Raikou was the one who managed to find Arthur. He was coming with a small group of people, but they were under attack from Blood sect members. Raikou quickly told Ed, who then flew to the direction he was told.
"Edward!" Arthur managed to notice his son even while fighting an enemy. Ed waved at him and smiled while summoning his companions. Arthur was actually in a bind since his opponent was also at Immortal Establishment, a level higher. Arthur had some people helping him. But, they were all fighting people with a cultivation higher than theirs. Ed's help was much appreciated.
Ed was surprised to see who accompanied Ed. Inside a carriage was the king of Scale kingdom and his family, who looked very injured. But outside of the carriage was the true surprise. Hayato and Ellie were fighting while protecting the carriage, along with a middle-aged man who Ed never saw before. Ed's companions managed to lessen the burden on Arthur and he managed to turn the tables on his opponent. Ed also killed close to ten Heavenly Establishment cultivators, helping reduce the numbers of the strong ones. Soon enough, Hayato and Ellie managed to kill their opponents. As well as many other Heavenly Establishment cultivators. The ones attacking Arthur's group were small in number. But they had a high number of Heavenly Establishment cultivators. But, they didn't have monsters like the ones that attacked Avalon.
"We'll talk later, stay still for a while." Noticing that everyone wanted to ask him something, Ed stopped them. They killed their pursuers but knew if some others laid in ambush. Ed caught the carriage first and teleported it to the kingdom. Then he quickly did the same for the others. In less than a minute, he managed to teleport everyone to the courtyard of the castle. Elizabeth and the others were glad to see Arthur back safe. Their reunion lasted for a while before Ed summoned Suika and Merry. He asked them to heal those inside the carriage. He only asked for a light healing until they stabilize, then they could fully heal them.
Ed was in deep thinking, but it was cut short as he felt a punch coming towards him. He managed to stop it, realizing in the process who attacked him.
"Where have you been you, idiot?!" Ellie asked him in a hurry. Hayato behind her looked at him in the same questioning way.
"It's complicated ha ha ha" Ed answered while scratching his face awkwardly.
"What do you mean complicated?!" Ellie sent another punch which was stopped by Ed. He looked at her and realized some tears were filling her eyes.
"Are you crying?" Ed couldn't help but ask. He was touched that his friends were worried about his well being.
"Like I would! Hmph!" She snorted and crossed her hands.
"I'll explain everything in due time. I need to find out about something."
Before Ed could ask, Hayato spoke. "It's about Emilia right? We're saving her of course, isn't that right?" A smile appeared on both Ed and Hayato's faces. "Of course!" Ed answered him. Their friend was in danger, so of course, they would save her.
"By the way, what are you guys doing here?" Ed remembered and asked them.
"Our Great-grandfather is a comrade of the king. He sent me and father to help Sir Arthur save him." Hayato explained while pointing at the man who Ed didn't meet before. It turns out that he is Hayato's father.
"My father disowned me so I'm now roaming around," Ellie spoke with a smile on her face. Now the usual reaction of someone disowned.
"If you don't mind me asking, why?" Ed found it weird.
"I'm a noble's daughter, yet I opposed the king's decision of joining forces with Blood sect. he had no choice. He did it to protect me." She explained the situation. Only now did Ed find out that she wasn't a princess, but only a noble's daughter.
They didn't discuss things anymore and instead went inside. Arthur used his time to catch up with Ed. But never once did he ask for the reason of his absence. After a while, he let Arthur know that he was going to Aragon kingdom. Which Arthur seemed reluctant to accept, but still allowed him. He also explained that the Ice Empress had passed away. Ed didn't know who she is at first but got to know, thanks to Hayato, that she's Emilia's mother.
The fall of Aragon kingdom was due to the death of the Ice Empress. Although she only had a cultivation of Immortal Establishment level 2, she was considered to be very potent in battle. Her mastery over ice earned her the title Ice Empress. Ed frowned after hearing that she was killed. He couldn't imagine how Emilia felt at the time.
Leonard surprised Arthur by sneaking up on him and catching him in a hold. Arthur was glad to see that he got his arms back, and realized it was thanks to Suika. He thanked her a lot and asked Ed to allow her to help the king, as he lost his entire arm from the shoulder.
'What is wrong with Blood sect and severing arms?' Ed couldn't help but think this way while giving Suika the permission. Merry also joined to help her in the treatment of the injured. Alicia came out of the carriage, barely walking, and thanked Ed and his family directly. Tears never left her eyes, as she and her family barely escaped death.
Ed and Arthur stopped her and allowed her to rest after being treated.
"Merry, I'd like for you to train her as she uses Light magic like you," Ed asked Merry to train Alicia. This was the only thing he could do to her, as he knew how hard it was not to be able to protect someone precious to you.
"Of course!" Merry agreed as it was also a new experience for her to train someone.
"So Ed, when will we leave?" Hayato asked him about the date where they would save Emilia.
"Soon, but first. It's time for an equipment power-up!" Ed withdrew a hammer he used for crafting and spun it in his hand.
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Ed asked everyone to give him their weapons. Except for Hayato, who already had Asmodeus. And Ellie, who didn't use weapons. He even asked Edmund to give him his spear. Edmund tried to refuse but was no match to Ed's persuasiveness. He asked if anyone had any idea on how to craft, as he would need help finish in the shortest amount of time possible. Luckily for him, Hayato's father is considered a very respectable blacksmith.
