Publishedat 17th of August 2019 10:28:53 AMChapter 29
Chapter 25
After Su Long agreed to join Jason"s guild, he started muttering gibberish as he made his way over to the destroyed house . He opened up the buildings list and paid a significant fee to have the tower build a new building instantly . The resources to build it, such as wood and nails, were automatically taken from his inventory . Only rich ascenders would use such a method, and Su Long was one of the richest .
Walter watched the entire exchange between Jason and Su Long from the side . He was amazed that Su Long actually agreed to join a guild, but more so the bloodline effects he heard . Walking up to Jason, he asked . "Do those bloodlines really exist?"
Jason shrugged nonchalantly . "They sure do . "
Walter"s eyes lit up . Much like the other top-tier guilds, Skyfall nurtured numerous blacksmiths and alchemists . If they had those craftsmen oriented bloodlines, they would grow much quicker . The 5% XP bonus was on another level entirely . That benefited anybody . Walter took a deep breath . "How much?"
"Index is planning on releasing these for free . " Jason gave Walter a grin . "But that doesn"t mean we can"t make some profit . If you buy up the bloodlines required to synthesis the unique bloodlines, the other guilds will have to come to you . "
Walter and Jason gave each other a knowing smile . They immediately began to talk business . Seeing this, Cheslov got bored and started running laps around the pillar . Roy saw Su Long disappear into the newly made building, so he ran over . Olivia followed after him .
A moment later, Roy and Olivia entered the building and paused . The entire place was one room . A furnace and anvil took up half, while the other half was filled with workbenches and shelves . Su Long was standing in front of the furnace . Mana extended from his hand and powered up the furnace . When the heat reached a peak, he nodded and waved his hand . A steel ingot appeared and hovered inside the furnace . As the ingot melted, the liquid continued to hover in the air .
Roy gasped . "Why is it hovering?"
Su Long snorted . "Any good blacksmith will know the telekinesis skill . It"s indispensable!"
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When the ingot fully melted, Su Long turned around and walked over to a barrel of water . His mind sent out a command . The liquid transformed, forming a sword . Then it dropped into the barrel of water . Moments later, a newly crafted sword rose into the air .
Roy was flabbergasted . "What the heck? Don"t blacksmiths have to hammer stuff repeatedly?"
Even Olivia was visibly surprised . They had never seen this method of forging before . Su Long made it seem simple . Too simple . They didn"t know that only after years of hard work could he so casually craft a sword . Roy remembered something and grew confused . "What was all that clanging earlier if you don"t have to hammer anything?"
Su Long glared at Roy . "You talk too much . "
Roy was startled and looked at Su Long"s expression . He realized Su Long thought he was a nuisance . Unwilling to impose, Roy turned to leave, but was stopped by Olivia . She glanced at Su Long . "Don"t you want to experiment with his mana? Maybe you should be nicer . "
Su Long blinked in surprise . He suddenly remembered that he just joined their guild, so his usual att.i.tude of telling others to screw off might not work this time . Plus, he saw that Roy was genuinely curious . Sighing heavily, he explained . "I can only melt certain metals . The clanging earlier was from a metal that could only be hammered . "
"Oh!" Roy nodded in understanding before asking another question . "So what are you working on that can make a new era?"
Su Long grew excited at the thought of himself ushering in a new era . This time, he had no problem explaining . "Come here and watch . "
Roy and Olivia walked over to the anvil full of curiosity . Su Long laid the sword on the anvil, raised a finger, and took a deep breath . A dim blue light came from the tip of his finger . As the seconds pa.s.sed, the light grew brighter and brighter, until a one inch ray of mana extended from his fingertip . Su Long spoke with pride . "This is called mana engraving!"
Su Long lowered his finger and carefully drew onto the flat side of the sword . When he raised his finger, a strange symbol was carved onto the steel blade . The lines were filled with mana . They looked like veins .
Roy"s eyes widened . "Wow, cool! Amazing!"
Su Long laughed heartily . Only a few blacksmiths had this skill, and those that did could be said to be leading the pack . They were the top blacksmiths . Roy"s next question caused Su Long to freeze . "So what did you do?"
"You"re amazed and you don"t even know what I did?" Su Long shouted in irritation . His spit flew all over the place .
Su Long folded his arms and huffed . "Inspect the blade . "
Roy and Olivia glanced down and froze when they found what they saw . The blade wasn"t anything special, but the additional effect it had was new to them .
(Basic) Mana Glyph
+5 Damage
"That simple glyph gave it more damage?" Roy was in disbelief .
Olivia"s eyes narrowed as she realized something crucial . "How many glyphs do you know?"
Su Long smiled at her question . "That"s a secret . "
Roy jumped up and down in excitement . "Wow, wow, wow! This is amazing . If every piece of gear had these glyphs, wouldn"t that be great?"
Su Long nodded repeatedly . This kid was beginning to understand his greatness, though Olivia"s next question caused his face to twitch . "This is indeed amazing, but it can"t usher in a new era . "
Su Long glared at Olivia silently . After a moment, he nodded . "You"re perceptive . I normally wouldn"t have shown you this, but since we can be considered guild mates, I"ll share it . "
Su Long waved his hand . A steel helmet appeared and landed on the anvil . On the forehead of the helmet was an extremely complicated glyph . The mana veins intersected tens of times . The only problem was that some of the veins were dim . When Roy and Olivia inspected it, their mouths dropped .
(Grand) Unsuccessful Mana Glyph
Consume 10 mana to cast a fireball at a target . Deals damage based off your intelligence . 10 minute cooldown .
1/3 uses remaining .
"T-t-this…" Roy was at a loss for words . What he was looking at was something he had never imagined before . A piece of gear with a skill on it! Just imagine it . An ascender had over ten pieces of gear equipped at a time . If every piece had a skill…
Olivia"s words were like a bucket of cold water . She immediately pointed out the flaws . "Limits uses, damage based off intelligence, and a long cooldown . It"s an incomplete product . "
Roy quickly refuted . "It"s still amazing . Don"t listen to her, Su Long!"
"No . " Su Long shook his head . "She"s right . The only people who use a fireball are mages . They don"t need this glyph . If a strength-based ascender had this glyph, the damage would be much lower . "
"Don"t sell yourself short, grandmaster . " Jason said confidently as he walked in through the door . "Imagine a warrior summoning a fireball in the middle of battle . The opponent would never expect it . These glyphs are the difference between life and death . "
Jason was speaking from firsthand experience . There were numerous times when these glyphs saved his life .
Su Long smiled brightly . "I know that, brat . You don"t have to tell me . The cooldown isn"t something I can do anything about, but the limited uses are because I keep failing . As soon as I succeed, it will be unlimited . "
Roy"s eyes glittered . "My mana has healing properties . If you made a skill based off my mana, wouldn"t everyone have a healing skill?"
Su Long"s eyes shined even brighter than Roy"s . "You"re absolutely right!"
Jason sucked in a breath at Roy"s comment . In the alternate future, only after several more decades would the combination of Su Long"s glyphs and Roy"s mana come into existence . Now it was happening much, much sooner . This would change everything .