Chapter 73: Dwarf Warrior

【You spent 500 Gold Coins, 【Alchemist Lucy】 level increased to: lv10!】

【【Alchemist Lucy】's Spell Strength +1, Defense +1, Speed +1.】

【Gold Coin: 478】

"Every level-up only increases three points of attributes, yet the Gold Coins required keep increasing; this system is truly unscrupulous." Yun Mu looked at the upgrade prompt and the remaining Gold Coin balance, complaining to herself.

What?

She was the one who made this game?

Then it's fine.

She looked at the requirements needed to continue upgrading.

【Advance (Apprentice——Elite)】

【【800 Gold Coins】 (Cannot upgrade!)】

【【Alchemist Lucy】's level cannot exceed your character level!】

Eight hundred Gold Coins, it was actually less than she had expected; she had thought it would double straight to one thousand.

After all, it was a breakthrough in rank, so doubling the cost was quite reasonable.

Bah, she is a player now; she shouldn't be thinking about things that increase the difficulty for herself!

Yun Mu shook her head and closed Lucy's panel.

Judging by the current situation, neither she nor Lucy could level up for the time being, at least not until she returned to the real world to ask Sixin about the advancement method for 【Painter】.

Come to think of it, what is Lucy's profession?

Yun Mu certainly knew Lucy was an Alchemist, which could also be seen on the attribute panel, but...

After she advances, the name of each rank of the profession changes; is it the same for Lucy?

Or are the partners in the game different from her?

That's not right; isn't Lucy right beside her now? Why doesn't she just ask her directly instead of racking her own brain over it?

"My profession?"

Hearing Yun Mu's question, Lucy was slightly stunned.

"My profession is just Alchemist."

"I mean the detailed profession, like what it's called at the First Rank, and what it's like at the Second Rank..." Yun Mu roughly explained what she wanted to ask.

"Sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean." After hearing her words, Lucy looked very confused and shook her head.

"It's the Supernatural profession, don't you know?" Yun Mu said with a strange look on her face.

Didn't Lucy have 【Occultism Mastery】 as a trait?

She shouldn't be unaware of basic information like Supernatural professions, right?

"I really don't know."

Lucy looked troubled and frowned.

"I am an Alchemist proficient in Alchemy, I can also be a Blood Mage who uses Blood Magic to fight, and if I were to go to the Moonlight Church, I could also become an excellent Astrologer..."

"But I really don't know what kind of profession you're talking about where the name changes at every rank."

"Alright, I was just asking casually anyway."

Yun Mu wanted to say something else, but stopped when she saw a fork in the road ahead.

【Blacksmith Shop】

【Reward Area】

"Huh, isn't the Blacksmith Shop supposed to be a Suiji Shijian?"

She looked at the game prompt before her with some surprise.

Thinking about it carefully, the option leading to Lucy's hut before also seemed to have been separated from the Suiji Shijian.

Could it be that once a Suiji Shijian has been experienced, it no longer counts as a Suiji Shijian when encountered again?

Or is it that the Blacksmith Shop and Lucy's hut belong to 【Events】 by nature, which can be randomly encountered within 【Suiji Shijian】?

She felt the latter was more likely.

"Should I go to the Blacksmith Shop?"

Yun Mu looked at the equipment on her body and her remaining Gold Coin balance.

She hadn't forgotten the amount required for equipment reinforcement at the Blacksmith Shop.

Reinforcing from Gray to White required one hundred Gold Coins, while from White to Green required three hundred Gold Coins.

Then what about from Green to Blue?

Based on the effects of those two blue paintings of hers, Yun Mu felt it was highly unlikely to be cheap.

She only had 478 Gold Coins now, and other than the 【Hunter Coat】 and 【Standard Short Dagger】, she couldn't reinforce much else.

Then go to the Reward Area...

Wait, hold on!

Yun Mu suddenly remembered, when she went to the Blacksmith Shop last time, wasn't she able to reinforce a piece of equipment for free?

Her gaze became somewhat unfocused; if she could reinforce a piece of equipment for free, then the Orange equipment Brenna gave her...

"Hiss."

Screw opening a Treasure Chest, Epic-grade necklace, here I come!

She walked excitedly toward the Blacksmith Shop, completely ignoring the Treasure Chest on the other side.

The crisp sound of hammering iron rang in her ears, and a square building made of gray-black stone bricks appeared before her and Lucy.

【You have arrived at the building 【Blacksmith Shop】 once again. This time, the boss will not give you free reinforcement attempts just because you are a newcomer.】

【1: I want to reinforce! (Open shop)】

【2: No money, goodbye! (Turns head and leaves)】

【3: You detestable boss, hand over all the good things in your shop! (Robbery)】

【4: Is it really impossible to upgrade for free? (You look at the Blacksmith Shop owner with a pitiful expression) 【Charm Option】】

"Hmm?"

Detecting the key element, Yun Mu chose option four without hesitation.

【"Is it really impossible to upgrade for free?" You pull out your shriveled coin purse, your two differently colored pupils looking mistily at the Blacksmith Shop owner as you speak.

Standing before you is a muscular Dwarf warrior who remains indifferent to your charm.

"Get lost, I don't like women without muscles!"

He says in a stern and severe tone.

He appears unmoved.】

"Damn it, go live your life with your muscles then!"

Looking at the game prompt in her mind, Yun Mu says very angrily.

Had she known there was no free upgrade, she would have been better off opening a Treasure Chest!

"Open shop!" she says.

Since she is already here, she can't return empty-handed; anyway, the Gold Coins can't be used for leveling up right now, so spending a little doesn't matter.

【Standard Short Dagger (White) 【300 Gold Coins】】

【Hunter Coat (White) 【300 Gold Coins】】

【Quiet Boots (Green) 【800 Gold Coins】】

【Immoral Notebook (Green) 【800 Gold Coins】】

【Shadow Skirt (Green) 【800 Gold Coins】】

【Painting: Falling (Blue) 【1800 Gold Coins】】

【Painting: Sunset (Blue) 【1800 Gold Coins】】

【Sigh of the Frost Queen (Orange) 【10000 Gold Coins】】

【Partial equipment (omitted)】

【Note: Equipment of Green quality and above requires multiple upgrades before it can be raised to a higher color quality.】

"Fine, fine, fine, multiple upgrades, so that's how you want to play?"

Yun Mu, who had originally thought it only cost 800 Gold Coins to upgrade Green quality equipment, immediately swallowed back the words of praise for the game's conscience after seeing the final note.

It is indeed the game she created; it has never been ambiguous when it comes to harvesting players like leeks.

"Sigh, it really would have been better to go open a Treasure Chest." Looking at the increasingly expensive prices on the upgrade interface, she couldn't help but think with regret.

She doesn't really have much use for the 【Standard Short Dagger】 for now, so she might as well upgrade the 【Hunter Coat】.

After all, in turn-based combat, the defense attribute is also quite useful.

PS: Dwarves believe in the Forge and Flame God Liedisi, and Liedisi is a subordinate god of Godwin, King of the Sun.

Therefore, the Dwarves hold Godwin in high esteem.

Of course, being firm in their faith, they would not change their beliefs because of this.

(End of this chapter)