Battle Online: My Luck Is So High It's Basically Cheating-Chapter 38: National Artifact Ambition

"Ding, you have learned Forging Skill [Basic]."

"Ding, you have learned Mining Skill [Basic]."

Basic Forging Skill Proficiency: 0/10000

Basic Forging Skill allows for the crafting of black iron and, with an extremely low success rate, bronze equipment.

Basic Mining Skill Proficiency: 0/10000

It allows for the mining of ore from veins, specifically black iron and bronze ores.

The success rate for mining ores of Silver Grade or higher will be greatly reduced.

You can use Forging Skill to reinforce equipment.

"Blacksmith Uncle, I would like to rent your blacksmith furnace!"

To craft or reinforce equipment, one must have a blacksmith furnace.

The blacksmith shop contains many small rooms provided for players to craft equipment.

It’s just a bit expensive, at one hundred gold coins per hour.

And a high-level blacksmith furnace costs even more, at one thousand gold coins per hour.

Seeing this, Blacksmith Uncle waved his hand dismissively and said, "What is this talk of renting? I have a furnace here that I use myself, and it even contains the Nine Nether Fire. You can borrow it and use it for free."

At this moment, Lucien realized that the other party hadn’t charged him for teaching him the skill either, and now he was so generously lending his own blacksmith furnace for free. Could there be a catch?

As the saying goes, when things are unusual, there must be something sinister afoot.

Lucien spoke with some wariness, "Blacksmith Uncle, is there something you need?"

Ouyang Zi looked a bit embarrassed as he said, "Well, I do indeed have a matter that requires your help!"

"What matter? I might not necessarily be able to do it!"

He did not agree immediately; after all, if someone as strong as the other party was asking for his help, the matter surely wouldn’t be easy to handle!

Ouyang Zi began, "Since I became a Grandmaster, although my success rate in crafting divine artifacts isn’t one hundred percent, it is at thirty percent."

"But divine artifacts are not what I desire. I have always had a dream, and that is to craft a national artifact!"

"But for so many years, having exhausted countless materials, I haven’t managed to craft a single national artifact."

"Every time, it feels like I’m just a tiny bit away from success, yet every time, I fail."

"And my arch-rival, Zhu Yongzi, has already crafted a national artifact before me."

"The reason he succeeded in crafting a national artifact back then was entirely due to the help he received from the current imperial princess."

"So, I would like to ask for your help to craft a national artifact with me!"

"With your maximum initial Luck, we will definitely be able to craft a national artifact this time!"

Lucien was a bit curious. He had only heard of divine artifacts and immortal artifacts; what the hell was a national artifact?

"What is a national artifact?"

Ouyang Zi said, "As for national artifacts, have you heard of the nine tripods of kyushu?"

Lucien nodded and said, "Yes, I have heard of them, the nine tripods built by Da Yu."

Ouyang Zi nodded and continued, "The origin of the nine provinces is also because of the nine tripods of kyushu, and the nine tripods of kyushu are national artifacts."

"It is precisely because of the existence of the nine tripods of kyushu that the Jiuzhou Empire has been able to stand tall for thousands of years without falling!"

"Each national artifact has its own special effects." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

This was the first time Lucien had heard such a claim. He had always thought the nine tripods of kyushu were just legends, and he hadn’t expected them to actually exist.

And to think that the nine tripods of kyushu actually had such a function.

"It is precisely for this reason that national artifacts are even harder to craft than divine artifacts; the right time, the right place, and the right people are all indispensable."

"A single moment of carelessness could lead to failure, and you are the ’right time’!"

Lucien asked, "Then what do I need to do? Will it have any impact on me?"

Ouyang Zi said, "You just need to help me with some chores. As for an impact, there certainly will be."

"Crafting a national artifact will bring a tremendous boost to the entire Jiuzhou. As one of the creators, you will not only be graced with supreme glory, but you will also be able to use the national artifact to enhance your physique, granting a massive increase to your initial attribute points."

"As for the downsides, if the crafting of the national artifact fails, your Luck will decrease by ten points for a duration of half a year!"

A downside? You call this a downside?

According to his talent, his Luck would only increase and would never decrease for any reason.

In other words, helping the other party craft a national artifact would only benefit him, with no downsides.

"Alright, I’ll help with this! When do we start?"

At this moment, Lucien was already feeling a bit impatient.

After all, opportunities to increase initial attribute points were rare.

His four basic initial attributes were currently at 24 points; he was just one point away from being able to increase all attributes by one point every time he leveled up.

He had originally planned to grind the Xuanming Pagoda, thinking it might increase his initial attribute points.

Now it seemed he had other opportunities.

"Well, come back when you reach level fifty! Besides, I still have some materials that I haven’t collected yet."

"Presumably, by the time you reach level fifty, I will have just managed to collect those materials."

Lucien’s heart stirred, and he asked, "What materials? Can I help?"

Tasks are often something one has to dig for themselves.

This was clearly a quest.

"Ding, Ouyang Zi has issued a collection quest to you. Do you accept?"

Collection materials: Star Gold [Divine], moonstone [Immortal], Thousand-Year Lightning-Struck Wood [Jujube or Peach tree] [Immortal], Geng Metal [Immortal], Red Copper [Immortal], blood of a Divine Beast or Immortal Beast above level fifty.

Quest reward: For every material collected, you will receive a prize specially crafted by Ouyang Zi.

Looking at the items that needed to be collected, Lucien was completely dumbfounded.

Isn’t this just making things difficult for someone?

Ouyang Zi said, "Well, just try to collect these common things! Your strength is too weak; you would almost never be able to come into contact with the other items!"

Damn, and these are considered common things?

These are all Immortal Grade items!

Even after his rebirth, he had never seen Immortal Grade materials.

Immortal Grade materials are the essential items for crafting dark gold or Immortal Grade equipment.

And these are actually considered the most common things?

However, seeing that mysterious reward, Lucien was tempted.

Although he didn’t know what it was, given the other party’s astonishing strength, the reward shouldn’t be too bad, right?