Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

The sword itself was nothing special. There were a lot of similar swords in the Jinyiwei warehouse. The "family heirloom" was just a story. It was damaged in the fight, which was like replacing the story of the past with the story of today, which was not a loss.

He pulled the spear blade out of the scabbard, then turned around and stuffed the hilt into the scabbard and locked it with a buckle, forming a more than two-meter-long horse-slaying sword.

His right hand swept across the blade, and a flash of lightning appeared on the blade's edge. This was the most basic thunder technique, its direct impact on the world was only a "glow", and it could be performed without the need for the Foundation Establishment stage. However, after it was used, it possessed a power similar to that of a peach wood sword to destroy evil.

As the name suggests, there will be no change when attacking mortals, but it can be strengthened when attacking extraordinary things.

"Come on. Make your move." Wen Yuan held the enchanted horse-slaying sword and made a parrying stance, blocking the blade in front of him.

"Then I'm sorry." Shang Luo threw the sword pill from bottom to top like he was throwing marbles. The sword pill's ideal form unfolded into an ideal sword that shone with a warm white light as it rose, and then flew directly towards Wen Yuan.

With a "clang" sound, the swords collided and Wen Yuan bounced the flying sword away.

"It's actually a flying sword." Although he was prepared, the mode of the fight still surprised him. "You can actually use a flying sword."

"How does it feel?"

"Hopeless." Wen Yuan replied, "When fighting with a flying sword, all the moves have to be started over again. Because you are not fighting a person, but a weapon. Even if I block the flying sword, even if I damage the sword, I still can't kill you - battlefield swordsmanship is based on killing the enemy, and now it's replaced with cold steel, it's simply outrageous."

[This is what it feels like to use a gun to shoot down a drone or a robot dog. Even if you can shoot it down, it doesn't matter. The other party may be using numbers to exchange for your life. If you fight to the death and get a one-for-one exchange, many people will go up to exchange their lives when they are desperate. But if it is just a robot dog or a flying fly, then even if you exchange it, it is worthless. Because only priceless life is worth celebrating, circuits and iron shells are just numbers. If you let yourself exchange one-for-one with iron, then your own value will be reduced to the level of iron. So.]

Apollonia thought for a moment: [A flying sword, even if it just appears here, must be a mental attack.]

"I see." He looked at Wen Yuan, "Then let's continue."

Before he could finish his words, the sword that had been bounced away turned around and swooped down again.

"Dang", there was another sound, and Wen Yuan pushed the sword away again.

He took a lunge backward and placed his knife on his left knee to facilitate his attack - after being hit twice, his experience had definitely improved.

"Although it is a blow to my spirit, its combat power is only so high. After all, it is a dead object."

"Yes. Indeed." Shangluo nodded, "Then how about this!"

Before he finished speaking, he grabbed the remaining 199 sword pills and threw them into the air at the same time.

[Arkadia Sword Formation! How come you subconsciously started using the elves' sword moves! ]

"Great, Arcadia!"

Chapter 944 Great!

The sky was filled with sword lights falling like a meteor shower.

"Good boy!" Wen Yuan jumped back suddenly.

He took out a talisman from his waist bag and began to practice the mental method of "Lei Lang Tian Jing" and the footwork of "Ben Lei Shi". He entered a state where his mind was ahead of his body, he had no thoughts and was as fast as thunder. He was so fast that his consciousness could not react, so he could make others unable to react.

The sword light flashed like a violent storm, and he blocked all 200 flying swords without missing a single one.

"You, you really want to do this." Wen Yuan panted. Although he intended to attack first, the body was still his, and the physical strength he used up when defending was all his own.

He flipped his hand and took out a bottle of red spiritual liquid and drank it in one gulp, wiping the remaining water stains from the corners of his mouth:

"You're serious but I still blocked it."

"Great block. But great! Arcadia!"

Without stopping for a moment, the next second, a sword formation like a meteor came to kill.

"So what is Arcadia?" Before being swallowed by the sword formation, Wen Yuan shouted out the question that had been bothering him since just now.

