Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Xi Wei thought to himself, Fine, then I’ll go find Groin and see what tricks this stupid system can come up with.
With that thought, Xi Wei called over more than a dozen castle guards, had them push the Star Steel behind him, and in a short while, they arrived at the entrance of the inner city blacksmith shop.
Groin’s blacksmith shop had long since been renovated. With the enthusiastic help of the players, the blacksmith shop looked less like a blacksmith shop and more like a small tavern.
There were bar stools, a wine cabinet, a bartender’s long table, exquisite reliefs, and quite a few potted green plants.
And the big lump sitting behind the bartender’s table.
Groin, with a flushed face.
He looked like a big-bellied bartender who had gotten himself drunk.
“Ding! Detected materials: Star Steel, Flame Demon Heart, Dwarf Grandmaster Blacksmith, Sark’s Soul. Conditions met. Do you wish to resurrect the Hellfire Lord Sark?”
“Yes.”
“Ding! Please host place all materials into the furnace.”
Xi Wei: “⊙ω⊙???”
Huh?
All materials?
If he saw correctly just now, didn’t that material include the Dwarf Grandmaster Blacksmith? Should that also be placed into the furnace?
Xi Wei was perplexed.
He ordered the soldiers to throw the Star Steel and Flame Demon Heart into Groin’s forging furnace, then tried to communicate with the system:
“System, begin resurrecting Sark.”
“Ding! Missing material: Dwarf Grandmaster Blacksmith. Please place the Dwarf Grandmaster Blacksmith into the furnace.”
Xi Wei: “…”
Is this system crazy?
It’s really preparing to melt the Dwarf Grandmaster Blacksmith as well?
Xi Wei glanced at Groin, who was drowsy, with snot bubbles hanging from his big red nose, clutching a large wine bottle. Then he thought of his loyal subordinate, Sark.
It was a difficult decision.
In terms of usefulness, the Dwarf Grandmaster Blacksmith was definitely more useful. So Xi Wei had no choice.
He could only lift Groin up and throw him into the furnace.
“I’m sorry, Master Groin. I will definitely treat dwarves well when I meet them in the future. Go well!”
Xi Wei was filled with grief, then immediately summoned the system.
“Alright, resurrect Sark quickly.”
“Ding! Conditions met. Resurrecting Sark.”
The system’s prompt sounded.
However, the furnace did not ignite. Instead, Groin, who had been lying in the furnace in a drunken state, suddenly sat up as if he had come back from the dead.
His big red nose still had snot bubbles hanging from it.
His eyes were still closed, and he was even muttering in his sleep, but he picked up the forging hammer next to the furnace.
Then, to Xi Wei’s astonished gaze, Groin spun around the blacksmith shop like a tornado.
The furnace spewed flames, and the Star Steel was rapidly decreasing.
Accompanied by dense and continuous “clang clang” sounds, a steel version of Sark was rapidly taking shape.
Half an incense stick later, Groin stopped. His entire body was soaked in sweat, and he left wet footprints on the ground.
But under the system’s control, he still hadn’t woken up.
He even staggered back to the table, sat in the recliner, and continued to sleep, hugging his wine bottle.
The entire process was incredibly hardcore, subverting Xi Wei’s understanding.
“Ding! Shell creation complete. Soul injection in progress.”
“Buzz—”
A hazy gray light covered the steel shell. Xi Wei could vaguely sense Sark’s aura, and this aura grew stronger and stronger.
If Xi Wei could see inside the steel giant’s chest, he would find that the Flame Demon Heart, etched with magic circuits, had begun to pulsate slowly.
It lit up with a crimson glow, and spiderweb-like lava cracks began to spread, until they reached the entire body.
“Hoo—”
Scorching flames burned in the steel shell’s empty eye sockets. A slight movement caused a chain reaction, and the entire steel shell instantly erupted in ravenous flames.
“I… I’m not dead? No!”
Hellfire Lord Sark, who had just woken up, let out a thunderous roar that could be heard throughout the inner city.
“Where are the bugs? Where are the bugs in my chest?”
Sark frantically clawed at his chest.
His memory was still stuck at the moment he detonated his lava core to kill Ye Hao. Star Sea was in his chest at that time.
“Are you looking for Star Sea?”
Xi Wei’s gentle voice made Sark pause. He dazedly lowered his head to look at Xi Wei, then raised his head to look around at his surroundings.
A burning little tavern.
The person in front of him was the one he was loyal to.
This was not the battlefield. He had also undergone changes. Not only had he become a steel body, but he also had a pair of steel wings and a steel tail.
“Bug… oh no, great lord, can you tell me what happened?”
Sark squatted down, restraining his flames, and lowered his head to try and be at eye level with the human in front of him.
“You died, and then I resurrected you. As for Star Sea, she should be in the fountain in the castle’s front hall right now.”
“The bug fish didn’t die? Oh! That’s great… Oh no! Damn it! I mean, won’t I have to listen to her incessantly asking the same thing again!”
“Can’t be helped, who made you two friends?”
Xi Wei casually responded to Sark’s words. He was examining Sark’s new panel. Sark, made from entirely new materials, had undergone earth-shattering changes.
[Name: Sark Ash]
[Identity: Hellfire Leader]
[Strength: High-level Demon Level 59 (51-60)]
[Skills: Hellfire Descent, Lava Strike, Siege Heavy Armor, Earthquake Stomp, Abyssal Demonic Flame (Passive), Magic Immunity (Passive), Steel Skin (Passive), Stagger Immunity (Passive)]
[Equipment: None]
[Winter Kingdom Reputation: 98752 (A hero who detonated his lava core in the Dragonflame City battlefield. Although he was an anomaly, soldiers spoke of him with respect whenever his name was mentioned. Now that you have resurrected him, he will continue to be loyal to you and has completely severed ties with the past.)]
First, Sark’s strength calculation changed from a great demon in his own world to a high-level demon in Cain.
This meant that his strength had entered Cain’s power system. His original fixed level would continue to grow with time and battles.
He had become a continuously growing fighter from a fixed-level thug.
The “Volcanic Eruption” skill was gone, as Sark no longer had any rocks. It was replaced by two skills: “Siege Heavy Armor” and “Earthquake Stomp.”
[Siege Heavy Armor]: Sark’s attack power against cities increased by 100%, and his overall defense was enhanced, but his movement speed decreased by 100%.
[Earthquake Stomp]: Sark stomps forward multiple times, causing changes in geomagnetic rules and thus inducing earthquakes.
In the future, he couldn’t let Sark fight in the castle anymore. Before, one “Volcanic Eruption” was already outrageous, but now with these two skills, he had become a demolition expert.
However, it was still quite appealing!
Xi Wei touched his chin.
A satisfied smile spread across his lips.
