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Chapter 167 One Carat Pigeon Blood Ruby

At noon, the sun is shining brightly.

Orric led all the young and strong craftsmen among the Black Hammer Dwarves to carve runes on the Dragon Slayer.

There are not enough gems available for enchantment yet, but you can prepare for the enchantment by carving the empty rune "to hold enchantment" on the blade.

Carving on alloy requires considerable hand strength.

All the dwarves used their [Strength Enhancement] and took their carving knives to carve meticulously, one stroke at a time.

Although they look rougher than each other, their work is very delicate. If we must use the grading system of modern craftsmen, these dwarves are all eighth-level fitters, eighth-level lathe operators, and eighth-level carvers...

Sevi stood beside them and watched the excitement. Seeing the dwarves' superb skills, he couldn't help but sigh: "Too amazing! We werewolves can't do this job."

Orrick raised his head and said, "Don't use your hobbies to challenge the racial talents that we dwarves rely on for a living."

Sevi couldn't help but wonder, "After you left human society and moved to live in the dungeons of the western forest, no one bought the things you made. Can you still eat?"

Orrick: "Occasionally, goblin merchants come and take away some of the weapons and armor we make, and bring us food and some necessities of life."

Sevi nodded. So that's how it is. Before the King came, the werewolves could only survive by relying on the occasional supplies brought to them by goblin merchants.

Thinking of this, Sevi couldn't help but sighed: "I really admire humans. Although all of us races have our own advantages and talents, our shortcomings are also obvious. Only humans are not outstanding in anything, but they have no shortcomings... They can be completely self-sufficient and survive without relying on other races."

Orrick said: "That's why the Holy See of Light dares to drive out all kinds of sub-human races with great fanfare."

At this point, both of them frowned.

The atmosphere is not very good, heavy and depressing.

Sevi quickly changed the subject: "Is the sword in your hand almost finished?"

Orrick: "It's almost there! But... I'm worried whether His Majesty can find enough gems. He is the richest man I have ever seen, but even the richest man can hardly obtain all kinds of supplies in such a remote place like the West Forest."

Sevi: "That's not necessarily true. His Majesty the King is very resourceful."

Orrick: "No matter how capable you are, gems are something you can only encounter by chance."

As soon as the two of them said this, they heard Zhang Jingyi's voice: "Hey! Sevi, Orik, you two are together."

Sevi quickly turned around and saluted: "Greetings, His Majesty the King."

The dwarf was much less polite, and Oric just shrugged his shoulders: "Oh, His Majesty the King has come."

Zhang Jingyi said: "I got a few gems from my friend, see if they can be used for enchantment."

As he spoke, Zhang Jingyi reached into his pocket to feel around.

Seeing his casual movements, Orrick reached into his pocket and thought: What kind of gem is this? How could it be so casually placed in his pocket? It doesn't look like it's a very high-quality gem. If the gem is very small or has a lot of impurities in it, the possibility of enchantment failure is very high.

Just as he thought of this, he saw Zhang Jingyi quickly took out a not-so-small ruby, which was crystal clear and red without any impurities.

"Pigeon blood ruby! This is at least 1 carat." Orrick was shocked: "Where did you get such a good ruby?"

Zhang Jingyi: "It's hard to say whether it's good or not. Try to see if it can be used for enchantment first."

After all, this thing is man-made, and Zhang Jingyi really can't guarantee that it can be used. You have to try it to know!

He pressed the gem into Orric's hand: "Try it."

Orric groaned. This was a one-carat ruby, a precious commodity used in necklaces and crowns of nobles. How could it be smashed into powder and enchanted like this? It seemed a bit arrogant.

"Your Majesty, are you sure? Such a fine ruby ​​should generally be used to make a pendant."

Zhang Jingyi: "What the hell is a pendant? Enchanting is the most important thing now, let's try it first."

"Okay! Let's try." Orric wiped the sweat from his forehead, a little nervous. He hoped that such a good gem would succeed at once and add strength or attack power. But he must not attach [Defense Enhancement] to the sword, otherwise it would be a waste.

He silently said, "By the stone above! Moradin, the god of the dwarves, please bless me to have the effect of [Strength Enhancement] or [Damage Enhancement] for this enchantment."

After saying this, he placed the sword that had just been carved with runes flat in front of him.

He began to chant the spell used for enchantment...

He swung the sledgehammer and smashed it hard.

"Snapped!"

The gem shattered and turned into red powder, and then turned into red magic light particles and merged into the empty rune.

Orric's heart roared: "Power! Damage! Power! Damage!"
However, when he took a closer look, he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. "Oh no, it's a [Defense Enhancement], Shit! There's no point in adding defense enhancement to a long sword. I'm so angry, so angry."

He turned to Zhang Jingyi and said, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I wasted your precious 1 carat ruby."

Sevi, who was standing next to him, also felt sad for the gem and was about to turn around to offer some comfort.

However, the werewolf and the dwarf leader discovered at the same time that Zhang Jingyi was not sad at all, but full of joy, and was ecstatic in his heart: Hehe! It works! This artificial gem can actually be used for enchantment. Sure enough, as long as the elements contained in the gem are the same, there is no difference in function. Artificial gems and natural gems are just different gimmicks, and their practical value is the same.

Orric: "Huh? His Majesty the King is actually laughing?"

Sevi whispered, "Oh no! This enchantment is too bad. It must have made His Majesty the King angry. There is a kind of anger called laughter."

Orric: "It's all my fault. I had bad luck. But then again, luck is not our strong point as dwarves."

Sevi: "Let's comfort His Majesty the King by saying that this [Defense Enhanced] long sword is very suitable for the heavy-armored warrior Adrian. We can sell it to Adrian and get some money back so that it won't be wasted. Maybe His Majesty the King won't be so angry anymore."

Orrick: "Who is Adrian?"

As the two were talking about this, Zhang Jingyi, who was "laughing in anger", suddenly reached into his pocket and took out another ruby: "Come on! Let's do it again."

Orric: "Ah? Another pigeon blood ruby, one carat in size."

Sevi: “Huh?”

Zhang Jingyi continued to reach into his pocket, and soon took out two one-carat sapphires, an emerald, and a topaz.

Four-color gemstones, all one carat in weight, all of great quality, crystal clear and without any impurities.

Zhang Jingyi said: "Try them all and see if they all work."

(End of this chapter)