"Fire Aspect…"
Keqing softly murmured the attribute, her eyes growing clearer with understanding.
A moment later, Keqing excitedly said:
"You mean, if Lion's Roar is enchanted with Fire Aspect, my attacks, every single sword stroke, will cause a flaming effect?"
"Wouldn't that mean every time I attack, it comes with an Overload elemental reaction?!"
Keqing's words made everyone react, and they all looked at Jiang Xuan with anticipation.
The latter shrugged.
"In this world, the reaction between water and lava only produces stone and obsidian. It seems there's no such thing as elemental reactions yet."
At these words, everyone was immediately disappointed.
"But…"
Jiang Xuan paused dramatically, making everyone's hearts jump again. Jiang Xuan pointed to the Lion's Roar.
"There are no elemental reactions in this world, but will there be none in your world?"
At this, Keqing finally breathed a sigh of relief, then realized that Jiang Xuan was deliberately teasing her.
With a slightly helpless sigh, Keqing chided:
"Next time you talk about such important matters, don't speak in fragments, Jiang Xuan. You're very likely to get a beating!"
Jiang Xuan chuckled, and after taking the Lion's Roar, his expression became slightly more serious.
Everyone held their breath.
This next moment would indicate how powerful a help enchantment could bring to Teyvat.
Once the Lion's Roar was successfully enchanted,
then, based on this characteristic, Jiang Xuan could at least confirm that one-handed swords, bows, and polearms.
These three weapons, which correspond to MC world's swords, bows, and tridents, could be enchanted.
If nothing else, Jiang Xuan was definitely going to ask Zhongli for a Summit Shaper first.
A divine artifact with Teyvat's intrinsic laws, further enchanted with Looting, Sharpness, Fire Aspect, and so on…
Out and about, he, Jiang Xuan, could also call himself a giant flaming Hilichurl…
Bah!
He was a Pyro Archon!
If Teyvat's divine artifacts could be enchanted, even just with Knockback, that would be an unimaginable enhancement.
If nothing else, even if Keqing went head-on against the Electro Hypostasis, she could knock it back all the way to Musk Reef with every sword strike.
From a certain perspective, enchanting was akin to integrating a novel set of laws into a weapon.
Everyone watched Jiang Xuan nervously.
Watching him put the Lion's Roar onto the anvil, watching him place the enchanted book into the anvil.
Then, watching Jiang Xuan fall silent.
The faint sound of breathing in the third-floor space became the last sound to break the silence.
Perhaps Jiang Xuan's expressionless face had made Keqing give up hope. After a long while, Keqing forced a smile and said:
"It didn't work? It's okay, Jiang Xuan, even if…"
Cling!
A crisp metallic clang sounded, and Jiang Xuan retrieved the Lion's Roar, which now glowed with a purple light. He turned his head and looked at Keqing with a bewildered expression.
"Huh? What did you say?"
"…"
Keqing fell silent.
After a long while, she finally reacted, realizing that Jiang Xuan was deliberately teasing her.
"Jiang Xuan! You're too childish!"
Keqing puffed out her cheeks, glaring angrily at Jiang Xuan, but her eyes were full of impatient joy.
"Haha, just a joke, seeing how nervous you all were."
Jiang Xuan handed the brand new Lion's Roar to Keqing, then said with a somewhat serious tone:
"As you all thought… the Lion's Roar was successfully enchanted!"
"Rather, Teyvat's one-handed swords, bows, and polearms can all be enchanted…"
"It seems many of your weapons will be getting an upgrade."
Ningguang looked at Keqing, who was swinging the Lion's Roar, bringing a lot of heat into the large, empty third floor.
Her eyes were complex as she said:
"It seems my previous assumptions were a bit too cautious…"
"Now, I want to add a question, Jiang Xuan, what are the enchantment attributes for these three weapons?"
Jiang Xuan waved his hand, leading everyone back to the manor square.
He casually threw down many wooden blocks, and then seven or eight eggs, which hatched four chickens.
Keqing had just received her enchanted weapon and was overjoyed, unable to contain her excitement. If he didn't let her test it out, Jiang Xuan was really afraid she might accidentally set his house on fire in a fit of excitement.
Keqing didn't hesitate. After Jiang Xuan finished his preparations, she immediately swung the Lion's Roar, beginning to wreak havoc.
The intertwining of lightning and fire did not produce any elemental reactions.
The fundamental reason was that the current MC simply wasn't compatible with elemental reactions.
However, even so, the surprise the Lion's Roar brought everyone was still self-evident.
This was a weapon that integrated the laws of fire into its blade. If Zhongli were to say it…
The Lion's Roar was evolving towards becoming a divine artifact.
One must know that Teyvat's divine artifacts, the weapons of their Seven Archons, contained portions of their Archon laws.
Incredible!
Zhongli gasped inwardly, turning to look at Jiang Xuan along with the others.
"Let's start with the sword enchantments."
Jiang Xuan took a sip of tea to clear his throat.
"Looting, Unbreaking, Sharpness, Knockback, Fire Aspect, Mending."
