Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 371

Chapter 371

Chapter 371: Gifts

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Anfey turned around and saw Jacob standing next to Entos . He was so surprised that he could not help calling, "Master Jacob?"

Jacob nodded at Anfey and then turned to playfully look at Entos . Entos had been cheerful most of the time, but he looked serious now . He took a close look at the magic wand in his hand and did not seem to see Anfey at all .

"Bro Entos, what are you doing?" Anfey slowly moved toward Entos . He cleared his throat and said, "Master Jacob, thank you so much for your help . If it were not of you, it would have taken those gnomes hundreds of years to make senior magic arrows . "

"You are welcome . I had nothing else to do anyway," Jacob said with a smile .

It would be wonderful if you could be free like this for a long time, Anfey thought to himself . Anfey could not help feeling admiration for Jacob . For the past seven days, Jacob had been walking around in the underground city . He was so bored that he made some gadgets . Some were gadgets for himself, but others were amazing magic crafts of high quality to give to other people .

"Is it daylight outside now?" Entos suddenly asked .

"Yes . The vanguard of Shield of Light legion has left," Anfey nodded .

"We should leave too . " Entos passed the wand to Anfey .

Anfey was shocked . He thought Jacob had made some changes to the wand and wanted to test his reaction time . Anfey took the wand . An electric arch suddenly appeared as his fingers touched wand . The arch moved fast towards the ends of the wand . At that moment, Anfey felt the changes this wand gave him .

He had experienced the same feeling when Saul put the Dimensional ring on him or when the blood on his finger went into the bowstring . They all gave Anfey similar feelings, a feeling that these objects had some special bond with him .

"This…" Anfey was stunned .

"Jacob wiped my memories from this wand . This wand is now yours," Entos said casually . "I hope you can take a good care of it . Don’t just treat it as an object . Instead, this wand is your friend now . "

Anfey froze . This gift was so valuable that Anfey did not how to respond . He had said things to give Entos a hard time, but never meant to take the wand from him . He was just joking with him and hoping Entos could figure a short cut for him to learn Instant Transportation since he wanted to learn it so badly and wished to master it as fast as possible .

Seeing Entos holding the wand, Anfey felt bad for him . He did not mean to take it away from him, but Entos seemed to remember what he said . Entos might have misunderstood, or perhaps Entos was a very serious, even though he looked playful .

"Why are you staring, wide-eyed?" Jacob said . "You and Entos are not pretentious people . If Entos is giving it to you, just take it, Anfey . This wand indeed is not that helpful for him anymore . "

Anfey went quiet for a while, and said in a low voice, "Ok . " He did not say thank you . It did not seem right, since words could not express his gratitude .

"Good . " Jacob picked up a sword from a stone table and chuckled . "This is my gift . It could release series of lightning, but it takes a little time to cool down . Only use it when it is needed . I did not prepare any gift for your wedding so I played a joke on you . Saul made fun of me a few times because of that . Now I finally can tell him I got you a gift . "

"Series of lightning . " Anfey was stunned again . He knew well how powerful the Series of Lightning was . When he was on the run, Christian released a Series of Lightning magic scroll and killed all the knights in a Sacred Flame legion unit .

Alice stood behind Anfey, also shocked . She had to cover her mouth with her hand to keep from yelling . As a princess, she not only knew how powerful the Series of Lightning was, but also how many magical ingredients it took to make such a magic sword .

"Take it!" Jacob raised his voice and then tried to sound nice again to convince Anfey . "Anfey, don’t feel any pressure, Ok? Saul, Mioritch, and I all received help from previous top powers . Do you really think it was easy to become a top power? No one could easily become a top power without others’ help . I would never have been able to survive till now if I was on my own . "

Anfey took a deep breath . His fingers looked a little shaky, but they became stable again when they touched the shaft of the sword . He slowly took the sword and carefully hung it on his belt . He stood as straight as a spear, with lips tightly pressed . He knew that no matter what he said now would not be enough . He also knew Jacob selflessly helped him and cared about him, just as Saul had done .

