The Peerless Ring

Jaxon found a Golden Rat Coat: Silver Grade.

Attributes: Defense +30, Strength +10, Constitution +10.

The Golden Rat King had dropped this piece of equipment, and Jaxon was overjoyed to find that it was a Silver Grade item. He quickly put it on.

"Grandpa Sun, I'm back. I've brought back the ore you wanted," Jaxon said as he returned to the village and went straight to Blacksmith Sun.

"Really? Let me see," Blacksmith Sun took the ore from Jaxon's hands and said with delight, "My blacksmith shop hasn't had a fire for a long time because of the lack of ore. Now I finally have something to work on."

Although the ore Jaxon brought back had quite a few impurities, Blacksmith Sun was satisfied since he had been short of ore for a long time.

"Grandpa Sun, I have something to tell you," Jaxon hesitated for a moment and then spoke up.

"What is it?" Blacksmith Sun, who was busy examining the ore, replied without looking up.

"It's about the mine. It has collapsed," Jaxon said.

"What? The mine has collapsed?" Blacksmith Sun looked up at Jaxon in shock, "I just heard a loud noise and was wondering what it was. I didn't expect it to be the mine. That mine has been around for decades and was already hollow inside, so it's not surprising that it collapsed. But without that mine, where will I get ore in the future?"

Just as Jaxon had expected, Blacksmith Sun didn't suspect the reason for the mine's collapse but was worried about not having ore anymore.

As a blacksmith, without ore, he couldn't make anything.

"Grandpa Sun, I'll bring you any ore I find in the future," Jaxon said. He felt a bit guilty about the mine's collapse, thinking he might have had something to do with it.

"The mountains are owned by the government, and ordinary people are not allowed to mine casually. The mine in front of the village was ignored by the government because it was a poor mine and far from the county town. Other places are not so easy to mine," Blacksmith Sun said with a gloomy expression.

"What if I come across a mine in some remote forest? The government probably can't control those places, right?" Jaxon said.

"Mines are not that easy to find," Blacksmith Sun smiled and said, "However, I'm glad you have this intention. So, are you interested in learning blacksmithing? If you are, I can teach you."

Jaxon knew this was the reward for the task. Plus, his attitude had pleased Blacksmith Sun, so without him even asking, Blacksmith Sun offered to teach him blacksmithing.

"Of course, I'm interested. I was actually thinking about how to ask you to teach me," Jaxon quickly replied.

Skills like alchemy and blacksmithing are very important in the game. They can save a lot of money and trouble.

"Since you're interested, I'll teach you," Blacksmith Sun said.

"Congratulations, you have received the instruction of Master Blacksmith Sun Yulin and learned blacksmithing, which has been upgraded to an advanced level."

Another master-level skill!

Jaxon was now somewhat used to master-level skills. Everyone he had encountered who taught him skills seemed to be at the master level. This made Jaxon doubt the information he had obtained before: Is the master level really as rare as he had heard? How come everyone he met seemed to be a master?

Jaxon also remembered what the village head had said before: The villagers were all top-notch in their respective fields.

"Could it be true? If the villagers are all masters, then the village head himself should be even higher, right?" Jaxon thought to himself.

After teaching Jaxon the blacksmithing skill, Blacksmith Sun did not let him leave immediately but had him observe the blacksmithing process. Jaxon did not refuse. Observing the process on-site would definitely increase his experience. Although as a "player," he could directly learn the blacksmithing skill and even upgrade it to an advanced level, the hands-on teaching from his master was still very useful.

The blacksmithing process was not too complicated but was very time-consuming. Jaxon spent half a day in the blacksmith shop.

Although it took half a day, Jaxon felt it was worth it. Through this half-day of observation and Blacksmith Sun's explanations, he gained a better understanding of blacksmithing. Combining this with the theoretical knowledge in his mind, Jaxon believed that he could probably start blacksmithing on his own if he had the equipment and materials. After all, he now had an advanced blacksmithing skill.

It was only when Jaxon was about to leave that he remembered he had the teeth and claws of ordinary golden-haired rats and the Golden Rat King in his backpack. According to the village head, Blacksmith Sun was interested in acquiring these items.

"Master, do you want to buy these?" Jaxon took out the items from his backpack.

When Blacksmith Sun saw the teeth and claws of the ordinary golden-haired rats, he didn't react much, but his eyes lit up when he saw the teeth and claws of the Golden Rat King.

"Where did you get these?" Blacksmith Sun asked Jaxon while examining the teeth and claws of the Golden Rat King.

If it were before, it wouldn't have been very difficult for BlacksmithSun to obtain precious forging materials. The teeth and claws of the Golden Rat King were not extremely rare, but after living here for a long time, Blacksmith Sun rarely encountered valuable materials, so he was still quite interested in them.

"I got these from the mine. There were many golden-haired rats and a Golden Rat King there. I killed them and obtained these," Jaxon said.

"Hmm," Blacksmith Sun nodded. He had been to the mine before and knew about the existence of the golden-haired rats. He didn't expect that Jaxon would not only kill the golden-haired rats but also the Golden Rat King.

"I'll take all of these. How about fifty gold coins?" Blacksmith Sun said, "Mainly because the teeth and claws of the Golden Rat King are quite good. The others are just average."

"Sure, no problem," Jaxon quickly agreed.

At the same time, Jaxon cursed the merchant again in his heart, but not Blacksmith Sun. He was cursing the shopkeeper of the general store. A whole corpse of a Striped Fierce Tiger was only worth two gold coins, which was a huge difference compared to the price of the Golden Rat King's items.

Of course, the price Blacksmith Sun offered also had the intention of taking care of Jaxon. After all, Jaxon was now his apprentice, and he couldn't be too stingy.

With fifty gold coins in hand, Jaxon left the blacksmith shop contentedly and then went straight to the tailor's shop. The owner here was a young girl, and she was the only person in the village who could make armor.

Jaxon sold the furs in his backpack to her and received thirty gold coins. He also managed to learn sewing from her, just as he had expected. And as expected, this young girl named Lily was also a master, a young master, and her sewing skill also reached an advanced level.