Shadow Covenant

Chapter 103 "Extraordinary Curved Sword"

The impact of the earthquake on Palermo was limited, and there were no fatal casualties except for a few unlucky people who were either smashed in the head by a vase that fell from the terrace due to shaking, or fell into the water due to an unstable center of gravity.

But when Woody came to Wagner's blacksmith shop, his brows were still frowning.

Obviously still troubled by the cause of the earthquake just now.

However, he did not forget the main purpose of this trip.

Witness the birth of his weapon.

Although Wagner said that giving him another half a month, he can master quenching more proficiently, and there is a [-]% certainty that Woody's weapon can be developed to a higher level and released in perfect condition.

But there is not much time left for him, especially on the way here, Woody also encountered a legendary earthquake, which made him firmer in his heart.

Don't wait any longer, everything in the world can't wait for you, all you can do is to seize the fleeting opportunity, and never let go!
In terms of terms, it is to exert one's own subjective initiative.

Whether to wait or not, to balance the gains and losses, he has long been calculating in his heart.

Woody stepped into the blacksmith shop without hesitation, and Wagner, who was waving a hammer and beating another anvil, saw Woody's arrival and understood his purpose, and immediately stopped his work.

The middle-aged man greeted him respectfully. He has benefited a lot from Woody's supervision these days.

He turned around and entered the interior of the blacksmith shop, and carefully took out a long arc-shaped blade that was longer than ordinary standard long swords. Compared with the crudeness of the previous few days, this blade is now a curved sword with a sharp edge. , has been installed with a thick enough hilt that can be held with one hand, but there is no cross wing that is common with cavalry long swords, only a slightly concave buckle, as the last stubbornness of its curved sword identity.

Under the reflection of the flames, the blade doped with various rare metals does not shine brightly, but seems to be covered with a layer of mist, endowed with a layer of matte texture, which looks very simple and gives people a sense of thickness. The feeling of precipitation.

But this time before the final stage of quenching the blade, Wagner not only brought the curved knife with the blade and hilt already installed, but also took out another thing that Woody was very familiar with.

There is a delicate and small enchantment seal, with a secret silver luster flowing on it, just like the silver scales floating on the sea of ​​thousands of sails under the sun.

Woody was slightly taken aback.

This is a tool used to enchant the blade, and it can be equivalent to half an extraordinary weapon in the black market. He remembered that he had never given this to the blacksmith in front of him.

Wagner seemed to see Woody's hesitation, and smiled heartily.

"This is left to me by my grandfather, but you have worked so hard to teach me, how could I be reluctant to part with this small enchanting seal, this is yours, distinguished guest, please don't refuse a Saruman's request."

Speaking of the latter, the blacksmith with a pair of piercing eyes became extremely sincere in his tone.

"If that's the case, then fine!"

Saruman's nature is so arrogant that they don't allow themselves to owe any debts. Therefore, in Asenland, if you see someone helping someone who has helped him regardless of rewards and sacrifices, then the probability is Saruman.

And Wagner has said so much, Woody will naturally not brush off his kindness.

"Then let's start!"

The materials needed for quenching have been prepared. In order to improve the fault tolerance rate, Woody also asked Cromwell to ask for a small bottle of high-concentration holy water from the Temple of Dawn as an aid in quenching.

Soon, under the high temperature of the furnace, the long sword's matte blade began to turn red.

The long quenching has begun.

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The rain outside the window was endless. Although it was only noon, the sky was as gloomy as evening. Standing in front of the transparent glass with Weilando, he could only see his own reflection.

If you want to see more clearly, you can only get closer to the glass to see the deserted scene of the extremely cold iron gate of the wine estate outside the window in the wind and rain.

But she rarely does this, only when she hears the creaking sound of the iron door outside, she will be like a little rabbit with ears pricked up, hopping against the window and looking out the window until she sees clearly Only then fell back down on the mattress stuffed with goose down, as if wanting to knead his small body into this soft "white dough".

hateful!Why hasn't Cousin Woody come back yet!

