Star Forge Titan

As an ancient profession, although the core talents and professional abilities of the Ash Knight are relatively simple, it has little restriction on subsequent promotions. At the same time, the ancient profession in the game also has a feature that allows it to transfer to a higher-level ancient profession.

Although it is not yet known how this will be manifested in the real Palladio, it can be considered an added bonus.

Becoming an Ash Knight requires ancient materials, now exceedingly rare, such as Ashes of Destruction, Burning Dust, and Light of Heavenly Fire. Some of these can be manually crafted through rituals, but this doesn't mean obtaining them is any easier; in some ways, it's more difficult.

For example, the "Light of Heavenly Fire" in the ritual material requires converging sunlight to the point where it can produce flames.

According to the ancient books seized from the vampire count, the higher the temperature of the concentrated sunlight, the purer the produced heavenly fire light, so it is best to produce it in the summer. However, the specific operating methods of how to concentrate sunlight are not recorded in detail in the books.

This made Alvin feel quite puzzled, but fortunately he quickly thought of another feasible solution.

If we simply want to focus sunlight, wouldn't a convex lens be enough? Even considering the purity requirements, simply increasing the lens area should solve the problem.

But that also requires a lot of manpower and material resources as well as a sufficiently spacious venue. Even if Alvin can make some simple instruments by hand, he will not be able to successfully produce them in a short time.

"We can only take it slowly." Ivan said softly:

"What do you mean by take your time?" Khayon asked casually.

Now, they have returned to the orphanage.

Diana's injuries were not serious. Although she was slender, she was much stronger than she looked. The scratches on her legs were only flesh wounds and would be fine after debridement and disinfection. The most serious injury on her arm was only a minor fracture.

With a master of human anatomy like Khayang around, he would have a way to put back together not only a minor bone fracture but even a comminuted fracture, although he might lose a lot of hair.

It was Mother Teresa's worried look that made people feel helpless and ashamed.

The old man was not like ordinary old people, nagging and complaining about this and that, but was just busy doing various things within his ability.

But occasionally, she would look at the girl with her arm bandaged with a very worried look, which made Diana feel even more guilty.

Even though she has grown up, the nanny still needs to worry about her.

At the same time, the other children in the orphanage, after seeing Diana coming back with bandages on, burst into tears like a group of frightened animals.

Diana was their backbone, so even older children like Betty couldn't help but feel panicked. In the end, the orphanage became a complete chorus of crying, which was truly embarrassing.

Ivan and Kayon covered their ears and hid near the hallway before they finally found a place where they could communicate quietly.

"The biggest problem right now is where to get the parts to build new cars." Faced with his question, Alvin just shook his head and didn't elaborate.

He knew that Khayang was also worried about promotion. Compared to himself who had already selected a target and obtained relevant extraordinary information and promotion ceremony, Khayang had no trace of his third-level profession.

Alvin knew the promotion path chosen by this guy in the original plot, but that was not necessarily the best answer, so he did not explain it directly, but secretly kept it in mind and planned to tell him the relevant information in a less suspicious way later.

As for how to choose, it depends on Ka Yang's own decision.

"It's definitely not possible with the Genoa Chamber of Commerce." The young wizard scratched his messy straw-colored hair and first eliminated a wrong answer.

They had previously contacted the Genoa Chamber of Commerce to resolve their identity issues.

The explanation for going there only once could be that the two young people had just arrived in a strange city, so they first sought out local people to learn about the local customs and practices.

However, if they obtain a large number of spare parts through the Chamber of Commerce, it will seriously affect their subsequent plans to join the Linde Magic Engineering Research Institute.

The Central Empire Lind can accept an ordinary Genoese as a Lind citizen, but will never easily accept a suspicious person who is closely involved with the top leaders of the Genoa Confederation. In a sense, the Genoa Chamber of Commerce is equivalent to the top leaders of the Genoa Confederation.

Moreover, if they were to interact too closely with them, it might expose Evan's true identity. After all, they and the half-elf female spy were not truly allies.

"Thinking carefully, we can't spend the money we have indiscriminately. After all, it's all..." Ka Yang looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, then lowered his voice and continued:

"It's the stolen money that the pirates took away."

"Well, even if we need to use it, we can only go through underground channels that are not visible to the public." Alvin nodded.

Just then, there was a knock on the orphanage's door, and a cheerful male voice came out.

"Who is it?" Mother Theresa, who was urging the children to go to bed like a hen urging her chicks, was stunned at first, and then a look of surprise appeared on her face.

At the same time, the person outside the door also gave his name.

"Mammy, it's me, Canon."

"I'm here to see you!"

