A Weapon Reborn

Snyder threw the damaged Nokao'si into the elemental fire.

The fire energy engulfed Nokao'si, completely melting it into a mass of fiery red liquid.

When it was about ready, Snyder threw in the Thorium ore he had prepared. The moment it touched his flames, it melted.

Black impurities were continuously squeezed out by the flames, and a mass of molten metal composed of Thorium appeared before Snyder. Its Thorium purity was extremely high.

Snyder fused the two masses of molten metal together, shaping them into a suit of armor under his control.

Snyder had finished outlining the armor's basic form. He set the unfinished armor aside and began working on the Silver Hand and the water from the Well of Eternity.

Snyder first used high-temperature flames to completely melt the Silver Hand, then added the water from the Well of Eternity.

Snyder controlled the water, letting it seep into the molten Silver Hand.

The two combined to form a new substance. Snyder had no time to name it, so he fused it into the unfinished armor.

When the unfinished armor touched the new substance, its missing parts were quickly completed, as if by design. Perhaps because of the Silver Hand, the armor seemed to possess a trace of divinity, and the power of order emerged within it.

Snyder paid no attention to the armor's transformation. He could not afford to be distracted while forging a weapon.

At last, only the essences of the four Elemental Lords remained. Snyder took them out, ready to use them to finish the forging.

Drawn by Snyder's magic, the four pieces of essence flew to different parts of the armor.

The earth and water elements were placed on the front and back of the breastplate. The fire element was placed in the right arm, and the wind element in the left.

Snyder had decided on this arrangement. The armored arms would be responsible for the main attacks, and the sharpness of the wind element and the ferocity of the fire element could provide greater offensive power. The earth and water elements on the breastplate would primarily serve to defend and regulate the various elements.

Snyder's excitement as he looked at the reborn Nokao'si went without saying. The moment Nokao'si was born, a tremendous elemental shockwave erupted from the armor.

Everyone in the world saw this strange phenomenon.

Far away in the Eastern Kingdoms, Apophis was hunting when the elemental shockwave startled his prey into fleeing.

Seeing the prey scatter, Apophis immediately gave an order. "Mages! Cast a spell and freeze the prey! Don't let them scatter!"

Frost spells activated in an instant, immobilizing the prey.

Seeing this, Apophis hurriedly led the warriors forward. Their blades rose and fell, taking the prey's lives.

"What was that elemental shockwave? We almost let our prey escape because of it," Apophis said.

"I don't know, Chieftain. I can only sense that it came from very far away," a mage accompanying him replied.

"Besides, Chieftain, we don't need to come out hunting at all. The farms and pastures Teacher Jarod helped us establish can provide us with more than enough food," the mage added.

"Hahaha, an occasional hunt lets our warriors stretch their muscles, and can't you use it to train your control over magic too?" Apophis said with a perfectly serious expression.

"Whatever. You're the chieftain, so you're right." The mage said no more and walked aside, preparing to find somewhere to practice his spells. When he saw the warriors smearing the prey's blood on their faces to celebrate their victory in the hunt, a trace of disgust flashed through his eyes, unnoticed even by him.

"It seems my friend has been doing quite well lately. He's even finished repairing his damaged weapon," Dath'Remar said as he ate, seeing the elemental shockwave erupt in the distance.

The Highborne who were still on Kalimdor had been doing reasonably well lately. They studied magic, and the Night Elves turned a blind eye to them, as long as they did not go too far.

This led some Highborne to see an opportunity to revive the Ancient Kaldorei Empire. They urged Dath'Remar to secure more rights for the Highborne.

But Dath'Remar ignored them. He understood that the Night Elves tolerated them because they did not want the Night Elves to split apart again, so both sides exercised considerable restraint.

"My lord, those old nobles are here again," Dath'Remar's guard said as he came in.

"Those old fellows are truly annoying." Dath'Remar stopped eating and rose to deal with the old nobles.

"It seems Snyder has grown a little more powerful again," Cenarius said in the jungle.

He cast natural magic to calm the wild animals frightened by the elemental shockwave.

"It's a pity he has little interest in nature. Otherwise, he would have been another powerful Druid," Cenarius said. But when he thought of how outstanding Malfurion was as well, he felt reassured.

Snyder used magic to bring the new Nokao'si into his hands.

He felt that the power contained within Nokao'si was even greater than before.

"Let's fight side by side once again, old friend," Snyder said, gently stroking Nokao'si, tenderness in his eyes.

Nokao'si responded, the armor trembling slightly.

Snyder used magic to seal Nokao'si directly inside his body, so he could use it promptly whenever he needed it.

A white fist design appeared on each of Snyder's palms. Whenever he wanted to use it, he only needed to silently recite its name and clench both fists to summon it.

Having reforged his old friend, Snyder was in high spirits. The avatars of the four Elemental Lords appeared before him.

"Is this why you asked me for my essence? To repair your weapon?" Ragnaros asked.

"He's not my weapon. He's an old friend of mine," Snyder said, summoning Nokao'si.

"He looks powerful," Al'Akir the Wind Rider said, looking at Nokao'si.

"Of course. He contains your essences and other precious and powerful substances," Snyder said proudly.

"Stop. I don't want to hear you tell me everything about him. I only care whether you can fulfill what you promised us. These aren't our true bodies, after all, and every bit of essence is extremely precious." Ragnaros laid his cards on the table with Snyder.

The other Elemental Lords also looked at Snyder. Clearly, they cared a great deal about this question as well.

"Of course. I have never broken my word. I will definitely do what I promised you.

"I will introduce several outstanding Shamans to you to become your spokespeople, but you must not control their minds.

"The elements are equal. They have never forced anyone to believe in them." This was what the elements had told Snyder when he first became a Shaman.