Chapter 37 Master Kaon
The city of Vinash, built around the castle, was vast, and it was considered a leading large city even within the newly reorganized Kaol Alliance after the collapse of the ancient kingdom.
Although marine trade routes were temporarily interrupted due to the frozen sea surface, the entire city of Vinash still exhibited visible prosperity, comparable to many famous cities in the Peka Kingdom.
Verafia, in a city on a different continent, looked around curiously. The continuous roads and crowds of pedestrians made her, whose little head often got confused after losing her divine power and becoming a young girl again, disoriented and dazzled.
“Hmm… could it be that this young lady has also awakened a sense of being directionally challenged? This has never happened before…”
Holding Ig’s hand beside her, the girl mumbled softly, lowering her head.
Getting lost… such a thing wouldn’t have happened in the past; back then, she could explore the entire Eternal City of the Empire with ease, no matter how simple the map was.
Fortunately, they had a local guide. Azer clearly knew the city where he grew up like the back of his hand. He led the young girls and Ig through many twists and turns, and soon they reached their destination.
“We’re here. This is Vinash City’s best alchemy workshop, with the best weapon masters.”
Azer stopped, turned his head, and his blue pupils shone with a smile. “Lord Earl had Master Kaon here forge this ‘Night Scorching Flame’ for me back then.”
After speaking, Azer slightly raised the magic gun at his waist. The dark night-colored magic metal reflected its luster, and the magic markings engraved on it shimmered as if responding to his words.
“Alchemy workshop…”
Verafia also raised her little head. Before her was an alchemy workshop that could be called magnificent. White mist spewed from the giant chimney of the alchemy furnace, entwined with rich magic.
Even without being able to sense it with her spiritual power, it was easy to imagine the scene of high-quality enchanted weapons being solidified with runes and continuously forged under the intense flames of the artisans and the striking of red-hot hammers.
“But if you want to customize a good weapon, besides the materials, the weapon masters here might require a lot of craftsmanship fees. I wonder, Miss Verafia…?”
With a gentle wave of her slender hand, the crisp sound of coins emerged from the silver-white money bag. Verafia smiled charmingly and tilted her little face again:
“Little Count gave us currency here… about a hundred coins. That should be enough, right?”
A few days earlier, she had asked Azer about the price of materials. According to Verafia’s rough calculations, the gold coins bestowed upon her by Count Sirius were worth about eighty Peka gold coins, which would be enough to buy a very good staff at an auction house.
Azer nodded, the smile on his lips seeming to have anticipated this.
The red-haired young man responded softly, then led them closer to the workshop.
It seemed that because he often came here, Azer was very familiar with the workshop’s guards and artisans, and they greeted him warmly.
The main hall displayed many high-quality magic weapons and armor, even some that made Ig’s eyes light up. However, what the young lady requested was naturally not such finished weapons.
“Azer, kid.”
After walking a short distance, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded. Verafia slightly raised her head, and what caught her eye was a middle-aged man with graying hair and beard, wearing metal-rimmed glass lenses, the slight reflection on them giving an impression of wisdom.
However, this person’s appearance had nothing to do with the word “refined”; his roughly trimmed beard and slightly yellowed teeth from smoking gave him a more untidy appearance, like an old man resting in the shade after a busy harvest season in the countryside.
“Miss Verafia, this is Master Kaon, the one I mentioned to you earlier.” Azer responded, then introduced her with a smile.
“Master Kaon?”
Verafia was slightly surprised, her golden eyes once again appraising Kaon as he approached.
Originally, when Azer described the best craftsman in all of Vinash City, she subconsciously imagined him as a blacksmith with a bare upper body and strong muscles, heavily wielding a hammer in front of a furnace.
However, Verafia soon realized that she was stuck in a fixed way of thinking. Who said that the best weapon master had to be a blacksmith, and moreover, in the fields of magic and alchemy?
“Why is Azer kid here? Are you here to look at enchanted armor?”
Master Kaon’s tone indicated familiarity with the red-haired young man. He casually threw off his oil-stained apron and approached with a rather bold demeanor, “By the way, how are the sword and gun that Lord Earl commissioned? Could they be damaged and you’re here for repairs?”
“The sword and gun made by Master Kaon are excellent. Thanks to their power, we were able to endure the war with Frost.”
The red-haired young man thanked him with a smile. “However, we’re disturbing Master Kaon this time because Lord Earl has entrusted me with asking you to forge a gun for his friend.”
Kaon, who was in front of him, was very familiar, but to get him to act, he still needed the Earl’s name… Well, Sirius knew anyway.
Azer thought to himself without batting an eyelid.
“Lord Earl’s friend…?”
Pushing the metal frame of his glasses, Master Kaon’s gaze shifted behind his lenses.
While Verafia and the others were observing him, Master Kaon was also observing the guests following Azer. His gaze was sharp, and he could naturally tell that the seemingly ordinary black-haired young man was no ordinary person, and the girl behind him was even more clearly a Dragon Clan.
However, a golden-haired girl with a perfect face, like an artwork meticulously carved by the gods, whose delicate body under the white dress had no trace of magic…
Master Kaon suddenly hesitated. This was one of the few people he couldn’t see through, and she was such a young girl.
“But, what kind of weapon does Lord Earl’s friend want me to make? A sword, or a good shield?”
“Master Kaon!”
A clear and soft girlish voice. Verafia suddenly raised her fair little hand, her golden eyes unusually lively. “I would like to ask you to forge a magic gun for me.”
As Master Kaon’s gaze turned, she did not forget to pinch the hem of her skirt with her fingertips and gracefully curtsy, a sweet smile appearing on her little face.
Well… although she wasn’t a true noble young lady, it didn’t hurt to play along with sudden interest. The persona of a noble lady combined with a sweet girl was also quite interesting.
“Miss Verafia wants you to forge a protective magic gun for her.”
Azer’s voice sounded at the right time, adding.
Master Kaon’s gaze fell again on the girl’s exquisite face and graceful body. After a moment, he grunted, “A protective magic gun? But Miss, I don’t feel any magic from you.”
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Sorry… missed a chapter. I’ll ask the editor to adjust it for me tomorrow (embarrassed)
