"Did you make it according to the drawing I gave you?" Leng Xuan asked.
"Basically, yes, but some key details have been changed." The short old man said unhurriedly, "The blueprint you gave me is only suitable for mortal weapons, but this thing of yours is made of ebony steel.
Its hardness is unmatched by ordinary metals. If you don't make changes, you won't be able to use it."
"As long as it works, where are the bullets?"
The short old man stretched out his hand and opened the hidden compartment of the black metal box. Seven deep and dim bullets were lying neatly inside.
"Only seven?" Leng Xuan frowned.
"Only? Do you know how rare this red stone is? These seven are already my whole possessions!" The short old man widened his eyes and said angrily, "Besides, how many times do you think this thing can fire?
Bullets? I have already calculated it for you. Although the weapon itself is made of ebony steel, it can only withstand up to seven overloads based on your rate of fire and strength requirements.
After you use up these seven bullets, this thing will explode. Even if I give you the eighth bullet, have you used it?
Having said that, if such a rare and precious material is used to forge a divine weapon, it would at least be of the main god level... Now to use it to make something like this that can only be used seven times is simply a waste of natural resources."
Ignoring the short old man's complaints, Leng Xuan was silent for a moment and put away the secret grid.
"I see."
"Say in advance, I don't care what you want to do with this thing, but you must not let anyone know that I made it. If you walk out of this door, the favor I owe you and Si Xiaonan will be paid off. From now on, the entire dwarf country will
I have nothing to do with you anymore." The short old man looked into Leng Xuan's eyes and said solemnly.
Leng Xuan carried the black box, which was taller than him, behind him, looked at the short old man in front of him, bowed and said:
"I know...Thank you to the God of Forging, thank you to the Forging Temple."
The short old man snorted, put his hands behind his back, and walked towards the pillar of fire behind him.
Leng Xuan carried the black box on his back, walked across the barren and fiery land, and left the dwarf country.
After climbing countless mountain peaks, he returned to the emerald-like lake again after an unknown amount of time. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the fallen leaves reflected in the lake, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
After he leaned over to check the symbols left by Si Xiaonan, his eyes gradually lit up:
"Seven nights……?"
…
"Ayawn——!"
Lin Qiye sneezed suddenly.
He rubbed his nose, looked up at the wild and uninhabited valley in front of him, and asked doubtfully:
"Are you sure they live here?"
"Yeah." Si Xiaonan nodded, "I came here with Loki before. He wanted to see the three goddesses, but the three goddesses deliberately avoided him and didn't want to see him. Later, in a rage, he set fire to the entire valley."
"Burned the entire valley? Didn't the three goddesses fight back?"
"No...they are not gods who are good at fighting in the first place, and no one knows what they are thinking. They are very mysterious."
"So, they may not meet me?"
"That's natural. If they don't want to see you, you can visit the entire valley and still not see them... Don't forget, they are the goddesses in charge of fate and time."
Hearing this, Lin Qiye felt a little more worried.
The two of them walked along the valley. After an unknown amount of time, they had gone deep into the valley. Except for the poisonous beasts that often appeared in the forest, they did not see even a single person.
Just when Lin Qiye sighed helplessly, several crisp slapping sounds came from the river in the distance.
Lin Qiye was startled, looked at Si Xiaonan and quickly walked towards the direction where the sound came from.
Through the dense trees, a winding stream appeared in view. Beside the stream, a short-haired woman in blue, holding a piece of wood in her hand, was constantly patting the clothes on the ground, and then put them into the stream to wash again.
.
"Is there anyone else washing clothes in this valley?" Lin Qiye asked in surprise when he saw this scene.
"...She is not a human being." Si Xiaonan stared closely at the figure, "She is the goddess of the past among the three goddesses, Urd."
"god?"
Lin Qiye stared at the woman washing clothes by the stream in surprise. No matter how you looked at her, she was just an ordinary village woman.
Si Xiaonan opened his mouth and was about to say something when the short-haired woman raised the wooden block in her hand again and knocked it casually on the stone beside her.
boom--!
The dull sound seemed to pass through the eardrums and hit Lin Qiye's heart. His whole body was shocked and his brain stopped functioning. In an instant, countless memories of the past flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern.
Blind, adopted by aunt's family, going to school, meeting Zhao Kongcheng, joining the Night Watch, training camp, forming the [Night] team...
The brief two-second trance felt like years to Lin Qiye. In his mind, he relived the entire history since he had memories.
Lin Qiye's body fell backwards uncontrollably and fell under a green shade, as did Si Xiaonan beside him.
By the time Lin Qiye came to his senses, his entire back was soaked with sweat and his face was pale.
He stared intently at the short-haired woman holding a piece of wood by the stream.
is her?!
She found herself.
As if to confirm Lin Qiye's thoughts, Urd slowly turned his head, his eyes swept across Si Xiaonan, and finally stopped on Lin Qiye's body, letting out a light sigh.
Her brows furrowed, and a look of confusion appeared on her face.
"Your past..."
She stared at Lin Qiye, thinking seriously for a long time, but her brows furrowed tighter and tighter. She shook her head, stood up from the ground, and walked slowly towards here.
Her eyes fell on the pale Si Xiaonan beside her:
"The agent of the God of Trickery, the traitor of Asgard, what exactly do you want to do by bringing this blasphemer here?"
The moment they heard these words, Lin Qiye and Si Xiaonan's pupils suddenly shrank.
Urd's words exposed the identity of the two of them, and even Lin Qiye's perfect disguise seemed to have no effect.
"Don't be so surprised. The last time you and Loki came, I saw clearly your past and your intention to stay in Asgard... As for you, your disguise is indeed perfect, but your past,
Your identity is still exposed." Urd looked at Si Xiaonan and Lin Qiye one after another and spoke slowly.
Lin Qiye originally wanted to ask the three goddesses for help as Miles, but he never expected that the "past" goddesses could see through their identities in just one meeting, and even Si Xiaonan's resentment was exposed.
come out.
However, judging from Urd's words, she knew that Si Xiaonan was an undercover agent staying with Loki last time, but she did not remind Loki, and this time she even took the initiative to show up in front of the two of them...
Does this mean that they may not care about the identities of themselves and others?
Just as Lin Qiye was thinking wildly, another voice came from the dense forest.