Louis keenly noticed the disappointment among the crowd and suddenly spoke:

"The credit for exploring this new route goes entirely to you all. The ability of All Creation Control can only enhance the effect of the equipment to the current theoretical maximum design.

But how much it can be enhanced depends solely on how much you all have improved in the field of equipment forging.

Without your relentless advancement, the new version of divine forged equipment wouldn't have been born. Celebrate, for this is not my victory; it is the victory of all of you."

As soon as he uttered these words, the atmosphere of gloom instantly lifted.

The craftsmen's faces were filled with smiles once again.

Of course, some were merely comforted, but the younger and more imaginative artisans started pondering over something.

In the past, when they forged equipment, their priority was whether they could craft it successfully.

However, Master Limuru and His Highness Louis used their own power to show them that forging is no longer the biggest problem; enhancing equipment design level is the major issue.

"Perhaps, as His Highness Louis suggested, the focus of weapon research truly should shift from pure crafting to the enhancement of design theory."

Louis didn't know what the artisans were thinking.

He had already packed the redesigned equipment, ready to leave the demi-plane and go find Alice.

Before he left, he saw Vier's hands had left the light blade, obviously completing the first round of experience absorption, and she was closing her eyes to continue recalling various details of the Celestial Blade Domain.

Louis casually took her out.

Continuing to absorb the crystals of the Celestial Blade Domain would be of no benefit to her.

Absorbing once, summarizing the difficult points not understood through guidance, then continuing to practice improvement, reaching the limit before reabsorbing—that is the correct path.

After all, the Celestial Blade will only be left for her use now.

...

After leaving the demi-plane, Louis left Vier in the training ground to continue organizing her experience, and he himself got up to look for Alice.

Alice hadn't been hanging around her place during this time.

She ultimately couldn't evade the pursuit of her brothers. Although they didn't drag her off for matchmaking, they directly took her to the Purgatory Wolf Adventurer Group.

It's the adventurer group directly controlled by the Ashford Family, and many forces consider it to be Ense's secret glove.

To this, Louis, who now holds the power of the Ense Empire, expressed strong dissatisfaction.

No way, the Purgatory Wolf is unlikely to be Ense's secret glove!

It's actually Ense's visible glove!

Brazenly placed on the table.

But as soon as he arrived, he saw the traditionally crazy beauty now sitting dejectedly in the hall where the adventurer group was placed.

Seeing Louis approach, she reluctantly raised her head:

"Here."

"Hm, you look worse off than I imagined."

"Tsk, didn't you already know?"

"Knowing and seeing are two different things. Seems like you got quite a beating from your brothers."

Alice's face darkened, and Louis sat down on his own, poured himself a cup of tea, and said:

"Don't look at me like that. I'm not the one forcing you into matchmaking."

Alice sighed: "Let's not talk about this anymore. My brothers are anxious enough to want to throw some young officers from their adventurer group to match with me."

"Wow, no wonder you're so angry."

The Purgatory Wolf Adventurer Group is managed by the Ashford Family, with many elite members from the Ashford branches inside, and even groups of ruthless nobles thrown in to work hard with the Purgatory Wolf veterans.

For the tasks the Purgatory Wolf Adventurer Group takes, following the main Ashford family in combat operations and surviving until now, those noble young ones are indeed considered as the chosen ones.

Seeming to have sensed Louis' thoughts, Alice clicked her tongue and said:

"Their strength is so weak, matching with me, do you think that's appropriate?"

"Why not find some obedient and gentle ones?"

Though she hadn't heard the term 'obedient and gentle ones', Alice thought for a moment, combined it with context, and understood what Louis meant, and she replied speechlessly:

"I don't like that. There's no common topic with me."

"What kind could have a common topic with you? I'll help you?"

Alice looked Louis up and down, then chuckled: "Though someone with a common topic may not be suitable either."

Louis hesitated for a moment and pointed at himself: "Are you talking about me? Leader, are you sure you can find someone based on my standard?"

