The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

The silver lion's body suddenly contracted, half of its body transforming into chains that snaked up the spear thrust out by the headless captain, tightly binding its arm and half of its body.

Previously, the Headless Horsemen's squad surrounded the Silver Lion, forcing it into a corner. However, the situation changed in an instant, and the chains extending from the Silver Lion's body firmly bound the Headless Captain, preventing him from retreating back into the battle formation.

In order to cover the headless captain, the originally smooth battle formation came to a slight halt, and the whole team seemed to lose their tacit understanding.

"Well done." Jessica seized the momentary opening, her figure suddenly emerging from the silver lion's back. She reached out her palm and gently placed it on the silver lion's spine.

A tremendous force surged through the silver lion's body and chains, eventually rushing wildly into the headless knight's body.

"Crack!" Under the impact of this force, the headless knight's body exploded instantly.

The armor shattered into fragments, and the limbs turned into a bloody mist.

The remaining power settled within the silver lion's body, condensing into a gleaming silver-white scale armor. The injuries that the headless captain had painstakingly inflicted were also healed in that instant.

"Roar!" The silver lion roared again, its power even greater than before.

Jessica did not continue to attack, but the headless knights, having lost their leader, were clearly no match for the Silver Lion and were quickly defeated one by one.

After the last headless horseman fell, the silver lion shrank again, its four- or five-meter-long body eventually becoming a tiny creature only slightly larger than a palm.

It appeared to be running, but in reality, its feet didn't touch the ground; it floated in the air like a light feather, eventually flying towards Jessica.

Jessica gently extended her palm, and the young silver lion landed steadily in her hand, letting out a flattering cry.

"Meow~"

The lion king, who was dominating the battlefield just a moment ago, has now transformed into an adorable creature in the palm of your hand. This huge contrast caught even Jessica off guard.

"...Your name should be Lionheart, right?"

"Meow!" The lion cub nodded at first, then quickly shook its head.

His ethereal expression makes it hard to associate his physical form with a sword.

"As expected, everything my junior made has some problems," Jessica muttered to herself.

Chapter 90 Wiener's Apology

"I'm very satisfied with this Lionheart sword. As for the final payment, junior, would you prefer academic credits or materials?"

After testing the sword in the dungeon, Jessica immediately sent her thoughts to Vina.

When they received the Heart of the Lion from Vina, they exchanged contact information under the pretext of after-sales service.

"Senior, you can give it to her as you see fit."

To forge this Lionheart, Vina used a lot of precious minerals, so she was more inclined to use materials.

On the other hand, in terms of academic credits, thanks to the deal made with Anna, even after sharing the spoils with Felix and Lisette, they were still quite well-off.

He could get the more common materials directly from Anna at cost price, but he wasn't sure if Jessica had any rare materials on hand, so he threw the question back to her.

“That’s an option,” Jessica said, without refusing.

Anyway, she basically gave all the materials she got from clearing out the deep monsters to Anna to sell, so paying with the materials saved her a step in the process.

"However, Vena, the weapon you created seems to have a minor problem."

"What's the problem? It's not like it can bite people!"

Wiener's excitement almost overflowed from his words.

This is true.

If someone criticizes the weapons that Wiener created as useless or garbage, Wiener will simply assume that the other person doesn't know their value and won't bother arguing with them.

But if you seriously criticize the weapons he forged, then it's a different story.

Wiener couldn't sleep all night until the issue was clarified.

This is also why he carefully forges the Enlightened Weapon.

Weapons forged in this way are too uncontrollable and inevitably have some minor flaws.

No one bothered the knife seller even though he injured someone with a sword.

However, if the backlash from creation has serious consequences, the craftsman will be the one whose reputation is ruined.

"Well, not really."

Jessica lay comfortably on her side in bed, her gaze falling on the little one who was leaning against her chest, and gently extended a finger.

The palm-sized white lion cub seemed to sense something, raised its head, and immediately stuck out its small, nimble tongue to gently lick Jessica's fingers.

No matter how it tries to disguise itself as a cat, it can't hide the fact that its true form is a sword made of metal. The sensation on the tongue isn't soft; instead, it's rather cold.

"It seems it's reluctant to change back." Jessica continued playing with the lion cub with one hand, while sending the message with the other.

Upon receiving the message, Wiener immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

What's going on? He thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be nothing?

Although Venerer himself couldn't use the Lionheart's shapeshifting ability, this small problem was no obstacle for him.

"It will revert to its original state once the power you've poured in is exhausted."

After replying, Wiener tossed the student card onto the bedside table and ignored it, then went to sleep.

Even though it's a weekend, things are happening one after another, making it even more tiring than a regular school day.

Tomorrow is Monday, finally I can have a little time to rest and relax after class.

Thinking about these things, Venere soon fell asleep.

Jessica, on the other end, didn't fall asleep so easily.

"It takes all your power to turn you back to normal?" Jessica frowned slightly after seeing the reply.

That will take a long time.

After delivering the final blow to the headless captain, she suddenly had the urge to test the Lionheart's limits. The power she had injected was clearly too extravagant for dealing with a headless knight captain.

