Chapter 109: Sacred Sword Excalibur

Sun Fei and Prison Warden Oleg quickly arrived at the Back Mountain restricted area.

Luckily, the intruders from last night did not seem to know the entrance to the Underground Grotto Labyrinth, nor did they have a clear goal, only randomly searching the Back Mountain. Their encounters with Pierce and Drogba were brief—after a small clash, the intruders quickly retreated. It was a case of coming quickly and leaving quickly, so there were no casualties or other losses.

“That person wore black night clothes and a mask. The night was too dark, so I couldn’t see their face clearly…”

“They were very strong; we couldn’t even get within three meters of them…”

“That person didn’t want to get too involved and didn’t want to kill us. After a brief contact, they immediately withdrew…”

“It seemed like they were looking for something…”

Pierce and the others, with ashamed expressions, summarized what had happened the previous night. Sun Fei listened carefully and felt a little relieved in the end.

It was clear that the intruder, dressed in night clothes, was a very powerful individual. Even with over twenty experienced fighters like Pierce, they were no match for the intruder. However, the person in black did not seem intent on killing, only searching the Back Mountain briefly before leaving. Pierce and his companions chased after them, trying desperately to catch up, but ended up just following them around without gaining anything.

“I understand. Keep to your posts and step back for now.”

Sun Fei dismissed the guards and, taking only his big black dog Black Whirlwind, carefully examined the traces left by the intruder on the Back Mountain. However, he still found nothing in the end, and even Black Whirlwind’s keen sense of smell was of no use. Finally, man and dog stood on a hill in the Back Mountain, gazing into the distance. The cold wind of the late autumn morning bit into their faces, carrying withered yellow leaves that danced chaotically before their eyes. The golden morning sun painted the entire Shampoo City like a mythical golden castle…

It was a beautiful, peaceful, picturesque land.

It was also Sun Fei’s only home on the Azeroth Continent.

“Whoever dares to reach out toward Shampoo City, I will ruthlessly cut off their paws!”

Sun Fei clenched his fists and swore an oath in his heart.

The cold morning wind helped Sun Fei slowly calm down.

He soon realized that his previous thinking had fallen into a trap, allowing others to lead him by the nose. The real reason for his troubles was only one—lack of strength. Whether it was Sun Fei’s personal power or the strength of Shampoo City, both were still too weak. If Sun Fei had the power of a Sun-level Master, or if Shampoo City were a Ninth-Level Empire, who would dare to act so boldly within the city?

Therefore, for Sun Fei, the most important thing now was to increase his and the country’s strength.

Then, use fists to solve everything.

Once he understood this, Sun Fei felt his mind open up, his thoughts becoming clearer. With his mood lifted, he directly went to the stone hall of the Underground Grotto Labyrinth, had the guards wait outside, entered the World of Diablo, selected the Assassin Mode before the 3D holographic screen, and began practicing to level up the Assassin character.

It took about three hours for Sun Fei to complete the four quests: [Clear the Den of Evil], [Kill the Traitor Blood Raven], [Rescue Kane], and [Find the Magic Hammer]. He leveled the Assassin character to Level 10. During this process, Sun Fei obtained another female Mercenary named Yihana—a young, beautiful Rogue with long blue hair who mastered the electric skill Magic Arrow. As Sun Fei expected, like the Mercenaries obtained by other characters apart from the Barbarian Character, this girl named Yihana behaved stiffly, lacking her own intelligence and cognitive abilities, resembling a computer program with only set behavior.

“This is really strange; why is it that only the NPCs in the Rogue Encampment within the Barbarian Character’s space possess their own intelligence and seem like living, flesh-and-blood people? In contrast, the NPCs in the other six parallel spaces for Paladin, Sorceress, etc.—and even the map Lut Gholein in the Barbarian Character’s space—lack their own thoughts and intelligence?”

This doubt lingered in Sun Fei’s mind.

After completing the fourth quest in the Assassin Mode, he calculated the remaining time and decided not to continue leveling. Instead, he switched to the Barbarian Mode, followed Nun Auntie Acarra to learn potion-making skills for half an hour, and then found the beautiful blacksmith Charsi.

“Hey, beautiful blacksmith, how’s the armor I commissioned coming along?”

Charsi, busy at the anvil swinging her Magic Hammer, didn’t even have time to speak. She wiped the glistening sweat from her forehead and casually tossed over a golden helmet, continuing to hammer a breastplate with a clanging sound: “I knew you needed this armor urgently, so I worked all night. Unfortunately, I’ve only managed to finish one helmet so far…”

Sun Fei caught the helmet Charsi threw, thanked her, and examined it closely.

