Chapter 5: The Black Dragon Thorn
Time flies, five days have passed in a blink of an eye, the winter atmosphere is even stronger, and the goose feather snow has covered the quaint Canglan City for two days, and the Canglan River has also lost its previous turbulent momentum and become quiet, slowly flowing through Canglan City.
The temperature has become colder and colder, but in Canglan City, people's mood has also risen more and more with the passage of time, and in two days it will be the grandest festival in Canglan City - Donglin Festival. At this time of the year, the actual owner of Canglan City, the Li family of Canglan will hold a grand winter hunting conference, in these days of the festival, people can not only enjoy free food, wine, but also personally participate in the hunt, and strive for the rich rewards prepared by the Li family for this every year.
The Canglan Li family is also a gathering of forces from all sides during this time, after all, it is one of the most prestigious families in the empire, and with such a grand festival celebration, the heads of all parties naturally do not want to miss the opportunity to make friends with the Li family. Especially this year, the emperor Zhao Jinming ordered Li Xing to prepare the new army in the south, and deliberately revealed that he wanted to marry his third daughter into the Li family, but the son-in-law candidate has not yet been decided, and Li Xing has already announced that this year's winter conference will test his four sons alone.
During this time, in addition to practicing bodhicitta at home, following a few older brothers who had returned home from the academy to go out for occasional strolling, or being summoned by his father to meet distinguished guests, Li Jiahao spent more time alone in Qin Yuxuan's quiet room.
"It's the fifth day today, why haven't you heard from Master Han yet, there are only two days left before the Winter Hunting Conference is about to start. At this time, Li Jiahao was sitting in a quiet room in Qin Yuxuan, a little upset, and a rather beautiful maid next to him was adding water to Li Jiahao's teacup.
seemed to see Li Jiahao's thoughts, and the maid also spoke out to appease Li Jiahao, who was a little anxious on the side: "Li Gongzi, I have already sent someone to the workshop to inquire about the situation, and Master Han's workshop is still in confinement with a sign that no guest is hung." But I guess it should be soon, Master Han is the best master caster in Qin Yuxuan in Canglan City, except for Saint Craftsman Chen Lao. You can rest assured, since Master Han has made an appointment with you for five days, he is naturally sure that he will not miss the time. β
"Well, I know Master Han's ability, but I'm still a little relieved. Li Jiahao replied, faintly still a little worried in his heart, this time after all, the time is too tight, Master Han wants to create three pieces of finished equipment, one of which is still a treasure weapon, although Master Han packed the ticket in 5 days, but that is only an estimate, in case there is any accident when building, it will be difficult to delay the time.
Just as Li Jiahao was sitting there thinking nonsense, a string of wind chimes under the chandelier in the room made a pleasant tinkling sound.
"It's become a !!" Li Jiahao heard the bell and jumped up.
This is Qin Yuxuan's unique wind chime, when it comes to making an appointment with the customer and the crafting master, the customer can go to Qin Yuxuan's quiet room in advance to wait, once the master is completed in the workshop, you can pull the special wind chime to notify the apprentice outside the door, and you can go to the secret room in advance with the built equipment, and the apprentice outside the door will directly notify the attendant to pull the quiet room wind chime, so that the attendant can take the customer directly to the secret room and the master to carry out the final handover and pricing, which can not help but protect the privacy of the best equipment and save the time of intermediate communicationγ
"Quick, take me to the secret room!" Li Jiahao immediately urged the maid sitting on the side.
The maid did not dare to slack off when she heard the wind chimes, and hurried to the door of the quiet room, glanced at the note that had just been handed in from outside the door, and at the same time picked up the order that was placed on the note.
"Young Master Li, please come with me. β
The maid took Li Jiahao to the other side of the quiet room suite, and waved the talisman in the air with the talisman in her hand, and a spatial fluctuation that Li Jiahao was familiar with was generated in front of him.
"Young Master Li, please come in. The maid bowed to Li Jiahao.
Li Jiahao didn't look at the maid and stepped directly through the ripples of space, a familiar feeling of dizziness hit, this time Li Jiahao had the experience of the last time, he directly wiped the space ring on his hand, and a piece of Alba mint leaf appeared on his hand and stuffed it directly into his mouth.
"Oh, it looks like I tasted Alba mint leaves last time, and it worked well, knowing that I was ready, it seems that I don't need it. Han Tong smiled and looked at Li Jiahao, who suddenly appeared in the secret room.
