He could not have been more satisfied.
With the Gray Steel from the Beheading Longsword as the main material, supplemented by the [Molten Ash Silver Ingot] he had brought back from the Secret Realm and the grip of the [Ember Instructor Staff], plus [Luminous Iron Dust] and "Petrification Lizard Mucus."
Together with a full three thousand Gold Coins in forging fees, the finished product he ultimately received far exceeded Xia Nan's expectations.
One had to know that before this, the [Beheading Longsword] had only been an ordinary blank-slate weapon. Perhaps because of the special nature of its materials and an accident during forging, it had gained two decent entries, but its equipment level was what it was. It could not be called particularly outstanding.
The reforged [Emberfall] Straight Sword before him, however, could be said to have been reborn from the bones up.
The dense mass of special effects—seven in total, almost filling his entire field of view—already proved the value of this weapon.
First were the two bonus entries the [Beheading Longsword] had originally possessed: "+50% durability" and "+5% Decapitation Damage."
The former had directly doubled, leaping from its original "+50%" to "+100%."
Without question, this improvement had already reached the level of a qualitative change.
Back then, the [Beheading Longsword] had stubbornly accompanied Xia Nan from the moment he had just crossed over into this world as a clueless rookie Adventurer, through his gradual mastery of Combat Skills, his acquisition of Profession Levels, his becoming a seasoned Adventurer, and the many Fierce Battles he had experienced, clashing against all kinds of enemies.
Only when he finally encountered the enemies from beyond the realm in the Secret Realm had it suffered damage for the first time.
Its performance had far exceeded what its blank-slate status should have allowed.
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