Zongman: Don't move, Aisi, your family still owes me money

"So, what do you want to make, little brother? A weapon? A prop? Or some protective armor?"

"How about I help you this time?"

Tsubaki looked at Merlin with great interest and made a very tempting suggestion.

You know, Tsubaki is the leader of Hephaestus's Familia, which means that in terms of forging skills alone, he might even be better than Welf.

"Damn it, Chun. That doesn't make sense. Merlin came to me first. How could you..."

Welf slammed the table in a hurry, stood up, and looked at Tsubaki across from him with an angry look on his face.

You know, this time, it's about whether he can find an opportunity to improve his forging skills to a higher level.

Because of this, he would not hesitate even if it meant confronting their leader Chun head-on.

Who knows, if you miss this opportunity, when will the next one come?

He was determined to obtain the technology to create a magic spear that was three times more powerful than the magic sword.

Looking at the anxious Welf, Tsubaki looked at Merlin beside him with a playful look on his face.

"What do you think, little brother?"

"I think it would be best if you two worked together to create it."

Merlin glanced at the two of them and gave this answer.

Originally, he had intended to let Welf forge it, but now it was different. With Chun, who had more knowledge and experience in forging, present, there was no reason not to make use of this profound treasure of knowledge.

"Ah? Cooperation? No, you want me and this woman?" Welf's face twitched, looking dissatisfied.

"Hey, little brother, are you worried about my craftsmanship?" Chun crossed her hands on her chest and looked at Merlin with a teasing smile.

Merlin didn't say anything about what the two said, but took out a blueprint from his arms and spread it on the table.

"This time, what I want to build is this."

"Portable magic cannon."

As he finished speaking, Tsubaki and Welf's gazes all fell on the drawing on the table.

"this is……"

"Um……"

The two of them shut their mouths at the same time and looked at the magic cannon blueprint carefully.

The first one to raise his head was Tsubaki.

"Brother, what kind of weapon is this magic cannon?"

"Bow and arrow? That doesn't seem right. Could it be a long-range weapon?"

Seeing this type of Chun for the first time, she was naturally extremely curious and looked straight at Merlin and asked.

"A long-range weapon, even more powerful than a bow and arrow. You can think of it as a cannon that can fire magic."

Merlin described it with a simple metaphor.

"Magic tube? Hmm... interesting." After listening to the explanation, Chun didn't say anything else, but lowered her head and continued to look at the drawings.

At this moment, Welf seemed to have found a good opportunity and spoke.

"Just looking at the structure, it wouldn't be that difficult to create. However, you're planning to incorporate some magic sword craftsmanship, right? This part is for the magic stone. I understand that, but what is this part? What do you plan to use this specially marked area for?"

"I remember that your magic spear didn't seem to have this thing on it."

Facing Welf's question, Merlin didn't hide anything and explained directly.

"That location is used for enchantment, magic circle."

"A magic circle? Wait, brother, are you planning to engrave a magic circle on a magic cylinder like this? But even if you engrave a magic circle, you still can't use magic."

Tsubaki looked at Merlin in confusion.

However, Welf, who had already seen the magic spear, did not doubt Merlin's words. Instead, he touched his chin and thought seriously.

"I see. No wonder this weapon called the Magic Cannon doesn't seem to have particularly complex craftsmanship. The most difficult part is the magic circle."

"However, since you were able to enchant the magic spear before, allowing it to use magic, then it should be possible to make this barrel release magic as well."

Welf's mumbling naturally caught Tsubaki's attention.

Chun immediately grabbed Merlin's arm and begged to see the power of the magic spear.

Considering the need to draw on Tsubaki's extensive knowledge, Merlin nodded in agreement.

After witnessing the power of the magic spear, Tsubaki's attitude changed dramatically.

"I never thought such a weapon existed. I can imagine that if this weapon could be mass-produced, not to mention the magic sword, even the jobs of magicians might be replaced."

Tsubaki said with a look of shock on her face.

"Mass production is impossible because I am the only one who can create this weapon."

Merlin shook his head and said with absolute certainty.

That's right, even if someone else stole the magic spear-making process, it would be meaningless.

Because the most critical enchantment step can only be completed by him as an alchemist.

After hearing this, the shock on Chun's face dissipated a little.

"Yeah, that's good."

"So, let's get back to the original topic."

"Young man, you obviously want to create a magic cylinder that is several times more powerful than this magic spear, or even ten times more powerful, right?"

