Chapter 594: The Name Forged Represents Good and Bad

The red-bearded man, Glei, had gone from initial disdain to a serious expression. He had discovered that the sword he had underestimated was extraordinary.

A divine artifact!

Absolutely a divine artifact.

Even his teammates stared wide-eyed, in disbelief.

Glei desperately wanted to buy this artifact. He had previously used giant weapons, but now, he was willing to abandon them and switch to this weapon that looked like it was meant for women.

Whether it was giant-sized or not wasn't the issue; the key was suitability.

He felt it was quite suitable for him.

Lin Fan pondered. The other party wanted to buy the weapon he forged, but he didn't know how much to sell it for. Giving it away was impossible. Now that he had a child, he had to earn money and accumulate a substantial fortune for Ke Lan.

"How much are you willing to offer?" Lin Fan asked.

He left the pricing to the other party. As long as it was reasonable, it would be fine. It was really difficult for him to set a price; he didn't know how much to ask for.

Glei couldn't put down the artifact. Hearing Lin Fan's words, he knew the other party wanted to see his sincerity. It made sense; for such a precious artifact, the fact that the other party was willing to sell it to him was already exceptionally kind.

A few gold coins?

Don't joke around; that would be an insult to this artifact.

Glei returned the artifact to Lin Fan and said sincerely, "Please wait a moment."

He called his team members aside and told them the seriousness of the matter.

"You all saw it, right? This is a divine artifact. If we can buy it, our Glei Adventure Team will become famous and gain immense renown among adventure teams. Now, the other party wants to see our sincerity. We only have one chance; if we miss it, it's gone."

"Captain, tell us what to do, we'll fully cooperate."

Their Glei Adventure Team consisted of only five people. There used to be six, but that guy wasn't very respectful towards the other two female members in the team, often looking at them with leering eyes.

Moreover, he often caused problems during adventures, either not pulling his weight or trying to reap the benefits without contributing. He was eventually kicked out of the adventure team.

Therefore, in the following years, their adventure team maintained a size of five. Everyone was familiar with each other, their teamwork was excellent, and they treated each other like family.

Faced with the current situation, they wouldn't say much, but would give their all.

Glei said, "Sincerity, it's all about sincerity. Everyone, give me all your valuables. We'll use all our assets to represent our sincerity."

After he finished speaking, Glei took out all his belongings, a total of thirty gold coins. This was all he had. Don't think that adventure teams earn a lot of reward money for completing a single bounty.

They spent a lot, and bounty missions weren't that easy to come by. Many adventure teams competed for them, and sometimes they couldn't compete and had to go without.

Having thirty gold coins now was already quite good.

"Captain, I have some." The elf archer girl took out her money pouch and handed it to the captain.

Glei counted, his eyes widening, "What? You have so many gold coins? A full sixty!"

The elf girl said shyly, "This is the money I saved for my wedding. My mother loves money. If I marry someone from our own race, she won't ask for money, but if I marry a human, she'll ask for a lot, a lot of money."

After speaking, she glanced shyly at Glei.

"It's good that you'll definitely marry someone from your own race in the future, so you won't have to give your mother money." Glei was simple and honest, completely missing the meaning behind her words.

The other three members shook their heads.

With the captain's situation, he was destined to be a lifelong bachelor, with no hope. She had made it so clear, yet he still hadn't understood the meaning behind her words.

He was simply a blockhead.

The remaining members took out their gold coins.

"Here's mine."

"Captain, can I keep one? I want to go and chat with my cat-eared girl... forget it, don't look at me like that, I don't want it anymore."

Soon, the members handed over all their belongings to the captain.

Glei looked at the money pouch in his hand, raised his head, and looked at them in a daze.

"Have you guys been swindling me for money?"

Unexpectedly, he was the final clown.

As the captain, he actually had less money than his members. It was a joke. Now, they had gathered a total of two hundred and thirty gold coins, a considerable fortune.

It was very difficult, especially difficult, for ordinary civilians to earn such wealth, impossible in a lifetime.

"This is all we have, a total of two hundred and thirty gold coins. I know this is not enough to buy such a divine artifact, but this is truly all we have. Please sell the artifact to me." Glei bowed, pleading, his attitude incredibly sincere.

The other four members also bowed and said, "Please sell the artifact to our captain."

Lin Fan looked at them. He originally intended to sell this not-quite-successful weapon for a few gold coins, but he didn't expect them to bring out such a vast amount. If he accepted these gold coins, he would instantly become the richest person in the village.

Thinking of Ke Lan's future, he nodded.

"Alright, deal."

Glei took the 'Very Fast Sword' and was overjoyed, unable to put it down. He was even afraid that Lin Fan would go back on his word, so he immediately made an excuse to leave, not daring to stay in the village for too long.

"Goodbye!"

Lin Fan waved to them, watching them leave.

