This time, I won't be the devil.

"Tell me more about it..."

There is no way. These videos of alien girls cannot be seen on P-station. As an intelligence expert, Frey feels it is necessary to investigate it thoroughly.

Just think of it as learning a foreign language.

Frey followed the man selling movies all the way to the end of the alley. In a dark corner, there was a small, shabby shop. The name of the shop was scribbled on a wooden sign at the door:

——[Two-dimensional knife maker]

When they arrived at the store, the guy selling movies took off his hood, revealing his head that was shaped like a potato.

The reason why Frey followed all the way here was not just to learn foreign languages. As early as when they first met, he used [Identification] to confirm the identity of this movie seller.

He was the craftsman Frey was looking for.

[Name: Leif Katana]

[Level 18, Soul Strength: 2.1]

[Occupation: Blacksmith/Blademaker]

Leif Katana, nicknamed Brother Dao, was once known as the best craftsman in the Labyrinth City during the period of federal rule. He was particularly good at forging various magic swords.

Unlike ordinary weapons, although the magic sword is called a "sword", it is actually a consumable item made of magic stone and using magic technology. It is usually about the same size as a dagger.

The magic sword is like a scientific ninja tool. It can produce effects similar to magic after use. However, the magic sword is generally expensive and will break after one or two uses, so it can only be used as an emergency prop.

But for adventurers who don't know magic, having a few magic swords on hand can greatly increase their chances of survival in critical moments, so they are very popular.

But ever since the Holy See took over the Labyrinth City, Brother Dao has been in trouble. Since the forging of magic weapons has been banned, Brother Dao has no work.

What surprised Frey was that the once famous Brother Dao had fallen into poverty after losing his job and had to rely on selling arcane blades to make a living.

Walking into this shop called [Second Dimension Knife Maker], you can see some forging tools that have not been used for a long time hanging on the wall.

"Don't worry, buddy. I'll pick out a powerful one for you." Brother Dao opened the safe in the store and started rummaging through it.

"Brother Dao, let's talk about the Arcane Blade later. I'm actually here today to entrust you with forging it."

Seeing someone calling him Brother Dao, Leif turned around and stared at Frey.

Under Brother Dao's gaze, Frey couldn't help but hum:

“You Gotta Move~~”

This was not the first time Frey and Brother Dao met. Brother Dao was one of the regulars at the tavern [Fantasy Township], so he had naturally heard Frey's performance.

"I remember now, aren't you the singing stylist in the tavern? I heard you became an adventurer recently."

Facing the street singer Frey, the movie vendor's attitude instantly became much tougher.

After revealing his identity, Frey took out the magic stone of the rotten giant and handed it to Brother Dao.

"I want you to use this magic stone to help me create something."

After switching from the movie-selling guy to the craftsman mode, Brother Dao's aura became much calmer. He took the goose egg-sized emerald green magic stone from Frey and looked at it carefully.

If we only consider the size, this magic stone is roughly equivalent to the magic stone in the body of a rank 5 monster.

But you should know that the higher the level of the monster, the more damaged the magic stones it drops after a desperate resistance.

Therefore, the magic stones of high-level monsters can usually only be used as energy and cannot be forged.

From the perspective of forging, the complete high-level magic stone in Frey's hand is a rare treasure that is hard to come by.

"Where did you get this magic stone?"

Since Brother Dao often went to the tavern, he would naturally learn about Frey's deeds soon.

Since he couldn't hide it anyway, Frey concealed some information that might be disadvantageous to him and told Brother Dao about his experience in defeating the Rotten Giant.

"As expected of the man that Van-sama has set his sights on, you're no ordinary boy."

"This kind of magic stone is the first time I've seen it. It should be a good material for making a magic sword."

But when he said this, Brother Dao sighed regretfully.

"Kid, you should also know that since the Vatican took over the Labyrinth City again four years ago, the use of magical technology to create weapons and equipment has been prohibited."

"I don't want to be shut down after I take this job. If the store is shut down, I'll be left with nothing."

In response to Dao Ge's concerns, Frey explained:

"What I want you to build is not a magic sword, but a magic shell."

Unlike a finished magic sword, the magic shell itself only has the function of conducting magic power. It is usually used as a component of large-scale magic equipment. The Holy See does not prohibit this thing.

After all, you can't stop people from producing springs just because you want to ban guns, right?

"No, what do you want this thing for?"

It is inevitable that Brother Dao would feel confused. After all, Frey's behavior is equivalent to running to a 4S store to buy a sensor on the engine.

"Just tell me if you can build it."

"This... I can make it, but I haven't done it for many years. Look..."

"I can add money."

"That's great! You're quite smart, boy!"

After agreeing on the price, Frey took out a drawing with a reference of the furious bronze sword.

"Take a look at the dimensions, and then use this magic stone as the material and the technology used to create a magic shell."

"Help me build a shell for this sword."

……

After agreeing on the forging of the Magic Shell, Frey walked over to Brother Dao and quietly asked:

"One more thing, regarding the arcane blade I mentioned earlier."

