Hearing Old Man Ruo Yu's words.
Zheng Qing hesitated for a moment.
Then, under Rat Immortal's expectant gaze, he shook his head very firmly.
"—It's not that I'm stingy. It's that this gun isn't suitable for Senior Colmar."
Seeing Rat Immortal's disappointed expression, the Young Legendary explained sincerely, "The name Jidu wasn't given to it by me. It was a name that surfaced automatically when the contract was formed..."
At that point, he paused briefly.
Everyone present was a High-level Wizard, and none of them was unfamiliar with the name "Jidu." Jidu was one of the Nine Luminaries, as well as a famous "malefic star" in astrological fate studies. Along with "Rahu," it stood outside the Seven Luminaries. Legend had it that it was formed from Rahu's corpse after his death, ominous by nature. Ancient wizards believed that when a woman encountered a year ruled by the Jidu star, her relationships would worsen, gossip and disputes would arise, and misfortune and bad luck would follow.
As it happened, Colmar was a witch.
Even setting aside those magical theories that practically belonged to the mysterious side, simply judging by power alone, a Grand Wizard like Colmar would easily suffer a backlash if she tried to control the Legendary Grade Jidu.
After all, Colmar did not possess a spellbook recording the true names of numerous Legendaries and even Ancient Ones.
And the fact that the contract had named this gun Jidu also explained a great many things.
Zheng Qing unfastened the gun from his belt, pinched its barrel, and offered the grip to Old Man Ruo Yu. "—Everyone can have a feel for it. Don't be fooled by how obedient it looks now. Before you arrived, it was even spitting at me... Even with its very life in my grasp, it's this