magic high school

Chapter 134 Five Fingers Don't Work

Another point is that after teleporting, there will be a super-acceleration effect, which will temporarily allow you to move at speeds close to those of a silken slingshot. The old dwarf said that he had put a lot of effort into this armor, adding many functions.

He figured that the use of the silk thread for teleportation was for emergency escapes, so he secretly added a "Swiftness" magic rune to the gap, giving him a short burst of speed after teleporting, increasing his chances of escaping.

"Thanks, bro, I'm off to have some fun!"

"Hey, kid, don't run so fast. I wanted to chat with you for a bit." The old dwarf had just washed his hands and was about to pull Li Ge to watch TV and have a few drinks when he saw Li Ge leave excitedly, seemingly going to the virtual arena to have a good time with his new armor.

"That kid—" the old dwarf grumbled. He was actually feeling a bit down today and wanted to have a good talk with this kid, but he didn't expect Li Ge to run away so quickly.

Li Ge wore a clown mask the whole time, and even her steps were much lighter.

Although it takes more than twenty hours for the armor to regenerate after using the silk thread teleportation, he can still try out the armor's basic abilities.

Not long after Li Ge left, Yi Lian arrived at the same place.

"Old sir, old sir, is my magical weapon ready?" Yi Lian rubbed her hands excitedly.

He felt he couldn't afford to be so complacent. While making money and having connections infiltrating the dark web were important, here, strength was the foundation of everything.

After all, they are in the Noble Phantasm Department, they are battle mages, and their main job is combat. After graduation, unless he's insane and wants to go back to his hometown to duel those idiots, he can only stay in school, and it might even be best if he never goes back.

So, aside from maintaining the website, I spent all my other time practicing!

Roll it up!

Yilian thought to herself.

"Alright, yours is ready too. Take a look and see if it suits your taste." Amazing Egg took out another small, well-packaged box. Yilian excitedly opened the box, and a leather glove with five fingers showing appeared inside.

What's most peculiar is that each finger has a ring that looks like it's inlaid with gemstones.

"This is my masterpiece of further improvement, trying not to affect the dexterity of your fingers. At the same time, the gem on each ring can store a portion of the spiritual power you copied. The five rings come together in your palm to form a psionic circuit connected to you. Making this glove for you was more troublesome than making the other boy's full suit of armor," the old dwarf complained.

"Wow, thank you, sir. This is Moonlight Private Brew." Yilian quickly pulled out a bottle of wine to bribe the old dwarf.

The amazing Iger accepts all offers. He's basically uninterested in money, but if you give him alcohol, he gets so excited his beard practically stands on end. If you're even willing to watch a game and drink with him, he'll probably pat you on the shoulder and start calling you sworn brothers.

"You're quick on the uptake, kid!" the old dwarf chuckled, then asked, "This is your weaponry. Have you decided on a name for it yet?"

Yi Lian put on the gloves. Although he could freely change the structure and size of his hands, the gloves perfectly matched his normal appearance, and the five rings were arranged in a staggered manner without affecting the dexterity of his fingers in the slightest.

The old dwarf's superb craftsmanship is often hidden in these simple details.

"How about we keep it simple and call it 'Five Fingers'?" Yi Lian said.

The old dwarf fell silent. He slapped his forehead and said, "I didn't expect your naming skills to be even worse than that other brat's. 'Five Fingers' is an awful name; you should change it immediately. If you don't know what to name your child, just ask your system; let its AI come up with one for you!"

"Sigh, is 'Five Fingers' not good enough? I actually think it's a nice name," Yi Lian muttered under his breath. But soon, he racked his brains and chose a name.

The Hand of God!

He originally wanted to choose the name "Five Commandments" and then make a matching set of weapons to be named "Ten Commandments," but in the end, the old dwarf rejected him with a dark face.

Thus, the magical weapon known as "God's Hand" officially became the registered name.

Just as Yi Lian was in a hurry to try out the virtual arena, the old dwarf stopped him and said, "Don't rush off like that. Come and chat with me. I'll tell you something secret."

"What is it, sir?" Yi Lian was a little more polite than Li Ge and was about to stop and listen to what the old dwarf had to say.

"A few days ago, a magical weapon I forged was upgraded to a Noble Phantasm—" The old man said, a look of unimaginable pride on his face. But soon, he sighed and took a big gulp of Moonlight Private Brew.

"It's a pity that the kid died a second before that sword was upgraded. He was a kid I watched grow up; he forged three pieces of equipment from me. Sigh—"

He seemed melancholy and took another deep breath.

