Star Forge Titan

In a sense, maybe that can also be considered as burning glass balls?

As expected of me...

After jokingly boasting in his heart, Alvin suddenly felt a subtle attraction.

He frowned and looked towards the source of the attraction, where he found a large piece of the Witch King's remains.

Although most of the Second Witch King's remains turned into sand and scattered everywhere with her death, some of the fragments were larger and did not completely shatter when the Witch King fell, but most of them were in a state of shattering at the slightest touch.

I think in just a few days, it will be completely integrated into the desert under the influence of natural forces.

What Alvin felt strangely attracted to was this piece of wreckage that was about to break.

After taking a few steps forward, the black-haired boy cautiously jumped off the back of the Mountain King, motioning the curious tall horse to stay aside and not move, while he slowly walked to the wreckage.

Alvin had no intention of touching the wreckage directly, so he casually pulled out a bunch of sand from the sand, and after using gravity to sort out some metal particles from it, he activated the [Reshaping the World] talent to release a dark golden magical glow, fusing these metal particles into one, shaping it into a lance nearly two meters long.

Holding the end of the lance, Alvin carefully poked the remains of the Witch King from a distance, like a naughty child poking a dog with a branch.

Under the influence of external force, the charred surface immediately turned into sand and scattered all over the ground when touched, revealing the objects wrapped inside.

"This is?"

Alvin looked at the object exposed to the sunlight with some surprise. It was an extremely large glass hourglass with some colorful magic crystals still remaining inside.

The inexplicable attraction he felt just now was emitted by this thing.

It was like an unfamiliar yet surprisingly familiar voice whispering quietly in your ear.

Take it and become the new Witch-King...

Boom!

Ivan threw a punch without hesitation, and the configuration force controlled by the ultimate force string shattered the entire glass hourglass from two meters away.

This strange attraction, combined with the madness and insanity of several witch kings...

You bad guy, do you think I'm stupid?

"It seems that the so-called secret method of the Witch King is really problematic."

After being completely shattered, the strange attraction also disappeared.

Alvin frowned, then used sand as the raw material to make a large glass box, and used the force string to transmit power through the air, completely collecting the fragments of the Heavenly Hourglass on the ground into it.

Although this thing is obviously a bad thing, in order to explore the secrets of the Witch King and its hidden dangers, it cannot be just thrown into the wild.

Speaking of which, regarding identifying items, don’t I just happen to know a dwarf who should be good at this?

Ivan frowned and immediately decided on the next itinerary.

Chapter 145 Secret Map

"This thing doesn't look new."

Thorin, the former dwarf prince who once used the alias of Grippy and is now a dwarf wanderer (yes), stroked his beard, which was not very long for a dwarf, and said slowly:

There was a hint of hesitation in his voice, and he was no longer dressed like a blood-sworn avenger. Instead, he had on relatively more formal clothes and hairstyle.

However, Alvin noticed that the dark green short-sleeved shirt and white robe were fine, but the middle-parted hairstyle on Thorin's head looked quite normal, but in fact it was a formal hairstyle that was forcibly disguised by splitting the previous Mohawk in two.

Just apply enough hair wax and you can go from serious to casual in a matter of minutes.

What is this, the last stubbornness of young people’s rebellious psychology?

"Oh? Then can you tell roughly when these things were made?"

Retracting his subtle gaze from Thorin's hair, Ivan pushed the sealed box made of metal lead forward, continued to sit cross-legged opposite the dwarf, and asked calmly:

After recovering the unpleasant bulk glass hourglasses (fragmented and harmlessly disposed of) from the remains of the Witch-king, he found Thorin. As a former dwarf prince, heir to the Witch-king, and someone who grew up in dwarf society, he should have some understanding of this magical artifact that requires excellent craftsmanship to produce.

Afterwards, Alvin also planned to consult a female wizard. As a transcendent who chose to advance through the witch profession, she should be familiar with all kinds of strange magical creations.

Of course, that would have to wait until this busy man, who had been promoted to the designated manager of the Freedom Fist's cooperative chamber of commerce, was free.

"It doesn't look like something that was recently made, but it probably wasn't made long ago." Thorin said uncertainly.

Then, he scratched his head a little embarrassedly. After all, Thorin was not an experienced old dwarf craftsman who could say "I have seen everything in Palladia". At most, he had received a certain degree of relevant knowledge education, so he did not dare to say it too firmly.

"A rough estimate is that it has a history of around sixty to one hundred years, as evidenced by some of the detailed design styles."

"But to be honest, I don't have much experience in this area, so I can only give a rough estimate. However, some of the external parts do show signs of having been replaced recently."

"A new thing?" Alvin pondered for a moment, then closed the sealed box made of metal lead to avoid possible bad influences.

In this way, we can rule out the possibility that this is a treasure excavated from the ruins of the Giant Kingdom.

Judging from the information currently known, the Witch Kings cannot be said to be a little crazy, but they can only be said to be extremely crazy.

