"Ding!"

With a beautiful, crisp sound of metal breaking, the "Wind Flower Sword +4" shattered from the tip of the sword all the way to the hilt.

“......”

The scene was silent, the needles could be heard, and all the people of the "Wind Flower Sword", Asuna, Blacksmith, Ling Ze, Kirito, Klein and others, were all stunned, and they couldn't react at all, the air seemed to be frozen, of course, it was actually useless to react.

"Ah......h

Ling Ze raised his hand, he felt that he should urgently clear up the relationship first, after all, it was he who supported Asuna's strengthening, and now that he got this result, it had something to do with him, but before the strengthening, who would have thought that it would be this result? This is really lucky.

"That's unlucky, isn't it?! And the result of the destruction of this new weapon is inevitably a little too cruel! ”

Before Ling Ze could speak and explain, Kirito, who had reacted, exclaimed with a look of surprise.

At the time of the SAO closed beta, the only punishments for weapon enhancement failures were "the enhancement value remains the same, only the enhancement materials are consumed", "the bonus performance of the enhancement value changes", and "the enhancement level is reduced by 1", and the most serious punishment is only the enhancement level minus 1.

Looking at the silver metal pieces that glittered around the anvil, Kirito still couldn't react for a while, and this result was really a bit unacceptable.

From Asuna personally unshackling the "Wind Flower Sword" and handing it to Nezha, to Nezha holding the sword in her left hand while using her right hand to manipulate the portable stove, and finally putting the unsheathed sword into the furnace, there is nothing suspicious about the series of actions, but this result cannot be changed.

Soon, the debris scattered around the stove disappeared as if it had melted into the air, leaving no trace.

If the sword is melted by the monster's weapon destruction skill, or if there is a gap, it can still be repaired, but the entire sword body is broken, which means that the durability is reduced to zero.

This also means that this "Wind Foil +4" has been completely deleted from the database of the SAO server, and this result is obviously completely irreversible.

Nezha dropped the hammer in her right hand and stood up like a bullet, then bowed and apologized to Asuna repeatedly, his anxiety and panic were simply visible to the naked eye.

There was no way, after all, he took the initiative to invite Asuna to strengthen it, and as a result, he directly strengthened the weapon of "+4", which was simply too dramatic, and made Nezha begin to wonder if he was dreaming in a trance, which he didn't expect at all.

"Right...... I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I will refund the full amount of the processing fee...... It's all my fault! I'm really sorry! ”

Nezha kept apologizing, but the person concerned, Asuna, just widened her eyes and didn't react, obviously Asuna, who has been smooth sailing, has not suffered this kind of blow, she has been hit too much recently, and the destruction of the "Wind Flower Sword" seems to have become a fuse, or the last straw that crushed her spirit.

"This ...... Is the chance of outright destruction of a weapon so high? ”

Ling Ze stood up instead of Asuna, in fact, the current situation was very embarrassing, they had just complained about the "sword-wielding brother" before, so when they faced an even more tragic strengthening result, they really couldn't say anything, otherwise wouldn't it be the same as the "sword-wielding brother"?

Hearing Ling Ze's question, Nezha finally stopped vibrating his body up and down, he no longer kept bowing, but raised his face in a cringe, at this time his drooping eyebrows had dropped to the limit, and his round face, which looked quite innocent, was also distorted to the extreme because of guilt, which was a 100% pure guilty expression.

Under the gaze of everyone, Nezha maintained her gaze directly downward, and said in a small voice:

"I'm afraid there's only a 1 percent chance of ......"

“......”

Ling Ze didn't know what to say for an instant, who was so moldy?! Whose luck is at play?!

Perceiving the silence of the crowd, Nezha raised her gaze slightly, then quietly apologized again and offered to make amends:

"That...... I really don't know how to make amends...... I'd love to give you a weapon of the same coin, but I don't have any Foil in stock...... So, although the level has dropped a bit, can you consider replacing it with a steel rapier for the time being? ”

Nezhha's eyes were sincere, but Ling Ze couldn't answer the question, he looked at Asuna, who had been silent, of course, this kind of thing still has to be decided by the person concerned.

Asuna was visibly devastated and kept her head down, just shaking her head in a very small motion.

"No need, we can figure it out by ourselves, it's just a sword, the risk of weapon enhancement failure should have been borne by the owner of the weapon, not blaming the blacksmith who acted as an agent for the reinforcement, and your signboard also clearly indicates how much success the current skill level can have, even if we are unlucky enough to encounter the destruction of the one percent of the weapon, we should also bear all the responsibility."

Ling Ze appeased Nezha, although this kind of thing is very funny, but there is no way to do it, how could the blacksmith want to see this kind of result?

And even the "sword-wielding brother" who made a big fuss because the "Sword of Toughness" became "+0", and finally reluctantly accepted the fact that it was his bad luck.

Of course, it has to be said that the "Wind Sword" is relatively rare, but the "Steel Sword" is a weapon that can be bought in the first layer of "Start Town", and it is a bit not enough to use it in the second layer, at least it must be only one level lower than the "Wind Flower Sword" The "Guardian Sword" can come in handy, so this compensation is really not necessary.

The rejected Nezha was a little depressed, which made Ling Ze frown, this child's personality is really not suitable for being a businessman, what is the problem with having to compensate people at every turn? Do you think you have a lot of money?

If it is indeed his mistake, then apology and compensation are all things that should be done, but it is not his own problem, and he has to bear the loss, which is too silly, right?

"That'...... At least let me return the fee......"