"Hehe." Wen Yuan held the sword and took another sip of the spiritual liquid. "How is it? I still blocked you. Come again, come again. Come again with your great and great words. I blocked you five times, but I still have seven bottles of spiritual liquid in the gift box in my bag. I can block you seven more times."

[Hey! Don't come here!] Apollonia shouted, [I told you not to use the elves' sword skills. If you use too many, the sword spirits will be enlightened, and then they will all change from inert control systems to active AI. Don't let them adapt and form a network by themselves, you have to control it yourself.]

"I know, but this sword move is really addictive."

[Karin was in this state when she was intoxicated by her sword moves. Did she tell you about this? The elves' madness is quite powerful. Sometimes you know you can't cut the object in front of you, but the sword moves have already started, and you don't want to stop.]

"." Shangluo nodded, "You are right. But great! Arcadia!"

[I told you not to wait, this isn't a circle? What are you doing?]

200 streams of light gathered in the air to form a huge sword shadow.

With the shadow of the sword, Shangluo leaped up, holding up the blade of the giant sword——

[That's a giant sword formation! Stop it, this really can't be used! This is the Elf King's sword move! If you let these flying swords gather together, the sword spirits will directly]

"I understand." Shangluo smiled, "So just change the word, right?"

[Ah, this. If you can use another word, it won't resonate. As long as you don't shout "Great Arcadia" like those elves, you can do whatever you want. But if you want to play a role, you probably still have to shout it out loud. ]

"Ah, that was the word that came to my mind just now. It's okay to shout it out. Do I have to shout it out loud if I change the word myself?"

[Sound is also magic. You have to shout it out to synchronize your state with the sword's will. From now on, people who use this set of magic weapons must shout it out loudly when they draw their swords. Great Arcadia, just like you did just now, that's the way the elves fight.]

"If you have to change the word and shout it out loud, then this is the only one."

He pushed the giant sword hard and shouted, "White Emperor Holy Sword!"

The crazy Shangluo followed the crazy itself and showed the true power of the sword. The white giant sword fell from the sky with great force, recreating a corner of the Arcadia War.

"Well done!" Wen Yuan raised his sword and was about to block, but "clang!" A chime sounded immediately, freezing the sword move in mid-air.

The chime sounded and the giant sword collided head-on. Both the giant sword and the chime sounded simultaneously, and an alarm sounded around the arena.

Shangluo and Wen Yuan stood in front of Lu Huaiyang who came after hearing the news.

"It turns out there is a protective formation inside this arena."

"You actually set up the formation." Lu Huaiyang touched his forehead, "This formation was set up by Daozu. Many people don't know that as long as the strength of the people on the fighting stage does not exceed that of Daozu himself, no one will be in trouble. It's just that over the years, no one has really triggered the alarm here."

He looked at Shangluo: "Have you broken through to the Golden Core Stage?"

"No." Shangluo shook his head.

"Then how did you destroy the formation? This is troublesome. I have to report to Daozu."

"what?"

"It's okay. It's none of your business." Lu Huaiyang waved his hand. "It's all good. This formation is here for people to break. It's also my fault for not telling you in advance. Generally, when you reach the Jindan stage or are close to the Jindan stage, you should compete on this stage."

He looked at Wen Yuan next to him and said, "Why, you're still not convinced?"

"Why should I block it? I think I can fight! Shangluo, I don't accept it. Why do I need the formation to block it for me? It seems that if I don't block it, I will be beaten to death. I want to fight again."

"Ah?" Shangluo touched his head, "I think I'm awake now, not as groggy as before."

"???" Wen Yuan blinked, "Really? Your heartless look is back again. So how about you stay up a little longer, or drink some more wine and get yourself drunk? I still want to see your Drunken Immortal Sword."

"What Drunken Immortal Sword? This is called the White Emperor Holy Sword! Don't give me random names."

"." Wen Yuan tilted her head, "Is this really a good name?"

"That can't be helped. I have to shout it out. I don't want to have to shout out the name of the sword technique when I use it, but it is a condition of the equipment."

