Apocalypse: Everyone Levels Up, I Return to the Time Before the Server Opened Chapter 35 - Master’s Wife Fell in Love With Me?

Chapter 35: Master’s Wife Fell in Love With ?

The difficulty of unlocking a secondary class was incredibly high!

At least, in his previous life…

Among the 7 to 8 billion players worldwide, only around ten thousand had ever unlocked a secondary class.

That was a probability of just one in hundreds of thousands!

“You truly have the makings of a blacksmith!” Zhang Tie withdrew his hand and praised him with a cheerful smile. Then, he continued, “I assu the village chief has already told you about the disaster looming over the Novice Village?”

Ye Qiu snapped back to reality.

Hearing this, he nodded and said, “Yes, the village chief told that an Outer Demon has created a hidden realm and allowed newborn demons to parasitize within. They’re gradually assimilating the Heaven-Guarding Array, preparing to establish a spatial passage to the village. Once that happens, they’ll launch a full-scale invasion!”

Zhang Tie sighed and said, “The Novice Village is the first line of defense for the Trial City. If this barrier is breached, the entire city will face the rampage and slaughter of the Outer Demons. Less than one in ten will survive!”

Ye Qiu listened quietly.

After a while, Zhang Tie finished his lant and spoke again, “Since the village chief believes in you, then all of us in the Novice Village will support you. If you need any equipnt, I can help.”

Ye Qiu’s eyes lit up imdiately. “Can you reforge this cloak for ?”

As he spoke, he removed his cloak.

Zhang Tie took the cloak and examined it for a mont before nodding.

“An orange epic-grade item? I can reforge this. If it was a higher-tier, I wouldn’t be able to.”

Ye Qiu was overjoyed!

Equipnt could undergo secondary, tertiary, or even multiple reforging processes!

In his past life, there was a player who reforged a single piece of equipnt thirteen tis!

Unfortunately, it was just a purple rare item and wasn’t even high-level.

Of course, reforging ca with risks.

If the reforging failed, a downgrade was the best-case scenario.

With worse luck, the equipnt could be permanently destroyed!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Zhang Tie began reforging.

Ye Qiu watched intently, feeling anxious.

He was afraid sothing might go wrong!

If it was any other equipnt, he wouldn’t mind.

But this Coward’s Cloak was his most valuable piece of gear!

“Don’t worry,” Zhang Tie noticed Ye Qiu’s concern and reassured him with a smile.

“I’m a Level 70 Blacksmith. The first reforging of an item is guaranteed to succeed.”

“Who- Who said I was worried?” Ye Qiu argued stubbornly, “I was just studying your reforging technique!”

Zhang Tie continued hamring and said, “Raising a secondary class is no easy feat. It takes a lot of practice. For to reach Level 70 in Blacksmithing, the number of failed reforges I’ve had… might not be in the millions, but it’s at least several hundred thousand!”

Ye Qiu was shocked. “You failed that many tis?!”

Zhang Tie chuckled. “Without failure, how would I succeed? And it’s not just Blacksmithing. Other classs are even more brutal! Take the apothecary next door, for example. Her Alchemy level is similar to mine, but the amount of wasted potions and materials she’s burned through… could probably buy the entire village!”

Ye Qiu was stunned.

It seed that the road of secondary class was even harder than he imagined!

No wonder so few players managed to unlock them!

High-level secondary class players — let alone NPCs — were even rarer!

As they spoke, Zhang Tie had already completed the reforging.

He handed the reforged Coward’s Cloak back to Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu imdiately inspected it.

[Coward’s Cloak 1 (Orange Epic)]

[No equipnt requirents]

[Agility 100]

[First reforging attribute: Agility 10]

[Skill: Tactical Retreat — Use to imdiately exit combat and retreat a short distance.]

“Just the first reforging added 10 agility?!” Ye Qiu was stunned.

He began to imagine that if he reforged it over ten tis, would his agility reach the speed of light?!

Of course, that was just a fantasy.

The more tis an item was reforged, the greater the chance of failure, and the lower the success rate!

Before leaving the smithy, Zhang Tie added one last remark.

“If you do manage to kill the Outer Demon in the hidden realm, be sure to collect its blood.”

“No problem!” Ye Qiu imdiately agreed.

Both the village chief and Zhang Tie had emphasized collecting the Split Demon’s blood.

Clearly, this side quest was no simple task!

After that, Ye Qiu headed to the Herbalist Shopkeeper.

He returned the “Stolen Recipe” to the owner.

Compared to Zhang Tie’s astonishnt upon receiving the “Lost Black Iron”, the Herbalist’s reaction was much calr.

Her eyes, however, held a hint of nostalgia.

The Herbalist looked around forty years old.

She wore luxurious attire, adorned with precious jewelry, making her seem like a woman in her early twenties.

Her face was expressionless.

Like Zhang Tie, she didn’t waste words.

She simply raised her hand and touched Ye Qiu’s forehead.

The next second…

Ding!

[You have learned the “Alchemy” skill!]

Ding!

[You have unlocked the secondary class “Alchemist”!]

Ye Qiu had already gotten used to this.

His expression remained calm.

The Herbalist withdrew her hand and spoke softly, “In truth, I deliberately hid that recipe.”

“Huh?” Ye Qiu was confused.

The Herbalist continued in an indifferent tone, “My husband and I developed this formula together. However, we had differing ideals. He chose to leave, while I chose to stay in this village. Over ti, every ti I saw the formula, I was reminded of him. To sever my lingering thoughts, I locked it in a box… and buried it beneath the large tree on the Lynx Monster Hill.”

Ye Qiu: “…”

Every family had its own struggles.

He understood. So, he wouldn’t say much.

Unlike other players, to him, these NPCs were real people!

After a pause, the Herbalist looked at Ye Qiu.

“You were able to retrieve this recipe. That ans you have a connection with my husband. I shall take you as my disciple in his stead and guide you on the path of Alchemy. May you carry forward this class in the future.”

Ye Qiu imdiately nodded. “I won’t disappoint Master and… Master’s Wife’s expectations!”

Upon hearing his words, a faint blush appeared on the apothecary’s cold face.

Then, she spoke in a serious tone.

“Are you married?”

“Uh…” Ye Qiu froze.

He looked up at the Herbalist in shock.

What…

Is she implying?!

Did Master’s Wife… have her eyes on ?!