Three days later.
The grand wedding of Lin Yi arrived as scheduled.
Because Lin Yi defeated the Black Dragon and took the most credit, Velskud appointed him as the National Master, making the wedding extraordinarily lavish.
However, Lin Yi wasn't too concerned about these materialistic things. The tedious rituals gave him a headache.
But the thought of embracing his beautiful bride by the evening made him bear it all.
At night, once inside the cave dwelling, Lin Yi finally saw Argenta's attire for the day. She had taken off her usual purple cloak and hood, donning a red wedding gown. Paired with her stern appearance and her blushing demeanor, it was enough to make any man's heart flutter.
"Now, you have what you wished for."
Seeing Lin Yi's stunned expression, Argenta chuckled and said with a smirk.
"Heh, dare to mock me?"
Feeling his masculine pride shaken, Lin Yi felt the need to assert himself. He charged forward, engaging in a fierce battle with his opponent.
A silent night followed (10,000 words omitted).
The next morning, Lin Yi got up energetically. As for Argenta, she was still paying the price for her defiance the previous night, lying exhausted in bed, sound asleep.
"My king, the Ministry of Works has news. The new weapon you wanted to study has shown results."
He had just entered the palace when a guard reported.
The so-called Ministry of Works was set up by Lin Yi, under Argenta's guidance, gathering the country's master blacksmiths and magic stone experts.
Their first project was to combine Quinque and magic stones.
Or, to use magical inscriptions to enhance the power of Quinque.
In the original story, the sword Lambert obtained was inscribed with magic, making it incredibly sharp, even able to cut through the Black Dragon's scales.
Now, the person in charge of the Ministry of Works is that old blacksmith.
These old fellows from the Ministry, dedicated to crafting weapons all their lives, were ecstatic upon seeing the unique material Quinque, something they had never seen before.
Gathering together, some even stayed awake for days and nights.
"Show me the finished product."
Lin Yi became interested. But as for enhancing Quinque, he wasn't that keen.
After all, for his strength level, the increase wouldn't be significant. A regular magic stone, even if embedded on Jörmungandr, would be redundant.
However, a magic stone is just a unique stone capable of storing magical energy. Comparatively, the Black Dragon's gem is also a magic stone.
It's just that its energy is immense.
Furthermore, the energy from the Black Dragon's gem is malevolent. Ordinary people can't withstand it, but Jörmungandr is just a weapon and won't be affected. Although Lin Yi believed he could handle it, he still remembered the system's warning.
The Black Dragon in this world is merely a giant lizard with wings. If it were the dragons he knew of, he might have been interested.
Such dragon species didn't impress him.
Thus, he had the idea of combining the Black Dragon's gem with Jörmungandr.
Soon, the finished product was brought up by the guards. It was handed to the Ministry of Works and it was about ten types of "Quinque", ranging from strong to weak, including armor, scales, feathers, and tails.
What was presented was a tail Quinque weapon. It looked like a long spear. At the tip and where the spear shaft connected, a crystal-clear gemstone was embedded. Moreover, the spear shaft was wrapped with many mysterious patterns, which emitted a faint glow.
It seems that the Ministry's technology has matured quite a bit.
When Lin Yi gripped the spear, he immediately felt an intense coldness. It was a gemstone of ice attribute. With a thought, Lin Yi thrust the spear directly into the wall beside him.
It pierced smoothly like stabbing tofu and immediately a layer of frost spread, freezing the front of the wall.
This weapon, having gathered energy from the entire Saint Haven, was crafted using the top materials, engraving methods, and gemstones.
The frost effect of the attack just by relying on the gemstone was comparable to a high-level spell. Also, the sharpness and hardness of the Quinque had been enhanced. Holding it felt extremely smooth, with no resistance.
This originally A-level Quinque weapon's strength is now comparable to SS-level weapons.
Unfortunately, he couldn't entrust the task of merging the Black Dragon Gem with Jörmungandr directly to the Ministry. First, he didn't trust them, and secondly, the evil power of the Black Dragon Gem was too much for ordinary craftsmen to handle.
So he had to do it himself.
However, the method had been figured out. He just had to follow and learn. Yet, it took Lin Yi two full months to get started.
During this process, Lin Yi continuously used Jörmungandr in a different space to devour the bodies of dragons. Jörmungandr evolved further, looking quite different from before.
Jörmungandr's regular appearance now resembled a treasured sword. The sword hilt had feather-like patterns, but it felt smooth to hold.
The blade was covered with fine dragon-scale-like details. When the blade moved, it seemed like a roaring dragon.
Glimpses of fiery red patterns could be seen between the scales.
Even Lin Yi didn't expect such great gains from his trip to the Dragon Nest World.
With Jörmungandr's strength, it had more than enough power to consume the Black Dragon Gem, and he began crafting.
The process went smoothly.
The power of the Black Dragon Gem was evil. During the embedding process, it tried to resist several times. But every time, Jörmungandr would quiver its blade and roar like countless dragons, suppressing the Black Dragon Gem.
In the end, the originally basin-sized Black Dragon Gem was condensed to the size of a thumbnail and embedded in the center of the sword hilt.
During this period, Lin Yi returned to the Ghoul World, spent a few days with Twin Sisters, Akira Mado, and others. He then retrieved some Quinque and some other materials that hadn't been made into Quinque.
He handed all these materials to the Ministry, hoping they would produce something surprising for him.
At the same time, the Lotus Marsh developed rapidly with the support of the human kingdom. In return, they handed over a large amount of witchcraft and magic.
Lin Yi planned to train a loyal army in the Dragon Nest World. This would make his future endeavors of taking over a world much easier.
His wedding with Liya was settled after Nerwin returned to the Elf Forest and reported to the royal family. Liya was made a princess and went to marry in Saint Haven.
In the original story, the reason why Liya and Lambert faced so many obstacles was because Lambert had no power or status and was just a small mercenary.
But Lin Yi could ensure peace between humans and elves for at least a century. The Elf Royal Family naturally welcomed this outcome.