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Chapter 92 Alchemy Materials, Forging Master

Surprisingly, Livy was not nervous when faced with Grand Duke Varak's question.

After careful consideration, he countered with a question: "May I ask, in your eyes, Grand Duke, what constitutes appropriateness, and what constitutes inappropriateness?"

"I suppose you are well aware that the institutions of the Empire are not really suitable for the kind and upright."

Grand Duke Valak narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this: "What do you mean? Are you saying that the Empire's official institutions are full of vile conspirators?"

Li Wei smiled calmly: "You know what I mean. I imagine someone as important as you is well aware of whether what I said is right or wrong."

"Her Majesty the Queen has done her best, but many things cannot be solved in one generation."

"What I want to say is that although Miss Vera is not very mature, acts somewhat impulsively, and thinks a little slowly."

"But I could feel the burning passion in her heart, that rare passion that made her willing to care about the people."

"She is far from shrewd enough to handle many situations where it is difficult to distinguish right from wrong."

"She may not be suitable for this supervisory position until she understands that the world is not just a matter of right and wrong."

"But conversely, this is also the place where it's easiest to help her understand this principle."

Grand Duke Valak stared at Levi for a moment, then laughed: "So, you still agree that Vera should continue working within the surveillance system?"

"That's right." Li Wei nodded. "Whether it suits her or not, she really likes this job, even though her daily work mainly involves patrolling and paperwork."

"Secondly, Director Boca is an upright man, and working under him will help Miss Vera's growth."

Ultimately, everyone has to grow up. It's just a matter of when and where. Since that's the case, why not choose a suitable place?

"I haven't been in Beldor for long, but the environment here really helps a young person understand society and real interpersonal relationships."

"Interests and hatred, oppression and resistance, forbearance and concession, unity and betrayal."

"There may be pure people in the world. But such people are so few that they are hard to find in real life."

"At least in my opinion, it's best to maintain a certain distance and vigilance when interacting with others."

Grand Duke Varak smiled. "And you, Mr. Levi, are you the pure person you speak of?"

"I wish I were," Li Wei chuckled, then looked down at the black cat still sleeping soundly beside him. "But unfortunately—the years I spent traveling around with my mentor have somewhat reshaped my view of the world."

Livy did not answer further, and Grand Duke Varach did not ask any more questions.

He looked at Li Wei and said, "I understand. Then I'll leave Vera's life in Beldor to you.

"Also, I have prepared a gift for you. Please come with me."

"Oh? As for gifts and care, shouldn't you talk to Director Boca about that?" Levi asked.

"Haha, not to mention that Vera's identity is hardly a secret, only she herself thinks she's kept it well hidden."

"If I send him something directly, and he finds out, he'll definitely get angry with me. He might even quit to show his determination."

Grand Duke Valac explained his intentions, then turned to Levi: "But you are different. You genuinely helped Vera, and she truly wants to express her gratitude to you."

"As a father, it's only natural for me to express a little gratitude, isn't it?"

Li Wei asked no more questions, smiled politely, and followed the Grand Duke with the cat in his arms.

After walking a few steps, the two arrived at a room next door.

On the table in the room was a black box about the length of a forearm.

Grand Duke Valac walked up to the box, then turned to Levi and said, "To be honest, I've put a lot of thought into choosing a suitable gift."

"After all, I'm currently leading a legion on an expedition, and I don't have many good supplies on hand."

"Secondly, in order to avoid Vera's tantrum, the gift cannot be too expensive, otherwise she will think I am trying to bribe you."

"But I can't be too casual, otherwise it will seem like I don't know any manners."

"I chose this one in the end."

"A new type of alchemical alloy was given to me by a master alchemist."

"There is no way to purchase it outside of the local market."

"This alloy is currently only used in small quantities in the Empire's most advanced military weapons manufacturing projects."

"The master gave me this because he wanted me to forge a new weapon."

"But unfortunately, I didn't need it at the time, and after a long time, it wasn't as valuable as it was when it was first developed."

Grand Duke Valac said, looking at Levi and laughing, "But that's just not very valuable to me."

"This metal, which has excellent psionic energy conduction capabilities, superb psionic energy storage performance, and excellent hardness and toughness, is naturally suitable for making weapons or armor."

"And it's not difficult to process. If you're interested, there are blacksmiths in the legion who can do it for you."

Li Wei stepped forward and looked at the large piece of special alloy in the box, which shimmered with a dark, flowing light. Li Wei estimated the size of the alloy.

Hmm—even if all of it were used to make internal loops, and I filled myself up completely, there would still be enough space for two palm-sized blocks of space.

Based on Grand Duke Varak's description, if it is true, this is indeed a rare gift.

He even thoughtfully provides an additional forging service!

Li Wei stroked the alloy, then turned to Grand Duke Valac: "Then I'll trouble Your Excellency to introduce me to a skilled craftsman."

"I do have some special uses."

"You mean, we should first cut this piece of Black Manus alloy into two parts in a 1:3 ratio."

"Then cut the large piece into square metal plates of the same size and thickness."

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"Then I'll use that small piece of alloy to forge you a cane knife that can be hidden inside your walking stick."

"Can you make some rings, necklaces, or other jewelry from the leftover scraps?"

"Are you trying to make fun of me?"

The dwarf giant, who had a full brown beard and was at least 1.5 meters tall, widened his already enormous eyes, which were as big as copper bells, even more when he heard Li Wei's request.

His face quickly turned red.

If it weren't for Grand Duke Varak standing right next to Li Wei, Li Wei had no doubt that the giant dwarf would have smashed the head of his hammer, which was bigger than his body, into his face the next second.

Grand Duke Valac was quite surprised after hearing Livy's request, but as an old and overly classical knightly nobleman, he did not voice his curiosity, but simply smiled at the dwarf giant.

"Master Deval, please do as he says."

The giant looked up at Grand Duke Valak, who was two heads taller than him, and sighed, "Fine, fine, what can I do? I owe the Valak family something."

After saying that, he glared fiercely at Li Wei and said, "And you! You'd better wait here until the forging is finished!"

"It won't take long."

Li Wei gave an awkward smile and watched the dwarf master walk into his forge.

Before long, the sound of hammering came from the forging workshop, and thick smoke rose from the chimney.

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