Act XVIII The Knight and the Blacksmith

What Monica said was actually that the Valulun Warrior Hall had finally been completed. Before leaving Valhalla for Ampesel, Brando had instructed Monica to build all the buildings that Valhalla could build at this stage, although the focus was on training wind shooters and completing the first stage of Valhalla's cultivation into the second stage, but during his free time to go to the Dead Frost Forest, Monica still found time to complete the construction of the Valulun Warrior Hall - perhaps not finished, because this hall had just been completed, but the light girl had come to report to him a few days earlier.

In fact, the reason why Brando made the Wind Archer the focus of Valhalla's initial construction was that on the one hand, he had ready-made Tree Elf Shooters as a source of troops, and on the other hand, it was also because Valhalla did not have a little introduction to this Valulene Warrior Hall, unlike the Wind Elf Marksman Camp and the Tree Nest, which all clearly stated what types of troops were produced, how to train, what the price and resources were needed, so that Monica could tell why.

But the description of the Valulun Warrior Hall is only one sentence - it is a functional building.

This description of Brando has only been seen in auxiliary buildings such as the Wizard Tower, the Tower of the Moon, and the Crystal Pool, which are usually built by the player themselves before they can find out their use, but the Valulun Warrior Hall, which sounds like a training building similar to the Eruin noble barracks, is so vague that Brando feels very abnormal. However, at the beginning of Toniger's construction, he was about to face a possible war, and Brando did not dare to exert his curiosity in this kind of thing, so he chose the more secure Wind Elf Marksman Camp.

However, this does not mean that he is not curious about this so-called Valulun warrior hall, in fact, as a player, he is simply curious to death, and today. His curiosity was truly satisfied.

Although Monica's eyes were a little evasive when she looked at him when she came to report, it made him think that something was wrong there-

The first ring of Valhalla was formed in the first stage of the growth of the World Tree - this ring spirals upwards to the area of the plaza at the top of the tree, and can accommodate three or four carriages in parallel, like a wooden street - there are not many buildings on the ring road at present, and there are only a dozen or so elven arrow towers around the circle; The towers themselves appear to have grown out of the trunks of trees, and their bases are tightly bound together by wooden avenues. Between the towers, there are long walls of vines, about the height of a person's chest, similar to a breastwork, with thorns on one side and naturally occurring battlements. In addition, there are many ancient tree-like structures between the towers, which have a human face on their trunks, their eyes closed most of the time, and only occasionally talk to the patrolling Dryad archers. These are tree nests, and their root system is actually the vine root guards all over Valhalla, and the number of tree nests in the entire Valhalla has reached as many as two hundred and twenty, and more than two thousand root and whisker guards can completely guard the entire upper area.

The Valulun Warrior Hall is located between the nests of these trees, like a part of the ring road, and two thick branches hold up the platform, and the whole platform is extremely majestic, and the grand hall is a bit like the Viking longhouse that Brando had seen in his previous life. But much grander than that, the interior of the building is also spacious and bright. Twelve pillars supported the towering vaults of the hall, and in the center of the hall were three or four meters tall giant warriors were learning their skills from each other, armed with spears or heavy swords, fighting in groups of two or four, thumping and sparks flying, even the arrival of Brando did not attract the attention of these valiant warriors at all.

Those are cloud giants.

Brando looked at the giants with delight. I was surprised and curious. Once the noblest bloodline of the giants came from Milos, but the Frost Giants are long gone, and their descendants, the Cloud Giants and the Fire Giants, were displaced from the earth like the other Silver People after the Battle of the Sages, and only one descendant of Black Iron lived north of today's Hammer Mountains, the Hill Giants of the Earth Temple. Fire giants are both belligerent and tyrannical in legends. But the Cloud Giants are no less glorious than the Silver Elves of a legendary race, they live in the Holy Mountain of Storm Stop, they are a very traditional people, in the Battle of the Dusk Cloud Giants King picked up a human baby and raised him, this human baby later became the most famous hero in history - the Azure Knight, and the legendary Cloud Giant tribe that the Azure Knight grew up in his early years is a mystery both here and in the game.

In fact, this was the first time Brando had seen these giants in person.

Their skin was very white, and unlike the savage forms that one might imagine, the cloud giants wore extremely fine armor or ornate costumes, whether they were warriors or spectators; Most of them have beards with full sideburns, but the sideburns are cleanly trimmed, and each one looks like a figure from Greek mythology and legend from a previous life; Their eyes were light blue, like jewels, and their hair was made of gold and shimmered; The weapons in their hands are etched with beautiful patterns on the surface, but they are still as strong as shards, and they are not afraid of colliding with each other and splashing sparks.

It wasn't until Brando, Monica, and Princess Metisa walked through the hall that the cloud giants noticed their existence, and then they all stopped to look at this side, and a giant wearing a white robe with gold trim walked out of the crowd, and when he saw Brando, he probably recognized his identity, so he bowed to him, "Your lordship, I am Babu, a craftsman from the people of the clouds, and I am honored to serve you." The giant replied in a gentle voice, appearing suave and polite. But even so, Brando could still feel the extraordinary momentum of the other party.

