The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

But to expect him, a pragmatist, to create these superfluous embellishments purely for aesthetic purposes, would be better off just killing him.

“I wasn’t really counting on you anyway.” Jessica glanced at Vina, then grabbed Listie’s arm. “Listie, let’s go!”

"Huh?" Before Lisette could react, Jessica dragged her to the library.

"Felix, you go and help too."

Wiener sent Felix away as well.

Felix's fondness for collecting clothes with beautiful patterns shows that he was extremely interested in these things.

"okay!"

Upon hearing that he could also help, Felix readily agreed.

He was determined to change Viner's and the others' minds; he wasn't stupid!

"hehe."

Seeing her disciples getting along well, Tissa was satisfied and prepared to leave.

But then Vena asked, "What did the holy sword look like when you saw it?"

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Chapter 398 The Delayed Prayer

"If I told you that the holy sword I saw looks exactly like the one you gave me, would you believe me?"

"It's Tilissa," Tissalis said half-jokingly.

"You'd better save that for Felix."

Wiener clearly did not believe this answer.

But the other party was clearly pretending to be stupid, and he had no way to force them to reveal the truth.

What he really wanted to ask was something else: "How much longer will it take for Lady Rhea to be able to use the wish spell?"

Viner has already met the requirements to reach the level of a master forging expert.

Collecting more Heroic Relics might be useful, but it's unlikely to bring about any significant qualitative change.

Since we'll have to face it sooner or later anyway, we might as well prepare early and see the Holy Sword with our own eyes.

"A wish spell... Do you wish to find the Holy Sword?"

"Ah."

"What did Lady Rhea tell you back then?"

"She said that once my forging skills reach the Grandmaster level and my strength reaches the fifth-tier Emblem Envoy level or above, she will cast a prayer spell on me."

Prayer spells appear to be all-powerful miracles.

The actual cost was much higher than what could have been achieved through normal means.

This is the price that must be paid to skip the process and go straight to the result.

In a sense, it is not impossible to conjure a holy sword out of thin air using the spell of prayer.

Unfortunately, no one can afford to pay that price.

It took Headmistress Leia three months to barely recover just to confirm the location of the Holy Sword.

To create a holy sword using a wishing spell would likely require draining even a demon god dry.

The interval between two prayer spells depends on the difficulty of the previous prayer spell, which is why Venus asked this question.

Wiener himself estimated that when the academy head agreed, he probably didn't expect him to break through to the level of a forging master so quickly.

If one were to rashly ask Dean Leia to cast a wish spell for them, only to find that they haven't recovered from the previous cost, they would be in an awkward position.

“Too low,” Tilissa frowned slightly, as if recalling some unpleasant memories.

"Lady Leia judged based on the situation when Tauronio came into contact with the Holy Sword, which is why she said she would let you reach the fifth-tier Emblem Master level."

"But after so many years, the power accumulated by the Holy Sword is no longer comparable to what it was back then. To stand before the Holy Sword again, one must be at least a seventh-tier Emblem Master."

On this point, Tissa, who was nearly killed by the Holy Sword, has the absolute right to speak.

But you can't blame the headmaster for that.

Of the two conditions, the difficulty actually lies in reaching the level of a master forging expert.

She figured that since he was a master forging expert, his skill as a emblem wielder shouldn't be too low.

As for the fifth rank, it was only to set a roughly realistic goal to motivate Viner, so that he wouldn't focus all his attention on forging and neglect his own strength.

"I have a way to raise magic power to the level of a seventh-tier emblem master in a short period of time."

To leap from the fifth rank to the seventh rank, relying solely on the Asura Blade is definitely not enough.

Wiener was counting on the final moment of the Rakshasa's attack.

"Sure, if you really just want to take a look."

Tissa knew that Vena possessed this special ability; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to deliver the final blow that killed the Fiery Iron Giant.

But this is not like launching a powerful attack that can be ignored after it's launched; it requires maintaining the attack and continuously resisting the pressure emanating from the holy sword.

A single strike that can only last for a moment is clearly not enough.

Vena also realized how inappropriate it was to make Lady Rhea pay such a huge price to cast a wish spell just to catch a glimpse of the Holy Sword, so she prepared to give up.