They had overcome greed, killings, envy, hatred, desires and other sins in human nature in order to unite together as a whole and selfishly help each other, which magic beasts could not do .

"Right now there are just a few capable and talented young men . Even fewer of them are trustworthy," Jacob said quietly . "I still can help, but I might not have the ability to help you when the real Death War breaks out . "

"Real Death War? The current one…" Anfey could not help looking surprised .

"Right now is just a preview . Necromancers haven’t made any moves yet," Jacob said . "The optimism from Fernando has affected many people . They thought killing all the death spirits in the Country of Mercenaries would help them turn their defensive position into an offensive one . Anfey, do you know Annunciata?"

"Yes . " Anfey nodded .

"Necromancers have a long lifespan . Annunciata was a young one among them . " Jacob had a bitter smile on his face . "I am telling you that Annunciata’s teacher, Morgan, is still alive . Morgan’s teacher, Minosie, is alive too . Their top powers are no less than ours . How can you be optimistic knowing this?"

Anfey went quiet for a while and said slowly, "We will win in the end!"

"Of course," Jacob smiled . "but many people will give their lives in battle . Maybe I am one of them . "

"Don’t say that, Master Jacob!" Entos said bitterly . "I know you are good at astrology . Don’t you know a prophecy could come true?"

"As an astrologist, I do not care about superstition," Jacob said, shaking his head . "I care about how much we could tell and explain from the astrological phenomenon . "

"When you gave your dairy to Hagan, were you thinking…?" Anfey did not finish the whole sentence because he had a bad feeling about it .

Jacob chuckled . "It has nothing to do with it . The Death War had not broken out yet at that time . When I saw Hagan, I just felt like giving my dairy to him, and then I did . "

Anfey went quiet . He could tell Jacob liked to do whatever was on his mind .

"Ok, it’s time for us to leave," Jacob said quietly . "If I stay too long, I am afraid Marquis Djoser will suspect me . "

Anfey opened his mouth, trying to say something, but then closed it . He had come down to the underground city to find Jacob and ask him a favor . He really did not feel right asking favors now that he had accepted such an expensive gift from Jacob .

"Anything else?" Jacob saw Anfey was trying to say something .

"The thing is . . . " Alice understood Anfey had a hard time asking a favor from Jacob now . She was smart and asked on behalf of Anfey . "Master Anfey hoped you could turn these crystals into a sword shaft and sheath . It would be best if you could seal them together . "

Anfey blushed . Anfey had a decent amount of experience and good vision among young people, but he still dared not look Jacob in the eyes . Anfey felt he was so greedy, but he had no one else to ask . This sword shaft and sheath were so important for Anfey so he had to ask Jacob .

Jacob took the crystal from the gnome . He thought for a while . "Do you only want a sword shaft and sheath? What size do you want?"

"Any size," Anfey murmured .

"Any size? Ok . " Jacob could not help laughing .

This was the first time Anfey had watched Jacob make magic crafts in person . No wonder Jacob was an archalchemist . It was enjoyable to watch him making magic crafts . He poured out a half bottle of a light green chemical and quickly turned a dozen of crystals into a puddle of liquid . The liquid followed Jacob’s fingers, like the stars floating upwards into the dark sky .

Jacob took out a crystal stick and casually moved it to draft the shape of a sword shaft and sheath . He took out another magic chemical and pointed and moved along the liquid about twenty times before he complete his job .

"Do you like it?" Jacob did not even need to test the connection between the shaft and sheath before he passed it to Anfey . Confidence and capability were connected . As an archalchemist, he would never make stupid mistakes .

"Yes, I do . " Anfey nodded . He did not test it either . He just put them in his Dimensional ring .

"Anfey, what do you need it for?" Entos asked out of curiosity .

"It takes too long for me to make magic weapons, which is really inconvenient . I am thinking of keeping elements in the sheath . That way I could join the battle at any time," Anfey said .

"It is not the best approach, but you can take advantage of this opportunity to practice your telepathy," Entos said .

"Telepathy?" Anfey asked .

"Yes . " Entos walked up to Anfey and whispered something to him . Anfey looked like he had come to a sudden realization .