Chapter 108 - Chapter 17: Test #7 (1/2)
Chapter 108 - Chapter 17: Test #7
“Master, I have become great. I think that you should compliment me.”
Green Wind declared as soon as he opened the door of the workshop. Due to being in a solid state, people aside from In-gong could see Green Wind.
Amita’s workshop was dual structured, and the door to the inner workshop, which could be called Amita’s real workplace, was closed tightly. In-gong looked at the stone table that Greenie was sitting on and asked,
“Greenie, you’ve become great...?”
“Of course. So amazing that... uh, wait! I am not Greenie! Master, I hate when you call me that!”
Green Wind nodded gently, then shouted suddenly. She kept nagging him despite being visible to others.
”Green Wind...”
Karma said in a small voice from where she was standing in the corner. There was a complicated expression on her face.
As Carack comforted Karma, Amita jumped on the stone table and slapped Green Wind.
”Get out of the way, you’re covering everything.”
“Uhum.”
It was true, so Green Wind had nothing to say. She simply jumped down from the stone table.
Amita stood where Green Wind was just sitting and pulled out White Eagle from a wooden crate.
It was mysterious that the shield was floating in the air, but this was a familiar sight to In-gong’s party.
Carack gazed at White Eagle closely and tilted his head.
“Uh... did you just add the black border?”
The original White Eagle consisted of a gauntlet for the left arm and a shield capable of being mounted on the gauntlet.
The shield was the main body of White Eagle, but despite Amita’s readjustment, there wasn’t much change in the appearance.
Black metal plates were added to the edge of the shield which was all white.
Carack’s question made Amita click their tongue.
”That is the case when just looking at the outside, but these are separate things. Green Wind?”
At Amita’s call, Green Wind nodded with a confident expression.
“Look carefully, Master. You will definitely want to praise me.”
As her name suggested, Green Wind dispersed into green wind and returned to White Eagle.
Then a green light emerged from White Eagle. So far, there was no difference from the original, but that changed with what happened next. There was a metallic sound and the black metal plates at the border of White Eagle spread out widely. As more things appeared in the air, the shield doubled its size in a flash.
The width was 1.5 times wider and the length of the shield was also impressive. The additional embellishments caused the shield to become a long diamond shape.
The additions to Carack’s shield had flown from Amita’s workshop. However, the additional parts added to White Eagle had appeared in the air, as if they came from In-gong’s inventory.
Amita raised their chin and explained,
“In the first place, this is a relic of an elder dragon. It’s not like I put a gimmick on this. Moreover, that isn’t all.”
Once Amita tapped their finger, a metal sound was heard again, and the white and black parts separated into two.
”Separation?!”
Carack cried out with shock, and Amita waved their tail with a delighted expression.
”The white shield and black shield—should they be called White Eagle and Black Eagle? The basic performance will be carried out by White Eagle, but Black Eagle will be very useful. It has been blessed by the last flame.”
White Eagle and Black Eagle stood side by side in the air.
Green Wind then took a solid state once again and appeared in front of In-gong.
”Now, I will be able to protect Master twice as much. When they’re combined as one, the defense is stronger. Isn’t this a good idea?”
‘So, go ahead to pat my head and praise me!’
That’s what Green Wind’s eyes seemed to be saying. However, rather than responding to expectations, In-gong’s eyes narrowed as he asked,
“It is great, but... can you fly both at the same time?”
One person was steering two objects. There was no easy way to drive one fighter jet while steering another remotely.
Green Wind blinked at In-gong’s question and looked over at White Eagle. Looking at her expression, it seemed like she had never thought about the steering difficulty.
“I- I can do it. I can definitely do it. I will do it, kul.”
She started off with an uneasy voice but became confident at the end. Green Wind now had the noble expression of a higher-order guardian.
Amita looked at Green Wind’s back and clicked their tongue.
”I originally made two additional pieces for a total of three separate shields, but... I thought that two would be easier to steer.”
