Chapter 069: Light’s Defiance
The clear and translucent sword blade shimmered with a glazed luster, distorting the light and shadow, and casting the small room in a dreamlike haze.
Chen Ran lightly flicked the magnificent sword blade. A crisp hum echoed from the sharp edge. The golden enchantment on it outlined magnificent lines, exuding an air of grandeur.
This excellent-quality longsword, tentatively named Light’s Defiance, was the work that Chen Ran had finally completed after nearly half a month.
Light’s Defiance (Purple): The blade is incredibly sharp and can achieve a high degree of harmony with the wielder. Enchantment “Radiance,” transforms the power within the body into a golden, magic-breaking attribute, reducing the influence of surrounding magic effects.】
It could be said that this sword was almost the bane of mages. It was forged with Star Iron (purple) for the body, a Supreme Diamond (purple) for the edge, and a Magic Shine Stone (purple) as the magic-fusing material for the body. It was then enhanced with Fine Gold (purple) and Mithril (purple) enchantments. This was a two-handed longsword with terrifying destructive power and extremely high artistic value.
Chen Ran grasped the hilt with both hands. His own magic power flowed into it, and a golden light emanated from the sword blade, incredibly dazzling. The power of “Radiance” transformed its white light into gold to enhance the sword’s power.
Of course, if the user was of the lightning element, the sword blade would emit a flashing lightning attribute. If it was fire, it would be golden flames. At least on this point, it was incredibly cool. And such a sword, with its super-strong magic-breaking attribute, would definitely be a nightmare for most mages and wizards in the hands of a skilled swordsman.
With a casual slash, it easily cut a test wooden strip in two.
Chen Ran finally let out a sigh of relief and wiped his forehead.
With this thing, he was absolutely confident that he could sell it for a good price at the auction. A conservative estimate would be three hundred thousand, and it could even reach four hundred or even five hundred thousand gold coins. This was definitely a good sword that even a Tier 10 sword saint would madly pursue.
Although he had used the enhancement of Divine Power, this sword was still a bit heavy for him, a priest. It was made of mostly high-grade materials. The blade looked thin, but it was surprisingly heavy. It would be difficult to use it well without a certain level of strength.
After a few more glances, Chen Ran finally put Light’s Defiance into his spatial ring. He would register it at the auction house later. How well he could make a living in Xilan City now depended on the price this sword could fetch.
After being busy for so many days, Chen Ran could finally rest for a while. He walked out the door to see how the children were doing with their work.
It had to be said that under Chen Ran’s reasonable arrangements, the value of the children had been well utilized. The church had become a bit cleaner than before, and there was even time to dabble in some gardening.
Chen Ran walked to the small garden. He saw the child king, the little girl he had named “Dongfang,” fiddling with some flowers and plants with a small shovel. Her face was smudged with mud.
“Little Dongfang, how’s the gardening coming along?” Chen Ran walked over with a sly smile.
“Under my careful cultivation, these flowers and plants have barely survived…”
Anyone who could say this was clearly an amateur gardener. Chen Ran glanced at the few pots of pitiful little flowers that had been messed with to the point of being half-dead. He couldn’t help but sigh in his heart, thinking that he should find a decent teacher for her when he had time.
The little girl, on the other hand, looked quite pleased with herself. She wiped her already dirty little face, making it even messier.
“Why do the other guys only have to be responsible for cleaning, while I have to deal with these flowers and plants? I have to figure everything out myself. I’m so tired,” the little girl pouted, clearly dissatisfied with Chen Ran’s arrangement.
However, at Chen Ran’s deliberate request, this little one was becoming more and more like a little girl, just a little mischievous at times.
Chen Ran kindly comforted her, “How could others do such a skilled job? Just focus on taking care of this garden for me, watering the flowers and weeding and such. The benefits will naturally not be lacking for you. Look at this big church, it’s so lonely. Although there are a few more people, it still lacks a bit of life, doesn’t it? I’m preparing for the old high priest and the others’ return.”
“That’s true. I’m probably the only one who can do this job,” Dongfang said with an expression of “who else but me,” which made one can’t help but smile.
Looking at the little girl’s appearance, she was quite likable. Sister Marian also liked Dongfang’s cleverness and liveliness the most.
Chen Ran took a look and thought to himself, If her nutrition were a little better, her hair a little longer, and she wore a white, short-sleeved butterfly red dress, she would probably look a lot like the Dongfang in his memory.
And just at this moment, a figure ran into the church. Chen Ran turned to look. It was the rich second-generation kid, Colin, who hadn’t been here for a few days. He seemed to be in a hurry.
“Chen Ran, good thing you’re here. You have to help me this time, no matter what!”
Seeing Colin’s frantic appearance, Chen Ran raised his eyebrows. “What’s going on?”
“It’s about the selection competition. It’s starting tomorrow,” Colin said, pulling Chen Ran’s hand and walking out. “Let’s find a hotel to talk in detail. I think only you can help me now…”
Chen Ran went with Colin to a small, famous local hotel. For this, they ordered a full table of expensive food.
“Tell me, what’s the specific situation that’s making you so nervous?” Chen Ran asked.
Colin sighed and said, “I got some secret information. A strong competitor of mine seems to have received a great deal of help. Not only did he ask an acquaintance from the Imperial Capital to lend him many high-level magic items, but he also bought a bottle of potion that can increase magic power at a high price. It can temporarily raise a Tier 4 mage to the strength of a Tier 5 mage. In this way, even with the help of your high-level staff, I’m still not very confident in this challenge.”
Chen Ran was enlightened. Reaching the strength of Tier 5 was indeed a watershed.
For example, the transition from a Tier 4 warrior to a Tier 5 was an important transformation, because a warrior could go from ordinary attacks to releasing their fighting spirit, and their combat power would be much stronger than a Tier 4. It was the same for mages. A Tier 5 mage’s attainments in fine control and perception were much higher than a Tier 4 mage’s. Such a tier was indeed difficult to cross.
“Is the information reliable?” Chen Ran asked.
“Absolutely reliable!” Colin said with a serious expression. “I’ve invested heavily in this assessment. I specially spent a lot of money to buy information to check the competitive strength of each opponent. With the lightning staff you gave me, I’m confident in defeating most of the competitors. As for that threatening opponent, I didn’t care at first. But to be on the safe side, I specially sent some beautiful women to get information from his lecherous younger brother, and that’s how I found out about this. And so, I came to you as soon as I got the news. I really can’t find anyone who can help me now.”
