Visit from the Dwarves
Hesitation only lasted a few seconds, and as soon as this question was raised, Serea discarded it with a smile.
She was never soone who liked to dwell on troubles.
Man? Woman?
Lin Yun? Serea?
It didn't matter. As long as she lived freely and happily, that was enough. As Serea, with Celia by her side, she felt at ease. If that made her comfortable, then she was Serea!
There were so troubles, but as long as everything went according to her wishes, if she wanted to be Serea, then she would always be Serea. No one could take this identity from her unless she herself wished it.
And Serea could vaguely sense that her cognition and thoughts were changing, but she didn't dislike this change. In fact, she had already grown to love her current self and her current life. So why get tangled up in such issues?
Having thought it all through, Serea nodded at Celia.
"Mm, don't worry. I understand what you an. I will beco a qualified 'little sister.'"
"......"
Celia wasn't sure whether to be happy or have mixed feelings about Serea's answer.
But thinking it over carefully...
It didn't really seem to be a problem after all.
"Serea!"
Just as they reached this point, a female voice sounded from inside the house. It was Lilith's voice, and hearing it, Serea turned back and entered the wooden house.
Lilith was searching around for sothing, but when she saw Serea co in, she rushed over and gave her a hug.
"That's great. This isn't a dream. Serea is still here."
Caught in Lilith's embrace, Serea felt a little at a loss. Thinking that yesterday Lilith had confronted her with blades, but today she was acting like a close sister, Serea suddenly felt a sense of "gap moe."
"Princess Serea, Princess Lilith, it's ti for breakfast now."
Because Lilith was present, Celia added "Princess" to Serea's address.
"Celia, you are as dedicated as ever."
Lilith released Serea and was very warm toward Celia, her childhood friend.
As she spoke, lilith put on so clothes to eat breakfast with Serea, but since her own outfit was damaged, she had to wear one of Serea's spare dresses.
"Oh right, soone's looking for you outside."
"Looking for ?"
Serea was a bit puzzled when she heard Celia's words.
"Mm, it's a dwarf nad Lodran, the one who greeted us at the Dwarf tribe before."
"It's him, huh."
When she heard this, Serea recalled.
Back then, to win over the dwarves, she'd gifted Lodran a set of "blood elf Stalker armor," and he promised to bring his own "masterpiece" in exchange within three days.
But three days had passed, and previously Lodran had sent soone requesting a few more days, insisting he would bring an astonishing piece.
Serea had agreed, and had thought she'd have to wait longer, but she didn't expect him to arrive so soon.
"Where is he now?"
"He's waiting at the camp."
"Then let's go see."
Serea quickly finished her food and prepared to leave, but Lilith spoke up as well.
"I'm coming too."
"You're still injured. Why not rest a little longer?"
"I'm fine now."
Lilith stood up, and seeing this, Serea couldn't refuse any further.
"Then take this—with your identity still unannounced to everyone, it's best to stay hidden for now."
As she spoke, Serea tossed the mask made by Pelam to Lilith, who put it on her face.
"Let's go. I'll give you a little tour of my camp."
With that, Serea led the way, followed by Lilith and Celia.
As they ca down from the treehouse into the camp, Serea saw—already from a distance—several mountain goats, and so dwarves chatting with Lola and the others.
When she saw Serea approach, Lola said to the leading dwarf:
"Our Queen is here."
With everyone's attention on her, Serea stepped forward.
"Esteed Queen of the Elves, I co representing the Eriwin Dwarf tribe, bringing with both promise and friendship."
Lodran spoke, and he and the other dwarves saluted Serea. Lilith, anwhile, watched the many dwarves with great curiosity.
"The Darkmoon clan and allied tribes welco you all. I didn't expect you to arrive so soon."
"I apologize for the two-day delay, but as promised, I have brought this!"
As Lodran spoke, he gestured, and a wooden chest was delivered to his hands. The box was heavy, and judging by his careful manner, it clearly contained sothing precious.
"This is..."
"Please allow to introduce to you Lodran's Promised Oath, the lifeti masterpiece of Lodran, the master armorer!"
As Lodran slowly opened the chest, Serea and the others saw the equipnt inside.
It was a suit of won's light armor, interwoven in gold and silver, mainly crafted from leather and magical cloth, while the vital points were protected by tal. The whole set gave off a solemn and sacred air.
"As my greatest work, I've nad it 'Lodran's Promise.' Queen Serea, please choose a suitable owner for it."
As Lodran handed over the chest, the reluctance was clear on his face, but a dwarf's promise to soone else is never broken.
"Light armor..."
Serea muttered, and received the equipnt's details.
Lodran's Promise (Silver): Grants 20% damage reduction when equipped, and is accompanied by the skill Knight's Heart.
Knight's Heart: Consus the wearer's spirit to empower the equipnt, raising damage reduction by 40% and increasing knockback resistance of friendly units within a 20-ter radius by 30%.
Although a suit of light armor, it had astonishing defensive power, far surpassing plate armor and heavier battle armor. At the sa ti, it still offered high agility, dramatically boosting the wearer's survivability.
Silver-grade gear, above purple and below gold, but apparently not very common...
System: Silver equipnt is gear whose quality has reached the level of gold, but has certain irreparable flaws.
"Irreparable flaws, huh..."
Serea muttered, and on the other side, Dogsius also comnted.
"It truly is a superb piece of equipnt. It even uses extrely rare enchanted mithril and mana crystals. The inlays are extraordinarily rare as well. All the tals and materials are top-grade, but ultimately it's just a bit short."
"Hmm? Listening to you, it's like this gear isn't that impressive."
"The equipnt is outstanding, but the materials were wasted. It's like forging a dagger out of materials for a divine sword. Such a pity is sothing only the owner can understand."
"Now that you put it like that, I get what you an."
The craftsmanship of this equipnt was undeniably good, but it hadn't reached the "pinnacle".
To put it bluntly—
This equipnt's attributes were completely propped up by piles of rare gemstones and rare materials!
(To be continued...)
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