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night.

An unnamed warehouse in the harbor district.

Selena was quite tall, over 1.7 meters tall, but she was still easily hugged by Rosen behind her.

She was continuing to use her powerful high-level magic power to condense the transformation energy: "Rosen, you are really big and hard. You look more like a warrior than a mage."

Rosen was using Laifu to guide the material in his hand to transform, and he replied with a smile.

"This was passed down to me from my father. In my memory, my father was a big man."

"Of course, this is also related to the careful care of my tutor, Mrs. Agnet. Although I failed to pay the tuition, my tutor never treated me harshly in terms of food."

There was another thing he didn't say, that is, he developed a life-like spell that strengthened the body and fixed it on the body.

Selena felt her cheeks get a little hot when she mentioned Mrs. Agnet.

Because she turned out to be the wife of the other's apprentice, and they only met her for one day, and yet she was held in his arms in such an intimate manner.

Although the reason was legitimate and she did not resist it, it could not change the facts.

In order to relieve her embarrassment, she had to change the topic: "Anna is indeed a good person, but it is a pity that she found a short-lived husband."

Anna's original name was Anna Robert. After marrying Sir Agnet, a senior mage in Dawn City, she became Mrs. Agnet.

Unfortunately, seven years ago, when Sir Agnet visited the Kingdom of Aaron as an envoy, he was accidentally involved in a noble duel.

As a result, the duel failed. He was stabbed in the stomach by his opponent and died on the spot.

As a result, Rosen's mentor became a widow.

Rosen also felt very emotional about this. He remembered that during that period, his mentor cried every day, and it took a full month to recover.

"Fortunately, the instructor made it through."

"No, she didn't, she just tried her best not to remember it. Is the staff healed soon?"

Selena saw that the staff in her hand had basically taken shape.

"It's just a little bit off. It's quite eye-catching. The appearance of this staff is very ordinary, but its performance definitely deserves the rating of 'excellent'."

Not long after saying these words, the staff was fully formed.

The main body of the staff is made of three materials, namely hardened mithril, azure corundum and tough magic steel, which correspond to the three advanced alchemical formulas deduced by Rosen.

Three high-grade materials, plus some auxiliary materials, were perfectly integrated through Rosen's transformation alchemy, and finally formed a sixty-centimeter-long inverted cone-shaped staff with a large head and a small tail.

At first glance, the appearance of the staff is a bit mediocre, just like the ordinary staff sold in the magic weapon store.

But if you look closely, you will find that the workmanship of this staff is extremely fine, the grip is extremely soft, the weight is moderate, and the whole body exudes a flawless and pure beauty.

And when mana is injected into it, the extremely complex blue corundum in the staff will appear with a layer of fine, hazy, cold light, showing the unique atmosphere of a powerful staff.

Selena checked it over and over again, the more she looked, the more surprised she became.

"Rosen, your weapon refining skills are really amazing!"

Rosen looked humble.

"I have indeed made some achievements in refining weapons, but the reason why I was able to create this staff mainly relied on the strong mana provided by His Highness."

"If I have to rely on myself, I can only build some low-level magic weapons with ordinary performance."

Having said that, the performance of this staff is indeed quite outstanding.

Best of all, it was tailored to Selena's situation.

Because every mage's situation is different.

A handy staff can double the power of a mage. If you don't take advantage of it, it's like burning a fire stick.

For example, Selena's mana strength is at the peak of advanced levels.

Because of the weapon refining rule of "focus does not break the number of rings", the "focus" attribute that increases the mana strength is basically of no help to her.

And because her magic power is extremely powerful, and her total magic power is nearly 50% more than that of an average high-level peak mage, there is no urgent need for attributes such as 'resonance' and 'energy guidance' to increase battery life.

Her weakness is her control over spells.

Therefore, attributes such as 'focus', 'mana purification', and 'stable energy' that enhance control will greatly improve her.

Finally, you can't just add whatever attributes you want. You also have to consider the limitations of material properties and weapon refining rules.