"Hello, it's my pleasure too," he replied, "You are Heroic Spirits?" ”

"He's a Báb, Lord Lord!" Medisa exclaimed in a low voice, "He is the most outstanding craftsman in the history of the Cloud Giant!" Yes! Behind him were Gorju, Acelaid, and Avtirodi, the King of the Forge, the most brilliant giants of their different eras, oh my God, he, they were all in Valhalla! "Brando doesn't know any of these names except Babu, but there is also the legend that Babu-Gaia forged the Azure Spear with his hand. It is a mythical story that most people on the Vaund continent are familiar with, he is the greatest craftsman in the history of the cloud giants, and can even be crowned with the laurel of the craftsman of the gods, and as for the others, Brando's tone is self-evident when he listens to Metisa.

They are at least one level of existence with the Báb.

"There aren't many people in the world who recognize us, little girl. Can you sue me by your name? Báb asked.

"Metisa, I'm the Silver Elf, Lord Babu." Médisa replied respectfully, Brando had never seen her so humble, even in front of herself.

"Oh, Silver Elf, I've heard of you." The Giant Craftsman looked abrupt: "I heard that the Miner people have discovered a tribe in the Holy Silver Valley, it should be your clan, and it was only then that you began to learn the rules of use. After breaking the ignorance, many years later, a glorious civilization should have been established by now. The rise and fall of history, one by one civilization rises in the long river, each shining in its own glory in an era, when I see you, I think of the past. ”

Métisa blushed a little and replied embarrassedly, "Lord Báb." The time that belonged to us has passed, and now is the time of civilization that belongs to the lords. ”

Babu was stunned. Then he sighed: "It turns out that it has been so long, it seems that Elaine's river has flowed for a long distance." ”

Brando listened to the conversation between Barb and Medisa, and was shocked - in Monica's description, Barbu and the others suddenly appeared at the moment of the completion of this hall, and what kind of existence did they have? Naturally, he would not be unclear.

Craftsmen - whether blacksmiths or tailors or bootmakers and candlemakers - are classified as a separate profession in the game. Just like scholars and alchemists, they are all part of Amber Sword's vast life class system. As a craftsman, you naturally have to learn professional skills, and different classes in the game not only limit the upper limit of professional skills, but also provide bonuses to different professional skills. For example, a blacksmith will provide a fairly high experience bonus to forging, smelting, and preparation skills; But even so, in order to practice a professional skill to the level of a twenty-level transcendent Great Grandmaster, one would at least need to be upgraded to a single-class level of more than one hundred and fifty in the corresponding life occupation.

Although the Life class is a bit more hierarchical than the Combat class, it is also a long process that will take at least ten years to play. And only when this requirement is fulfilled can a craftsman be called the grand master of the trade.

And what level is the god craftsman?

After the skill level exceeds level 20, it is transcendent and holy, and each level of improvement after that is an encounter that can be encountered but not sought, when the skill reaches level 25, it can be called a miraculous skill, almost a Tao, and a god craftsman, he needs to reach the level of divine skill in all his professional skills with bonuses. As far as Brando knows, there are three Divine Craftsmen in the game until the last era, belonging to the three most powerful player organizations in the world. And one of the NPCs, that is, the later Madara's blacksmith Boheimend, Brando remembers that Boheimund and Tamar still have a master-apprentice relationship in alchemy, and I don't know if Madara has unearthed him in this era.

But throughout the history of the Amber Sword, there has always been only one person who has been crowned the Craftsman of the Gods: Babu.

And now this legendary figure is right in front of his eyes, and he is also carrying seven or eight shaves who may also be divine craftsmen, and may soon be in the service of Valhalla. Brando's current feeling was as if he had been smashed into a solid knot by an oncoming pie, although he could vaguely detect something from Monica's panicked tone, but he didn't expect the surprise to come so suddenly, after all, what Monica said at the time was: "Lord Lord, you, you'd better come and see!" Something is wrong! There are a lot of strange guys in the newly renovated Lovalen Warrior Hall, it seems that they are Heroic Spirits from somewhere! ”

Brando also thought that Valhalla had given him a few instructors, similar to Monica, but he didn't expect it to be Babu.

This is the Báb—

It took him a moment to react and interject, "Lord Báb, you are the master of this Valulun Hall of Warriors?" ”

Only then did the Báb stop talking to Metisa, apparently pleased to meet an 'acquaintance', he turned his head and nodded in reply, "I am indeed the master of this hall, Valulun means heroic and fearless in the language of giants, and this hall is in our mythology the resting place of the most valiant warriors, where the craftsmen tailor the finest weapons and armor for them. When they had feasted there, they took up their weapons and went into battle to slay them. ”

"Wait," Brando seemed to hear something, and he finally understood why the Valulun Warrior Hall, though called the Hall of Warriors, had a functional architectural introduction - the name was a bad one! He couldn't help but raise his head and ask, "Lord Babu." You mean, it's a blacksmith shop? ”

Babu nodded again: "So to speak. ”

