Sunday, December 4th, 10 a.m.

It has been a full four weeks since the game was launched, and today, betting on the expectations of all players, Xia Qianshi and others will face the boss battle of the first layer.

Although the start time of the strategy meeting was set for 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the three of Xia Qianshi, who had breakfast at 10 o'clock in the morning, went out.

First, they went to the blacksmith shop in the village.

As the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and before facing the boss, you must strengthen the equipment.

"You strengthen it, I don't need it." Kirito said.

Each piece of equipment in "SAO" has an upper limit on the number of enhancements, and the more advanced the equipment, the higher the upper limit of the number of times, for example, Kirito's Anneal Blade is the best one-handed straight sword on the first layer, and the upper limit of the number of enhancements is 8 times, whether these 8 times succeed or fail, if you want to carry out the 9th strengthening, then this sword will be 100% broken due to the failure of strengthening.

Kirito's Anneal Blade is already +6, and he will never rush to strengthen it until he collects materials that can increase the success rate of enhancement to more than 90%.

So only Xia Qianshi and Asuna strengthened it.

Although the two of them have been upgrading with cheap weapons from the store, players like them who have been fighting on the front lines must have them in stock.

Asuna's real sword is a rapier with a dark green hilt, and the name of the sword is 'Wind Fleuret' (in fact, Kirito's Anneal Blade can be translated as the Sword of Fortitude, but it always feels low...... ）

The upper limit of the number of enhancements of the Swift Sword is 6, and the first four times were successful, but the fifth time failed, and Asuna was so scared that she didn't dare to continue to strengthen it.

The quality of Xia Qianshi's one-handed straight sword is similar to that of the Swift Wind Sword, but what puzzled both Asuna and Kiritto was that after strengthening the one-handed straight sword, he actually strengthened the shield and the big sword.

Asuna's curiosity was itching, but because of last night's incident, she was still in a cold war with Xia Qianshi, so she naturally couldn't pull her head to ask at this time.

As for Kirito, he knows that everyone in the game has their own privacy, so naturally he won't ask.

After reinforcing their equipment, the three of them went to a nearby restaurant to prepare for dinner, and were about to push the door open when a muffled voice came from inside the door.

"If this guy is a forger with combat skills, I have a super cool way to make money."

"When you reach 50 primary weapon proficiency, you can learn a skill called 'Quick Switch'......"

"When striking a weapon, you only need to use the dazzling sparks that are activated when the weapon collides with the hammer as an obstacle, and you can take the opportunity to replace the best weapon that the opponent uses to strengthen with an end weapon that reaches the maximum number of enhancements."

"Then ...... 'bang', and the fake weapon will be 100% shattered!"

"Although you will definitely be questioned, as long as you pretend to be pitiful and apologize, I believe that the other party will not embarrass you too much...... But in this way, you will be able to obtain a high-enhancement weapon of the highest quality......"

"Squeak-"

In the sound of the old wooden door, Xia Qianshi pushed the door and walked in.

Glancing at Xia Qianshi and the three of them, the middle-aged man wearing a full-coverage cloak similar to a black cloak pressed the hat on his head, turned his head to another cowardly-looking young man and said, "I have already taught you the method, then I will leave first." ”

After speaking, the man in the cloak stood up, and when he was about to pass by Xia Qianshi at the door, a one-handed straight sword crossed his neck-

"Uncle, could you please put your hood down and let me see your honor?" Xia Qianshi, who was holding a one-handed straight sword, asked in a lazy tone.

“…… Kids, it seems that you are not familiar with the rules of this game...... In the safe zone, no matter how sharp your sword is, what can you do to me? ”

The cloaked man reached out and pressed his hand against the straight one-handed sword - as he said, the sharp blade touched his palm and had no effect.

In a safe area, the player cannot inflict any damage on the player, which is an ironclad rule in the game.

But......

Xia Qianshi twisted the blade of the sword, and the sword body slapped on the cloaked man's body with strong wind, although it still did not cause any damage to him, but the huge impact still knocked him out and fell to the street in embarrassment.

"Jie Ji ......"

The man in the cloak who stood up from the ground was not angry, on the contrary, his laughter was full of joy, "You can shoot at the player so decisively, boy, I'm starting to be interested in you......"

This time the conflict attracted many players to come over, and the players on the street gathered more and more, Xia Qianshi naturally couldn't make any more moves, and the man in the cloak took one last look at him, and his back was treacherously mixed in the crowd and left......

"What a disgusting guy." Asuna frowned in disgust.

Kirito breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, we happened to hear their conversation, otherwise I don't know how many people would be harmed if they really let them carry it out." ”

As he spoke, he walked into the restaurant, and the man in the cloak had a conversation just now with a team of six people...... No, one of the cowardly-looking teenagers, to be exact.

Kirito walked up to him and said, "No matter what kind of hardship you have, but since it's a harmful thing, I hope you don't do it...... This is not only for the sake of others, but also for your own sake, after all, once this kind of thing is exposed, your end will be miserable...... It will even be sentenced to death by the players en masse! ”

"No, it's not going to be that simple......"

Just when everyone's faces were solemn because of the word 'capital punishment', Xia Qianshi, who walked in and sat at another table, said so.

"I haven't said you yet! Why did you suddenly go crazy and attack the player, if someone who doesn't know you sees it, it will definitely misunderstand you! ”

Xia Qianshi glanced at Asuna, who was nervous, and said with a smile: "Then in your eyes, what kind of person am I?" ”

"I ......" Asuna suddenly felt a little hot on her face, so much so that she couldn't spit out a word for the rest of her words.

"Well, that's not the point." Xia Qianshi waved his hand and said, "Don't you think this matter is strange? ”

"What's so strange?" Asuna was immediately distracted.

"If it's such a way to make money, why should he teach it to others and not do it himself?"

"It's easy to explain."

Kirito said, "Although this kind of fraud can accumulate money quickly, if it is discovered, the consequences are very serious...... If you think about it a little deeper, if someone has to choose an inferior weapon to fight because of a failed weapon enhancement, they are likely to die because of it...... At this time, if the identity of the scammer is revealed, the angry players will probably also be sentenced to death...... So, the person just now definitely won't do it himself. ”

"Then why did he teach this method to others?"

Xia Qianshi's question made Kirito stunned, but Asuna plucked up the courage and said, "Could it be ...... Is he the kind of madman who takes pleasure in killing people in reality? ”

"I wish it was that simple."

Xia Qianshi said: "Although the 8,000 players in "SAO" are living under tremendous pressure, everyone is trying to restrain themselves, and such incidents as PK have never happened...... But what if one day, the players kill another player with their own hands? ”

Kirito swallowed hard, "...... Even if that player is the most heinous person, 'the player kills the player' will become a fait accompli, and the psychological burden of killing people in Ayn Grant will be much less......"

"Yes, that's probably what he's really trying to do—to open that forbidden door and spread death in the game—"

At this moment when the boss is about to be attacked, because of Xia Qianshi's words, Kirito and Asuna's hearts are filled with a huge haze.