Knight and Wand

Chapter 191 The Dwarf Returns
He weighed the wand.
Or, the magic gun?
Leon glanced at Laura's little hand.

Just now, the other party only used a few fingers and danced easily like spinning a pen, and he thought it was not heavy.

When I used it, I found that it was much heavier than the all-steel lance I had used before.

The weight of Gungnir is at least three times heavier than it appears visually. If it weren't for his incredible strength now, he would not be able to wield this wand freely.

However, if you want to lift something as easily as Laura did just now, you must have Olivia's strength.

".The magic storage mechanism of the magic wand is in the flaming sun disc. The identification formula has not been encrypted yet. You can set the spell key and rune code yourself to avoid being tampered with by other spellcasters.

It has three vacant spell slots for you to pre-prepare the magic you want to use. In addition, I added a small amount of moon meteorite silver to give the wand the ability to transform from a physical body to an atmospheric elemental state.

Like just now, you can place it in the sky when you don't need it, and summon it down in the form of lightning when you need it.

Whether it falls in front of you or on the enemy's head depends on your wishes.

But remember not to transform too frequently. It is best not to materialize more than once in a day and night. After all, the materials are limited, and you can only do this much. Excessive reshaping will not only consume a lot of your magic power, but also exceed the range that the strength of the wand material can bear."

Laura patiently introduced the uses and effectiveness of this magic wand.

Leon took it to heart. This was equivalent to a lightning attack once a day. A bolt of lightning from the sky, plus the physical blow of its own weight, was quite terrifying both in terms of power and attack.

"By the way, if I encounter a battle indoors, I can only summon it down in advance and carry it with me?" Leon suddenly thought of a bright point.

If it was an ordinary house, it would be no problem for the thunder to smash through the roof.

But if it is inside the castle, or in an underground mine like the one before, the power of this magic wand is not strong enough to penetrate the layers of stone walls and rock formations.

"Don't worry. Portability is a necessary feature for every qualified magic wand. If you want to carry it with you, you just need to pull its elemental state back from the sky. When necessary, you can also summon it from your hand. Of course, throwing it directly to attack the enemy is also a way to use it. You can try it yourself." Laura explained.

Throwing the lightning-transformed magic wand directly? Just imagining the scene of COS Zeus, Leon was eager to try it.

However, Laura had already demonstrated once today, summoning it from the shaping storm. He didn't want to damage the "durability limit" of his wand, so he could only wait until tomorrow to play.

Holding Gungnir in his hand and closing his eyes, he concentrated his mind and probed into the wand to feel the magic patterns within.

Taking confidentiality into consideration, he chose to use the fluent Chinese language and characters of his hometown to enter the spells and runes encryption system of the wand.

Then, the magic power was linked to Gungnir's Sun Disc, sensing the empty spell position in it. Leon constructed the spell using the two basic attack magics he currently knew, "Molten Sword" and "Wind Hammer", and engraved them into it.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he opened his eyes again and tried to feel the magical connection between the wand and his own body.

Leon suddenly realized how much of an auxiliary effect this thing could have on the caster.

The process of chanting spells and constructing seals was originally preserved in advance. As long as he held the wand in his hand, he could immediately and seamlessly activate the two pre-made magics.

And it's not a one-time thing.

As long as there is enough magic power in the wand and in your body, you can activate the spell as many times as you want in rapid succession.

Of course, being able to maintain the coexistence of several formed spells at the same time depends on the caster's own abilities and skills.

Leon couldn't let go of the thing that belonged to him and he suddenly felt happy.

He recalled the miserable look of the pursuer after he and Corvis had cooperated to destroy the magic wand of the wizard Atias.

Who told that guy to use a wooden wand?

Leon guessed that the man was probably coveting the magical adaptability and spellcasting effectiveness of certain special woods.

But the pampered wizard Atias eventually ignored the ever-changing battle situation, and an accident would inevitably occur one day.

If he had used a metal wand like his mentor Pilieno, the outcome of that day might have been very different.
Leon raised Gungnir and activated the transformation ritual with a thought.

The gorgeous silver magic spear instantly emitted a deep blue light in his hand, and disappeared after just a flash.

Of course it did not really disappear, but turned into an elemental state wrapped around the forearm, like an invisible magnetic field.

