As soon as Goibniu woke up, his addiction to teaching hadn't faded; he grabbed Roy to continue the lecture.
Before, Roy wouldn't have understood those high-level techniques at all—it would have been like a middle schooler listening to advanced calculus.
Now, Roy could not only understand but also discuss them with him. Occasionally, the suggestions and doubts Roy raised would even make Goibniu's eyes light up.
Drawing from information from his original timeline, Roy casually shifted the topic. "Goibniu-sama, is it possible to create equipment with growth properties, like my armor, using other materials?"
"Are you interested in that area?" Goibniu mused. "But the blood of monsters with such intense vitality isn't easy to obtain. You also need material weapons that are compatible with the source."
Roy stopped beating around the bush and laid out his concept: Mythril + God's Blood + Inscribed Hieroglyphs!
Goibniu's eyes widened. This kid was a genius—to think of using divine blood as a material!
Roy puffed out his chest. Actually, this was Goddess Hephaestus's idea, and the final product would be the "Hestia Knife" for the red-eyed rabbit. But since she hadn't forged it yet, the idea was his!
"Interesting! Interesting!"
Goibniu's eyes radiated a fanatical light. He was immediately captivated by Roy's idea, as excited as Columbus discovering the New World. Although equipment that grew alongside an adventurer was considered somewhat heretical to blacksmiths...
As a god, Goibniu wanted to create unprecedented equipment even more. That sensation of creating the unknown was more exhilarating than visiting the Red Light District.
The two discussed it for two full days.
From materials, flames, and carving, down to the placement of every hammer strike, they finalized every detail.
And so, under Goibniu's hand-holding guidance, Roy finally completed this special piece of equipment.
Name: Boots of Justice Rank: Low Special Effect (Indestructible): Crafted primarily from Mythril and Orichalcum, making the weapon difficult to damage. Special Effect (Holy Growth): Hieroglyphs are inscribed on the surface and infused with divine blood. It gains experience points alongside the user, growing together. There is no limit to its quality. Only members of the specific Familia can use it. Special Effect (Gale): Manipulates wind-attribute magic elements (Mana) to boost the user's Agility. The amplification changes as the equipment levels up.
It worked on the same principle as the "Hestia Knife"—a work that truly stepped into the domain of the gods.
"Brilliant... simply brilliant!"
When Goibniu held the finished product and examined it closely, he offered nothing but praise. Before this, he hadn't imagined it could be done this way. The imagination of the children of the Lower World was truly powerful.
His withered old hand stroked the texture of the silver boots; Roy's dedication was evident.
But then, Goibniu couldn't help but sigh.
Roy knew exactly why.
The completion rate wasn't enough!The materials used were identical, but the smith wielding the hammer was different. Consequently, there was still a gap between the Boots of Justice and the Hestia Knife personally crafted by the Goddess Hephaestus.
If the God Goibniu had been the one forging them, they would undoubtedly have reached the same heights as the Hestia Knife.
Roy couldn't help it. Who would dare challenge these old monsters, who had lived for hundreds of millions of years, in a contest of pure technique? At the very least, among the humans of this world, there were fewer than three people capable of crafting equipment on the same level as these Boots of Justice.
Goibniu looked at Roy with a gaze filled with complexity. In this moment, he finally understood how the other gods felt.
Goibniu didn't envy Roy's record-breaking leveling speed, his rare skills, or his Chantless magic. But the forging talent and the endless stream of ingenious ideas the boy displayed moved Goibniu deeply.
If only Roy were my dependent.
He was confident he could mold the boy into a God-tier Blacksmith, unprecedented in the Lower World and likely never to be surpassed. For a fleeting moment, Goibniu even considered fighting Astrea to steal him away. Obviously, that was impossible, so Goibniu's sigh was likely laced with that specific regret.
Because Roy visited so frequently, disturbing Goibniu's rest, Amid eventually lost her patience. Caring nothing for his title as the "Child of Miracles," she kicked Roy out directly.
Faced with Orario's strongest healer, Roy could only raise his hands in surrender and leave with the equipment.
Back at the Starlight Garden.
Roy presented the Boots of Justice to Ryu.
Roy wasn't particularly interested in growth-type equipment himself—just looking at the Ghost King's Armor was proof enough. Upgrading it to Legendary rank seemed like a distant dream; Ryu would likely need to reach Level 7 or even Level 8 before the Boots of Justice could evolve to Legendary.
With that much time and effort, Roy felt he could simply forge Legendary equipment from scratch...
"Miss Ryu, please try them on to see if they fit. If not, I'll melt them down and start over," Roy said with a straight face.
Ryu, unaware of any ulterior motive, sat on the soft sofa. She removed her current boots, revealing long legs that were toned to perfection. Her lines were graceful, her skin as fair as snow, and her feet crystal clear like jade.
Arching her slender waist, she used her small hands to pull the boots onto her feet, displaying a perfect, moving curve. Her temperament was cool and aloof, like a golden lotus blooming in the mundane world.
Time seemed to freeze in that moment.
Roy etched this scene into his mind. Those legs were worth a lifetime of admiration! It was worth all the time spent forging the Boots of Justice. Thank you, Goibniu.
The moment Ryu put on the silver boots, she immediately sensed something different. Activated by the Astrea blood within her, the boots lit up with Hieroglyphs, exuding a mysterious and noble aura.
The boots, which were originally a bit loose, automatically contracted to fit her slender calves perfectly.
Ryu blinked her large, innocent eyes. Seemingly realizing something, she felt a mix of shyness and anger.
"Don't look!"
Ryu's sky-blue pupils contracted as she glared at Roy reproachfully, her cherry-like lips parting slightly.
But it was too late for that now.
"Ahem! Ahem!"
Roy coughed lightly. "So they can automatically adjust to the leg shape... Really, Goibniu-sama, I can't believe he didn't tell me such an important detail! I'm going to go complain to the old man!"
Feigning a look of deep regret and grumbling about Goibniu, Roy quickly walked away.
Ryu glared at his retreating back with exasperation. He was always playing these little tricks. She was just too innocent, falling for it time and time again. A blush surfaced on her small face and quickly spread to her long, pointed ears.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Ryu stood up and stomped the ground with the boots.
In the short term, these growth-type light boots weren't as strong as the high-level equipment Tione and the others received. However, taking the long view, their value far exceeded those items. It was also because she already had a weapon and prioritized speed over heavy defense that Roy had specially crafted these boots for her. The young man's thoughtfulness was evident.
Adding in the Elf's Flowing Light Dragon Staff, Roy had now given her two pieces of extremely expensive equipment.
Was this the "sugar baby" treatment the gods gossiped about?
Steam seemed to rise from Ryu's small head. She couldn't help but let her imagination run wild, losing all her cool beauty composure as she mentally called out to her best friend. Alise, what should I do?
Ryu's shy face was as fresh and lovely as a young maiden's, indescribably beautiful. Her long pointed ears twitched adorably. Unfortunately, Roy didn't see this scene.
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