CHAPTER 43: 043 ’THE CONVENTION OF GODS

In the workshop, faced with Chun’s interested gaze, Reiger almost instantly stated the requirements he had already considered.

"I need a sword that is as durable as possible, not easily damaged, and ideally possessing an indestructible property."

Indestructible property.

As the name suggests, it refers to a property where the item is absolutely unbreakable and will never be destroyed.

Arms crafted by an Advanced Forger, who inherently possesses "forging" abilities, invariably come with various magic properties and effects. The indestructible property is one of these magic effects, considered relatively rare and high-level among special armament properties.

The sword used by Ais — "Sword of Despair" — had this first-tier armament with the indestructible property.

Given that Ais, possessing the magic "Wind Spirit Swift Walk" that could heavily strain and potentially destroy her weapon at any time, opted for this special armament to maximize her combat duration and avoid losing her weapon and combat capability during battles.

With such an example before him, Reiger, who also possessed the "Wind Spirit Swift Walk" and thus faced frequent weapon damage, naturally prioritized a weapon with the indestructible property as his top choice.

Only...

"So you’re looking to acquire a special armament with the indestructible property?" Chun said happily, "Looks like it’s going to be a big order."

Indeed, ordering a special armament with the indestructible property was considered a big order even within the Hephaestos Clan.

In short, it was expensive.

A special armament with the indestructible property is at least a second-tier or even first-tier weapon, and its cost is by no means low.

To put it bluntly, even a second-tier indestructible armament could fetch millions of magic coins, and it would not be a surprise for a first-tier indestructible armament to be sold for hundreds of millions of magic coins.

And this was precisely the most troubling issue for Reiger.

"My budget isn’t very big. If it’s too expensive, I’d better skip the indestructible property."

This was why Reiger had said "ideally" possessing the indestructible property, rather than "must have."

With prices starting in the millions of magic coins, it was still a significant burden for Reiger, who had only debuted a little over a month ago.

Even though Reiger, after teaming up with Rephia, had started to collect magic stones and dropped items, returning full-handed each day, it was still unlikely he had earned much money in just over a month.

Since leveling up to Lv.2, Reiger, together with Rephia, had been exploring the middle levels from the 13th level onwards, roughly earning tens of thousands of magic coins daily. Divided between the two, each would earn nearly a hundred thousand magic coins.

At this rate of earning, after a little over a month, Reiger had amassed only a few million magic coins, which included the amount he needed to pay back Rephia for fronting eighty thousand magic coins for his weapons.

Fortunately, when soloing the floor boss Goliath on the 17th level, Reiger not only obtained a very large magic stone but also acquired a drop item — "Goliath’s Tough Hide."

The value of a floor boss’s drop item could be imagined.

Additionally, a month earlier, during a monster feast on the 16th level where he made a killing, Reiger managed to earn quite a bit by selling all the magic stones and drop items, enabling his savings to just barely reach around ten million magic coins.

This amount, while sufficient to purchase a second-tier armament, was not enough.

However, there’s a wide variety in the quality of second-tier armaments. The best among them could nearly rival a first-tier armament, while the poorest were only slightly better than third-tier armaments. Consequently, the prices for second-tier armaments fluctuate greatly, ranging from a few hundred thousand to tens of millions of magic coins, and it was not unheard of for them to be traded at over one hundred million magic coins for high-priced second-tier armaments.

Unfortunately, the indestructible property belonged to high-grade attributes, and special armaments with this property were typically top-grade, costing no less than ten million magic coins.

Although Reiger desired a weapon with the indestructible property, his budget constraints meant that, if really necessary, he would have to settle for Chun making a second-tier armament that was as durable as possible.

Truth be told, this felt somewhat wasteful.

The strongest forger in Olaurel was right before him, and his work was undoubtedly the best of the best. An order that required his expertise would at least need to be for first-tier armament.

It seemed a bit of a waste for Reiger to have him create a second-tier armament.

But there was no help for it, being short on funds was just that, and Reiger was quite resigned to it. If Chun was unwilling to craft a second-tier armament, then he would simply look for another forger.

If not for Finn advising him to do so, Reiger hadn’t actually planned to commission the strongest forger in Olaurel to create a weapon for him.

He had intended to let other forgers from the Hephaestos Clan take his commission when Finn was dealing with the order.

Now, since Finn had advised him to do so, Reiger followed through.