Leon looked up at the sky. The thunderclouds gathered by Laura had dissipated, revealing a dark sky.

He manipulated the Gungnir that was wrapped around his arm and raised his hand to lift the elemental magic wand into the air.

Under the perception of magic, it was like a bolt of lightning from nothingness that instantly shot up to the sky above.

Although he couldn't see anything with his naked eyes, Leon could sense the lightning in the sky.

As if he had thought of something, he touched the waist bag where the three Neti cards were kept.

The warrior's spirit and Gungnir himself are becoming more and more like a one-eyed uncle.

The day after getting the wand, before he had time to test its power outside the castle, Leon met several leaders of the dwarf mining team.

After a night's rest and most of the day's understanding of the situation, in addition to the mining team's guard captain "Hem", one person each from the dwarf miners and the several dwarf technicians who were suspected to be highly skilled personnel also participated in the talks.

After everyone briefly understood each other's identities, Leon got down to business.

"I'm not a person who takes advantage of others, but I have to say this in advance. The contract you signed with King Gelvin a thousand years ago has long lost its validity. At this time, the mine is located in my territory, and according to the laws of the kingdom it belongs to me. Do you have any objection to this?" Leon asked frankly.

He saw the three bearded dwarves, whose true genders were unknown, staring at each other, and Hem answered helplessly:
"Your Excellency, the mine owner who led us died when the riots broke out. Whether it was a thousand years ago or a thousand years later, we were just hired by the Chamber of Commerce to work in the mines. You can take the mine as you wish, as long as you don't take away our belongings."

It's not that Hem didn't want to own the mine in place of the original owner, but when he first entered the city yesterday, he saw the discussions and surprised looks of the surrounding Feru civilians, as well as the attitude of the soldiers and servants inside and outside the castle as if they had discovered rare animals. He already believed what the lord in front of him said about 60%.

The surrounding environment did not seem to be specially arranged in advance by the local lord to tease them. These people obviously had not seen Heran people like them for a long time.

If they really slept until a thousand years later, the most important thing would naturally be to check on the situation of their compatriots and hometown.

Instead of arguing with the local rulers over a mine. After confirming that the dwarf mining team had no objection to the ownership of the mine, Leon nodded and said, "I will not touch your personal property. As for the mining equipment in the mine that was destroyed by my soldiers, you can recycle it if you have any use for it."

Speaking of this, Leon recalled the confusion he felt when he was attacked by those constructs.

"When we were exploring the mines, we found some wild goblins nesting underground. Why didn't your machines attack them, but attacked us instead?"

Hem scratched his beard and guessed, "Those little 'miners' can't execute complicated instructions. They are only activated by following the actions of the 'Furnace Golem'. After being activated, they will only blindly attack living things according to the last command.

Before I went into hibernation, I only gave the two golems the order to destroy the spirit world demons protecting the secret room. Your Excellency, there should be a spellcaster who uses 'chaos magic' in your army, right? The golem's detector may have misjudged it."

Leon then realized that the spellcaster who used chaos magic was naturally Corvis.

As a slave chosen by Pirenno, Corvis had been conditioned by the wizard Atias over the years through various means, and had developed a body adapted to chaos magic that was different from other wizards. This allowed the young man to carry magic power that far exceeded his ordinary natural magic reserves.

Since entering the underground, Corvis has been constantly casting spells to provide light for everyone. It was probably while walking back and forth that he activated the two dwarf golems.

"There are really no other defense mechanisms you have set up in the mining area, right?" Leon confirmed again. He didn't want his workers who would go down to the mine in the future to encounter any accidents.

"Gone. Those golems are very expensive. Our mine owner must have lost half of his fortune on them." Hem said sympathetically.

"That's good. Now let's talk about your business." Leon temporarily believed them and continued to remind these dwarf survivors: "In today's world, I suggest that you do not reveal your identity from a thousand years ago. If outsiders ask, you can claim to be envoys from the Kingdom of Helan. This will better ensure your safety."

"Why is this?" The three dwarves scratched their beards, very confused.

Leon believed that the information Laura told him was true, but he couldn't speak out and reveal the source of the information, so he had to explain tactfully: "You have just awakened in this era and don't understand your value as ancient craftsmen. The Helan people have disappeared from the continent for too long. I don't want to rashly speculate on the current situation of your people, but they may not be able to protect your safety at the moment.

