer technique displayed as follows: Tokkar Hammer Technique lv10 (2724/20000), additional effects: light weight, multiple shocks, precision lv3.

One hammer down, three special effects!

Tsk tsk!

After looking around, Ren couldn't help but put a newly forged light blue ice iron shoulder guard on a thick log, and then used only five points of strength to hit it with a pig-headed hammer. Blow.

"Bang!"

The light blue ice-iron shoulder guard shattered directly, but what's even more exaggerated is that it stands to reason that with the resistance and weakening of the ice-iron armor, the logs underneath it, even if they are not intact, should not have much damage. Damage is the right thing.

But when Ren opened the broken ice and iron shoulder pad, he found that the log was more damaged than the ice and iron shoulder pad, and it had almost been broken into powder.

hiss!

Renn couldn't help but sigh!

Is this multiple shocks? So scary!

Just now, he clearly felt that the hammer he struck hard produced at least two levels of shock power at the lv3 level, one breaking armor and the other breaking wood.

And if he exerts all his strength, there is a high probability that he can produce triple or even higher shock power.

if that is the case

After calming down the excitement in his heart for a while, Ren focused his attention on the giant bear swordsmanship again.

Tokkar Hammer Technique lv10 brought me such a big surprise, so if the Dire Bear Sword Technique was increased to lv10, wouldn't it be the same?

Ren's eyes were slightly bright, with anticipation on his face.

Add points as he chants silently!

The remaining skill points on the attribute panel went from 3 to 0, and the giant bear swordsmanship jumped from lv7 to lv10.

With an influx of memories

Two system prompts also appeared:

【Ding! It is detected that the host giant bear's sword skill has reached lv10, and the master-level sword combat skill special effect is unlocked: steel cutting (passive). The original special effect: sharp lv3 is overwritten. 】

[Steel-cutting (passive) effect: You have an extremely high degree of control over sword weapons and the Force, and can cut through weapons and armor made of ordinary steel with one sword. 】

(Note: Only effective when using sword weapons.)

(Note: This effect is directly proportional to the host's weapon, force, strength, specialization and combat skill level.)

【Ding! It is detected that the host's giant bear swordsmanship has reached level 10, and the sharp weapon special effect is unlocked: armor breaking (passive)]

[Armor-breaking (passive) effect: Your control over sharp weapons has reached an extremely high level. You can concentrate your power on one point and explode it, greatly increasing the probability of breaking the enemy's armor. 】

(Note: Only effective when using sharp objects.)

really!

Renn looked at the giant bear swordsmanship level 10 (3023/20000) on the panel with joy, and came with special effects: steel cutting, armor breaking, precision level 3.

The same triple special effects!

At the same time, Ren discovered that the special effect of armor breaking was not only for sword weapons, but all sharp weapons, including the pointed end of his pig-headed hammer, would also have this special effect.

Ren, whose hands were a little itchy, immediately tried out the new special effects. He waved the shimmering giant sword, aimed at the light blue ice iron shoulder guard, and slashed down with the sword.

"Hey!"

The ice-iron shoulder pads forged from rare ores were chopped open with a sword!

Tsk tsk, this kind of power should be the combined effect of steel cutting and armor breaking. Even the armor made of special ore can be cut open with one sword.

However, Ren had a vague feeling that in terms of power, the attack power of a two-handed war hammer was still higher than that of a big sword.

After thinking about it for a while, Ren finally understood. This might be the reason for the level 3 hammer specialization, because the power of the two special effects, "Multiple Shock" and "Steel Cutting", are linked to the specialization level.

In addition, regarding the words "heavy weapons" and "sharp weapons" in the system description, Renn felt that he seemed to have gradually lifted the mystery of the special profession of weapons master (legendary).

He vaguely understood what the core skills or professional characteristics of this legendary profession might be.

After thinking about it, Ren found another interesting place.

Generally speaking, in order to master a certain weapon to reach the master level, even if you have considerable talent, you still need to work hard for twenty or thirty years. In terms of difficulty, it is no more difficult than a knight becoming a great knight. Low, even, is more difficult.

But now, Ren's big sword and two-handed war hammer have all entered the master level. If converted, this is equivalent to the level of a knight with sword and hammer talent who has been training hard for fifty or sixty years.

It's really scary!

In addition, the combat power of this 'quasi-weapon master' is even higher than Ren expected.

If he faced Giovanni again, whose strength was comparable to that of a great knight after his transformation, Ren felt that the opponent would not be able to withstand three strikes from him, or maybe he would knock him down with just one strike!

As for Norman?

Renn was really looking forward to the other party being promoted to Grand Knight.

otherwise.

The duel seems so boring.

Baron Norman's mansion.

