Chapter 318: Attribute Analysis and Material Commission

Couldn't be more satisfied.

With the gray steel of the beheading longsword as the main material, supplemented by the 【Melted Gray Silver Ingot】 and 【Ember Teaching Staff】 handle he brought back from the secret realm, plus 【Cationic Iron Plating Powder】 and "Shihua Xiyi Mucus."

Adding up to a total of three thousand gold coins for forging fees, the finished product obtained was far beyond Xia Nan's expectations.

You must know that the 【Beheading Longsword】 before this was just an ordinary white-board weapon. Perhaps because of the special nature of its own production materials and the accidental situation during forging, it obtained two good entries, but the equipment level was just there, and it couldn't be counted as how outstanding.

The 【Ember Meteor】 straight sword recast right now, however, could be said to have been reborn.

That dense and dense, as high as 7 special effects that almost filled the entire field of vision, already indicated the gold content of this weapon.

First, regarding the two bonus entries that the 【Beheading Longsword】 originally possessed, "+50% durability" and "+5% beheading damage."

The former directly doubled, leaping from the original "+50%" to "+100%."

Without a doubt, this kind of improvement had already reached the degree of "qualitative change."

The 【Beheading Longsword】 of that time had accompanied Xia Nan from a rookie adventurer who knew nothing when he first crossed over to this world, to gradually mastering combat techniques, obtaining professional levels, and becoming a veteran adventurer, experiencing so many fierce battles and fighting and passing moves with various enemies.

Until finally encountering the enemy from outside the domain in the secret realm, it was the first time it suffered damage.

Far exceeding the performance that its white-board identity should have possessed.

And the reason for this, Xia Nan's patient and detailed maintenance of his own weapons every day might be one aspect.

On the other hand, it was also because 【Beheading Longsword】 had that 50% durability bonus.

Right now, this number had doubled, and the durability attribute of the sword blade was afraid that it would reach a degree that could be called exaggerated.

If the current 【Ember Meteor】 was stuffed into the throat of the snake monster that caused the 【Beheading Longsword】 to rot, and then taken out, I am afraid that not even a trace of corrosion would be left.

Ordinary weapons used by ordinary adventurers, if they collided with 【Ember Meteor】, under the condition that both sides had enough strength, there was a high possibility of being snapped directly, while the straight sword would be unscathed.

And the latter's "+5% beheading damage" had even completed a three-fold surge, reaching "15%."

Before this, although Xia Nan tended to kill in the form of "beheading" during battle, the main reason was just because the neck was the vital position of the vast majority of enemies, which was conducive to ending, and he gradually developed this habit.

Now, when the bonus of beheading damage reached "15%," he naturally couldn't ignore this kind of improvement.

The already developed beheading habit would also become more solid, becoming an indispensable part of his fighting style.

The two entries above were just a beginning.

The following five were even more heavyweight, one after another.

——+5% slashing damage.

The first specialization 【Slashing Expert】 Xia Nan obtained after crossing to

The effect goes without saying, and unlike the "decapitation damage" mentioned above, "slashing damage" is not restricted to a fixed body part; theoretically, even if he just picked up a tree branch and sharpened the edge a little, he could trigger its damage-boosting attribute, and it could even stack with others, achieving an effect where "1+1 is greater than 2."

The only thing that needs more research is the trigger order of the two 5% slashing damage bonuses from the straight sword and the feat.

Is it simply a crude addition of the two 5% bonuses to become 10%, applied to the actual damage; or is it adding one 5% first, and then increasing by another 5% on the 105% base; or perhaps some other more complex calculation method?

After all, this is the real world; Xia Nan won't have damage numbers popping up when he swings his sword, and he doesn't have the conditions to precisely measure the actual power of every strike.

He can only perceive and compare it roughly through his own body.

But regardless, it is definitely an improvement.

Then there is that 10% "psychic damage" bonus.

Honestly, Xia Nan doesn't know much about what kind of effect this special damage can achieve in battle, or even the definition of "psychic damage" itself.

But there is no doubt that this special damage acting on the spirit and mind is definitely not weak; it might not compare to noble force damage, but it certainly belongs to the T1 level of difficult-to-handle damage types on the Aifala Continent, much harder to deal with than common damage types like "fire," "corrosion," or "ice."

To a certain extent, it greatly increases the comprehensiveness of Xia Nan's attacks.

In the most extreme case, when he swings his sword, in addition to the physical damage of the blade itself, he can simultaneously add three types of special damage, including "force," "remaining fire," and "psychic," achieving a "multiple mixed damage" effect.

——+33% damage against spirit-type creatures;

The scope is very strictly limited, targeting only "spirit-type creatures," but at the same time, under harsh usage conditions, it is a damage boost that can be called exaggerated.

You have to know, the 【Green Pine】 wooden sword only had "15%" and "20%" bonuses respectively when showing its strong effects against "undead" and "snake/scorpion" type enemies.

This 33% damage boost on the straight sword, if Xia Nan ever gets the chance to encounter spirit-type enemies, 【Ember Meteor】 might make them feel like they've met their natural predator, achieving a targeted, crushing special attack capability.

As for the last two entries, they need even less explanation.

Xia Nan even suspects that the reason the weapon grade of 【Ember Meteor】 shown on the attribute panel is "Rare (Blue) / Exotic (Purple)" is based on whether it can trigger these two combat techniques that require entering the 【Ember Echo】 remaining fire state.

During daily use, it falls into the category of blue equipment; after entering the remaining fire state, the two effects are activated, and 【Ember Meteor】 becomes purple equipment.

【Molten Flow Reshaping】 allows the violent remaining fire that should have melted the equipment to instead possess the function of repairing the weapon, and combined with the 100% durability bonus above, it makes the straight sword more durable and sturdy, while also increasing the remaining fire bonus damage to a certain extent.

And the last entry makes the original 30-day cooldown of 【Ember Echo】 potentially shorter, and the proficiency growth rate will also increase significantly.

Of course, various factors such as exactly how much cooldown can be reduced, whether the number and strength of enemies killed affect the cooldown reduction, and whether there is an upper limit to the reduction, still need a considerable amount of time to be tested and verified through practice.

In the most ideal case, Xia Nan could significantly reduce the cooldown of 【Ember Echo】 just by hunting Goblins, thereby greatly increasing the efficiency of gaining proficiency.

And if the quantity and quality of Goblins cannot trigger the effect of the entry, then he will have to plan for the long term and slowly look for suitable targets.

All seven entries are useful, and with the accumulation of multiple numbers like "100%," "15%," and "33%," the stats of the 【Ember Meteor】 straight sword are nearly overflowing.

For a moment, feeling the heavy weight in his hand, Xia Nan suddenly felt a sense of subtlety in his heart.

With his physical fitness and combat technique bonuses, he could already be called "over-modeled," and now with such a "stat-monster" weapon, it could be considered a good match.