Inside the magnificent palace, Fang Yuanyuan, dressed in a gorgeous outfit, looked like a queen on a high and mighty throne.
"You said someone saw Oris on the black market and even produced an artifact crafted by the fugitive Hogg? That's absurd." Not to mention that she had already laid a trap, it wouldn't be easy for a dwarf to escape.
Moreover, forging divine artifacts is something only grandmaster-level blacksmiths can accomplish. On this continent, becoming a grandmaster is harder than climbing to heaven without special circumstances.
The messenger quickly replied, "Everything I said is true. This artifact is a magic wand, and I heard from the black market that it will be auctioned off in half a month. Moreover..." The servant hesitated.
"Speak!" Fang Yuanyuan said impatiently.
"Rumor has it that Oris had a strange encounter in the Central Forest and entered a special place that is completely different from ours. It was there that he met Hogg."
"What special place?" Fang Yuanyuan was a little excited.
"This, I do not know. I have only heard that the people there are different from those here."
After the servants left, Fang Yuanyuan calmed her excited heart and said to someone beside her, "That must be a different dimension. If we can go there, we can eliminate the Chosen Ones there."
A person beside her, completely shrouded in black robes, respectfully addressed Fang Yuanyuan, "My master, everything over there is unknown, and I fear there may be danger. The war with the elves is currently at a stalemate; perhaps we should temporarily set aside the new territory?"
"Heh, what are you afraid of? I'm not a weakling who can't even kill a chicken now. After the fall of the Chosen Ones of Cultivation, I dare say that my combat strength is among the top two of all the Chosen Ones. You are my divine servant, and you know my abilities better than anyone else. You should have faith in me."
You're right, we're at a crucial time right now, and we can't afford to be distracted. I suspect the sacred artifacts that appeared in the Central Forest are related to the new Chosen One, and I definitely need to go there.
With the rumors circulating about the Central Forest, those escaped criminals might take the risk, making it perfect for us to catch them like turtles in a jar. The artifact—I must have it!
“Your wisdom impresses me, my master.” Mott bowed respectfully.
An Ge hadn't expected the artifact to have such a huge impact. If it weren't for the fear of offending the Grandmaster behind Oris, the auction house might have kept the artifact.
Hogg wasn't surprised by this.
"Shopkeeper, the last time a divine artifact appeared in the West Asia continent was a thousand years ago. If it weren't for the fact that a divine artifact had appeared before, everyone would have thought that Grandmasters only existed in legends."
Hogg was in high spirits after successfully becoming a Grandmaster. With the plan progressing smoothly and the hope of saving his people in sight, he seemed quite elated.
"If the shopkeeper needs it, I can also forge a weapon for him." Hogg was a little disappointed that he couldn't give the first divine weapon to the shopkeeper. He decided that once he had rested, he would definitely forge one for Ange.
No sooner had he finished speaking than a longsword suddenly appeared and struck Hogg on the head.
At the same time, An Ge's ears exploded instantly.
"You heartless man, it's one thing to have other spirit pets, but you even want a new weapon? Ha, I thought you were all that mattered, but I never expected that I would be so foolish."
An Ge was speechless. This drama queen must have been watching too many palace dramas lately.
"Shopkeeper, this sword has come to life?" Hogg's eyes widened as he pointed at the Azure Flame with trembling hands.
An Ge seemed a little embarrassed, as if her own mischievous child had caused trouble. "This sword has a sword spirit. It's still small, so please bear with it."
After saying that, she felt she wasn't far from being like Lord Xiong. If it weren't for these special times, she would definitely have confined Qingyan!
"From now on, you are not allowed to act without my permission, do you hear me! If you don't obey, I'll find someone who does obey." An Ge threatened in her mind.
"Ha, you scumbag!" A trembling voice came, and that "Ha" made An Ge feel a deep sense of sorrow.
"Alright, I was just threatening you. After all, you're the only one in my heart right now. My little Qingyan won't let me down, right?"
"Hmph." Qingyan gave a haughty snort, but did not refute it.
An Ge breathed a sigh of relief; she had finally managed to appease him. This guy was acting like a domineering CEO one minute and a sweet, innocent girl the next—it was really getting to her.
The great battle raging in the mind of one man and one sword is unknown to outsiders.
Seeing An Ge's somewhat embarrassed expression, Hogg assumed it was because of his guilt towards him, and quickly explained, "I, old Hogg, am not a petty person."
After saying that, he looked at Qingyan with a look of surprise, "This is the first time I've ever heard of a weapon having a spirit. This, this is a real divine artifact, right? Sigh, I thought becoming a Grandmaster was the limit, and I was even a little proud of myself. I never thought I was just a frog in a well, as the shopkeeper said."
At this point, Hogg sighed, "The equipment I crafted doesn't even have any spirit, what kind of artifact is that? I need to work harder in the future. Shopkeeper, I'm going to refine some artifacts now."
Watching Hogg's hurried departure, Ange opened her mouth, but swallowed her words.
Well, let Hogg have something to look forward to again. Seeing Qingyan clearly cheered him up, which is a good thing.
However, An Ge felt that breaking through to the Grandmaster level in this plane was extremely difficult, since it was only a mid-level plane with a level cap.
The fact that Hogg's crafted equipment lacked spirit wasn't entirely a problem of his forging skills, but rather a matter of his refining techniques and the surrounding spiritual energy.
In the Tianxuan Continent, although the weapons crafted by weapon refiners are not as high-level as those made by Hogg, for various reasons, the weapons and their owners will have a connection.
Although these weapons have no spirit, they possess their own emotions, just as she received a response from the swords when she entered the Sword Tomb.
Perhaps after millions of years, these weapons will also develop spirits, but the birth of a spirit is a rare and unpredictable event, requiring the right time, place, and people. On the Tianxuan Continent, weapons with spirits are extremely rare.
Ange didn't intend to tell Hogg these things. Every plane has its own system, and perhaps the equipment in the West Asian continent also has a spirit, but she just didn't know it.
"If you encounter other weapons, can you sense the presence of magical artifacts?"
Although Qingyan was still angry, she was not ambiguous about important matters. "I am not a spirit detector. If the other party's spirit does not appear, how would I know? Besides, do you think weapons with spirits are as common as cabbages?"
However, I've heard that some weapons become spirits through human sacrifice. Hmph, those weapon spirits are nothing but scum of our weapon spirit race.
Then, An Ge was forced to listen to Qing Yan's various expressions of contempt for the practice of sacrificing living people to become spirits.
After hearing the important information, An Ge decisively cut off contact with Qing Yan.
Suddenly, the world became quiet.
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