Chapter 50: Wild Dogs in the Lower City

The person who opened the door and walked into the orphanage was a tall, thin man wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a crimson coat, and sun-tanned skin.

The coat he was wearing was similar in shape to the suits he wore in his previous life, but the design was more retro or primitive.

But in fact, this kind of clothing is a new fashion designed by a young nobleman named Philip in Linde a few years ago.

The young earl, known as a playboy, was not good at anything else, but he possessed a unique advantage in the field of fashion design. Coupled with his fabulous family fortune, he didn't have to worry about food, clothing, or other necessities, and naturally had the leisure to devote himself fully to his hobby.

As a playboy, Count Philip actually did not like Lind's traditional style of complicated dresses with tight collars, many buttons, and which were difficult to put on and take off.

Therefore, he wanted to design a new type of coat that was beautiful, easy to move in, and easy to put on and take off, so that even if you wore it and made drastic movements such as jumping out of a window or climbing a wall, you would not encounter embarrassing situations such as buttons flying off or the collar strangling your neck.

Taking the above requirements into consideration, Count Philip, who wanted to always look cool, quickly got to work.

He initially drew inspiration from the coats worn by fishermen along the Seine when they went out to work: coats with loose collars and few buttons that could be thrown on in a hurry.

Taking this kind of clothing that is easy to move in and wear as the prototype, the young count asked a tailor to make a new coat that is both easy to move in and relatively beautiful.

Because it was convenient enough and looked beautiful, this kind of clothing quickly spread from the aristocratic class and became the daily formal wear that most people with a decent living standard would buy.

Because of its relatively casual way of wearing, people also call this kind of jacket a "Lavonki (slang for "casual") jacket", or more simple and straightforward names such as "going out suit" or "work suit", and it is usually paired with breeches, which are also outer pants that are convenient for movement.

Having said so much, Alvin just wanted to point out that the visitor was dressed decently, differently from most residents in the downtown area.

Behind the night visitor, several tall men could be vaguely seen. They were also wearing Lavonki jackets, with alert eyes and well-developed muscles. They also openly wore daggers, short swords and other portable weapons on their waists.

A... gang member? And he looks like a gang leader?

Combined with the name he gave himself, the black-haired boy, who had a better memory than ordinary people, quickly guessed the other party's identity.

The leader of the Orphan Gang, a new gang in downtown, is a man named Canon.

"Hmph." Seeing this man, Diana, who was tied up, snorted in dissatisfaction.

"Isn't this my dear sister Diana? What's wrong? Are you unhappy with my coming?" The visitor asked with a smile:

"Why did that honest man Dominic join a gang? You know the reason yourself!" Diana glared at him, but the other party just continued to smile.

On the other side, seeing Canon walking in wearing a crimson Lavonki coat, Sister Teresa immediately frowned.

"What are you doing here? I don't welcome bad kids who bring their brothers and sisters to join gangs and fight with others."

"Oh, my dear mother, please don't say that. It breaks my dark heart."

Canon, the gang leader, was not angry at the dissatisfaction in Mammy's tone. Instead, he took off his hat, bent over, and acted like a stupid son trying to make his mother laugh.

He came over shamelessly and kissed the reluctant old lady on the cheek. This was a traditional Linde kiss, a gesture only performed by very close people or family members.

"Hey, I knew you were just talking."

Canon Marilyn, the gang leader who also used the surname of Marilyn Orphanage, did not show any of the viciousness that was typical of gang members at this moment. Instead, he had an extremely flattering smile on his face.

This is not surprising. Even the most ferocious and crazy wild dog will become as docile and obedient as the puppy it was when facing the old woman who raised it.

"Stop it! Let those bastards outside come in." Theresa sighed helplessly, reached out and pinched the unfilial boy's face, then shouted outside the door, "Come in and have some tea!"

The strong men outside either lowered their heads or touched the back of their heads and grinned foolishly as they walked into the orphanage.

"Good night, Mammy."

"Good evening, Mammy."

Although they were adults and quite strong, these men tried to shrink their bodies and pretend to be polite when they came in, bowing to Sister Teresa in unison.

Although they had not encountered an occasion where these etiquettes were needed for a long time, these men, who were more accustomed to using vulgar words and obscene slang to deal with people, still had not forgotten the polite expressions that Mother Teresa taught them when they were young.

"It's Brother Hans!"

"And Brother William!"

Seeing these strong men, the children who were about to be sent to bed immediately became energetic again and gathered around them. The strong men also took out candies from their pockets and distributed them to them.

In fact, gang members are a group of bastards and dangerous losers to everyone, but to the children in the downtown area, especially the orphans in the orphanage, they are successful people who can often have enough food to eat and are usually very powerful.

I have to say, this is really a sad and helpless thing.