As a result, even after Silver Lion dealt with the remaining headless knights, he still had most of his strength left.

At this moment, the 'Heart of the Lion King' remains in the miniature form of a cub, its energy expenditure far less than that of a male lion in battle. At this rate, maintaining this state for another three to five days shouldn't be difficult.

It's one thing to play with it when you're in a good mood, but it's quite another to cling to you and refuse to leave when you're ready to rest.

So Jessica reached out, grabbed the lion cub by the scruff of its neck, and pulled it close to her.

The lion cub seemed somewhat dissatisfied, its limbs twitching slightly as it tried to break free.

Jessica, however, showed no mercy and said:

"Or I can just turn back into a sleeper, or I can throw you into the dungeon now and bring you back when my power is depleted. The choice is yours."

On the surface, it looks like he's training a pet cat, but in reality, he's negotiating with a sword. If others saw this, they would probably think the world was too absurd.

But Jessica's intuition told her that it could understand what she was trying to say.

"Meow~" Seeing that Jessica's attitude was serious and not like she was joking, the lion cub raised its front paws, making a submissive appearance.

Then it turned into a streak of light and stuck to the wall, transforming back into its original rapier shape.

"You're so sensible." Jessica smiled with satisfaction.

It can serve as a powerful ally in battle, and can also transform into an obedient pet when needed.

Although she was no longer so picky about weapons after learning about spirit weapons, who wouldn't be satisfied with a weapon like the Lion King's Heart?

I need to think carefully about what materials to prepare for the final payment on Lionheart.

As Jessica's breathing gradually calmed down, the Lion King's Heart in the corner transformed back into a lion cub.

Quietly and obediently, it lay on the floor gently licking its fur.

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The next morning.

When Lisette finished tidying up and checked that the door was closed, she was about to leave the dormitory area to go to the playground for morning exercise when the dormitory supervisor called her back.

"Listy, there's a package for you."

“If it’s a package delivered by someone you don’t know, just put it in the storage room as usual, Ms. Bar.

This was already a routine for Lisette.

Although she doesn't usually show it much, Christy's popularity in the academy is no less than Felix's.

A once-in-a-century genius in magic, the apple of the eye of the Cordelia family, and herself an extremely rare silver-haired beauty.

Even among the upperclassmen, there were quite a few who were attracted by her noblewoman status and pursued her.

The hallway would have been overflowing with love letters and gifts if it weren't for Ms. Bar's help in tidying them up.

She had instructed Ms. Bar to not accept any packages except those sent from home or a very few relatives and friends.

"This was sent by Miss Anna from the Chamber of Commerce. Have you bought anything these past few days?"

“Miss Anna? Then let me take a look.” Lisette racked her brains, but she really couldn’t remember how many other things she had bought.

"Here you go." Ms. Bar handed the package to Lisette.

"Thank you," Lisette said, accepting the gift.

The package contained a gift box and a letter.

Lisette was certain she had never bought this item, but for Anna's sake, she opened the gift box anyway.

A box of tea that has been opened.

Even for Miss Anna, making such a joke is a bit too much.

That's what Lisette thought.

He then opened the envelope.

"The gift box contains chamomile tea that Anna secretly kept. I've tried it, and it tastes good. Consider it an apology."

The bold handwriting clearly resembles a man's.

On the back of the letter was a one-time credit voucher worth 300 credits.

The identity of the person who sent this package through Anna is becoming increasingly clear.

"Really, there's no reason to give away leftover tea leaves as an apology."

Although he kept complaining, the corners of his mouth that he couldn't suppress completely betrayed his thoughts.

Chapter 91 The Worst Freshmen

The arena at dawn.

After a leisurely weekend, the first thing the students are greeted with is their unwavering morning exercise.

In the previous week's morning exercises, aside from a slightly awkward initial performance, Vina's performance gradually became more stable.

After leaving the dungeon, he was no longer the novice first-tier emblem user.

Having broken through to the second tier, he will definitely be able to complete his morning training on time and in the required quantity.

At least that's what Wiener himself thought.

"Give me a hand, I can't move."

Wiener, who had collapsed to the ground, stretched out a trembling hand.

He miscalculated; he hadn't anticipated that the gravity exerted by the magic circle on each student was dynamically controlled.

The initial gravity applied to the second-tier emblem user was much higher than that applied during the final sprint of the first-tier emblem user, giving Viner a rude awakening.

“I really don’t understand you, Vena.” Felix helped Vena up from the ground and offered him one shoulder for support.

"The teacher has already left, so even if you finish all the runs, you won't get any credits. You know you're not good enough, so why are you pushing yourself so hard?"

Felix knew all too well just how terrifying it was for Wiener to earn credits.

Less than two days after leaving the dungeon, Viner transferred the promised 300 credits to him.

But Venere's body was indeed truly weak.

Although the total amount of magic essence has reached the standard of a second-tier emblem user, the speed at which it nourishes the body is unsatisfactory, not much better than when it was still at the first tier.