"Can you give me the Cheniv's test piece?"

"Yes."

Zei opens the inventory, takes out "Cheniv's Experiment", and gives it to Argo.

Argo thanked him gratefully, and then asked tentatively, "Will Ze Yijun go to the labyrinth area?"

"Well, I'm going to go to the maze area to upgrade my level after strengthening my weapons, so that I can show my skills in future boss raids."

"In that case......"

Argo said as he swiped out the SAO menu with his right hand, then swiped his finger on it to switch to the subpage and enter the MapData interface, copying all the materials to the parchment prop.

Then he picked up the small materialized scroll and threw it into Zeyi's hand.

"That's your payment."

"What is this?"

Looking at Zeyi, who was puzzled, Argo said: "This is the map information of the labyrinth area, and for you who have stepped into it for the first time, it is an item as valuable as life."

Indeed, most players will keep the information they know strictly and will never give it to strangers easily. Especially when the game becomes a game of death, the amount of resources directly affects their own strength and security, and players are more reluctant to share information.

Even if you spend a lot of money on the map, there will be areas that have not yet been indicated.

And Zeyi looked at the endless and completely discovered map of the labyrinth area on the scroll, and naturally sensed the preciousness of Argo's reward.

"You're a good intelligence merchant."

"Of course."

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After getting his hands on Chenif's test item, Argo hurried out of the town, not knowing where the merchant had gone to find valuable information.

Instead, Zeyi went to a blacksmith shop on the northeast side of the town to reinforce the equipment she had just acquired.

After walking for 15 minutes, he finally arrived at the location of Regg, known as the most skilled smith in the town.

Like the rest of the town's buildings, this blacksmith shop presents a unique Gothic architectural style in the West, with sharp forms and towering walls, giving people an ethereal mood.

As soon as he entered, a hot breath came to his face, making him sweat hot.

The interior layout is very simple, and the small room of only more than 30 square meters is as wide as more than 50 square meters.

The guy inside wearing chain mail and clenching his hands out of nervousness looked like a scimitar.

Opposite him was a fat and strong man, with arms thicker than Kawasaki's thighs, and completely crushed Kawasaki, who was only 1.7 meters tall. If he wasn't an NPC, Kawasaki really didn't want to stay with him, after all, the pressure was too much.

In the middle of the two of them is a brick boxy smelter with a dark black color and a bellows to increase firepower on the left side.

That's the tools needed for enhancement, and nothing else, and it's too simple compared to other MMORPGs today.

At this time, the turquoise flames that were bubbling above the forge continued to burn the silver scimitar.

After a while, the scimitar was also dyed cyan, merging with the flames.

The NPC man then moved the scimitar to the anvil, grabbed the forging hammer in his right hand, and raised it high.

The cutlass on the opposite side made him even more nervous, not even perceiving his arrival.

While Zeyi was observing the scimitar, the NPC had already struck the cyan scimitar several times in a row, and orange-red sparks were scattered on the anvil.

Once the enhancement starts, it cannot be stopped whether it is successful or not, so the enhanced players can't help but be nervous.

Dangdang's voice resounded throughout the house, and the scimitar made He Zeyi hold his breath at the same time, looking at the hammer swinging up and down.

Unlike manufacturing, the number of blows necessary to strengthen is only ten.

Six, seven, the hammer struck the blade in a solid rhythm that glowed with cyan light.

Eight, nine, there was already a slight silver glow on the scimitar.

The NPC raised the hammer high and struck it one last time, making it a matter of success or failure.

The scimitar closed his eyes nervously, not daring to look at the final result. Kawasaki, on the other hand, looked at the anvil with interest.

A second later

The scimitar on the anvil glowed with a dazzling silver-white light, illuminating the whole room white.

"You really don't look at the weapons you have strengthened successfully?"

"Enhancement succeeded!?" After asking a question, the scimitar hurriedly opened his eyes, picked up his beloved scimitar, and left the blacksmith shop with a happy face.

After the scimitar left, Zeyi took a few steps forward to the NPC's side, brought up the window, and clicked the "Weapon Enhancement" button.

Then, on the translucent window that popped up, he put the Wind Sword he had just gotten on it.

As for which weapon to strengthen, he made a choice on the way here.

Although the attack power of Feng Yan is enough to deal with the current wild monsters, it is by no means the opponent of those wild monsters in the depths of the labyrinth area, let alone the boss of the first layer.

If he didn't get the Wind Sword, Ze Yi could only use the Blade, but now that he has better equipment, for the sake of his life, he naturally chooses the Wind Sword with better attributes.

After handing over the Swift Wind Sword to the NPC, Ze Yi watched his movements with a calm face, not worrying about his weapon at all.

The reason for this is that he uses the highest grade basic materials (the best steel) and an extremely large number of additional materials (poison needles), and the theoretical success rate is 100%, so there is no possibility of failure.

With the swing of the hammer in the NPC's hand, the sound of Dangdang was remembered again.

The enhancement naturally ended in success, but Dan Zeyi was not satisfied, and he chose to continue to strengthen the weapon.

The NPC did the same, and after a while, a silver thin sword was handed over to Zeyi's hand.

The moment he took the silver sword, the sense of weight with density reached Zeyi's palm. After realizing that this was not an ordinary product, he quickly touched the pull-out attribute window.

The item name displayed at the top is "Blast sword" +2 (1A1S), and there are various parameters such as attack power and attack speed below.

The name of this item means "Wind Sword", and the "+2" after it is the number of enhancements.

No matter which parameter is strengthened, the name of the item on the equipment model will be added with the number words +1 and +2, and the meaning of those numbers cannot be known without directly clicking on the weapon to check the attributes.

The last "1A1S" is the enhanced type.

There are five types of enhancement parameters in SAO: sharpness, quickness, accuracy, heaviness, and durablity.

To facilitate trading and communication, players usually explain which type is the first letter at the beginning of each type.

For example, the "1A1S" on the Windwind Sword indicates that it has enhanced acxuracy and sharpness.

"This rapier should be enough to use up to the third layer."

Zeyi said as he paid for the need for Ke'er.

Just then, the door to the forge opened, and a player of low height entered.

As soon as he entered the door, he said in a thick Kansai accent: "It's been a long time, Ze Yijun."