"Wait, you're not going to let us use this thing to beat Senior Fu, are you?"

"What do you think?"

"Sure! It's really a flying sword! But the sword spirit's control is already very powerful. If it really comes to me, it will take off directly! But, but, do I have to shout it out?"

"Yes, you must shout it out. Look at the bright side, you will get used to it when 200 people shout together." As he said, he looked at Phaethon beside him, "Don't you agree? Miss Phaethon? Because you have to lead the team."

"It's all the same. Shouting 'Great Arcadia' is almost the same, just a different word. I'm used to it. But you."

She looked at Shangluo:

"This power comes from you. This is your first time casting a spell. I think you may have felt it, right? That kind of crazy, addictive power."

"Is this the dilemma that magicians face?"

"Many mages are like this. When they finally wake up, they often have to become hermits because they have consumed more lifespan. But this is also part of the power. The more you fight, the crazier you become, but also the stronger you become. Li Bai had to drink three cups before writing a poem. There is nothing wrong with being infatuated. But... for you, I'm afraid there will be another danger. Lifespan will not chase you, but the infatuation itself may chase you."

Chapter 945 Standard Weapons

"Great? Arcadia?"

Wen Yuan shouted out this word with doubt.

After the competition, he received a sword pill from Shangluo. After it started to work, this word also appeared in his mind, along with a lot of vague information. Combined with the previous branch-breaking operation, he probably knew why Shangluo kept shouting this word just now.

"I see. So this weapon has some preset functions?"

"I suggest that you flash the machine before using it next time." Shangluo replied, "But don't flash this one. First, I don't have time to flash it now, and second, this is a public weapon, it's not convenient for you to customize it personally - and, as a standard weapon, this function is actually still useful."

[Elves are better at war than us mages, because although identical magic weapons may occasionally produce strange effects due to resonance, their power also comes from resonance. If you customize them, you will not be able to participate in the resonance of the army. ]

Shangluo conveyed Apollonia's meaning.

"Indeed." Wen Yuan also nodded. "There are not so many choices for weapons in the battle formation. You can't change the caliber of the gun just because you think it's convenient for you, otherwise you won't be able to keep up with the ammunition of the logistics. If obeying orders is the top priority, then this mass-produced weapon is indeed more suitable than a customized one. But this is a magic weapon after all, it's really powerful."

"If you need it, we can make a custom mold for you later."

"Really?!"

"I've beaten so many of them, so you're not a big deal. But..."

[It needs a prototype.] Apollonia reminded, [Only if you find a suitable prototype can you forge it and inherit its prototype. If you can't find it, you might as well use the mass-produced version.]

"What do you mean?" Wen Yuan asked Shang Luo who relayed the message.

[This means that the ideal form carried in this batch of sword pills is the ideal form of the Arcadia Elf Sword, which is an ideal mass-produced weapon. With current technology, the "Sword Spirit" of the sword can be preserved after forging, but there is no way to recreate the Sword Spirit. ]

"How about mine?" Wen Yuan asked, holding up the sword he had just used. "This is a family heirloom."

"Probably not?"

[Okay, this really works. The essence of magic is the power of narrative. A family heirloom sword is a powerful narrative. When it is forged into a magical weapon, it can be used as a basis to shape the sword spirit.]

Shangluo asked back, "So, all we need to do is find a story? A story about a sword?"

It sounds simple, but it's actually incredibly complex. This is because most historically, divine swords only existed in one piece. Few would include a "mass-produced sword" in mythology. Furthermore, such stories require an orderly transmission to be credible. For example, if you claim to possess the holy sword Durandal, which belonged to the Paladin Roland, you can't simply claim your sword is Roland's. You must at least establish a connection between you and the Paladin Roland—or, more directly, the legend suggests that Roland threw the sword, which flew across several mountainous regions and lodged itself on a cliff in a small French town. You simply need to pull it out from the cliff.

"Ah!" Shangluo understood now, "So you need a holy relic, right?"