Lying on the bed, Weilando reluctantly blew away the long hair that blocked her view, clenched her little hands tightly, and thumped the cotton-like bed under her body.

This is already the carriage No. 17 entered the manor since she got up in the morning. Besides entering, she also saw ten carriages leaving the manor, but she still couldn't see the familiar figure, but saw a group of people she didn't want to see to the people.

The guy on the grandfather's side.

She generally divides the relatives of the Edith family, except for Woody, into the faction of her grandfather. Becky Edith and Halic Edith, whom she saw at the last Harvest Festival, are the descendants of her two uncles. .

Since the old man Kamo Edith came to the winery and had a big fight with Susan last time, it seems that the old man has acquiesced in the relationship between the two families, so the two uncles of his own have subconsciously repaired the original rift After all, they know very well who is the reason for the rise of the Edith family's status now.

However, what they knew was far less than what Kamo knew. They thought it was Susan's own ability, along with their heirs, as well as Becky Edith and Halic Edith who were mage apprentices. People treat their own aunt.

All this time has been extraordinarily attentive.

After all, this is a legendary powerhouse, even stronger than their mentor, if my aunt can really say a few words in front of that person, then they will be developed.

Therefore, together with other people, Becky and Hallik have come to the wine estate to play almost every day these days, and they have a strong sense of presence in front of Susan.

Others even invited Veranduo several times to attend the aristocratic salons and balls in Palermo, saying that at her age, it was time to enter the aristocratic circle, and this kind of favor was naturally rejected by Veranduo. Yes, she's never been interested in socializing.

Revived, Vilando walked to a pink desk not far from the bed on her fluffy rabbit slippers. There were no vanity mirrors and jewelry boxes that girls usually see on the desk, but thick brown books.

They are neatly arranged on the right side of the desk, and on the left is a bright magic lamp, which is a tenth birthday gift from her aunt who is a lecturer at St. Lawrence College, and the one in the middle is a A rather crude statue of a gray cartoon rabbit.But because of the care of the owner, it looks extraordinarily clean without any impurities. On the base below is a crooked congratulatory message.

——"I wish Weilando happy every day..."

Every time she sat on the chair, Weilando could see the most conspicuous sentence every time, and she could also smile knowingly.

This rabbit statue with two large front teeth has been with her for countless days and nights, and it has been watching her read books all the time.

Sometimes she doesn't want to go out, she can stare at this rabbit for a long time in a daze.

Because seeing it, she could always think of that bright afternoon when she first arrived, she was playing hide-and-seek with the servants in the manor, and just happened to meet the rather shy boy who followed her mother and held her finger.

Because of their respective families, the two quickly became childhood playmates who talked about everything and stuck together all day. They had a very pleasant time.

It's just that at some point, he became so strange, vigilant and panicked, like a beast caught in a trap, full of malice towards everyone who had good intentions towards him, except for the wicked witch who handed him the poisonous apple It's loyal.

Unswerving until death, but now...all are back.

Veranduo relaxed and opened a book that she hadn't finished reading last time.

——"Ten Unsolved Mysteries of Ascension"

In addition to the wardrobe for storing clothes in her room, the other cabinets are full of thick books. Reading books is the best companion for her to pass the boring time.

Although this hobby was once a random word of her cousin, she likes reading very much and wants to become a writer like Aishabiya. "And into the pit.

But up to now, books have become the things that accompany her for the longest time.

The knowledge in books will never leave her, and she also loves to absorb the new experience brought to her by each book. Compared with the mysterious stories of spellcasters, or the traditional fairy tales of princes and princesses, there are also thrilling adventurers. For his personal biography, Willando especially prefers books that explore the direction of deciphering, more like a hundred thousand whys.

She has a strong curiosity about everything, but reason will drive her to restrain this desire in reality, but reading a book can release this indescribable impulse, and Veranduo is soon immersed in this future book. In solving the mystery, she began to follow the perspective of the protagonist in the book, Paige, to explore the mystery of the spellcaster under the name of mechanical technology, and the process of gradually analyzing it. Although it was illusory and fabricated, she read it with gusto.

