Chapter 360: Authority
[Silver Steel Sword, Mithril Steel, Mithril, Steel...]
Among all these unfamiliar words, the only one Zhou Xu is familiar with should be steel.
[This mithril should be some special metal. According to Silk, this silver-steel sword was passed down from an old civilization. According to this time period, it can be considered an antique.]
As his thoughts raced, Zhou Xu pulled out the silver steel sword and couldn't help but look closely at the silvery sword.
[This state doesn't look like an antique. Steel alone can't achieve this. Is it because of the metal called Mithril? The characters engraved on the sword must have a lot of tricks.]
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu's gaze couldn't help but fall on Silk.
"Has this silver-steel sword remained this sharp from the old civilization to the present?"
Silk listened and nodded.
"Yes, every once in a while, a craftsman will polish and maintain it."
When Zhou Xu heard this, a glimmer of understanding flashed in his eyes.
[Sure enough, it has been maintained. After so many years, if it can maintain this state without any maintenance, it is simply a magical artifact. 】
[However, even if this silver steel sword is not a divine weapon, it is definitely not an ordinary weapon. It is probably something similar to a magic weapon.]
"Silk, is the text engraved on this sword ancient elven writing?"
"Yes."
Silk nodded again.
"It was engraved by an elven craftsman during the old civilization when he was forging this silver-steel sword. At that time, a great war broke out and the entire world collapsed. This craft was lost at that time."
Speaking of the latter part, Silk's tone couldn't help but carry a hint of regret.
The same is true for Zhou Xu.
If he could get an elf craftsman who could forge magic weapons, he would definitely make a fortune.
But the reality is obviously very bleak.
And it was precisely because of this that, after the great battle with the Dragoons, Silk, who had recovered some strength, did not even deal with the bodies of his tribesmen, but instead prioritized picking up the silver steel sword.
In their eyes, this silver steel sword is the highest honor for them as Elf Knights, and it is also their proof of being Elf Knights. To some extent, it is more important than their lives! Zhou Xu didn't know this, but it didn't prevent him from feeling the value of this silver steel sword.
"How exactly should the power of this silver steel sword be brought into play?"
"The Silver Steel Sword itself doesn't have any method of use..."
At this point, Silk's face showed a trace of distress, as if he was racking his brains over how to say this.
"Among the fighting methods mastered by us Elf Knights, there is a move called 'Wind Slash', which can condense the power of wind elements into a sharp blade and chop it out from the edge of the sword."
As he spoke, Silk made some simple gestures.
"This move can actually be used with the weapons in the village, but compared to using the Silver Steel Sword, its power may be much lower. However, for us as the casters, the energy consumption is exactly the same."
After listening to Silk's explanation, Zhou Xu suddenly understood.
"I see. I understand."
To put it bluntly, this is a question of effectiveness. The power of the Silver Steel Sword lies in its ability to unleash 100% of the Elf Knight's power. If other weapons are used, it may only be able to unleash 70% or even half of its power.
Having said that, this silver steel sword is of little significance to humans led by Zhou Xu.
As of now, only the grassland elves' attack methods can be used with the help of the silver steel sword.
This is also the main reason why Silk could take out the silver steel sword so generously without being afraid that Zhou Xu would take it away.
Because he knew very well in his heart that it was actually meaningless for Zhou Xu to take the silver steel sword away.
At this moment, looking at the ancient elven characters on the silver steel sword, a hint of hesitation flashed in Zhou Xu's eyes.
"Silk, I want to study the ancient elven characters on the silver steel sword. If I'm lucky, I might be able to make a simple version of the silver steel sword. What do you think?"
Silk was stunned when he heard this.
"If it can be done, I will definitely support it."
After receiving this reply, Zhou Xu nodded.
"Well, let me borrow this silver-steel sword for two days, and I'll return it to you later."
What he cared about at the moment was not Silk's reply, but the fear that he would be retaliated against.
If he wanted to study the ancient elven text above, he would definitely need to activate the 'Eye of Insight', and a similar thing had actually happened once before.
That was when he was at the altar of the old gods, using the Eye of Insight to peek at the mantra characters engraved on the altar.
As a result, he suffered a backlash and bled from all seven orifices. He felt like he was almost crippled.
He guessed that this ancient elven language was something similar to a mantra, or it was most likely a mantra, but it came from a different world and was in a different language.
[Wait a minute, that old god altar was made by the old gods, and this silver steel sword was made by the elf craftsman of the old civilization. It is understandable that I was attacked for spying on the old gods, but this elf craftsman of the old civilization... can he attack me? ]
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu raised his eyebrows slightly.
At this moment, Zhou Xu undoubtedly realized that he seemed to have fallen into a misunderstanding before. Now, after sorting out his thoughts, he suddenly felt at ease.
After waiting for Silk to leave, he told the guards at the door not to let anyone in, closed the door, and then impatiently activated the mantra.
【Eye of Insight! 】
The next second, the power of the mantra was bestowed on Zhou Xu's eyes, which served as the carrier.
His sight was fixed on the ancient elven characters engraved on the blade of the silver steel sword. With his energy highly concentrated, Zhou Xu gradually saw that on each of the ancient elven characters, there seemed to be faint streams of light slowly flowing.
Needless to say, this is the biggest reason why the Silver Steel Sword has been passed down from the old civilization to this day and can still maintain this state.
The polishing and maintenance by the elven craftsmen only accounts for a small part of the factor. The real reason is that the power contained in these ancient elven characters maintains this sword!
Zhou Xu tried to obtain the power of the mantra above.
[No, this ancient elven text engraved on the silver steel sword is not the truth itself. This feeling is more like a gift? ]
[Yes, it is to give! ]
As a person with the ability to 'grant', Zhou Xu is all too familiar with this feeling.
It was the elf who possessed this mantra, who gave it to the elven craftsman in the form of 'granting' or other similar forms.
The craftsman then used some means to engrave this set of mantras onto the silver-steel sword when casting it.
Simply put, the ancient elven text on it has only the lowest level of usage permissions.
This is like a mobile phone that can only make calls. The only thing you can do with this phone is to dial the corresponding number and make a call. Apart from that, you can't do anything else.
Under this premise, someone with higher authority can even shut down your service at any time, preventing you from even making phone calls.
What could Zhou Xu do? As a human being, he couldn't even exercise the minimum authority.
At this moment, the system that had been silent for a long time suddenly jumped out and made its presence felt...
[System prompt: 'Elf Mantra' sample detected, do you want to extract it? ]
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(End of this chapter)
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