The three people who had been waiting by the gate for quite some time also spotted Moss and Anlia.
Winsa raised a hand and waved at them, calling out loudly:
"Hey—we've been waiting for you forever! What took you so long?"
"Sorry, sorry. We ran into a few things."
Anlia scratched the back of her head as she apologized to the trio.
But then she put on an excited smile, clapped her hands, and began telling the three of them:
"Oh, you guys won't believe what happened earlier. Grandpa Shantru..."
Lina ignored Anlia's eager attempt to gossip and walked over to Moss.
She looked at the light leather armor Moss was wearing. Seeing that she had no weapon, Lina couldn't help asking:
"Hmm? Little Molly, didn't you buy a weapon? Doing missions without a weapon would be a real hassle."
Moss immediately shook her head, then said with a smile:
"No, Big Sister Lina. Molly has a weapon. She didn't buy it, though. Grandpa Shantru gave it to her."
As she spoke, she raised her hand and revealed the Black Crystal Mist hidden within its patterns.
The moment Lina saw the gauntlet on Molly's hand, a flash of amazement crossed her eyes. She exclaimed:
"A Magic Weapon?"
Although Magic Weapon and Magic Weapon sounded similar, they referred to two completely different concepts.
Both terms described weapons imbued with magical power—weapons capable of displaying wondrous effects.
But the greatest difference between the two was that a Magic Weapon was a magic-power control technique, while a Magic Weapon itself was an actual weapon.
A Magic Weapon relied on the user's magic power to give an ordinary weapon magical effects.
A Magic Weapon, on the other hand, was unaffected by its user. Its magical effects had already been fixed when its creator made