Lord of War

As night fell, looking down from a high altitude, every household in the capital of Lane was lit up, and it looked like a different kind of exquisite prosperity.

The Void Duke's Mansion, located on the Kingdom's Seventh Avenue, has finally quieted down again recently after being bustling for a while.

However, with the visit of Caddy Lack, the former No. 1 alchemy blacksmith in the Principality of Ryan, the Void Duke's Mansion once again successfully broke into the sight of many nobles. In fact, many aristocrats still can’t figure it out, there are really people who can change from a pioneer knight to a king standing in the power of the kingdom in less than two years, just like those fairy tales that deceive children. The pinnacle duke.

Thanks to Sean, after the war with Dabion ended, the archives of the Kingdom of Ryan received the registrations of more than 30 pioneer knights from a dozen nobles.

Those who are ambitious are not just those nobles who already have status.

It is said that Ryan's most famous bard now intends to write a biography for Sean Connery, the duke.

Of course, those nobles who are currently looking at Sean's Void Duke's mansion are more concerned about what Cadillac, the alchemy blacksmith, wants to do in Sean's mansion.

After almost ten hours of hard work, Sean and Caddy Lark finally got a little time to rest.

At this time, Sean was taking the former Ryan Principality alchemy blacksmith Caddy Lack, who now completely put himself as an apprentice, to the restaurant. Here, the servants and the cook have already prepared the dinner in advance, and there are Vinia, Marton, Cecilia, Rena, Sefanio and others at the same table. They still showed enough enthusiasm for the arrival of Cadillac, after all, no matter what the occasion is for a senior bronze craftsman. As long as the relationship is not hostile, it is still very popular.

The time for dinner is not too long. In fact, it can be said to be very short.

Perhaps it was because Sean came from the earth, so his eating speed has always been very fast.

Of course, in terms of aristocratic etiquette, Sean's behavior is naturally very rude. Because according to noble etiquette, if Sean is a guest. Then his eating speed must be kept at the same frequency as that of the master, neither too fast nor too slow. The most perfect level is to end a meal at the same time as the master; and if it is the master's side. It doesn't matter if Sean eats slowly, but it can't be too fast, because each dish has a minimum time limit, usually about 20 minutes for a dish.

But. Sean's eating habits directly omit many steps such as appetizers and pre-dinner dishes. Straight to the main course. And, it often only takes five to ten minutes before he declares he's full. According to the aristocratic etiquette at the dining table, once the host stops the knife and fork once they are full, it is equivalent to announcing the official end of the dinner. At that time, no matter whether other people are full or not, they must stop the knife and fork.

However, because Rena, Cefanio, and Cecilia have all followed Sean for a long time, and they are all people who have been on the battlefield. Therefore, they are all used to Sean's eating habits and ways. They didn't even think that this was the most standard marching and eating speed for all the soldiers under Sean's command. Meal time never exceeds five minutes, so after a long time, everyone is used to not following noble etiquette.

As for Marton and Vinia, although they were elves, they lived in the barren land, an area where wars continued all the year round, so they had long forgotten the elven etiquette that was more complicated than the human world.

Compared with the speed of eating, the two of them are not slow compared to Sean, so they can naturally keep up with Sean's rhythm.

The only troublesome thing is the middle-aged Caddy Lack.

When he saw that the main dish was directly served instead of other appetizers, he was indeed taken aback for a moment, and then when he saw the wolf-hungry appearance of others, his appetite basically disappeared by half. However, for the sake of being polite, he insisted on eating a little bit, and when Sean stopped the knife and fork, he also stopped the knife and fork at the same time, or for him, it was actually equivalent to relief.

At this point, it took seven minutes for the dinner to officially end. This was because Sean was really exhausted after working all day, so he ate an extra main course.

"Then, Mr. Caddy, I'll arrange for someone to take you back." Sean looked at Caddy Lark, and then said.

"Wait a minute, Lord Sean." Seeing Sean turn his head to look at Rina, Vinia, and Marton, Kai Di hurriedly said, "Master Sean, I have something to talk to you about. ,have no idea……"

"Lord Sean, please allow me to leave the table first." Hearing what Caddy said, Cecilia said immediately, "My magic experiment upstairs was just halfway through."

In front of outsiders, Cecilia would never embarrass Sean. Although many people now regard her as his younger sister, in fact, the two of them have no blood relationship at all, and only Altdorf, William, Clover and Rena are just four people. At this time, Cecilia's words, in the eyes of outsiders, are naturally a very respectful expression.

And hearing Cecilia say that, the others were not stupid, so naturally they left one by one. Of course, Sean would not have any objections to this.

After Sean and Caddy were the only ones left in the restaurant, Sean said, "Mr. Caddy, just say what you have to say."

Kaidi nodded, and then said: "I have a few questions I would like to ask Mr. Sean."

"what is the problem?"

"About the black energy that erupted during forging and tempering..."

Hearing what Caddy said, Sean knew what Caddy wanted to say, so he said without waiting for him to finish, "That's charging."