Li Jiahao came back to his senses and saw Han Tong, who had already arrived in the secret room, and didn't dare to bow down and salute: "Master Han, see the smile, I did feel a lot more comfortable after you tasted it for me last time, and after eating, I also sobered up for three points, so I went home and asked someone to get some to bring with me, and I will eat a piece before practicing jiu-jitsu in the past few days, and I feel that my attention is a little more concentrated than usual, and the speed of improvement in my technique is faster." β
Han Tong also laughed when he heard Li Jiahao's words: "Hahaha, it's good to like it, this Alba mint leaf has the purpose of concentrating and lifting energy, most people think that it is too strong and will not eat it whole, but as a seasoning, only a little broken leaf will be put when making a thick soup, I really didn't expect that Young Master Li would start to take a good bite like me." β
Li Jiahao also laughed: "This is thanks to Master Han, otherwise I wouldn't have discovered the wonderful use of this mint leaf." β
The two exchanged pleasantries and began to get to the point. "Young Master Li, this time I really lived up to my mission, and I didn't bury the peerless White Spirit Spirit Essence Rough Stone that Young Master Li provided me. As he spoke, he walked to the center of the secret room, waved his hand on the Xuanbing Rock, a white light flashed, and a dagger stabbed on the Xuanbing Rock. β
The dagger thorns, triangular in shape, are wrapped in a black leather case and cannot be seen inside, only the crystal clear grip is exposed.
Han Tong looked at Li Jiahao and said proudly: " Young Master Li, this dagger thorn is the culmination of my collection, the material you gave me to the white spirit spirit rough stone is far beyond my imagination, originally according to my estimate, this rough stone can also be refined 4 times, I didn't expect that in the end you gave me this white spirit spirit rough stone refined a full 9 times, the impurities in it completely dissipated, melted into a paste without melting, so that I can reshape it into a triangular shape without carving and wasting, increase the bloodletting groove, and at the same time I also use a hundred years of cicada crystals to thin the excess material bottom directly to strengthen the prism to increase its own strength, and wait until it cools down and is directly integrally formedγ This dagger stab not only has a very penetrating power, but also increases the cutting power several times after the edge is thinned. It's just that I suffered, because the edge was too sharp and I couldn't find a suitable stinger to restrain its edge, so I delayed for a long time, and finally through a friend's introduction, I exchanged it for the hell black shark skin from his friend to finally make the stinging cover. β
Li Jiahao also listened to the more his eyes lit up, and couldn't help but hold the dagger stab with his hand, only to feel a burst of coldness in his hand, and slowly pulled off the black shark holster outside, and a ray of light bloomed as the holster was taken off. "Good weapon!" Li Jiahao blurted out.
Han Tong saw Li Jiahao pick up the dagger stab and continued: "Young Master Li, I want to tell you that this dagger thorn not only has the fear effect attached to its own white spirit spirit, but also can be stacked with other attributes. Because the impurities are completely removed, its own attributes are very clear, and the combination with other attributes is very high, and when you start to enter the academy at the age of 10, you can try to inject and feel his magic when you learn to use the power of attributes. β
Li Jiahao glanced at Han Tong, "No, try it now." As he spoke, he began to mobilize the dark elements in his body, and slowly injected into the dagger thorn through the palm he was holding, just like ink entering a pool, the dagger thorn gradually changed from crystal transparent to turbid ink, and the color of the dagger thorn became darker and darker until it became completely black, at this time, the dagger thorn no longer shone before, as if it was silent, without the slightest reflection under the light, exuding a faint dark atmosphere.
Han Tong was also surprised to notice the change in the dagger thorn, "This...... Young Master Li...... You...... Can you ......" Han Tong never expected that the 7 or 8-year-old child standing in front of him would actually use attribute magic. Ordinary people can't feel it until they are 10 years old, let alone being able to mobilize attribute magic like Li Jiahao now, which shows that Li Jiahao can not only use it now, but also has magic power stored in his body.
"Master Han, I hope you can stop publicizing what you see today. The fact that I would manipulate magic is a top secret for the Li family, and no one but my father knows about it, and I don't want the good relationship we've just established to end there, which would be disappointing. Li Jiahao held the dagger that had completely turned black, and looked at Han Tong sharply. The fluctuation of a circle of shadows began to surround the dagger thorn because of Li Jiahao's continuous infusion of magic power, and a small black dragon slowly appeared on the edge of the dagger thorn, slowly swimming in this dagger thorn.
Seeing this scene, Han Tong was even more shocked in his heart: "This ...... It's a weaponized spirit, and it's a treasure artifact spirit. β
On the Taiya Continent, all weapons and equipment above the level of Treasure have machine spirits, but machine spirits can not be manifested at any time, and can only be manifested when the user can transform into a spirit in vitro, and at the same time, his own magic power and weapon are extremely high. It can be said that whether a treasure weapon can be weaponized or not determines whether this weapon can truly exert its own value.
At this time, Han Tong can be said to have changed from surprise to fright, looking at Li Jiahao like a ghost, and seeing Li Jiahao looking at his fierce gaze, his face turned pale.
"This ...... This...... I will never say anything about Young Master Li, I swear in the name of the craftsman. Saying that, Han Tong raised his hand and swore an oath.
Seeing that Han Tong had made his oath, Li Jiahao's face softened and said to Han Tong: "Master Han, don't be so nervous, I won't do anything to you, I thank you for being too late, to be able to make such a precious weapon, I will soon set foot on the journey of the Holy Craftsman." β
Han Tong was also relieved to see Li Jiahao's face soft, the Li family has such a peerless heir, and he doesn't dare to be too vocal after thinking about it, after all, the young eagle needs to be sharpened to grow, but with such a talent, I am afraid that many people want him to die.
