Chapter 346 - 301 [Siren Earrings]
Chapter 346: Chapter 301 [Siren Earrings]
Click~
The prototype of the earring in Lis’s hand shattered instantly.
It wasn’t that there was a problem when Lis was engraving the Magic Patterns; this time, his touch was actually quite good.
But because it was so good, Lis got immersed in the process of Magic Rune Engraving, and without noticing, he exceeded the strength limit the earring prototype could bear, leading to the failure of this creation.
Lis wasn’t discouraged, as he had already experienced many such failures in the last two days of production.
Unlike his past life as a player, while players could also make corresponding Magic Items and Equipment, the realism was still simulated and quite different from actual hands-on crafting.
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For instance, making the same piece of equipment, players just needed to follow the production standards, and most of the precautions during the process were adjusted by the game system, which could even allow for AFK crafting while players browsed forums or did other things, greatly saving on energy.
Otherwise, given the tedious process of crafting weapons, equipment, and Magic Items, very few players would be interested.
Every success in crafting awarded Experience Points, which was the main way for players to upgrade their equipment forging and Magic Item crafting levels.
Even so, there were shortcomings in the game’s assistance system.
Take Forging Experience for Equipment, for example,
it was easy to improve at the early stages, but became very difficult to continue advancing later on.
Each successful forge only provided a small amount of Forging Experience, and crafting low-level Equipment might not even give any Experience.
This led to a situation where, in the later stages, players’ Forging Levels couldn’t keep up with their Profession Level’s increase, and suitable equipment could only be obtained through purchase.
That was necessary because without limitations, would it not mean that reaching a Dwarf Master level would be too easy?
Of course, there was still a way to continue improving.
That was to accumulate tangible Experience through ceaseless forging and learning, just like the Gaia World’s natives, rather than relying on the game system’s assistance.
This method was extremely difficult, effectively starting from scratch like the natives, with no extra Talent bonuses for the players.
In his previous life, Lis had tried this but quickly gave up.
The time and effort spent were just too great; he figured he might as well lead his boss through more dungeon runs.
However, there were those who succeeded through this difficult path, like a player named Xuzai, who, relying on his own efforts and Talent, became a Master of Casting and successfully forged Gold Level Magic Equipment.
After Lis was reborn, he could have relied on the system as well, but after some thought, he chose not to take this shortcut.
His future goals were quite ambitious, be it the Mage Tower or the Floating City, and the demands on his own abilities in this area were extremely high.
Such goals weren’t achievable just by taking shortcuts; it was best to firmly lay the groundwork for now.
So during the past two days of crafting Magic Earrings, Lis was in a very stable state of mind, entering a wonderful state of full immersion.
Every failure was a new experience, a step toward progress.
In those few days, Lis progressed from failing at the Magic Rune Engraving to almost completing it.
Of course, in the process, Lis used up a lot of materials, and one side of his room was already filled with discarded earring prototypes, corroded by Magic Elements to the point of being unusable.
The powder obtained from grinding two of the Siren’s voice cords had also been completely used up.
But all this was worth it; Lis could feel that he was only one step away from success.
Lis was still in good spirits, as with increased strength, the mental energy of an Extraordinary Professional was also more vigorous. A mere two or three days of non-stop work was not enough to tire out a Mage with strong spiritual power.
The Engraving Device sketched new Magic Pattern Circuits on the prototype, and this time, the engraving felt very smooth. However, Lis didn’t repeat his past mistake of investing all his energy into the Magic Rune Engraving.
He was constantly mindful of the balance between the Magic Pattern Circuit and the earring prototype, maintaining the stability of the Magic Elements as much as possible.
After a moment, Lis lifted his hand holding the Magic Rune Burner from the tabletop.
The earring, fixed in the stabilizer, didn’t appear dull and lusterless like before; the freshly engraved Magic Pattern Circuit was emitting a faint glow.
Magic Power circulated within,
one cycle, two cycles, three cycles…
Only after confirming that the Magic Power was flowing smoothly through all the Magic Pattern Circuits, and that the Magic Runes infused with the Siren’s Enchanting Power had started to produce the anticipated effects, did Lis let out a sigh of relief.
Without giving himself time to rejoice, Lis carefully took a small blue Water attribute Intermediate Magic Gem from his storage ring and cautiously used Magic Power to embed it into the center of the earring.
Hum~
A gentle resonance sounded throughout the room, with the Magic Power from within the gemstone being guided by the earring’s Magic Pattern Circuit, flowing through the entire earring.
A faint white light flickered across the earring and then settled into calmness. The azure gemstone and wave-like patterns perfectly concealed the Magic Pattern Circuit at the center of the earring.
But the earring in Lis’s hand didn’t look dull and lusterless like the unfinished ones before; it had a vibrancy about it.
A lustrous glow occasionally danced across the earring, emitting a weak but stable magic fluctuation that made anyone aware it was a rare piece of Magic Equipment, not just an ordinary ornament.