Equipment Printing School Mage

Emiya almost instinctively wanted to refuse. But at this moment, Metatron, who had been listening to the whole process, suddenly said, "Emiya, I think this condition is worth considering."

Emiya was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

They had their suspicions about Elturgard, but Craig had never revealed any flaws, and it seemed as if they had been simply chasing after shadows for a long time.

——However, if they deliberately reveal a flaw, it might make the people behind the scenes become restless.

"Okay then." Thinking of this, Emiya glanced at her teacher and said, "I think this compensation request is reasonable.

"Just do it."

Sixty-second Day and Moon (Part 3)

Emiya didn't think he was particularly good at understanding people's hearts. So the moment he opened his mouth to agree, he could only see countless changes of emotions in Craig's eyes that he could not understand at all.

——He could only be sure that this order was indeed very important to Craig.

This time he is using himself as bait to fish, and I'm afraid there will be some unexpected results.

Miss Metatron, Emilia's greatest supporter at the moment, watched the entire process almost silently. She looked at Craig's departing back and shook her head. "Coming alone without any guards...that's suspicious, but he certainly didn't lie."

Metatron then said, "—That's a bit deliberate. With business orders like this, ambiguity and even deception are perfectly normal. For both parties, the only thing that matters is the position. Lying about the mission itself and the compensation is absolutely unacceptable."

Only then did Emilia have time to examine the azure crystal in her hand.

——Very subtle.

The first moment he saw the crystal, he connected with the Confessor.

Although if you look closely you will find that the two crystals actually have no similarities -

But the temperament is very similar.

In short, it looks like they are from the same origin.

Yin originally thought that Emiya would only be gone for a short while and would be back soon, so she could wait patiently for a while. However, after the delay with Craig, the time Emiya spent away from home exceeded her tolerance limit.

She quickly rushed from the inner room to the door: "What happened that took so long?"

"Good news." Emiya held the cyan crystal in her hand and waved it in front of Yin's face as if to signal, "I've managed to get the core material of the Sunlight Sword through trickery. You don't have to keep asking to dismantle the Sunlight Sword."

—Of course. Emiya's structural senses allowed her to bypass the shielding of the hilt and observe the energy core within. Yin could only sense the general movement of the energy core from a distance, but could not directly see it.

This was of course completely unacceptable to Yin. After discovering that the Sun Sword had no disassembly function, she had been trying to encourage Emiya to reverse engineer the Sun Sword - in other words, to dismantle it.

How could this sole Sunlight Sword be dismantled? If the Moonlight Sword wasn't successfully manufactured, this sword would still be one of Mars's backup weapons! Yin Riji's crazy request was also ruthlessly rejected by Emiya Riji.

However, to Emiya's surprise, Yin did not show any surprise on his face after seeing the blue crystal.

On the contrary, her face showed confusion, bewilderment, and finally disgust.

"...Why is it something like this? I waited in vain." She lowered her head in disappointment and waved her hand weakly. "Emiya, you have to pay more attention to the Moonlight Sword."

"What's wrong?" If the first half of Yin's sentence was just unexpected, the second half was terrifying.

Yin pointed at the crystal and said, "...How should I put it? That crystal is alive. Although I'm not sure what this crystal is, it feels like some kind of concentrated... blood?"

The mysterious girl rested her chin on her hand, pondering for a moment before revising her statement. "Anyway, the feeling I get when you see me is... well, a bit similar to the feeling I get when I see Banri. It's a huge disappointment. There's absolutely no ingenuity involved. This kind of rough work is something anyone can do. It's so boring."

After saying that, she directly moved her hand along Emilia's waist to touch his dimensional bag: "Moonfire is still the best! Gorgeous, exquisite, surging and unique--"

"Wait, wait, don't do it!"

The itchiness of Yin's touch gave Emiya goose bumps. He grabbed Yin's naughty hand and said, "I'll take it out right away, don't touch it!"

But Yin wasn't angry. Instead, she took the opportunity to grab Emiya's hand and shook it violently, tears welling in her eyes. "Hurry up! I can't wait! Ugh...why didn't I wake up when you used the Moonfire earlier!!!"

However, Silver's few words made Metatron frown slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

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"With all due respect, I really don't see what's wrong with this crystal."

Mars frowned and held the special crystal up to the light for a moment. "It's clear, transparent... and there's no sign of a curse on it."