"Please accept my condolences—" Yi Lian didn't know how to comfort the old dwarf, so she could only say this.

"I'm not here to ask for comfort from a first-year student like you. I just want to tell you to treat these magical weapons well, like you would your girlfriend. They do have a chance to be upgraded to Noble Phantasms—" The old dwarf seemed to sigh again, "although the chances are really low."

"For example, if that kid had acquired another Noble Phantasm earlier, maybe he would have survived, and could even be excitedly telling the new young men and women about his glorious journey next year. Sigh—"

"Mmm!" Yi Lian nodded repeatedly and noted down the information.

Magical weapons can also be upgraded to Noble Phantasms? He really didn't know much about this, which was because Yi Lian was very discreet and never asked about Valerie's armor.

Li Ge, on the other hand, was much more reckless. He even dared to ask Valerie if she wasn't afraid of not growing up while wearing full armor every day.

Valerie's armor is a magical artifact that is slowly being upgraded to a Noble Phantasm, even though it was passed down from generation to generation by her ancestors, and it has gradually achieved its current effect.

However, he noted down this information and also expressed some condolences for the senior student who had sacrificed himself, as mentioned by the old dwarf.

Maybe when I have time I can try my luck on the dark web and see if I can find information about that sacrificed senior, and see how he was able to upgrade his magical weapon into a Noble Phantasm.

After all, the experience of having two Noble Phantasms is vastly different from having one.

Just like how he actually envied Li Ge. Li Ge possessed a treasure left by his parents, and now he might be able to surpass him with the natural advantage of being a mutant elf, but as time goes by, he will most likely be left far behind.

Then let's roll it up. In the future, we can find an outsourced website maintenance company, and we can just provide the images and materials, allowing us to devote more time to training.

"Alright, alright, I know you kids don't like listening to an old man's nagging, so go and have some fun," the old dwarf said, taking another big gulp of wine.

Yi Lian immediately headed towards the virtual arena. However, along the way, he began trying to replicate other people's Noble Phantasms.

Within a certain range, he can copy any Noble Phantasm he has seen. Now, with the Hand of God, he can store up to five copy slots.

In addition, he can temporarily replicate his own body, so he can use up to six different Noble Phantasms in actual combat.

However, there are drawbacks. God's Hand can only store one copy of a Noble Phantasm per day, and it needs five days to warm up before unleashing its full power. After warming up, he can become an invincible being with six Noble Phantasms.

Therefore, the temptation of being able to use six Noble Phantasms simultaneously makes the so-called five-day warm-up period insignificant.

Although he can only use two Noble Phantasms today, he can't wait to go to the virtual arena and crush others.

He had already decided on the ability he wanted to replicate.

That was a familiar old friend among their elemental spirits, the one who simply and directly called himself "Dust," the same "Earth Senior" he had been complaining about. His Noble Phantasm was "Heart of the Earth," which allowed him to continuously gain power as long as he stood on the earth of a planet, and also to manipulate the earth and rocks.

A surface-level warrior, but difficult to fight in the air. Once detached from the ground, the controlled earth and rocks instantly become uncontrollable, his feet leave the ground, and the Earth Senior cries.

The second one he wanted to copy was another cousin's, a sea elemental. His Noble Phantasm was called "Ocean Current," which allowed him to quickly gather all surrounding water to use as his weapon.

Even after these water elements are injected into another person's body, they can further manipulate that person's blood and other bodily fluids.

With her own liquid fire added to the mix, it was great. Even without warming up, Yilian felt incredibly powerful!

He stepped into the virtual arena and then reverted to his "original form".

It was a transparent form entirely condensed from water, its entire body resembling constantly dancing waves—this was its true form. As for its ordinary boy-like appearance, it was merely a habitual mimicry.

"Let's go straight to PVP matchmaking. I'm going to give my classmates a good elbowing. Anyone trying to climb the ranks in the next half hour is in for a rough time!" Yi Lian let out a laugh like Talking Tom.

"Match successful!"

The next moment, the surrounding environment completely changed. Then, Yi Lian felt herself appear on a battlefield that looked like ruins.

The air was very humid, as if it had just rained, with puddles everywhere. Excellent, perfect for him to shine!

Then let that unlucky guy who was accidentally matched with us on the other side experience a good beating!

From afar, he spotted his matched opponent. A guy in full armor, somewhat like Valerie, but while Valerie's armor was heavy metal plates, the opponent's armor resembled a biological exoskeleton.

But you're in for a rough time today!