The Death List Novel - Chapter 458
Chapter 458 Freedom
After reaching an agreement with Berylseth, Qin Lun felt relieved.
A few days ago, he bought a few simple scrolls of saber and sword skills at the auction house. They were between the Stress Training Scrolls and the Skill Scrolls. There were only a few simple movements, such as straight stab, chop, sweep, and so on. Even the skill level could not be recognized by the starry sky.
However, Qin Lun was interested in the standard postures of these moves. What he lacked right now was not advanced skills, but the basic movements of these one-handed cold weapons. After using these scrolls and undergoing Rakshasa Maiden’s harsh training, Zhu Fengzhishuang finally recognized his one-handed cold weapon specialization skill and was able to use its real name skill.
The next few days were a little leisurely, especially after Berylseth delivered a bottle of Demon’s Blood Essence. Qin Lun started to stay in the villa and didn’t go out anymore. Of course, it wasn’t that he didn’t do anything, but that he was carefully studying the pile of information on the use of his mind power from the Hunter’s World.
To be exact, Joey is learning and absorbing these psychic materials. In Qin Lun’s hands, the Blood of Dissection only possessed the simplest corrosive ability. In Joey’s hands, this ability that possessed most of the Laws of Will was the main combat skill.
The demon blood essence sent by Berylseth was stored in a rune bottle. This was the heart core blood essence of an Ice Flame Demon. Demon blood essence was different from ordinary demon blood. Demons with fleshly bodies had blood essence from their hearts. As for elementium-type Abyss Devils, their blood essence came from their heart cores, weighing only a few tens of ounces.
This Frost Flame Demon was an elementium type Abyss Devil. It belonged to the same category as the Flame Devil, but its attributes were opposite. Flame Fiends were born from volcanic lava, while Ice Flame Fiends were born in the harsh cold zone, close to the bottom of an absolute zero glacier.
The Demon Blood Essence in the glass bottle was like a small azure flame. If it wasn’t for the isolation of the Runic Bottle, this bottle of Ice Flame Blood Essence was enough to turn the entire villa into an iceberg.
Qin Lun was very satisfied with the Azure Ice Flame. This Abyss Devil bloodline was very pure. Although it was still far from the Great Abyss Devil’s blood, it was already at the peak among high rank Abyss Devils.
Leisure time always passed quickly. During this time, the three of them also welcomed their second mission world.
Their mission this time was shocking and safe. Perhaps it was because the hunchbacked servant had dissolved his servant relationship with Qin Lun, and there was also Didi who had just become a preparatory apostle. The mission world they entered was not as dangerous as last time.
Frank’s personality was steady, and because he brought the two little fellows with him, he spent most of his time in a proper manner. Relying on Qin Lun’s sufficient preparation, he finally got the bronze quest evaluation. Didi also obtained a purple wristband in the quest world.
After Didi returned, he seemed to be very excited. He always held his wrist bracelet while no one else was around. He laughed foolishly, causing Little Schiff’s eyes to turn white countless times. Of course, Qin Lun felt that this should be the little mute’s jealousy. This was the first time she and Frank entered the trial world, but they didn’t get any equipment.
“Master, master, the headquarters of the Order-keeping Front sent you a message. It seems to be some kind of material coordination department!” Didi ran over quickly, raising the projector high up, a purple flash flashing across his wrist.
Qin Lun expressionlessly glanced at Little Goblin. He flicked his finger on Didi’s forehead like a bolt of lightning and said angrily, “There’s no projection on the message. Why are you raising it so high? It’s been five days since he came back. He’s still showing off your purple wrist bracelet. Be careful and debug the potion later. Schiff will cause trouble for you again!”
“Hehe!” Seeing that the owner had exposed his little flashy thoughts, the little fellow left the projector on the table with a shy face and jumped out the door.
“The material coordination department on the order-keeping front?” Qin Lun glanced at the projector doubtfully, and then he remembered something, “It’s Master Francis. Is my weapon case finally ready?”
Upon seeing the message on the projector, Qin Lun’s spirits lifted. That material coordination department should be the cover-up name of the order-keeping front.
Thinking of this, Qin Lun did not delay any longer and put on a coat before leaving the house. The old dwarf had originally promised him that he would complete the weapon casing in about half a month. Moreover, a week ago, he would go to the Light and Dark Burial Grounds, Wind Chasing Frost, Claw Chains, and other items. He said that he would make the final adjustments.
Now, the time had been delayed by a week. In a few days, a month’s rest was almost over.
