Chapter 705: Chapter 345: Symbol of Diamond Quicksand (Part 2)

With the system in place, I could see Aifei’s panel and learned that this Blade Master belonged to the "Weapon Race". It was thanks to the equipment manufacturing ability and becoming more familiar with the crafty merchant Douding Farlonio that I discovered these Doudings were backed by powerful family forces.

Melegon said, "Previously, your Swordsman friend was suspected in the Diamond Quicksand incident. In fact, even Captain Elaphia was under suspicion at the time."

"I know that."

Li Ang was aware of this. Back then, Elaphia had not yet reached her current position in the guild; she had no ties with either the Order Knight Commander or the Knight Resolution Council member. Unlike today, when no one would dare interrupt her when she spoke.

"Given her background and character, she shouldn’t have been suspected. Through our investigation, we found that some people were deliberately spreading rumors. Some members of the Diamond Quicksand were their blood relatives. The disappearance of these people caused them great pain, and they turned this grief into a force to attack their perceived enemies."

Li Ang listened to Melegon’s words with a frown, recalling the members of Diamond Quicksand. At the time, everyone at The Soul Apex was quite furious. He still remembered that there were indeed many from the Haven Race in Diamond Quicksand, and they were called "those bastard dwarfs" by Viel and Rams.

If they didn’t make up such a large proportion, they definitely wouldn’t have been called that.

Judging by racial averages, of the more than twenty members of Diamond Quicksand, the Haven Race almost accounted for ten, followed by Humans, then Beast-Earkin, with very few Horned Race members.

The incident involving that group... was far more complicated than imagined. The reason they could come together might symbolize something; they each represented their family’s interests, and their forming a group at least indicated some interests were connected between the families.

"You are an excellent Sky Knight, so since we’ve talked about Captain Elaphia, let’s also just chat about this matter. No extra implications are intended."

Melegon smiled and stepped aside.

Li Ang understood his subtle reminder and silently thanked this young man, once again raising his evaluation of him.

Even though the Flos Sky Realm is the most peaceful place, the Order Knights guarding here are still outstanding talents. Or rather, it is precisely because it is so prosperous that it needs the most reliable individuals to maintain it.

Aifei may seem to have a bright surface, but she has enemies in the shadows. Li Ang anticipated this, but he didn’t know the extent of the forces opposing her. It’s only after Melegon’s explanation he got an idea.

She’s having a tough time too, Li Ang thought to himself with a sigh.

Shaking his head, he looked at Zoe, who was still playing with swords, and activated the Mechanical Creation Furnace.

Since this furnace creates things so quickly, he could arm the team with many items.

The last piece of equipment for Zoe happened to be related to her visible sword dance technique.

Because they came to battle with the furnace this time, she definitely didn’t bring her practice tools, so she danced with an empty hand. During actual combat, her current sword-cutting technique wasn’t enough to battle strong enemies, and she needed practical equipment support.

Li Ang, at Tier Five with his equipment crafting level, originally couldn’t create gear to support this kind of skill, as he understood items like these belonged to extra body part equipment.

If using game terminology, this would be called an extra equipment slot. Usually, the racial advantage of the Horned Race is the horn adornment for this extra equipment slot. Some seeking power would also create tail ring-type gear, but artisans able to create such effective special part equipment are rare.

Meanwhile, for Beast-Earkin, the ear rings and chains on large tails also fall into this category.

Zoe’s race was "unknown", but her body structure was completely human. For humans, apart from those who undergo physical modifications or are indescribable, there’s no extra equipment slot available.

However, within the Island Founder’s blueprint, there was an engineering auxiliary unit capable of accepting the user’s Magic Power and hovering alongside as a small device that could carry various tools.

By modifying its tool part into a sword rack, a tool that hovers at one’s side to help a young girl carry weapons could be created, making the Four Attribute Sword readily available.

