New Magic Hardware

The seed had just sprouted; it had yet to break through the soil.

So Liszt did not disturb it. He merely cast Magic Eye to observe it for a while, but found no trace of magic power. It seemed this magical herb had degenerated along with its seed and become an ordinary plant.

"It's good enough that it can sprout. As long as I find out what kind of plant it is, I can search for the corresponding Elf Bug. And if all else fails, with Smoke Missions around, the odds of these plants giving birth to Elf Bugs should be quite high." In high spirits, Liszt personally watered and fertilized it.

Only after finishing all that did he begin today's routine research.

When he arrived at Flower Town's smithy, the steward in charge of the place promptly came forward to report, "My lord, our research into this pale blue metal has made very little progress. Forging it is no less difficult than forging mithril. Perhaps only Iron Knights can forge it."

Iron Knights were blacksmiths who cultivated battle qi. Generally, one had to become an Earth Knight before earning the title of Iron Knight.

Their battle qi possessed special properties, and the battle qi manuals they cultivated were also different. Every skill they possessed was meant for forging. Magical metals such as mithril, orichalcum, and adamantine could only be forged by Iron Knights.

"So this pale blue metal might be a magical metal?"

"I... don't know, my lord," the steward replied softly. "The smiths in our forge used bellows to burn the finest charcoal and raised the furnace to its highest temperature, yet they still could not melt it, much less hammer it into shape."

Liszt nodded.

Suddenly, he felt that he ought to use Fire Dragon magic power