Among them, the fifth wizard king is a bloodthirsty madman, the second wizard king is a madman who turns people into fertilizer, and the first wizard king has little contact with him, and his speech and behavior seem to be normal, but considering that several of his colleagues have serious illnesses, this guy may be the craziest one.

The currently known part of the Witch King's secret techniques is mainly related to the earth's magic network. This part was learned directly by Alvin from the Witch King, so he believes that he has some final right of interpretation.

By the way, unlike most lower-level transcendents who can only rely on hazy feelings to sense magic, Ivan's dark golden eyes, which have been modified with divine power, allow him, who is still just a lower-level transcendent, to observe magic in the most intuitive way visually. Now it seems that this is also an advanced skill that is a bit outrageous.

Ivan's ability to learn (copy) boxing-related content so quickly is also inseparable from the assistance of this ability.

Before I knew it, I felt like I owed someone a favor that was hard to repay...

I don’t know what the big guy who likes furry animals is thinking?

Getting back to the point, based on his personal experience of trying it out, Alvin can confirm that the 'Earth Vein Calling Technique' should not drive people crazy.

As for how much content was left in the Witch King's secret spell, he was not sure for the time being, but there was no doubt that the part related to the blood tax was definitely included.

The Heavenly Hourglass, used to absorb vast quantities of magic power, was naturally a crucial component closely related to the blood tax. Considering the unusual attraction, Ivan couldn't help but recall the brief information revealed by the Swarm Queen during her brief lucidity, as well as his speculations about the former identities of the Witch Kings.

So... solid color?

This name, which was not unfamiliar but shrouded in layers of fog, popped up in his mind, and Alvin silently kept it in mind.

"By the way, what are your plans next? The matter of the Witch King's secret technique has probably come to an end. There shouldn't be too many fools bothering you in the future." The black-haired boy smiled. Among the many depressing news, this was probably one of the few good news.

"What are your plans for the future?" Thorin couldn't help but tug at his beard. This was quite a difficult expression for a dwarf, otherwise they wouldn't tug at their precious beards.

As if he was about to make a difficult decision, the former dwarf prince, who was not actually very old despite his beard, could not help but reach out and touch the brass beard ring hanging on his beard.

I recalled my past dreams, the feeling of working with the fist fighters during this period, and everything in the past.

"Maybe he'll become a bard?"

As he spoke, Thorin suddenly let out a long sigh, and finally showed an unusually relaxed expression as if he had thrown down a heavy burden.

Pulling off the brass beard ring hanging on his beard, he slowly extended the hand holding the beard ring in front of Ivan.

What are you doing?

Ivan asked this question with his eyes.

"Everyone is curious about what fortune that 'great' uncle left me." He slowly opened his clenched fingers, revealing the cheap and inconspicuous brass whisker ring.

Thorin's expression was a bit puzzled and a bit melancholy.

"This is what my uncle left behind."

That's it?

Although it wasn't very good, Alvin couldn't help but look a little rude when he saw this cheap thing without even any decorative patterns.

"Yeah, I knew no one would believe it, so I ran out as soon as I heard the rumor." Thorin, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground like the black-haired boy, rolled his eyes and threw the brass whisker ring in front of him very casually. His action was so casual that it seemed like he was throwing a piece of waste paper.

"The truth of the matter is actually like this." Alvin smiled and reached out to pick up the whisker ring that was close at hand.

With a slight feeling, the smile on his face became wonderful.

Relying on the special sensitivity of [Reshaping the World] to various substances, Alvin realized that this beard ring was not made entirely of brass, and there seemed to be another completely different hidden substance inside it.

"Do you mind if I take it apart?" Ivan asked abruptly.

"Take it apart? Isn't this a solid thing?" Suo Ling widened his eyes with an expression of disbelief.

"You try it?" He lowered his voice subconsciously, as if he realized a possibility.

"Okay." Since the owner of the item said so, Alvin had no reason to hesitate.

The black-haired boy directly activated the power of [Reshaping the World]. The moment the dark golden light lit up, Thorin's expression was as if the father of forging in the dwarf faith had hit him with a hammer, and he was stunned on the spot.

What kind of technique was this? How could one melt metal without even needing a furnace? Was it some advanced magic only alchemists could master?

While the dwarf was madly complaining in his heart, the brass wrapped around the outermost layer of the beard ring had begun to soften and drip, gradually revealing the crystal clear glass texture inside.

"Glass...Made of glass!?!" Thorin exclaimed, then immediately covered his mouth with his hands, but his eyes widened even further.

The Witch King Seened, who spent his later years playing with glass, seemed to have hidden some of his secrets in the glass.

Ivan said silently in his heart, while raising the crystal clear glass ring and pointing it decisively at the sun.

His keen perception allowed him to detect the instant he touched the glass ring that the interior wasn't a solid block, but rather a wealth of fine, hollowed-out lines. This ingenious technique was worthy of a dwarf who had lived for centuries. At least in the field of glassmaking, he was fully worthy of the title of master.