Presumably, even if Chun wasn’t interested in the order himself, given the reputation of Finn and the Loki Clan, Chun would arrange for another forger from the clan to take on this order.

However, just as Reiger was thinking this, Finn suddenly spoke.

"Go ahead and forge the best indestructible weapon for him, Chun."

The unexpected words stunned Reiger.

"Captain?"

Reiger looked at Finn in surprise.

"I know your budget is limited, so this time the clan will cover it for you," Finn said, smiling at a surprised Reiger. "With the speed of your progress, it won’t be long before even the second-tier armaments won’t keep up with your strength. It would just be waste of money to finally get a weapon and then have to discard it."

As someone who had watched Ais grow, Finn was well aware that those who possessed the extraordinary magic "Wind Spirit Swift Walk" found weapon issues particularly troublesome.

Second-tier armaments, though adequate for a Level 5 first-tier adventurer as a primary weapon, should theoretically be sufficient for Reiger, who was still Level 4.

However, "Wind Spirit Swift Walk" was such an unreasonable force, straining both the caster’s body and their equipment. Ais had initially been frequently troubled by this issue until she finally decided to invest heavily in an indestructible weapon.

Now that Reiger had acquired the same power, it was best to avoid this issue as much as possible.

It could be said that weapons without attribute faults were the most suitable for users of "Wind Spirit Swift Walk".

Although the performance of these weapons was slightly lower than other weapons of the same level, their indestructible nature was invaluable for Reiger and Ais who frequently risked damaging their weapons.

Finn truly believed that, given Reiger’s rate of growth, it wouldn’t be long before he could become a first-class adventurer.

By then, barely adequate weapons would once again fail to keep up with Reiger’s fighting intensity and would have to be discarded.

Rather than that, it was better to prepare the best from the start.

"The expedition is about to start, and by then you’ll either be the main force or a capable front-runner. Having a good weapon will allow you to perform at your full potential, which is good for you, for us, and for the clan,"

Finn patted Reiger’s thigh, smiling.

"Let’s settle on that."

Upon hearing this, Reiger remained silent for a long time before finally nodding.

"Have we reached an agreement?" Chun then spoke up at just the right moment, asking Reiger, "So, shall I take this order? Any other requirements?"

"That’s all," Reiger shook his head, then after a thought, added, "If possible, I hope the weapon can be as light as possible."

This naturally was to trigger the effect of "Light Gear".

The lighter the weapon, the better the effect of "Light Gear" would be, and consequently, the enhancement of "Dexterity" and "Agility" would also be greater.

Therefore, Reiger’s requirements for weapons were that they be hard and light.

As long as these two points were met, other advantages could be discarded without concern.

After all, with the aid of "Wind Spirit Swift Walk", even if the weapon’s performance was not enough, and its power not strong, Reiger could compensate with magic.

Just like he no longer needed armor now; with the wind protection from "Wind Spirit Swift Walk", attacks that could penetrate this armor of wind to harm Reiger were few.

"Okay!"

Chun gave a hearty slap on Reiger’s back, staring at him with his unmasked single eye, and smiled as he spoke.

"I will forge the best sword for you!"

"Let me see just how high you can climb with my sword!"

"The future hero who will astonish the gods themselves!"

...

At the same time, on the 30th floor of the Tower of Babel, a grand assembly of the gods was being convened.

"Enough with the nonsense!"

Seated in the main chair, Loki suddenly stood up, placing one foot on the table, and shouted fiercely.

"The thousandth grand assembly of the gods! Begins!"

Accompanied by Loki’s declaration, a tremendous cheer erupted.

Looking closely, in the grand hall that had been transformed into a temple covering the entire floor, many gods had gathered.

In the spacious temple hall, apart from rows of solemn, heavy columns, there was just a large round table in the middle, void of any other items.

Huge glass panels covered the distant walls, surrounded by skies as high as thirty stories.

The unusually high ceiling made the whole space immensely vast, seemingly boundless.

The gods of various clans from the realm of Eurale all sat around the round table, erupting in cheers because of Loki’s declaration.

"Here it comes!

"Finally, the day we’ve been waiting for!"

"I can’t wait any longer!"

"I’m really curious!"

"Loki, my dear! Please satisfy our curiosity!"

"Oh oh oh oh!"

The gods, whether male or female, were all making a racket there.

And naturally, the center of their attention was none other than Loki, the protagonist of this event.

"Cut the crap!"

Unapologetically, Loki cursed outright.