Chapter 408: The End, Returning to Reality!

In the end, after much deliberation, Yun Mu chose the teeth of the Dragon God Roderick over the roots of the Elven Ancient Tree.

Because considering that her staff was originally made from dragon bone, plus the Dragon Jade of an elemental dragon embedded within it, it was clear that continuing to use dragon-series materials would result in higher compatibility.

Besides that, her upper-body armor, Mountainous Mountain Range, was also equipment related to dragons.

Yun Mu felt that one should see things through to the end; since she had chosen the dragon path, there was nothing wrong with continuing down it.

Perhaps she could even disguise herself as... what was it... a dragon-slaying hero in the future?

Hmm... It is said that after the Dragon God Roderick betrayed the Elven Ancient Tree, the reputation of Elf Dragons, which had been quite good, plummeted, and within a few hundred years, they became synonymous with Evil.

Things like abducting a Kingdom princess and imprisoning her, burning down villages to hoard wealth, and having a high sex drive, wanting to... wait, that last one doesn't seem to be a rumor.

In short, the reputation of dragons on this continent is not good, so naturally, so-called dragon-slaying heroes have appeared.

Perhaps for fame, or perhaps coveting the materials and treasures of the dragons, there have always been many guys who risked their lives to challenge dragons.

However, with the disappearance of dragons in modern times, those so-called dragon-slaying heroes have also gradually faded from the historical stage.

After all, if you can't even find the shadow of a dragon, what is there to talk about regarding dragon-slaying?

The conversation has drifted a bit far; Yun Mu picked up Roderick's tooth and handed it to Guleiya.

"Are you sure this is the material?"

Guleiya asked Yun Mu subconsciously.

After receiving an affirmative answer, she hammered Roderick's tooth into the shaft of the Heavy Magic Ice Staff.

Accompanied by a flash of light that was so red it was almost black.

Heavy Magic Ice Staff Modified enhancement complete! 【Heavy Magic Ice Staff Modified (Orange)】 → 【Frost Cold Blade Tooth (Red)】

【Attack Power +45】

【Spell Strength +80】

【Spell Penetration +25】

【Casting Speed +35%】

【Spirit Power/Qi Strength Recovery Speed +30%】

【Passive Skill: Frost Cold Blade Tooth】

【A blade forged from the teeth of the Dragon God Roderick, nearly indestructible. During melee attacks, it ignores 40% of the enemy's defense and increases melee damage by 25%.】

【Active Skill: Frost Blade Ice Tooth】

【Swing the blade to Sweep/slash forward, dealing magic damage to all enemy units with a +65% damage modifier. This skill is classified as melee and applies a 【Slow】 effect to hit units.】

【Slow: Speed -30%, Dodge -50.】

【Active Skill: Ice Vein Sweep】

【Release eight ice veins centered on yourself, dealing magic damage to all enemy units with a +40% damage modifier, with a 120% chance to 【Freeze】 them.】

【Freeze: Skip the next action turn; while frozen, damage taken from physical strikes is +30%, and damage taken from fire-attribute attacks is +50%.】

【Is this a staff? A stick? Or a blade? This question might be impossible to answer even for the person who forged this staff, but regardless, one cannot deny that the power of this staff, whose materials can be called extremely luxurious, is absolutely not to be underestimated!】

Frost Cold Blade Tooth?

This name sounds much better than something like Heavy Magic Ice Staff.

Yun Mu held up the enhanced Frost Cold Blade Tooth, thinking quite contentedly.

The naming standard of the Game Panel is indeed much better than hers.

Or perhaps it is actually Guleiya's aesthetic? Yun Mu recalled the various pieces of equipment picked up in the game Dungeon; there really weren't many with good names.

On the contrary, the equipment enhanced by Guleiya all sounded quite good.

And the compatibility with the equipment was also very high.

Yun Mu raised her hand to examine the 'staff' in her hand.

Calling it a staff, it actually looks more like a stick, with a sharp bone blade inserted into the tip of the polished, ferocious dragon bone.

Wait, what stick, this is clearly a spear! Thinking of this, Yun Mu was suddenly enlightened; if she treated this staff as a long spear, she would know how to use it.

And a spear staff... hiss, why does this have a sense of déjà vu?

It's you, Battle Mage! Yun Mu amused herself in her heart, waiting for the Dwarves to finish their preparations so they could head to the next area.

Anyway, in this Blacksmith Shop, everything she needed to do was already done.

As for Laidun, he was currently leading the Dwarves in the Blacksmith Shop to change their weapons and armor.

Under the influence of the Game Panel, no one felt there was anything strange about a Blacksmith Shop appearing here.

Yun Mu and Lucy were long used to this, but Brenna, who was entering a game Dungeon for the first time, was still a bit surprised.

Although she didn't say anything, the way her gaze wandered around out of curiosity had already completely revealed her thoughts.

"... That's about it." About ten minutes had passed by her perception; Laidun finished preparing the supplies and called for Yun Mu and the others to continue forward:

"Girls, time to go!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Coming, coming—"

Hearing his voice, Yun Mu pulled back her thoughts, which had been drifting who knows where, and waved in response.

