The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 144 The Scepter of the Silent Sea
"This fire resistance potion is pretty good!" Roland casually picked up a potion that was fixed in a wooden box. Unlike the Sands of Time, this potion was not placed separately on the velvet cloth, but was placed on a stand in the wooden box along with several other identical potions.

"Hmm, although it's a common potion, the quality is quite good!" Nyx bent down slightly and picked up a vial to examine it. At this moment, the Grand Duchess's body unconsciously curved into a beautiful curve.

"Gulp!" Roland caught a glimpse of this captivating scene out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Hey! What are you looking at?" Nyx stomped her foot lightly, and Roland immediately snapped back to reality. It turned out that Roland had been staring at Nyx for half a minute without her noticing. When Nyx looked up, she saw Roland with a lecherous look on his face.

"Hmph! Men are all big pigs!" Nyx suddenly blurted out, then turned and walked away, blushing.

"Sigh~ Sigh! Sigh? No, let me explain!" Roland felt a chill in his heart.

……

After quite some time, Roland finally calmed down the little devil and, with his little face flushed, continued to browse through Yunfeng's works.

"How about we take a look at some magical equipment?" Roland coaxed the girl beside him softly.

"Mmm-hmm!" Nyx squinted her eyes, clearly enjoying it, whether she was enjoying the warmth of Roland's palm or Roland's care.

“Your staff looks quite old; the crystal core on it is cracked…” Roland asked thoughtfully.

“Well, there’s no way around it. Without high-level spellcasters, we simply can’t replenish our magical equipment and items.” Nyx shook his head. The Nyx Duchy’s forces didn’t have any high-ranking spellcasters, so replenishing these magical items was out of the question. (Magical items don’t necessarily require alchemists to create; spellcasters can all be qualified magical item makers, as long as they learn the relevant techniques. However, among spellcasters, alchemists are the most sensitive to magical items; they possess the strongest talent for magical creation.)
"Creak!" The wooden door creaked open, and Roland led Nyx inside.

The cabin wasn't large, maybe a hundred square meters at most, but it was clear that Yunfeng was a very clean person. The cabin was spotless, with every shelf and item on it wiped clean. The shelves in the room were about one-tenth full of items, and Roland led Nyx to look at them one by one.

"Dragonflame Battle Axe? There aren't any warriors in the city who use axes, so this thing is useless right now!" Roland casually stroked a battle axe with a slightly curved handle, its overall color a golden-red. The axe blade wasn't the bright silver of a normal battle axe, but rather a bright yellow like the heart of a flame, making the entire battle axe seem to have flames rising and burning on it...

"Dragon's Roar?" Nyx pointed at the battle axe in surprise.

"Hmm? A dragon's roar!" Roland had just heard that faint dragon's roar as well.

"Could this thing be made of Smaug's flesh and bones?" Roland was unsure. The more he looked at the handle, the more it resembled the finger bones of some poor giant dragon...

"Dragonfire Battle Axe: (Veteran Equipment) An axe forged from Smaug's blood infused with adamantite and his dragon scales, its handle inlaid with mithril and engraved with magical runes. It possesses Smaug's dragon might, capable of intimidating all creatures below pure-blooded dragons that possess dragon blood. Attached Skills: 1. Dragonfire Slash: When attacked by the axe blade, a thin layer of dragonfire will remain at the wound (Passive). 2. Wildfire Dragonfire: Unleashes Smaug's power, unleashing dragonfire to attack enemies 5 times, with an effective range of 1000 meters. The dragonfire attacks in a straight line, dealing area damage to enemies in its path. Cooldown: 30 minutes."

Roland glanced at the system's findings and nodded in agreement. This ability was indeed sufficient for battle-hardened equipment, and the passive bonus damage was a significant advantage. Weapons with continuously stacking damage skills were the dream weapons of every class. "It's a pity, no one can use this weapon for now," Roland sighed. To be honest, this battle axe was among the best weapons Roland had ever seen, but unfortunately, he didn't have any nobles or powerful axe-wielding warriors under his command. (Lance, although a warrior, specializes in gun and shield!)
“One day it will meet its master.” Nyx gently stroked the battle axe, a soft light gleaming in his eyes.

"Let's go see the magic staff; business is more important," Roland said quickly, remembering the main purpose of their trip.