"Master, I'd like to change my weapon." Before Ed left to the basement of the castle, Garu surprised him with a request. Garu's voice was rough and deep, coming from the back of his throat. His voice was also dead, showing almost no emotion when speaking. Similar to his personality of being a lone wolf.
"What type would you like?" Ed didn't deny him of his request, instead, he accepted the idea wholeheartedly.
"I'd like something long and heavy to let me use my power to the fullest." Garu was trying his best to describe what he needed. Ed had an idea on what to make, so he reassured him and finally went inside.
Once inside, Ed spread out all the weapons as if they were on display. He separated the once that would be crafted from the beginning. And those that would be getting an upgrade. But before he started, he had one thing to do. Ed looked at his Inventory to see nine Gacha tickets. He was considering if he should wait to get another Legendary skill. But looking at his Telekinesis, who he had yet to master, he decided not to. Instead, he checked the Material Gacha.
'System, how does the Gacha work?' Ed wanted to know before using it. It wouldn't be worth using if it would give him random materials from different grades, as he didn't need useless things right now.
[Since the highest grade weapon you made was Legendary, each draw will give you mats for crafting one Legendary item. So each ticket is equal to one set. The items are random and will not necessarily be the same every time]. After the explanation, Ed got even more confident to use the Material Gacha. He looked at his nine tickets and decided to use them all. Even a king of a large country wouldn't have enough money to buy materials for nine Legendary items.
'Use the nine tickets on the Material Gacha.' Ed gave his order and waited for his materials.
[Drawing, please wait.]
*Ding*
Acquired Dragon Scalex10, Dragon Fangx10, Phoenix Featherx10, Millipede Carapacex10, Sage Tree's barkx10, Skoll's hidex10, Rakshasa clawsx10, Embioptera's black silkx10, Demon bloodx10.
Ed looked at the list of items and felt weird. He had no idea how he would craft new weapons out of some of the materials. But, he realized that the system told him to craft items. It wasn't only weapons. All in all, Ed felt that the tickets were well used. Hayato's father still did not join him, as he said he wanted to prepare. Ed crushed all the cards of the materials, and they appeared right in front of him.
The Dragon items were red-black in color, while the phoenix feathers were orange-red. The millipede carapace and Skoll's hide were pitch black, similar to Raikou's fur color. The black silk didn't need to be described. Rakshasa's claws were green, and the Sage Tree's bark was deep brown. Ed was worried about the Demon blood spilling all over the place, but he worried for nothing. It wasn't an actual blood, but instead deep red 20 cm Quartz like crystals. Ed could feel an immense energy from each one of them.
A little while later, Hayato's father joined him while wearing some blacksmith clothes. He had a sleeveless white short on, and some long pants. He wore a blue coat for protection and brought some thick leather gloves. He was surprised to see the items Ed had laid beside the weapons. Each set would be enough for a country to wage war for. However, Ed didn't stop there. He had killed many monsters, so he withdrew those that he thought would be worth using for the crafting. Especially the Floor bosses. Unfortunately, Ed couldn't store the Dragon from the last floor.
Ed created a dimension and set the time shift to 1:2. It was all to save some time. Both he and Hayato's father, who he got to know was called Akira, crafted without sleeping or eating. Akira was an Immortal Establishment, so his endurance was actually greater than Ed's. But, Ed didn't struggle at all, as he was used to sleepless nights. Ed started with Garu's dual blades and turned them into metal ingots. He was the one who crafted them before, so he knew exactly how to do so.
He was surprised to see Akira being able to keep up with him, even though he was working very fast. Anything he asked from him would be delivered in record time. Quickly, the weapons were re-crafted or upgraded. But, seeing that he had a lot of materials left, he decided to continue crafting, but this time not weapons.
After one week, which was more for Ed and Akira, they finally finished. Since Ed had someone to help him, he managed to finish quickly. After coming out of the basement, the first thing he did was to eat and take a bath. Even Akira did the same thing. Both of them refused to show the items they crafted until they finished. Ed then called everyone and gathered them in the courtyard. He was relieved to hear that no one attacked them in the past week.
He presented everyone with their weapons, which were a little different. Gobuta and Goburou's weapons were upgraded to Legendary quality. Gobuta's silver blade now had crimson lines going through it, while the edges of the blade were black. Goburou's rapier didn't change much, except for a spiraling black line on the blade. Garu's two swords were transformed into a three meter Glaive. It had a red handle which was two meters long. The blade part was one meter long and was blue in color. The blade had a curvature at the top and its bottom was ornamented with black lines. It was also of a Legendary quality.
"Oh, before I forget. So as not to have someone take your weapons put a drop of blood on the sheath. That way, unless you use it, the weapon can never be used." Ed incorporated another thing into the weapons this time. Ed also asked everyone to pour their QI into the weapons. They did so and felt the weapons get heavy. Ed added this function in order to allow the weapon to hit harder as it gets heavier. There was also a function to make the weapon lighter in case of fighting a nimble opponent.
Edmund couldn't accept the spear Ed made him. It was a black spear and the blade part had the same lines as the other weapons. Ed, however, convinced him otherwise. He asked to let Edmund become an Elder at the sect, seeing that they lacked three members. Arthur had no issues with it.
"Oh, I have another surprise," Ed told them while withdrawing something.
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