[That's right. Generally, holy relics are unique. For example, the sword of Caesar in your hand was made in this way. Of course, without the help of alchemy, it is not so flexible to use and can only be made into a Roman short sword. If you want a sword that can be distributed to the legion, then the Arcadia Elf Sword is a good choice because the Elf Blacksmith can make a rational sword.]

“They can create stories?”

[Yes. This is what the elven blacksmiths are good at. Physical work is not their forte. They helped to shape the giant's armor by using the "shoemaker's elf" working mode, which helped you complete a lot of work when you couldn't see. Their truly unique skill is to create ideas out of thin air - that is, to create fiction from fiction, and to create stories from stories. So elves are the source of magic, and magicians generally just follow the footsteps of the elves. ]

"Isn't the elf's magic very powerful?"

[In fact, elves don't cast spells - like Karin does. Such magic is more like instinct for elves, a natural phenomenon. For example, you can learn the mantis boxing by imitating a mantis, right? But can a mantis really do the mantis boxing? Mantises don't have hands at all, so they can't punch at all.]

"So that's how it is. So the spirit of Arcadia is the giant mantis?"

[Well, from the analogy of Mantis Fist, it can be said that way. Humans can learn Mantis Fist, and they are really big mantises that can cut people. However, the magic of the elves will become ineffective after getting rid of the elf state - so Karin deliberately left the sixth finger of one hand in order to retain her sword magic. This allows her to temporarily return to the ecstasy of the elves after she regains her human identity. ]

"It sounds like humans are the highest form of life?"

【Humans are closest to light, which is the basic principle in both alchemy and alchemy. The sky has five elements, and humans have five internal organs. The sky has seven stars, and humans have seven orifices. The so-called alchemy, alchemy, and all spiritual knowledge, all gnosticism, are all based on the premise that "humans are great and have extraordinary possibilities." Because up is down, and down is up. The principles of heaven operate in heaven, just as they operate in human bodies. As the primates of all things, humans are naturally rational creatures - so if humans need to use magic, if they don't go through cumbersome rituals, they have to enter a spirit-like ecstasy to a certain extent. 】

"I see." Shang Luo nodded. "So from this perspective, elves are incomplete creatures, right?"

If humans are complete, then relatively speaking, elves are naturally incomplete. This is also the case with Shangluo—even Karin, who is half-elf, cannot cast magic as freely as humans.

[The elves have been carried away by the times. Indulging in myths and phantoms of the past is the source of the elves' power, but also their limitation. Humans can see further and have the qualifications to move forward - of course, this does not prevent humans from occasionally looking back and drawing a little strength from history, such as the sword magic you used this time. This is called using history as a sword.]

Chapter 946 Reward

"Not to mention that this method of forging magical instruments has great potential here. Because our Heavenly Court has its own army, according to this logic, we can truly forge Heavenly Court's weapons - are the elven blacksmiths good at this?"

[Not really. They are more suited to creating unique magic weapons, just like the weapons from elves in various myths.]

"This is enough. As for the weapons of Heaven, we still have to ask the Six Dings and Six Jias - ask Doudou to make them. Because most of the magic weapons of Heaven are related to some kind of power, such as hammers and chisels for thunder, and covered bowls for draining water. This also has to be made by Doudou himself. But occasionally getting some strange magic weapons from the elf blacksmith is a pretty good choice."

[After all, cultivators cultivate immortality, and gods and immortals are different. Gods should be more disciplined, and it is quite reasonable for immortals to collect some magical medicines and magical treasures from foreign lands.]

"All those elf blacksmiths must be carefully watched," Shang Luo instructed. "Whether we need them or not is another matter. If they are captured by others, it will cause great trouble. As for us - tsk, I wonder if Senior Fu has made plans to welcome the sword formation of the Heavenly Court."

The test of the sword pill was quite successful, and the expected power was fully exerted - in general, the sword's principle was completely engraved into the sword pill. With Shang Luo's strength, he can mobilize 200 swords at the same time, because mobilizing these weapons does not require him to exert much energy, these magic weapons operate on their own.