"Any ideas?" Alka asked, leaning against a bookcase in the library, looking at the group.
Generally, Alka and Simon were responsible for designing and forging treasures. They shared the responsibility.
In special circumstances, Mathilda's help was also needed.
Coincidentally, the three of them each had their own divine essences that needed to be forged into treasures, so they sat here to discuss.
Julia were also squatting nearby.
They were mainly deciding on their own treasures.
Simon, looking at the gray-black crystal ball in his hand, said, "I actually have an idea."
It was because of this idea that he had chosen this divine essence.
Alka nodded and looked at Julia and Juanlu.
They needed to first find out what they needed.
"Let's make it like this." Julia held a harp and plucked it twice.
Clear musical notes danced out.
"You mean you want to make a musical instrument?" Alka asked, looking at the harp.
Julia nodded. That was exactly what she meant.
After all, the lavender sphere she held in her hand was more focused on sound, which made it a perfect match for a musical instrument.
Alka nodded. This idea was definitely a good one.
But he smiled awkwardly. "Then you might have to wait a while. If you want to make a musical instrument, we have to start from scratch."
After all, making various other devices only required ideas, materials, and skills. But for something more specialized like a musical instrument, they would have to learn all over again.
After finishing, Alka looked up at the magnificent library. It shouldn't be difficult. At least in this library, they would surely be able to find books on how to make a perfect instrument.
Julia nodded. "If you need any help, call me. I actually made this harp myself." She even mentioned the harp she was holding.
Hearing this, Simon breathed a sigh of relief. "That's perfect."
After all, he was only good at constructs and forging items, so asking him to make a musical instrument was a bit of a stretch.
Beside him, Juanlu sat with a look of sorrow on his face, staring at the crystal ball in his hand, completely devoid of any ideas.
The crystal ball in his hand was related to emotions, but emotions were quite broad, and even Alka had difficulty perceiving its abilities and properties through the divine essence.
"Is it hard to imagine?"
Juanlu nodded. "More than hard to imagine, I have absolutely no idea."
"How about making another ball?" Mathilda suddenly asked, looking at the divine essence related to emotions.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at her.
"Just like his previous treasure, making another one related to the sphere shouldn't affect its function, right?"
Hearing this, Alka turned to Juanlu again, awaiting his response.
Juanlu frowned and thought for a moment, still undecided.
"How about making it into something you're more accustomed to using, like kitchenware?"
Simon also offered a suggestion.
But Juanlu waved his head and gave up. "I don't think this divine essence is suitable for something like this. Forget it, let's just make it into a sphere."
With a wave of his hand, a sphere floated in front of him, transforming into a small monster the size of a head.
It had a huge mouth covered in sharp teeth.
Seeing Juanlu make his choice, Alka nodded and took note.
The two of them stood up and left. As for the remaining three, there was no need to worry.
They would design their own treasures; they had the ability to do so.
"Mine'll just be a bottle. Design a bottle; it goes well with water, anyway," Matresa said, already having an idea.
"No problem."
"What about you? Do you have any ideas?" Simon asked, looking at Alka.
After all, they had already thought it through, while Alka hadn't yet shared his thoughts.
Alka nodded, looking at the yellow divine essence in his hand, and said, "I'd probably choose a dice, or a coin."
"Dice? Coin?" Simon frowned, a little puzzled.
Alka nodded. "Yes, I think these two items would be a good match for the potential effects of the divine essence in my hand."
After all, the divine essence in his hand was meant to be random and lucky.
The two nodded. Thinking about it that way, it seemed quite compatible.
"So, what exactly is your idea?" Alka asked Simon.
Hearing this, Simon smiled. "You'll see when I make it. It's something you'll never imagine."
"Okay, let's start designing."
With that, the three of them pulled up a table and began to work.
Designing five treasures in total would take quite a while.
Not to mention the forging process, and perhaps even some rituals based on the treasures to further enhance their functions.
This would definitely take quite a while.
