————「+8」。

If this is known to the rest of the players, it will definitely cause an uproar, right?

Having such a weapon in Tier 1 requires not only luck, but also considerable perseverance and patience.

Because, in order to strengthen a weapon to +8, there are many conditions that need to be met.

First of all, you must have a weapon that can be strengthened eight times, and weapons of this level are quite rare, and there may not be more than five in the entire first layer, which is why the Sword of Fortitude is considered a task that must be completed by one-handed swordsmen.

Secondly, there is also the possibility of failure in reinforcement, and once it fails, you will lose a chance to strengthen, if you want to make the reinforcement successful, it will take a lot of time to collect materials and improve the success rate of reinforcement, but even so, reinforcement will still not be 100% successful, and the highest success rate can only be increased to 95%, and there is a 5% chance that it will fail.

Finally, in the period when SAO has just been in operation and death is gamified, there should be no one among the players who will improve the blacksmith skills that are not directly related to the survival rate, and the players can only rely on the NPC blacksmith for the maintenance and enhancement of weapons, but the skill proficiency of the NPC blacksmith in the first layer is generally not high, in this case, it is nothing to strengthen at the beginning, but after a certain number of reinforcements, such as +3, the failure rate will increase to a certain extent.

For all these reasons, the emergence of a +8 weapon is enough to make any player salivate, and if a player who has cultivated other weapon skills gets this weapon, then he may even consider giving up the weapon skills he has been improving and switching to a one-handed swordman, right?

To put it bluntly, nowadays, in the entire SAO, there may not be a second weapon strengthened to +8.

Even Kirito only strengthened the Sword of Fortitude to +6, so you can imagine how bold Luo Zhen was, and how much effort he took to do it.

And Luo Zhen's [Sword of Fortitude +8] is not a weapon that can be strengthened casually, but the parameters of "4S2Q2D", that is, sharpness +4, speed +2, and durability +2, have been fully improved in attack power, attack speed, and endurance.

Such a weapon, if it is taken out and sold, there will be a market before the opening of the 5th layer, at least it will have to be 4 or 50,000 kol, right?

Of course, Luo Zhencai was not stupid enough to sell it.

[Sword of Fortitude +8] is a high-performance weapon that is completely fine until the middle of the 4th layer, and Luo Zhen has no intention of selling it until he reaches the 4th layer.

For it, Luo Zhen spent a period of time in a high-level monster area that could drop enhancement materials, just to try to increase the success rate as much as possible, and each time he aimed for a 95% success rate, and also found a hidden NPC blacksmith hiding in a remote area, and completed several tasks for him, only to get the help of this NPC blacksmith whose proficiency is estimated to be the highest in the entire first layer, and successfully increased the "Sword of Fortitude" to +8.

Then, this sword also brought Luo Zhen a lot of help, allowing him to become the first to enter the labyrinth area inhabited by monsters that were more advanced than the outside practice area, and obtained many treasure chests and props that no one had opened yet, and also absorbed a lot of experience points, and even hit a cloth robe with a drop rate of only 0.01% from a small boss in the maze area - "Thousand Layer Robes" - high-performance armor, so that Luo Zhen's defense power was improved.

The current Luo Zhen not only has extremely high attack power, but also has a good defense, even if he is beaten by a level 5 monster with all his strength, he can't lose much HP, and among today's players, he definitely belongs to the top group of people.

In addition, Luo Zhen and Rainbow Flower Butterfly, which are currently absolutely unique demons, can also use the "Heart Eye" to fight from time to time, and it is estimated that there are only a handful of players who can match him in this SAO.

But because of this, Luo Zhen did not miss a phenomenon.

That's the greed and eagerness that these players who are stuck in the road in front of them when they look at their weapons, armor, and even the rainbow butterflies that stay on their shoulders.

Seeing this scene, Luo Zhen was basically sure what these players were going to say.

Sure enough...

"Anti... Anyway, your weapons, armor, and demons were forcibly monopolized by the experience of the closed beta period, right? ”

One player just screamed.

"We're also players, so why are all the resources monopolized by you closed beta players?"

This player's quibble caused the rest of the players to heckle as well.

"That's right!"

"Why!?"

"Is it because you're a closed beta player!?"

"Do you know how many people are hungry for better weapons and armor?"

"You guys are occupying in disguise!"

"Hand it over!"

"Hand over your weapons and armor!"

"And the demon is handed over!"

"That's right! That's right! ”

One by one, the players complained loudly one after another, which made the players in the lead sneer.

It's a pity...

"Is the finished?"

The impatience on Luo Zhen's face was still there, and it was obvious that he wasn't even ready to say more nonsense.

"If you are finished, give way, and if you don't give way, you will bear the consequences."

Luo Zhen's words made the players hold their breath.

Only the man at the head continued to sneer.

"Are you ready to do it? Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to enter the circle if you become an orange player? ”

When committing a crime outside the circle, the player's buoy will turn orange.

At that time, if the player gets close to the main block, there will be an incredibly strong guard approaching and knocking them down in twos and threes.

This is no joke for players who need supplies and repair equipment.

What's more, once you commit the crime of Tachibana, you can imagine how the rest of the players will think of it in today's SAO.

However...

"Don't you know?"

Luo Zhen suddenly laughed.

"As long as you don't attack it yourself, you won't turn into an orange name, right?"

As soon as the voice fell...

"Woohoo!"

The rainbow butterfly, which had been resting on Luo Zhen's shoulder, suddenly spread its wings and flew up, coming above the heads of the players.

Before the players in the audience could react, a burst of glowing phosphorous powder spilled down from the rainbow butterflies flying in mid-air, enveloping all the players.

"This...!?"

"Huh...!?"

"Wait...!?"

One by one, the players were taken aback, and then, before they fell into a panicked state, they immediately stiffened one after another and fell down.

On their HP bar, a symbol representing the paralyzed state is displayed.

It is Rainbow Flower Butterfly's "Paralysis Powder" skill.

"You...!?"

The man at the head of the group, who also fell to the ground, had a shocked look on his face, and the corners of his eyes were distorted.

In this regard, Luo Zhen only replied with one sentence.

"Don't worry, with your level, the paralysis won't last long, it will recover later, and I won't attack you, after all, I don't want to be unable to enter the town."

Luo Zhen grinned at the other party.

"It's just, next time there is such a situation, even if I don't do it, it doesn't mean that you will be fine, even if the demon is not strong in combat and can't hurt the player, but if you are paralyzed for a few seconds when you are surrounded by monsters, you should know what will happen, right?"

In a word, not only the man who led the way, but also the players who made their faces pale.

"Let's get acquainted."

Leaving such words, Luo Zhen left.

He really doesn't have time to play with these guys anymore.

After all, he still has an appointment.