Frost Axe's callused hand touched the surface of the Magic Mechanical Device. It felt smooth to the touch, and years of experience polishing Source Crystal Stones and jewelry let him instantly identify the materials used to make it.
They were all common Source Crystal Stones found on the market, and some of the components were even made from rather shoddy materials.
In the past, Frost Axe would not have spared a glance for Source Crystal Stone products made from such mediocre materials, even if he passed them on the street.
But Frost Axe swore that he had never seen a Magic Mechanical Device with functions like this in his entire life!
"Did... you make this?"
Frost Axe studied the smooth surface of the Magic Mechanical Device. When one of the cards was dragged by his finger, he jerked his hand back as though he had been shocked.
Yet driven by curiosity, he reached out again toward one of the cards on the tabletop.
"More precisely, I made it with two friends. One of them is standing right in front of you."
Joshua pointed at Ciri beside him. Frost Axe looked at Ciri, then at Joshua. Both Joshua and Ciri looked young enough to make him realize that the times truly had changed.
"What does it do?"
Frost Axe racked the brain he had accumulated over centuries, hoping to figure out how this Magic Mechanical Device could project such strange images onto a flat surface.
Though he had not studied Runes as deeply as human Spellcasters, when it came to Source Crystal Stones and Magic Mechanical Devices, he dared say he was the foremost expert in this city. No one would even dare claim second place.
That was because Magic Mechanical Devices had originated in the Underground Ruins, relics of an