…
Alka and the others knew from the beginning that it would take quite a while, but they had no idea it would take over half a year to finally complete.
Although half a year might be considered fast compared to the time it took to forge five treasures,
But remember, they enlisted the help of the Vastva people in the dimension, and the puppet girls, who already possessed souls, also participated in the forging of the treasures.
Otherwise, it might not have been completed so quickly.
However, hard work pays off, and each of them was extremely satisfied with the five treasures they had forged.
They were still in the Great Library.
In the center, everyone gathered in a circle, surrounded by the puppet girls.
Today was the time to distribute the treasures.
"Come on, Juanlu, yours first," Alka said, handing Juanlu a sphere.
This sphere was identical to the four floating on his staff, crafted in the same way.
"The emotion of this treasure actually represents one of those emotions: laziness, and the poison of laziness."
Juanlu took the sphere and wrapped it with magical energy. The special forging allowed him to quickly master the treasure.
The sphere grew larger, and another small round monster appeared.
It was no different from the other four. "So that's how it is. This sphere can perform various transformations and attacks targeting the emotion of laziness."
Alka nodded. That was exactly what he meant.
The divine essence is an offshoot of the emotion of laziness, meant to enhance laziness and bestow laziness.
The most conceivable function is to make enemies become decadent and slow in battle, and this affects them emotionally and mentally.
Juanlu looked at the sphere and smiled with inexplicable satisfaction.
With a wave of his hand, the sphere merged into the surrounding group of four. Now, there were five spheres floating on Juanlu's staff.
Two of them could be considered treasures on their own.
Then Alkati brought up a box. This box wasn't meant to hold treasures, but rather a very exquisite wooden box.
The wooden box was intricately carved with patterns, resembling a gift box for something precious.
Arka opened it, revealing a delicate harp nestled within a soft material.
The harp was engraved with reliefs depicting waves and mermaids leaping out of the water, singing.
The slightly refined exterior didn't detract from its practicality; it was crafted to Julia's specific grip.
After all, Julia had a hand in crafting this treasure; otherwise, they might have spent even more time.
Even so, it was the one they had spent the most time on.
This was primarily due to the musical instrument itself, a field they had never explored before.
Julia's eyes lit up as she gently lifted it from the box.
She couldn't help but play it.
Musical notes danced from the strings.
The sound was unusually bright.
Alka began to explain, "This artifact's sound-related ability is actually to amplify sound. It's a simple, unpretentious ability, but it suits you perfectly."
Julia nodded, and as she played, magical energy enveloped the instrument.
As she played, she mastered the artifact.
The music grew louder and louder, reaching further and further.
The sound began to permeate the entire library and then enveloped the fortress. It spread farther and farther, until it could be faintly heard across the vast sea surrounding it.
The Voice of Dawn, which had been lingering below, also began to sing along with the music.
Alka and the others, standing at the source of the music, didn't feel the music was loud or jarring at all; instead, they could hear it even more clearly.
"Excellent! This treasure is wonderful!" Julia's face was filled with a smile. Her satisfaction with the treasure exceeded her initial expectations.
Julia extended her hand, and waved the red and green coin.
The coin spun, and red flame patterns and a fresh green scent entwined around her hand.
Then Julia used the coin as a plectrum, guiding her fingerless breath and beginning to play.
The music flowed, mingled with the red and green auras.
It penetrated everyone's bodies.
"It works, it works already?" Jason, standing nearby, frowned, somewhat surprised.
It works just as soon as she's mastered it.
Through the coin and the mermaid's talent, the music brought buffs to everyone and debuffs to enemies.
The sound of the music, carried by the vibrations of the strings, could be heard far and wide, expanding into a vast area. It was practically impossible to escape from during a battle.
Such a powerful sound was impossible to dispel.
After the song, everyone felt refreshed.
Julia put the zither away, her face still tingling with satisfaction.
She even hummed with joy.
"So what are your three treasures? Would you mind satisfying my curiosity?" Jason asked, smiling as he looked at the three of them.