There are a lot of details about 'resonance enhancement', 'ring number constraint', 'turbulence suppression', 'back pressure control' and so on, which make people scratch their heads.

In short, custom-making a staff that satisfies the mage is like performing a dance with countless shackles that amazes the audience. It is not easy.

At this moment, Selena suddenly screamed again.

"Ah~ there is actually an advanced arcane lattice!"

The surprise on her face turned to shock.

"Rosen, this is confidential weapon refining knowledge. Where did you learn it?!"

Crystal grid, the full name is ‘Spell Energy Storage Crystal Grid’.

This means that mana is converted into specific spell energy in advance, stored in the staff, and released directly when needed to achieve a near-instant spell casting speed.

Low-level and mid-level lattices are neither unusual nor important.

Because after hard training and some spell-casting skills, the mage can cast most of the mid- to low-level spells almost instantly.

But not advanced.

No matter how you train or what techniques you use, you need at least 1 second of casting time.

Similarly, the difficulty of creating advanced crystal lattices is also very high, and it is one of the most cutting-edge refining knowledge in the current magic world.

Because of its great power, it is also the knowledge that all noble lords and magic schools value the most.

Any results will be kept tightly hidden and never leaked.

Currently in the Principality of Weilan, only the Adrian family has some advanced crystal lattice knowledge, which cannot be learned anywhere else.

Rosen was calm about the princess' words.

"Of course I researched it myself, but there is only this one kind."

Selena was shocked at all: "There is only one kind. The entire Weilan magic world only knows three kinds."

She once again improved her evaluation of Rosen in her heart: 'I didn't expect that this guy is actually an outstanding refiner. '

Rosen's face did not show any satisfaction.

"Madam, advanced crystal lattices are already outdated knowledge of refining equipment."

"As far as I know, the three magic kingdoms of Aaron, Kao, and Levender have all developed four-ring crystal lattices, which are really good things."

This made Selena a little depressed: "Well, Weilan is indeed far behind."

"But no matter what, this is a very powerful staff."

With this staff, the uneasiness that had always existed in her heart suddenly dissipated, and she greatly restored the confidence of a high-level mage.

She finally commented.

"If it is sold, it can be sold for at least 2,000 Oggs, but its cost is less than 30 Oggs. It's incredible."

Rosen smiled and said, "Madam, give it a name."

Selena thought for a while and shook her head: "You are the real creator of the staff, you come up with it."

"Then let's call it 'Sleeping Beauty'."

Selena was very satisfied: "Good name, let's call it Sleeping Beauty."

Then she said: "You also need a staff, let's continue."

"As you wish, madam."

The two continued to work together to create a new staff.

With the assistance of the Sleeping Beauty staff, Selena's spellcasting became more handy, and the deformation energy she stimulated became more pure and calm.

And Rosen had already thought about the performance and appearance of the staff.

So, the progress of the creation was greatly accelerated.

About an hour later, the second staff was completed.

Its shape is a sword.

The materials used are exactly the same as those of the 'Sleeper', but because the user is a low-level wizard, its spell performance is much simpler.

Only one 'low-level focus' can focus Rosen's mana strength from the low-level early and middle stages to the low-level middle and late stages.

In addition, the main body of the sword uses a lot of high-strength tough magic steel and has a blade.

Therefore, it is very heavy, very strong, and very sharp.

Selena commented: "This is more like a knight's sword than a magic sword."

Rosen smiled and said: "I am big and strong, and the strength of tough magic steel is high enough. If the mana is exhausted, I can still wield it as a sword."

Selena shrugged: "I hope there is no such opportunity."

Then asked: "What is the name of your sword?"

Rosen had already thought of it: "It's called 'Guardian Knight Sword'."

Selena was startled: 'Sleeping Beauty and Guardian Knight? '

Her cheeks began to heat up again.

Immediately changed the subject: "My mana is about to run out, and the day is about to dawn. What should we do next?"

