Beauty and the Bodyguard

Ever since he started casting, the Tattered King has been nervous. He personally handles every aspect of casting, and there is no room for error.

Lin Yi was not idle either. It was a rare opportunity to observe the whole process of casting at such a close distance. In just seven days, he had already learned a lot through the words and deeds of the Tattered King.

During these seven days, there were no deviations in the casting process. Everything was carried out in an orderly manner according to the script designed by the Tattered King in advance. Lin Yi's initial anxiety slowly receded and began to gradually change. I had to feel at ease, and I was secretly glad that I really didn't find the wrong person.

Everything is difficult at the beginning. Having passed the most crucial initial stage, casting the weapon is already half the battle. Lin Yi thought that this time it would go on smoothly. However, on the eighth day, everything came to an abrupt halt. Stop.

"Is this... is it over?" Lin Yi couldn't help but be dumbfounded as he looked at the casting pool that was gradually calming down. This was completely different from the plan that the Rag King had told him before.

At this moment, even the Rag King himself was going crazy. Although he could not accurately predict how long the casting process would take, it was only the eighth day!

According to the experience of many casters, the more powerful the magic weapon, the longer the casting process often takes. For a slightly higher-level magic weapon, it is normal for it to last for several months or even years. This time, the casting used ultra-rare materials such as ten thousand year tree crystals and ancient pure lands. How could it not be weaker than other weapons?

However, it is an indisputable fact that the casting pool has calmed down now! Normally, this situation would only occur when the final divine weapon is formed.

But it's only the eighth day. Looking at the dissimilar lump in the casting pool, I really think that this is already a formed magic weapon. I'm afraid even ghosts won't believe it!

"What should I do now?" Lin Yi's mouth twitched, and he turned to look at the King of Rags: "This thing... I'm going to use it to hit people?"

"Impossible! Impossible! Impossible!..." The Rag King thumped his head hard while running back and forth around the casting pool, muttering at a loss for words.

Seeing his crazy look, Lin Yi couldn't help but worry that this guy might lose his mind and fall into the casting pool, which would really kill someone.

Lin Yi also found it incredible. Although this casting plan was conceived and designed by the Tattered King, he had analyzed and discussed it in detail during the process. In order to ensure the success rate of the casting, more than a few preparations had been done before.

Those high-end casting materials that Lin Yi specially went to the Far North Island to bid for, actually have only one ultimate function in the casting plan, which is to ensure the stability and success rate of the casting process. Even before the King of Tatters, Lin Yi was specifically asked to take out a few heaven-level weapons that he did not use and blend them in. This was also due to this important consideration.

But I didn't expect that after making such thorough preparations, we would still end up with such a result.

"Are we... considered a failure?" Lin Yi asked. The reality is cruel, but we must accept it.

At this time, the Tattered King squatted down and put his face to the edge of the casting pool, which really shocked Lin Yi. This guy couldn't really think about it. Even though the casting pool had calmed down now, the temperature was still there. It is frighteningly high, and even masters in the foundation-building stage cannot bear it.

Just when Lin Yi was about to stop him, the Tattered King suddenly lit up his eyes and said, "No, no, I know the reason. We haven't failed yet!"

"It hasn't failed yet?" Lin Yi was stunned.

"Yes! We haven't failed yet. To be precise, we haven't completely failed yet!" The Tattered King became energetic again in an instant. He pointed at the casting pool and explained to Lin Yi: "You will know if you look carefully. The pool hasn’t completely cooled down yet, and the magic weapon hasn’t been completely finalized yet. It looks like if we don’t find a way to solve the problem, it will remain in this tepid state, and we still have room to make amends.”

Hearing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but perked up and observed carefully for a while. Indeed, as the Tattered King said, the magic weapon was still changing at a speed that was difficult to discern with the naked eye. He immediately asked: "What problem is solved?"

"Resolve the conflict between the attributes of the Ten Thousand Years Tree Crystal and the Ancient Pure Land!" Wang Yan said firmly: "Brother Lin, I have told you before that there is one most basic requirement for casting, that is, the properties of each casting material must be compatible. , even if they are incompatible with each other, we must find ways to neutralize them with other auxiliary materials, and this is the problem we are encountering now."

"How is that possible? The Ten Thousand Years Tree Crystal has the attribute of wood, and the Ancient Pure Land has the attribute of earth. How can there be an attribute conflict between the two?" Lin Yi asked strangely. It is common sense that earth and wood are mutually reinforcing.

The Tattered King shook his head and said: "Wrong, these two materials are too rare, and it is difficult to understand their specific origins, so we have all made mistakes on this most basic issue. Does the Ten Thousand Years Tree Crystal have wood properties? Wrong, but the ancient pure land is not purely earthy!"

"If it's not an earth attribute, then what could it be?" Lin Yi wondered. Even if he didn't understand the origin, could standard earth like the ancient Pure Land have other attributes?

"I once saw the Ancient Pure Land in my master's notes. Although its attributes were not explicitly mentioned, it was mentioned that the Ancient Pure Land usually only appeared in the craters of ancient volcanoes!" The Tattered King said excitedly: "Now Understand, although the ancient pure land has earth attributes, it also has fire attributes, so there is an attribute conflict with the wood attribute of Ten Thousand Years Tree Crystal to a certain extent!"

Lin Yi suddenly realized, nodded and said: "No wonder such a strange situation occurs. Normally, if it was a simple attribute conflict, it has completely failed now, and it will not continue so tepidly. It turns out that it is because of the ancient Pure Land The dual phase of earth and fire is both conflicting and compatible with the wood phase of Ten Thousand Years Tree Crystal.”

"That's right. Fortunately, the mistake I made wasn't too fatal. Otherwise, I wouldn't even have a chance to make amends this time. Then I wouldn't have the face to face you, Brother Lin." The Tattered King said with embarrassment. .

"Don't say that, even if it's just for the hard work you put into this, Brother Wang, even if it doesn't succeed, I'm already very grateful to you. How can you make me feel embarrassed by saying this?" Lin Yi smiled and comforted: "Since I have already used With materials like Ten Thousand Years Tree Crystal and Ancient Pure Land, it is destined to have no precedents to follow, and there is no way to make mistakes at all. Besides, there is still a chance to make amends, and it is not yet time to say dejected words."