Chapter 717
A Completely Different 3rd Floor! Weapon Refinement Recruitment
Third floor.
The manager standing at the top of the stairs was a burly man with a hooked nose. Seeing Zhang Lingshan and his companion come up, he got straight to the point: "My name is Zhao Chuanying, you can call me Manager Ying. You'll be staying on this floor for a long time, so it's necessary to remember my name."
"Yes, Steward Eagle."
Zhang Lingshan and Song Yi quickly bowed in respect.
Zhao Chuanying said, "Only when you enter the third level can you be considered to have officially joined the Weapon Refining Pavilion. On this level, there will be no more daily task targets, nor will there be any spirit rice to eat every day. If you want to eat something, you will have to exchange it with merit points. As for how many merit points you can get for refining an item, there are detailed descriptions on the walls. Go and see for yourself."
As he spoke, he pointed to the wall in the corridor, where there were not only introductions to the merit points of various refining materials, but also illustrations and the properties of these materials.
Zhang Lingshan and Song Yi couldn't help but exchange a glance, both surprised.
The Refining Pavilion is surprisingly generous.
The illustrations and descriptions of the materials alone are enough to fill a book, which would probably be worth a lot of money on the market.
Especially for those of them who have ascended to the heavens, these manuals on refining materials from the celestial realm are definitely worth buying.
"See?"
Seeing the look in Zhang Lingshan's eyes, Zhao Chuanying said, "You've officially joined our Weapon Refining Pavilion. This is just an appetizer. You'll have many more benefits to come. But the prerequisite is that you must demonstrate value. Those without value won't even have enough to eat. Here, the more you work, the more you earn. Go, go and explore the different places. If you don't understand anything, come and ask me."
"Yes, thank you for your guidance, Steward Eagle."
Zhang Lingshan cupped his hands in greeting and prepared to leave to explore the third floor and find out what the situation was like.
But Song Yi didn't leave. Instead, he paused for a moment and said, "Manager Ying, I used to be a weapon refiner on the second floor. I was demoted to a fire-tending boy because of my failure in weapon refining. But recently my strength has improved and I feel that I can now control weapon refining. Could you allow me to return to the position of weapon refiner?"
Zhao Chuanying said, "Sure. However, the merit points required for a 'fire-tending boy' to apply for the weapon-refining room are much higher than those required for a weapon-refining master. If you are confident that you can succeed, then go ahead and apply. Of course, the prerequisite is that you still need enough merit points. Without merit points, you will find it difficult to move an inch here."
"Yes, thank you for your explanation, Steward Eagle. We will definitely work hard to refine it and earn merit points."
Song Yi quickly cupped his hands in greeting.
He was in a good mood.
I was worried that I wouldn't be able to return to the position of weapon refiner, but now it seems that I only need a few more merit points to apply for the weapon refining room.
If it were the old him, he would have complained endlessly, knowing that even if he coughed up blood until he died, he probably still wouldn't be able to apply for a weapon-refining room.
But now, having practiced Zhang Lingshan's Profound Heaven Extreme Fire Technique, his strength has greatly increased, and he is full of confidence.
So Song Yi immediately teamed up with Zhang Lingshan and began to walk around the third floor, observing and familiarizing themselves with everything there.
Most importantly, it depends on how many merit points are needed to apply for a weapon-refining room.
"A weapon refiner can apply to use the weapon refining room for one month by spending one hundred merit points. A fire-tending boy, on the other hand, needs three hundred merit points."
Song Yi's expression was rather unpleasant.
This is way too expensive.
Earning merit points is already difficult for a fire-starting boy; refining a third-grade material to 70% purity only earns him one merit point.
Even if I could refine ten items a day, it would still take thirty days to get three hundred merit points.
Besides, I can't refine ten items a day.
The third-layer refining process requires a purity of 70%, which is 5% higher than the 65% purity of the second layer.
In addition, it should be noted that the lowest grade three materials on the third floor are on the same level as the highest grade Xuan Yu Jing on the second floor.
As a bronze-level fire-starting boy who has just refined Xuanyu essence and reached the third level, it is by no means easy for him to grow to the point where he can consistently refine ten pieces of third-grade materials a day. It would take at least a few months.
Moreover, and most importantly, even if you can refine ten pieces of third-grade materials every day, you won't accumulate ten merit points in a day.
Because you still need to exchange for Spirit Rice to replenish your spiritual energy.
This is a necessary expense and absolutely cannot be cut back on.
