Chapter 583

"This..."

Perocicia didn't know what to say for a moment.

Should he be happy that Lin Cheng had become an 8th-rank blacksmith, or should he feel sorry that the culinary world had lost a rising star because Lin Cheng couldn't become a chef?

"Uh... neither seems quite right."

Why didn't Master Lin Cheng play by the rules? If this continued, how could he get to the main point?

"Your Highness, are you not feeling well? Where are your subordinates? Tell them to help you back to your room to rest. It's cold at night; it wouldn't be good to catch a cold." Lin Cheng appeared to be concerned about Perocicia's health, yet his slightly puffed-out cheeks were suppressing a smile.

Let you pretend; do you think I'm someone you can fool? No matter what your purpose is, just take a mental blow from me first!

"No, no, Master Lin Cheng, I know my own body. Actually, I have something to ask of you."

"Oh? What is it?" Lin Cheng pretended not to know, asking a question he already knew the answer to.

Prince Perocicia rolled his eyes at Lin Cheng, knowing he was pretending, but he had to play along; after all, he was the one who had initiated the "chance encounter."

"I hope you can forge a weapon for me. I have brought detailed blueprints and am willing to offer 'Breath Soil' as payment."

Lin Cheng appeared unmoved on the surface, but his slightly raised eyebrows betrayed him.

According to legend, this god-level material that grows infinitely when it encounters water was no less precious than the seeds of the Faith God Tree. It could be said that as long as one possessed even a tiny bit of Breath Soil, one could create an entirely new continent.

That was true, but Breath Soil grew when it encountered water, and no one knew its limits. It could be called a divine object, but it could also be said to be an extremely dangerous thing; one careless move and one could be trapped by one's own doing!

However, for someone like him who possessed a system, such a divine object was indeed a rare treasure. As long as it was placed in the Canyon Space, even if the Breath Soil didn't have the ability to repair the canyon, it could be used as a sustainable, renewable divine material.

"The reward is very good. May I see what kind of weapon you want to forge?" Lin Cheng nodded, neither agreeing nor refusing.

He would decide whether to help after seeing the blueprints.

"Certainly." Prince Perocicia took out an ancient sheepskin blueprint directly from his space ring and handed it to Lin Cheng. When Lin Cheng took it in his hand and looked at it, his eyes couldn't help but widen, and the system's notification sound rang in his ears.

Discovered the blueprint for the Wanderer's Gun, Marco's Revolver Twin Guns! Unlocked the Hero Inheritance Weapon Sub-system, providing various hero weapon inheritance blueprints, which can replace the lottery machine for inheritance distribution.

Issued an emergency mission: The Lost Miracle. Mission description: With the shattering of the King's Canyon, some architectural fragments carrying miracles were lost in every corner of this continent! Mission requirements: Repair the King's Canyon, upgrade to level 3 system authority, add a special function to the mini-map to search for miracle fragments, and collect the fragments of the twelve miracle buildings. Mission rewards: Level 4 system authority, one copy of the Miracle Heavenly Book.

The mysterious sheepskin blueprint turned into light spots in Lin Cheng's hands and dissipated between heaven and earth. Prince Perocicia was initially a bit panicked that the mysterious weapon blueprint had just dissipated like that.

However, seeing Master Lin Cheng with his eyes tightly closed, he inexplicably calmed down.

The blueprint came from an ancient ruin. As an adventurer, Perocicia had felt at first glance that this object was extraordinary, but his ability was simply not enough to forge it; he couldn't even understand it. After returning to his country, he gathered the top blacksmiths of the Kingdom of Chilperi, but after looking at the blueprint, they were unable to forge it and developed inexplicable symptoms, ranging from dizziness to immediate fainting...

This made him realize that this object was far from as simple as he had imagined, so he turned his gaze to the Emperor Tianwu Empire, this mysterious ancient Eastern kingdom!

"Master Lin Cheng, how is it?"

The moment Lin Cheng opened his eyes, Perocicia asked impatiently.

The sheepskin blueprint was no longer in his hand because it had been reclaimed by the system. Lin Cheng was stunned for a long time before slowly speaking: "This weapon can indeed only be forged by me. Its origin has a startling similarity to the inscriptions discovered by the Tute family. I can help you forge it."

"That's great! I am willing to provide you with any materials you need." Perocicia placed his right hand on his left shoulder and swung his left hand behind his back, bowing his head to Lin Cheng. That was the highest etiquette of respect in the Kingdom of Chilperi.

"Don't be happy too soon. These two weapons are very special and possess powerful inscription power. If you don't understand the power of inscriptions very well, you won't be able to control them; instead, you will be resisted by them..."

"They have their own choices!"

Perocicia's expression instantly became solemn, and he bowed his head to ask for advice.

"Please, Master, enlighten me."

From Lin Cheng's words, one could easily tell how powerful the weapon on the blueprint would be. The fact that it had its own consciousness meant that it was highly likely to be a legendary Spirit Tool, existing on par with Spirit Pets.

