After leaving the warehouse, Wu Shaozhen wandered around Jinling City for more than ten minutes before returning to the smithy.
By then, the gems had been socketed.
Wu Shaozhen paid ten thousand gold coins, picked up Godslayer after Socketing Gem had been installed, and examined it.
Its overall appearance hadn't changed much. There were just two extra gems on the handle, which did make it look a little nicer.
Its stats had only gained the two gems' bonuses: hit rate +30% and attack penetration +30%.
The number of Socketing Gems a piece of equipment could hold depended on its quality, just like its bonus skills.
Equipment below Gold couldn't hold gems. Gold and Platinum could hold one, Diamond and Starshine two, Immortal Artifacts three, Sacred Artifacts four, and Divine Artifacts five.
That meant the Godslayer in Wu Shaozhen's hands could still hold three more gems.
Gems provided a tremendous boost to equipment, especially percentage-based gems like these.
After seeing Saint-tier stats, Wu Shaozhen had realized that, with normal stats, it was practically impossible for an ordinary player to solo a Saint-tier enemy. Never mind Saint-tier-even Immortal-tier was unlikely.
But equipment was the players' greatest advantage. Combined with Socketing Gems, it gave them a slim chance of standing against Immortal-tier and Saint-tier enemies.
After retrieving Godslayer, Wu Shaozhen was about to head back.
Just then, he suddenly received a private message. When he opened it, he saw that it was actually from Fate Begins...
Wu Shaozhen was a little puzzled. Why would that aloof fellow message him? Still, he opened it to take a look.
Fate Begins: "Dustseal, got a moment? Could we meet?"
Seeing Fate Begins' message left Wu Shaozhen even more puzzled. He replied, "Is something important going on? Something we need to discuss in person?"
Fate Begins: "Yes,