"Energization?" Caddy was a little puzzled, "Isn't that the area of ​​specialization of magicians?"

"Well, you haven't practiced martial arts, so it's normal for you not to understand." Xiao En thought for a while, and then explained as intuitively as possible, "There are also blacksmiths like me who have mastered certain martial arts. Skills. People who can activate fighting spirit. So occasionally forging some equipment, we can also perform actions similar to charging, which can greatly improve the quality of the equipment. It even comes with some special abilities."

"special power?"

"Yes." Xiao En nodded slightly, "Like blacksmiths with fire attribute aura, if they recharge their equipment, they can improve the fire resistance of the equipment or have certain effects related to fire attributes. At the same time Reasonable, if it is other attributes, it can also add some related attribute capabilities to the equipment. This is the same as the charging of magicians when making jewelry, alchemy props or even magic props, so I also call it Recharge."

"I see." Caddy nodded with some understanding. "So in the afternoon, Mr. Sean, the effect of charging that epic long sword is... dark energy?"

"Yes." Sean didn't deny it.

Although it is true that people with dark energy are relatively rare in this world, it is not impossible.

Magic such as manipulating the undead belongs to the dark magic. However, although necromancers are disgusting and even targeted by churches and countries, they have not been included in the ranks of heretics. Similarly, warriors with dark grudges will naturally not be treated as heretics. It can even be said that dark energy is also one of the supporting points that constitute the world system of this miracle continent. So no matter how evil tendencies. Nor will it cause the same result as dealing with heretics.

As for Sean, when he was forging in the afternoon, he finally chose to consume 50% of the dark energy to recharge the dead bones. For this reason, he had to consume a piece of pilgrim's holy water to suppress the dark energy in his body, and the result this time was not fruitless for him, at least he probably knew that the so-called "dark servant" would What kind of fate is it.

"Then... Lord Sean, do all those high-quality demonized equipment need to be charged?" Caddy asked again.

"No." Sean shook his head to deny Caddy's cognitive error, "The so-called charging is actually just an auxiliary means, but it is not necessary. If the quality of the materials you choose is good enough. And in the production If there are no mistakes in the process, then gold-level enchanted equipment can be produced even without charging. And it is important to note that the idea that charging can produce high-quality enchanted equipment is also very wrong. and dangerous."

"Why do you say that?"

"For a warrior blacksmith, excessive charging will cause the fighting energy in the body to become mixed and impure, which will not only cause some damage to the body, but also lead to a decline in the quality of the equipment due to the deterioration of the fighting energy quality." Sean explained, "Secondly, not all magical equipment or even higher-level equipment are suitable for charging. This is also related to the fighting spirit of the warrior blacksmith....Just imagine, if a piece of equipment comes with What will happen to the demonized equipment of the water element, but you have filled it with the fighting energy of the fire attribute?"

Caddy Lack was like a primary school student, seriously thinking about the result of this question, and then nodded thoughtfully. But soon, he said again: "This can only be said to be a mistake, so is it dangerous?"

"Dependency." Sean said softly, "and a series of problems derived from dependence."

Seeing the somewhat puzzled expression on Caddy's face, Sean added again: "Once you find that recharging can improve the quality of equipment, then it is very likely that you will rely on this special forging method. Then, there will be the damage to the blacksmith itself and the reduction in the quality of the equipment that I mentioned earlier. In addition, the greater danger is that it will limit the thinking and innovation of the blacksmith, because you will continue to make more The equipment that matches the attributes of one's own fighting spirit will not try new materials, and one can imagine the result over time."

"I understand." Caddy sighed, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Sean can understand this kind of demeanor, because in the game, once some difficult questions were answered, or when he successfully cleared a dungeon to obtain a new equipment, props and other things, he would feel this kind of satisfaction demeanor. From this point of view, Cadillac and Sean are actually the same type of people. They don't have much ambition, but for some reason, they are willing to put in ten times or a hundred times the effort.

"Recharging battle energy is also a technique of blacksmiths. It's just that this technique has great limitations." Seeing Kaidi's demeanor, Sean couldn't help but talk more.

Caddy nodded humbly.

Of course he knows what this limitation is. Only a warrior can use this special forging technique. And considering Kaidi's age, even if he wants to become a martial artist now. It was already impossible, so he naturally couldn't use this kind of forging skill. Therefore, he also understood that what Xiao En said to him was to make him give up this whimsical forging method.

"Moreover." Seeing Kaidi's expression of understanding, Sean added, "There is a difference in the skill of recharging. Blacksmiths who are really good at using this technique will not recharge at will, but It will be used in accordance with the situation. There are many different skills involved in it.... You can just understand it simply, and it will not be of great benefit to you if I tell you in detail."

"I understand." Caddy expressed her understanding. "Then...Master Sean, what effect will your charging yesterday have on that epic long sword?"

