He picked up the magic stone and already had a rough understanding of the Artisan's mechanics. With these stones, he could level up effectively. This time, he would definitely be the first in the world to reach level 999.
Time passed, and he had already reached level 13. Right now, he was facing a huge stone golem. He had gone into the forest to test his skill, but he hadn't expected to encounter something on this scale.
The monster was level 20, and rifle bullets had no effect on it. They only left small indentations in its stone body, and those quickly disappeared. In addition to its overwhelming defense, this golem also had the ability to regenerate.
Allen had thought he'd maximized his assault rifle's attack, but physical attacks were still ineffective. He decided to try another module, and using his skill, he added a slot to the assault rifle. Now, if he inserted a magic stone into that slot, he could further increase its power.
He pulled a recently acquired golem magic stone from his inventory and inserted it into the assault rifle, causing it to immediately glow brightly. The rifle's barrel began to transform into something resembling a shotgun. The magic stone imbued the bullets with a piercing effect — an effect that ignored physical defense.
As soon as he finished with the rifle, the stone golem raised its hands to hit him. He aimed the gun at it and ran to the side, firing several shots as he went. The stone golem immediately covered its head for protection, but it didn't expect that this time the bullets would pierce its armor. Then it exploded.
After killing the monster, Allen gained level 14 and at the same time successfully concluded his experiment. The magic stone broke. If the modification only broke this part, that was fine, he thought. If the weapon itself broke, that would be problematic. But it was good that it didn't.
He picked up a new magic stone, and his level increased again — this time because the villagers had repelled an orc attack using the weapons he had created. Those villagers were making good use of his rifles.
Since then, he had gone around several villages and handed out a weapon to each one. Thanks to this, he received experience from all over the world without even fighting. This was what you called passive income. He helped the villages stay safe, and he leveled up at the same time. Choosing the Artisan class had been the right decision.
Meanwhile, at the Adventurers Guild headquarters, they were quite puzzled by his incredibly fast leveling. Everyone was very surprised that he had gone from level four to level 15 in just four days. That was an impossible speed. All the guild workers rushed to look at his profile. His name was unfamiliar to them, and the fact that his class was Artisan surprised them even more. It was impossible for such a trash class to level up so quickly.
One of the guild workers told his colleagues that he had ordered his familiar to record the man's last battle. It would now transfer the image to a magic crystal.
Seeing how deftly he had dealt with the stone golem, they were greatly surprised, and the weapon in his hands puzzled them even more. They had never seen anything like it before. He had so easily dealt with a stone golem with absolute defense. His firepower was on a completely different level.
A guild worker said that although the man was only level 15, his firepower was at least 50. His colleagues were very surprised, because a weapon he created should be weaker than usual.
"I don't understand how it works," the worker replied. "But in any case, this person is beyond all bounds."
They needed to inform the master about this. Perhaps the one they were looking for had finally appeared.
The familiar began transmitting a live image while Allen began a fight with another boss, and the guild workers sat down to watch.
He had encountered a huge level 27 sandworm. This monster was a boss. It roared loudly, and Allen thought it over. The sandworm had low defense but a huge amount of health. This monster was perfect for testing the limits of the weapons he created.
The rocket launcher was powerful, but it only had one shot. He was interested in how much he could strengthen a weak weapon through modification using the golem's magic stone. He decided to give it a try and created a pistol with high damage. The weapon also had an additional effect, increasing attack power by 55 percent.
Merging with a magic stone provided an excellent option, and it would also add another effect from the slot. As soon as he inserted the stone into the slot, the pistol changed its appearance and acquired a freezing effect. He was glad that he had succeeded. Even if it didn't kill the monster in one shot, it would simply freeze it. With such a huge body, he definitely wouldn't miss.
The monster rushed at him. He fired immediately, and as soon as the bullet pierced the worm's body, a terrible cold began to spread, holding the monster in place. The huge worm no longer moved. Allen struck the ice several times, causing the monster's body to immediately crumble into many pieces.
Even a pistol, which was inferior in power to a rocket launcher, could kill a boss in one shot. As expected, the Artisan was a divine tier class.
Having obtained another magic crystal, he decided to return to the city and exchange the loot for money. He came to the Adventurers Guild and put a bunch of magic stones on the counter, which made the girl behind it a little confused. She asked him to state his name, and as soon as he said it, she was surprised. She asked him to wait a bit, and then ran off somewhere.
Allen didn't suspect anything and began to wait for her.
Then he heard the loud clanking of armor and footsteps. Guards surrounded him from all sides and told him that he was under suspicion. He wondered what they were even talking about, and then they threw chains on him.
"From now on, he will be taken to guild headquarters," the guards said.
Allen didn't like this at all.