I then made all the preparations for the sale of the potions. The bank I use was trading with Cilucide which gave me advantages like no transportation charges to settle or any false closures.
Ratvert wanted to go on an adventure, we had been among the Zatasians for 3 months.
"One last thing and we go to the earth to a city full of mage"
"What is the name of this city?"
«Strikoar in the kingdom of Stragacia. This kingdom touches that of Lamaliam, we will only have to buy mounts»
With that, I went to Axdore to finalize my preparations. My armor had been destroyed, I had to create a new one. My new skills in forging were ideal, I had the knowledge to assemble a metal armor. In addition, with my control of the metal, I could easily create an ergonomic set. I reflected for an hour then I addressed Axdore.
"Is there a metal that is both light and malleable? I will be able to create a modifiable armor using my skill."
"I see, you want to be able to modify it in the middle of a fight to make it more or less thick."
"That's the idea indeed"
You will need a metal that is not found here, Fliorium, it can easily be modified with mana and its density can vary, only the guilds have the power of attack necessary to go and find it in the most remote places of the land»
I wrote down the name of the mineral in my book exploring the world.
«I will use a Mesalite and bronze alloy for my armor»
These metals were light and sufficient for the moment, I did not create a helmet for my ensemble. It could diminish my sight and I had to be sharp. My breastplate looked like the Spartan armor of ancient times. And my boots were made of leather and plated alloy that covered my shins.
There were many openings that wore my set but made me more mobile.
The last creation I wanted worked on was using the mana Diamond found on the alpha hiborum. I planned to make it an enchanted jewel. I had discovered the enchantment «Mana Augmentation» when I had earned a level. I intended to apply it to a pendant made of money.
"Axdore, do you have magic knowledge?"
«None, I forge weapons without magic»
I should be on my own.
The precision and fineness of the runes were high, since they had to be placed on the tiny stone. I used a needle of creature bone to achieve this. After several experiments on false stone, I launched myself into creation. I had written the runes on a page to be exact.
Once the writing was done I looked closely at the result, and I think I had made a mistake.
I reread the inscriptions and indeed I was wrong, I reversed the order of some letters.
«Notification! Enchantment +2, creation of a double attribute jewellery»
Two attributes? I put the pendant around my neck. My magic power increased by 50 increasing it to 130 points. However the second enchantment remained unknown, I will discover it later.
Ready! All my preparations to leave were ready. The road leading to Stragacia was sparse with military camps. The king was always on his guard and rather paranoid I do not know his name on the other hand, he is a pretty powerful mage.
It was late at night when I had finished my forging, Ratvert had joined me.
"Evo, your new armor looks light, will it withstand attack?"
"I hope the alloy I used is rather heavy"
«Besides we leave tomorrow at the first hour, we must cross the breach to reach the semi-desert of the Chacol and the tundra of Bristice»
"Why go so far will take us weeks of travel," Ratvert replied.
The city where I want to go organizes mages fights as well as teachings, I need knowledge to evolve in this world»
With that, I retired to my room to sleep. I looked at my statistics window. I had 10 points of attributes, I attributed them all in the intelligence that rose to 51.
«Notification! Gain of the title 'young scientist', acceleration of reflections by 10%».
The moment I received the title, I had a theoretical idea. What if I used the etheric projection during my sleep? I could explore the surroundings or even learn grimoires. I then tried the thing, fell asleep and the skill drew from my mental source. I rose and floated in the room, sailing in the calm of my sleep. I felt like on a delicate cloud. I took my grimoire on «weapons with magical potential». I studied it all night long and received +2 notifications in understanding the world and +5 in mastering explosive mana. In the morning my mental source was completely consumed. Somewhat exhausted by so much reading but ready to go.
Ratvert joined me in the dining room.
«I've drunk the sunscreen potion, we take off»
We said goodbye to Axdore and Oclageor as well as to the bar manager. The blizzard always present accompanied us for a few kilometers.
I had made a shoulder strap for my blunderbuss as well as leather pockets in my cape to store various ammunition. I had two explosive bullets that took me a while to design, five 10 mm shrapnel bullets and 20 5mm lead and iron bullets. I had assembled the last with my metal control.
I hoped my fighting would be easier with my new equipment.
I soon discovered that Kroodalos in groups were facing us. They are superior goblins with more complex weapons. They loaded on sight. I armed my blunderbuss and Ratvert drew arrows of shadows with his mana.
I aimed first and fired my explosive ball. The detonation was huge and my cannon vibrated very strongly by expelling black smoke. The bullet went at a high speed and pierced the bust of the kroodalo as well as the leg of the one behind him.
What a power! However, I didn't have time to load another round. Three kroodalos jumped on me. My flaming dagger struck one in the head while a more devious one bit into my arm. He had quite a strength and tore my skin. One of my attackers held a spear and was about to pierce me. When Ratvert threw a short sword he had picked up. It froze in the stomach of the pitched kroodalo which vacillated on its side. Two recessed kroodalo armed their crossbows with fortunes. I then used my mastery of metal to assemble a maximum of 2mm balls in the barrel of my blunderbuss. A tile fell into Ratvert's shoulder and he stepped back. Ammunition ready! My mana was condensing to form an explosion and the detonation had resonated in several places. The high-speed balls formed a wall of death that destroyed everything in its path. The rest of the kroodalo died instantly.
"Holy weapon, you have to say it," says Ratvert as he removed the crossbow tile from his shoulder.