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“Master Francis, is everything ready?” After entering the independent forging room under strict protection, Qin Lun finally saw an old dwarf with a disheveled appearance and a very tired appearance.
The old dwarf frowned and was deep in thought. His expression was somewhat solemn, causing Qin Lun’s heart to sink unconsciously.
Equipment forging had a success rate. Although he did not require the quality of the weapon casing, this auxiliary equipment used high-quality materials. The final product should be no less than purple quality. Even a master blacksmith like Francis had a chance of failing in forging purple equipment.
In fact, Qin Lun wasn’t unprepared. Whether the weapon box could succeed or not, he didn’t care. However, the World Tree longbow that fused with the Tree Demon Seeds could not be lost.
“Qin Lun, I’m sorry! Actually … I don’t know if the forged product has succeeded!” When the old dwarf saw Qin Lun, he seemed to have recovered from his thoughts. After pondering for a moment, he said, “Follow me. Take a look at the things first!”
The weapon box Qin Lun saw was a pure black cuboid that looked like iron, not iron, not wood, with a concave handle right above it. It looks like a medical kit used by a doctor to get out of a clinic, or a small kit used by a locksmith.
“This is my weapon casing? Wind Chasing Frost and Light Dark Burial Package?” Qin Lun frowned slightly.
The cuboid was less than a foot long and only had two palms in thickness and height. Light and darkness funeral rites and claw chains could barely fit, but Wind Chasing Frost and the World Tree longbow could not fit. Even if they were folded up, their volume would not be enough.
“According to my design, this should be the final product!” “I know what you’re worried about,” the old dwarf nodded while holding his white beard. “The few pieces of apostle equipment you gave me can fit in, but …”
Qin Lun’s eyes lit up and he didn’t touch the weapon case. He quietly waited for Francis’s explanation.
“However, after completing this piece of work, I was actually unable to open it!” Francis said helplessly, seemingly unable to speak.
“Haha, it’s normal for you to be unable to activate the Apostle Item. Although this forging room isolates the equipment from its original owner through certain formations, the ownership of the equipment will not change.” Hearing this, Qin Lun finally let out a sigh of relief and smiled as he went to get the weapon case.
“No, Qin Lun, you don’t understand what I mean” The old dwarf didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. As a master who often forged equipment for the apostles, he naturally knew this truth.
In fact, because the materials used this time were very precious and involved two pieces of legendary equipment, Francis attached great importance to this weapon casing. Seeing it as another challenge after the funeral of Light and Darkness, he paid great attention to both the design and the details of the forging.
The old dwarf installed a spring mechanism in the weapon casing. Even if he wasn’t the owner of the equipment, as long as he was familiar with the internal mechanism, he could still open the weapon casing. Of course, the most important function of the spring mechanism of the casing was to allow the apostles to change their equipment faster and faster, and to minimize the time needed to switch weapons in battle.
However, after the work was completed, Old Francis discovered that he was actually unable to open the weapon case. The spring mechanism didn’t seem to react, causing him to be puzzled. He could only helplessly call Qin Lun over.
The old dwarf sighed as he saw Qin Lun reach out to grab the concave handle right above the casing. He wanted to explain the inner structure of the casing to the young man.
However, he immediately widened his eyes, because when Qin Lun reached out and was about to touch the weapon case, this newly-produced apostle equipment was like a cat that had its tail stepped on. A thin green light barrier floated on its surface, which could block the young man’s palm from the light barrier.
At the same time, a somewhat aged human face appeared on the surface of the square-shaped weapon box, and he slowly opened his emerald-like eyes. Although Qin Lun wasn’t as dumbfounded as Francis behind him, he was slightly stunned and retracted his hand.
“Haha, I see!” Qin Lun pondered for a moment before he realized something. He turned to the old dwarf and smiled, “Master Francis, it seems that you have succeeded. You can’t be blamed for this situation. Let me solve it myself next!”
“Oh?!” Francis nodded his head in confusion. However, he knew that it was not the time to ask questions. He immediately looked at Qin Lun and the weapon sheath quietly, waiting for the youth to solve the problem by himself.
“Ayala?” Qin Lun turned around and looked at the weapon case. There was no longer a smile on his face. A cold light flashed in the depths of his pupils. “Looks like you’ve awakened?”
“Young man, I’m sorry to meet you with such a face!” A line of elven characters appeared on the surface of the weapon casing that highlighted the old face.
“When Malfoy handed you over to me, he once said that this was your last wish. Do you want to go back on your word now?” Qin Lun said expressionlessly.