"Of course," Alka smiled, then opened his palm.
In his hand appeared a very ordinary coin, a simple silver snake.
On one side was an S-shaped snake image, and on the other was the face value of the silver snake.
It was a nonexistent ten, not the ten unique to this world, but the Chinese character for ten.
To everyone, it looked like a crossed cross.
"Why did you make it look like a silver snake?" Sofia asked curiously.
They already knew it must be a treasure, but they were just curious why Alka had chosen such a design.
Alka smiled and said, "Just as a souvenir."
Looking at Sofia, he said, "You're the one."
With that, he flicked the coin in his hand, which quickly flipped in the air before being caught by Alka.
But nothing happened.
Sofia stood there, feeling a bit strange.
A floating bookshelf passed overhead, and Er happened to be on it when it suddenly and inexplicably fell.
As she fell, she grabbed a book with one hand, causing it to fall with her.
Sensing this, Sofia quickly caught her.
"You're being naughty again," he said, pinching Er's cheek before placing her on his shoulder.
She then glanced at the book she had caught.
"Islame, the Goddess of Beauty's Design"
Seeing the title piqued her interest, Sofia flipped through the pages.
She couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at the contents, then picked it up and looked at the others.
The others also looked at Alka, their brows furrowed, still not noticing anything unusual.
Instead, Alka smiled.
Seeing that smile, Sofia suddenly remembered something and glanced at the book in her hands.
"Lucky?"
Alka smiled and nodded. "Yes, it's just a little bit of luck, but it's luck, isn't it?"
"Interesting! Let me try it too," Jason said eagerly, approaching.
Alka nodded in response to this request.
He opened his palm again and launched the coin.
Then, before it fell, he caught it in mid-air.
Looking at this scene, Jason touched his body and turned to look.
He stood there, waiting.
The others nearby also watched closely.
After waiting for a long while, Jason didn't notice anything different.
He couldn't help but turn to look at Ululius behind him and asked, "How is it? Do you feel anything different about me?"
Ululius shook her head, unperceived.
A gentle breeze blew by.
A tiny bit of debris suddenly drifted up to Ululius's nose, tickling her and causing her to sneeze.
With the sneeze, the magic power she couldn't help but congeal into a small crystal, which, with the force of the sneeze, struck Jason on the head.
"Hiss!"
The sudden impact caused Jason to gasp in pain, clutching his head and jumping up and down.
"Ah, sorry, I didn't mean to." Ululius was shocked herself.
She hadn't expected her magic power to condense into a small crystal when she sneezed.
It even happened to hit Jason on the head.
Watching this, Alka smiled.
The others reacted and looked at Alka, asking, "So, instead of getting luckier, he's gotten even more unlucky this time?"
Alka nodded. It seemed so.
"It's a coin, after all. It's random. Whether it's lucky or unlucky isn't something I can decide."
Sofia narrowed his eyes at him. "Really?"
Arka smiled. "Yes, but only slightly. I can't completely change it. I can only roughly alter the odds of both sides."
"But even I can't be sure whether it's lucky or unlucky."
"So you did it on purpose, damn it." Jason cursed at Arka.
Arka shrugged helplessly. It wasn't his fault.
"I don't know whether he's lucky or unlucky. You have to try it yourself. I told you in advance, I didn't deliberately change his odds. It all depends on your luck."
Jason could only hold his head in his hands.
Then Matlisa opened her palm.
She had already mastered her treasure.
A slender bottle emerged from her hand.
The bottle depicted a scene of swirling seawater. Above the tsunami, a four-armed naga could be seen summoning wind and rain.
There were also images of lightning striking.
The bottle was blue and lavender in color.
This was the water-related treasure they had crafted.
"It can store water, and it does so separately, preventing the water from mixing.
And it can control the water."
With a gentle wave of her hand, a stream of water gushed out of the bottle.
But the water flow was obviously much greater than the visual effect. Just a small amount of water sprayed out and turned into a large curtain of water, covering everyone.