The expensive incense burned out beside Emilia.

Emiya cast the Legend Mastery on the crystal of unknown origin and received the world's answer.

[Crystal of morning light.]

A crystal imbued with the power of the celestial realm and a firm belief in its source. It can be used to craft magical items, and is highly compatible with magical items that unleash celestial power.

A powerful celestial being voluntarily donated its blood. After magical concoction, the Dawn Crystal was born. It is a treasure bestowed upon only a select few.

"The wording is ambiguous." Emilia frowned.

This shows that it is not simply a new ore dug out from the ground, but is rather involved in a lot of things.

"Sacrifice." Alestria folded her hands and sighed. "Although this word is more positive than offering sacrifice, at least my church does not encourage this kind of behavior—it is more likely to go beyond the limit than taking risks."

A creature with celestial power sacrificed something to create this Dawn Crystal.

——What’s even more subtle is why this crystal from Elturgard is called Dawn Crystal.

Lord of the Morning was Lathander's title. Previously, the relationship between the Church of Lathander, or rather the Church of Amaunator, and Elturgard was far from being one. From any perspective, the Church of Tyr was more suitable for this role.

Concentrated blood.

Emiya sighed. "Anyway, I'd better put the Sunlight Sword and this Dawn Crystal away for now. I'll send them back tomorrow. I won't be doing this order anymore."

"Yes, yes." Silver kept on cheering, "Anyone who gets involved with Amaunator is not a good person. Let's go to Moonfire quickly! I will help."

"Okay, okay, don't rush us." Emiya sighed and opened the dimensional hole. She and her teammates carried out the necessary tools and materials one by one.

Halfway through this task, Elastrid realized something strange.

The Luck Goddess Priest asked with some confusion, "...Can a wizard create a magical item...with help from others? Isn't this a highly personal process that doesn't allow for outside interference?"

"Hmm?" Yin was stunned for a moment, then regret and unwillingness instantly appeared on his face. "Yes, that's true! But I think I can give it a try!"

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Tick ​​tock.

The sound of tiny drops of water falling to the ground echoed in the underground palace.

The flood plan had not yet been officially implemented. The dripping sound was just the last echo of the autumn rain from the day before.

But Bayer's mood really became extremely bad at the sound of dripping water.

"Mr. Craig, isn't our cooperation going too smoothly?" Bayer asked coldly from his underground palace, looking dozens of kilometers away. "We've just finished discussing our cooperation intentions, and no action has even begun. And yet my camp is about to be flooded by an overwhelming swarm of water elementals? Is Elturgard a hive where any information can be leaked? When do you plan to disclose your devil worship in Eltoril?"

"First, Eltoril is indeed a hive," Craig said calmly. "You're one of Zariel's men, so you should know this all too well. Also, didn't you get the news of the flood plan early on? I only learned about it a few days ago. The plan hasn't even been finalized yet.

"Secondly, from my observation, Emiya and his group seem unaware of our plan. He's still peacefully serving as the logistics manager and has no plans to leave anytime soon."

This was good news, and Bayer breathed a sigh of relief.

"I think the reason for this plan is simply because you're not a native of the Material Plane. Once you've arrived, you're used to living in luxurious buildings and palaces, which has led to a lack of vigilance. Druids are just like that—they prefer their own forests and wildernesses to be blessed with good weather, while the neighboring city prefers to be hit twice a decade by earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, floods, and hurricanes.

"Once such a group of people discovered your base was underground, it was their first instinct to call for a flood. They even planned to dig a canal to flood the entire Chongsa River directly into your lair."

The situation was extremely urgent, and Bayer had no interest in arguing with him. Instead, he asked directly, "Is there any way you can thwart this plan?"

Craig replied, "I've tried, but unfortunately, I'm at a loss. This plan is indeed perfect for the current situation and will instantly eliminate your advantages. I can't find any reasonable reason to reject it. The most I can do is give it a little longer to perfect. I've done my best. With my intelligence, I can only hope for the wisdom of the former Devil Archduke."

"..." Bayer didn't answer immediately, but let out a breath. "Then, I have only one request from now on—don't take any further action. Just pretend that our connection never existed."

"Does this mean terminating the cooperation?"

"No, you've just lost my trust. Just don't do anything from now on, and that will be the biggest help to me!"

Snapped.

In the midst of the magic storm, Bayer angrily cut off communication.