All the guards in the mansion are now fully armed and guarding the surroundings of the villa, on high alert.

Dennis was pacing back and forth at the door of the indoor training room with an anxious look on his face.

Just now, his father, Baron Norman, has decided to take the high-level magic potion ‘Behemoth Essence’ to attack the Great Knight!

Before that, Dennis' mood was going up and down like a roller coaster.

A few days ago, when his father successfully restored his peak strength, Dennis was so excited that he couldn't sleep for several nights. He felt that this time his father would be sure to kill Renn in a bloody duel.

But he didn't expect that things would turn around again very quickly. It was said that Renne's strength had improved rapidly, and even his father at his peak might not be able to defeat Renne. The odds of winning were at best 4 or 6, while his father was 4.

Dennis was struck by lightning at this news!

He could not imagine how miserable his father, Baron Norman, would be if he lost the bloody duel and what would happen to him and his family.

Because his strength is only a quasi-knight, not even a formal knight, and he is not yet capable of supporting a baron family.

The maintenance of relationships between nobles, in addition to marriage, relies more on strength. If one's own strength is insufficient, then some benefits must be given away, which will inevitably mean that the Norman family will decline, not to mention that he still has He made many enemies.

"Crack!"

The door to the training room is open!

The energetic Baron Norman strode out!

"Father, did you succeed?" Seeing this scene, Dennis couldn't help but blurt out and asked.

The baron smiled slightly and nodded!

"Great! Great! Father, you have finally become a great knight!" Seeing this scene, Dennis burst into tears of joy and kept mumbling to himself.

It seems that Lady Luck is still on her side, on the side of the Norman family!

Wren! You are dead!

Dennis shouted in his heart.

He couldn't wait to start the bloody duel now.

Unfortunately, we have to wait until tomorrow!

"You guys, come here!" Baron Norman waved to several of his cronies.

Immediately, Dennis and others were curious and followed Norman to the indoor training ground.

"Take the bow and shoot at me!" Baron Norman crossed his hands behind his back, looking like he was facing the enemy with bare hands.

Several close associates were a little stunned and looked at each other, not knowing whether to comply or refuse, because Baron Norman was not wearing armor at this moment, he was just wearing a noble hunting suit, and there was no protection at all.

Dennis immediately guessed that his father wanted to test the combat power of a great knight, so he immediately urged: "Don't worry, with my father's speed, you can't shoot even if you aim."

"As you command, Master!"

"Lord Baron, please be careful!"

Several close associates of the quasi-knights were suddenly stunned. They immediately picked up the strong bows from the side, aimed at Baron Norman and started shooting.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Something happened to their consternation.

The arrows shot almost at full strength seemed to be blocked by an invisible shield in front of Baron Norman. After all the arrows lost their inertia, they fell weakly to the ground.

Dennis became more and more excited as he watched!

Look, this is the Great Knight, the Great Knight!

Pure force defense can almost make the great knight invincible when facing low-level enemies!

This time, you’re sure to win!

"Dennis, please keep the news of my breakthrough a secret. Also, go to Alonso and tell him the news that I successfully broke through the Great Knight."

"As for the cost of the bottle of beast essence, I will pay it to him after the duel is over. For this, you thank him for me." Baron Norman asked.

"Okay, father!" Dennis nodded and said.

"By the way, what's going on over there in Rennes?" Norman looked up and asked as if he thought of something.

"For five days in a row, I was in the blacksmith shop." Dennis reported immediately.

Although he was quite confused at first, the fact was that several of his spies had exactly the same results.

In addition, every time Renn goes to the blacksmith shop, he will inevitably appear on the street. The spies can see clearly. Even the time Renn enters and exits the blacksmith shop every day is extremely regular.

If you don’t know Ren En, others may actually think Ren En is a blacksmith!

However, this abnormal operation naturally puzzled many people.

But after Dennis bribed a blacksmith apprentice in the Crowley family's blacksmith shop, he learned through the other party's mouth that Ren seemed to be making knight's plate armor.

Suddenly a thought came to Dennis' mind.

Could it be that Ren obtained some rare ore and wanted to build a set of plate armor with extremely strong defense to deal with his father?

The more Dennis thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

As the investigation progressed, Dennis discovered that the Crowley family was secretly collecting iron ore, which convinced Dennis even more.

"Huh? Are they all in the blacksmith shop?" Baron Norman was stunned for a while.

In his opinion, Renne must also be preparing carefully, either practicing his combat skills hard or trying to find a way to break through. Why is he working in the blacksmith shop every day?

this.

Seeing the confusion on his father's face, Dennis immediately informed the Baron of his guess.

"Father, Ren is probably building a set of knight armor made of rare minerals. Maybe he thinks this can increase his chances of winning."

