Zero-Ring Trick [Mirror Master] (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

Zero-Ring Trick [Mirror Master] (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

After returning to his territory, Levi took stock of the gains from this trip into the mountains to eliminate the Wolf King. It could be said that the harvest was bountiful.

Including the ones he had killed in the territory earlier, Levi had obtained a total of 108 Mountain Sitting Wolf corpses. Mountain Sitting Wolf pelts were the favorite furs of Northern Territory nobles. Under normal circumstances, one pelt was worth around ten Silver Coins. In this world, one Gold Coin was worth one hundred Silver Coins. In other words, the Mountain Sitting Wolf pelts alone could fetch Levi ten Gold Coins, equivalent to one or two months of the territory's fiscal income.

As for the Mountain Sitting Wolf meat, Levi took out a portion to comfort the families of the deceased in the territory, while storing the rest in the castle. Blackwater Valley in winter was a natural refrigerator, so there was no need to worry about it spoiling.

If there was still any left when the weather warmed up, Levi planned to turn it into cured meat or something similar.

The Three Brothers ate far too much. Supporting three Northern Giant Bears was truly beyond what an ordinary Baron's territory could bear, and the wolf meat happened to solve his pressing problem.

One had to know that these creatures' territories in the wild often spanned tens of thousands of square kilometers.

Of course, the Mountain Sitting Wolves themselves were hardly worth mentioning compared to the things inside the iron chest from that cave.

Inside the iron chest was a layer of Gold Coins. Levi counted them—there were a full 327!

Moreover, because these Gold Coins had been minted eight hundred years ago, they weighed more than modern Gold Coins. If they were melted down, Levi estimated that they could be recast into five hundred standard Gold Coins, equivalent to seven or eight years of income for his territory.

In this era, many great lords had the right to mint their own coins. However, for the convenience of trade, the Kingdom and the nobles had still established a unified minting standard. Generally speaking, the Gold Coins circulating on the market did not differ much in weight.

But compared to the Mellon Family, this little bit of gold was nothing more than a drop in the ocean. What I obtained should only be a small part of it.

Levi was not greedy. With so many Gold Coins, he could buy five bottles of Ambergris, which should be enough for him to break through to Knight! Still, even after gaining this windfall, Levi's goal of continuing to make a fortune through Forging had not changed. After all, his long-term cultivation required a stable source of income. He could not possibly count on such good fortune as pies falling from the sky every day.

Of course, what Levi valued most was the armor sealed within the iron chest.

Called Magic Armor, it was likely armor created by wizards with magic. After studying it over the past few days, Levi had finally found some clues.

On the inner sides of the armor plates, he discovered some strange patterns. He guessed that these patterns were something like the magical arrays used by wizards.

He even found usage instructions carved by the maker, Witch Gulveig, for the armor's owner—the Mellon Family's Great Knight.

Fortunately, the language used by wizards was no different from the modern one. Or rather, Witch Gulveig had deliberately used words ordinary people could understand so that the Great Knight could read and comprehend them more easily.

In short, Levi learned how to use the armor.

"Please note: [Frost Giant] is custom-made armor produced by Lady Gulveig. It can only be activated by someone of Mellon Family bloodline or a user who has mastered the Giant Breathing Technique."

"The Frost Giant Armor is forged entirely from Mithril and has the following spells permanently inscribed upon it:"

"1. Zero-Ring Trick [Automatic Assembly]: After the owner issues the command, the armor can automatically assemble around the owner's body and adapt to the owner's size. This trick does not consume an Aether Stone, but must be charged by the free Aether in the world. Charging time: one day."

"2. Zero-Ring Trick [Mirror Master]: After the owner issues the command, puts on this armor, and performs a Combat Technique once, the armor will automatically record the owner's combat routine and preserve it within the armor's memory array. It will be used to automatically protect the owner when the owner has difficulty moving. However, this combat routine is crude, and its practical effect will be weaker than the owner himself. Do not rely on it excessively. Charging time: seven days."

"3. First-Ring Spell [Frost Giant's Sigh]: This spell was custom-made by this lady for Mr. Mellon. It can only be used by someone of Mellon Family bloodline or a user of the Frost Giant Breathing Technique. After using this spell, the temperature within a ten-meter radius around the user can be rapidly lowered to freeze enemies. Charging time: thirty days. If an Aether Stone is used, there is no charging-time limit, but the spell cannot be cast more than once per day."

"Finally, custom Magic Armor cannot be returned or exchanged once sold. Gulveig's products are guaranteed to be fine goods."

After Levi finished reading the contents of the instructions, his feelings were extremely complicated.

On one hand, through these instructions, he had glimpsed the tip of the iceberg of a real and fascinating Wizard World.

On the other hand, he could not use such an incredible magic armor, comparable to black technology.

The ring was only a switch. The real key was the Mellon Family bloodline. Most likely, that Great Knight of the Mellon Family had made some sort of deal with the witch and asked Witch Gulveig to forge this heaven-defying armor for him or his family. Unfortunately, he had still been powerless to turn things around in the end. Before his death, the Great Knight Mellon hid the armor deep underground. Perhaps he had hoped that one day, a descendant of his family would obtain this armor and use it to rise again. Yet even if someone else obtained it, it would only be a pile of scrap metal, because they lacked the Mellon Family bloodline.

Unwilling to give up, Levi tried several times, but none succeeded. The witch had indeed not deceived him.

As for the other Giant Breathing Technique, it was essentially no different from the bloodline requirement.

That was because a typical Bloodline Breathing Technique like the Giant Breathing Technique, just like the Black Snake Breathing Technique of his Black Snake Family, could not be cultivated by anyone who was not a bloodline descendant.

Furthermore, even if Levi wanted to obtain the Mellon Family bloodline through other methods, it was impossible, because that family had long since been wiped out!

Damn it, I have a divine artifact but can't use it. Levi could not help cursing.

It isn't completely hopeless. I have the Proficiency Panel. Others might be unable to cultivate the Bloodline Breathing Techniques of other families, but that doesn't mean I can't. I can find an opportunity to verify it. If it works, then even if I have to give it everything I've got, I must find the Giant Breathing Technique.

It was not only for the sake of this armor. More importantly, Levi felt that if he searched for Wizard Traces in the future, this armor should prove extremely useful.

I need to find a way to investigate the Mellon Family's history. Perhaps I can uncover something useful amid the dust of history.

Levi carefully stored the armor away. This Mountain Sitting Wolf invasion had turned misfortune into fortune. Not only had he recovered all his losses, but he had also found new clues about wizards. This made him even more determined to continue his search for wizards.

Of course, the most important thing at present was cultivating the Black Snake Breathing Technique. The Breathing Technique was the foundation of strength.

It's time to buy Ambergris. Having made up his mind, Levi began preparing to leave the territory and gather the materials needed to concoct the Black Snake Secret Medicine.