Alice spread her hands and said: "No, you're too capricious. Not suitable, and it doesn't need to be as strong as you, but at least the peers should be stronger than me, right?"

Louis' mouth slightly twitched: "This requirement is a bit excessive. Not only in Ense, but even across the whole continent,

among your age group, those with such strength, you can count them on your fingers."

Alice's expression visibly turned annoyed:

"Let's not talk about these frustrating topics, let's chat about something happy. What brings you here today? Are you looking for me or my brothers?"

"Looking for you."

"Wow, a rare occurrence."

"Not that, don't you feel like you've forgotten something?"

"Forgotten someth... ugh, don't tell me it's?" Alice jumped up excitedly, causing a majestic quiver, "Has my equipment been finished?"

"How do you want me to answer you?"

"Finished, and done very well."

"Good," Louis chuckled, "It's finished, extremely well done, make good use of this weapon, for you, it's much better than many demigod-level weapons."

He snapped his fingers, a spatial rift opened, and a scarlet curved blade fell into his hand.

"Here, I personally remade it, with a 55% Divine Art effect bonus, excluding the divine forged equipment effects, it's top-quality legendary weapon. You are fortunate."

Demigod weapons are impossible.

Even if Alice dares to use it, Louis dare not provide it.

In fact, even the Curse Binding Legion, their widespread equipment is merely legendary weapons and armor.

Those demigod-level equipment are created mostly for special reasons.

For example, the White Crow Corps Commander's demigod equipment was refined and evolved from his existing demigod equipment, not just given for free.

Yet, even a legendary piece makes Alice unable to let go of it.

"45%? Are you kidding?" She excitedly grabbed Louis' shoulder, "Since when did you become so generous?"

Louis pushed her away with a look of disdain: "Didn't you even have time to clean up after training with your brothers? You smell like sweat."

"Nonsense! My cloak has a constant cleaning magic effect; how could there be sweat smell?"

Her words were harsh, but her face showed no sign of anger.

Louis gave no reply.

Alice indeed didn't have any odor.

Although she also didn't have that intense fragrance from Mary Sue novel heroines.

However, as a married young husband, he's not suited to exhibit intimacy with other women.

Alice wasn't annoyed, instead she enthusiastically said:

"Does it have a name?"

"No, you choose?"

"Ah? Me? Suitable? This is legendary equipment."

Louis said indifferently: "The legendary equipment you mentioned forms a small mountain in the weapon tombs."

He's not boasting.

He's speaking fact.

Sword Gate Mountain is strewn all over with legendary equipment, if outsiders saw this, they'd worry not just about a heart-easing issue, but suspect that Ense might want to wage war against the world.

For now, this situation can still be kept hidden.

Though Curse Binding Legion and Lokeshi Empire have already fought two regional wars together, Lithesi, although felt Curse Binding Legion extremely strong, mainly suspected that Sin of Wrath bestowed too much power.

——They didn't initially suspect the Curse Binding Legion's equipment iteration.

But this situation won't last long.

As Curse Binding Legion wars against the Underground City, Abyss, all will witness this unprecedented legion.

Undoubtedly, there has never been any legion able to reach the extent of the Curse Binding Legion.

Equipping everyone with legendary gear coupled with battle strength surpassing any top extraordinary legion of history, combined with being undead...

Louis is already curious to see how much damage Helmer's subordinates could inflict once he emerges from the Underground City.

And as for not being able to keep secret for long, that doesn't matter.

As long as it can be kept hidden until Helmer's emergence day, upon experiencing the unprecedented magic beast frenzy in the Underground City, every nation would only wish for the Curse Binding Legion to be stronger.

"I'll remind you, leader, this equipment is based on divine tools, once you gather sufficient resources, it can be gradually upgraded to a divine crafted weapon, so feel free to go wild when naming it."

"Really?" Alice revealed a cruel smile, "Then let's call it Alice's Blade."