Chapter 750 Four Pillars: Gray Fortress

Chapter 750 Four Pillars: Gray Fortress

Finding out from Arcaelus that there was still one and a half days before time was up, Valyr took in a few deep breaths as he looked at the round metal shield he had placed on the anvil. The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.

In many ways, the shield he had forged during the Trial of Four Rarities would catch the attention of many people, obtaining a pretty penny especially with how everyone was preparing for war in the outside world.

However, considering that he had brought the shield out just to prepare himself for his true motive, the young man let out a long and drawn-out sigh as his mana arms began to move.

"[Breath of Calm]."

Saving the Hammer of Beginnings' ultimate skill for what he planned on doing later, Valyr began to will his arms to dismantle the shield into its constituent parts.

At the same time, he took a look at the list of materials the material cache had to offer, his eyes eventually landing on a few that he felt would harmonize well.

Stoking the flames within the furnace by infusing it with a bit of his mana, it did not take long for him to chuck all of the items he had chosen into it.

Waiting for the items to reach their optimal forging temperature, Valyr then returned his attention to the shield on the anvil, the mana arms having already dismantled the shield into its separate parts.

Moving the parts that did not need to be upgraded to the side, the young man looked at the remaining parts for a bit before deciding to chuck them into the furnace as well.

Though, unlike the other items he had thrown into the furnace earlier, the young man only placed them in the furnace for a while to heat up.

After that, he took them out before using his mana arms to prepare the parts for the upgrade.

"I guess I could upgrade the size of the shield somewhat," muttered the man to himself as he briefly glanced at the furnace.

"Though, if I were to do that, that would reduce the advantage a round shield has over other shields."

"Eh. I'll keep it the same size, then."

Making up his mind on how he would approach his upgrade to the shield, Valyr soon took out the items he had chucked into the furnace, placing them on top of the prepared shield parts.

Hiss!

Foundation Tier: None

Attack / Defense: 575 - 959

Forge Quality: Exceptional

Originally a shield forged by the blacksmith for swift achievements, it has been given new life, instilled with the purpose of standing for eons.

This... description has been omitted.

<Innate Skill 1: Shield Strike - Allows the user to infuse the shield with mana and move forward at great speeds, dealing damage equivalent to 175% of the user's Attack stat. Has a small chance to stun the enemy. Cooldown: 1 minute. Cost: 2,000 MP.>

<Innate Skill 2: Gray Fortress - Allows the user to infuse the shield with mana, expanding its defense to cover the entirety of the user's front. Increases the user's Defense stat by 25% for 5 minutes. Cooldown: 5 minutes. Cost: 5,000 MP.>

Remarks: May the gray fortress stand forever to protect those you cherish.

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"Damn. Two skills in one item," said the young man with slight surprise, ignoring the weapon's remarks as he thought that it might have something to do with the materials he had incorporated.

Eventually thinking that the second skill appeared due to the type of weapon he had upgraded, Valyr returned the shield to his spatial bracelet after letting Arcaelus take a look at it.

Seeing the slight surprise on the man's face as he read through the shield's updated description, the young man then took out the item that held his true motive.

An item that he had begun to neglect after the inception of the matchlock pistol.

"What's that?"

Taking notice of the item Valyr had brought out, Arcaelus went ahead and used his identification skill on it, only to be left at a slight loss for words at the weapon's capabilities.

"This is a new type of weapon I'm developing," replied Valyr as he grinned with pride. "Well, to be more specific, it's the original version of the weapon type I'm developing. I've made a few improvements to it as of late by making a new iteration some time ago."

"In any case, it's time to apply those improvements and take this weapon to greater heights."