Epoch: A Berserker's Rise

Chapter 137: Water Dragon Set

Morbash looked at Thalia and said with a short bow "I am honored to meet you, Princess. I heard about your achievements in Alchemy! Truly wonderful!"

Thalia chuckled and said "I heard you aren't any less talented in Smithing than I am in Alchemy. When I heard Adam say he was coming here, I decided to come too. I hope I'm not intruding."

Morbash smiled politely and said "Of course not. Please sit."

Adam's face twitched when he heard Morbash's words. Not only was she an Imperial Princess, she was also an Alchemist as talented as Morbash? Truly heaven's daughter

Adam looked at Morbash and said "I got your things." As he said that he took out the Forger's Dream and the Fire Jar from his inventory.

Morbash's eyes widened as he looked at the two items. A couple seconds later, he said "You really are efficient aren't you? I hope you didn't take a low grade flame just to be quick"

However, Adam said "I took it from the area between Level 90 and Level 100 in Everburn Mont." Morbash once again looked at him in shock, before turning his eyes toward Thalia and saying "I guess if you had help"

But once again, his thoughts were disrupted as Thalia chuckled "He carried me through the dungeon. He fought alone."

In the end, Morbash shook his head and said "I guess Sovereigns are beings I can't understand Fine, I already listed the materials I will need to make your armor anyway. As per our deal, I will make it for free since you brought back the hammer. And with the power of the flame you brought back, I I'm confident I can forge it in a single try."

[Ding! B Quest 'Everburn Mont' completed!]

[Ding! SS 'Forger's Dream' completed!]

Adam noted the two notifications in his mind before asking "Good. What are those materials then? How many of them are there? How much do you need? And where can I find them?"

Facing Adam's multiple questions, Morbash replied "Slow down There are four main materials I need you to get. 50 Water Dragon Scales, 10 Dark Gold Iron Ores, 10 Blood Metal Ores and 20 Hell Tiger Ligaments. With them, I will forge you the one and only, Water Dragon Set."

[Ding! New Quest detected, 'Water Dragon Set'!]

Quest Detail: As long as you can collect the right materials, Morbash will definitely make you the armor you want.

Quest Level: 50

Quest Difficulty: SSS

Objective: Collect: 50 Water Dragon Scales, 10 Dark Gold Iron Ore, 10 Blood Metal Ore, 20 Hell Tiger Ligaments.

Reward: Water Dragon Set, +10 Levels, +500 AP

Adam was stunned when he saw the quest. This was the second SSS Rank Quest he got, of the same difficulty as his search for the Godslayer's Heart. It showed how difficult it would be to find those materials, even though he already had one of them. But the rewards were worth it at least.

He took out a large part of whatever Dark Gold Iron Ore he had left, since he had 12 left he was able to take all ten needed. He had collected a good amount of those ores in the mine he now owned a part of, but almost all of them had gone to Neith as snakes. She loved ores almost as much as meat.

Morbash was naturally surprised to see Adam take out some of the ores needed, but he quickly said "Good. For the remaining three materials, I will explain to you where to find them."

"First, the Water Dragon Scales. They are the easiest to find, but maybe the hardest to collect. You need to travel to the Dragon's Valleys and kill a Water Dragon there. Killing one of them should be enough for 50 scales. I don't think killing a dragon of your level should be too difficult for you, but beware as killing a dragon has consequences."

"Secondly, the Blood Metal Ore. This is trickier to get access to. To find this ore, you must find the Land of Eternal Night, home of the Vampires. They like their privacy so finding their land will hard. Once you have found their home, you should be able to find the ores without too much difficulty, I think"

"Finally, for the Hell Tiger Ligaments, you need to find a Hell Tiger. A Hell Tiger is a powerful monster, but it isn't as powerful as a dragon so it shouldn't be a problem either. This is the easiest material to find, alongside with the Dark Gold Iron Ore, all you need is to go near the Demon's Cult headquarters and you should be able to find plenty of Hell Tigers."

Adam sighed and said "Your armor set better be incredible for it to be so difficult to be made." Morbash grinned and said "It's not just incredible, it's going to be the best armor! I actually found a way to make it stronger than any other armor of the same level and rank. This armor is going to be 50% stronger than a normal Level 50 Extraordinary set, it can be considered a half step Unique quality."

Adam raised an eyebrow and asked "Half step Unique? First time I heard of this." Morbash shrugged and said "It doesn't surprise me, I don't know anyone else capable of doing it. Moreover, it isn't as good as sounds. Although the bonus it gives is strengthened by 50%, the requirements become many times harder. Actually, this would be considered a failure for many blacksmiths, as only someone who opened the 3rd Gate could wear this and actually benefit from it. That or a much higher leveled person."

Adam nodded, that made sense. This technique probably came with the inheritance Klint had found many years ago. Adam got up from his chair and said "I will be on my way then."

But as he was about to get out, Thalia abruptly got up and said "Can I come with you?" Adam looked at her strangely and asked "Why do you want to come? This is going to be incredibly dangerous."

Thalia rolled her eyes though and said "That's exactly why I came out, to actually live through something real, to go through an adventure that could actually kill me."

In the end, Adam shrugged and said "You can come if you want, but you better not slow me down By the way, can you erase the mark you put on me?"

Thalia chuckled happily "I already did. Thanks for accepting me in." As she said that, Adam received a couple of notifications, one was a friend request from Thalia, and the other was her trying to join his party. He accepted both and said "Morbash, Klint, take care of yourselves while I'm away."

The two nodded to him and Adam put on his Shadow Cloak. As the dark cloak appeared on his back, dark mist emerged from it and enshrouded Adam, quickly hiding all his features.

Thalia did the same, her tails disappeared from view and her features were hidden too. Together the two got out of the workshop.

Once out, Thalia felt like she needed to be a little useful at least, so she took the initiative to say "I know where the Demon Cult's HQ are."

Adam nodded, that was good. He intended to search for them, but it was more convenient if he could have a guide. Maybe he would actually benefit from letting that princess come with him.