mesbooks Chapter 113 [Promotion: Chaos Warlock]
Chapter 113 [Promotion: Chaos Warlock]
The hustle and bustle in the workshop subsided into tranquility.
The [Runic Binding Container], forged with the utmost effort by the dwarven craftsmen, floated silently in mid-air.
It has two layers, inside and out, with pale blue runes of order flowing on its silver-black outer shell.
Through the specially left observation window, you can see the pitch-black inner liner rotating in the opposite direction, as if imprisoning a silent beast.
The only sound in the entire core furnace workshop was heavy breathing.
All eyes were focused on that sphere; the atmosphere was tense and solemn.
King Thoradin the Dwarfs stepped forward: "Today, we have witnessed a miracle."
He looked at Wang Xuan's team, who were covered in grime, and then at Mason, who was standing to the side with charcoal ash on his face.
"It is not just a container, but a great achievement of our collaboration with human wisdom. This glory belongs to Blackrock Fortress, and it also belongs to you."
These words are the highest affirmation of Mason's previous contributions.
Thoradin presided over the ceremony himself, gesturing for Commander Brenner and the human craftsman Mason to come forward.
A dwarf king, a dwarf commander, and a human craftsman stand side by side.
This scene itself is of epoch-making significance.
"Let's begin," Thoradin ordered.
With the help of all the master craftsmen around him, Brenner carefully lifted the container with his hands, which could wield a thousand-pound warhammer yet remained as steady as a rock.
Mason then took out a set of sophisticated tools and took charge of the final calibration.
The container descended, approaching Li Yao, who was lying on the stone platform, half of her body already eroded by crystals.
The moment the container touched Li Yao's chest, it was activated.
The "Ouroboros" rune on the surface of the container suddenly lit up with a dazzling light.
Like a miniature black hole, a powerful suction force was generated from inside the container.
The two chaotic and abyssal forces tearing and destroying each other within Li Yao's body found an outlet and were completely sucked into the pitch-black inner liner of the container.
Between the inner and outer shells, repulsive runes form a perfect energy loop.
Chaos surges within the inner core, while order is reinforced on the outer shell.
The ceremony was a success.
The hideous crystallization and black lines on Li Yao's body surface faded, revealing her originally smooth skin.
She opened her eyes, and her pupils transformed into a vast, all-encompassing starry sky.
At the same time, a series of system prompts popped up on her UI.
[Job Change: 'Newcomer' → 'Chaos Warlock (Beginner)']
Unlock a brand new job skill tree: [Conceptual Armament]
Your "Seed of Chaos" has been bound and transformed into the "Heart of Chaos".
You are no longer merely a passive stabilizer; you have now gained initial control over its power.
Li Yao raised her hand, looking at her fair palm, feeling the still enormous but no longer violent power within her body.
It is gentle and obedient, like a tamed hunting dog.
She stood up and bowed deeply to all the stunned dwarves around her, as well as to her companions.
"Thanks."
"To celebrate the success of the alliance and the birth of new technology!" King Thoradin's laughter thundered, "and to reward the messenger of the gods for the changes they have brought us!"
He pointed deeper into the workshop to a colossal gate carved from a single piece of mountainside.
"I hereby order the opening of the legendary [Arsenal of Heroic Spirits]!"
All the dwarven master craftsmen held their breath the moment they heard this name.
"Long live the Dwarf King!"
Soradin looked at Wang Xuan and the other two, "My craftsmen will use the finest materials from the armory to give your equipment an ultimate upgrade."
Brenner stepped forward and personally led the way for them, his expression a mixture of pride and anticipation.
The giant gate opened, and a huge materials exhibition hall was slowly revealed.
A meteorite, glowing faintly, was placed on the wall. It was the divine iron that Lin Qi obtained with the dwarves before he became a god. It was later called the Star Dragon.
The molten core ore extracted from the volcano's core still radiates high temperatures; it is the result of millennia of sedimentation from the heart of the earth.
Piles of abyssal-tainted metal ingots, salvaged from the battlefields of the previous era, lay in a corner.
"Warrior, your weapon is broken." Master Ballin snatched Chen Kai's broken spear.
He summoned two other masters who were most skilled in weapon forging, pried off a piece of dragon bone, and took a piece of wind-eye stone engraved with natural runes.
"We will not only repair it, but also make the wind god jealous of your weapon," Master Ballin declared.
They threw the broken spear and the dragon bone into the Earthfire Furnace, using the heat of the molten core to fuse them together, and then ground the wind eye stone into powder and incorporated it into the furnace during quenching.
Three hours later, a brand new spear was presented to Chen Kai.
The spear shaft is a pale white, resembling dragon bone, with natural curves and patterns, while the spearhead gleams with a bluish light.
Lighter in weight, but indestructible.
[Fang of the Wind] has been upgraded to [Breath of the Sky].
Wang Xuan's "Scholar's Barrier" was moved to another forging platform.
The dwarven craftsmen chose to amplify their work. From the depths of the armory, they brought out a fragment—a byproduct of their king's efforts to perfect the forging process after the three kings ascended to godhood in the Old Age. Because of the king's departure, each fragment was one less available.
They crushed the fragments, purified them into liquid metal, and evenly coated it onto every inch of the Scholar's Barrier's armor.
"It can now not only defend, but also record," a master explained. "Any energy that attacks it will be analyzed, recorded, and even... imitated."
The "Scholarly Barrier" has been upgraded to "The Mirror of All Laws".
Aija's Prospector leather armor has been reworked.
The dwarves retrieved the skin of a legendary creature that could briefly travel between reality and nothingness, a product of Thea's lineage.
Tanned by the most skilled leather craftsmen, the new leather armor is as light as a feather, displaying a unique color that shifts between deep black and starlight.
They also wove runic threads spun from "moonlight silk" into the layers of the leather armor.
The Prospector leather armor is upgraded to the Boundary Walker.
It no longer just provides protection, but also gives Aija a stronger environmental adaptability and perception ability, and can even "blink" for a short distance at critical moments.
The following morning, at the magnificent gates of Blackrock Fortress.
The sky cleared, and sunlight shone on the four people's brand-new equipment, reflecting a dazzling brilliance.
Wang Xuan, Chen Kai, and Ai Jia felt the qualitative leap brought about by their equipment, and their strength was now completely different from before.
Soladin, Brenner, Mason, and others came to see him off.
"Remember, Iron Fortress will always be your friend," Thorrington said solemnly.
"Here, before you go." Mason handed Wang Xuan a thick notebook, somewhat embarrassed.
"These are my notes from the past few days, about the improvements to the double-acting bellows and the double-layer isolation casting method we're using this time." He scratched his head. "We humans don't have the strength and talents of dwarves, so... we can only rely on this."
Wang Xuan solemnly accepted the notebook.
This notebook is as valuable as a legendary piece of equipment.
It represents the wisdom of a civilization.
The four waved goodbye to everyone and officially embarked on their journey back to the river valley tribe.