Chapter 66

In the time that followed, Morton and Goldhammer exchanged insults for a while. Goldhammer insisted on entering the Council of Elders, and in the end, Morton reluctantly agreed, promising to report this request to the Council. He asked Goldhammer to organize his insights on the use of the machine tools during this period. Soon, the dwarves would send a large transport dragon to take Goldhammer back to the Furnace Fortress along with the machine tools.

After finally seeing Morton and his group off, Goldhammer burst into a fit of joy, extremely proud of his success in entering the Council of Elders. Of course, he didn't forget Longyi's kindness and praised him to the heavens. Longyi, on the other hand, finally began to get used to the gemstone bag, pulling out a few gems and staring at them with a silly smile.

After a while of silly smiling, Longyi suddenly realized he had no idea how to use these things.

"Uncle Goldhammer, hold your excitement for a moment. Tell me, how do I use these gems?"

Goldhammer's mouth stretched wide, clearly still in the throes of excitement. He laughed and said, "That's simple. You can embed them in a weapon, or you can sell them to a magic item shop for gold coins. It all depends on what you want to do with them."

Is that possible?

"Selling them, how can I do that? After all, they are precious gifts from someone else..."

Longyi couldn't bear to part with them. In his two lifetimes, when had anyone ever given him such valuable gifts? Well, the missiles his enemies in his previous life sent him, each worth a million dollars, didn't count.

"Precious? In the Furnace Fortress, there are several warehouses full of these things. They are expensive, but not that precious. If you need money, you can sell a few. I think they just grabbed a handful when they left, without counting how many."

Goldhammer said.

Longyi looked at Goldhammer and suddenly understood why Morton was willing to give him the title of Honorary Elder but insisted on not giving Goldhammer an elder position.

"Uncle Goldhammer, you are a dwarf, you should have the awareness of a dwarf, right? You should maintain the dignity of your dwarves! Don't tell me, a human, such secrets! You've just made my newly formed sense of guilt towards your dwarves disappear!"

Longyi, speechless, pouted and picked up a piece of steel plate from the ground, trying to embed a gemstone. There was a clang, but nothing happened.

"Uncle, you're tricking me."

Longyi said.

"Stupid boy, that's definitely not going to work. Only weapons specifically crafted by us dwarves can be used! If any weapon could do it, who would we sell them to?"

As he spoke, Goldhammer raised his hand, and his golden warhammer flew out from the corner. He took the iron plate from Longyi, placed it on the anvil, and his platinum斗气 (aura) burst forth. With one hammer strike, a strange rune appeared on the iron plate.

"Try again!"

Longyi took the iron plate, and the size of the gemstone matched the rune perfectly. As he slowly brought the gemstone close to the iron plate, a magnetic force immediately pulled it in. With a ding, the gemstone was embedded in the iron plate, which then slightly bulged to wrap around the edges of the gemstone. The iron plate began to glow with a faint red color.

Longyi had embedded a red flame gemstone, which would add a flame effect to attacks when infused with aura or magic.

How amazing.

Longyi couldn't help but widen his eyes. Removing the gemstone was also easy; just infuse it with a specific aura, and it would fall out.

After several attempts, Longyi couldn't help but marvel at the convenience of this, indeed surpassing the magic weapons favored by the elves.

Then, Longyi finally remembered the purpose of his visit.

"Uncle, how are those knight boots?"

Longyi asked.

"You're asking? When those guys came in, I was just polishing the heels! If I hadn't been quick, I wouldn't have been able to show my old face in the Furnace Fortress again!"

Goldhammer looked fearful.

"Yes, yes, you worked hard. How about the sales?"

Longyi laughed and asked.

"Hmph, with me, even women's items are in short supply! But these women are really strange! Just changing the style of the boots and adding a heel, and the price is so high that it could buy two excellent dragon-slaying swords! On the day they were made, I secretly went to the shoe store and saw two noble ladies fighting over the last pair, completely disregarding their image. It was terrifying!"

"See, I was right, wasn't I!" Longyi said proudly.

"You're right, you're right, but it's just too strange."

Goldhammer said.

Longyi was right; these female knight boots caused a sensation as soon as they were released. On one hand, it was the style, and on the other, it was the extremely high price.

Eighty gold coins.

What does that mean?

A pair of ordinary high-end women's boots costs only eighty silver coins. Just by making them in the style of knight boots and adding a heel, the price became gold coins!

A hundredfold markup!

Damn! Profits! Easier and faster than making dragon-slaying swords! And more profitable!

Goldhammer might soon become an elder, so Longyi decided to go back and talk to Wesley about whether there was any other potential for development in these boots. Longyi wasn't a designer in his previous life, so while he understood what women liked, he couldn't continuously create what they wanted. However, Wesley was different; he came from a business family and could quickly become proficient in such matters, even if he had to learn on the spot.

