This time, I won't be the devil.

Unlike horses, cats with padded limbs do not make any noticeable noise when running. The snow leopard carried Didoris on its back and jumped across the rooftops of the streets.

In the blink of an eye, her figure disappeared quietly into the night like a wisp of wind.

Frey stood there, looking in the direction Didoris left, thinking about the encounter tonight.

He gave this evaluation of the elf who claims to be always 17 years old.

"Interesting woman."

Chapter 16 Magical Shell (5K)

The next morning, as the first rays of dawn appeared at the window, Frey opened his eyes.

When he returned to the hotel yesterday, it was already 4 a.m. and he had only slept for less than 3 hours in total.

Frey felt a bit tired and ready to get up. He got up from the floor and looked at Noelle lying on the bed.

The other person was still sleeping soundly, and she seemed to have had a peaceful and sweet dream.

Compared to a nice 17-year-old woman who loves to play tricks on others, Noelle seems very harmless.

At this moment, she was lying on the bed like a little animal, making cute breathing sounds from time to time, and her body rose and fell.

Bro, you are so cute.

Frey reached out and touched her head. Seeing Noelle's peaceful sleeping face, he felt much better.

The stormy night is over and today is a sunny day.

After waking Noelle up and buying her a new set of clothes, the two of them headed to the Adventurer's Guild with the magic stones they had obtained from the Rotten Giant.

The Adventurer's Guild had been busy since early morning, as if they were welcoming a distinguished guest.

Frey waited for a long time before a staff member came to confirm with him the relevant matters regarding the subjugation of the elite monster.

The staff were shocked when they saw the magic stone in Frey's hand.

"This is indeed the magic stone of the Rotten Giant! But the size..." Looking at the abnormally huge magic stone, the other party was a little puzzled.

"Mr. Frey, first of all, on behalf of the association, please allow me to thank you for defeating the elite monster. However, we must first find a specialist to appraise this magic stone before we can determine its price."

"No, I don't plan to sell this magic stone."

It was already a very rare thing for a Black Iron-level adventurer to defeat a second-level elite monster. If it was determined that this magic stone came from an evolved third-level rotten giant, it would definitely cause a sensation.

As the saying goes, "A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind." Frey did not want to show off his strength too much, not to mention that he had other uses for keeping this magic stone.

According to the association's regulations, adventurers have the right to freely dispose of items obtained from the maze, but the prerequisite is to pay taxes first.

Frey first upgraded his adventurer level to the Copper Level, obtained a tax rate reduction, and then paid the tax according to the price of a second-level magic stone.

Reaching the Bronze rank in two weeks, the MyGO team has broken the record for the fastest upgrade in the Labyrinth City. Under normal circumstances, this would be huge news.

But today, because other things attracted attention, the deeds of Frey and others did not attract much attention.

After completing the formalities, Frey and Noelle received new reddish-brown tags, which had a number engraved on them in addition to their names.

After reaching the Bronze rank, the association will create a file for the adventurer and give him a unique four-digit number.

The number can be selected from the available numbers, and Frey chose his birthday 0720 (July 7).

Noelle chose the adjacent 0721 in order to pair up with Frey.

"Frey, look, my 0721!"

Noelle held the sign in front of Frey.

Yuzu chef is disgusting.

"By the way, Noelle, in my hometown, close friends use a special way of greeting each other, and I want to teach you now."

Frey blinked, struck a pose, and said, "Ciallo~(<·ω<)⌒★"

Noelle was delighted to hear Frey mention his close friend. She immediately imitated Frey's gesture, making a "V" sign with one hand and flashing an angelic smile.

"Frey, Ciallo~(<·ω<)⌒★"

Yuzu chef has really good taste.

After leaving the Adventurer's Guild, Frey and Noelle parted ways temporarily, and then went to the Baldur's Gate area in the south of the city alone.

Unlike the western New Nippori district where down-and-out adventurers gather, the Baldur's Gate district, as the southern gateway to the labyrinth city, is a gathering place for merchants and craftsmen.

The reason Frey came here was to create an item using the magic stone of the rotten giant.

In yesterday's battle, Frey had already verified the power of this flaming bronze sword - the power of rage, so such a powerful weapon must naturally be utilized.

But the mana consumption of Rage is too exaggerated. With Frey's current magic value, even if he is drained dry, he can only launch one nb attack.

With Noelle's magic power, it can barely meet the needs of using rage, but he can't draw blood before every attack.

Moreover, Frey discovered that the rage after activation would become extremely unstable and too risky, which was not in line with his stable character.

The ideal situation is to utilize its ability to convert magic power into fire elemental damage without activating Rage.

The problem Frey is facing now is that if Rage is not activated, it will refuse to absorb magic power, but once it is activated, it will actively absorb magic power crazily and uncontrollably.

So is there a way to inject magic power into it when the rage is not activated? After reading a lot of information, Frey found an item with this property - the Magic Shell.

The Magic Shell is a high-performance magic conductor made of magic stone. It is a magic technology born in the Terra Federation.

Among the current human countries, the Terra Federation, located on the southernmost side of the continent and believing in the god of thunder and machinery, is a country that attaches great importance to the magic stone industry and magic technology.

When the technology of other countries was still generally at the medieval level, the Terra Federation had already mastered the technology to manufacture large equipment such as magic trains and magic airships.

In terms of conventional military strength, the Terra Federation is undoubtedly the strongest human country on the continent, but in this world, it is the high-end combat forces above level 50 that can truly determine the outcome of a war.

