Chapter 220: Chapter 147: Level 3 Warrior (2)

Iz activated the Magic Array arranged within the palace, and Obades deployed a protective field.

This was to prevent the Curse from leaking out.

Otherwise, the Curse emanating from the corpses alone would have been enough to kill everyone in Kernoya.

"All the enhancement materials for the Spiritual Star Ring Staff will be allocated to Lu Cang. That should be fine."

"This Evil Bone of Ten Thousand Refinements goes to Lu Cang."

The Evil Bone of Ten Thousand Refinements came from a... Body Refinement Demon that Chi Cheng had killed.

It killed people and used their souls to temper its own body, making its flesh and bone far surpass ordinary levels of strength.

Even Chi Cheng had found it exceptionally difficult to cut through this bone.

In terms of durability, it was more than sufficient.

Furthermore, since Lu Cang was a Death Priest, he could even continue to nurture this bone, making it even more durable.

It was truly a material perfectly suited for Lu Cang.

"And for Kumironi, there’s the Soul-Condensing Dew, the Seed of Heart Residence..."

"For Obades, the Soul-Stabilizing Iron, the Black Blood War Bone..."

Lu Cang couldn’t help but ask curiously, "Chi Cheng, how do you know the names of all these materials?"

These were all Demons they had never seen before, yet Chi Cheng seemed to know the name of every part, and the names rolled right off his tongue.

Chi Cheng, however, answered candidly, "Know them? I made all these names up myself."

Lu Cang: "..."

’Fine.’

’And here I thought you were a true scholar.’

’So you just pick up a bone and go, "Let’s call this the Evil Bone of Ten Thousand Refinements." That puddle of blood? "Let’s call it Soul-Condensing Dew." That chunk of iron? "Let’s call it Soul-Stabilizing Iron"...’

But, that aside...

’The names he came up with actually sounded pretty legitimate.’

When it came to distributing the loot, there really weren’t any conflicts.

The rule was that Kumironi and Obades would pick first. After they were done, the rule was "to the victor go the spoils"—whoever killed the Demon got its materials. However, if someone else wanted a particular material, it would be given to them, and they would be considered to have purchased it.

The cost would be settled later when the unneeded materials were exchanged for Gold Coins and the money was distributed.

If two people happened to need the same material, it would still go to whoever made the kill.

It was that simple.

However, conflicts were unlikely to arise given the team’s composition.

After the healer and the tank chose their items, the materials a Warrior and a Mage would want were fundamentally different.

"Lu Luwei... even though you didn’t participate in the fighting, you helped out a lot. You want to pick something too?" Chi Cheng asked, scratching his head.

Lu Luwei’s fists tightened instinctively.

’What does he mean, "even though you didn’t participate in the fighting"?’

’But then again,’ she thought, ’even Lu Cang, the weakest on the team, killed three Tier Six Submerged Land Level Demons.’

’Meanwhile, my only contribution in the fight against the Tier Six Submerged Land Level Demons was providing vision.’

"Forget it... You killed them, so they’re yours."

"I’ll kill my own from now on."

Lu Luwei turned her head away.

Lu Cang sighed internally.

’Chi Cheng... do you have any idea how to talk to people?’

"Lu Luwei, if it weren’t for you, we might not have even found the sovereign of this nest."

"We might have been drawn into a much tougher battle."

"You deserve a share of the credit for taking down the nest’s sovereign."

"Besides, without you, we wouldn’t have been able to find so many Demons."

Lu Luwei’s vision had been a huge help.

’I just wonder how Iz’s vision compares,’ Lu Cang thought. ’Iz should know some detection-type Magic, too.’

’But a Level 5 Observer has a massive innate advantage in observation. Detection Magic can’t necessarily see farther than Lu Luwei can.’

"Well..."

Lu Luwei thought for a moment.

From the body of the giant, flower-shaped Demon, she selected a few vines from near its base.

"This should be enough."

Even though Chi Cheng had been the one to kill this Demon, he was quite magnanimous about it.

With a single swing of his sword, he severed the tough vines.

A faint glimmer appeared in Lu Luwei’s eyes.

’Materials from a Submerged Land Level Demon... These are far better than what my current bow is made of.’

Lu Luwei was strong, but powerful Demons were rare on the Ruelun Continent.

Ordinarily, she would never have the chance to encounter Nation Destruction Level Demons.

That was why, even now, her bow was still made from materials sourced from a Tier Five King Level Demon.

’Time for another equipment Upgrade...’

Distributing the spoils of war took a full hour.

Everyone was contemplating which materials they could use. This time was different from usual; in the past, materials from the Demons they killed were rarely useful, and the vast majority were simply sold for money.

This time, however, was a huge windfall. All of these materials could be considered priceless treasures.

Aside from a small portion confirmed to be of no use, which would be sold immediately, the rest would mostly be entrusted to acquaintances to be fashioned into suitable equipment or crafted into Magic Tools with special Effects.

However...

They now faced a second problem.

There were too few Level 6 Manufacturing Professionals on the Ruelun Continent. A Level 5 Manufacturing Professional would be completely unable to draw out the maximum potential of these Tier Six Submerged Land Level materials.

"I’ll go get Ai Jin," Iz suggested. "I can bring him to Kernoya."

Kumironi replied, "That’s our only option."

It wasn’t that Ai Jin couldn’t come on his own, but long-distance travel through the wilderness was far too dangerous during this cold season.

After all, he was only an Enchanter, not a member of the Battle Professions.

Besides, if Iz were to escort him, the journey would be much faster.

The round trip would likely only take a day.

After taking their respective shares of the loot, everyone went their separate ways.

WHOOSH!

Like a streak of white light, Lu Cang descended before his palace.

The instant he appeared, a maid hurried forward to drape a fitting, plush overcoat over his shoulders.

She also opened a white umbrella to shield him from the snow.

Lu Cang glanced up. ’How thoughtful,’ he mused.

"Lord Lu Cang, your bath has been prepared."