The noisy scene was finally calmed down by Mother Theresa and Diana.

Mammy and Diana rushed the children to bed, and Canon ordered several of his men to help with some manual labor, tiptoeing around.

Then he noticed two strangers standing in the corner.

"Would you two like to introduce yourselves? And why are you staying in an orphanage so late at night?" Canon looked at the two with a playful look.

At some point, several other people who had gone to work appeared around them, and were vaguely preparing to surround the two of them.

"Ha, I'm just a little wizard passing by." The necromancer narrowed his eyes and avoided the question with ease.

"Ivan, Ivan Elian, an alchemist from Genoa. I plan to cooperate with Diana to participate in the Lutetia Youth Magic Car Competition." Ivan said bluntly.

This wasn't something to hide, and he had a good idea of ​​the other party's intentions. Just as underground car racing was linked to underground gambling, the Youth Magic Car Competition, while officially organized, was more than just a simple speed race.

The various interests involved are enough to move the forces of the extraordinary. Even if it is just a few scraps, it can make a gang leader rich.

"Then you have found the right person." Canon clapped his hands heavily, as if he agreed with the choice of the person in front of him.

Then, another very shrewd expression appeared on the gang leader's face.

"But, you seem to need some help?"

Chapter 51 I'll go ask

"Parts, materials, even a new car, these are not a problem as long as you agree." Canon said generously.

"What are the materials you mentioned?" Alvin asked casually.

Although the limitation of his own magic power prevented him from carrying out large-scale material reshaping, it was not difficult for him to manufacture some key components.

On the other hand, regarding materials, Alvin did need to find a way to obtain rare materials. For example, rare materials such as mithril were not something he could easily make with his bare hands.

"What are they? If you need it, even mithril is not a big problem." Canon said with a smile.

"Oh? Do you have connections in the Kazarim Workshop? This doesn't seem like something an ordinary downtown gang can do." Ivan raised his eyebrows and looked at the other party with a little suspicion.

Relying on his understanding of Lind, he naturally understood where the largest channel for purchasing mithril was in the city of Lutetia at this stage.

Compared to the Linde, whose mechanized mining technology was just beginning, the dwarves, with years of experience in deep-layer mining, naturally possessed more rare resources like mithril. And Kazarim Workshop was their chain store in the human kingdom.

The name comes from an ancient dwarven kingdom that has disappeared into time. According to the remaining historical records, that country was called the Evermighty Kazarim.

Those guys were famous for their bad temper, poor service, and indecisiveness. Ordinary people would have to wait for half a day even to buy a good sword forged by a dwarf blacksmith, not to mention mithril, a rare resource that even they themselves lacked.

"I just happen to know a dwarf apprentice who is short of money and likes to drink." Canon said lightly.

"Besides, I can also save you from a lot of unnecessary trouble."

"Putting aside other things, at least I can guarantee that there won't be any 'accidents' like this one in the next game." Cannon lowered his voice and the smile on his face quickly disappeared.

"What do you know?" Alvin asked directly.

After the game, Diana didn't tell him what happened.

But from the clues at the scene, Alvin guessed that someone must have used dishonorable means, which caused the "Hope" to have a serious accident during the competition and was completely destroyed.

"Didn't Xiaoyue tell you? This is indeed that girl's style." Canon raised his eyebrows and didn't seem to be surprised at all.

"She always believes that if she loses face on the court, she must make up for it on the court, and she doesn't like to trouble others with her own affairs." Obviously, as the eldest brother, Canon knows Diana very well, who was also born in Marilyn's Orphanage.

"But the other party doesn't seem to think so." Ivan's voice became slightly colder, and he gradually guessed some very unpleasant possibilities.

"Yes, such blatant cheating. Even I only found out the whole story afterward through connections." Canon sighed.

"Then tell me, why did they allow that vulture to install a crossbow on the car?" As he was speaking, Diana's voice suddenly came from the door.

After sending the other children back to their rooms, the short-haired girl immediately returned to the first floor. Although she appeared calm on the surface about what had happened during the competition and the loss of the Hope, she was actually very concerned.

Diana's expression remained unchanged at this moment, but her bright red eyes seemed to be burning with red flames, emitting a sharp gaze that was enough to make people feel afraid.

The 'they' the short-haired girl mentioned were, of course, the people in charge of the underground racing events. They clearly prohibited anyone from carrying weapons, but this time they turned a blind eye to the magic crossbow that Gore House had installed on the car.

This was unusual and not in line with the rules they had always followed.

"Little Moon, you are still too naive." Canon shook his head.

"There's only one reason, you..." The leader of the Orphan Gang raised his index finger and shook it at the girl.

“It’s too much to win.”