Science/Magic

"So generous?" Bloed was surprised. He could easily discern that the items displayed here were very valuable. He would be happy if he received even one of them, let alone three.

Chorius just grinned. Actually, it was not planning to be so generous, but after talking with Bloed about magic theories, he decided to help the boy a bit.

Chorius was a very odd magic beast. It was not very interested on fighting or traveling around the world, and instead, was deeply obsessed in studying mana and magic.

That was one of the reasons it agreed to keep an eye on the exiled lands. For it, staying here for years to study magic was not so bad, besides, he could get treasures and a valuable Archon tree for it. A great deal.

So, now that he met a young man with deep knowledge and a different understanding of magic, it was truly excited. What were a few treasures in comparation?

Most of the treasures Bloed saw were useless for Chorius, and it did not mind giving them away. He only kept them because they were nice to the sight. As a bird, he liked to collect shiny and valuable things.

Bloed and the others fell deep in thoughts. Finally, Bloed looked at the books and decided to ask about them.

"What about the books? Can I take some of them instead of the treasures?"

Chorius put on a complicated expression. "Sorry boy, each one of these books is very valuable. I can't afford to give them to you."

Bloed understood. Actually, he was not expecting to get them in the first place.

His goal was another.

"Can I then check them briefly? I don't want to waste this opportunity to see so many great books."

This time, the bird agreed easily. "Of course. You can use all the time you want."

Bloed grinned.

"Okay, let's see the treasures first. If something catches your eye, tell me." Chorius said.

Bloed nodded. He looked at Regina and used their mental link to talk.

[Send me the information about the items.]

Soon, all the information about the treasures appeared in Bloed's eyes.

Bloed wanted to whistle in surprise. So many treasures, with so many incredible uses. Bloed wanted to take everything here with him.

Unfortunately, he couls choose only one, two if Regina's share was counted.

After looking through all the treasures, Bloed was leaning towards three of them.

The first one was a magic core. It was a core belonging to a demigod-level magic beast. Bloed's energy sight could see a blinding light emanating from it, and Bloed was sure he could use it to create many new gadges.

The second and the third treasures were two chunks of metals. One was mithril, and the other was adamantine. Both were mana-conducting metals.

Bloed had realized that normal metals could not conduct mana effectively. Gold and silver were a bit useful, but not enough to create high-quality magic items.

However, he knew that some metals natives to this world could conduct mana much more easily and efficiently.

Mithril and adamantine were two of them. Bloed knew that such metals were very valuable, and the supply was much lower than the demand.

And Chorius had two chunks of them, each one weighting around fifty kilograms.

Bloed truly did not know what to choose.

Finally, he opted for the magic metals. After all, his recent researches and experiments were focused in mechanics. The two metals would be a good aid on it.

Bloed looked at Regina to ask her opinion.

"Don't worry, master." Regina smiled. "You can choose what you want. I'm not interested in anything here."

Bloed smiled. "Thank you."

He then looked at Chorius and told it his choice.

"We want the two chunks of magic metals. The mithril and adamantine ones."

Chorius was bewildered. "Are you sure? I have many treasures here. What about this sword? It can create a sea of fire with each swing." The bird pointed to a beautiful-lookind red sword.

Bloed had seen the sword before, but he just gave it a glimpse before looking away in disinteres. "I prefer the ores."

The bird looked deeply to Bloed before nodding. "Very well, I don't have a use for them anyway. I'm curious to know what are you going to use then for, though."

It then looked at Liu Ying. "What about you, demon king's daughter?"

Liu Ying looked around with a complicated expression. To be honest, many of the treasures here were so incredible that her eyes shone each time she looked at them.

But in the end, she looked at Bloed.

"Bloed, you choose."

Bloed was taken aback. "Are you sure? Everything here is very valuable."

Liu Ying shrugged. "It doesn't matter. You have helped me a lot since we met. If I can use this to repay you even a little bit, I will be happy."

Bloed stared at Liu Ying fixedly before smiling. "… Then, I will not be polite." He then pointed to the mana core. "Chorius, I want the mana core."

"Oh? The mana core?" Chorius was surprised. "Are you sure?"

"Why, is anything wrong with it?"

The bird showed a struggling expression before sighing. "It's nothing. Now that I promised you, I will not go back on my words."

Chorius then flew towards the core and grabbed it with its claws. "This is the core of a demigod-level dragonkin, a very valuable treasure. I got it many, many years ago due to a stroke of good fortune… Hmm, although it pains me to part with it, I'm a bird of his words."

Chorius reluctantly put the core on Bloed's hands.

Bloed smiled excitedly. Feeling the pure energy within the core, he was incredibly excited. He could imagine the countless things he could do with it.

In fact, he had already some ideas. His lips curved up in a smile of anticipation.

"It looks like you are very happy." Liu Ying said from a side.

Bloed nodded. He then looked at Liu Ying with a sincere expression. "Thank you, but this gift is too valuable."

Liu Ying waved her hands with a flustered expression. "D-Don't mind it. It's nothing compared to all the help you have given me."

"I understand." Bloed smiled. "However, I can't simply accept this gift just like that. Let's do it, you don't have a good weapon, right? I guess I can make something you will like."

"A weapon?" Liu Ying tilted her head.

"Yes, just like my saber. Well, a bit different, but I assure you that it will be very powerful."

"Really!?" Liu Ying eyes lit up in excitement. She had seen the strength of Bloed's saber, and she was very envious of its sharpness. Thinking about owning a weapon like that, her excitement shot through the roof. If not that Regina was shooting her an ice-cold look, she would have hugged Bloed tightly.

Bloed nodded. "Now that I have mithril and adamantine, I want to experiment making some magic items… Regina, the lab can work with these materials, right?"

Regina looked at Liu Ying with an unwilling expression and snorted. "They need to be purified before, but yes, it can."

"Perfect! Liu Ying, I'll make sure of finish them before you leave."

Instantly, Liu Ying froze.

Looking at Bloed and Regina, she could not help but smile bitterly.

"… Yes, before I leave."

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