“Hmm… Roland, if there’s no suitable one, I can make do with the old one. After all, I probably won’t have many opportunities to fight in the future,” Nyx said. She knew that Roland would not let her step onto the battlefield again. After all, she was also a member of the Lagrange royal family. Even if Roland had no feelings for her, he would not let a grand duke recklessly court death.

"Then you should at least have a handy weapon to defend yourself, right?" Roland said seriously.

“It’s alright, I believe you will protect me and the castle.” Nyx smiled innocently and brightly.

“Of course!” Roland puffed out his chest.

"Hmm! Take a look at this!" Roland used the system to examine the staffs placed on shelves or collected in boxes, and finally found a staff that matched Nyx very well.

"This should be the best of the eight staves, an epic weapon—the Scepter of the Silent Sea!" Roland's eyes flashed with surprise. He never expected Yun Feng to actually produce an epic weapon. Didn't that bastard even tell him? Wait… Yun Feng seemed to have sent someone to report it, apparently wanting Roland to personally inspect and accept the goods. But Roland was too busy farming to have the time, completely ignoring Yun Feng. As a result, Yun Feng, being arrogant, never mentioned it to Roland again. However, Roland brought it up again today…

"An epic weapon? A staff?" Nyx got excited too. Although he said he didn't want it, what mage could refuse a staff of excellent quality and high rank? After all, a good staff could help a mage increase their strength many times over.

Roland turned his gaze to the staff, which was about 1.5 meters long. The smooth blue-green staff body was shimmering, and the Heart of the Ocean inlaid on the staff head was shining brightly. On the top blue dragon scale, which exuded the might of the dragon, blue elemental energy was swirling.

"Silent Sea Scepter: (Epic Weapon) Its core is a Heart of the Ocean, crafted from Silent Sunken Tree. The head is inlaid with a Wind Dragon's Reverse Scale, granting it the power to briefly manipulate a large area of ​​water elemental energy around the scepter. Its contained magic can easily create artificial tsunamis! Skills are: 1. Silent Sea: Projects a Silent Sea domain, silencing enemies within it (magic suppression). The domain can be opened and closed at any time. 2. Sea Tree Dance: Summons sea tree projections to fight, attacks inflicting both water and wood elemental magic. Hitting enemies has a chance to poison or freeze them! 3. Crashing Waves: Summons water elemental energy from surrounding lakes (oceans) to form a tsunami that crashes into enemies!" Cooldown: 7 days. 4. Ocean Silhouette: Creates a water shadow clone through water refraction. The clone can store 50% of the caster's mana and will absorb any damage for the caster (consumes the clone's mana; the clone dissipates when mana is depleted). 5. Turbulent Dragon Strike: Summons a giant dragon formed from water and wind elements. The dragon's attacks will deal additional water and wind magic damage. The dragon has 150% of the caster's mana reserves; the dragon dissipates when mana is depleted! Cooldown: 1 year! 6. Sea Summoner: Receives a 25% magic bonus when using water and wood magic, and receives 50% less damage from water and wood magic (passive). Roland read the subtitles he saw.

"Holy crap! That's incredible!" It was absolutely terrifying, so incredible that Roland was questioning his existence! The Heart of the Ocean and the Silent Driftwood were both miscellaneous items Roland obtained from signing in, which he eventually gave to Yun Feng. As for that Wind Dragon's Reverse Scale... it was definitely Yun Feng who plucked it from Kaldor... Speaking of which, a dragon's reverse scale only grows one at a time. This indestructible dragon scale blocks the dragons' most fatal weakness. Getting a dragon's reverse scale is really not easy. I don't know how Yun Feng tricked Caslo.

As an epic weapon, this staff has reached its peak. Whether it is the skill or the appearance, it is perfect and fits Nyx perfectly.

“Girl, it’s yours now.” Roland gently took it out of the box lined with red velvet and handed it to Nyx.

At this moment, Nyx was dumbfounded. She held up the Silent Sea Scepter in her hand with some fear, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes. You must know that the national treasure of the Nyx Duchy was an epic-level equipment. She did not expect Roland to give her this precious staff so casually. To be honest, it would be very extravagant to use this staff as a betrothal gift to marry Grand Duchess Nyx. Note that it was a marriage to a Grand Duchess! It can be seen that epic-level equipment is rare. Even Roland's Dragon Slayer Sword is only an epic-level equipment.

“Waaah…” Tiny specks of starlight quietly gathered in Nyx’s eyes.

(End of this chapter)