Idiots from the material plane are indeed unreliable.

Rather, how could a capable and intelligent person easily fall into the devil's trap? Among the devil's contractors, the smartest ones are nothing more than self-righteous fools.

The Elturgard had successfully proven that there was nothing special about them—rather, they were about to become the worst victims of the devil's deception in years.

Obviously, imprisoning Zariel was the most crucial and urgent matter for them—even if it weren't so, it would bring unprecedented prestige to Elturgard and the Church of Amaunator. Furthermore, the sudden break in the chain of command would inevitably cause chaos in the First Layer of Hell for a period of time, which would be a significant benefit to Elturgard's plan to descend into Hell.

With so many favorable factors, they actually messed up at the very first step! If you say that battles are ever-changing and anything can happen, then it's understandable...

As a result, his allies actually withdrew from the competition before it even started. It was so incompetent that it was laughable.

He wasn't going to give these allies any more time. If his plan failed again, he would immediately return to Hell and pretend that his plan of overthrowing the superiors had never happened.

A demon's lifespan is infinite, and he has plenty of time and resources to waste with Zariel. Elturgard is certainly a great opportunity, and it would be a pity to give it up.

However, as a commander, you cannot just see the benefits.

When it’s time to give up, give up.

As for Eltoril?

In this scam of the century, Bayer was not entirely the beneficiary. So he didn't mind completely destroying this great achievement. However, as Zariel's actual subordinate, he couldn't be too conspicuous.

It doesn’t matter if it can’t be destroyed.

"……snort."

Bayer pondered for a moment and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Since the people of Elturgard were completely unreliable, he had no choice but to launch a secondary plan.

From his previous observations, it was clear that his target was someone who didn't value life. Whether Emiya was reckless or reckless, it made no difference to Bayer.

Since he was only using Mr. Emiya as bait, he didn't actually require Mr. Emiya to die.

Rather than relying on these ulterior motives and incompetent temporary allies...

He simply sent a message to the distant place: [Mr. Emilia, I have an unprecedented business that I would like to discuss with you.]

Sixty-three Days of Brilliance and Moon (Part 4)

The last ray of sunlight was finally swallowed up by the earth. The silver light of the moon could finally pass through the house without restraint and sprinkle on Emilia's fingertips.

Almost at the same moment, Emilia silently put down the round handle in her hand.

As the only solid part of the Moonlight Sword, it is made entirely of the most expensive refined gold.

Light, strong, and flexible.

All the most perfect properties of metals are possessed by pure gold.

And a ball of milky white moon fire was flowing quietly in the hilt of the sword.

——It’s done.

And it’s the second one.

The Moon Rune he had previously learned was actually a weapon enchantment. In other words, the weapon itself must be created before enchantment could be applied. To create a magical blade like the Sunlight Sword, he had to continue developing the Moon Rune.

But this process is not as difficult as imagined.

As mentioned before, the Sunlight Sword's mechanism is extremely brutal. It uses a method that can be described as extravagant or even exhausting, squeezing out the power of the Dawn Crystal.

The biggest difficulty in creating a weapon like the Sun Sword is trying to find a balance between maintaining performance and endurance.

After all, Moonfire was a magical item that even a priest in a small church was qualified to craft. Although its power was even recognized by Miss Silver, Emiya only received three copies.

This one is still used to make ordinary magic items. When used on a magic weapon with huge power like the Moonlight Sword, its magic power is inevitably insufficient.

The result of this rough extension to the Moonlight Sword is that the endurance of the Moonlight Sword also has certain problems.

Simply put, although the Moonlight Sword Blade will not sound an alarm after being activated for a few minutes, it cannot be used continuously for a whole day and night.

The first Moonlight Sword was actually much smoother, and it was declared complete after only a few hours - and that was including the time spent on experiments.

If weapons of the same specifications need to be produced again in the future, the time spent can be further reduced.

At the same time, Emiya also successfully used machinery to complete the functions of the Sunlight Sword that originally required magic.

The biggest success of this is that the hilt of the first version of the Moonlight Sword can actually continue to be enchanted and will not be affected by the blade - the two parts are independent of each other to a certain extent.

Then, the problem becomes big.

A certain unknown silver-haired girl, seeing that Emiya had successfully left room for Yuehuijian to improve, began to try to add some burden to Emiya.

"Since there's room left for further enchantment, why wait until later?"