Chapter 341: The Shock of High Levels!

The entire martial world was in upheaval!
The disputes over the pawnshop triggered by Happy’s acquisition of the Rainbow Mineral had actually caught the attention of many merchants, though they were unable to get involved for various reasons.
The rarity of the Rainbow Mineral meant that not every merchant could access it immediately.
But!
Amidst this silent attention, thousands of merchants discovered information that sent shivers through their souls…
Top-tier artifacts with three-color transformations!!
After reaching the third level, their power and design far surpassed those of divine and demonic artifacts, with domineering attributes that increased attack power by 1,000 points—a four-digit increase in attack power that left the entire martial world breathless at that moment…
Even Happy gasped in shock.
He was well aware of the conditions and extreme difficulties involved in forging weapons at high levels.
In addition to the requirements for the blacksmith’s forging level, extremely high-grade metal ores were also necessary. As the level increased, the chances of failure grew even higher.
To forge a weapon at the first level, it required a 50% attribute boost with a 50% success rate; it needed a weapon, a medium-grade metal ore and crystal ore, and a bottle of “Dissolving Essence” prepared by a pharmacist.
To forge a weapon at the second level, it required a 100% attribute boost with a 40% success rate; it needed a weapon from the first level, medium to high-grade metal ores, a piece of “Water-Sucking Stone,” and a bottle of “Golden Jade Liquid.” These three materials were beyond the reach of players at this stage—even Happy had to purchase them at a high price.
To forge a weapon at the third level, it required a 150% attribute boost with a 30% success rate; it needed a weapon from the second level, high-grade metal ores, a piece of “Explosive Crystal Stone,” and a bottle of “Condensed Jade Powder.” All three of these materials were extremely rare in the martial world. Moreover, producing “Condensed Jade Powder” required a fourth-tier pharmacist, costing at least 600,000 taels of silver, while the Explosive Crystal Stone was worth over two million, and the metal ores were also very expensive.
The most critical issue was…
The extremely low success rate, combined with the current blacksmiths’ forging levels, made it almost impossible to forge weapons at the third level!!
Happy’s message turned third-level weapons into something like a myth, appearing in the pawnshop!
“Will you sell it?!”
“No haggling! Twenty million! Money paid, item delivered!”
“Thirty million! I’ll buy it!”
In the pawnshop, countless messages sent by those willing to spend heavily scrolled wildly on the first page—each one full of boldness, trying to attract the attention of the weapon’s owner, the “Moral Tycoon”…
No wonder!

A weapon of the third-tier level that boosts attributes by 150%—its attack power alone is equivalent to an increase in lethality by one realm. The top-tier lethality of the Creation Realm becomes that of a Master of the Mysterious Realm. If in the hands of a super-skilled expert possessing Master-level martial arts, it’s as if they’ve directly reached the pinnacle of the Life and Death Realm! It’s like having peak Life and Death Realm martial arts in the Mysterious Realm, allowing them to easily kill monsters, loot treasures, and slay enemies regardless of their level. Countless people have smelled the insane bloodthirstiness emanating from this third-tier weapon! If not for its exorbitant price of 99,999,000 taels, it would likely have already been devoured by countless greedy merchants. However! The conscientious tycoon quickly removed the listing less than three minutes after posting it. “How about it?” The carrier pigeon sent by the conscientious tycoon arrived in Happy’s hands, with obvious pride and satisfaction on the note: “It’s a pity that items of this third-tier level have a high failure rate, and ordinary weapons are too wasteful. So, I need more top-quality masterpieces. If you’re willing to provide them, I can sell you this weapon first, within at most one and a half months.” It’s an enticing offer! But… A top-quality third-tier masterpiece that boosts attack power by 1,000 points is undoubtedly the most expensive weapon in the martial world today. To say Happy isn’t tempted would be a lie. Yet! Happy noticed something even more interesting behind this third-tier weapon. “Tycoon! Do you have ‘Explosive Crystal Stones’ and ‘Water-Sucking Stones’?” After all, forging a weapon of the third tier surely isn’t done in one attempt. If they’ve tried multiple times, it means they must have some Explosive Crystal Stones and Water-Sucking Stones on hand. These two materials are essential for repairing golden armor. If they could obtain intact golden armor along with this third-tier weapon… how terrifying would that be? They could venture deep into royal tombs and the Dragon Spine! As long as they’re not facing destructive beasts like the Nine-Tailed Fox, there should be no problem. Although the Silver Dragon Set also has high defense, only 100 points less than golden armor, its domineering defense that reduces internal energy damage by 20%, along with its stability in combat, ensures that golden armor is far beyond ordinary gear—even just this one crucial component surpasses the Silver Dragon Set. “…”

The Conscience Tycoon clearly hadn’t expected Happy’s attention to shift away from the third-tier masterpieces. After a long silence, he replied, “These two items are the main materials for upgrading weapon tiers. Of course, I have them.”

Great!

Happy was extremely excited.

He already had diamonds in hand. As long as he repaired the golden armor, he would be fully confident in attacking the royal tomb and wiping it out completely—nothing too difficult for him.

“Let’s not talk about that for now. Give me a price—I want one Explosive Crystal Stone and one Water-Sucking Stone.”

“Out of courtesy, I can sell you a set at market price: 2.4 million silver taels for the Explosive Crystal Stone, and 680,000 silver taels for the Water-Sucking Stone…” Hearing it was an additional transaction, the Conscience Tycoon promptly offered a fairly good market price.

Happy agreed without hesitation.

The pawnshop operated on a point-to-point transaction system—players posted sale listings with restricted buyer identities, so only that person could complete the transaction.

As the system notified the deduction of 3.08 million silver taels, a dazzling deep blue crystal stone appeared in Happy’s Cosmic Bag—bright and strikingly beautiful.

The Water-Sucking Stone was slightly inferior, with only a faint blue-purple glow, far below the same level as the Explosive Crystal Stone!

“I can agree to your deal.”

Having obtained all the materials needed to repair the golden armor, Happy quickly replied to the Conscience Tycoon in high spirits, “200 Colorful Minerals. The transaction in half an hour. I can’t give you the masterpieces you want now, but I’ll give you an answer within seven days, at most.”

Happy knew the Conscience Tycoon was collecting top-tier masterpieces to forge more third-tier ones for huge profits. He didn’t care either: “After trading 100 top-tier masterpieces with you, lend me the third-tier ‘Qingming Sword’ for a month.”

“No problem!”

And that’s how the deal with the Conscience Tycoon was finalized.