System: Congratulations! You are the first player in God's Domain to advance to Advanced Forger. You have been awarded ten pieces of Demonpower Gold and 20,000,000 EXP.
The system notification rang three times in succession, and Shi Feng finally stopped crafting.
Advancing from an Intermediate Forger to an Advanced Forger required nearly twice the proficiency needed to advance from Beginner to Intermediate—a full 24,000 points.
"That really wasn't easy." Shi Feng slumped into his chair and finally let out a sigh of relief. "At this level, I should be able to make the core components for a magical device."
Even if he had been crafting Intermediate Demonpower Armor Plates, it would have been impossible to accomplish this in just four days. However, Shi Feng possessed the forging talent all other forgers dreamed of, Forging Genius. After each successful forging attempt, there was a certain chance of gaining an extra 2 proficiency points, equivalent to the proficiency from crafting another advanced item. Combined with the Heart of Icarus's Luck frequently activating, he had finally become an Advanced Forger.
However, even as an Advanced Forger, his chances of successfully crafting a magical device's core component were not high—only around 10%. A Master Forger, on the other hand, would have a 30% chance.
But time waited for no one.
Even with the Book of Forging, Black Iron Insignia, and his forging talent—the three great tools at his disposal—becoming a Master Forger from an Advanced Forger would be extremely difficult. It was no longer simply a matter of proficiency and success rates.
To become a Master Forger, one had to personally create weapons and equipment rather than craft from design plans. The time required was no longer measured in days, but in months or even years. Thus, even ten years into