rune hunter

Chapter 341 Gem Arming
The swordsmanship inherited by the Beifeng Sword Master is also known as the gemstone swordsmanship, which is also the main reason why the Beifeng family chose Sword Castle as their family fiefdom.For ordinary nobles, no matter how beautiful gemstones are, they are just a luxury after all, but the same gemstones can exert terrifying power in the hands of the Beifeng family.

There are also spellcasters who have special needs for gems. For example, before Tiana arrived at Sword Castle, she had been obsessed with finding opportunities to get some gems to make magic items.But what is very puzzling is that the relationship between Sword Castle and the group of magicians does not seem to be very close, and it can even be said to be cold.Some people said that it might be because the quality of the gemstones produced in Sword Castle was not high enough to meet the standards of a magician, but now El knew that this explanation was pure nonsense.

The Beifeng family's famous one-time killer "secret sword" is to seal the sword energy in the gems with a secret method. Of course, the gems used as raw materials cannot be ordinary goods.Just like the gem and secret sword El picked up in the secret base, even with his very unprofessional eyes, he can tell that this thing can at least buy a whole street of shops in the downtown area of ​​Istaren .

Gems of this level have always been priceless in the market, and even with the background accumulated by the Beifeng family over the years, it is impossible to squander them without limit.The purpose of weapons is to fight, and the weapons that are reluctant to use are no different from waste, so the Beifeng family turned to another cheaper solution-gem arming.

It is said that the original jewel armament was designed to look like a full-body armor, which could allow a bronze-ranked warrior to display quasi-silver-ranked strength.However, that batch of gem weapons was taken away by the Fallen Leaf Sword Saint Cyprus, and it is unknown where it was hidden.

Later, the gem armor designed became a gauntlet. The whole body was made of tungsten gold, and a complex array of magic patterns was drawn on it. Each magic pattern array was inlaid with gem fragments the size of rice grains, which looked colorful from a distance. .All the magic pattern arrays finally converged on the back of the hand, where a colored gemstone the size of a pigeon egg was inlaid.The size of the gemstone is slightly larger than that of the "Secret Sword", but there is an obvious gap in texture, which can be seen even by El, who has only seen the "Secret Sword" once.

But such gemstones are not something that can be seen on the market, and tungsten gold is also a magical metal that is hard to buy with money. In terms of the value of the material alone, such a set of crafts can sell at least 50 gold coins. Does not include its labor cost, material loss, and true value as a weapon.

Now, a total of fifty sets of gemstone armaments exuding dark golden light were neatly arranged in front of El's eyes, making him feel like he was almost blinded by the flash.And the Istaren warriors brought by him to carry things were all stunned and almost lost their ability to speak.

Out of caution before this, El specially asked Timmy to select some reliable personnel, such as the brothers who fought all the way from Istaron and himself.These people have at least seen the treasure house opened by the White Lion family, so they won't be affected by money.On the other hand, this group of fighters who have experienced the test of blood and fire is also the most powerful force under him. At least 20 of them have reached the bronze rank. It is also possible to gather nearly forty bronze-level masters.

A silver-ranked strongman is enough to lead a war, and forty bronze-ranked masters combined are enough to slaughter the city. This is also the real backbone of the Istaron army.If these people are unified and armed to raise their strength to the quasi-silver level, the scene is simply unimaginable.

Al licked his lips and suddenly found that his mouth was a little dry.He finally understood why the Beifeng family had insisted on the principle of streamlining troops and simplifying administration all these years, because they didn't need extra cannon fodder at all.As long as an elite troop is trained and armed with these gems, gods can block and kill gods, and Buddhas can block and kill Buddhas.

It's a pity that this is just a beautiful idea after all. In the past 1000 years of history, Sword Castle has never had such a heaven-defying opportunity.

El took down a gauntlet inlaid with rubies from the display shelf, and found that it had a subtle similarity with the rune totem on his arm.He put the gem armor on his other arm, and felt that what he was wearing was not a cold metal weapon, but the touch on his hand was more like some kind of animal leather.

He lightly pressed the round ruby ​​protruding from the gauntlet, and felt a slender needle inserted into the back of his hand. After absorbing the blood, the ruby ​​slowly shone brightly.With a thought in his mind, he tensed his arms and automatically squeezed out more blood. The ruby's light immediately ignited, twisted twice in mid-air like a flame, and transformed into a slender sharp blade.With a wave of El's hand, the flaming blade passed through the weapon display rack made of pig iron without hindrance, drawing an obvious trace.The hair on El's body stood up slightly, and he intuitively felt the danger of this weapon.Although it is not as powerful as the real "secret sword", it also prolongs the duration.Relatively speaking, this gem weapon is a killing weapon specially designed for war.