It was a golden helmet emitting a faint golden mist. Its design was not the common T-shaped knight helmet of the Azeroth Continent. It looked as if made entirely of gold, with two bullhorn-like yellow horns giving off an indescribable aura of dominance and ferocity. A row of shorter golden spikes on the top pointed toward the sky… This helmet held a strange magic; when you stared at it, it felt like you were seeing a sturdy bull, brandishing iron-hard horns, charging toward you.

Golden Bull Helmet!

“Perfect! Haha, absolutely perfect! Charsi, this is exactly the effect I had in mind. You’ve perfectly realized my design. In forging, you’re truly a unique genius!”

+20 Defense, comes with a Level 1 electric spell Charged Bolt attack.

These were the attributes of the Golden Bull Helmet.

Although it seemed a bit shabby compared to the helmet Sun Fei was currently using, its additional effects were definitely not low. Moreover, this was just Charsi’s practice work. Currently, she could only use Chipped Gems to forge magic weapons. Once her forging skills advanced to a higher level and she could use higher-grade gems, she would be able to create helmets and armor with stronger attributes as Sun Fei desired. Sun Fei believed that one day, this talented female blacksmith would forge the twelve most perfect Gold Cloth sets he envisioned.

With less than half an hour left, before leaving the Diablo World, Sun Fei spent some time at Charsi’s forge, having her reforge the blue magic sword she had previously made.

The reforged magic sword turned into a golden longsword with a simple, ancient design. It had no carvings, featuring parallel edges, a long sharp tip, a relatively wide and thick blade, a hilt that allowed a two-handed grip, a guard shaped like an eagle about to take flight, and an octagonal pommel… Under the influence of gems and magic, the entire sword exuded a peculiar charm, as though it could cut through any substance.

+20 Attack, comes with +20% Attack Accuracy.

These were the unique attributes of this golden sword.

Sun Fei stroked the blade, feeling a biting cold from his fingertips: “From now on, this sword shall be called Excalibur!”

Sacred Sword Excalibur was the ultimate move of Asura, one of the Twelve Gold Saints in his past life. It was said to be capable of cutting through any substance in the world, indestructible, bathed in the light of the sun and moon, capable of splitting heaven and earth—an invincible sword that even gods feared.

Sun Fei hoped that this sword could be continuously upgraded until one day it reached the sharpness of the Sacred Sword.

After finishing this, the daily time limit for the Diablo World had been reached. Before exiting the Diablo World, Sun Fei contacted the mysterious, cold voice in his mind. He intended to try exchanging the Golden Bull Helmet and Excalibur into the real world.

This was not Sun Fei’s first time attempting to exchange equipment.

In previous attempts, aside from various potions and gems, scrolls and weapons could not be exchanged. The mysterious cold voice always gave the answer: ‘Level insufficient, unable to exchange relevant items.’ However, considering the Golden Bull Helmet and Excalibur were new items he designed and had Charsi forge, not generated within the game, he still wanted to try.

“…Golden Bull Helmet, exchange success rate 100%, exchange value 10,000 Gold Coins. Magic Sword Excalibur, exchange success rate 100%, exchange value 10,000 Gold Coins! Please confirm if you wish to exchange?”

The mysterious cold voice provided an answer that delighted Sun Fei beyond measure.

It was actually a 100% exchange success rate, which was almost unbelievable.

“Confirm exchange!”

“Calculating exchange… Exchange successful, young warrior Sun Fei. You have activated Bestowal, one of the Three Divine Skills, allowing the Golden Bull Helmet and Magic Sword Excalibur to be bestowed upon others without restrictions.”

Sun Fei was ecstatic.

……

In the Underground Grotto Labyrinth beneath the Back Mountain of Shampoo City.

Sun Fei exited the Diablo World and returned to the stone hall.

After thinking for a moment, he waved his hand, and with a soft humming sound, a large sky-blue Portal appeared in the hall. The well-endowed female blacksmith Charsi stepped out from it.

“I’ve found you some helpers.” Smiling, Sun Fei pointed toward the blacksmiths Samuel and The Rock, who were sweating as they forged in the rocky cavern outside the hall. He said to the female blacksmith, “With helpers, your forging speed might be faster… Oh, and if possible, please give those boys some guidance—their forging skills are still far from adequate. It would be even better if you could take them on as apprentices!”

Sun Fei, like a suspicious uncle, was tempting Charsi, hoping she might give Shampoo City’s blacksmiths a chance to learn her advanced forging techniques.