If you reveal your own helpless reality, and if you encounter a lord with ulterior motives who covets your skills and knowledge and wants to enslave you, what will you do then?"

"What! Enslaving the sons of Omroth!? This is a betrayal of the oath!"

The dwarf technician wearing backpack armor widened his eyes and blew his beard in anger: "Do the people of Feru dare to do such a thing now? Aren't they afraid of being punished by Lord Ilaril and the Law Court!?"

Hearing the other party mention Laura's last name, Leon raised his eyebrows.

The title of Lord is quite solemn. Although he knew from the records of the Holy Sun Church in the original owner's memory that the Holy Prophet a thousand years ago was a leader who ruled over all races.

But he really found it difficult to connect the mage lady who had always been by his side with the majestic impression of the leader of all races in this world.

Maybe if Laura changed her hair to long black, wore a laurel wreath, her snow-white skin turned brown, and there was a halo behind her head, the image would be more appropriate.

"King of Law Ilariel?" Leon shook his head and continued to explain to these ancient dwarves the current situation on the continent and the fact that the ancient King of Law had passed away a thousand years ago.

As the in-depth talks came to an end, Leon could see a hint of trance on the old faces of the three dwarves, which were covered by their large beards.

Not only has the dwarf kingdom disappeared without a trace, but even the Court of the King of Laws in Rolandar, which was supposed to rule over all the nations, has long been replaced by the Church of the Holy Sun, which worships Ilariel.

Many of the countries that these dwarves were once familiar with have almost all been lost in the long river of history, and most of the dwarven survivors have never heard of the many kingdoms that now divide the continent.

Even the thousand-year-old kingdom of Serrian was established after the disappearance of the Court of the King of Law, not to mention others.

These dwarves, who were trapped in the spirit-like land before Laura's death, are completely clueless about the current continent.

But in the end, Leon at least got some results from the discussion with them.

The dwarves wanted to return to their homeland, and that would not change no matter what. However, after Leon's persuasion, they also felt that it would be safer to leave some people in Avalon and wait for notification from others who would return safely in the future.

Seeing that he had successfully achieved his goal, Leon did not hesitate to show kindness to the dwarves.

He offered to provide some travel expenses for the dwarves returning home, and sent people to serve as guides in Orland to travel with the team until they escorted the returning team out of the northern border of the kingdom.

Regardless of the outcome of this almost doomed attempt, Leon wanted to establish a friendship with these few remaining ancient master craftsmen.

They had come up with a plan to fool others with these dwarf survivors. Outsiders did not know the true situation of this envoy team visiting from the distant dwarf kingdom, and they did not dare to rashly lay a hand on them or put them in a sack.

After all, although he knew that the dwarves had long been wiped out, other humans on this continent did not know that.

The title of envoy from a mysterious alien kingdom can still intimidate some people.

Besides, the rune axes, hammers and meltdown guns in the hands of these dwarves are not to be trifled with. Unless they are attacked by a great lord, ordinary and small threats will not be able to do anything to them.

Leon breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the three anxious dwarf leaders stand up from the specially raised cushioned chairs, fall back to the ground, say goodbye and leave.

But when he picked up the cup and took a sip of boiled water to moisten his throat, he suddenly frowned and felt something was wrong.

What's wrong?
The dwarf survivors were accidentally trapped in the spirit-like land because the great magic of Lady Aphrodite's Neti card went out of control.

Lady Aphrodite is a great magic created to revive Miss Laura.
Wait!
Leon put down the glass suddenly, realizing something was wrong.

The time doesn't match?

The dwarf technician just now was still surprised by Laura's death.

In other words, it was known to all that Laura was still alive before they were trapped underground.

The time when this forest was covered by the spirit-like field happened when Laura was still alive.

Then why did Ms. Aphrodite try to resurrect Laura, who was still alive and well at the time?

Leon frowned and scratched the back of his head.

Could it be that Laura was still alive when these dwarves went down the mine, but they dug underground for too long and had no contact with the outside world, and Laura happened to die during this period, so these dwarf miners didn't know?
Then, Ms. Aphrodite created the Neti card, wanting to resurrect Laura, but accidentally trapped the mining team that was secretly stealing minerals underground?

That makes sense.
(End of this chapter)