Heroes' Prison

Chapter 137 Ye Lan

The Heart of the Sand Thief King was Huang Yi’s greatest loot this trip. The items dropped by the Ice General, no matter how precious, were ultimately just that of a level 60 BOSS. But the heart of the Sand Thief King was something from another realm, so much so that the Sand Thief King himself commanded General Guifu Heilang to abandon the easily-conquered Dragon City and instead go after him! It was imaginable how important this heart was in his eyes!

The next moment, Huang Yi opened the golden box and looked inside.

Inside the box lay a black heart, rhythmically beating. Huang Yi, holding the box, could distinctly feel its pulsing strength, quivering as if it were a living life.

With every beat, the heart erupted in a burst of white frost, which rapidly decreased the surrounding temperature. The dew on the flowers in the garden instantly turned to ice.

Actually, ever since Huang Yi had subdued the heart, its cold air had been firmly suppressed. But even so, the escaping breath still possessed such intense power. If the suppression of this heart were removed, then it was estimated that the entire Hedun City would freeze over, turning into a city of ice.

Huang Yi checked the information of the Heart of the Sand Thief King.

[Heart of the Sand Thief King](Special Item)

A heart possessing Extreme Cold Power, which requires Extreme Heat Power to remove and leave behind the pure essence of life.

Very little information was displayed as the heart was still a secret item and it was unknown what function it had. It was not usable for now, but after using Extreme Heat Power to dispel it, more information would become available.

Huang Yi stored it in his storage ring for the time being.

Afterwards, he stood up, ready to leave the place.

He turned to look at the garden and suddenly noticed it resembled the garden in Thornbush City. Out of habit, he glanced in a certain direction, but there were no residential buildings there and no window casting silhouettes.

He shook his head slightly and left the place.

Sometimes, just one look is all it takes to never forget someone’s face.

Leaving the garden, he began to stroll around Hedun City.

It was late night by this time, with Hedun City’s lights all lit up, the night market bustling and lively, just like Thornbush City: the streets thronged with people, talking and laughing.

Deep into the night was always a peak period for logging into The Second World. Students have classes during the day, and adults have work, with each profession busy with their own jobs. At night, it was essentially everyone’s time to rest, and entering The Second World in consciousness was also a way to rest the body. Therefore, the night was a peak time for logging on, especially in the Eastern Hemisphere because its population was more than six times that of the Western Hemisphere, and Rose Prison was also on the Pacific Ocean in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Wandering on, Huang Yi arrived in front of a large blacksmith shop and suddenly stopped, remembering something.

Right now, the blacksmith shop was teeming with life, filled with the clanging of hammers, and blacksmiths, bare to the waist, showed off their muscular arms as they forged iron by the glowing red furnaces.

An attendant in the blacksmith shop saw Huang Yi pause at the door and came to greet him, asking politely, "Good evening, sir. How may I help you?"

"I want to smelt two weapons. Do you have a high-level forging master here?" Huang Yi asked.

"Of course! We are one of the top blacksmith shops in Hedun City, and our Chief Forging Master, Ye Lan, is the number one blacksmith in Hedun City. As long as you have the materials and can afford the service fee, he can help you smelt any equipment below Legendary!" the receptionist replied immediately, with a hint of pride in his voice.

"Then take me to see him," Huang Yi said.

"But he rarely handles things personally nowadays. Other blacksmiths can deal with general equipment," the receptionist said with a slight difficulty.

"The equipment I have can’t be handled by others; only he can deal with it."

The receptionist was slightly startled, then asked, "What equipment? Could it be the prestigious Purple Martial?"

"No!" Huang Yi shook his head, "It’s an Orange Weapon."

"Ah!" The receptionist gasped, covered her mouth with her hand, and after a long pause, finally nodded, "Alright! I will take you to him right away!" She then started to lead the way with slightly disheveled steps.

The receptionist led Huang Yi to a forge room on the third floor of the blacksmith shop. It was much quieter here, with no one making noise, and the forge room was extremely complex, filled with many tools whose names one couldn’t even recall, let alone their use.

In this forge room, there was only one unkempt-looking young man who seemed like he hadn’t washed his hair in days. He was filthy, covered in black grime. At the moment, he was engrossed in studying a book, fully absorbed in his own world.

"Mr. Ye Lan!" the receptionist called out.

The dirty young man jerked in shock, taken aback. He looked up at the receptionist, and his demeanor suddenly grew cold, "Didn’t I say that without my orders, no one is allowed in?"

The receptionist’s face turned red, and she quickly explained, "But this customer said that he wants you to smelt an Orange Weapon! This has never happened in our blacksmith shop before, so I dared to come looking for you."

"What? An Orange Weapon?" The young man called Ye Lan immediately stood up, staring at Huang Yi in disbelief, "Do you really have an Orange Weapon?"

"You’ll have it after you smelt it for me," Huang Yi said and produced the Barbaric Hammer and Split Hammer from his storage ring!

These two weapons, Barbaric Hammer and Split Hammer, originated from the same source and could be smelted into a Level 50 Orange Weapon! Huang Yi had reached Level 43, and with the Overlord’s Contract Jewelry Set, he was able to equip items one level ahead, meeting the requirement to wield level 51 equipment!

Seeing those two weapons, Ye Lan’s eyes lit up instantly. He rushed over and began caressing the hammers as if he were touching a beautiful woman’s body.

"These weapons, just by their appearance, are already top-notch. Their craftsmanship is so exquisite, they must be the work of a master blacksmith. Each is a tremendously powerful weapon. Are you sure you want to smelt them?" Ye Lan confirmed once more.

"Yes! It all depends on your ability!" Huang Yi nodded.

"No problem!" Ye Lan grinned confidently, immediately producing a business card from his storage ring and handing it to Huang Yi, "My name is Ye Lan. In The Second World’s player blacksmith rankings, I’m ranked 157th. No other blacksmith in Hedun City can match me!"

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