Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

She glanced at the orichalcum furnace from the corner of her eye, as if to say that the forge Ernest had was no worse than this furnace which was already like a miracle.

"No wonder you wanted to find it rather than focus on leveling up in the Orichalcum Furnace."

"Mr. Li Ang, please don't be so sharp."

However, Leon thought that the method of manufacturing this Noble Phantasm was really tricky. When the guild accomplished the great feat of connecting the entire cloud world, the development of many professions had made great progress. Only the manufacturing of Noble Phantasm was not as good as it was a thousand years ago.

In the long past, there seemed to be very few forces that unified multiple sky islands, and most of the islands were independent.

Judging from the information on the panel displayed by the system for the Five Swordsmen, Ernest should have lived in a prosperous and luxurious place at that time, but in terms of the degree of cultural exchange, it should not have been more than it is now.

Today's Noble Phantasms have a wide range of origins, coming from the remains of different civilizations. This shows that most ancient civilizations had their own methods for creating Noble Phantasms.

The existence of this phenomenon indicates two possibilities. First, they have their own way of communicating with each other. Second, this is not a difficult problem. All civilizations can find ways to overcome it. It’s just that people today are stuck in the difficult dead ends of thinking.

While Leon was talking with the two little guys, the third master craftsman with a title that the two Source Hammers had been waiting for finally arrived.

This was a mature and beautiful woman from the Ox-Horn Tribe. Her orange-red hair was braided into four thick pigtails, two of which were swung behind her, and the other two were placed on the huge, soft breasts that drooped slightly on both sides.

Her height is very special. Unlike the average height of less than 1.5 meters for women of the Ox Horn Tribe, she is 1.7 meters tall, and her horns grow vigorously on both sides like those of an argali. Her aura is not inferior to that of people of other races, and she seems to have a cheerful and heroic personality.

"Oh, here comes Cassandra."

Geldin breathed a sigh of relief: "Come on, convince this red-haired lunatic."

Cassandra didn't intervene directly, but instead looked at Leon and the other two. She obviously knew Faro and Aifei, so she said to Leon, "You're the one who brought the strange weapon embryo, right?"

"it's me

As a fellow craftsman, she could hardly take her eyes off the silver staff, but she tried her best to restrain herself.

"Before we begin, I'd like to ask, didn't you get this from the Furnace of Creation?"

The doubts raised by the eldest sister of the Horned Tribe made both Galdin and Hephihuais excited.

"Yes, I was just thinking about how to build it."

The red-haired craftsman muttered almost to himself, "It really does look like the embryo created by the Furnace of Creation as recorded."

Leon and Alafia exchanged a glance, and the latter said, "I found it from my tribe's treasure house."

The craftsmen didn't think too much about it. Since the owner said it was not the one they wanted, they had no reason to ask.

Cassandra said, "Look at us craftsmen who rushed here after receiving the information. You know that this is what we are pursuing. For us, we actually have to beg you. So, as long as you don't ask for an extreme reward, you can ask for anything."

Unlike the calculating Faro, these master craftsmen, as Aifei said in the treasure house, felt that they had gained an advantage by having such things to practice and even try to make them into treasures. They even laughed at those who did not come and missed such a good thing.

Although this was not a formal gathering, they tried their best to notify everyone, but some people did not come for various reasons.

Hephihuais's decisiveness in starting the furnace also showed that he didn't care what Leon wanted at all, he only cared about getting his hands on this weapon.

The three Elementium Hammers discussed the matter with the other craftsmen. Finally, Cassandra laughed heartily and embraced the other two. "If that's the case, then just incorporate all your ideas into the craft. I think this embryo and the Orichalcum Furnace can handle it."

"Nonsense." Geldin was obviously much more cautious.

Hephiwise said, "I believe in myself and you two."

The conclusion reached by these three people was that they really had to follow Hephihuais's wishes.

"Is it okay?" Leon was more responsible in his heart. From a utilitarian point of view, he was willing, but he also wanted to see them make a treasure for himself. He couldn't tell which idea was more important.

"Don't worry," Cassandra said with a bright smile, "Trust in our technology."

Leon nodded. Just by looking at the huge gun on the back of the lady from the Ox Horn tribe, he agreed with what she said.

This weapon is obviously not a Noble Phantasm, as gun-shaped Noble Phantasms are rare. Perhaps because this type of thing came into being relatively late, the ancients did not make it.

The shape of this gun is so complex that it is difficult to recognize what weapon it is at first glance. Upon closer inspection, it is discovered that this is because it has multiple additional magazines, which are directly replaced by the central mechanical structure. This mechanical structure can also switch the structure of the gun body itself, which is used to change the firing method.

