Chapter 152 : Chapter 152

Chapter 152. Exchanging and Upgrading Equipment

【Profession: Gale Swordsman (One Star)

Description: A profession that disregards defense and pursues rapid offense. Its practitioners also use the wind element in combat.

Requirements:

1. Possess a Breathing Method that strengthens the wind attribute and raise it to the Proficient level.

2. Possess the two combat techniques Swift Wind Slash and Gale Blade, and raise both to the Mastered level.

3. Defeat a powerful enemy while wearing no armor or only light armor.

4. Possess wind elemental affinity.】

【Profession: Sunflame Knight (Two Stars)

Description: He calls upon the sun, and the blazing daystar brings down flame.

Requirements:

1. Possess Sunflame Swordsmanship, with all techniques raised to the Proficient level.

2. Pass the Trial of the Sun.

3. Possess a mount unafraid of blazing flames.】

At first glance, Fulan immediately took a liking to Gale Swordsman, because it suited her perfectly.

Once she chose to exchange for this profession, the Association would provide a Breathing Method that enhanced the wind element, along with these two techniques.

As for the remaining two conditions, they were practically gifts to Fulan. Ever since arriving in this other world, she had never worn armor, and the number of first-tier enemies she had defeated was already more than one. Naturally, she already satisfied that requirement.

As for wind elemental affinity, when Fulan had learned the Swift Wind Breathing Method, she had also gained a trait along with it: wind elemental affinity.

In fact, the Swift Wind Breathing Method itself already possessed the characteristic of strengthening the wind element, so she did not even need to train another Breathing Method.

Moreover, she already had more than 8,000 proficiency in the Swift Wind Breathing Method. It would not be long before it reached the Extraordinary rank.

In other words, Fulan had effectively already fulfilled the conditions for this profession. As long as she learned these two combat techniques, she would obtain it.

Then there was Sunflame Knight. The moment Fulan saw that it was a two-star profession, she immediately decided to exchange for it as well.

She could not understand why the Association had placed a second-tier profession in the first-tier exchange list, but that did not stop her from redeeming it.

The Association was actually giving away an entire swordsmanship set for this profession. A profession capable of reaching the second tier was worth exchanging for even if only for research.

“I want these two professions.”

Fulan pointed at the two she had chosen.

The receptionist raised an eyebrow when she saw them and said,

“Esteemed mage, you possess permission for first-tier magical creature hunts, so you may exchange for them. The total is 40 gold—10 gold for Gale Swordsman and 30 gold for Sunflame Knight.”

The receptionist was not surprised that Fulan wanted Sunflame Knight, but Gale Swordsman did surprise her somewhat.

Although the professions offered by the Adventurers’ Association were notoriously troublesome and almost all difficult to attain, such that few people actually intended to advance through them, the Association also provided the corresponding techniques for those professions.

Because of that, many people came to exchange for them solely for the techniques.

Take Sunflame Knight, for example. Although the receptionist had never heard of anyone successfully advancing into it, its swordsmanship set was extremely powerful, and quite a few first-tier adventurers had come specifically to redeem it.

In the four years since she had taken this job, more than twenty people had exchanged for profession advancement methods, and fourteen of them had chosen Sunflame Knight.

That was precisely because its techniques were powerful, even among first-tier standards.

Because of this, the Association had already raised the price of this profession twice.

As for Gale Swordsman, however, no one had shown any interest in it. This was the first time the receptionist had ever seen someone redeem it.

Its techniques were extremely difficult to learn, and it also forbade the use of heavy armor. That made it very unpopular among adventurer groups, who valued their lives greatly.

On top of that, it required wind elemental affinity, which was simply asking too much. Whether one had an affinity for a particular element was something one was born with, and the vast majority of adventurers had none.

If someone did possess such an affinity, they would have been selected for knight training long ago. There would be no need for them to work in the “promising” profession of adventurer.

“Please wait a moment, esteemed mage. The copying of these techniques has to go through a safety procedure.”

A transaction worth dozens of gold coins was not something a receptionist like her could handle casually, much less something as sensitive as selling techniques.

While the receptionist processed the paperwork, Fulan remained where she was and read through the advancement notes that the Association had left for those who exchanged for professions.

She did not bother looking at Gale Swordsman. Instead, she turned her attention to the notes for Sunflame Knight.

Disappointingly, the contents were entirely about how to practice the Sunflame Knight’s techniques and how to train them most efficiently. They did not mention the part Fulan actually cared about at all.

Leaving aside the Trial of the Sun, there was not even any mention of how to obtain a mount that was unafraid of fire.

As for the latter, Fulan already had an idea. Was it not simply a matter of finding a mount that could not be burned?

She could continue modifying her black horse. As long as she came across suitable materials, she could...

The receptionist hurried back with a black box. After Fulan signed a sheet of paper, she heard a click from inside the box.

She knew that the lock on the Association’s protective container for critical information had been opened. She immediately took the box and left the Association.

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Inside a special smithing room, Fulan stared intently at the furnace.

This was a small room she had rented specifically to strengthen her weapons.

Since a special metal like Blueflame Steel could only be processed in a specialized furnace, she would otherwise have simply used a fire spell to work it.

Once she felt the temperature was right, she used Telekinetic Hand to take out the Blueflame Steel.

The moment the blue ingot left the furnace, blue flames burst from it. The intense heat nearly burned away the air in the room, making it difficult for Fulan to breathe.

But Fulan reacted quickly and threw her longsword directly onto the Blueflame Steel. The blade immediately ignited as well, blazing with blue fire.

At the same time, the deep blue color on the ingot began to fade, gradually turning red.

Meanwhile, the blue flames on the sword grew fiercer, and the entire blade began to emit a blue glow.

“That should do it.”

Using Telekinetic Hand, Fulan pulled the longsword away at once and placed it into a specially prepared cooling liquid.

A deafening bang rang out, and the cooling liquid exploded upward. Fortunately, Fulan was standing far away.

When she drew the weapon out again, the originally silver-white blade had turned a cyan-blue color—the very color of Blueflame Steel.

This was one of Blueflame Steel’s properties: it replaced lower-grade metals. As a result, the runes on Fulan’s longsword were still glimmering faintly, and she did not need to inscribe them all over again.

Immediately afterward, Fulan swiftly drew another mass of liquid from the furnace and coated the longsword with it. This was Highland Silver, which possessed exceptionally fine rune properties.

The original cyan-blue color was covered by the Highland Silver and turned silver again.

At the same time, on the outer layer of the Highland Silver, there appeared the image of an elephant curled among mountains. After flashing once, it transformed into the form of an angel.

This was the Elephant of the Mountains rune that Fulan had long ago inscribed onto the outer layer of the Highland Silver.

By making use of Highland Silver’s properties, she concealed that rune and allowed her 【Lord of Radiance】 to surface instead.

This way, she would not have to worry about any followers of the Elephant of the Mountains coming to trouble her.

As for the purple dagger at her waist, she had already replaced the blade section with a higher-quality amethyst crystal, and she had also inscribed on it the images of frost and a bear.