After a period of design, Li Ang quickly created this item and tossed it to Zoe. The cat used the Floating Sword Rack, with two swords perched left and right on her shoulders, and danced with two in her hand, immediately jumping off the control platform to test the swords on those guard remnants.

Anna, surrounded by the Light of the Star Soul, jumped off the high platform as if weightless, lightly landing on the ground and following Zoe.

Li Ang was surprised to see that Leviathan also ran after Anna. These two little Snake Dragons had their own communication frequency and unknowingly developed a good relationship.

After Zoe finished, it was ALulu’s turn with the shield.

Regarding shield types, Li Ang had thought of many before, and with the materials in the furnace at the moment, a suitable shield for her had taken shape.

Likewise, they’re modular, designed for upgrades in rank later.

Although prioritizing safety, it’s best to make the vanguard’s shields as good as possible before the war, but it’s an issue for Li Ang that he could only create Tier Six equipment.

He glanced at the experience bar, getting close to crafting level Tier Six, and even if challenging, he could then create Excellence Realm equipment.

He had Faser start gathering materials, and in the center of the Mechanical Creation Furnace, sparks flew, eventually forming a small, smooth, glossy piece of alloy. This wasn’t the Island Founder’s 8-tier material [Fake Origin Alloy] used for making guards. He knew the manufacturing method but lacked the Magic Power Level.

This alloy piece was a "lightweight version" crafted by Li Ang using his artisan knowledge and the Path of laws, which he named Mirror Alloy.

Through the material strengthening law of Melting and Gathering, various metals linked to form a smooth, flat silver mirror, with a hardness surpassing ordinary Pure Magic Material by a tier.

This was the foundational core of the entire shield.

Surrounding this Mirror Alloy, subsequent materials were gradually crafted into modules to be assembled around it, while the magic circulating among them amplified the effectiveness of this metal, achieving a unique equipment effect.

Like a flat mirror, the brand-new shield slowly descended from the air, and before reaching the ground, its reflected firelight was dazzling, even causing the colors of the clothes of those below to mix chaotically through the mirror’s reflection, as if this mirror was rejecting everything foreign.

Li Ang smiled as he lightly patted ALulu’s shoulder, and Xiaoniu sweetly smiled and stepped forward, raising her hands to catch this "Silver Mirror".

It wasn’t huge, about a meter in diameter, just enough to cover most of the young girl’s body. Given her strength, wielding a shield of this size was more agile rather than clumsy.

The shield was perfectly circular in shape, and if not mentioned, it could really be mistaken for a mirror.

ALulu’s radiant Sapphire Armor and her beauty matched the shield’s style well. Hold the shield in stance, like the ancient fairy guards in Nebis legend.

"I call it the Round Mirror Shield," Li Ang explained to ALulu about the shield’s power.

[Round Mirror Shield]

[Relying on the power of the mirror alloy created by the Melting and Gathering Law, this shield can reflect impacts that do not exceed the alloy’s carrying capacity, like a mirror reflecting light]

[Tier: 6]

[Category: Shield]

[Equipment Skills: Mirror Reflection, Unbreakable [Same Tier], Torrential Rain Array [Vortex]]

"Thank you, brother. I’ll cherish it well," ALulu said as she embraced the shield.

"Use the shield whenever necessary. Don’t worry about it getting damaged; your safety and the safety of your team are more important."

"Mhm, mhm."

Seeing Xiaoniu trying out her new shield to one side, Li Ang kept the furnace running, continuously creating what he deemed necessary. For example, the weapon owed to Andasu, and for some he felt necessary to assist aside from the four in the Star Flower Travel Corps, he also made items for them.

The day finally ended, and after some discussion, the main forces prepared to start the rescue plan tomorrow left the Mechanical Creation Furnace and returned to the Shadow Shipyard.

Tomorrow promised to be a day of intense fighting, each had matters on their mind and felt tension, worry, and hope, since no one knew if the incident could be resolved smoothly.

In the shipyard square, they held a combat meeting. Li Ang and his partners talked for a long time in the common lounge before everyone went to rest separately.