Nezha, who was rejected, still didn't give up, and he didn't notice Ling Ze's expression, but continued to think of ways to compensate.

Ling Ze held down his hand that was about to wave the summoning trading system, and looked directly into the eyes of the young blacksmith very seriously, which made Nezhha, who was a little timid by nature, reflexively dodge, and did not dare to look directly at Ling Ze at all.

"Nezha, didn't I say that yesterday? You don't do business, you've worked hard to swing a hammer, have you? You did everything you were supposed to do, so you didn't have to compensate and apologize.

This outcome does not change by your will, and it is the responsibility of the person who asks you to help strengthen it. ”

Ling Ze's words were very serious, but the little blacksmith Nezha didn't know why he seemed to be taken aback, he shrunk his neck even shorter, his entire arms attached to his body were trembling, and finally squeezed out a sentence:

"I'm really sorry!"

Ling Ze's face returned to flatness, and then he didn't pay attention to the little blacksmith anymore, he simply waved his hand, and then left directly, Kirito, Klein, and Asuna all waved goodbye to the little blacksmith Nezha, and then quickly followed.

Ling Ze led them out of Urubas East Square from the north, where there were no NPC shops or restaurants, only a whole row of buildings of unknown purpose, all of which were in the style of dwellings, which the players could pay for.

"It's really a pity that the Wind Flower Sword is ruined like this, after all, even if it is eliminated, it can be sold for a lot of money, but don't be too sad, we don't lack that money, and on the second floor, as long as you get to the next village in Marome, you can buy a sword that is slightly stronger than it in the store."

Walking out of the East Square, seeing that Asuna was still a little lost, just lowered her head and didn't make a sound, Kirito pretended to be relaxed and comforted, it was also difficult for this little boy, he really didn't have much experience, and there was very little communication with girls, he could only use his game experience to comfort, Marmelo is the next village in Urubas.

In fact, he took the initiative to comfort Asuna, also because Klein and the others were frantically giving him a look, otherwise he might not have spoken out, because with Brother Ling Ze here, he felt that Brother Ling Ze would solve the problem.

"Of course, the price of that sword is definitely not cheap, but we will all help, after all, we are friends in a squad."

After saying these words, Kirito felt that his brain cells had died a lot in an instant, and if there was such a value as "MP" in this world, he must have used up all the "MP" just now to think of these words.

And in the face of Kirito's comfort, Asuna finally spoke:

"But that sword has a different meaning to me......"

Asuna whispered, her voice was full of deep emotion, which surprised everyone, and after seeing the two lines of transparent tears that silently slipped down Asuna's face, everyone was a little stunned in an instant.

Ling Ze was speechless, he could only say that it was really not easy to take care of a child, but it was just a sword that was strengthened and exploded, why did he still cry? Is it that exaggerated? Anyway, it will be replaced after a while.

Moreover, the impression that Asuna has always left on Ling Ze is not like a person who will cry because a sword explodes, after all, when she used weapons before, they were directly broken and replaced, and she didn't have any sense of maintenance and repair at all.

Asuna is not like Kirito, she will wipe her sword when she is fine, and even sometimes she will talk to herself about the sword, and it is understandable that Kirito cried because the sword exploded, after all, Kirito feels that she is the kind of person who will treat the sword as a "wife", and the "wife" will definitely be sad if it explodes.

But for this "Wind Flower Sword" obtained by fighting monsters with Ling Ze and them, Asuna obviously has some feelings, and her attitude towards weapons has changed in just a few days with Ling Ze and them.

"But...... Although it may be a bit cold-blooded to say this, if Asuna has been fighting at the forefront of this death game all the time, she must constantly update her equipment.

Even if the reinforcement just now is successful, there is no way to continue to use the Wind Flower Sword when it reaches the fourth layer or so, and my Tempered Sword has to be replaced with the next sword in the town at the beginning of the fifth layer, in fact, RPG games are such games that constantly fight monsters and upgrade and change equipment, so this is actually unavoidable. ”

Veteran player Kiritto spoke again, and Asuna fell silent with these words, which was obviously something that she didn't know much about as a novice player.

"I hate it, but I've always thought of swords as just props...... No, it's just a kind of polygon data, and in this world, only one's own technology and consciousness represent the strength of strength.

But on the first floor, when I used this wind sword for the first time, I was embarrassed to say it, but I was really impressed.

It was as light as a feather, and the tip of the sword was always sucked in as if it had been sucked by its own aim, as if the sword was helping me with its own will, especially with my heart. ”

Asuna smiled shyly and said with some embarrassment, the tears on her face dripping down the leather skirt with a small sound, and then disappeared immediately.

In this world, once things disappear, they don't leave a trace, whether it's tears, swords, monsters, or players.

Asuna's words silenced everyone, in fact, this is the difference in understanding and cognition, for Asuna, everything in this game world is more unknown and novel, and it is more like a new world, because she is a real novice in the game, and she has never been exposed to any games before.

As Kirito said just now, this kind of thing is actually a normal thing for PRG gamers, and even an inevitable process that has been known for a long time, but it is not like that for Asuna.

Ling Ze sighed, no matter what, no matter how mature and sensible they are, Asuna and Kirito's ages are here, and their life experiences are here, which determines that they can't really understand everything, and it determines that they will occasionally show their childish side, so what can be blamed for this?

For Asuna, this "Wind Sword" is indeed very meaningful, it is the first "gift" she received from friends in this "new world".

"Rest well tonight, tomorrow we will leave for Mamelo and then speed to the next village."

Ling Ze didn't say anything, but led everyone into the hotel, some things do need to be slowly used to.