Level 50 is also known as the king level. As the name suggests, reaching this level means that one is qualified to become a lord who dominates a region.

Under normal circumstances, if humans want to reach this level, they must first obtain the protection of God.

Those who receive the blessing of God are called the Blessed (level 30), and those who receive the protection of God, which is a level higher than the blessing, are called the Chosen One.

The Seven True Gods believed in by humans have no physical entities, and their power is mainly manifested through the blessings and protection bestowed upon believers.

The stronger the power of the gods, the more blessings and protection they can bestow upon their believers.

Since the power of gods is determined by the power of faith, the Terra Federation cannot compare with the Hikari Theocracy, which has countless believers, in terms of high-end combat power.

In a world where the more superstitious the people are, the more powerful the gods are, magical technology is naturally resisted by the top leaders of all countries except the Terra Federation.

Especially within the territory of the Theocracy, the production or import of any magical equipment is prohibited, except for some small daily props.

But the labyrinth city is an exception.

Although the labyrinth city of Grimgar is located in the northwest border of the Theocracy and is under the administration of the Holy See of Light, the sovereignty of this land is still in the hands of the Terra Federation for the time being.

Although it has now become the most powerful human country, the Hikari Theocracy was actually established less than 100 years ago. Before that, the Holy See of Light had always been a purely religious organization and did not directly hold secular power.

One hundred years ago, the Holy See of Light completed its transformation under the leadership of old Pope Carol, combining religion with political power to establish the Hikari Theocracy.

When the Theocracy was first established and its foundation was still weak, it requested assistance from the Terra Federation in order to regain lost territory from the demons.

As a condition for sending troops, the Theocracy ceded the Labyrinth City to the Federation for a period of 100 years.

The reason why the Federation proposed this condition was mainly because they were interested in the magic stone output of the maze city.

As a country with highly developed magical technology, magic stones are the most important resource to the Terra Federation, just like oil is to the United States.

According to the treaty at the time, Labyrinth City would nominally be an enclave of the Federation until next year, which was the end of the 1000th year of the Aiden calendar.

However, as the lease period approaches, coupled with the growth of the Church's own strength, the Holy See has begun to actively promote the recovery of the Labyrinth City since the new Pope Oscar took office five years ago.

Four years ago, after a series of negotiations, the Holy See agreed to hand over the mining rights of one of the magic stone veins in the Demon Territory to the Federation after winning the Holy War.

The Federation also agreed to return the sovereignty of the Labyrinth City as scheduled and allowed the Holy See to carry out a series of takeover work in advance.

During these four years, the Holy See carried out a comprehensive reform of the Labyrinth City and launched a vigorous campaign to de-federate and eliminate magical technology. Specific measures included confiscating large magical equipment, relocating people on a large scale, strengthening ideological education and speech control, and improving the management of adventurers.

Under the meticulous cultivation of the Holy See, Grimgar has regressed from a semi-industrial city with relatively advanced magical technology to a vibrant medieval town, and even the air has become much fresher.

The force was so great and the results were so quick that even Pol Pot, who was good at de-urbanization, would be ashamed of himself.

Today, most of the Federation's institutions have withdrawn from the Labyrinth City, and those residents who once accepted the Federation's rule and those who are capable have chosen to immigrate to the Federation.

After the remaining people have accepted the ideological transformation of the Holy See, those who behave well can continue to live there, while those who are difficult to educate will be directly expelled from the church.

In addition, the population of the labyrinth city where adventurers gather is already very active, and now it has returned to the shape of a religious state.

You asked the public if they had any opinions? Since everyone had signed a contract restricting speech, they would have assumed it was favorable.

As for those craftsmen who mastered magical technology, the vast majority had already moved to the Federation. The very few who remained in the Labyrinth City had no choice but to find other ways out and no longer forged magical equipment.

After Frey's investigation, there is only one person left in the city who is capable of creating a magic shell.

In order to visit the craftsman, Frey came to the commercial street in Baldur's Gate.

He did not visit the ordinary blacksmith shops on the street, but walked into a remote alley.

As Frey entered the dim alley, a hooded figure sidled up to him and whispered:

"Brother, we have a new batch of Arcane Blades. They're cheap. Would you like to take a look?" The hooded man looked around, confirmed that there was no one else around, and continued:

"There are amateurs, uniforms, and SM..."

Magic Blade of Olympus is an industry jargon. It is not a magic blade, but a magical prop. The cheap Magic Blade of Olympus can record sounds, while the more advanced ones can save images.

Simply put, it is pornographic audio and video.

It seems that the species of movie sellers still exists even in another world.

As for items not suitable for children, the sale of Arcane Blades is naturally prohibited in the Labyrinth City under the rule of the Theocracy.

However, this kind of thing is actually a gray industry. As long as no one reports it, the Vatican will not specifically ban it.

"You are breaking the law. Be careful or I will report you to the Holy See." Faced with bad temptations, Frey firmly resisted.

"Hey, big brother, this is just a small part. There are still many in the store. I guarantee you will be satisfied."

Who are you looking down on? I've seen everything on P Station before I traveled through time, so what else do I need from you?

"I thought I was catching a petty thief, but I ended up poking fun at their den..."

Just when Frey was about to show his fighting spirit and yell, "Any evil will be brought to justice!", the movie guy patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay, we're all men, so let's stop pretending. If you're tired of the traditional ones, I also have succubi, beast-eared girls, elves, and so on."