"However, if you can reach the sixth-tier Emblem Master level, and with some buff spells, it's not impossible."

Tilisa gave Vina a glimmer of hope.

"That--"

"That's not now."

"Why don't you just say it all at once?" Vena said helplessly.

It's really unpleasant to be kept in suspense repeatedly.

"What I just mentioned is only one aspect of the reason; the rest is mainly due to me," Tilisa frankly admitted. "After the Griffin War, Lady Rhea cast a wish spell on me again, and I won't be able to use it a second time for six months."

After arranging for Jessica to assist Vener in investigating the Armor of Calamity, Tilisa, together with Dean Leia, attempted to use a prayer spell to heal the wounds left by the Holy Sword.

Knowing about the teacher's situation, Jessica specifically instructed Vena not to disturb Tissa for the time being.

"Is it because of the injury you sustained before?"

Upon hearing that Tilissa's trauma required healing through prayer, a rare look of worry appeared on Vina's face.

"Don't worry, she's fine now," Tilisa reassured Vina.

"Alright, it's only six months, I can wait that long."

"Are you really that confident that you can break through to the sixth-tier Emblem Envoy in six months?"

"If I can't do it, it must be because the teacher isn't strict enough in teaching me."

"Since you've put it that way, then I really have to discipline you properly. After you finish this finishing work, we'll have some special training together."

The three people next door were still enthusiastically discussing the pattern design, unaware of the hellish training they were about to undergo.

And all of this started with just one careless remark from Wiener.

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Silver Wolf Class Library.

The first three people to arrive were writing furiously.

Since Lisette and Jessica couldn't draw the magic runes on the compass, they had to leave this section blank for later.

Felix, however, is not subject to this restriction and is playing freely.

Although he forgets how to write characters and gets sleepy when he sees a book, he is extremely interested in handicrafts and painting.

Putting aside other things, the exquisite pouch that Venus gave Anna to store her throwing knives was made by Felix.

"Great! Another one finished."

Felix had just put down the third draft he had finished drawing when he looked up and saw Wiener standing at the library door.

"Vina? Weren't you not coming?"

“I never said that,” Wiener shook his head in denial. “I just don’t like messing around with these things. I can still offer some comments and suggestions.”

Logically speaking, all three of them were helping Wiener with his blueprints, so he couldn't completely stay out of it.

"That's perfect, let me show you what I drew!"

Felix presented the newly drawn draft directly to Wiener.

"Let me take a look... It's quite well drawn. Felix, even if you don't become a swordsman, you'll definitely achieve something if you switch to being a painter."

Even in drafts, Felix's imaginative style already amazed Wiener.

"But no."

"Why?!"

"Read the question carefully! Nobody asked you to draw clothing designs, right? Didn't you listen to anything we said before?"

"Woo-"

Felix, whose draft was ruthlessly rejected by Wiener, had no choice but to retreat to the corner and start over.

"And what about mine?"

Another draft was handed to Wiener.

If Felix's design drawings relied more on talent, then Jessica's designs were the result of talent plus hard work.

Even Wiener had to admit, "Amazing!"

"Then use mine—"

“Unfortunately, that won’t work either.” Wiener cast his vote against it again.

"Oh? What's the reason?"

Jessica narrowed her eyes slightly.

"It's a bit too ostentatious. If it were used as a noble family crest or the emblem of a knightly order, it would be impeccable. But we need it for small decorations or ornaments."

“But I personally quite like this one. Could I keep it for my collection?” Viner asked.

"Heh, since it doesn't meet your requirements, then do with it as you see fit."

Jessica wasn't as angry as expected after her work was rejected.

"Vina, why don't you take a look at mine too?"

The last of the three.

Lisette looked at Vina with anticipation.

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"See that young female mage? She's our meat shield."

"See that succubus knight? That's our damage dealer."

"See that elven archer? That's our healer."

"See that rabbit-clan assassin? That's under our control."

Chapter 399 Brainstorming

Having already rejected the two-person proposal, Vina didn't want to further dampen Lisette's enthusiasm.

But he couldn't resist Lisette's expectant gaze and had no choice but to carefully accept the draft.

Open it and take a look.

"This is it!"