Chapter 227 - Anti-Undead Rune
Dave mentioned something about the weapon to Angor before Angor went to fight Fox Master. However, there were not enough details. Angor only knew that Prome wanted his help for making a long-range alchemy weapon.
Since Angor asked, Prome revealed his idea right away. He needed a tiered long-range weapon which should be able to repel undead creatures.
“The request is from an old friend of mine. I still owe him a favor. I’ve tried to make many weapons without ever finding the right way, and half a year has already passed,” said Prome as he sighed in frustration. “Synthesis has the best potential, but it requires great innovation and experience. I don’t want to keep my friend waiting for any longer, and here’s when your enchantment skills come in, young man.”
Angor was not interested in Prome’s story so he cut straight to the point. “I haven’t spent much time in the field of alchemy, sir, and I only have a basic idea of synthesis right now. May I know what you can do via synthesis at your current level?”
“If I try my best, I can give a weapon the effect of ‘Holy Light’, which requires constant mana to support it. This means the weapon must be used in close range. It loses its effect when it leaves the user.”
“I’ve not read anything about runes related to undead creatures yet. Can you tell me where to begin?”
Prome looked a bit embarrassed as he explained, “I’m afraid my knowledge on this particular subject is as limited as yours. I can only tell you several basic runes, and they may not help at all.”
Angor nodded.
“It means… Do you have a new alchemy plan? Or is it for your music box?” Dave asked eagerly.
“No, it’s for something else. But I haven’t come up with the whole plan yet. I’ll tell you before I start doing it,” said Angor as he promised Dave.
“Music box? You’re interested in such a trinket?” With the main business done, Prome proceeded to learn more about Angor.
Angor chuckled. “Toby really loves music, so I want to make one for him.”
“Toby is the name of Angor’s familiar. You know, the really scary bird,” Dave explained to Prome.
“I see…” Prome was quite interested in Toby, but he managed to hold back the urge to ask. It was already something private. He would never hesitate to inquire such info from other apprentices, but he was more careful around Angor.
“Do you want a music box, Dave? You provided me the Echo Flowers after all,” Angor said.
“Nah. It’s just one of those boring toys for little girls. I’ve no use from it.”
“You sure? I’m going to apply Tranquility Rune on it, you know.”
Despite its name, the rune could not provide absolute quietness. It only helped someone to concentrate.
Dave considered and shook his head. “I’ve seen music boxes from other people before. It only gives out really noisy metal noises. The rune won’t work much.”
“Is that so? I hope you won’t change your mind,” said Angor who was quite confident in his creation.