This time, Longyi came to check in and also brought Goldhammer the mechanical drawing textbook he had summarized. These were the essence of his previous life, and while Longyi couldn't teach too much, it was enough for general application.

Goldhammer was overjoyed, smiling from ear to ear. Longyi had given these things to him instead of Morton, which meant that Longyi and he were on the same wavelength!

Great! This kid has a future!

Carrying the priceless magic gems, Longyi walked like a thief, and the journey back to the dorm seemed much longer. When he returned to the dorm, he was drenched in sweat.

Good grief, if there were more, wouldn't he have died of fright halfway? How could a穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which can be translated as "time traveler" or "穿越者" in English) be so unambitious?

Shaking his head, Longyi threw the bag of gems onto the bed opposite, where Eight戒 (Eight戒, a character name, can be translated as "Pig Eight" or "Piggy" in English) was still sleeping. The sound of the gem bag immediately woke him up, and he rushed over to open it, finding the shiny magic gems. Eight戒 became so excited that he started to puff smoke from his mouth. Shadow Dragon was even faster, diving directly into the bag and burrowing through the pile of gems, as if it were a beauty treatment. Eight戒 wished he could shrink to the size of Shadow Dragon and join in, but unfortunately, he was still in his youth and couldn't.

"Calm down, Eight戒. At least you're a high-level being from another plane, don't act like a bumpkin who's never seen anything. And you, little Shadow, we can't take advantage of your small size to bully Eight戒, he's still bigger than you, you know?"

Longyi tried to mediate, but Shadow Dragon ignored him, rolling around in the space and constantly glancing at Eight戒 with a show-off look. This was a common quirk among dragons, who would shrink their bodies and burrow into piles of treasure to sleep, something almost every dragon did, but not many could burrow into piles of gems.

In the end, Eight戒 roared and slapped the bag with his claws. The bag immediately entered his private space, and Shadow Dragon landed on the bed, glaring at Eight戒. Eight戒 opened his huge mouth and laughed, staring back defiantly.

"Remember, no fire, no damage to the furniture."

Longyi's voice came from the bathroom.

The dragon scale armor was convenient, but unfortunately, it didn't have the automatic cleaning ability of Erin's dragon scales. After a sweaty workout, he still needed to rinse off.

The dragon scale armor was removed, and Longyi felt a wave of relief. Wearing the dragon scale armor was like doing physical training. Even moving a finger required full effort. However, Longyi decided to wear the dragon scale armor every day for training. It would be beneficial for his strength, especially since he had just completed the liberation of his giant bloodline. The next step was to liberate his giant bones and muscles, but he had tried several times with no results, indicating that his strength was still insufficient. Without pushing himself, who knew when he would fully liberate his power.

After washing, drying, and reactivating the dragon scale armor, Longyi pushed open the bathroom door and saw Eight戒 opening the door for someone outside the dorm.

Eight戒 opening the door for someone?

Who?

The door opened, and it was Erin. Since recovering her female form, Erin had left the boys' dormitory and enjoyed a private room as the granddaughter of a general. Longyi, on the other hand, had a private room in the second-year dormitory, as no one wanted to be his roommate.

When Erin saw Longyi in his black armor, her big eyes were full of surprise.

Longyi scratched his head, smiled awkwardly, and said, "This, I found it quite convenient, so I made one for myself." As he spoke, he scratched his head again.

Erin immediately nodded in understanding, though she was initially shy. The silver dragon scale armor had brought her many conveniences, such as not having to worry about laundry, being warm in winter and cool in summer, and being suitable for various environments. Most importantly, for aerial combat, the tight-fitting armor could effectively reduce wind resistance compared to heavy armor.

Of course, the protective ability might be slightly reduced, as the dragon scales were fine and soft, resistant to cuts but not to blunt force. Dragon knights usually wore heavy armor made of rare metals, which was expensive. Some high-level dragon knights even had enchanted heavy armor to defend against various physical impacts.

Of course, thinking about these things was premature, as neither of them had taken to the skies yet. Erin had already merged with her dragon, and how to engage in aerial combat was still a big question.

However, for now, this wasn't a concern.

Erin had come to take Longyi to class.

And it was a magic class.

Longyi was a dual practitioner of magic and martial arts, so he had enrolled in both courses. Starting from the second year, dragon warriors and dragon mages had separate classes. Longyi and Erin both had classes, so they had to make choices. Erin, being a genius, could skip some classes without any issues. Longyi, after careful consideration, decided to skip some practical combat classes, as with his current strength, it was hard to find a match in the entire second year.

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