"So that's it." Baron Norman thought for a moment, with a look of surprise on his face.

This is very reasonable. Improving strength often requires years of hard training. Generally, it is difficult to make big changes in just a few days. In a short period of time, acquiring a good weapon or a good set of armor is often difficult. It can improve your chances of winning a lot.

This is also a common practice before a duel.

"By the way, father, the news about the bloody duel between you and Renn has been spread outside. You may not know it yet, but many chambers of commerce have jointly opened a handicap to determine the outcome between you and Renn."

"Currently, since the news of your breakthrough to the Great Knight has not spread yet, the current handicap is still 50-50 between you and Renn."

"Tell me, do we want it?" Dennis looked at his father, Baron Norman, expectantly.

"Okay, mortgage all the working capital, as well as the eight stores under the family's name in the county." Baron Norman thought for a while, nodded, and agreed to his son's suggestion.

If we say before this, he was only 50% sure of absolute victory.

So now, he has almost 100% confidence in winning the duel!

——

An hour later, in Alonso's study.

"Great! Dennis, if your father can successfully become a knight, he will definitely win this duel." Baron Alonso couldn't help laughing.

"By the way, Dennis, are you interested in joining the Chamber of Commerce under my name and taking a part-time job?"

Baron Alonso's words immediately made Dennis feel inexplicably excited, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly.

Of course he knew that this was Baron Alonso's overture.

It's a sinecure job, but it's actually free money.

It seemed that his father's influence as a Grand Knight was gradually spreading.

"Of course, thank you, Lord Baron, for your appreciation." Dennis bowed slightly and thanked him.

"In addition, my father is very grateful for the bottle of giant beast essence that you helped to purchase. The relevant fees will be sent to you after the duel."

"Haha, Baron Norman is too polite, don't worry about this." Alonso, who was in a good mood, waved his hand and said.

After Dennis left, Alonso turned to his butler Michelle and said, "The news of Norman's promotion to Grand Knight cannot be kept secret for too long. Michelle, how much liquidity do we still have?"

After thinking for a moment, Michelle quickly reported a number:

"There are still 18,343 imperial gold coins left, mainly to help Baron Norman purchase a bottle of beast essence from the Axon Auction House, which cost a lot."

"In addition, it will cost a lot to ask Master Potion Master Holland to help us make the beast essence. However, this is most likely an income. Once the production is successful, it will be valuable." Michelle added.

Baron Alonso was very satisfied with Michelle's professionalism. He rubbed the seal ring in his hand, nodded and said: "Very good! Then add eighteen thousand imperial gold coins!"

"As you command, my lord, I will do it right away." Michelle, the butler, smiled, bowed and left.

——

Wren's new mansion.

Jenny, who was wearing a floral white dress, quickly ran to the room where the beautiful woman was, carrying her long dress.

As soon as he entered the door, he said to the beautiful woman anxiously:

"Mother, please ask me to ask Agatha about changes in betting."

"The latest news is that the Norman family has increased their bets. I guess you are right. Baron Norman may have broken through to the Great Knight."

Due to the recent martial law in the Norman family, the beautiful woman Jennifer has been unable to find out any useful information, so she asked Jenny to go to her best friend Agatha to find out.

The Wiggins family, where Agatha belongs, owns a large chamber of commerce. It is also one of the many joint chambers of commerce that opened this time, and is relatively well-informed.

"By the way, mother, is there something wrong with Mr. Ren's condition?"

"Look at him, he is making armor in the blacksmith shop every day. You know, there will be a bloody duel the day after tomorrow."

"Your Excellency Ren, shouldn't you underestimate Baron Norman?"

When the beautiful woman heard her daughter's question, she frowned slightly and said:

"I know he forged the knight's plate armor in the blacksmith shop, but as you said, even the best knight's plate armor cannot resist all attacks, especially those that may come from great knights."

"I will go to the blacksmith shop to find him now."

Half an hour later, the beautiful woman came to the blacksmith shop.

"Huh? You said Norman successfully became a great knight?" When Ren heard the news, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he turned to look at the beautiful woman and said.

The beautiful woman was worried about Ren at first, but she keenly noticed that there was no worry or fear in Ren's eyes when he looked at her, but a kind of...

how to say?

Joy, happiness?

To be precise, it seems that it is a kind of joy!

But how is this possible?

The beautiful woman suddenly couldn't understand.

However, she quickly adjusted her mentality and nodded: "Although I am not 100% sure, from the raise, the Norman family has almost invested most of their wealth in it."

"It can be seen that they are extremely confident in winning the duel."

Ren smiled and nodded, and said to the beautiful woman: "Very good, this may be a rare opportunity for us to make money."