Chapter 1281
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Chapter 1281 Former Goddess
“Is it made according to the blueprint I gave you?” Leng Xuan asked.
“Basically, yes, but I made some modifications to key details,” the short old man said unhurriedly. “The blueprint you gave me is only suitable for mortal weapons, but this thing is made of ebony steel. Its hardness is incomparable to ordinary metals. If I hadn’t made changes, you wouldn’t be able to use it at all.”
“As long as it works. What about the bullets?”
The short old man reached out and opened a hidden compartment in the black metal box. Seven dark, dim bullets were neatly arranged inside.
“Only seven?” Leng Xuan frowned.
“Only? Do you know how rare Red God Stone is? These seven bullets represent my entire fortune!” The short old man widened his eyes and said irritably. “Besides, how many bullets do you think this thing can fire? I’ve already calculated for you. Although the weapon itself is made of ebony steel, according to your requirements for firing speed and strength, it can only withstand seven overloads.
After you use these seven bullets, this thing will explode. Even if I gave you an eighth one, could you use it?
That said, with such rare and precious materials, if used to forge divine weapons, they would be at least main god level… Now using them to make something that can only be used seven times is simply a terrible waste.”
Ignoring the short old man’s complaints, Leng Xuan remained silent for a moment and closed the hidden compartment.
“I understand.”
“Let me be clear, I don’t care what you plan to do with this thing, but absolutely no one can know I made it. Once you walk out this door, the debt I owe to you and Si Xiaonan will be cleared. From then on, the entire Dwarf Kingdom will have no further connection with you,” the short old man said solemnly, looking into Leng Xuan’s eyes.
Leng Xuan carried the black box, which was taller than himself, on his back and looked at the short old man in front of him, bowing as he spoke:
“I understand… Thank you, God of Forging, thank you, Forge Temple.”
The short old man snorted, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked toward the pillar of fire behind him.
Leng Xuan, carrying the black box, crossed the barren, fiery land and left the Dwarf Kingdom directly.
After climbing countless mountain peaks for an unknown period, he returned to the emerald-like lake. His peripheral vision caught falling leaves reflected on the lake’s surface, and his gaze focused slightly.
After examining the symbols left by Si Xiaonan, his eyes gradually brightened:
“Seven Nights…?”
…
“Achoo—!”
Lin Qiye suddenly sneezed.
He rubbed his nose and looked up at the wild, uninhabited valley before him, asking puzzledly:
“Are you sure they live here?”
“Yes.” Si Xiaonan nodded. “I came here with Loki before. He wanted to meet the Three Goddesses, but they deliberately avoided him. Later, in anger, he set fire to the entire valley.”
“He burned the entire valley? Didn’t the Three Goddesses retaliate?”
“No… They aren’t deities skilled in combat, and nobody knows what they’re thinking. They’re very mysterious.”
“So they might not meet me either?”
“Naturally. If they don’t want to see you, you could wander through the entire valley and never find them… Don’t forget, they are goddesses who preside over fate and time.”
Hearing this, Lin Qiye’s concerns grew even more.
The two walked along the valley for a long time, venturing deep inside. Apart from wild beasts and venomous creatures occasionally darting through the forest, they hadn’t seen a single person.
Just as Lin Qiye was sighing in resignation, several crisp slapping sounds came from a distant river.
Lin Qiye froze, exchanged glances with Si Xiaonan, and quickly walked toward the source of the sound.
Passing through dense trees, a winding stream appeared in their view. Beside the stream, a short-haired woman in blue clothes was holding a wooden block, repeatedly beating clothes laid on the ground, then placing them back in the stream to rinse.
“Someone’s washing clothes in this valley?” Lin Qiye asked in surprise at this sight.
“…She’s not human.” Si Xiaonan stared intently at the figure. “She is Urd, the goddess who presides over ‘the past’ among the Three Goddesses.”
“A goddess?”
Lin Qiye stared in surprise at the woman washing clothes by the stream. No matter how he looked at her, she appeared to be just an ordinary village woman.
Si Xiaonan opened her mouth, about to say something, when the short-haired woman raised the wooden block again and casually struck it against a nearby rock.
Bang—!
The dull sound seemed to penetrate Lin Qiye’s eardrums, striking directly at his soul, making his whole body jolt. His brain stopped functioning, and in an instant, countless past memories flashed before his eyes like a lantern show.
Blindness, being adopted by his aunt’s family, school, meeting Zhao Kongcheng, joining the Night Watchers, the training camp, forming the [Nightfall] team…
The brief two seconds of trance felt like years to Lin Qiye, as he re-experienced his entire history since having memories.
Lin Qiye’s body uncontrollably fell backward, sitting down in a patch of green shade. Si Xiaonan beside him did the same.
By the time Lin Qiye came to his senses, his entire back was soaked with sweat, and his face was pale.
He stared intently at the short-haired woman holding the wooden block by the stream.
It’s her?!
She’s noticed me.
As if to confirm Lin Qiye’s thoughts, Urd slowly turned her head. Her eyes swept over Si Xiaonan and finally stopped on Lin Qiye, making a slight sound of surprise.
Her brows furrowed, and a puzzled expression appeared on her face.
“Your past…”
She gazed at Lin Qiye, pondering seriously for a long time, but her frown deepened. She shook her head, stood up from the ground, and slowly walked over.
Her gaze fell on the pale-faced Si Xiaonan beside him:
“Agent of the God of Trickery, traitor of Asgard, what do you intend to do by bringing this blasphemer here?”
Upon hearing these words, Lin Qiye and Si Xiaonan’s pupils suddenly contracted.
With one sentence, Urd had exposed both their identities, and even Lin Qiye’s perfect disguise seemed to have had no effect.
“No need to be so surprised. The last time you came with Loki, I already saw through your past and your intentions for staying in Asgard… As for you, your disguise is indeed flawless, but your past still revealed your identity,” Urd said slowly, looking at Si Xiaonan and Lin Qiye in turn.
Lin Qiye had planned to ask the Three Goddesses for help while posing as Myles, but he never expected the “past” goddess to see through both their identities at a glance, even exposing Si Xiaonan’s hidden intentions.
However, from Urd’s words, it seemed she had known during their last visit that Si Xiaonan was a mole in Loki’s circle, yet she hadn’t warned Loki, and now she had willingly appeared before them…
Did this mean they might not care about their identities?
As Lin Qiye was randomly pondering this, another voice came from the dense forest.
