Big Capitalist

Chapter 857: The Prelude to Job Change

"Zhao! Dezi, there's a pretty girl selling magical staffs over there. They're level 15, perfect for you."

"Really? I'll go right away!" Draco threw the furnace charcoal to Bartlett and ran away in a hurry.

Bartlett didn't waste any time and continued to invest in strengthening. This time, luck seemed to be particularly favorable to him, as he achieved +9 and +10 in quick succession!

"My Dragon B has been strengthened to +10! I'm about to take off!" Bartlett was so excited that his saliva was almost flowing out as he looked at the weapon emitting a soft halo.

"Congratulations to the distinguished Black Diamond Warrior Bartlett..."

The announcement of the successful reinforcement resounded throughout Huttonmar like a loud bell. This sound seemed to be the most beautiful music, which gave Bartlett's vanity an unprecedented great satisfaction.

"Go, go +11!" Leonard shouted excitedly. The strengthening process was so exciting that even though the equipment he was strengthening was not his own, it made his blood boil.

"Of course, the first weapon enhanced to +11 must be mine!" Bartlett laughed triumphantly and threw all the last gold coins and furnace charcoal into it.

Immediately afterwards, the strengthening machine made a heavy "grunting" sound. This time was very different from the previous times. The vibration amplitude of the machine was so violent that it seemed to be falling apart. It lasted longer and even made a deafening roar.

Bartlett was stunned when he saw this scene, and he was panicking: "What's going on?"

Then he quickly looked at Kelly.

Kelly, watching this, smiled and explained, "Strength +11, huh? After +10, each level up will see a qualitative leap in the weapon's attributes, and the noise will definitely be louder."

"Really? Doesn't that mean it's done?" Bartlett shouted ecstatically.

However, at this moment, the strengthening machine made a sharp and piercing roar.

Then, the strengthening machine slowly opened, and there was no trace of the cross inside. Only a pile of ashes and some colorless small crystals lying alone inside.

Bartlett was stunned for a moment, completely stunned, staring at the scene in disbelief: "What's going on?"

With a stiff expression, he slowly stretched out his hand, trying to touch the cross that no longer existed, but all he could feel was air.

He subconsciously picked up the small crystals and looked at Kelly blankly and helplessly.

Kelly smiled awkwardly and said, "It seems the enhancement failed."

"Where's my weapon?" Bartlett asked anxiously.

"Ahem, if you fail to strengthen a weapon above ten, it will break." Kelly chuckled, her expression a little unnatural.

Bartlett was silent for a long time, as if his soul had been taken away.

A moment later, he suddenly pulled out a large sickle from his backpack in anger and yelled at Kelly: "Bitch, give me back my weapon!"

As he said this, he was about to chop down with great momentum.

However, Kelly was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, she pulled out a gun and directly pressed the cold muzzle against Bartlett's forehead, and said sternly: "What, do you want to cause trouble?"

Bartlett was so frightened that he swallowed his saliva and shook his head desperately: "No, no!"

Leonard saw this and ran over to pull Bartlett, saying, "Come on, let's go to the stalls and see if there's a cross for you to buy."

Bartlett was dragged away by Leonard in a daze.

After taking a few steps, he suddenly clenched his fists and shouted to the sky, "I don't believe it! Wait, I'm going to continue strengthening +11! Damn it!"

Messiah and Selene came to GSD together at this moment. It happened that Neltharion had just successfully defeated Flame Penoth and came to submit the task to GSD happily.

Neltharion stared at Messiah and Selene with wide eyes, stunned. He thought to himself, "I never thought someone could defeat Flame Penosh faster than I did. It seems this world is filled with hidden talents. These adventurers are so secretive, they never reveal their true strength easily."

GSD looked at the three people in front of him and slowly spoke, "Evil Breath Crystal, from your description, the situation has become extremely urgent. The evil Merlin has begun to have a negative impact on the entire world, and you must act without delay. However, your current strength is still too weak. It is time to contact a more powerful force."

When he heard the words "greater power", Neltharion's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he saw a ray of hope.

Messiah and Selene on the side seemed very calm, as if they had expected it.

"That's right, you have all reached the level to change jobs. This girl and this boy, you are both Ghost Swordsmen, you can come to me to change jobs. As for you..." GSD turned his gaze to Selene.

"Go find Kelly. She will tell you how to become stronger." GSD said firmly.

After hearing what GSD said, Selene didn't hesitate at all and immediately trotted towards the direction where Kelly was.

GSD then turned his gaze towards Neltharion and Messiah and said, "Ghost Swordsman now has four classes to choose from. I will now give you a detailed introduction, and then you can carefully consider which class you want to choose."

Neltharion nodded excitedly, and Messiah beside him also came over with curiosity.

GSD began to explain seriously: "The four classes of Ghost Swordsman are Sword Soul, Devil May Cry, Berserker and Ashura. Let's talk about Sword Soul first."

"To not yield to the interference and hindrance of spirits and demons, and to consistently cultivate one's sword path, isn't this the pinnacle of martial arts?"

"In this world, there exists a group of people like this. Some have weak hearts, some are even missing a leg, yet they refuse to yield under any difficult circumstances, always forging ahead with unwavering determination towards their goals. There are also those who, even with their weapons severely twisted and deformed, refuse to bow to fate, dedicating themselves even more diligently to the study of their weapons. Some of these individuals reach the pinnacle of mastery in their respective weaponry, and people call these Ghost Swordsmen 'Sword Souls.'"

"People like Barn, who became a master swordsman in the Delos Empire in his twenties; Xilan, the katana master who mysteriously disappeared in the Wailing Caverns ten years ago; Buwanga, the blunt weapon expert of the northern Bantu King; and Aganzo, the homeless child who wanders around with a longsword. These are all admirable sword spirits."

As Messiah listened to GSD's story, he glanced thoughtfully at the sword in his hand and thought to himself, "It seems that this path called Sword Soul may be very suitable for me."