Only the top blacksmiths on the continent could possibly forge a Spirit Tool!

The divine artifact blacksmiths of the ancient era could forge divine artifacts. But nowadays, Spirit Tools were the strongest weapons that top blacksmiths could strive for, yet the number of blacksmiths who could forge Spirit Tools could be counted on one hand. He hadn't expected Master Lin Cheng to be one of them.

It was truly surprising! His trip had not been in vain.

"You go participate in the Inscription Skills Friendly Competition in a month. Regardless of whether you win or lose, I will help you forge them. But if you don't make it into the top three, then I advise you to take them back."

Perocicia seemed to have expected this and nodded.

"I understand... then how are the costs for the materials calculated?"

"The Breath Soil you pay is enough to offset the cost of the materials. When the competition ends, I will give them to you, and you can pay me the reward then."

"Yes, Master."

They falsely accused the Kingdom of Chilperi of stealing the ruins' treasures that originally belonged to the Kingdom of Taki, strongly demanding that the Kingdom of Chilperi return the treasures. They even went so far as to station troops at the border. The two sides negotiated dozens of times but could never agree on the bottom-line conditions. Eventually, both sides gradually lost patience. Whether in terms of military strength or comprehensive national power, the Kingdom of Taki, which was superior, gradually developed the idea of seizing them by force.

In this regard, the Kingdom of Chilperi was not a pushover either.

Perocicia's younger sister, Peroyana, found him and hoped that her brother could persuade their father the King to continue negotiations with the Kingdom of Taki, so as not to force the citizens of the two countries into an innocent war.

In terms of combat power, although the Kingdom of Taki was superior, if the Kingdom of Chilperi was determined to make the Kingdom of Taki pay, they could certainly make the other side pay a great price.

But that price was also something the Kingdom of Chilperi could not afford.

There were not only the kingdoms of Chilperi and Taki in the Western Regions. Once they both suffered heavy losses, other kingdoms would only take advantage of the situation!

"Brother, war cannot solve problems; it will only bring greater hatred to both sides! If Mother were still alive, I believe she would not want to see this scene."

"I know."

But at that time, Perocicia was completely immersed in the mysterious weapon on the sheepskin blueprint. He believed that the weapon brought out from the ancient ruins could allow the Kingdom of Chilperi to defeat the Kingdom of Taki, and even completely destroy the Kingdom of Taki, thereby incorporating them into the territory of the Kingdom of Chilperi.

If that were the case, the Kingdom of Chilperi would henceforth become the Chilperi Empire!

The expansion of desire was accompanied by the infinite growth of confidence.

"Sister, I believe this is for a longer-lasting peace. If we can defeat the Kingdom of Taki, then we can secure a more long-term peace for the citizens of both countries!"

"But Brother... the history of the kingdoms in the Western Regions tells us that war will only bury the seeds of hatred between two countries, inheriting them generation after generation... until one side is destroyed and buried in the long river of history."

"That is why we have this! It will lead us to victory!" Perocicia held the sheepskin blueprint high, full of confidence, and was convinced in his heart that their Kingdom of Chilperi would win the war!

"Brother, but..."

"There are no 'buts.' We will definitely win the war! Sister."

In the end, everything was just in vain.

"Thinking back now, if I had listened to you, you wouldn't have... sigh." Perocicia stood at the window of the room, a bitter smile on his face, his eyes staring blankly at the starry sky above. Suddenly, the stars in the sky seemed to transform into his sister's appearance, with her familiar smile, affectionately calling him "Brother."

Perocicia reached out his hand excitedly, but the hallucination dissipated at this moment. The stars before his eyes were still stars, without the slightest change.

"The dead are gone, and regret is of no use... Now I can only do my best to stop the war from continuing!"

His fists were clenched tightly, his nails digging into his flesh, but he felt nothing. Now, Perocicia only had the firm idea of stopping the war in his heart.

Only by bringing back the weapon on the sheepskin blueprint could the war between the two countries end!

Because this was... his agreement with the King of the Kingdom of Taki!

Western Regions.

Kingdom of Chilperi.

Perocicia's father sat on a throne made of gold, his hair completely white, his face showing obvious exhaustion and sorrow, as well as some worry.

Even though it was late at night, he had no sleepiness at all; instead, he became increasingly worried.

The war on the front lines was tight, and he desperately needed good news to fall asleep. However, the shameless Kingdom of Taki had actually allied with the Kingdom of Layton, just to annex the Kingdom of Chilperi.

He had thought the Kingdom of Taki was only coming for the treasures of the ruins, but who would have thought that their intention all along was the Kingdom of Chilperi! They had just used the ruins' objects as an excuse to declare war on the Kingdom of Chilperi, and in secret, they had colluded with the Kingdom of Layton to jointly attack them.

Suddenly, the tightly closed palace doors were opened from the outside; it was a front-line soldier covered in blood coming to report.