While Cocotte was still standing there in a daze, Viktor picked up the handgun Liya had just used and examined it for a moment.
In front of him, a panel popped up.
[New weapon discovered]
[Please name it]
Viktor raised his hand, carefully looked it over, and asked Liya beside him, "Does this thing have a name?"
Liya put one hand on her hip and spread the other, her face showing a bit of helplessness.
"If my old master hasn't spoken yet, how would I dare name it casually?"
At this moment, Viktor lifted his arm and aimed the muzzle at the target.
Green natural energy gradually gathered on the gun's body. Light was drawn in from all around, converging toward the eagle's eyes.
After the light on the gun flickered for a moment, a faint vibration came through his arm.
Bang!
The glowing bullet instantly tore through the air. Terrifying natural energy burst out at the same time, and a powerful impact rushed straight forward.
The violent wind pressure around them exploded outward, kicking up clouds of dust. Viktor could even feel the frightening pressure transmitted from the gun into his arm.
Under the terrible attack, the wooden target completely shattered, exploding into fine splinters of wood, some of which were even burned into black charcoal.
Cocotte watched from the side, her mouth wide open, utterly unable to accept what she was seeing.
'This thing was even mass-produced!?'
After the smoke and dust dispersed, the muzzle glowed red, and faint white steam rose from it.
Fortunately, the craftsmen at home had done a good job with the modifications, and the gun itself was not damaged.
Viktor spoke, "Let's call it 'Wind Eagle'."
Immediately after, a strange panel appeared in midair.
[Weapon type unlocked: Firearms]
[Wind Eagle]
[Effect: Base damage, 100, Ammunition, 6/6, Firing interval, 0.2 seconds, Effective range, 200 yards, Fastest reload time, 1 second]
[Skill: Arcane-Guided Arrow, , You may consume mana to increase base damage, and may also consume mana to charge while firing, up to consuming all ammunition. As charging time increases, projectile size increases by 600%, 6000%, and attack range increases to 600 yards, 6000 yards.]
[New profession branch unlocked: Gunsmith]
[You may freely gift this weapon. The recipient will gain a new secondary profession, Gunsmith]
Gunsmith was a brand-new profession that originally appeared at the beginning of Chapter Three of the game.
In the game's storyline, both princes died, and the Razer family, which supported the eldest prince, suffered total annihilation. The weapons they had secretly developed through the elves were exposed.
The royal family took over these special weapons, continued producing and improving them, and eventually firearms that players could use appeared.
In Chapter Three of the game, players could choose to change professions to Gunsmith, or freely equip firearms and take Gunsmith as a secondary profession.
Compared to a main profession, a secondary profession cannot level up skills and cannot replace the main profession.
In terms of attributes, it is also subject to more restrictions.
All in all, after the Razer family was completely wiped out, they made an enormous contribution to the Empire.
And now, even Viktor himself hadn't expected that he would cause this profession to appear ahead of time.
He casually put the gun down and said to Liya, "That magic cannon Halnarsen brought back earlier, can it be produced?"
Liya spread both hands. "Before, it couldn't be made. After all, we only had one elf who could provide natural energy."
"But now…"
Liya's gaze fell on Cocotte. She looked her up and down like she was staring at a treasure, her eyes shining.
Cocotte shuddered, feeling even more afraid.
———
After a while, the three of them left the workshop and walked deep into the forest.
Led by Liya, they arrived at an extremely luxurious courtyard.
All around were guards made up of demi-humans.
When Liya arrived, the demi-human guards saluted her in unison.
She looked around but didn't see a familiar figure, so she asked the guards, "Where's Leon? Why didn't she come?"
The demi-human guards glanced at each other before explaining, "Miss Liya, Lady Leon had a quarrel with Lacy and isn't in a very good mood."
Liya was puzzled. Leon, who usually didn't interact much with others, had actually argued with someone?
And it was another elf, no less.
Cocotte floated about lazily nearby. When she heard Liya mention the name Leon, she blinked.
"Leon? Who's Leon? Your sister?"
Liya nodded.
"More or less."
After replying, she continued walking forward, with Viktor and Cocotte following behind her.
"Come in first."
After the three entered the courtyard, flowers bloomed everywhere, and towering trees stood firmly on the ground.
Dense natural energy drifted all around. The natural comfort made all three of them feel instantly relaxed.
Liya turned to Cocotte and said, "Weren't you curious before about where we sent your clanswoman Lacy?"
