Who Pampers Their Child the Most in This World

After carving the sword blank into shape, Zuo Yi continued working on the Dragonblood Wood with his dagger.

The black, unremarkable dagger Zuo Yi used as a swordmaking tool might not look like much.

In truth, it was far more valuable than the Dragonblood Wood. Forged from Falling Star Core Iron, it was called the Falling Star Dagger.

This Falling Star Dagger had been with Zuo Yi for more than ten years.

During his previous decisive battle against Sol, the Abyss Lord, Zuo Yi's main weapon, the Blade of Radiance, had been damaged and rendered unusable.

It was with the Falling Star Dagger that he had severely wounded Sol at a crucial moment, forcing his opponent to unleash a devastating move meant to take them both down.

Six Law Runes were engraved on the Falling Star Dagger. One of them, "Sharpness," gave it the property of cutting through anything, making it effortless to carve the incomparably hard Dragonblood Wood.

In just ten minutes, a brand-new Dragonblood Wood Sword was born in Zuo Yi's hands!

This wooden sword, worth hundreds of millions, was around seventy centimeters long, four centimeters wide, and roughly one centimeter thick.

Its edges and tip were rounded and blunt, giving it no direct lethality.

The wooden sword had a very simple design. Its lines flowed naturally from tip to pommel, with the blade, crossguard, and hilt formed as one. The crossguard, or handguard, rose like strange peaks, making the entire sword resemble a cross-shaped star.

But it was not finished yet.

Zuo Yi put away the Falling Star Dagger and held the freshly made Dragonblood Wood Sword in his hand, its tip pointing upward.

The next moment, a scorching Battle Aura flame burst from his right palm, shooting several feet into the air and enveloping the entire Dragonblood Wood Sword like a blazing torch!

Battle Aura Tempering!

This was a secret technique Zuo Yi had inherited from the master craftsman Saint Qiao. It used one's powerful Battle Aura to temper a crafted item, making its material purer and denser while distributing its elements more evenly.

The Battle Aura flame tempered the Dragonblood Wood Sword for only a few seconds before the process was complete.

As the flames faded, the wooden sword shone with a completely new brilliance.

Its color had become far deeper, subdued and ancient. The grain that had once densely covered its surface was hidden from view, yet the sword itself gave off a faint sheen, like the patina of rosewood.

"Wow!"

Bao'er had been watching Zuo Yi use all sorts of miraculous methods. At this point, she could not help exclaiming, "It's so pretty!"

She asked innocently, "Daddy, is this for me?"

"Of course it's for you."

Zuo Yi smiled. "Wait a moment. It'll be ready soon."

Following the usual process for making a Rune Weapon, the Dragonblood Wood Sword should now have been engraved with Law Runes after its first Battle Aura Tempering, followed by a second and final tempering.

However, Zuo Yi skipped the step of engraving Law Runes. This wooden sword was for Bao'er to play with, and Law Runes would only be a burden to her, so there was no need for them.

Zuo Yi took out a Dragonblood Vine Tendril from his Spatial Ring.

The Dragonblood Vine was a parasitic vine of Dragonblood Wood. Its roots could pierce the iron-hard bark of Dragonblood Wood, burrowing deep into the tree to draw nutrients and sustain itself.

A Dragonblood Vine had only one root tendril. It was slender and tough, its material even stronger than Dragonblood Wood.

Even with Zuo Yi's current strength, he had to exert some effort to tear it apart. It could casually suspend objects weighing dozens or even hundreds of tons.

Dragonblood Vine Tendrils were even more valuable than Dragonblood Wood.

Zuo Yi took it out and wrapped it around the hilt, making the sword easier to grip while absorbing sweat from the hand.

After wrapping it, he cut away the excess with the Falling Star Dagger and tempered it once more with Battle Aura flame.

This final step not only bound the Dragonblood Vine Tendril tightly to the Dragonblood Wood Sword, but also left behind Zuo Yi's spiritual imprint. If it was accidentally lost, it would be easy to find again.

Done!

Looking at the Cross Dragonblood Wood Sword in his hand, Zuo Yi was very satisfied.

It had been a long time since he had personally crafted anything, but his skills had not diminished in the slightest.

"Sweetheart."

He handed the wooden sword to Bao'er. "Try it and see if you like it."

"Thank you, Daddy."

The little girl beamed as she received her new toy, giving Zuo Yi a sweet thank-you.

She took the Cross Dragonblood Wood Sword and gripped it in her hand, copying the sword moves Zuo Yi had taught her earlier as she slashed at the sword dummy from afar.