Even the lowest quality spirit rice requires one merit point to cook a bowl of spirit rice.
“The spirit rice is also divided into three grades. Second-grade rice is worth two merit points, while first-grade rice is worth one.”
Zhang Lingshan said, "I just don't know how this third-grade rice compares to the first and second-grade rice."
Song Yi said, "With a merit point so cheap, I'm afraid third-class rice is just one layer of rice, and second-class rice is just two layers of rice. Only first-class rice is what we third-class copper medal fire-tending boys should eat."
"It makes sense."
Zhang Lingshan nodded: "So, we need to refine at least three third-grade materials a day to exchange for a bowl of rice that we can consume. In fact, the requirements are higher than on the second floor. You should know that on the second floor, you only need to refine two materials for the first three days to have rice."
Song Yi sighed, "Yes. But they offer three types of rice here, which means that if you don't have enough, you can exchange for other types of rice to make do. It's a way to give people a way to survive."
"Forget about that, let's refine the materials to earn merit points first. Let's see how difficult it is to refine the materials from the third layer."
Zhang Lingshan said, and then walked towards the refining hall with Song Yi.
To their surprise, there were more people in the third-floor refining hall than in the first and second floors.
I went to three refining halls in a row, and they were all full.
"No wonder Manager Ying said that we have only now joined the Weapon Refining Pavilion. It seems that the most common thing in the entire Weapon Refining Pavilion is bronze medals. People on the first and second floors either successfully advance to become bronze medals or become consumable materials."
Song Yi suddenly realized.
Zhang Lingshan said, "Yes, all the consumables have been used up, but the bronze tokens can last longer, so most of them are left here. Of course, it's also possible that we weren't free on the first and second floors and never went to the other refining halls. Maybe there are even more refining halls there."
"Too."
Song Yi nodded.
The two chatted as they finally arrived at the refining hall where there were empty seats, but unfortunately the furnace was not next door.
But given the current situation, finding a place is already a blessing, so there's no need to be so demanding.
Even if there are issues with refining, the two can freely visit each other to discuss them, so it won't have much of an impact.
and so.
They immediately pressed their identity badges into the grooves.
Next, I pressed the third grade mark next to the groove, where there are three raised marks.
Swish.
A light screen appeared, displaying the names of third-grade materials.
Zhang Lingshan immediately touched one of the materials with his divine sense.
Ah!
A blue iron ore crystal immediately appeared in the teleportation slot. According to the description on the wall, this item was Blue Sea Iron, a third-grade material used to forge water-based weapons.
Because Zhang Lingshan's three spiritual roots are earth, fire, and water, refining water-based materials is relatively easier. Song Yi's three spiritual roots are metal, fire, and wood, so he didn't choose Blue Sea Iron, but rather wood-based materials.
This is where the third layer is superior to the first two.
The materials for the first two layers are provided according to fixed procedures, but for the materials here, they can freely choose the ones that best suit them.
Furthermore, if you are only good at refining one type of material, you can focus on refining only that one type and still earn merit points.
now.
Without saying a word, Zhang Lingshan immediately began to gather fire in the furnace to refine Blue Ocean Iron.
This item truly lives up to its reputation as a third-tier material. Even the lowest-grade third-tier material is far more difficult to refine than second-tier materials.
The flame intensity alone has stumped countless people.
Zhang Lingshan noticed that even among the three-tiered bronze-plated elders in the hall, many of them didn't have very strong flames.
According to Zhang Lingshan's estimate, given the intensity of these people's flames, they could probably only refine four pieces of third-grade materials per day, which would be their limit.
In other words, most people can only accumulate four merit points a day. After buying a bowl of first-class rice to replenish their mental energy, they can only accumulate one merit point.
One merit point can only be exchanged for a third-grade immortal pill on the third floor.
According to Zhang Lingshan and Song Yi's analysis, Immortal Elixir is like Immortal Rice. The third-grade Immortal Elixir is equivalent to the first-grade Immortal Elixir, the second-grade is for the second level, and the first-grade is what the third-level copper-plated fire-tending boy should eat.
In other words.
To eat spirit rice and immortal pills befitting their status within a single day, they must refine at least six third-grade materials daily.
When you calculate it this way, it seems to be more promising than the first or second floor, since on the first or second floor you can only get a bowl of rice by refining six materials.
and so.
Manager Ying said that only those with bronze medals are considered to have officially joined the Weapon Forging Pavilion, and that's not nonsense.