Rosen turned his head and looked at the ventilation window above the warehouse. The sky was already slightly white, probably around four o'clock in the morning.

In other words, they had been busy in this warehouse all night.

Unexpectedly, in the face of such high-intensity refining work, although Selena was exhausted, she persisted and never complained of being tired from beginning to end.

This surprised Rosen a little.

Originally thought that she was a rich lady who was delicate and could not endure hardships, but now it seems that he underestimated her.

He thought to himself: 'I heard from the instructor that this princess has been studying magic desperately, and I thought it was just a mutual flattery between friends. Now it seems that she is really working hard. '

Because he has seen that although the princess's magic talent is excellent, she is still a long way from the top genius. To be promoted to the advanced peak at such a young age, she must have worked hard.

And the reason why she did this was probably for the Duke's oath, which can fully explain why she was so angry when the Duke broke his oath.

For a moment, Rosen felt a little sympathetic, thinking that Selena, the Princess of Veran, had a hard life, and it was not as good as his.

So, he asked gently: "Madam, you must be tired of learning magic these years?"

Selena was stunned, and after looking at Rosen for a few seconds, she frowned slightly: "Are you pitying me? That's not necessary!"

Rosen shook his head: "No, I understand you, because we are all people whose destinies are arranged by others."

"I am the only son of my father. I am destined to go to that desolate island, and I study hard for this. And you, the princess of Veran Island, are destined to marry someone you don't like for the family."

Selena listened silently, and her face gradually softened.

She sighed lightly.

"Anna told me that she actually wanted to persuade you to give up many times, but every time she found you, you were either reading a book, in the magic laboratory, or practicing magic, so she couldn't say it every time."

"I originally just listened to all this as a joke, but now I hear you say this, I realize that your life is much more difficult than mine."

"After all, I am a princess. Others respect and fear me, but you are always alone and have to endure countless ridicules."

Speaking of this, the eyes of this woman who may be the most noble in the whole of Weilan turned red, and she asked softly.

"Do you think we can really dominate our own destiny?"

Rosen smiled slightly and answered calmly: "I don't know. But since Your Highness chooses to sleep beside me, I will guard you with a sword."

Selena's cheeks, which had just returned to normal, turned red again.

After a long silence, she said: "Rosen, I believe in your determination, but I am worried that I will implicate you."

After a pause, she asked: "When do you plan to take me away from Dawn City?"

Rosen had already thought about it: "The Duke said to leave within three days. Today is the second day, so we will leave tomorrow morning."

"Will it be too slow? I now believe in your ability to hide. But I don't know why, I feel a little flustered and worried that there will be unexpected troubles."

If she followed Rosen and left Dawn Castle because of an impulse at the beginning, then now, she really wants to go back to the White Sturgeon Island with this person she loves.

Because with his ability, he will never live in poverty, and he is so handsome, he is simply the most perfect husband in the world.

Rosen can naturally feel the changes in Selena, and this is exactly the purpose of his ability.

Seeing her worry at this time, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart: 'Madam, you are too late to realize it. With someone like you, you can't survive half an episode of the palace drama on Earth. '

Last night, there were hundreds of Aaron Night Guards outside looking for them like crazy, as if they were going to dig three feet into the ground in Dawn City.

Of course, these are trivial matters, and there is no need to tell Selena for the time being.

He comforted: "Madam, no matter how much trouble there is, it can't be found on the master of transformation, right?"

Selena felt much more at ease: "That's true, but I still suggest leaving as soon as possible."

Rosen smiled and said: "I will be as soon as possible, but I still have something to do in Dawn City."

According to his original plan, he not only had to make money, but also recruit some talents.

A commander alone can't be a good lord.

"Besides, we were busy all night last night, so we need to find a place to rest. Why not go to the Blue Whale Mansion to rest?"

"The Blue Whale Mansion is the best hotel in the harbor area, and the price is very expensive."

"That's why you deserve the status of a lady."