Zongman: Don't move, Aisi, your family still owes me money

"It's okay without Miss Jia."

"So, how does this weapon called a gun actually attack?"

"And I heard you talking about the magic spear earlier!"

Hephaestus's red eyes stared straight at Merlin, as if she wanted to devour him.

That pure desire to explore made Merlin a little panicked.

"Well, this weapon is not completely perfect now."

Merlin exhaled and raised the magic spear in his hand.

At this point, if he doesn't show his skills, I'm afraid the two of them won't let him go easily.

Especially, the one who appeared before him was the lord of Hephaestus, the god Hephaestus.

"Not perfect? ​​You mean, this weapon isn't in its complete state yet?"

Hephaestus held her chin and looked at Merlin tentatively.

"um, yes."

Merlin affirmed.

"So, what exactly should we do to perfect this magic sword, or rather, magic spear?"

Welf, unable to wait any longer, stepped forward and stared at Merlin with burning eyes.

It looked like he wanted to just snatch the magic gun and do it himself.

"Well, wait for me for a moment."

Merlin said as he walked to the workbench, placed the magic gun in his hand on the table, and stretched out his hands to place them on the gun.

"call……"

"Refine."

As those two words fell, a dazzling white light enveloped the workbench.

After more than ten seconds, the white light gradually dissipated.

At this time, Hephaestus and Welf, who were standing at the back, were extremely nervous, their faces full of curiosity and anticipation.

"It's done!"

Merlin withdrew his hand, a hint of excitement appearing on his face.

(I added a picture, the description may be a little inaccurate, I hope you don’t mind too much)

Chapter 19 Your workshop can't handle it

[Magic Spear (Unnamed)]: Forged by Welf Clozo, a blacksmith with the blood of a magic sword, it utilizes the craftsmanship of a magic sword, making the spear body extremely easy to conduct magic power, greatly increasing the efficiency of magic power utilization. Under the mysterious alchemy, it was enchanted, becoming a unique and special magic weapon.

[The power is determined by the amount of magic in the magic stone used, and can also be added with the magic attributes of the magic stone. If the magic stone does not contain any attributes, it will become a non-attribute attack.]

When he touched the magic spear, the description of its various properties appeared in Merlin's mind.

"The magical properties of the magic stone?"

Merlin couldn't help but mutter softly.

His mumbling also attracted the attention of Hephaestus and Welf.

"The magical properties of the magic stone? Lady Hephaestus," Welf was stunned for a moment and looked at Hephaestus with some confusion.

Hephaestus nodded slightly, waved her hand, and looked at Merlin.

"Merlin, you mean to say that this weapon called the Magic Lance requires the use of Magic Stones?"

A look of surprise appeared on Hephaestus's face.

"Ah, that's right."

Merlin came back to his senses and nodded in affirmation.

After all, if he wants to actually demonstrate the power of the magic gun, he naturally cannot avoid loading it with magic stones.

Moreover, he didn't have any ready-made magic stones on him, so he had to borrow one from Hephaestus or Welf.

No matter what, the place where the magic stone is needed will definitely be exposed.

"Huh, this is really surprising, to actually use magic stone. Although there are many magic stone products on the market, this is the first time I've seen it actually used in weapons."

Hephaestus said with a hint of surprise.

After she finished speaking, a look of surprise appeared on Welf's face standing opposite her.

"Even Lady Hephaestus, is this her first time seeing this?"

"Magic stone weapons, are they so rare and precious?"

Welf couldn't help but ask aloud.

After hearing his question, Hephaestus shook her head, a hint of smile flashing in her red eyes.

"No, quite the opposite. It's not because they are rare and precious, but because magic stone weapons are extremely fragile and useless."

"Once the magic power within the magic stone is completely consumed, the magic stone weapon will be completely scrapped and become useless scrap metal. And because of the circulation of magic power, the durability and hardness of magic stone weapons are completely incomparable to ordinary weapons."

"Finally, the power of a magic stone weapon is almost entirely determined by the magic power of the magic stone itself. This means that to increase the power of a magic stone weapon, you must use more powerful magic stones. Furthermore, the magic stones of deep-level monsters are extremely precious. Using them to craft a weapon that will almost certainly break is a complete waste of precious resources."

Welf understood Hephaestus' explanation, because the magic sword he created faced this problem. If it was scrapped after a few uses, he might not even be able to get back the money for the materials.