As for why the ring is pointed at the sun, it is naturally due to the light-transmitting properties of glass. In any case, in Alvin's own opinion, if he wants to hide his identity in the glass, the best way is to use light.

as predicted.

As the light and shadow flickered, a map suddenly appeared on the sand.

Chapter 146: Epilogue: Second Letter to Fleur

Shashasha, the friction between the pen and paper makes a rhythmic sound.

But unlike other writing tools, this pen doesn't even have a hand holding it.

"My dear Fleur, you will never believe that the clue would actually pop out from the beard of my dwarf friend..."

Standing on the bow deck of the Rogilas, Alvin used the force string to remotely control the pen to write on its own. This was a daily training he came up with to improve his fine control of boxing.

At first glance, the scene in front of him looked a bit like a superpower who mastered telekinesis. As for the actual effect of the training, although it was not as rapid as cheating, it was subtly deepening Ivan's proficiency in this mystery and the precision of his control.

Perhaps, one day, he will be able to fully comprehend the deep principles governing force strings and push the precision of control to an unimaginable microscopic realm.

"After the previous battle, I've already made some plans for my new class. Perhaps I'll soon be able to truly enter the upper third level. Uh, for some reason, I always feel that writing this is very subtle..."

Putting down his pen, Alvin felt a little emotional and melancholy.

The death of Great Elder Rigor was a heavy blow to the entire Freedom Fist. Now almost all Zhenggequan fighters have received careful training from this great elder. He is like the grandmother in a family. Although he is so old that all his teeth have fallen out, he is still the core of the family's cohesion.

Perhaps the only consolation is the further development of the fighting steel armor. After a series of battles, both Ivan and Brad have a deeper understanding of this skill that can push the power of boxing configuration to a higher level.

Alvin even felt that as long as he calmed down for a while, he would be able to design a third-level promotion ceremony based on this.

It was even a secret ritual that possessed certain characteristics of the abilities of a fourth-level crown wearer. In other words, it was a powerful promotion ritual for a hidden profession.

Besides, Evan and Thorin tacitly agreed not to disclose the treasure map they had accidentally found. It was likely the final legacy left by the Witch King Thaned to his nominal heir before his death.

This action has a deep meaning. Although Thorin got nothing on the surface, it made it easier for him to stay away from the chaotic vortex about the Witch King's legacy after his death. At the same time, the existence of the treasure map ensured that he could successfully obtain the truly valuable legacy after staying away from the dispute.

It seems that the Witch King Seened, who sought death on his own initiative even though he had never met him, might be the one closest to normality among the five lunatics.

It’s a pity that his successor obviously did not intend to inherit this bloody legacy, but instead handed it over to someone he thought was trustworthy.

Considering the hidden dangers of the Witch King's secrets, Ivan didn't immediately set out to explore. After a serious discussion, Brad and Heidi were added to the small group of people who knew about it.

The former joined because both Alvin and Thorin felt that most of the Witch King's legacy should be used to help the oppressed people of the desert, so as to reduce some of the former's sins.

As for the latter, Heidi, who once traveled around the Silent Desert as a businessman, was able to quickly find the location marked on the treasure map.

In fact, the female mage immediately determined the location of this area. It was quite remote, basically far away from all the major trade routes controlled by most merchants, but not particularly far from their destination.

Everyone is now heading towards the new city of Nunris, which was once the city-state ruled by the Witch King Seened and is currently in the process of reconstruction.

The Fist of Freedom rescued an astonishing number of people this time, greatly increasing the potential of the alliance. This also made the large transfer convoy extremely large, with no fewer than dozens of "Mobile Oasis" Komidon beasts alone.

Such a large number of huge beasts of burden moving in groups is a sight that is never seen under normal circumstances. Although they did not all gather together, but were divided into several small groups based on families, from a distance it still looked like a continuous and narrow oasis moving.

In addition, people also made use of the sand boats that stayed in the land port of Ismailia.

Because they were far from the core battlefield in the city center, most of these large ships had only sustained some damage to their hulls and masts, with the more critical keels remaining intact. Therefore, by dismantling a few of the most severely damaged sand boats for materials, they could quickly repair the less damaged hulls of the others.

These wind-powered vehicles, gliding across the sea of ​​sand, were responsible for transporting the vast majority of Ismailia's survivors. Combined with the walking Komidon beasts, they formed a fleet of ships, sailing across the sea of ​​sand and circling the oasis islands.

Leading the way at the front of the fleet was the dredging battleship, the Model Rogilas, manned by a large group of cat-worms.

After the battle, the cats and bugs that Alvin had sent out left and returned to Ismailia. They provided a lot of help in repairing the sand boat.

Having received the knowledge passed down by the learning machines, these little guys have a natural advantage in any engineering and mechanical content. It's as if the relevant knowledge has been engraved in their genes, just like singing.