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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Ed withdrew a bunch of jewelry and passed them around. The women got necklaces, earring, or rings while the men only got rings.
"These are accessories with a twist. Whenever an attack is about to hit you, you'll be protected by the QI infused in them. But, once they are used they'll need a whole day to recharge so be careful." Ed explained to them as they were putting it on. The jewelry were ones he bought using points on the tenth floor.
All of them were eager to try out the new weapons, but Ed stopped them. "I still have some more." They couldn't believe what he said, so they looked at Akira. The latter nodded his head, and they switched their attention back to Ed. Different kinds of clothes were withdrawn from his Inventory. Ed passed them around and everyone got theirs. "It's Legendary Armor," Ed told them while looking at them. He had excess materials, so he made armor on top of weapons. He ended up using most floor bosses, as well as all the items he got from the Gacha. He was satisfied with the end result. But, now he had no materials, so he needed to restock.
Ed looked at Ellie who was confused about whether to accept what she was given or not. Ed added oil to flames and gave her a gauntlet made from Dragon Scales. The Gauntlet reached up to her elbow. Ed knew that she used her fists, so he gave her weapons that would increase the destructiveness. He also made jewelry for his companions, but when he gave a ring to Merry.
"Edward, is this what they call a proposal?" She said with an innocent face. Ed couldn't help but cough hard. Everyone laughed at him, but he didn't pay them any attention.
"Sieg, this is for you." He withdrew a Scepter. The Scepter was dark red in color and had an equally dark jewel on top. It was made from the wood of the trees he harvested in the tenth floor, as well as the sage tree's bark. Ed used most of the Demon blood on that jewel. "Thank you, your Excellency." Ed was embarrassed by the names he was being called.
Ed didn't forget about himself. He upgraded his Muramasa and Ame-no-Murakumo by using some of the materials. They weren't able to upgrade to Mythical grade, but their performance was much better compared to before. Muramasa was now dark red in color with black saw like decoration on the blade. Ame-No-Murakumo remained green but had dark green saw marks on the blade. The amplification of their respective elements peaked as well.
"Hayato, I need to sleep for now, but we'll discuss everything once I wake up." Ed let Hayato know their future steps. Akira said goodbye to Hayato and left in order to return to Ryuu kingdom. Ed made him an armor as well as thanks for helping him. Ellie and Hayato stayed in guest rooms, so they headed there while Ed got his rest. Ed's companions either roamed the castle or helped in guard duty.
Once Ed had his rest, he looked for Hayato.
"Aragon kingdom fell about one month ago. Which around the time the Ice Empress died. The new king's name is…Norris Aragon." Ed frowned once he heard the name. Norris should have been taken care of by Emilia; him being alive meant that she wasn't able to. The fact that he is now king means that Emilia was chased away from the kingdom. The only reason Norris could do that was if he had enough support from Blood sect.
"I need a Map," Ed asked Sebas who was helping them out for a Map of the Continent. Sebas was tasked with helping Ed, Hayato, and Ellie. Ed decided to take only these people. Since this is a rescue mission, big numbers would only draw attention to them. Once Sebas brought the Map back, Ed studied it for a couple of minutes and got up.
"I'll be back tomorrow." Ed's words confused them, but once they were outside they understood. Ed flew in the air and rushed towards the north. He was planning to fly all the way to Aragon kingdom.
Ed did the same thing as when he left the Tower of Origin. He accelerated at maximum speed in one direction. The distance from his kingdom to Aragon was about 80.000 km. Not much less from the distance between the tower and Avalon. At 2.000km/h Ed needed 40 hours to get there. But he decided to use his dimension ability in order to reduce the time to half. The dimension moved along with Ed, saving him the trouble of creating one every time he reached the borders. This also allowed him to be hidden from others, as no one could see or feel his dimension.
As time passed by, Ed could see the change in the terrain. He could also feel the temperature drop little by little. Soon enough, passed over some villages, but since he was in his dimension he couldn't see the people. He kept his journey up until he finally reached a big city. He activated Zero Sign and undid his dimension. The people were all wearing heavy clothing to protect them from the cold. All of them had red noses and cheeks but were still lively as they were used to the cold. Ed changed to his white disguise and entered a tavern. Once inside, he got to the counter and ordered some food.
"You're not from here are you?" The waitress asked Ed, which he nodded in response.
"Sightseeing?"
"You can say so." Ed changed his voice to sound more old. The chatty waitress continued speaking until Ed heard what he wanted.
"You should be careful if you go to the capital. The Ice Witch is still there. But there are some rumors saying the king actually caught her." Ed entered the tavern in order to gather information. At first, he was willing to buy the information, but luckily he stumbled upon this waitress who said it all.
"Thanks for the food, I'll come back some time." Ed left her a tip and left the tavern. He was surprised to see that his disguise didn't bring him any attention. But, when he left the food untouched, people started looking at him suspiciously. But, Ed didn't care he walked out and activated his dimension while heading towards the capital.
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