That was how things worked in the world. Often, when you thought you had profited, you had actually lost even the shirt off your back. But sometimes, when you thought you had lost out, the outcome proved surprising.
Dick was caught up in just such an unexpected delight. Every time he noticed the dazzling orange blueprint newly added to his smithing interface, he could not suppress the smile that crept onto his lips.
"Sulfuras, Hammer of Ragnaros" was the initial form of the rare orange weapon "Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros." That was the blueprint Thaurissan had given Dick, but after Dick studied it carefully, the complete forging blueprint for the Hand of Ragnaros had actually appeared among his smithing blueprints as well.
That meant that as long as he could defeat the Firelord's avatar and obtain the Eye of Sulfuras, Dick could forge a legendary weapon! This was an unexpected windfall!
In truth, it was hard to say whether artifacts or legendary weapons were better. Artifacts were prized for their capacity to grow, while the overwhelming special effects of legendary weapons made them difficult to give up. The moment this blueprint appeared, Anveena sensed a threat as well. She kept throwing loud little tantrums inside the Paladin's head, repeatedly making Dick promise he would not abandon the Fire of Justice.
Well, this feeling of "a harem competing for favor" left Dick rather pleased with himself. Competition led to improvement, after all!
Of course, the blueprint Thaurissan had produced also revealed another secret to Dick. In the game, the blueprint for Sulfuras, Hammer of Ragnaros could only be purchased from the Thorium Brotherhood, an organization dedicated to resisting the Firelord's merciless enslavement of the Dark Iron Dwarves. At first, Dick had thought this resistance organization had been founded by Dark Iron