Blasphemy

Chapter 8: Morningstar ( Part One)

 …………………………………..  Farborg was more than 700 miles away from the Rhine City. It was a major city that has the population of 200,000. Due to the important strategic position in the western borders, it was the second tier military city of the Rhine Alliance. Even more so, it had the great role in impeding the incoming danger from the magical demon forest, protecting the fertile plain. The Farborg was situated in the flat lands, and the river of Perth surrounded the city of Farborg. More than 100 miles to the South of the city was the magic demon forest, so Farborg was the most important starting stage and the supply depot for many adventurers, monster Hunters. The area of the Magic demon forest was almost equivalent to the entire area of Rhine Alliance. It was vast, reaching to the Pyrenees in the west, to the banks of the sea in the south, and covering the entire Red rock peninsula in the east. The total area of the forest was about 1 million square kilometers. Since there were rarely any large numbers of monsters activities in the edge of the forest, a number of trade route were in those outer rim of the forest, therefore also becoming the paradise for thieves and bandits. "Hammer of God" weapons workshop had been open for a month. Initially the given name with such rich dwarf characteristic was for nothing but to benefit from association with inborn artisan dwarfs, but now there was indeed a dwarf with his four gold craftsman apprentice working in workshop inside. The weapon workshop occupied a three- story building, located in the Farborg’s most prosperous neighborhoods. In that building the first floor was allocated as the weapons store, the second floor was the adventurer's playground, third floor, Feith wanted to use third floor as his laboratory, but due to the opposition from all, he was forced to drop that plan. Now it was used as the VIPs suits for some of the big customers and displayed some of the high quality products by Feith.  ………………………………..  At the moment, in the spacious laboratory, which was more than 200 square meter wide, there was a large and complex magical array drawn in the ground, which was emitting a colorful halo in the room. In the middle of the array, blue and white magical flames were hissing and engulfing several pieces of hand crafted gold knight armor, forging it in the magic flame till it was red hot. Feith carefully used the pincers to clamp a piece of armor, Faith carefully with an iron clamp a nail, and cast magical symbols, placing them in specific locations. Burst of flame flashed, and the magic symbol was firmly integrated in the armor. Rogge busily handed over a little bottle of blue liquid, which was full of an adult Wyvern blood. Wyverns were fierce, agile, and had good magic protective power, regarded as the middle-Rank monsters. They were very difficult to deal with. Blood can used to slightly improve the magic defense power. Due to its very good ductility and as well as its good magic absorption, it was indispensable materials while making magical product. However, due to its relative scarcity, the price was high. Generally the price of the blood is equal to ten times the weight of the gold. When the blue Wyvern blood was dropped in the piece of armor, the armor piece, like sponge absorbing water, rapidly absorbed the blue blood. That piece thus becoming shining light blue. Rogge also took a piece of armor and put it in the flame. After all the pieces were processed, Feith recite the incantation toward the flame in the array, a pair of light blue wings are gradually formed in the magic flame. The wing goes around the flame, slowly rising upward, it start to go faster and faster. “Boom” a sound rang out, and flames shot up, rising suddenly like the tide. However, when that flame reached the ceiling, there was a white flash and it was blocked from exploding out of the room by a magical array placed there. Firestorm came and disappeared quickly. On the ground, only the pieces of blue armor were remaining. After the fusion with wind magic, because of the care of the wind magic, the entire weight of the armor has reduced by 60%. ………………………….  At the request of Rogge, to draw a bit of magic in each pieces of armor, Feith simply casted an ordinary lightning magic over it.  The entire armor began to render translucent light blue; the magic symbol drawn in the armor emitted a deep blue light. "Hey, this looks much more attractive. Glode! You came at the right time; I wanted to talk to you.  You’re right, wanted to talk to you. Make these armor pieces into the bust of the knight armor, yes, knight armor are the most popular style this year. Oh and the chain connecting the piece should be of gold. The helmet and the armor, add some golden pattern decoration in the edges. Call Franco, he has the similar knight armor, that you can base this armor.” Rogge cheerfully shouted.   Dwarf Glode, thought otherwise: “That may not be good. The armor pieces should be intertwined together with the superior steel wire! The most important thing for armor is safety! Protection! I don’t want to have a bad reputation!!!!!” “Then put a layer of gold outside the steel wire! Then it will be ok, right? You know what? Put the layer of gold in all of the chains from now on. The most important thing is that this armor should fetch us good money. Add this layer of gold and you can have a decade worth of ale! Tell Lawrence to select a cape for this armor, the best one that is suited for this armor. Glode, you have till day after tomorrow to get this done!! If I don’t see the armor, forget about drinking!! Yes, this should be called the Blue Crystal armor, of course, the name will not be carved beforehand, if the guest want another name, you engrave their choice of the name in the armor. Ten gold coins per word.” Carrying the pieces, Glode went downstairs mumbling; in conscience and ALE he chose the latter. His mouth cursing: "Vampire!! Cannibal pig!! Miser! Man shaped wolf!!” Rogge insisted on selling the products of high quality, and high price, his argument: "who can afford to buy the equipment, those who don't care about the money! as long as something looks good, they won’t care how much. What kind of person is our best customer?? It is not rich adventurer who can judge the quality of goods, but are those sons of nobles and aristocrats who have nothing to spend money on, as isLawrence. Who do not want to earn money? So, if we sell, we sell only expensive. Secondly, all the armors that Rogge produced were very focused on decorative appearance, and had some impractical gimmicks. For example, this blue crystal armor was extremely light weight, it was only the equivalent to a heavy leather armor weight, physical defense and magic defense results are as good as a magic armor in the boutique. Lighting symbol placed in that armor, after the fusion only had the role to make this Blue crystal armor appear with the effect of translucent, lighter, softer and attractive, but with out the slightest practical effect. For those decorations that Franco designed, they instead increase the weight, which didn’t help in any way in a fight. But Rogge said: 'This armor you see, this is what paladins wear. It is sold to a real Paladin?  Of course not. Which Paladin will wear this? Who we want to sell is to that the nobleman's son who wants to be a Paladin, and which one do you expect to go in really dangerous caves to adventure? They will only go hunting! So style and taste are very more important, which will let them act like hero in front of those ignorant girls. “Hammer of God” is not preparing to become a major arms dealer, but to become like the purple Angel jeweler, La Spa, a brand for noble.”  Everyone listened speechless. Since then “Vampire Rogge” nickname spread like a wildfire.