What Did He Mean by a Surprise? (Almost Three Chapters in One)

After Zou Ji was finally "escorted" out, Lin Yun could at last get started.

But first, he drew on his knowledge of the Roaring Cauldron and his blacksmithing expertise to "work out" the steps he needed to take.

He wanted to make the most of every resource.

First, Lin Yun knew that he would be in a soul state by then, so the Intelligence enhancement bonus from his Glide Headband would no longer work. He cast Descent of the Gods instead... Ahem, ahem.

After all, Descent of the Gods was twice as effective as Fox's Cunning.

Yes, using a spell that was supposed to be saved for the final battle to forge something was... well, that was Lin Yun for you.

Then, to make sure this attempt didn't fail, Lin Yun used Mind Clarity Incense. It was his second time using it, and it let him treat any Knowledge check as a natural 20.

This time, he decided against using Artisan's Blessing. He had something even better.

"Divine Spell Mastery Metamagic, Maximize Metamagic, Twist of Fate." Twist of Fate and Artisan's Blessing both granted luck bonuses, so they would overlap.

And because he was using Maximize Metamagic...

"2D10=20."

This really was him putting everything he had into it.

And although it might not amount to much, it was better than nothing...

"Surge of Divine Power."

"D10+1=9."

"D20+9+6+20+4+25+9+5=95, critical success."

Bracers of Stability were seriously useful.

With a result of 98, a flood of things burst into Lin Yun's mind in an instant: knowledge, data, and even some things that could only be described as indescribable.

"D20+9=10, critical failure." Was it already time for this test...?

Use a Hero Point.

"D20+9=26, success."

Lin Yun guessed that this check was simply to determine whether his brain could "remember" all this forging knowledge,