While the compensation may not be a straight-up increase, it at least provides opportunities for growth and offers much more freedom than the first or second floors, without having to stay in this sweltering refining hall all the time.
In addition, the refining hall on the third floor does not rest at night, nor does it ring a bell; you can refine continuously.
For those who are passionate about striving for success, this place is truly paradise; the first and second floors, where people are restricted to resting, are equivalent to hell.
Needless to say, Song Yi is definitely keen on working overtime.
He used to work even when he was exhausted to the point of vomiting blood, which shows his passion for striving and progress. He is a born hard worker.
Needless to say, Zhang Lingshan was even more outstanding.
With his strength, this level of intensity wouldn't even be enough to massage his cerebral cortex. It would be an insult to him not to train for twelve hours a day.
then.
Starting today, two refining-obsessed fire-burning boys have appeared on the third floor.
For these two, they would never stop unless they were so mentally exhausted that they would get injured if they continued.
As the two frantically refined their product, a month passed in the blink of an eye.
"It's been a month, and I've only accumulated sixty merit points."
Song Yi stared at the weapon-refining room, feeling unwilling.
There are still 240 merit points to go to reach 300.
At the current pace, it will take another four months.
However, if anyone heard Song Yi complaining about accumulating sixty merit points in just one month, they would definitely spit in his face and call him pretentious.
Sixty merit points a month means you can accumulate two a day. Although it's not that impressive, you have to remember that Song Yi was promoted to bronze medal in just one month.
Many people who have been here for a year may not do as well as him.
After all, increasing the intensity of flames is a major challenge, and not everyone has a cultivation technique tailored to their needs by Zhang Lingshan.
“I’ve only accumulated sixty,” Zhang Lingshan said.
"Uh."
Song Yi was somewhat speechless.
Although both of them had accumulated sixty, he knew that Zhang Lingshan's situation was completely different from his.
The reason they save less is because they consume more. They eat two bowls of spirit rice every day, plus a few bottles of immortal spirit pills. Their lives are even more comfortable than those of the weapon refiners on the second floor.
It's a pity that Zhang Lingshan has never refined any weapons and doesn't know how to do it. Otherwise, if he applied for a weapon refining room, he would definitely earn much more than he does now.
"Could we apply for a weapon-refining room together?"
Zhang Lingshan suddenly said, "I saw that three people applied for one room together. What is the maximum number of people allowed in this weapon-refining room at a time?"
Song Yi said, "I've looked into it. At most, there are three people: one main crafter and two assistants. That's the situation for three crafters. Alternatively, one crafter can be paired with two fire-tending boys to handle the molten metal extraction. If we can find a suitable fire-tending boy, we can apply together as a group of three."
"It's a pity that my two companions haven't made it to the third floor yet, otherwise it would save us a lot of trouble."
Zhang Lingshan sighed.
Given Qi Shuyan's talent in weapon crafting, he should be able to advance to the third level soon. Why is he spending more time on the second level than Zhang Lingshan?
Did you encounter some kind of trouble?
"Are your two companions both weapon refiners?" Song Yi asked.
Zhang Lingshan said, "Yes, you should have met in the weapon refining hall on the second floor."
Song Yi smiled wryly, "I've been busy refining weapons, so I'm afraid I haven't paid attention. But they must have seen how miserable I looked after being demoted to a fire-tending boy."
Zhang Lingshan smiled slightly and said, "So they will be very surprised to see you here. Alright, rest over, let's continue refining. Strive to advance to the fourth level silver medal as soon as possible."
Song Yi opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word as he watched Zhang Lingshan's tall figure stride into the refining hall.
At least, he didn't have such lofty ambitions as to say that he would be promoted to silver medal as soon as possible.
For him, being able to return to the position of weapon refiner on the third floor was already a stroke of good fortune.
No, it should be said that I was blessed by Zhang Lingshan for bestowing upon me the Flame Tempering Method.
But given Zhang Lingshan's situation, I'm afraid I'll never be able to repay his kindness in this lifetime.
Shaking his head in frustration, Song Yi returned to the refining hall to begin refining.
suddenly.
With a bang, the main hall door was flung open, and a voice shouted, "Master Pei is about to begin refining weapons! He needs those skilled in refining water-based materials such as Blue Sea Iron, Water Dragon Silver, Tortoise Shell Gold, and Meteor Sand. Sign up now! Excellent benefits await. As long as you pass the assessment and join the weapon-refining team, you'll receive sixty merit points regardless of success or failure." (End of Chapter)