"It's hard to say." Sean shook his head, "But it doesn't conflict with the dead bones themselves. After all, the main material for forging the dead bones is the leg bones of the great demon lord. Therefore, the charge of dark battle energy can still increase some power and The effect. Although the main material I used in the transformation is mainly to destroy demons. In fact, it is also a dark forging material, but it may be affected by the Stone of Order, and the dark ability will probably be affected to a certain extent. Inhibition... Of course, on the whole, the power effect and even the increase ability brought by epic equipment will definitely increase significantly."

"I don't know if Lord Sean is willing to take on apprentices." After hesitating for a while, Cadillac suddenly said straightforwardly, "With Lord Sean's current skills, it is definitely more than enough to take on apprentices."

Hearing Caddy's words, Sean knew that Caddy must have believed that he had studied under a certain great master in the forging world.

But considering my current age. No matter how you look at it, it is obvious that it is impossible to be a so-called self-taught talent, because even a genius must be led by a master. But no matter how talented and talented a craftsman is, it is impossible to become a mid-stage goldsmith at the age of twenty-five or six. In the historical records of the Craftsman Guild, the youngest goldsmith is thirty-three At the age of 10, this is still a craftsman who is really only obsessed with the world of forging.

And Sean?

His current public identity is not only a duke, a silver-level master, but also a military strategist, politician, etc. Although it has not been officially disclosed, it is basically known by many people. It also includes prophets, fortune tellers, appraisers, and knowledgeable scholars. Of course, there are several types of predictors, fortune tellers, and appraisers. Xiao En thinks that they can be collectively called magic sticks.

You must know that although Miracle Continent is a world full of miracles and miracles, in fact, its essence is still a world that pays attention to no pains, no gains.

So instinctively, Sean didn't want to deny Caddy's guess.

"You mean, you want me to take you in as an apprentice?" Sean looked at Caddy.

"Yes." Kaidi nodded seriously, "I hope to be your apprentice, sir, and I want to learn more advanced forging techniques."

"The age gap between us is a bit big." Sean frowned.

"Lord Sean, I remember that you Chinese people have a slang saying, 'the master is the teacher'?" Kaidi said in a deep voice, his attitude and expression were very serious and serious, without any false appearance, " Since this is the case, then age should not be the reason for you to reject me."

"But even if you become my apprentice, I don't have much time to teach you." Sean said.

"I know." Caddy nodded, "I know, Mr. Xiao En, you will be very busy as a duke, especially the just-concluded Darbion War and the upcoming martial arts festival, but as long as you have some spare time, Give me some pointers, then this is enough....Moreover, with my current level of forging, I can also help you, as long as you agree, Mr. Xiao En, I can return to the Void Territory with you later."

"Then what about your property in the capital?"

"I will sell it and invest all the funds in the construction of the Void Territory."

Hearing Kaidi's words, Sean would be lying if he said he wasn't tempted. A high-level bronze craftsman who is attacking silver craftsmen is of great benefit to the development of a territory no matter how you look at it. Especially Xiao En is very clear that this era is about to enter the era of magic technology because of his advance. At that time, ordinary equipment and weapons will be replaced by magic weapons, and the status of magicians will be greatly reduced. Therefore, on the contrary, alchemists The status of the blacksmith will be greatly improved.

No matter in terms of short-term or long-term interests, Sean will not lose anything by tying Cadillac and the Void Neck together.

So after thinking for a few seconds, Sean agreed to Caddy's proposal and formally accepted Caddy Lark as an apprentice. And Sean didn't keep this matter a secret, so on the second day, Cecilia and others knew that Caddy was Sean's apprentice, but they didn't know it at all. Surprised, on the contrary, if Kadi is not convinced by Sean after seeing Sean's skills, then Cecilia, Rena and others will really be surprised.

However, it is precisely because the followers of Xiao En take it for granted that no one will publicize such a thing, so the outside world does not know that Cadillac, the only alchemy blacksmith in the former Kingdom of Ryan, has now become Xiao En's apprentice. things. It's just that for those old politicians and nobles with a keen sense of smell, they still smelled something unusual.

Because, in the next few days, Cadillac officially moved to Sean's mansion of the Void Duke. He was conducting research and discussions with Sean on forging every day, and watched Sean from the sidelines throughout the process. Transformation work on sequestrum. During this process, Caddy Lack naturally learned a lot. Although these knowledge and skills are very common to players, they are still extremely impactful in this era. After all, many skills and knowledge are in the game. It was gradually developed and researched by players in the mid-term.

And Caddy also gradually understood the reason why Sean could become a goldsmith during this process. Of course, this is purely Caddy Lark's own opinion. Sean is only a player with the help of system functions after all. However, in front of outsiders, Xiao En did perform impeccably. He was as precise as instruments and textbooks in any forging step, without any flaws or mistakes. It is completely impossible for such a perfect and precise forging to make any mistakes.

Therefore, on the day when the Fighting Festival was officially held, Xiao En finally completed the preliminary transformation of the dead bones.

At the same time, he has already thought about the next second phase of the transformation plan, and has given a new name to the transformed dead bones.

Black King. (To be continued) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. )