She even came with her own BGM: "Ha!"

Seeing how adorable she looked, Zuo Yi burst into laughter, his mood exceptionally bright.

Although the materials used to make this Cross Dragonblood Wood Sword were worth three hundred million, Zuo Yi felt that as long as Bao'er was happy, it would be worth it even with another zero added to the price.

Who in this world pampered their child the most? None other than Saint Knight Zuo Yi!

Bao'er slashed at the sword dummy twice, then pointed her wooden sword at Taike and cried out in her cute voice, "A-Tai, take this!"

Who knew where she had learned that from.

With one swing of her sword, Taike fell to the ground in response, limbs raised in the air, belly exposed, head tilted to one side, eyes closed.

Oh no! Miss Bao'er's swordsmanship is too powerful. This dog is dead, dead, dead...

In truth, the tip of her sword was still three feet away from him!

"Huh?"

The little girl was fooled by Taike's superb acting and truly thought she had hurt him. She hurried over. "A-Tai?"

She had only just crouched down to take a closer look when Taike immediately rolled over and jumped up, stretching out his wet tongue to lick her face.

"A-Tai!"

Realizing she had been tricked, Bao'er puffed out her cheeks in anger. "You actually lied to me!"

She reached out to tickle Taike, and the two started playing together.

Zuo Yi, meanwhile, did not remain idle. He gathered the leftover Dragonblood Wood scraps from making the sword and carved them into wooden beads with the Falling Star Dagger.

Although they were made entirely by hand, the wooden beads were all exactly the same size, perfectly round as if they had been machine-processed.

He carved a total of twelve Dragonblood Wood beads.

Zuo Yi found a steel needle in his Spatial Ring, also forged from Falling Star Core Iron. He drilled holes through all the wooden beads and threaded them together with the remaining Dragonblood Vine Tendril.

After tempering them one last time with Battle Aura flame, a beautiful Dragonblood Wood Bracelet was complete.

This used up nearly all of the remaining materials, leaving little waste.

"Sweetheart."

Zuo Yi waved to the little girl, who was still playing with Taike. "Come over here."

"I'm coming!"

Bao'er broke free from Taike's pestering, ran over with the wooden sword in hand, and threw herself into Zuo Yi's arms. "Daddy."

"Mm."

Zuo Yi took her right hand and put the Dragonblood Wood Bracelet on her wrist. "This is for you too."

Bao'er loved it. "Thank you, Daddy."

She showed it off to Taike, who had just come over. "A-Tai, look! Is it pretty? Daddy made it for me!"

She was brimming with pride.

Taike: Woof, woof, woof!

So what if you're a Saint Knight? So what if you can make bracelets?!

Zuo Yi glanced at him.

Taike instantly cowered, lowering his head with a whimper. It is impressive. Fine, I'd better keep being a lapdog.

Zuo Yi ignored him and said to Bao'er, "Now Daddy will teach you swordsmanship."

Bao'er nodded like a pecking chick. "Okay, okay!"

Zuo Yi smiled faintly and crouched down, holding the little girl in his arms with her facing outward. His large hand covered her small one, which held the wooden sword.

"First, we'll learn the first move..."

What Zuo Yi taught Bao'er hand in hand was the Faston Court Cross-Swordsmanship from the Sadea World.

Zuo Yi had learned this swordsmanship from an adorable young wizard in his adventuring party. She had been a blood descendant of the Faston Empire's royal family, though the Faston Empire had already been destroyed for many years at the time.

As a secret art of the Faston Royal Family, direct members of the royal line began learning this cross-swordsmanship from a very young age, laying a solid foundation for becoming knights in the future.

It was also one of the rare sword arts that could be learned from the age of two or three. Its moves were elegant and nimble, and even if one could not become a knight after long-term practice, it could still strengthen the body, improve posture, and reinforce mental will.

It was therefore the perfect thing to teach Bao'er.

"Teacher!"

Just as Zuo Yi was teaching Bao'er the Faston Court Cross-Swordsmanship, Sun Qiang returned to the sword room.

He had gone out for a couple of laps, drunk two cups of salted water, then taken a shower and changed into clean training clothes in the locker room. Fully revived, he came running back with high spirits.

But Zuo Yi did not even raise his head as he said, "Go practice by yourself."

"Oh."

Little Qiang's raised head immediately drooped, and he carried his wooden sword over to the sword dummy to continue slashing.

He secretly glanced at Bao'er, who was being taught hand in hand by Zuo Yi, and felt incredibly envious.

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