"All right." Su Li pointed at the battle armor on the table.
Elvin hurried over.
The crack in the battle armor's chest was gone, replaced by an ugly metal scar.
The old man was so furious his beard trembled.
But Elvin soon sensed that something was off.
He pressed a hand against the scar and cautiously injected a stream of ether into it.
The ether passed through that ugly metal lump with extreme smoothness, circulating through the battle armor's entire circuit without the slightest obstruction.
It worked.
This battle armor could actually be used again.
Elvin stared at that metal lump, his face full of disbelief.
This completely defied the common sense of magical forging. Those broken, complex circuits had been forcibly fused together by the boy's overwhelmingly domineering power. Not only had there been no rejection, but it had instead formed an energy channel.
The old man turned to look at Su Li, who was slumped in his chair and panting.
Talia hadn't been wrong. This kid was an unreasonable monster.
"Great Elder, why don't you try it and see whether it can hold up?" Su Li pointed at the battle armor.
Elvin put on the battle armor. Ether circulated through his body, and that dark golden glow lit up once more. Its peak fourth-tier defensive power had been fully restored.
"Good kid." Elvin took off the battle armor, his tone filled with undisguised appreciation. "It may be a little ugly, but it really works."
He walked up to Su Li and patted his shoulder.
"Tell me. What reward do you want? As long as the Elven Merchant Association can provide it, this old man won't be stingy."
This was exactly what Su Li had been waiting for.
He stood up and dusted off his clothes.
"You're too kind,