Chapter 29: Crimson Sky Forge

Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Crimson Sky Forge

Gu Yihan didn’t hesitate, directly handing over the water in her hand and generously giving Tang Ling a pack of bread as well.

"Here, you’ve worked hard."

"Hurry up and eat something to replenish your strength."

Tang Ling was taken aback for a moment, accepting the food with a mix of surprise and gratitude.

She hadn’t expected this proud young lady to have such a considerate side.

"Thank you..."

Gu Yihan waved her hand, eagerly asking, "How long will it take to make these arrows?"

Tang Ling took a bite of bread and thought for a moment.

"The material processing is a bit tricky."

"If it’s just simple polishing, I can finish a few tonight."

"But if you want high-quality ones, I’ll need to reshape them."

"Tomorrow, then."

Tang Ling swallowed the food in her mouth, speaking with some regret.

"My forge’s grade is too low. I can only fire it up twice a day, so the quantity I can produce is limited."

"Forge?"

Gu Yihan keenly caught this keyword.

"What forge? You have something like that?"

After all, their current technological level was essentially the Stone Age, with maybe a bit of ironware at best.

A forge, a heavy industrial piece of equipment, sounded incredibly advanced.

Tang Ling paused her movements.

She glanced at Gu Yihan, then looked toward Lin Ji, who was sleeping in the distance.

After hesitating for a moment, she decided to come clean.

She had kept it hidden before, fearing that her treasure would attract trouble and be taken by these strangers.

But now...

Lin Ji had a Red hunting bow, and Su Qingyue had Red gloves.

With their full set of Divine Equipment, they probably wouldn’t even glance at her meager belongings.

Moreover, after the battle just now, she had come to recognize this team.

"Well..."

Tang Ling set down her work, focusing her mind.

Hum!

A flash of red light.

A half-person-tall, ancient-looking, crimson-red metal furnace materialized out of thin air on the deck.

The furnace’s surface was covered in intricate patterns, with faint flickers of firelight visible inside, radiating astonishing heat.

[Crimson Sky Forge (Red Quality)]

[Description: A Divine Artifact for forging from the depths of the earth, possessing incredible shaping abilities.]

[Function One: Extreme-Speed Smelting. Instantly melts most metal materials, including alloys, extracting their essence.]

[Function Two: Mind Shaping. The user can control the mold’s shape through mental focus, eliminating the need for manual polishing. Finished products achieve Nanometer Precision.]

[Limitation: Usage frequency is limited by the user’s Ability Rating.]

"Hiss..."

Gu Yihan drew in a sharp breath, her eyes wide with shock.

"Red Quality!"

"You also have a Red Quality item?"

She was stunned.

What kind of luck was on this ship?

With just a handful of people, they had actually gathered three Red Artifacts!

If word got out, probably everyone across the entire sea would go mad.

Tang Ling scratched her head somewhat sheepishly.

"Just lucky, just lucky."

"When I first crossed over, this thing was floating right next to me. The chest was so big, I couldn’t have missed it even if I tried."

"And I’m in the mechanical department, so this thing is practically my lifeline."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yihan’s expression turned strange.

"Just floating right next to you?"

"At your initial landing point?"

Tang Ling nodded. "Yeah, what about it?"

Gu Yihan took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in her heart.

Suddenly, she thought of something and quickly asked, "What about Teacher Shen and Bai Taotao? Did they get any special items?"

Tang Ling shook her head blankly.

"No."

"When we regrouped, they were both dirt poor—had nothing but a hook."

"Why? Does everyone get one?"

Tang Ling looked at Gu Yihan, puzzled.

Gu Yihan gave a bitter smile. Seeing Tang Ling’s clueless expression, her admiration for Lin Ji reached new heights.

That man...

He had already deduced it from some clues.

"Tang Ling, listen to me."

Gu Yihan’s expression turned serious. "This isn’t just luck."

"This is a hidden benefit the system gives to everyone!"

"Lin Ji deduced that near each survivor’s initial landing point, an Exclusive Artifact perfectly suited to their talent will spawn!"

"Like your furnace, my bow, and Su Qingyue’s gloves."

"These are our means of survival in this world!"

Tang Ling’s jaw dropped, and the shark tooth in her hand clattered to the ground.

"Wh-what?"

"There’s such a setting?"

She was completely stunned.

She had always thought she was the chosen one, blessed with incredible luck to have found such a treasure.

Who would have thought... this was just a mass handout?

What shocked her even more was that Lin Ji could actually deduce such hidden rules!

What kind of godlike mind did he have?

"Then..."

Tang Ling snapped back to reality, her face showing anxiety.

"Then Sister Manyun and Taotao’s artifacts must still be at their spots?"

"Sister Manyun is a healer, and Taotao is a beast tamer. Their Exclusive Artifacts must be really powerful too!"

"Is it still possible for us to go back and find them?"

If they could retrieve two more Red-quality Items, their team’s strength would skyrocket!

Gu Yihan shook her head and sighed.

Her eyes held a hint of regret.

"It’s too late."

"Lin Ji said that if these artifacts aren’t collected in time, they’ll be swept away by ocean currents and disappear completely."

"Usually, at most half a day."

"Now..."

She glanced at the dark sea.

"It’s been a whole day. They could be anywhere by now."

Hearing this, the light in Tang Ling’s eyes instantly dimmed.

She slapped her thigh in frustration.

"Ah! What a huge loss!"

"If only we had met you earlier!"

"If only I had known this secret..."

Tang Ling looked pained, as if she had lost a fortune.

Those were two Red Artifacts!

And they just missed them like that!

Gu Yihan patted her shoulder, comforting her. "Alright, don’t dwell on it."

"What’s meant to be will be."

"Surviving is already good enough, and it’s not like we have nothing to show for it now."

She pointed at the furnace glowing with red light.

"With this, plus these materials."

"Tomorrow marks the real beginning of our rise."

Tang Ling nodded, regaining her confidence.

"Exactly!"

"Since we missed out on the Divine Artifact, we’ll just make our own!"

"I refuse to believe that with my skills, I can’t forge Divine Weapons!"

The two exchanged a smile, and in this cold night, an unprecedented fighting spirit was kindled within them.

Not far away.

Bai Taotao was mopping the floor while carefully stealing glances at the two sisters.

Though she couldn’t quite understand what they were saying.

It felt... like something truly impressive.

She sniffled and threw herself even more diligently into her work.

If everyone could grow stronger, then being a maid...

didn’t seem so difficult after all.