Karl and Dana were seated at a crafting table that afternoon, while Dana went through the basics of her new craft, and made accessories for the other Overlords in the Dungeon Raiding teams.
"All they really need is more damage. That was the first thing that all of us noticed, anyhow. The gear they had was mostly mediocre, but when compounded by the fact that they don’t have all the extra skills that come with an advanced class, they really suffer.
It’s like, the advanced class skills do much more damage per strike at the same level, even though they’re not at the Epic Skill level of damage."
So, Dana was focusing on adding Skill damage, Attack Speed and Strength to the items. For the warriors, even when they were using Cleave or Slash from a distance, the power behind the sword increased the damage done by the attack, so they still gained from increased strength.
It was a strange combination, but who were they to argue with the System’s math?
The accessories were understated, at the request of the Warriors. Mostly simple silver and iron coloured bracelets, rings and necklaces.
But the sculptors of the Guild had come up with the perfect warrior accessory.
They had made a sand cast to create skull rings that were black gold on one side, white gold on the other. They were cast small, as the material was Totem Ranked and valuable, but the sectioned black and white was very obviously Darklight Host, and the skull ring motif was incredibly popular with the Warriors.
It was a bit of a waste to use them to make Overlord Ranked enchantments, but Dana was putting in the effort to make them all Epic Grade items, so at the very least they were more valuable than the materials.
Plus, a single apprentice sculptor could turn out a hundred of them in an hour, including buffing them out for use. So, after the cast was made, it was more of a side project for the sculpting team, to keep the others supplied while they worked on the real masterpieces.
Even Karl was wearing one now, but he had given his increased luck and mana recovery to such an insane degree that the System decided it was a Totem Grade item with only two stats.
Even inert, the eyes of the ring seemed to absorb the light.
On the other hand, he wore the Life Link ring that matched Dana’s.
Not in appearance, his was a simple Mythril ring covered in black runes, but the two spells were linked, so you couldn’t wound Dana without damage transferring to Karl. fre(e)webnove.l.c.om
At least, when they were in range.
"You know, turning out hundreds of these skull rings really is boring." Dana sighed as she poured mana into another item.
"That is true. The drudgery of making bulk items is way worse than the complexity of making custom items. But think of how happy all the Warriors will be.
First, we upgraded their tanks, and now we’re giving them rings that will increase their damage and attack speed. That’s what they needed to get through the improved bosses now that they’ve unlocked hard mode in the dungeon.
All that extra loot will be well worth the effort.
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