"So, Merlin, your magic spear isn't one of those pieces of junk that breaks down after a few uses, is it?"

Hephaestus said this with a meaningful smile on her face as she looked at Merlin.

Her intuition told her that the weapon that the young man in front of her had spent so much effort to create would definitely not be a piece of junk that would be scrapped after just a few uses.

Merlin didn't answer Hephaestus' question but looked at her and asked.

"Are there any magic stones?"

"Magic Stone, um... yes," Hephaestus smiled slightly and glanced at Welf.

"Welf, I just happened to have one on my desk, go get it."

"Yes, Lady Hephaestus."

After Welf left, Hephaestus turned to look at Merlin.

"So, regarding the previous question, what is the relationship between the magical properties of the magic stone you mentioned and this weapon?"

There was a hint of curiosity in Hephaestus' eyes.

After all, not many people, even among blacksmiths, know about the magical properties of magic stones.

However, just now, the young man in front of him mentioned this word.

Merlin did not give a direct answer to this question, but instead asked a question.

"What is the magic attribute in the magic stone?"

"Oh," Hephaestus smiled and explained slowly.

"In fact, many magic stones contain magical properties, and those properties correspond to various magical attributes. Basically, the monsters that originally belonged to magic stones that contain magical properties will also use magic of the corresponding attributes."

"To give you the simplest example, the mid-level monsters, the Hellhounds, can breathe fire, and their magic stones also contain fire properties."

Hephaestus' explanation was easy to understand, and Merlin quickly understood it.

Not long after the two finished their conversation, footsteps were heard. It was Welf who had left earlier.

"Ah, I'm back. Just in time, I remember the magic stone Welf brought back contained the fire attribute."

Hephaestus stepped forward with a smile.

"Hoo...Hoo...Hephaestus, the magic stone."

Welf took a few breaths and handed the magic stone to Hephaestus.

Obviously, in order to witness the power of the magic gun as quickly as possible, he ran back and forth.

Even though he was exhausted and out of breath, his face was still full of excitement and anticipation.

"Thank you for your hard work," Hephaestus took the magic stone and immediately handed it to Merlin.

"Okay, the magic stone is here, so how are you going to use it?"

Hephaestus looked at Merlin with intense curiosity in her eyes.

You know, this magic stone is as big as a fist.

And no matter how you look at it, the magic spear in Merlin's hand cannot fit such a magic stone.

In this situation, how can Merlin use the magic power in the magic stone?

Similarly, Welf was also very curious about this matter.

"Just use it like this."

Merlin tapped the magazine position with his left hand, and the magazine popped out quickly, then he picked up the magic stone.

"Refine."

With a flash of familiar white light, the fist-sized magic stone soon turned into a long strip that could just fit into the magazine.

Then, Merlin stuffed the magazine filled with magic stones back into the magic gun.

"what?"

"Eh?"

The sound of surprise echoed over the workshop.

Both Hephaestus and Welf were shocked by the scene before them.

They had never imagined that Merlin would use such a cheating method to embed the magic stone into such a small box.

However, they soon calmed down.

That's right, no matter how you change the shape of the magic stone, its essence will not change.

In fact, they could also use forging techniques to cut the magic stone into that shape, but it would take a little more time.

"So, what are you going to do next?"

Hephaestus couldn't help but urge, her voice tinged with excitement.

"Is there a training ground?"

Merlin asked calmly after closing the magazine.

"Ah, just show it here," this time, Welf, who was standing aside, couldn't help but urge. Even if he was blamed by Hephaestus for being rude later, he still wanted to see the power of this magic spear as soon as possible.

"Here? Forget it. Your workshop will be destroyed."

Merlin spoke calmly, his words without any emotion, as if he was just stating a fact.

After hearing this, Hephaestus, who was standing beside them, looked even more expectant.

Chapter 20 The Goddess's Invitation

In the open space outside the workshop.

Merlin checked the magic spear in his hand and glanced at Hephaestus and Welf beside him.

"You two, please stand a little further away."

"Ah, okay."

Although Hephaestus felt a little strange, she still did as Merlin said and stood a little to the side.

And Welf couldn't wait to urge: "Alright, let's get started."

Rather than wondering whether he would get hurt, he wanted to know the power of the magic spear.

"Well."

Merlin didn't say anything else, but instead gripped the magic spear tightly in his right hand, raised it, and pointed it at the big tree more than ten meters away.

"Boom."