Chapter 23 Enchantment
Compared to the comprehensive enhancement of Homogeneous Strengthening Art, the Enchantment Art appeared somewhat different.
According to the explanation of this skill on the parchment, the Enchantment Art did not require something homogeneous with the enchanted item; it required enchanting materials. These materials were quite extensive. Apart from the most common being certain materials from mutant flora and fauna and monsters, they could also be potions made by alchemists.
Furthermore, it was worth noting that the materials used in enchantment determined the attributes of the enchanted equipment. For example, if one used a material that could increase the fire attribute to enchant a dagger, then this dagger would only exhibit the fire attribute, not any other.
Also, the appearance of attributes on equipment after enchantment was directly related to the quality of the materials used, which was one of the most important factors affecting the enchantment effect, along with the level of the artisan.
Regarding enchantment, there were still many explanations on the parchment that William had already memorized.
William carried two pieces of mutant tree bark peeled from the mutant willow tree, which were also materials. He tried to use them, and unexpectedly, it worked. However, the hint he received in his mind was based on the aptitude of the white-grade machete, so currently, only one attribute could be enchanted.
After paying the cost of four first-level magic crystals, the two pieces of mutant tree bark turned into a brown liquid in front of William, slowly merging into the machete.
This magical scene surprised William. The intense gaming sensation was many times stronger than in his previous life.
Although William had only been reborn for half a day, his understanding of the apocalypse was different from his previous life. He increasingly felt a sense of being toyed with by others, so his desire to unravel the mystery grew stronger.
After enchantment, the machete gained an additional attribute, which only appeared in the mind of William, the artisan.
"Toughness +2."
It seemed that the post-enchantment attributes were indeed related to the material attributes. The mutant tree bark was very sturdy, hence increasing the machete's toughness.
Swinging the sleek machete a few times, William was quite satisfied. Although he couldn't quantify the value he saw, he could feel that the machete had significantly improved in terms of weight, sharpness, and toughness, naturally doubling its power.
William even had a feeling that if he had this weapon when he encountered the Second-Level Zombie Iron Arm earlier, he wouldn't have needed a gun at all. With just this, he could have dealt with it, perhaps even severing the iron arm that the mutant zombie was so proud of!
William suddenly remembered that according to the parchment, that iron arm seemed to be a material, a decent second-level material! It looked like he needed to go back and collect that thing.
After experimenting with enchantment, William looked at the other three professional skills and found that he couldn't use them yet, at least not for now.
The Gathering and Refining skill was used when collecting materials, increasing the efficiency and success rate of material collection. Embedding Art allowed the embedding of a gem on a weapon to increase its power, but William didn't pay much attention to those gems in his previous life. They seemed to be produced in the Roulette and Deathlands, and he had seen them in the trading market before, not knowing their purpose. He even mocked the prices of those gems back then. Now, he realized that he was not well-informed.
The last skill, Blacksmithing, was the core skill of an artisan. By using this skill, various raw materials could be fused together to create a variety of items. Of course, there were conditions and restrictions to manufacture equipment and weapons.
Firstly, one needed blueprints or recipes to manufacture corresponding items. Only when following the blueprints and recipes, could one create the corresponding items. Unless one reached the master level, which allowed one to be able to design blueprints oneself and create works with personal marks.
Secondly, using Blacksmithing did not require any tools or conditions like fire, but it did require the expenditure of magic crystals. The higher the level of the equipment, the more magic crystals were needed.
Lastly, Blacksmithing required a lot of mental power to be consumed, not just obtaining the blueprint for high-level equipment and the required materials, along with enough magic crystals. One also needed a corresponding total amount of mental power. This eliminated the possibility of cheating.
Imagine if someone became an artisan but was only at a low level. However, someone helped them obtain blueprints for top-tier equipment and provided enough magic crystals. Then, wouldn't an apprentice blacksmithing be able to create epic or even legendary items? No one would be willing to upgrade their blacksmith level; they would just wait to be helped. Therefore, the requirement for mental power directly eliminated this cheating behavior.
William sighed, thinking, 'The profession of an Honorable Artisan is indeed powerful, but it has too many restrictions. It seems that advancing in this profession is a very difficult task.'
Having gained a preliminary understanding of the Honorable Artisan profession, William now focused his attention on the remaining golden metal area of the Tricolor Roulette. He wondered what kind of profession this would be.
William began to invest magic crystals in the Tricolor Roulette, which was now already a bicolor one.
The previous spin had already consumed a lot of his magic crystals, but he thought the remaining ones should be enough.
However, it seemed that William was too optimistic. After he had used up all his First-level Magic Crystals, the roulette still did not show any signs of turning.
With no other choice, William gritted his teeth and stuffed the obtained Second-Level Magic Crystal in!
Fortunately, the energy contained in the Second-Level Magic Crystal was much larger than that of the First-level Magic Crystal. When this crystal was inserted, the roulette finally began to spin.
The result was unsurprising; William held the second occupational certificate in his hand.
With one experience under his belt, William was much calmer this time. Calmly opening the certificate that was gleaming yellow light, he saw a line of text inside: [Congratulations, you have obtained the occupation, Gardener.]
William cursed inwardly, 'Fuck!
'Another auxiliary occupation? And it's a gardener?
'In my previous life, I had two main occupations without any auxiliary occupations. Now, I draw two auxiliary occupations in a row! Is it to make up for my regrets from my previous life? This is absurd!'
Looking at the green occupational badge and the exquisitely patterned parchment in his hand, William felt like crying.
Fortunately, William was still seasoned enough, so he patiently opened the oath parchment. He wanted to see what exactly the gardener occupation was in the apocalypse.
Unfolding the parchment, he read line by line. As he did so, his expression went from surprise to immense joy.
This occupation of Gardener was not bad at all!
