Chapter 12: The Gatekeepers (3)

“Don’t ye have only two scrolls, one for yer katana and another for yer armor set?” Vargar asked upon hearing Blake’s decision.

It was a valid question.

Blake smiled. “It seems the scrolls are used to permanently enchant weapons, armor, or anything else for that matter. My two enchanter skills temporarily buff or debuff, so I believe I can stack temporary enchantments on top of permanent ones. I’m eager to try it out.”

Noting the excitement in his voice, Vargar chuckled.

Although Blake was nearing the third objective of his legendary quest, which was purely combat, his thirst for battle had been replaced by his newfound passion for crafting.

This was the clearest proof that Blake had genuinely embraced this path.

“Furthermore, it's not as if blacksmiths can't produce identical items using the same skills. While ingenuity and creativity are important, mass-producing the same items is just as crucial—that's where blueprints come in. The better your blueprint skills, the better your mass production and the quality of your weapons and armor,” Vargar said.

Blake nodded. “Not everyone can wield the highest quality weapons or wear the best armor. Cannon fodder is essential in large-scale battles or wars.”

“Not to mention the expenses,” Vargar added.

While discussing blacksmithing on a grand scale, the two remained deeply focused on their current task.

Vargar sketched a simple blueprint for a sword to teach Blake how to forge one and what was required. Meanwhile, Blake prepared the materials, tools, and the furnace.

It took them less than an hour to forge the test sword.

The name and description indicated how imperfect and far from its true potential the sword was, yet its appearance and damage weren’t that terrible.

The double-edged sword appeared to be a perfectly forged weapon that could fetch a decent sum from a naive or inexperienced player. Its peak damage was impressive, so with a little more investment, the longsword could be an effective weapon.

Gripping the handle, Blake channeled the skill.

Once again, he demonstrated his expertise in operating the game system; he didn’t glance at the skill’s icon or click it to activate the skill—he only thought of The Endless Curse, and it activated.

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‘This is… good,’ Blake thought.

In player versus player combat (PvP), a one-second stun was often more than enough to defeat an opponent. Even if not, one second was still a precious amount of time to inflict serious damage.

It was less useful against monsters, but it was still an amazing debuff!

Not only that, but Blake also learned that he could enchant items up to legendary grade, which amazed him.

If he were to use that skill on the scroll, he’d permanently get the legendary version of .

“My skills won’t weaken my weapons or armor… at all,” Blake said, eliciting a chuckle from Vargar, who had anticipated this result.

How could the Lost Kingdom’s King even weaken himself like that?

However, since he wasn't certain of his assumption, he chose to remain silent about it.

Now that everything had been confirmed, Blake could proceed with enchanting his weapon and armor set.

While enchanting his armor set was uncertain—since he only had a single scroll for armor enchantment and would probably enchant only one piece—he could safely combine the scroll and his enchanting skill with his katana.

Looking at the three skills he’d forged along with his weapon, Blake decided to use the buff enchantment on his katana.

He unrolled the scroll on the workbench, then retrieved his katana from his inventory, unsheathing it and gently placing it across the white canvas.

Blake extended his hand over his two valuable items and used his Enchantment Buff—Infinite Blessing (Legendary).

In less than a second, unknown letters began to inscribe themselves on the scroll’s canvas, ignoring the katana that lay across it. Each letter appeared on the scroll as if Blake's enchantment skill had burned them into the white sheet. These letters resembled those from various Earth alphabets, ranging from Latin to Greek.

Some were even combinations of letters from both alphabets with the same meanings.

Once the writing was done, all the letters suddenly flashed with a crimson aura that enveloped the katana in its unique sheen before all of the light sank into the blade.