Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

Zachary smiled. He carefully looked at Rebecca's limbs that were covered with a unique armor set. Two very fragile-looking wooden pieces covered the frontal part of her shanks. The curved wooden pieces were tightly pressed together, making it look perfectly integrated. The wooden clasps that fixed the wooden pieces on her legs were as thin as the wooden pieces, and they were made in the form of watchbands. On the surface, they were clasped without a gap and were cast delicately—a perfect piece of art.

This was the first time that Zachary had seen this kind of MH weapon. Even the booklet on weapon refining that Anne had passed on to him, made no mention about this kind of weapon. He gathered that this would be a special weapon, specially customized for Rebecca.

"So tell me, how does this MH weapon work?" Zachary asked after carefully scrutinizing the weapon for a while.

Rebecca got ready to summon up her martial energy. Soon, numerous spikes as thin as needles appeared on the surface of the wooden pieces. Instantly the cuisse transformed into a piece of spiked armor. Then she released her martial energy and the wooden pieces immediately resumed to their original form.

"Wow! This is definitely an amazing MH weapon. Only a master can make such a marvelous weapon. Am I right?" Zachary noticed something different about the weapon. The wooden pieces were made by very flexible materials. That was why they could change their usual forms and come as a surprise element during battle.

"My father had asked one of the three best weapon refiners in the Enigmatic Kingdom to make it for me. No one else can use it, except me. What you see is just one of its many purposes. No doubt, it serves as a shield to protect my limbs. But at the same time, it can improve my speed, while using the movement skill," Rebecca explained proudly.

"Agreed that it is indeed a powerful weapon. But in my opinion, you might get stuck in your cuisse," Zackary concluded, with amusement twinkling in his eyes.

"What do you mean? How can I get stuck?" Rebecca replied, after she was stunned with Zachary's observation.

"What I mean to say is that you ar

recognize my weapon?" Queenie didn't expect Zachary to recognize her weapon at the first look.

"How could I not know the top three weapons of Imperial Level?" Zachary smiled calmly.

"You have to be very careful about it. Once you damage it, you will..." Queenie warned immediately.

"Be doomed!" Zachary finished the sentence for her.

"Keep that in your mind." With that, Queenie took off the Ice Silk Bracer and handed it to him.

Zachary put away the Ice Silk Bracer and the Spiked Cuisse, said goodnight to the ladies and then left.

In the meantime, other events were unfolding in the Xiao Clan's house.

A loud bang suddenly resounded in the hall. Edward, who had been kneeling on the floor, was thrown away by Anthony's slap and knocked into a pillar. He fell on the floor and spat out a mouthful of blood. His face was deathly pale.

"You fool! You failed to finish such a trivial matter! Moreover, you even left a chance for that brat to set me up. I was almost exposed all thanks to you!" Anthony glared at Edward.

"Young master, please forgive me. Just give me one more chance to prove myself. I promise you he will die a brutal death," Edward begged as he knelt in front of Anthony. He had never expected that Zackary would kill the assassin, who was at premium stage of King Level. And to make matters worse, Zackary had replaced the assassin's clothes with those of the Xiao Clan disciple's and set them up.