The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

“I—” Viner hesitated for a moment.

If it were the headmaster who had experienced the trials of three heroes, he would probably understand his concerns.

"Lady Leia, there is something I would like to report to you."

"Please speak," Leia said, looking at Vina with gentle eyes.

Just being looked at by that gaze can give you a sense of security.

“After I awakened my self-awareness emblem, a voice in my head kept telling me that the hero was dead. A large part of the reason I came to St. Freya Academy was to confirm the truth of this news,” Vena confessed.

Having experienced many grand occasions, the head of the academy did not show any surprise or doubt upon hearing Viner's description. Instead, she seriously considered the possibility.

“You and Arios were born in the same village, and you both possessed the same hero power as him. It’s not impossible that you and Arios have some kind of special bond.”

"With his current strength, as long as he is not surrounded by more than five demons, he is capable of escaping unscathed."

"Now that the Sky Demon has been sealed away, a gathering of demons of this size should have been discovered by now..."

An idea flashed through Leia's mind, prompting her to consider another possibility.

"Could it be a precognitive dream? If so, it is indeed necessary to inform him to take precautions."

“I’m not sure.” Viner shook his head. “So where is Arios right now? If he can just show himself, we won’t have to guess anymore.”

“Arios and the others are searching for the Holy Sword in the Ogara Wasteland,” Leia replied.

The hero Arios has reached the pinnacle of his power and has finally reached the point where he must attempt to draw the holy sword.

"Them?" Viner asked, unable to resist.

"Yes, and Tilisa too. The Ogara Wasteland is fraught with danger, and information transmission is extremely difficult. The last message the academy received was from Tilisa during their regular contact two weeks ago."

"Isn't there any other way to find out Arios's current situation? Whether it's through emblems or magic, surely there's some way?"

"Hehe, if information about the hero is so easy to obtain, then what's the point of keeping it a secret?" Leia laughed.

The rank of the hero stands above that of humans and demons.

It can naturally resist all negative magical interference from those below its rank.

Any spells that involve illusion, manipulation, or prophecy are ineffective against the hero.

Only the ninth-circle spell, Prayer, can break through this limitation and obtain some information about the hero out of thin air.

The Prayer spell is the most powerful spell that mortal beings can cast, an ultimate spell that can manipulate the very foundations of the real world.

Its most basic usage can simulate any spell below the ninth ring regardless of conditions.

There are currently no more than ten recorded nine-ring spells. It can be said that mastering the spell of wishing is equivalent to mastering all the spells in the world.

"If I hadn't already used the wishing spell once, I might have been able to think of a way. Now I can only send people to search."

While the spell of prayer may seem omnipotent, it comes with a corresponding price.

Leia only used a wishing spell to help determine the approximate location of the Holy Sword, and it took her more than a month to regain her mobility, which also caused her to miss the opening ceremony of St. Freya Academy.

"I see..." A hint of disappointment flashed in Viner's eyes.

"The brave have their mission, and we also have things we can do."

Rhea gently placed her hand on Vina's head and stroked it tenderly.

“If something really happens to Arios, your burden will be even heavier.”

The fourteen relics left behind by Tauronio played a significant role in the era before heroes emerged.

In that dark age, the strongest Emblem Masters on the continent risked their lives to use their Prayer Spells, along with their fourteen S-rank weapons, to hold out against the demons' onslaught for ten years before finally allowing a new hero to emerge.

The cost was that all fourteen S-rank weapons were shattered, and the sacrifice nearly caused the lineage to break down after two generations of emblems were completed.

It can be said that without any of the above points, human history would have come to an end at that time.

Having suffered greatly from the legacy of the heroes, the demon later worried about the emergence of a second Tauronio.

In the decades that followed, no expense was spared in completely eradicating the bloodline left by Tauronio.

The legacy of heroes has since become a thing of the past.

"Whether Arios lives or dies, my mission is simply to surpass Tauronio and forge a new holy sword."

"Yes, I believe you can do it." A hint of relief flashed in Leia's eyes.

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"Shh."

Venere's figure reappeared in the library.

"dimension--!"

Lisette, who had been anxiously waiting for Venus after he left, almost ignored the library's rule of quiet and hushed conversation.

"Vina, you're finally back. What does Lady Rhea want with you?"

"That's a lot."

Viner glanced at Jessica, and could tell that she was just as curious as she was about why the headmaster was talking to a first-year student for so long.

"Let's get to the main point. Lady Rhea hopes that I can surpass Tauronio."

"I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before," Lisette said, searching her memory.

"Tauronio, the greatest blacksmith in human history, left behind a heroic legacy that helped the continent of Fódora survive its most difficult decade."

Jessica saved her the trouble, then looked at Vena and said, "Lady Rhea seems to value you quite a bit."