Brando's heart was not disappointed at all when he heard the other party's answer, in fact, it should be said that he was extremely excited, and he couldn't help but continue to ask with a little excitement: "Meaning, do you want to stay in Valhalla in the future to forge weapons and armor for the warriors of Valhalla?" ”

"Naturally, my lord, Valhalla is the final destination of my Heroic Spirits, but I didn't expect it to see the light of day one day. It is an honor for us to be able to contribute to this place. ”

Brando took a deep breath when he heard this, and almost jumped for joy, if it was in the game, he would have done it, just kidding, this is a miracle! He is the craftsman of the gods, the most legendary craftsman in history. and seven or eight similar figures, Valhalla has them as blacksmiths. What will the future look like? Brando could already imagine an army armed to the teeth, even in underwear, running rampant across the continent. He was full of thoughts of 'I am invincible in the world', but after being a 'lord' for a while, especially under Antitina's verbal criticism, he finally calmed down a lot, and forced his excitement to ask: "Then can I ask you to make armor and weapons for my army?" ”

"That's exactly what I do. Your Lordship. ”

"Great," Brando blurted out, "What materials do you want, just ask, please help me build a hundred sets of fantasy-level marksman chain mail and longbows, if you can finish it quickly." That's even better! ”

In his imagination, this was nothing to the Báb's group. These are genuine artifacts, and there is even a craftsman who has actually created an artifact - and it is not that third-rate garbage artifact, but an azure spear - to let such a craftsman create fantasy-level weapons and armor, it is not much more difficult than ordinary craftsmen to build tabula rasa armor, as long as there are enough materials and magic crystals, they can create standard fantasy equipment is simply like fun. Brando had personally seen a would-be craftsman create fantasy armor, and although it wasn't a standard armor, the 87.3% success rate still dumbfounded him.

For fantasy-level gear, a scrap rate of less than 12% is perfectly acceptable. "No," Brando shook his head, "it shouldn't be said to be acceptable, it should be said to be a big profit!" ”

But he didn't expect it to be such a simple thing, but Babu shook his head: "This ...... I'm afraid not. ”

"Why?" Brando was stunned: "Is it because there is not enough time?" ”

"No," the craftsman shook his head again, "because it can't be done." ”

"Can't do it?" Brando asked, puzzled, "How is it possible, you are the legendary craftsman of the gods?" ”

Babu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "My lord, that was once. Now our power is closely related to the power of Valhalla, which is still just a nascent territory, so our ability and experience level are actually limited to a very low level. ”

"Huh?" Brando didn't expect that he had just had a dream, but he was about to face the cruel reality, he suddenly reacted, Valhalla is also part of the Amber Sword game system, if it is still in the game, it seems unlikely that the planning and design will allow a newborn lord to directly get some god craftsman or something, and it is still a group, which is indeed a bit unscientific to think about. If you let others know, wouldn't it make a fuss? After a little thought, he understood that Valhalla was a territory with great potential, but this potential refers to the potential for future development, and maybe one day Babu and their growth with Valhalla will indeed return to the level of their peak days, but that is one day after all.

Brando came to his senses and calmed down completely, realizing that one day it must be a symbol of a long time ago, especially since Valhalla might one day become the most legendary fortress in the world, but before that it must have consumed the same number of resources as legendary.

This design is in line with the consistent style of the game "Amber Sword", which can be described as a perfect fit, that is, to draw you a tempting pie, and to tell you that Ruth has to take it step by step, and you can't eat a fat man in one go.

He was stunned for a long time before he had to accept this depressing reality, and couldn't help but ask a little frustratedly, "Then Lord Babu, may I ask what level of your current ability is." ”

"Roughly like the two masters under your command." Báb replied.

Brando was stunned for a moment, and then he saw Tamar and Beru among the giants, the two master craftsmen, who were one step ahead of him, and it seemed that they had already arrived by the time the Lights had finished this hall. Now they are like fish in water here, after all, most of the people here are their peers, and they are also legendary predecessors, it is rare to be limited by the power of Valhalla, and now these legendary craftsmen are about the same level as them, otherwise with the level of the two of them, I am afraid that they can only pose as elementary school students in front of these people,

However, he didn't expect that Babu's level would be so terrifyingly limited, it would be polite to say that it was a low level, although Tama would be famous in the future and be regarded as a quasi-divine craftsman, but now to be honest, he can only barely be regarded as a very talented alchemist, and if he says that he is a master, it is a compliment; And Beru did have a master level back then, but after being locked up in the Gruding dungeon for so long, he has already entered a period of decline, and he is now half a pound and eight taels with Tamar, and he is outstanding in Tonigel and even the whole Denel, but in the territory of Eruin, it can only be regarded as a line and cannot be called a crown, looking at the entire scope of the Flame Temple and even the territory of Faenzan and St. Osor, there are countless masters of their level.

Brando originally thought that he had harvested a group of god-level talents this time, but he didn't expect that he would just start with a group of first-class craftsmen, although the future potential is unknown, but the future is too far away, at least now he is very depressed, this is the gap between dreams and reality.

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(PS: I went to get vaccinated, I delayed a little time, touch everyone, and make up for it with more braille.) (To be continued......)