In other words, this weapon alone can achieve functions such as continuous firing, shotgun fire, sniping, bombing, etc., and the projectiles can also be switched on the spot according to combat needs. No wonder the panel shows it as level 8.

Due to the extraordinary power of this world, even if the firearms on Earth were to be reproduced, they might not be able to inflict great damage. Instead, this type of firearm with modified functions is more suitable for the combat mode here.

Because it was something like a natural interest, Leon really wanted to play with it.

After deciding how to forge it, Cassandra unfolded the blueprint on the workbench and drew up a plan while discussing it with others.

I didn't realize that she was the one in the group who was more inclined to organize plans on paper.

Li Ang listened to a few words and learned that the craftsmen were trying hard to gather arcane energy, ether, divine power, natural power, light energy, and dark energy. They rubbed an energy source with their hands and then used it as the core of the staff.

Maybe it could work? This description is very similar to the panel for refining source steel blocks, Leon thought.

As for how to ensure that it switches its direction of action by changing its form, and how to have its own liberated form, Le Ang couldn't understand these specific operations, especially when combined with all the equipment in the Mountain Copper Furnace, it was even more incomprehensible.

He was just a small junior craftsman.

The three Source Hammers took the lead in the communication, and some craftsmen began to process various materials.

Here, precious materials, both familiar and unfamiliar to Leon, can be seen everywhere. Things like the refined gold from the island's heart that Sisyphus had taken out before were thrown into the corner.

He also had an unexpected gain here.

Among the materials he observed using the system panel, he discovered advanced materials that could potentially be used to make phalanx equipment.

Since the material panels for making phalanx equipment all have [meltable] written on them, Leon discovered several types of stones here according to this rule.

River Stone, a tier 7 Water-attribute material. Scorching Stone, a tier 4 Fire-attribute material. Disaster Flame Stone, a tier 7 Fire-attribute material. Wind Wall Stone, a tier 8 Wind-attribute material. Mountain Stone, a tier 7 Earth-attribute material.

Leon named them phalanx stones in his mind and wrote down their attributes and levels in the adventure manual.

While the craftsmen were immersed in discussions and production, Leon suddenly remembered something and started chatting with Ella Fia.

"I'm a little puzzled. Since Runestones and Corrupted Weapons can create such a good embryo, why didn't the previous Speaker or even the Guild Founder try to create a Noble Phantasm with the Dome Furnace Society or other master craftsmen?"

Ella Fia raised her chin slightly: "Guess."

Seeing that she was so hot and uncomfortable that she didn't even try to hide her control over everything, Li Ang said, "You already know?"

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"of course."

The blond snorted. "After finalizing this matter yesterday, I thought about this question and summoned Sisyphus to ask him again."

After saying this, Ellaphia didn't continue immediately, but seemed to be waiting for something.

Li Ang quickly said, "You're really thoughtful. You're worthy of being a Paladin, leader of the Order Flame Corps..."

"Okay, stop it. There's no need to mention the last string of names."

It was hard to tell whether Aifei's face turned red because she was getting hotter or because she was just embarrassed.

She continued, "Sisyphus said that much of the relevant information has been destroyed, and the Speakers have only passed down the message from generation to generation that unless the devil appears, do not use the corrupted weapons in any way."

"So this kind of exploitation is okay now, right?"

"Sisyphus said, 'After the demons appeared, anything involving the Rune Stone can be attempted. However, the consequences will inevitably be different from the past. Just be vigilant at all times and control your heart.' This is the teaching left by the Sword King."

"It's a bit abstract, but anyway, it means there might be danger?"

"I don't like to associate things with no clear purpose. In my opinion, it's more likely that the Dome Furnace Society doesn't care about the guild and relies on permission to build the Orichalcum Furnace to regularly cooperate with the guild. The Speaker felt that such a secret would be difficult for them to maintain, and the Rune Stone was precious, so they chose not to attempt it."

Leon glanced at the huge forge located in the center of Vitask Island. Outside was the safe holy city. What danger could there be?

"Indeed," he said. "I wonder which craftsman here is responsible for my order, and considering his previous contributions, how many pieces of guild reward equipment should I get?"

Ellaphia held up her dainty fingers to help him count. "The merits of Sparkle Island, the merits of Glittering Fields multiplied by three, and then the fairy dragon incident counts as one. So that's five. The first four have already been reported to the Dome of the Hearth, but—"

She looked at the people busy with their work and sighed.

Leon understood that it seemed that the limited production these guys usually talked about was purely to leave time for themselves to make what they liked.