“I think I can do it too,” Viner said bluntly.

"How come I never noticed you were so shameless before?" Lisette shook her head helplessly.

The gap between Tauronio and Vina is like the distance between Vina and Sagocchi—only greater, not smaller.

You could say he's still young; after all, Tauronio only broke through his own limits and forged an S-rank legendary weapon after witnessing the splendor of the Holy Sword at the age of thirty-seven.

But it remains to be seen whether the demon god is willing to give him that much time.

"What do you think, senior?"

Unable to get any encouragement from Lisette, Venere deliberately ruffled her hair before turning her gaze to Jessica.

"If it were a junior like Wiener, it might not be impossible for him to do it."

Jessica, who had used the Lionheart, gave Vina extremely high praise.

The fourteen weapons left behind by Tauroño are hailed as a heroic legacy by later generations.

Unlike the elusive Holy Sword, these heroic legacies circulated among various nations and factions.

The craftsmen who had no opportunity to handle the holy swords then used these heroic legacies as a reference, hoping to replicate weapons of the same level.

All the works produced were merely superficial.

It's not a problem with the process or materials.

Among the replicas of Hero's Legacy, there are quite a few that have reached Rank A.

But even if it is perfectly replicated in every aspect, it still lacks that touch of spirit.

The weapons forged by Vener are never lacking in spirituality.

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Chapter 214 Research Findings of Listy's Group

Silver Wolf Class Training Grounds.

"This is the result of your research?"

"To be precise, it's the result of my joint research with Felix."

In the center of the training ground stood a humanoid puppet.

Compared to the classic alchemical golems of the Alchemy Institute, this golem in front of us is smaller and more exquisite.

"Why does this look so familiar?" Venus felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

Since it was made in the style of a human, it must have a prototype. When her gaze swept over the puppet's flat chest, Venere suddenly realized.

“I understand, this is done the way you see it—hiss.”

"You're not going to tell me you don't even recognize Felix, are you?" Lisette silently withdrew her fist.

"Just kidding." Viner rubbed her stomach.

It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt at all.

He wasn't blind, so of course he could tell that, apart from the face, the puppet was a one-to-one replica of Felix.

He was just deliberately trying to tease Lisette.

"So Felix's job is to provide image rights?"

"Felix would be angry if he heard you say that."

"It's okay, he's not here."

Felix is ​​delivering the prizes and certificates to each group of people in turn.

It's fine to help collect it on behalf of someone else, but he wouldn't agree to let Felix accept a reward that doesn't belong to him.

Therefore, after the academy's commendation ceremony, Felix also had to attend the commendation ceremonies within those small groups.

Wiener had every reason to suspect that those guys simply didn't want Professor Villefort to present their awards and wanted Felix to present them instead.

“Felix, besides providing Shaw… no,” Listy was clearly being led astray by Viner, “Felix actually provided genuine technical support for the project.”

“I don’t believe it,” Viner shook her head.

Felix's role should clearly be to act as a mascot and provide mystical enhancements.

"If you don't believe me, why don't you just try it?"

With a wave of her hand, Lisette conjured a blue spirit sword out of thin air, which eventually fell into the puppet's hand.

After receiving the sword, the humanoid puppet assumed a ready-to-attack stance.

“That’s interesting.” Seeing this, Vena nodded and reached out to Lisette as well.

"what?"

"What about mine?"

The two looked at each other.

"Who told you that two spirit weapons can exist at the same time?"

The humanoid puppet wields a fourth-circle magical spirit weapon, which is also Jessica's signature spell.

After learning that Listy's project was to create a humanoid puppet that could perform martial arts, he generously taught Listy this unorthodox magic.

"So, are you sending it to me or not?"

"The weapon rack is right next to you!"

The heated argument between the two seemed to give the puppet a certain illusion, so it launched an attack on Venus without hesitation.

"Watch out, Wiener!"

"Snapped!"

With a loud bang, Venere dodged the puppet's sudden, heavy blow with a narrow escape.

Meanwhile, the innocent weapon rack next to it met a tragic end, instantly shattering into pieces with fragments scattered all over the ground.

"Vina, are you alright?" Lisette quickly intervened, stopping the puppet from taking the next step.

The automatic combat is one of the selling points of this puppet; switching to manual control will actually make it a step slower.

“Something’s up,” Vena said, lightly tapping her foot to retrieve the longsword that had fallen to the ground. She then pointed the tip of the sword directly at the motionless puppet. “I’m jealous that you gave it to this puppet instead of me.”

"Let it go, I want to fight it."

"Where did you come from, little kid?" Lisette couldn't help but retort.

"Mind your own business. It's a rare opportunity to beat up Felix. Even if the goddess came, she couldn't stop me."