"Can we borrow a phone to talk..."

Chapter 17: The Shepherd of the Great Library (5K)

By the time Frey walked out of the [2D Knife Maker] shop, it was already noon.

It takes about 5 days to forge the magic shell. Once it is forged successfully, the combat effectiveness of the MyGO team will usher in a huge leap. Not to mention ordinary second-level monsters, even if they encounter third-level monsters, they will be able to fight.

After defeating the Rotten Giant, Frey's level rose to 10, and because of his extremely high innate soul strength, his attribute values ​​are comparable to those of an ordinary level 20 adventurer.

Unlike the speed of improving strength, improving the adventurer's level is much more troublesome.

Although he had just become a bronze-level adventurer, in order to maximize the speed of upgrading, Frey had to start preparing for the conditions required for promotion to silver level.

As an elite adventurer, if you want to reach the silver level, it is not enough to just defeat monsters. You must also accumulate enough reputation and merits. If you rely on ordinary means, it will take at least half a year.

It was precisely because of this that Frey accepted Didoris's commission.

After spending a brief time together last night, he was convinced that this elf lady was no ordinary person.

Especially the name "Dido", Frey always felt that he had seen it somewhere before.

Didoris made an appointment with Frey to meet at three o'clock in the afternoon last night, and there were still more than three hours left before the agreed time.

Before going to the appointment, Frey decided to do some research, so he went to the large library run by the Holy See in the Labyrinth City.

As an expert in intelligence, Frey, apart from exploring the maze and working in the tavern, basically spends the rest of his free time in the library looking up various materials.

In the more than half a month since arriving in the labyrinth city, this library has almost become his fixed resurrection point. The moment he pushed open the door, Frey felt a sense of intimacy, as if he were home.

As one of the few public facilities in the maze city, the library is open to all residents in principle. As long as you sign a contract to abide by the library rules, you can enter.

But after all, the labyrinth city is a place where warriors like adventurers gather, and not many of them can read, let alone those who are willing to read.

In addition, the books in the library are basically written in sacred texts, which further raises the reading threshold and makes it impossible for ordinary people to understand them.

For the above reasons, apart from occasional visits from scholars and clergy from the Holy See, the library has few visitors most of the time.

At this time, Frey was the only one in the huge library. In addition, it was lunch time, so even the library shepherd was nowhere to be seen.

According to the tradition of the Church, the clergy who manage the library are called "shepherds" and their duty is to impart knowledge to the lost lambs.

The library is divided into three parts: a small public area at the entrance, a lending area with bookshelves in the hall, and a book storage room at the end of the hall, separated by a small door.

Unlike other books written in sacred texts, several small bookshelves in the public area are filled with positive energy books and periodicals written in common languages ​​for ordinary people.

For example, the latest issue of the Vatican's official newspaper, La Luz, carries the following headline:

"There's less than a week left until the birthday of our great Pope Oscar. To celebrate, people across the Theocracy have spontaneously launched activities praising the Pope. The Executive Yuan has also issued a new tax increase decree to raise funds for charity."

"Wherever the tax increase policy is implemented, the people wholeheartedly welcome it..."

During the half month he was the Demon Lord, Frey had conducted some investigations into the high-ranking officials of the Theocracy.

The power structure of the Hikari Theocracy is arranged from low to high, namely, monks and nuns who serve as grassroots clergy, priests who manage local churches (county level), priests in charge of a diocese (city level), and 9 archbishops (provincial level) who hold the highest local power.

Above the Archbishop, there are three cardinals in the Vatican who are in charge of the Council of State (administration), the Knights Templar (military) and the Inquisition (justice) respectively.

And above all of this is the great Pope.

In the 100-year history of the Theocracy, there have been only two popes, the old Pope Carol and the new Pope Oscar who took office five years ago.

If the news only praises the living current Pope, then the Holy See has carried out an outrageous deification of the late old Pope who founded the Hikari Theocracy.

On the bookshelf in front of Frey was a history textbook compiled by the Vatican, which contained several articles "recording" the old Pope's achievements:

"His Majesty Carol Tames the Weather," "The Old Pope's Shrinking Technique," "Grandpa Ka Defeats the Three Demon Kings with a Stone"...

It seems that the old Pope is also a civil engineering master who is good at manipulating water and soil.

Frey glanced at the bookshelf, and the titles of fairy tale books came into his sight.

"Little Black Riding Hood", "The Green Turtle Prince", "The Grey Lady"... After looking through them, Frey found an old, yellowed fairy tale book in the corner of the bookshelf.

—"The Snow Leopard Princess and Her Animal Friends".

"A long time ago, in the distant forest kingdom of Alfheim, there lived an elven princess who rode a snow leopard. Her name was Dido..."

The story of an elf who claimed to be seventeen years old appeared in a fairy tale book published seventy years ago.

This is why Frey was impressed by the name Dido.

If it is true that Tidoris is the princess of the Forest Kingdom as recorded in the fairy tale book, then it is not surprising that she can afford the Sharp 5.