"Hahaha, Young Master Li, you really scared the old man a lot. Han Tong snorted, relieving the embarrassing atmosphere in the secret room.
"Master Han, I also need you not to blame Jiahao, this matter is very important, and I don't dare to be careless about the family, if you are disrespectful just now, you have to forgive Master Han. Li Jiahao also looked apologetic and bowed, after all, people have worked hard to help you build weapons, and they are so threatening, so you can't help it.
Seeing this, Han Tong hurriedly helped Li Jiahao up, "Don't dare, but I really didn't expect Young Master Li to be so talented, if you don't dislike it, call me Uncle Han." β
Li Jiahao saw that Han Tong didn't care, and hurriedly agreed: "Okay, I've met Uncle Han." It's good if you call me Jia Hao, don't Young Master Li, Young Master Li, it's not good. β
Han Tong was already a cheerful person, "Okay, then call it Jiahao." β
Li Jiahao also smiled when he saw Han Tongken calling him Jiahao, it is not easy to make friends with such a master, looking at this forging technique, he may have touched the edge of the holy craftsman.
Han Tong smiled and said: "Jia Hao, you can quickly confess this dagger now, it just so happens that now you can make this dagger stab weapon into a spirit and save most of the trouble, which also reassures me." β
Li Jiahao looked at Han Tong suspiciously: "Uncle Han, what's the trouble?
Han Tong touched his chin and shook his head: "No, no, no, Jia Hao, you are mistaken, generally weapons below the treasure level can be recognized by blood because they are dead things, and weapons above the treasure level are living creatures because of the existence of machine spirits, and simple blood recognition is useless for them, we want machine spirits to recognize the master." β
Li Jiahao looked at Han Tong: "Uncle Han, how can I recognize the Lord with a spirit?"
Han Bo looked at Li Jiahao with a smile: "Just like you are now, keep instilling and summoning the machine spirit, and then you feel the machine spirit with your heart, and it will tell you what to do." β
After listening to what Han Bo said, Li Jiahao looked at the dagger thorn in his hand and felt it carefully, as if he felt Li Jiahao's spiritual power, the black dragon that was still swimming in the dagger stab suddenly jumped on Li Jiahao's right arm, circled twice and stopped directly on the outside of Li Jiahao's arm, only to feel a sharp pain in his right arm, and the machine spirit disappeared, Li Jiahao fixed his eyes and saw that the clothes on his right arm had long disappeared, and a black dragon tattoo appeared on his arm, the dragon head was on the back of the hand, and the dragon body and tail extended to the root of the right hand, and every detail was lifelike.
"It's done!!" Han Tong shouted, "Jia Hao, you try to integrate the weapon into your body." β
After listening to Uncle Han's words, Li Jiahao thought silently in his heart, and the dagger thorn gradually lost its shape and disappeared directly.
"Alright, Uncle Han! It's done!" Li Jiahao couldn't help but be overjoyed when he felt the dagger thorn in his right hand and his close spiritual connection, this was the first time in his life that the spirit recognized the master.
Han Bo was also quite pleased, he didn't expect that Li Jiahao at such an age could already recognize the Lord and use his body as a tool.
Han Tong was also amazed: "Hahaha, it's good, it's good, it's just a pity that I'm a hellish black shark skin, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it to be useless in the end." β
Han Tong looked at Li Jiahao: "Jiahao, you haven't named this dagger yet?" β
It was difficult to choose a name for Li Jiahao, so he thought about it for a long time and said to Han Bo: "Well, I can't think of a good one, but look at my black dragon spirit is so handsome, let's call it a black dragon thorn." β
"Hahaha, it's good, the black dragon thorn is also good. Han Bo laughed.
"The next two things are more ordinary, although they are not treasures in grade, but they are also purple-level. As he spoke, Han Tong took out the Thunder Shadow Bow made from the bones of the Thunder Beast and the leather armor made from the skin of the Flame Bird.
"It's okay, Uncle Han, it's enough for you to create the treasure of the Black Dragon Thorn for me, it's too late to thank you. Li Jiahao said to Han Bo with a smile, and his hand was not idle to pick up the Thunder Shadow Bow, and plucked it twice on the bowstring, only to hear two thunderous sounds.
"Good bow! Thank you Han Bo for bothering. Seeing that the short bow made by Han Bo was so good, Li Jiahao was full of gratitude.
"It's okay, if you like it. I hope you will get a good result in this winter hunting tournament. Han Bo smiled and touched Li Jiahao's head.
"With Han Bo, you have taken so much trouble to build weapons, Jia Hao will definitely have to fight with a few brothers, and he can't live up to your wishes. Li Jiahao is also full of confidence now, as the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, Li Jiahao, who had no thoughts about this winter conference, began to liven up his mind.