Ayala’s aged face revealed an awkward expression as he sighed. “I never thought that I would awaken so quickly. When the Moonlight Elves gave you the seed of my metamorphosis, I didn’t expect that you would actually fuse me with the World Tree Branch!”
It turned out that Ayala’s advancement to Legend failed mainly due to lack of vitality. However, when Francis fused it into his weapon box, the World Tree Bow, which had lost its original spirituality, instead replenished Ayala’s nearly depleted pool of life, allowing it to gradually awaken.
However, just the World Tree Bow, which had already become a dead object, could not completely awaken Ayala. As a result, the Tree Demon instinctively devoured all the other equipment materials and complete equipment Francis had put into his weapon casing during the final adjustment stage of his forging.
Of course, this devouring was partly due to the fusion of blacksmithing, and partly due to the instinctive needs of the Tree Demon. Forging combines it with equipment materials, and the Tree Demon’s instinctive requirement is the energy material in the materials, even the equipment soul of other equipment.
This included the Frost Gem, Elemental Burst Bead, Dark Blue Claw Chain, and the Sub-Legendary Sword of the same grade-Wind Chasing Frost.
The Frost of Wind’s Ice Fairy was slightly lower in rank than it was. The wood element also restrained the water element, so it was also fused with a portion of the Ice Fairy’s Ice Fairy. Because of this, the Ice Fairy’s Yuan Qi was greatly damaged, and it could be considered as an accessory to the weapon casing. Only Light and Darkness were able to survive because they were half a step higher than it.
Ayala, who had originally been forged into an apostle’s equipment, could not resist his master at all. However, this was a newly forged piece of equipment that had yet to be branded with its owner’s brand. The equipment was different from the equipment of the apostles. The equipment of the apostles had the soul imprint of the apostles, but the materials were not.
The awakened Ayala was naturally not willing to become one of Qin Lun’s equipment. Although it had failed to advance to Legendary, it had fused with so many spiritual materials and instead turned from Sub-Legendary into a true Legendary Artifact Soul.
If they returned to the Fairy Race, the great mages and druids in the race would definitely be able to separate it from the weapon sheath and transfer it to an ancient tree.
Ayala originally wanted to use magic to notify the Moon Night Fairy, but unfortunately, it was located at the headquarters of the Order-keeping Front or in a forging room specially opened up.
Because the equipment forged here belonged to the personal secrets of the apostles, numerous formations were set up. Even blacksmiths like Francis couldn’t communicate directly with the outside world. The news could only be passed on by the staff, and only to Qin Lun himself.
In this way, Ayala had no choice but to seal her body helplessly, hoping to use the apostle equipment stored in her body to exchange for freedom with Qin Lun. This was also the reason why Francis was unable to open the weapon box.
“You want my equipment in exchange for my freedom?” Qin Lun revealed a gentle smile, and the cold light in his eyes disappeared.
“Young man, I know this will make you unhappy. However, since I have awakened, I naturally have to fight for my freedom.” Ayala blinked her eyes and said calmly, “The elves will compensate you for your loss …”
“Haha, you fused my equipment once, so you naturally know all of their skill data. Besides, what can the elves compensate me for? I don’t think they will send me another Legendary Artifact Soul!”
Qin Lun laughed even more happily. As soon as he finished speaking, his right palm, which was enveloped in a layer of bloody light, grabbed onto the weapon box like lightning.
As soon as the bloody light touched the green light barrier on the surface of the weapon case, a wisp of smoke rose from the green light barrier, as if it had been severely corroded and dissolved at a visible rate.
“Young man, aren’t you afraid that I’ll destroy the equipment inside?” Ayala frowned slightly and threatened in a deep voice, “Not counting me, these are two legends!”
“If you can do it, then do it well!” Qin Lun sneered indifferently, “Since your last wish was to give me the seeds of your transformation, you should have heard of what kind of apostle I am. It’s just two legends, so I’ll bury them with you, the Legendary Tree Demon!”
“However, whatever you destroy, I will count on the Moonlight Fairy. Sooner or later, they will return it to me. It’s just the price they will have to pay in the future … Hehe!”
‘”You” Ayala’s old face finally changed color, revealing a trace of anger. After a while, he changed his personality and sighed dejectedly, “Am I still going to lose my freedom?”
When the bloody light melted into a hole in the green light shield, Qin Lun stretched out his right hand and grabbed the weapon case. The smile on his face disappeared at the same time and he said coldly, “No, you didn’t just lose your freedom!”