"These six attributes are the core ones. You've understood the effect of Fire Aspect; it makes the weapon a self-contained source of infinite fire elements."
"Looting's biggest effect is that you get more loot after defeating enemies. Unbreaking needs no explanation."
"Sharpness makes the weapon more lethal, and Knockback ensures that any enemy hit will be knocked back a certain distance."
"Containing these six attributes in one makes for a truly perfect longsword."
Everyone pondered carefully, no one speaking.
Jiang Xuan continued to explain the enchantments for bows and tridents.
Currently, weapon enchantments were what they needed most. As for armor, the variety of enchantments was too great, and the combinations too numerous.
And, most importantly…
Ningguang and the others couldn't provide experience for enchanting.
Therefore, there was only one path: the Villager Trading Center, buying from librarians.
This way…
The consumption of emeralds would be an astronomical figure beyond imagination.
Of course, Jiang Xuan had already told Ningguang and the others about this.
What surprised Jiang Xuan was that everyone, who usually held a less exploitative attitude towards villagers, unanimously agreed to cooperate with Jiang Xuan to quickly establish a Villager Trading Center this time.
Seeing Jiang Xuan widen his eyes, looking at them with some disbelief.
Ningguang pursed her lips and joked:
"We are becoming more and more familiar with the characteristics of this world, but why are you so surprised, Jiang Xuan?"
"Didn't you say it yourself? Those villagers are not human; they are not the same kind of life as us, so why should we bother?"
"Your iron farm is already officially up and running. If we still pity the villagers, then we can only send our own workers into the mines, risking danger to collect resources."
"As you said, Jiang Xuan, this world needs creativity, not just people who exert brute force."
Hearing Ningguang answer him with his own words, Jiang Xuan didn't feel embarrassed, but rather quite relieved.
Ningguang and the others were becoming increasingly familiar with everything in this world. With their wisdom and Liyue's power,
he thought it wouldn't be long before everything here was on the right track, and then Jiang Xuan could confidently take them out to explore…
"Besides, emeralds and lapis lazuli are indeed a problem."
Ningguang sighed slightly. Although they had accepted the villager exploitation technology, emeralds and lapis lazuli were not easy to obtain at the moment.
But…
"Our miners are getting familiar with the world, and they will soon become our strength."
"We can bear the cost of these resources."
"In short, we must create enchanted equipment at all costs!"
Ningguang made her final decision, and everyone else, even Zhongli, nodded in agreement.
"That's quite a resolve."
Jiang Xuan chuckled, not intending to persuade them.
Without mods at the moment, enchanting was indeed one of the simplest ways to increase strength.
As for the resources consumed…
Ha!
Liyue's thousands of front-line miners were waiting to enter the MC world at any time.
Were resources something to be concerned about?
Suddenly, Zhongli, who had been silent, spoke.
"Looting, Sharpness, Infinity, Channeling, Riptide…"
As soon as Zhongli spoke, everyone's eyes turned to him.
His face was still as calm as an ancient stone, but Xiao and Cloud Retainer, who knew him well, saw a deep shock in Zhongli's eyes.
He opened his mouth, seeming to hesitate, but after a while, as if remembering something, he slowly said:
"I once saw a fragmented ancient text, recording the creation myth of the First Throne in ancient times…"
As soon as his voice fell, Xiao and Cloud Retainer's faces changed dramatically, their bodies tensed as if ready for battle.
But they seemed to remember that this was not Teyvat, and then relaxed.
"The god of the First Throne, unnamed and formless, whose beloved, Phanes, adored their name."
"They descended to the mortal realm, bringing the world to their beloved. Their words were law; with a call for thunder, the rumbling came, with a call for rain, downpour poured."
"A god whose word is law, a god of universal light, whose shadow gave rise to four governing gods."
Zhongli finished softly, then reminded them:
"What I have told you today, you must, absolutely must not spread in Teyvat, otherwise, all of Liyue will suffer the same fate as Khaenri'ah."
Ningguang and the others shivered and quickly nodded.
"So, what exactly are you trying to say?"
Jiang Xuan looked at the cryptic Zhongli, somewhat perplexed.
The latter's expression softened slightly, and he said softly:
"It is often said that Teyvat is a world of elements, but, delving into the essence of Archons, they are all representatives of laws."
"This all began with the First Throne, and even in history predating the First Throne."
"The Geo Archon wields contracts and stone, Barbatos wields freedom and flowing wind, the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata wields wisdom and flora…"
"We do not know why the First Throne existed, but what is recorded in ancient texts is surely their utilization of laws."
"Therefore, in Teyvat, possessing the power of laws is associated with divinity."
"Even powerful individuals who wield elemental power through a Vision are called Genshin, and are qualified to ascend to Celestia."
"Even now, do you not understand what I am trying to say?"
Zhongli gazed fixedly at Jiang Xuan, who seemed to understand something.
He murmured softly.
"Enchantment… Sharpness, Impact, Knockback, Infinity, Channeling…"
"You mean…"
"That's right!"
Zhongli nodded definitively, confirming Jiang Xuan's thoughts.
"Your enchantments carve laws into weapons, allowing them… to bear the name of a god!"
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