The village chief saw so many gold coins and his eyes widened. "I never thought I'd see so many gold coins in my lifetime. Not bad, not bad. They wanted to buy weapons, and I specifically introduced them. It seems my unintentional act has made you a fortune."

The meaning behind his words was clear.

Listen!

These were all introduced by me.

Don't you have any thoughts?

For example, taking out a few gold coins to thank me, the one standing in front of you.

"Village Chief, thank you." Lin Fan expressed his gratitude.

"Mm." The village chief waited for what came next. Since you understand, you should know what to do next, right?

However...

What made the village chief quite helpless was that Lin Fan didn't seem to have any such intention.

In the end, the village chief left.

Inside the house.

Lin Fan dug a small pit under the bed and buried the gold coins inside. These were untouchable. He would wait until Ke Lan grew up and needed the money before taking these gold coins out.

In the evening.

Ke Lan came home from school and found her father in a good mood, having prepared a sumptuous dinner.

"Dad, did something good happen today?"

"No."

He didn't tell Ke Lan that he had earned a fortune, afraid that if Ke Lan saw so much money at home, she would become spoiled. He would provide her with sufficient living conditions, food and clothing without worry, but wouldn't let her feel that the family was wealthy.

Having seen some movies, he understood some principles.

He had to instill in his children from a young age that the family was of average means and that they would need to work hard in the future.

He felt this made a lot of sense.

And he had always practiced it.

At this moment.

In a forest.

The Glei Adventure Team had a bonfire going, resting here. Having eliminated the bandits, they needed to return to turn in the mission, but the journey was long and would take a considerable amount of time.

The four members watched their captain wielding the purchased divine artifact, shock evident in their eyes.

"Captain, this artifact is so powerful!"

Glei, covered in sweat, shook his sore arm and said, "Yes, this artifact is indeed very powerful. When swung, it produces a vibration. If your strength isn't great enough, your arm could be broken. But if you can control it, its destructive power is truly astonishing. I'm currently a four-star, but with this, even against a five-star, it's an instant kill, and I can even put up a fight against a six-star or seven-star."

To have such combat power was all thanks to this artifact in his hand.

He could only swing it gently now, not daring to swing with full force. If he did, even he couldn't control it.

And his gentle swing was worlds apart from how Lin Fan swung it.

When Lin Fan swung it, even space itself trembled.

"Captain, doesn't that mean our adventure team's rank can increase again?"

The members were all very happy.

They shared the same fate, for better or for worse.

Everyone hoped the adventure team could become stronger.

"That's right, with this artifact, our adventure team can become stronger. But we can't tell anyone about this, otherwise, it will bring us trouble," Glei said.

The members nodded, agreeing with his words. If others knew they possessed such an artifact, it would definitely put them in danger.

Glei wondered why an ordinary blacksmith shop in a village would have such an artifact.

In the end, his thought was... perhaps the other party obtained it by chance.

The craftsmanship of this artifact was unusual.

It looked ordinary.

All artifacts were inlaid with magic cores, but this artifact wasn't, which was truly baffling.

Time flew by like flowing water.

Impossible to grasp.

One could only watch helplessly as time quickly slipped away.

Another year passed!

Lin Fan's relationship with Ke Lan became even closer, and a deep bond of affection had developed between them. He knew that leaving casually after completing the mission was impossible.

Old Zhang, my wife, it's not that I don't miss you, but I really can't leave like this.

Early morning.

After watching Ke Lan happily go to school, he went to the forge.

Started the fire!

Preparing to make something for Ke Lan.

The Saint Dragon's horn, scales, hide, and magic core were all exceptionally good materials, and the best he had currently obtained.

He only wanted to leave the best things for Ke Lan.

"Eighty!"

"Eighty!"

The sound of hammering rang out.

Ordinary flames couldn't melt these materials, but the flames Lin Fan controlled could melt anything, fusing these materials together into a liquid form.

Then he crushed the Saint Dragon's magic core.

The immense magical power was forcibly infused into the liquid by Lin Fan.

He continued hammering.

With his maturing blacksmithing skills, he could now forge anything he could imagine.

While blacksmithing, Lin Fan was serious, indifferent, expressionlessly wielding the hammer.

As if a forging god had descended.

Not long after, a necklace appeared.

Suddenly, the necklace emitted a dazzling light.

Lin Fan waved his hand, and the light subsided, integrating into the necklace. He didn't want the necklace to be too eye-catching, in case Ke Lan was targeted by bad people. Looking at the necklace before him, he nodded in satisfaction.

The craftsmanship was exquisite.

But no one could tell how extraordinary this necklace was.

Thinking of a name, inspiration struck.

Lin Fan engraved a name on the back of the necklace.

"Guardian's Chain!"

This was his protection for Ke Lan, hoping she could grow up safe and sound, and that it could protect her safety in the future.