After speaking, she stood up, left the wooden railing of the Blacksmith Shop, and turned to look at Lucy and Brenna: "Let's go," she said. "Looking forward to seeing you again!" Before leaving the Blacksmith Shop, Yun Mu suddenly remembered something and turned to say goodbye to Guleiya.

"Mm, see you next time—" Hearing her voice, Guleiya showed a slight smile on her face and waved in response.

And as the distance between the two increased, the Blacksmith Shop was gradually obscured by the mist within the game Dungeon.

At the very front of the team, in front of Yun Mu, two new path options gradually emerged.

【Blessing Altar】

【Mysterious Merchant】

The left path led to an unknown high platform, with several tall sculptures whose faces could not be seen standing on both sides.

And on the right path, one could vaguely see a small house; in front of the counter of the small house, shiny items and accessories were displayed.

Relying on Yun Mu's years of gaming experience, there is a high probability that the left side allows for "free-loading" certain Blessing locations.

To put it simply, these are buff effects.

As for the right path, one can spend Gold Coins to purchase special items and props.

Of course, these are just her guesses; the reality will only be known after walking through.

She has encountered the Mysterious Merchant event before; if she saw it before the Blacksmith Shop, Yun Mu would definitely go in to take a look.

As for her, having just spent a large amount of Gold Coins to reinforce her equipment, she currently has no intention of buying new props or equipment.

So, go left!

After Yun Mu made her decision, the mist on the right path surged, swallowing the small house after a short while, leaving only the dirt road in the distance leading to the Blessing Altar.

No one noticed anything unusual, only that in the dark space in the distance, the buildings gradually revealing their outlines became increasingly clear.

"What is this?"

Before everyone could see what the buildings actually looked like, a brilliant radiance mixed with Thunder fell from the sky.

【You have arrived at the Blessing Altar, the statue of the God of War and Thunder Helington has responded to you!】 【You and your Partner have gained a temporary blessing — 【Bloodthirst】!】 【Bloodthirst: Damage +10%, and after an attack results in a critical hit, lifesteal 20%.】

Before Yun Mu could react, a bright full moon descended from the firmament, and stars shimmering with radiance shone upon her.

【The statue of Elsa the Bright Moon has responded to you!】 【You and your Partner have gained a temporary blessing — 【Moonlight】!】 【Moonlight: Precision Correction +45, critical damage +10%.】

A phantom of a stalk of wheat emerged from the air, and accompanied by a wisp of Wind, golden wheat grains rolled down in front of Yun Mu.

【The statue of the God of Sowing and Harvest Pamela has responded to you!】 【You and your Partner have gained a temporary blessing — 【Harvest】!】 【Harvest: Loot after defeating enemies increases by 12%, and there is a 5% probability of obtaining rare items.】

"Swish—"

The sound of books being flipped through rapidly rang out by her ears; Yun Mu suddenly smelled a scent of wheat, heard the sound of fire jumping as it burned on firewood, and heard the tip of a Feather Pen scratching on paper, crack—

A flame leaped from a match and was then thrown into a huge boiler by someone.

The steam engine was roaring, gears meshing together, emitting a pleasant harmony.

【The statue of the God of Civilization and History Heral has responded to you!】 【You and your Partner have gained a temporary blessing — 【Indomitable】!】 【Indomitable: For every 10% of HP lost, Attack, Spell Strength, and Defense will increase by 1%.】

"Hahahaha~"

Sounds of loud laughter, arguing, and the heavy snoring of drunkenness were mixed together.

Following the "swish" sound of ale being poured into a mug, bursts of shouting came from all directions.

Blood and glory, Order and wildness, endless slaughter occurred within this arena.

【The statue of the God of Wine and Victory Avala has responded to you!】 【You and your Partner have gained a temporary blessing — 【Purified Blood】!】 【Purified Blood: Restore 2% of your own HP every turn, immune to the effects of 【Disease】 and 【Poisoning】.】

"Is, is it over?" Yun Mu waited for a long while, and after confirming that no new notifications were refreshing on the Game Panel, she then checked the effects of the temporary blessings one by one.

At the same time, the series of movements just now startled Laidun and the other Dwarves; even Lucy and Brenna were somewhat at a loss.

Well, this point was the same for Yun Mu, after all, things happened too suddenly.

They hadn't even seen what the Blessing Altar looked like yet, and blessings were being sprinkled over as if they didn't cost anything.

"This is really..." Laidun looked at Yun Mu with a complex expression: "I didn't expect that so many gods would be willing to bestow blessings."

Laidun could recognize the gods indicated by those blessings and visions just now.

Precisely because of this, it was even harder to hide the shock in his heart.

One must know that the gods who appeared just now had already existed since the beginning of human civilization.

Among them, Lady Moon even had a grudge against that God of War and Thunder, yet both of them actually bestowed blessings upon Yun Mu and the others?

It is simply absurd.

Passing through the dark Beast Cave passage, everyone finally arrived at the location of the Blessing Altar.

They saw an old black metal lantern hanging in the center of the altar, and at the edge of the area illuminated by the lantern stood all the statues that had just bestowed blessings.

Oh, that's not right, it wasn't all of them.

They saw that among the many statues, a figure with a short stature, holding a hammer and constantly striking an anvil, appeared before the Dwarves.

That was exactly—the Forge and Flame God, Liedisi.

(End of this chapter)