As dawn slowly arrived, Xander tirelessly ran through the Thousand Leaves Forest.

He was running absolutely unrestrained, with a pass in hand so that even if he met the Elven Iron Guard, they would easily let him through.

He felt strength flowing all over his body after receiving the Night Monarch’s blessings.

His attributes had once again been strengthened, and he also received an attribute point because his overall level reached 6. Xander didn’t hesitate to use it on dexterity. This was the path he had chosen. He wouldn’t consider using a free attribute point in another stat until he had 25 dexterity.

The Thousand Leaves Forest was extremely huge, but Xander felt familiar with many areas here.

That page of the Tome of Nalu could be considered the easiest artifact to find in all the land, even if it was only a damaged one. There was no danger.

’I remember it was north of a small elven village, and there seemed to be a waterfall there.’

’The plunge pool at the bottom of the waterfall was extremely cold. Only those with cold resistance +5 or higher could dive down.’

’The Tome of Nalu was placed in that pool.’

Xander was on his way towards his objective while trying to recall the exact location of the hidden Tome of Nalu.

The Thousand Leaves Forest was really too vast, and that elven village only had a few distinctive signs. Without enough information, finding the Tome of Nalu was impossible.

No wonder no one had found it all this time.

The sun gradually rose, but it didn’t make Xander feel unwell.

But the feeling of being like a fish in water he had during the night gradually disappeared.

Dusk Walkers were more powerful at night after all. Skills like Summon Night Crow would be in a sealed state.

But Eternal Night could still be used three times per day at most.

’I shouldn’t be too far. Time to take a break.’

Xander stopped and sat under a tree. He took out some rations and water from the Void Conch to replenish some energy.

He also took the chance to take out that magic weapon.

Blazing Fury.

This weapon was a curved dagger that Sean personally crafted. It was made of a mix of many uncommon metals and precious materials. It also deserved its name of magic weapon due to its attributes.

This curved dagger actually had two great spells attached!

Arcane Missiles was a commonly seen instant magic that would summon a number of arcane missiles to attack the enemy, depending on the user’s intelligence level.

With Xander’s intelligence, he could only summon 3-5 arcane missiles, but it was still very threatening.

This spell could be used three times a day.

The other spell [Blazing Fury] was very fierce in comparison. It was a 2nd-circle spell!

And an AoE spell at that!

Its firepower was several times stronger than the Hand of the Fire God. Even though it could only be used once per day, Xander was already very satisfied.

What made him the most grateful was that this curved dagger was tailor-made!

However, this magic weapon normally couldn’t be wielded by Xander due to his attributes. His strength was lacking!

The weapon’s usual strength requirement was 15!

But Sean had added a great amount of [Cloud Rock] , a very uncommon and expensive ore. It forcibly reduced the weapon’s strength requirement to 12, a level where Xander could use it.

The old blacksmith’s attentive side could clearly be seen.

It was at this time that Xander truly understood that a weapon fitting himself should be forged by himself.

The person who knew you the best was still yourself.

He had previously thought of never touching his blacksmith class again after leaving the Eternal Night Paradise.

However, he realized that Sean had put a lot of thought into it, so he slowly began to change his mind.

Maybe this blacksmith class wasn’t as uninteresting and useless as he thought.

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The only thing that made Xander somewhat distressed was that to use Two-Weapon Fighting, his left and right hand daggers had to be identical in weight and size.

Even if they had Two-Weapon Fighting, an ordinary person’s right hand was a bit stronger than the left, so if the two weapons differed too much, it would make the attack uncoordinated.

Of course, having an occasional change of rhythm could definitely catch someone off guard. The main point was still how to use it.

He thought and finally decided to hang Blazing Fury on his waist, like the Kingfisher Jade.

He would use Fang for the time being. And switching daggers in battle wasn’t too difficult for him.

After familiarizing himself with the weapon, Xander continued his journey once again. He soon found that familiar elven village.

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This village was in the western part of the Thousand Leaves Forest.

There were roughly 200 inhabitants who were all pure wood elves.

The village had a guard squad, but these people weren’t strong. The strongest had already been forcefully enlisted into the Elven Iron Guard.

This method of forceful enlistment, even if it was to defend the Thousand Leaves Forest, led to some resentment among the elves.

If not for that Great Elven King’s strength and charisma, the situation would have already reached the point of no return, throwing the Thousand Leaves Forest into chaos.

When Xander entered the village, he only noticed a dozen young adults. Most of the inhabitants were elderly or children.

This was a very common elven village.

They were secluded, living peaceful and harmonious days. Outside the village was a large corn and banana field, enough for the wood elves to use as food for a long time.

Perhaps because they rarely met humans, a lot of elven children surrounded him, fearless. They used a clumsy common language to ask Xander a few things.

Xander was very fond of those children. He took out some snacks and divided them between them. These snacks were Xander’s rations from the human world, so they couldn’t be bought in the Thousand Leaves Forest.

The children took the things they were interested in, and actually surrounded Xander even closer, making him unable to get away.

Elves during their childhood were very lively and curious about the world. This interest would gradually vanish as they grew to adulthood. Most wood elves would end up becoming aloof.

And those young adults initially seemed very cautious, but once Xander showed his pass, they relaxed.

There weren’t many people who could get a pass, and they were all close allies of the wood elves that wouldn’t harm them.

Soon, Xander received a warm reception, especially after he took out some small trinkets from River Shore City out of his Void Conch. They were originally not worth many coins, but for the secluded elves, and especially the children, it was an exceptional novelty.

Xander stayed in the village for a while, asking the village chief something about the northern waterfall.

As expected, the elder pointed out the exact location of the waterfall.

He still warned Xander, "Young man, even though that waterfall is very beautiful, the water at the bottom is as cold as ice. Don’t enter the plunge pool by any means."

Xander nodded. After thanking the older elf, he struggled his way out of the group of elven children and headed north, alone.

About half an hour later, he found the waterfall. Soon, the plunge pool emitting cold air appeared in front of him.

There wasn’t a single blade of grass growing around that plunge pool, probably because it was too cold.

Xander approached the water, and sure enough, a gust of cold air was coming out.

’It’s fortunate that I’m prepared.’

He checked his surroundings and saw no one. He then quietly took out a bottle of blue-colored medicine and drank it!

[Short Cold Resistance Potion] !

It could temporarily give +8 to the cold resistance stat. The effect was quite amazing, but the effect duration was very short—only 3 minutes!

This was something Xander had asked for from Hathaway. The latter estimated as a seer that it was worth it and directly paid the potion in advance to Xander.

In fact, this potion was very valuable. Even though it wasn’t as valuable as Dragon Strength, it could still sell for an extremely good price on the market.

After Xander finished drinking, he didn’t dare to delay and hurried to jump into the pool!

His swimming skills were good, and although the plunge pool was deep, he more or less knew the exact location. Soon, after two failed attempts, he managed to grab the chest stuck in the mud.

"Crash!"

Xander, drenched and shivering, climbed out of the water while clutching a small chest.

The increase in his cold resistance stat didn’t mean he wouldn’t feel any coldness. He simply wouldn’t freeze.

Thankfully, there was a small cavern in the surroundings. Xander went in, took off his clothes, and lit a fire.

After warming up, he opened the chest. The lock on the chest had been worn down by the years, and a simple pull was enough to break it.

A parchment was lying inside, along with a human skin mask!

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