Hearing Liya's words, Cocotte froze for a moment, a bit confused.
Liya led her to a corner and pointed ahead.
"See for yourself."
At this moment, the elf was lying on a rocking chair, dressed lightly, gently swaying as she basked in the sunlight filtering through the dense leaves.
In front of her was a clear pool of water, and several maids were giving her massages nearby.
Extremely comfortable.
Cocotte stared at the scene in front of her and was stunned.
She pointed at Lacy, slowly turned her head, and looked at Viktor with a face full of disbelief.
"She… me???"
Liya even stepped forward and greeted her.
"Yo, Lacy."
Lacy raised her head, lifting her delicate face. Her bright, watery eyes looked at Liya walking over, and she revealed an innocent smile.
"Miss Liya!"
The surrounding maids also slightly bowed to Liya.
Liya nodded lightly to them, signaling them to withdraw for now.
The maids lined up neatly and gradually left the area.
Lacy jumped up from the rocking chair. Her petite body radiated the unique charm of an elf.
"How does it feel?"
"This place is bliss, I don't even miss home!"
Yeah!
The two of them high-fived. Cocotte stood to the side, looking completely dumbfounded.
"This is… what?"
"The Razer family's energy extraction method."
"Raise elves, keep them happy, and the natural energy they produce can be used as a power source."
Viktor explained calmly from the side.
"But you don't need this."
"Huh?"
Because Cocotte was already powerful enough to generate natural energy without relying on emotions.
As long as she wanted, she could directly draw upon nature itself.
Hearing Viktor's words, Cocotte's heart instantly sank halfway.
She had clearly arrived first, so how did her treatment end up being so much worse than someone who came later?
And the later one was even her own clanswoman.
Both were elves, how could the gap be this huge?
She was clearly the Elf Queen. She was the most noble one.
Lacy also noticed Cocotte and waved happily at her.
"Your Majesty!"
"..."
Cocotte fell silent.
At this moment, she didn't want to say a single word.
"What's wrong with her?"
Lacy asked in confusion, turning to Liya.
Liya only smiled in response.
"It's nothing. By the way, has today's output been produced?"
Lacy's face immediately reddened. She said shyly, "Miss Liya, you… please wait a moment."
With that, she turned and slipped into her room.
Cocotte was also puzzled. What exactly was Lacy's method of producing natural energy?
Soon, Lacy walked out, her clothes a bit disheveled, her face slightly flushed, holding a transparent bottle in her hand.
Inside the bottle was a small amount of liquid, emitting a faint, refreshing fragrance that soothed the senses.
"This is today's… energy."
She shyly handed the bottle to Liya.
Liya took it and said with a smile, "Mhm, not bad, not bad."
"Go rest some more. I'll come find you again if there's anything."
Lacy smoothed her clothes, nodded shyly, and turned back into the room.
After that, Liya held the bottle and shook it in front of Cocotte.
"That's how it works. Can you produce energy even denser than this?"
Cocotte, "..."
So tired. Maybe it's better to just go back and be the queen.
Liya put the bottle away and continued, "Of course, I won't force you. It's just that we really don't have many elves here."
Liya sighed deliberately, as if implying something.
"Sigh, if only there were more elves, we wouldn't have to make our noble Elf Queen work."
Cocotte sat cross-legged on her cloud, eyes closed.
"I understand. But I can't do it."
"I can't lure my people into contacting humans."
Liya looked at her calmly, a faint smile on her face.
Cocotte opened her eyes and said solemnly, "And I haven't returned to the Elven Forest in a long time. My authority isn't enough. They won't listen to me."
Hearing Cocotte's words, Liya wasn't disappointed at all. Instead, a playful expression appeared on her face.
"Oh? Then if they want to contact us on their own, you wouldn't stop them, right?"
Cocotte looked at Liya and said calmly, "Elves are the freest race from birth. Whatever they want to do, even the queen has no right to interfere."
"Very good. That's all I needed to hear."
Liya said with a smile.
Before Cocotte could understand what Liya was planning to do, a broad hand had already landed on her shoulder.
Cocotte turned her head.
At that moment, her eyes met Viktor's gaze.
In his eyes, Cocotte felt three different streams of dense energy, each distinct from the others.
A cold voice sounded in her ear, carrying a sense of pressure and authority that made her instinctively want to believe him.
"I will let you continue being your Elf Queen."
"In another way, one you're willing to accept."