However, they are only cooperating with the guild, not serving it, and they don't even care about making money by taking orders. As long as the goods are delivered within the scheduled time, no one can blame them.

So, apart from the one he spent money to customize, there is really no reason to rush for the others.

He cared more about his piece, and he had to queue up and grab the opportunity to be an agent before he could place the order.

Logically speaking, this order should have been completed long ago. Although there was no guarantee when the Qionglu craftsmen would complete the work when the order was placed, and the time limit was very flexible, it is reasonable that it should have been given.

When Li Ang returned home, he specifically checked the mailbox at the door. Apart from the annoying Huadu junk advertisements and some recruitment information from some second-rate air cavalry regiments, there were no useful letters at all.

He took a breath and looked at the staff thoughtfully.

After the craftsmen got involved, they basically ignored Li Ang and the two little guys, but if he walked over, he could still attract everyone's attention.

"What do you want to do?" Ellaphia asked.

"I'm wondering if I should go over and stop them now and tell them that if they don't complete the order they owe me now, they can't try using this embryo."

"It's really in your best interest."

After the blonde girl finished speaking, she looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Is it just that this is ungraceful?"

"Well, actually, it wouldn't be that hard to talk about it afterwards..."

Ai Fei observed Li Ang's reaction carefully and said softly, "I know it's not appropriate to ask others to do so from my point of view, but I just think it's better this way. If you don't..."

"That's fine too. I'm just thinking about it."

Li Ang smiled at her, and the blond boy's somewhat nervous expression completely calmed down, and he looked away with an inexplicable look.

As a young lady of a Blade Master family, she is indeed not used to doing this. If Leon was still an ordinary adventurer with nothing to worry about, he would definitely do this first to ensure his own rights.

Now, he not only possesses a body that is highly valued by the craftsmen, but also has Aifei to help him in the battle and a strong fist. He can indeed consider things with decency, but he also needs to care about the feelings of his partners.

Next, we just have to wait for the craftsmen to officially start building it.

Following the discussion of the three Source Hammers, more and more craftsmen began to return to their workbenches or mountain copper furnaces to prepare for work, while they were responsible for planning the details of the specific process.

Li Ang and others could not do anything and could only wait.

Therefore, the bored Faronio came over and chatted with Leon about the gossip about the three most powerful craftsmen in the world.

"Don't be fooled by Hephiphaeus's appearance. He used to be a warrior, a truly exceptional one at that. Due to the limited magical power he possesses, he's become primarily a craftsman since his injury. If it weren't for the foundation he'd laid, his lifestyle wouldn't have been able to withstand the devastation it inflicted on his body."

"After failing the Tower Scholars' assessment, Geldin devoted all his energy to his craftsmanship. He's also a powerful Archmage, combining his skills with magic circle engraving. Don't mistake him for a fighter based on his appearance."

"Cassandra has a special bloodline, belonging to the 'treasure-protecting branch' of the Bullhorn Clan."

Li Ang asked, "What kind of bloodline is that?"

"It's said to be a bloodline that resonates with the metal and rock of the earth, allowing them to develop unexpected properties."

The Treasure Guardian bloodline? It's a bit similar to the Power God bloodline, and should be a rare bloodline among the Ox Horn Clan. Li Ang nodded.

Faronio smiled mysteriously and said, "Actually, Cassandra is related to the person you met a few days ago."

"A few days ago?"

"Today is fine."

Today? The Horned Tribe?

Li Ang thought for a while and could only think of one person.

"Are you talking about Balbanus Soliz, the leader of the Feast of the Gods?"

"Yes, Cassandra is Balbanus' mother."

"..."

Li Ang raised his head and glanced at the female craftsman who was concentrating on the discussion.

The people with the shortest lifespan in Newbis are not humans, but the Horned Tribe.

Humans can often live to 120 years old, the Beast-eared Tribe can live to around 150, the Puppet Tribe is mysterious and difficult to count, and as for the elves, whose lifespan far exceeds the existence of many kingdoms, and their hybrid half-elves, whose lifespan is at least 200 to 300 years old, they usually do not participate in discussions.

The Ox-Horned Tribe usually dies at around eighty years old. It is said that their appearance remains young for a long time, and they only age rapidly in the ten years before their death.

Although I had heard of this kind of thing before, I was still a little surprised to see it in person.

"Why do you know so much?"

"Well, of course I need to understand all the potential customers clearly."

"Then how much do you know about me?" Leon raised his eyebrows at the brown-haired kid.

"Mr. Leon is——"

Faro laughed dryly and went to sit among the craftsmen nearby.

"Don't get too close to that guy."

Ella Fia approached and said, "She seems to be close to everyone, but in fact, everyone is manipulated by her."