Witch, Fireball and the Evil God of Steam

The hall was filled with an air of sadness. Facing Kane, whose face was blackened and looked both sad and despairing, Ethan was trying hard not to burst into laughter.

He didn't know why something so heavy had such a strong comedic effect.

Ethan had to avert his gaze from Kane's face and look elsewhere.

The Spear of War was severely damaged; the spearhead was completely broken off, and with the reinforcement failure, this weapon had officially transformed from a "Spear of War" into a "Staff of War."

Perhaps Kane had an exceptional talent as a comedian; after just one day of not seeing him, he could manage to mess up something like this.

"So, what about the materials?"

"Gone!"

This crisp and resolute answer, expressed in a pained tone, revealed a truth about the reinforcement system being extremely misleading: a reinforcement failure would lead to weapon damage while also devouring all rare materials, inevitably reminding people of some unpleasant memories.

"Come, sit down first and tell it slowly."

Ethan said.

Lindong didn't intervene in their conversation; instead, she turned around and looked towards the distant sunset. Nonetheless, Ethan noticed her slightly trembling body and the action of pinching the back of her hand hard.

Lindong, she had grown too.

At least she didn't laugh at Kane right in front of him.

"I went to the furnace, where is the heart of this world."

Kane said, "The materials to make the Spear of War were ready, and according to Kaisaros's plan, I was to sit on the Iron Throne after forging the Spear of War to completely end all of this."

He even thought about how to resist Kaisaros's will afterward, but a crisp "ding" sounded from the furnace.

The Spear of War's damage obviously did not belong to Kaisaros's plan; when Kane took the spear out of the furnace and saw the spearhead shattered into countless pieces, he completely lost the ability to speak.

The extent of the damage to the Spear of War was severe, making it very difficult to reforge.

He hadn't closed his eyes all night, sitting in front of the furnace for a long time, but until the sun rose the next day, he still couldn't figure out the reason. No one had ever told him that weapon reinforcement could fail—neither had the Warlord created by Kaisaros!

Could it be that he came back too late, causing these materials to expire?

Kane quickly dismissed this hypothesis.

Because for an Old God like Kaisaros, the concept of time cannot be generalized; they view long periods of time as just a moment in their eyes.

"Who told you about this ritual?"

Ethan calmed down with a deep breath, the pain on the back of his hand and the reddened pinch marks turned him back into a reliable and calm Ethan.

Truly worthy of a teacher, the methods taught are indeed practical.

"Warlord."

"Which Warlord, the old version or the new version?"

"...The one that appeared in my hometown."

Every Warlord looks almost the same.

They have no specific appearance, just a shadow beneath the armor; in fact, all his understanding of fate and Kaisaros came from that Warlord, including the reinforcement ritual of the Spear of War. This ritual was supposed to be completed under the witness of the Warlord, only that Warlord had already fallen, leaving him to face it alone now.

"Presence of the Warlord might be one of the conditions."

Lindong said without turning her head, "They are creations of Kaisaros, that armor crafted by His hands personally."

Previously, during her commissions around places, she heard some legends about forging.

In a certain country known for weapon forging, there was a legend of "Artifact Spirit." The craftsmen there believed that only weapons with Artifact Spirits could surpass the limits of weaponry.

And the way to forge an Artifact Spirit requires sacrifice.

The willing belief to merge as one with the weapon.

Lindong heard that some blacksmiths martyred themselves by throwing themselves into the furnace to produce their greatest masterpieces in life.

Since Kaisaros was referred to as an Evil God, the rituals He created naturally did not follow the rules.

With Lindong's understanding of the Warlords, their worship of Kaisaros would lead them to unconditionally merge with the Spear of War—according to the story provided by Kane, that's how the upper echelons of the War Council who participated in this plan did.

They were not silenced; instead, they chose to end their own lives to keep the secrecy.

The will of the god is above all else, which is an unchangeable truth in the eyes of many believers.

"I see."

Ethan suddenly understood. He thought Lindong's explanation made a lot of sense, which also explained why they encountered another Warlord here. This was probably also a backup measure left by Kaisaros.

But, the development of things still went beyond Kaisaros's plan.

He never dreamed that the consciousness that split from Him would have new thoughts, even wanting to abandon the identity of a god, and go as far as killing the "old butler" placed by His side, causing many critical pieces of information to be lost.

Kane mentioned that when the Warlord spoke of this matter, he was still young, so now he couldn't determine whether he forgot some details or the Warlord didn't have time to say it before being killed.

Now that the Spear of War is already damaged, it's meaningless to dwell on these trivial matters.

Kane set a negative example for everyone with his painful experience.

He reminded everyone—never attempt critical reinforcement without a lucky charm and protection charm.