"I didn't expect these bastards to be really talented in this area. They can make so many substitutes with that little leftover material." Cyprus' voice suddenly came from his mind, with a bit of tone in his tone bleak.

"Didn't you say you're going to take a long-term training? Why did you wake up again?" El asked puzzled.

"It's just that I didn't expect to come back here... Those bastards back then were already useless enough. I didn't expect that the current descendants of the Beifeng family are even more useless, and they have gotten to this point." Cyprus sighed and said quietly. : "Don't blame me for not reminding you, this is not a good thing."

"Oh? I heard Sima Ke said that you took away all the gem weapons back then. I felt strange at the time. Except for the crisis of genocide like now, how could the Beifeng family hand over such treasures willingly? Come out? Could it be that you snatched it hard at the time?" El untied the gauntlet and put it aside, and asked with great interest.

"That's right, I snatched them away." Cyprus admitted generously, but he paused and said, "Then I took them all apart."

"Huh? Why?" Hearing such a sudden turn of events, El couldn't help being taken aback.

"Besides the inheritance of swordsmanship, the Beifeng family has never produced any decent talents in other aspects. These so-called gem weapons are just the leftovers from the Beifeng Sword Master's play, but they were picked up by his unscrupulous descendants. It’s all about recycling.”

Cyprus said with a bit of hatred in his tone, with a sneer: "It's shameful that such a dignified sword master secretly learned alchemy, and what's even more ridiculous is that his descendants are still treasured. Even an ignorant person like you can tell that this thing actually operates by absorbing the blood of the user, and there is an evil spirit from the inside out."

"If it's really on the battlefield, why would you care so much? It's better to be sucked a little blood than to lose your life." El scoffed at Cyprus' statement. Judging from the sword he killed the puppet master, the fallen leaf The Juggernaut may not be such an aboveboard figure.

"What you see now is only a replica that was rebuilt later, and the original gemstone armament that I destroyed can allow bronze-rank warriors to directly cross the boundary and be promoted to the real silver rank! But the corresponding The price is that the blood they need to consume is five times that of the thing in your hand." Cyprus' voice sounded colder and colder: "Even ordinary silver-ranked powerhouses cannot have such a perverted recovery ability as you, let alone Don't talk about those rookies at the Bronze rank. To put it simply - they can only be heroes for 3 minutes, and they will be sucked dry."

"It's really perverted... But if it's a life-and-death situation, this choice is not unacceptable for a soldier." Looking at the silently burning sharp blade in his hand, El suddenly had the nightmare in his mind. city.If the White Lion family had such a batch of equipment back then, they would definitely use it without hesitation.

"So, if it can only be used at a critical moment, and it will die when it is used up, what is the meaning of this thing?" Cyprus said angrily: "There used to be a lot of idiots in the family, and it was too late to break through the silver. ranks, they recklessly used this gem weapon, and most of them died of excessive blood loss."

"Could it be that you have tried this method too?" Thinking of Cyprus's strange resentment towards the gem weaponry, El's heart moved, and he couldn't help asking.

"Yeah, I tried..." Cyprus was silent for a moment, then whispered.

"The desire to become stronger drives the ignorant swordsman to choose a beautiful death trap, and excessive blood loss will give people false illusions. I just said that most people die from excessive blood loss, while a small number of people die from blood loss. Died at the hands of his own companions. Those fools who have luck will get lost in the illusion, thinking that they have found the Silver Secret Realm, but will kill their relatives who dissuade them as a nightmare..."

"Uh... like the illusion I experienced on the White Rock Trail?" El just imagined it, and felt a chill down his back.If he hadn't seen through that illusion from the very beginning, would he be able to cut down the nightmare in his heart when he faced the girl?

El didn't know the answer to this question, and he was grateful in his heart that he had overcome that difficulty without any risk.But listening to the meaning in the Cypriot words, the Fallen Leaf Sword Master seems to have left his dark history here.

"How about it, General El, are these enough to express my sincerity?" Simako, who had been waiting by the side, saw that El hadn't responded for a long time, so he couldn't help but leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"Very well, pack the box and send it to Laurana. If there is any trouble, it should be left to the professionals." El extinguished the flame, untied the gauntlet and put it back in place, moved his fingers and turned to Simaco Seriously said: "I will accept this deal."

　I haven't recovered from my condition yesterday, I'm sorry, the only feeling I got back from the three-day tour in Hainan is: I really want to make money, bastard!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)