CHAPTER 48: CHAPTER 48: I GET 80 PERCENT?

Mr. Zhou carefully reviewed the Morsun Steel Forging Method and Galan Steel Forging Method in the ’books’ section of his game panel.

Then he leaned over next to Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching and said, "According to what these two books say, this Morsun Steel and Galan Steel are special metals that can be used for enchantment."

"I feel like it won’t be long before we can forge them."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching nodded slightly, "I didn’t expect it to be so simple, except gathering those magic materials will take some time."

"And the magic materials needed in both of these books come with illustrations. I have an impression of where they are."

Mr. Zhou nodded lightly, "Yeah, I remember too. Let’s gather the other players for a meeting, shall we?"

"I think this team task isn’t really that important. What’s important is that we have mastered the craft of enchanted equipment, and the equipment enchantment system is officially open."

Mr. Zhou quickly gathered all the players around.

He glanced around at the players’ expressions, then said, "Brothers, I’m sure you’ve all noticed that this team task itself isn’t really important. What’s important is the equipment enchantment system."

"The core is equipment and enchantment."

"And up until now, I’m sure everyone has noticed that to pursue realism, this game relies entirely on us to craft equipment."

"Regarding this point, I actually have no objections. After all, we’ve even managed to make steel."

"Next, crafting equipment for ourselves is really no big deal."

"However, since we’re going to craft equipment, it surely has to be Morsun Steel or Galan Steel equipment that can be enchanted."

"Both Morsun Steel and Galan Steel require quite a bit of magic materials."

"If every one of us gathers the needed magic materials and then forges the required Morsun Steel or Galan Steel by ourselves, and then uses it to create the equipment we want, this would undoubtedly be troublesome."

"Moreover, you’re probably not that confident in your forging skills, right? If the equipment you painstakingly forged ends up being very ugly, wouldn’t you be very upset?"

Upon hearing Mr. Zhou say this, many players nodded in agreement. After all, many among them really weren’t skilled at intricate work.

Seeing this, Mr. Zhou smiled, "Here’s what I think. Over these days, I consider myself to have some talent in refining."

"I think I can step in to help everyone craft the desired equipment, but this won’t be free."

"For every desired piece of equipment I help craft, everyone will need to give me an extra batch of magic materials needed to make Morsun Steel or Galan Steel. How does that sound to everyone?"

Immediately, a player responded, "I think there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s quite fair. But there’s one question: Can you really help us craft the equipment we want?"

Mr. Zhou glanced at the player and then replied, "Alright then, to prevent any doubts, let’s have everyone make reservations first."

"At that time, I’ll use the extra materials everyone gives me to first make a set of equipment for myself as a sample to show everyone."

"If everyone thinks it’s suitable, I’ll continue crafting for everyone. If not, I can return all the reserved magic materials to you."

"How do you all feel about that?"

"Oh, and my drawing skills, I’m sure everyone is aware of. I can fully draw out the equipment you imagine and then craft it based on the sketches."

After hearing Mr. Zhou’s words, the players present finally felt interested.

So many players made reservations with Mr. Zhou first.

After making the reservations, they went off to gather magic materials.

According to what Mr. Zhou said, they must hand over the magic materials first, and then Mr. Zhou will draw the equipment sketches as per their imagination for the refined reservation.

For now, they’re just leaving their names for a rough reservation.

Soon, only Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching was left next to Mr. Zhou.

"Xiao Zhou, is this plan of yours reliable?"

Hearing Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching’s doubts, Mr. Zhou shrugged slightly, "Gathering these magic materials takes quite some time, and time is money."

"And now I’ve monopolized the crafting of everyone’s equipment. Once they get used to me, it won’t be easy for anyone else to compete."

"Plus, with the accumulation of experience, the equipment I craft will definitely become more and more attractive, and then the monopoly power will grow stronger."

"Even if we can’t monopolize the mid-to-low-tier equipment market in the future, at least we can dominate the upper market, taking a high-end route."

"Soon, wealthy players will all prefer to have me craft their equipment. Once the trading system opens, that’ll be a massive income."

"Mr. Qian, being dual-class isn’t easy for us. In the future, we’ll definitely need a variety of resources much more than those single-class ones. We must plan early."

"It’s no big deal to work harder now. It’s all part of planning for the future."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching didn’t quite know what to say, so he simply said, "I’ll be your assistant, and you give me a share?"

Mr. Zhou laughed heartily and put his arm around Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching, "Of course, with our relationship, who are we to each other? You assist me, and we’ll split eighty-twenty."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching pointed at himself, "Eighty for me?"

Mr. Zhou’s smile froze, "Don’t joke."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching held out a finger, "How about sixty-forty? You can rely on me for the tough tasks, and my crafting skills aren’t shabby either. Don’t forget I studied orthopedics, so there’s plenty of ways I can help you."

"Also, this way, you’ll have one less competitor in the future."

Mr. Zhou was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth, "Alright, for the sake of us being the only two Mages needing frequent exchanges, I’ll take a bit of a loss."

"Let’s go. We should start preparing now."

Fang Ka watched this scene from afar, unsure of what to say.

He could almost predict certain developments in the future.

However, this wasn’t bad for him.

In fact, it might even promote the economic system among players to some extent. There’s no need for him to intervene, as long as he manages the overall regulation in the future.

Next, he planned to practice magic from other elements, increasing affinities, to prepare for enchanting other players’ equipment.

Once those players have their enchanted equipment, the next step is to explore the Water Element Magic Array.