Chapter 1284

Ding Dang muttered softly as she watched.

She could probably see some kind of scene that Zhao Chi couldn't.

After a full 3 minutes, she finally let out a long breath.

Seeing Zhao Chi, she froze again.

As if she had just remembered what was going on.

"Thank you, my lord. I feel like... I'm much stronger than before, my skills are more refined, and this is a real improvement. It's incredible."

"You're welcome. Next is hands-on guidance, but before that, I need to raise your job rank first. Let's go, to my smithy."

Zhao Chi's personal smithy was just an ordinary smithy.

But since only Zhao Chi used it, the space inside felt very large.

So there was room for a bed.

Plus Gu Qing and the others often came to clean, so it was very neat and tidy inside.

Ding Dang was full of praise after seeing it: "My lord, yours is really clean here. Ours can't even compare."

"Mine isn't really used much after all. You've all done very well."

Ding Dang and the others' smithy was actually very clean too.

They cleaned it every day.

But with 10 people working, the work inevitably produced all kinds of iron filings and water marks at any time.

It was impossible to keep it tidy all the time — they could only clean frequently.

But they had already done a very good job.

"Alright, Ding Dang, I'm going to perform your job advancement now. Get ready."

"Okay, thank you, my lord."

First, promotion to Intermediate Blacksmith.

【Job】 Blacksmith

【Rank】 Intermediate

【Requirement】 Forging 20

【Skill】 Forging +10

【Attribute】 Enhancement Points +10

Intermediate Blacksmith, like Tier Two Soldier, also adds 10 job skill points and enhancement points.

But Tier Two Soldier requires level 10, while Intermediate Blacksmith requires Forging 20.

It stacks with the previous 5 job skill points and enhancement points from Apprentice Blacksmith.

In total, there's a 15-point Forging skill bonus, and a 15-point enhancement points bonus.

But this isn't the end.

Continue advancing!

【Job】 Blacksmith

【Rank】 Advanced

【Requirement】 Forging 50

【Skill】 Forging +15

【Attribute】 Strength +1, Enhancement Points +15

Not bad!

Advanced Blacksmith corresponds to the strength of a Tier 3 Soldier.

Besides the 15 job skill points and the extra 15 enhancement points, there's also a 1-point Strength increase.

A blacksmith's forging mainly relies on hammer strikes.

Strength is indeed needed.

The higher the Strength, the sooner one can forge the results one wants.

At this point, Ding Dang's advancement was complete.

Ding Dang's current personal Forging skill is 69 points.

She still needs to add the 30 accumulated Forging points from Advanced Blacksmith, plus the 15 job skill points from the Efficient Shirt.

There's also the Forging Team Leader position, which adds an extra 5 points.

Ding Dang's currently effective Forging totals 119 points.

This has already reached the working capability of an Expert Blacksmith.

Looking at it this way, having them forge Improved-grade equipment is absolutely no problem!

Besides that.

Ding Dang is now level 19.

With another 30 enhancement points added, she has a total of 49 enhancement points, all currently invested in Efficiency.

She has a total of +294% Efficiency boost.

This Efficiency is very strong, its effect similar to that of job skill boosts.

However, this Efficiency applies to all jobs.

Actually, in terms of individual crafting effect and speed, these professional craftsmen are even stronger than when Zhao Chi pilots Qi Yue and the others.

It's because they enhanced Efficiency, giving them one more extremely high bonus than Qi Yue and the others.

But Qi Yue has 4 hands, plus all kinds of mood bonuses from Bloodthirst.

Especially after absorbing Zhao Chi's energy, her mood is absolutely explosive.

This way, the efficiency attribute bonus can be offset.

Tang Ruan, on the other hand, due to her masochistic tendencies, can keep morale extremely high at all times, so her crafting efficiency won't drop much.

And she can continuously use a very large number of Speed-Craft Talismans.

Zhuang Ya, just discovered, can directly cut the heating time of forging, thereby greatly reducing forging time.

And what's a bit of a pity is.

Ding Dang and the others have no method to maintain high morale or mood.

This way, as their working hours grow longer, their efficiency will drop terribly.

This way, they can't use too many Speed-Craft Talismans.

Otherwise, it would be better to just pilot them directly.

However, perhaps after those female craftsmen are promoted to Expert-level or Master-level craftsmen, the effect of Zhao Chi directly piloting them in crafting will be able to surpass Qi Yue and the others.

But this requires a relatively long time.

"How is it, Ding Dang? Feeling alright?"

Just like using a Master-level Insight, this continuous promotion's ability growth also gave Ding Dang a feeling like a bucket of cool water poured over her head.

Taking advantage of her time in comprehension, Zhao Chi immediately took out the three blueprints of the Mystic Maiden Shield.

Activated them one by one.

【Congratulations, your territory already mastered the "Mystic Maiden Shield" crafting technique】

Immediately following up with improvement.

Just as imagined.

The improvement options for the Mystic Maiden Shield are exactly the same as the Mystic Maiden Battle Armor.

Then it's simple.

【Your improvements are as follows】:

【2. Durability 30%】 ×10

【3. Spirit Defense 20%】 ×10

【Confirm?】

Consumes 5 Technology Improvement Points.

Improvement successful!

【Congratulations, your territory already mastered the "Super Sturdy Mystic Maiden Shield" crafting technique】

Not bad.

With this, Zhao Chi's territory has a full set of super-improved equipment.

When personally guiding Ding Dang later, he can conveniently craft them, and then truly master this technique.