Green Wind flinched after hearing that the original plan was three shields. Amita continued speaking,
”You don’t have to worry so much because there is some degree of automatic steering. I entered some defense patterns just like the guardian shields used by magicians.”
”S-speaking so much is useless. Talking raccoon, quickly explain the next function.”
Green Wind cried out with a red face. Amita laughed before turning their gaze toward White Eagle.
”The original curtain of light is still there. Well, rather, it has been adapted to attack more efficiently. Green Wind?”
Rather than becoming the wind, Green Wind flicked her fingers, and a defensive green light curtain was activated from White Eagle and Black Eagle.
Then the next thing...
“Oh.”
In-gong exclaimed unknowingly with admiration. The curtain of light had become a narrow blade when Green Wind flicked her finger again.
It was like a green light blade had been attached to the edge of the shield.
As In-gong reacted, Green Wind excitedly changed the blade into a variety of shapes and sizes. He could feel that the power of White Eagle had tripled.
Green Wind combined White Eagle and Black Eagle into one then turned it around.
“Look carefully, Master. Now the space behind the shield is widened, so it is possible for Master to fight on top! Would you like to take it for a ride?”
Green White changed White Eagle to the size of a small surfboard. It felt like a snowboarding device that could be attached to his feet.
White Eagle flew through the air and landed in front of In-gong. He climbed up, feeling that it was definitely more stable than before.
“Ohh.”
As In-gong let out a sound of admiration, Green Wind nodded with a satisfied face.
”You may fly through the sky with the strange blue cloth, but my existence is solid.”
He could hear a lot of worry in her voice, and she couldn’t hide her deep sense of relief.
In-gong stroked Green Wind’s head, and she was deeply pleased.
It was at that moment...
”Strange blue cloth? What are you talking about?”
Amita asked with a confused expression. In-gong blinked at that, but he soon understood. He had forgotten to talk to Amita about it.
”I obtained one more relic of an elder dragon from Sun Lake. I forgot to tell you that it is a cloak that transforms into a muffler.”
Amita was a blacksmith that dealt with swords and armor, so he hadn’t thought that Amita would handle clothes. Moreover, there had been no reason to report it to Amita at the time because he hadn’t known they wanted to readjust the elder dragons’ equipment.
Amita’s eyes widened at In-gong’s explanation. They were very interested.
In-gong asked with a smile,
“Its name is Night Watch. Do you want to adjust it as well?”
Amita jumped. Green Wind, who was more than twice as big as Amita, shouted hurriedly,
“Ah, no! Talking raccoon! Don’t take away the value of my existence! B-but it is also necessary for Master... uhh...”
As Green Wind fell into agony, In-gong stroked her head gently and looked at Amita. Amita’s eyes were burning intensely, but they showed some restraint.
“Ummm. There is no time. I’ll do it later.”
There truly was no time as In-gong was leaving the Demon King’s Palace tomorrow.
Silvan, who had stayed quiet since his arrival in the workshop, spoke up,
“Amita, please don’t forget my sword...’
”Ah, I’ll give it! I’ll give it to you tomorrow morning!”
Amita hit their tail against the ground and cut off Silvan’s words. Silvan stepped back sullenly.
As Felicia comforted Silvan, In-gong mounted White Eagle on his left arm.
‘Indeed.’
By increasing the size of the shield with White Eagle and Black Eagle, the defense area had increased. Additionally, overlapping the two into one would make the defense significantly stronger.
In-gong consciously separated White Eagle and Black Eagle and tried to navigate around them. Not surprisingly, he felt much safer compared to when there had only been White Eagle.
”It is really awesome. I am looking forward to Earth Quaker.”
”Huhu, let’s hope for the best. Whatever you imagine, I will show you even more.”
Amita said with a smile. Then Daphne, who had been the assistant for the past few days, hugged Amita from behind.
”Master.”
Green Wind called out to In-gong, and he understood her meaning. He stroked Green Wind’s head and said,
”Great, Green Wind. But I am busy today, so next time.”
“Umm... I understand. I will endure it.”