Rowena's Personal Weapon, Linley's Holiday Life

After displaying the one-handed sword, Linley said to his mother, "Mom, I'm going to France with Professor Green in August. Is that okay? I'll be meeting my grandmaster, Nicolas Flamel."

When Rowena first heard that Linley would be traveling with Professor Green, she was reluctant. She did not know whether Linley might encounter danger again. After all, from Linley's previous descriptions, it was clear that his teacher seemed to have quite a few enemies.

But when she learned that the purpose of Linley's trip was to meet the great Great Alchemist Nicolas Flamel, Rowena immediately agreed.

That was Nicolas Flamel, a famous and influential figure!

This would undoubtedly be a tremendous opportunity for Linley. As his mother, Rowena naturally hoped that her child would become even more outstanding!

As for the dangers of the journey, although Rowena was somewhat unwilling, at a time like this, she could only trust that Professor Green would not put his disciple in danger again.

"You can go, but you must, absolutely must, keep yourself safe. Everything must be based on your safety, understand? Promise Mom!" Rowena said, staring seriously into Linley's dark red eyes.

Linley felt warmth rise in his heart and quickly promised Rowena.

Then, Linley said to Rowena, "Mom, during July, I plan to forge a weapon for you to defend yourself with. Is there any weapon you're good at using?"

Rowena could not help laughing. "Linley, we wizards rely on Wands to solve our problems. We simply have no use for melee weapons."

Linley said seriously, "But once wizards lose their magic, they are no different from Muggles. I've already learned from my teacher how to make Mana Stones, and I can even forge a weakened Mana Suppression Scepter. Once magic is sealed, melee weapons are definitely a good option. Mom, you need to practice diligently too!"

After entering the outside world, Linley became increasingly unwilling to let his mother remain confined to the tiny Rohl Manor all year round.

He hoped that his mother could enter the outside world and see how it had changed over the years, but he also did not want her to encounter any danger.

Seeing how serious Linley was, Rowena could only nod and agree.

Thus, Linley shut himself in the study once more, engraving Alchemy Formations day after day as he forged a weapon meant solely for Rowena.

During this time, Linley's meals were delivered to his room by the House-elf Gael using Apparition. When Gael Apparated, he even tried to keep the popping sound as quiet as possible so as not to disturb Linley's alchemy.

A week later, Linley finally emerged from the study.

In his hand was a purple-black dagger. It looked exquisite and compact, its surface covered in Alchemy Formations.

"Mom, this dagger is the weapon I chose for you!"

Linley handed the purple-black dagger to Rowena with a smile.

Compared to cold weapons such as one-handed swords, a dagger's greatest advantage was its unpredictability. After all, in battle, no one would expect someone to suddenly draw a dagger from their waist.

Moreover, because of physiological differences, women's muscle training generally produced results more slowly than men's. Thus, neither heavy two-handed swords nor swift one-handed swords were suitable for Rowena. Daggers were different: small, light, and beautiful. Linley's purple-black dagger, with several blood grooves, possessed considerable lethality as well.

"I engraved a total of six different Alchemy Formations onto this dagger. Aside from the Alchemy Formation with the 'Reinforcement' attribute, these four interconnected Alchemy Formations have the attributes 'Sharpness,' 'Piercing,' 'Poisoning,' and 'Concealment.' The 'Poisoning' Alchemy Formation cannot function for now because it hasn't absorbed any poison, while the 'Concealment' Alchemy Formation makes both the dagger itself and your attack patterns harder for enemies to notice."

"The final two Alchemy Formations, arranged in parallel, have the attributes 'Strength' and 'Dexterity.' They are the same as those on my one-handed sword. You only need to choose one to use in battle. These two golden runes are the energy source. When you place your hand on them, they will automatically draw upon your magic, and they will not be affected by Mana Stones!"

Linley introduced the purple-black dagger as though presenting a treasure.

Rowena listened with a beaming smile, her pride impossible to conceal.

Look, this was her child—a Alchemy Master!

Rowena looked at Linley lovingly and solemnly placed the dagger into her pocket before stroking his head.

"You've been doing alchemy continuously for a week. Take a rest," Rowena said.

Linley shook his head. "Not yet, Mom. I still need to forge a weakened Mana Suppression Scepter for you."

Linley had no intention of relaxing. He immediately returned to his room and threw himself back into intense, thrilling alchemy.

Another three days passed before Linley emerged from his room again.

Forging this Mana Suppression Scepter had been much easier than forging the purple-black dagger, because a Mana Suppression Scepter primarily used a Mana Stone forged through Spell Alchemy as its base, with Alchemy Formations from Formation Alchemy engraved onto it afterward.

Before the holiday, Professor Green had already given Linley more than a dozen Mana Stones to serve as the bases for Mana Suppression Scepters, and engraving formations was not difficult for Linley.

However, due to the difference in their alchemy levels, Linley's Mana Suppression Scepter was slightly inferior in power to the one Professor Green had forged. Even so, it was still capable of completely sealing the magic of a dark wizard like Cassirachi.

After handing the Mana Suppression Scepter he had personally forged to Rowena, Linley finally relaxed.

Linley was not someone who did not understand the importance of balancing work and rest. It was simply that some matters were more urgent than others, and he preferred to put his family's safety first.

With only a little over two weeks left before his agreed time with Professor Green, Linley naturally needed to relax properly. He knew that sightseeing would make up only a small part of this journey. Once he reached Nicolas Flamel's residence, the flood of alchemy knowledge crammed into his mind would be more than enough to overwhelm him!

Thus, during those two-plus weeks in late July, Linley spent every day watching television and watering flowers with his mother Rowena, while also tending to the neglected garden of Rohl Manor with the House-elf Gael.

However, since Linley, the master of the manor, was doing the same work as Gael, Gael became deeply anxious for a time, thinking he had done something wrong and angered Linley.

A friend's book is recommended: "Douluo: Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline? Hand It Over!" by Sky Dragon Waning Moon.