Most of the nobles in Asenland who have read the history of the mainland know some secrets about this land.

In addition to the ancient Kalia kingdom that was once glorious 1000 years ago, this land also gave birth to the ancient mechanical empire that once marched towards the stars and the sea, and the arcane empire that brought the power of magic to the extreme. The ruins of the ruins can prove this, and even some kingdoms have made use of the excavated products in the ruins.

Therefore, under the use of imagination, there is always a market for stories about machinery and arcane arts.

The room was quiet, accompanied by the pattering rain outside the window, and Willando soon fell into the sea of ​​words, only the sound of fingers scribing across the pages of the book from time to time in the room proved her existence.

……

After hearing that Woody had come back for half an hour, Verando was a little annoyed.

Not only did I regret the afternoon tea I missed because I was fascinated by reading, but I also regretted not discovering it in the first place.

But her speed is unquestionable.

She skillfully inserted the bookmark into the next page that had not been turned, then got up and left her room.

The light rain outside the window had stopped at some point, and only the damp and cold air kept penetrating into Weilando's thin body from bottom to top, but she only felt hot all over, and was not affected in any way.

While eating the small piece of bread she just took from afternoon tea to satisfy her hunger, she rushed towards the hut behind the manor.

But Veranduo just turned the corner of the corridor, and she was going to look for Woody in the hut, when she saw a familiar figure standing in the open space in front of the hut, holding a hand that she had never seen before. The oddly curved long blade was almost as long as hers.

One side is the front, the other side is the thick back, the blade and the hilt are connected as one, as if it is natural, and the matte color of the blade body, the fine curly white smoke slowly rises from the surface of this weapon, as if due to The scorching heat of the blade met the cold air, and the resulting violent reaction was average.

Judging from the fact that the open ground has been cut into seven or eight sections, and only a bottom pile that can be put on by feet is left, the power of this weapon has obviously been tested on this dummy that has not been in service for two months. It is sharp enough, and the integrity of each cross-section shows that it was happy when it was dismembered. The knife marks are extraordinarily smooth, as if they have been carefully polished by the most skilled craftsmen.

The figure from the back slowly turned his head when he heard the footsteps behind him, his golden eyes shone extremely hot in the shadow of the dark cloudy afternoon.

"Wow! So handsome! When did you have this knife? Why haven't I seen it before?" Veranduo trotted to the open space without being affected by the weapon full of weird temperament at all, and gave Woody a series of meals output.

"I just got it. This is a custom weapon. It took me several days of work."

Holding the extraordinary weapon he had just obtained, Woody looked at the noble girl standing in front of him who wanted to touch left and right, a little helpless, he casually held it on his shoulder, looked at Veranduo and said.

"Then what are you doing these days when you go out? Wow! Cousin, your weapon is so cold, how can you hold it!"

Wei Landuo tiptoed to touch the blade, and felt the biting cold, even if she was wearing several warm clothes, it was just a display.

"It contains the power of magic. You are not a professional yet. It is best not to touch it, or you will get sick."

Woody said noncommittally, he did not stop Veranduo, after all, she had to try it for herself before she would give up.

"Magic weapon? Does it have a name?"

Veranduo looked surprised. She recalled that in the storybook she read in the afternoon, Page's magic sword had its own name.

After hearing this, Woody said with a gloomy gaze.

"Of course there is."

"Its name is..."

"Broken soul..."

And in front of his eyes, the data belonging to this curved sword was also displayed in his retina.

——"Item Name: +1 Curved Sword "Enchanted". "

——"Item description: A large curved sword made of rare minerals such as mithril. Its damage and speed are far superior to ordinary long swords. The maker is a human blacksmith, but under the guidance of an expert, he made the best creation ever made."

——"Equipment requirements: 15 points of strength."

——"Equipment effect: +3 bleeding, +3 critical hit."

——"Equipment Enchantment: Nether feature, normally damages incorporeal creatures, and ignores its bonus value."

——"The howling of the dead died away in the opening of his sharp blade, and this cursed land was redeemed-the inscription under the statue of the prosperous town."

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(End of this chapter)