Chapter 126: Alchemy Grandmaster's Hut!

"My lord, look, there really is a stone house ahead!"

After venturing more than ten minutes into the Black Pine Forest, the view suddenly opened up, revealing an abrupt clearing.

Surrounded by lush black pine trees, only this clearing of several hundred square meters had grass that reached just above the ankles.

And in the center of the grassy clearing stood a stone house.

The surface of the stone house was mottled by rain, yet it was similarly not covered by any green vines.

"My lord, this is too incredible; the owner of this stone house must be a mage!"

At that moment, even knights like Mi Gen could deduce the extraordinary nature of the stone house's original owner.

Gervas did not delay; he ordered Mi Gen and the others to keep watch on the perimeter while he and Lei Meng approached the stone house.

With a creak, the door was pushed open, revealing a simple outer room just like the cave hut before.

Having gained experience, Gervas rushed straight to the inner room and indeed found numerous crystal test tubes in the inner workshop, along with tools such as hammers, carving knives, and feathers.

And on the wooden table, which was filled with tools, there was also a thick notebook.

So, where is my runic weapon?

Gervas frowned slightly and could only pick up the notebook first, hoping to find an answer within it.

Fortunately, hard work pays off; Gervas really did find a clue inside this alchemist's notebook, which was equivalent to a diary.

This hut was actually left behind by an alchemist whose strength had reached the Archmage realm.

You must know that alchemists are themselves mages.

And because mages hold a noble status, many times they only switch careers to become full-time alchemists when their talent is insufficient and they feel there is no hope of breaking through.

Thus, the vast majority of alchemists are low-level mages and mid-level mages; even high-level mages becoming alchemists is relatively rare.

And this was actually an alchemy grandmaster of the Archmage realm, a status so high that he could be a guest of honor in the royal court.

And this Archmage alchemy grandmaster came to the edge of the Death Mountain Range at the request of a royal family member, to craft a legendary-quality magical item for that royal family member.

The records above state that this alchemy grandmaster should have succeeded.

Of course, that legendary-quality magical item was definitely taken away.

But the runic weapon left behind might be a spear.

Because this was the only other magical item the alchemy grandmaster mentioned making besides that legendary ornament.

It was prepared by the alchemy grandmaster to facilitate his battle servants hunting for monster materials.

Gervas put down the book and found no trace of the spear in this workshop.

Afterwards, he retreated to the outer room, but found nothing there either.

Wait!

Gervas quickly exited this main house because he remembered there was another small house beside the main house.

Opening the door of the small house, it was an even smaller and more dilapidated bedroom.

Obviously, this was the dwelling where that battle servant lived.

And in the corner of the wall by the bed of the small house, Gervas finally saw a spear leaning diagonally against the corner.

"Eh, my lord! It's a runic weapon!"

Lei Meng, following behind Gervas, immediately saw the signs as well.

Although the spear was covered in spiderwebs, the iron spearhead remained gleaming.

And upon close inspection, there were even rows of tiny crimson patterns on the spearhead, filling the blade of the spear.

Gervas quickly took the spear and found the wooden shaft was very ordinary, seemingly randomly assembled.

Only this spearhead was a genuine runic enchanted item.

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Amidst the curious gazes of the knights, Gervas held the spear and quickly arrived at the edge of the Black Pine Forest.

Then he thrust it fiercely at the trunk of a hard black pine tree that required two people to embrace.

Pfft!

The hard black pine tree was actually as fragile as tofu; the spear had already plunged deep into the trunk.

Mi Gen and the others immediately widened their eyes.

"Heavens! This is too sharp, isn't it? This is a black pine tree!"

"Also, when we just saw the spear strike the trunk, it seemed a flash of red light appeared; could it be that I'm seeing things?!"

"That's right, I saw it too; it definitely isn't my imagination. My lord, did you just use battle qi?"

"I didn't circulate any battle qi!" Gervas was also somewhat surprised and doubtful; he had seen that red light too.

"My lord, this is at least an excellent-quality runic weapon! Only an epic-quality runic weapon can passively activate its runes without battle qi enhancement!"

"However, what is strange is that the passive activation of the enchantment light on this spear is a bit too bright; I've heard that excellent-quality weapons, when passively activated, should only glow faintly!"

"But if it isn't excellent level, it can't be epic level either; after all, epic-level runic enchanted weapons require an alchemy grandmaster of the Archmage realm to craft!"

"That is a existence the royal court itself must treat with respect! It is truly too rare!"

"Is that so?" Gervas's eyes flickered.

Good heavens, wasn't the original owner of this hut an alchemy grandmaster of the Archmage realm?

Additionally, ordinary weapons in this world are not divided into grades.

For example, Gervas's Star Sword, even with superior materials, because it lacks enchantment, can only be an ordinary weapon.

But for enchanted weapons, they are divided into five grades: ordinary, fine, excellent, epic, and legendary.

The further back you go, naturally, the rarer and harder to obtain they are.

Especially at the excellent level, the value can reach two or three hundred gold coins.

Because those who can craft excellent-quality runic enchanted weapons are at least high-level mages.

As for the Shi Shi tier, just as Lei Meng said, that is the starting point for a Magus.

Without some status and standing, you simply cannot buy one.

Could this truly be an Shi Shi-tier spear?

If so, that would be absolutely wonderful; I've heard Shi Shi-tier items not only command high prices but are also priceless and unavailable on the market.

Of course, Gervas cannot confirm this point for now, so he can only wait to ask Luka upon returning.

Afterwards, Gervas slowly began to channel his battle qi into the spear.

Buzz!

As the battle qi poured in, the inscriptions on the spearhead instantly activated, emitting a blood-red glow.

"Beautiful!"

Gervas exclaimed in awe, then gripped the spear and thrust it fiercely into the tree trunk.

Boom!

The tree trunk was easily pierced through, accompanied by a sharp explosion.

The spot where the spear struck the tree trunk burst open, the depth reaching most of the trunk's diameter, and the surface after the explosion was charred black, as if scorched by fierce flames.

"My lord, be careful!" Just then, Knight Mi Gen and the others suddenly cried out in alarm.

It turned out that because the tree trunk had been blasted open too much, it could no longer bear the pressure from the canopy above, and the whole thing began to crack and topple.

Boom boom boom!

A black pine tree, thick enough for one person to embrace, crashed to the ground with a thunderous roar.

Only at this moment did Knight Mi Gen and the others relax, then they widened their eyes and looked at the spear in Gervas's hands, their gazes filled with longing and envy.

"My lord, this spear is truly formidable!"

"Yes, if a person had been struck by it, wouldn't they have been blown apart into a bloody mess?"

"Indeed formidable; it certainly matches the value of several hundred gold coins!" Gervas nodded in satisfaction.

"However, my lord, I truly do not know what that alchemist was thinking; such an excellent-quality enchanted weapon, yet it is merely a spear!"

"If it were a knight's lance, it would be perfect!" Lei Meng could not help but speak up at this moment.

"Yes, if it were a longsword, it would be even better!" Upon hearing this, Knight Mi Gen and the others also felt the spear was somewhat lacking in prestige.

This was not the group trying to undermine Gervas; mainly, the rarity of such an excellent-grade enchanted weapon made them truly feel regret.

Nobles love to show off; in common terms, that means putting on airs.

Therefore, besides practicality, appearance is actually very important.

If it were a knight's lance or a longsword, weapons exclusive to nobles, the price of this inscribed weapon would naturally soar.

But a spear is used by ordinary soldiers in war, so even if it is an excellent-grade weapon, its value will be lower.