"Although I don't know how you plan to use the magic circle, I have some ideas about the selection of materials."

"Welf, come help me."

Tsubaki said, and immediately gave Welf orders.

"Ah? Me? The key part of this magic cannon requires my craftsmanship, why do you want my help?"

"Just help me out if I ask you to. Don't talk nonsense."

"Alright, little brother, later I'll need you to show us what effect will appear after the item is attached with a magic circle."

"After that situation, I can better judge what materials to use."

"I have a feeling I can create an incredible weapon!"

Looking at Chun's enthusiastic and excited face, Merlin had to swallow back the words "no time".

Chapter 43 The Majesty of God?

On the second floor of the Hephaestus Family Shop.

"So, Hestia, after not seeing you for a long time, you came here just to ask me for this?"

Hephaestus leaned on the edge of the work table, rubbed her head speechlessly, and looked at Hestia not far away.

"Ah really, Hephaestus, I have no choice but to beg you."

Hestia said, looking pitifully towards Hephaestus and lowering her head in pleading.

"Ah, Hestia, you've always been like this. Why are you still thinking of doing something that's completely out of character now?"

"And you know what? Although I'm not bragging, custom weapons from our company are extremely expensive, easily costing hundreds of millions of fares."

"Do you really have the money to order it?"

Hephaestus rubbed her head and looked at Hestia helplessly.

"Ah, please...be flexible on this point."

Hestia clasped her hands together in a pleading gesture.

Of course, this was also naturally expected by Hephaestus.

"Concession? The problem is, this matter is not like that."

"Once you make concessions here, others will follow suit."

"And Hestia, as I recall, your child is a Level 1 adventurer."

"To be honest, there is absolutely no need to use such expensive weapons."

"Weapons that are too powerful can lead immature users to make incorrect judgments, leading to tragedy."

Hephaestus stepped forward and tried to persuade him earnestly.

As the number one craftsman in heaven, she naturally knew very well that once a person was controlled by a weapon, the consequences would be very serious.

So she didn't want her friend, the child of the clan that she had finally obtained, to become a person controlled by weapons.

"Woo..."

"I know what you said, Hephaestus, but my child is definitely not the kind of person who is mentally immature."

"So, please."

Hestia said, staring at Hephaestus eagerly like an abandoned puppy.

"It's no use looking at me like that."

"Oh, but I really want to help that child. Well, show a little bit of my divine majesty. Otherwise, wouldn't I, a god, become completely useless?"

"So please, Hephaestus."

Hestia stepped forward, grasped Hephaestus's hands with both, and pleaded again.

"Ah... well, normally you're just a useless god, but there's no need to change your image at this point."

"I say, since your child chose you, he must like you the way you are now. There's no need to force you to change, right?"

Hephaestus was like a gentle older sister, guiding Hestia patiently and persuadingly.

"Wow... I'm usually kind of useful, after all."

Hestia said with a slightly lack of confidence.

"Okay, Hestia, there's no room for negotiation on this matter. You should just give up."

"I believe that your child certainly doesn't want his god to be burdened with a huge debt because of this matter."

Hephaestus shook off Hestia's hand with a determined heart, turned around and said firmly.

"As for the money, no matter how many years it takes, I will definitely pay it back. So, Hephaestus, please..."

Hestia said this, gritting her teeth and a determined glint in her eyes, ready to show her determination.

Just as Hestia bent her legs slightly and was about to kneel on the ground, the door behind her was opened with a bang.

……

Ten minutes ago, when Hestia entered the shop of the Hephaestus family.

Lily, who had been following Hestia, looked confused.

"Why did Lady Hestia come to the Hestia Familia's shop?"

"Ah no... Lady Hestia, is she planning on... buying the weapons here?"

Lily's face turned green.

Because she knew very well how expensive the weapons of Hephaestus's family were.

Even the strongest adventurers from Loki's family rarely go to the Hephaestus family's shop to order weapons.

But now, Hestia actually ran to the shop of Hephaestus's family.

This is no longer something that can be described as crazy.

After all, Hestia's family is an extremely poor family. How can they afford it?

Especially when Lily saw Hestia and Hephaestus enter the office together, her face turned pale.

"It's over, it's over. Something terrible has happened. Where is Lord Merlin? We must notify Lord Merlin immediately."

Lily hugged the little head, looking anxious.

At this moment, in the corner of her sight, a familiar figure walked past from the Hephaestus shop.