Another World’s Versatile Crafting Master c1-1074

by Zhuang Bifan

  Garl was not a stubborn person anyway. Under such circ.u.mstances, he naturally wouldn't bring himself trouble. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and bear with it.

  "Don't be dissatisfied, Felic wouldn't take in a useless person. In the future, he might even find a stronger host for you to become a parasite to, and stepping into the Sanctuary-realm won't be that unattainable." When Connoris was in the Endless Abyss in the past, he seemed to have been taken advantage of by the Lord Devourer. Now that he had done Garl in, he was extremely smug.

  "Master Felic, this…" At this moment, Archbishop Martin and the others who had been waiting at the back finally couldn't help but step forward. The conversation they had and the signing of the contract were all done through spiritual communication. Hence, Archbishop Martin and the others were rather confused because they did not know what Lin Li had just done.

  "Everything's fine now. Archbishop Martin, sorry to have kept you waiting." Lin Li did not say much, and directly dispersed the Light and Darkness Sword before turning around to return to the expedition.

  Seeing this, Archbishop Martin and the others realized that Lin Li had obviously subdued that ugly thing, otherwise he wouldn't have let it go so easily. However, they could not imagine how that ugly thing could be of use.

  Seeing that Lin Li didn't want to explain, Archbishop Martin and the others didn't ask any further questions. They simply looked at Garl and sized him up with peculiar looks before returning to the team with Lin Li.

  Although Garl had lost his host and the powerful strength that was comparable to the Sanctuary-realm, the Heart-piercing Potion did not have any effects on his body. He still had power that was near the peak of the Legendary-level. Hence, after seeing that Lin Li and the others were heading to the expedition, he immediately cast the Power of Flight and hovered behind Lin Li.

  It couldn't be helped. A servant had to be conscious and alert enough. Garl had no choice but to submit to fate now. He only hoped that his human master really had great potential like Connoris had said, and would one day be able to reach the heights that the Immortal King had climbed to.

  However, what no one expected was that after Garl followed Lin Li to the expedition, the people did not react strangely because of his appearance. Instead, Angelano, who was dressed in strange armor, suddenly scurried towards them.

  "Devouring Demon! How dare you appear in front of Lord Angelano? Watch me crush you into powder!" Angelano actually recognized Garl, and glared at him like they had a major feud with each other. He swung his large metal hammer, and looked like he really wanted to smash Garl into pieces.

  Garl was no longer the Lord Devourer. However, he still had power that was near the peak of the Legendary-level. How could he be hit by Angelano's hammer easily? After casting the Power of Flight, his body flashed, and he dodged the hammer that was being swung at him. He screamed, and said, "I was just wondering why I smelled this stench from afar. It turns out that this disgusting race from back then still has a remaining descendant here."

  Although Angelano's entire body was wrapped in armor, it was clear that Garl had somewhat recognized him. Besides, judging from his words, he seemed to have some feud with the goblins. Besides, it might be a major one.

  Even Lin Li was a little surprised at this behavior of the two of them, not to mention Archbishop Martin and the others. The goblins had created civilization in the era before the High Elves appeared, but that era was also very short, and there was barely any historical record left behind. On the other hand, the Devouring Demon was actually very mysterious in the Endless Abyss, and no one knew how many Devouring Demons there were left in the Endless Abyss.

  Hence, be it from a personal consideration or a racial consideration, no one would think that Angelano and Garl were related in any way.

  "What's the big deal about flying? Go ahead and fly!" Seeing that Garl had flown up into the air, Angelano immediately raised his arm, and an Alchemy Array on the armor of his arm suddenly lit up. A fire snake then charged towards Garl immediately.

  Garl, who was flying in the air, did not dodge, and instead dealt with the fire snake. He suddenly opened his mouth and s.u.c.k.e.d it in. Just like the Alchemy Colossuses and Abyssal Demons that the Lord Devourer had devoured previously, Garl s.u.c.k.e.d in the fire snake launched by Angelano.

  Garl deliberately burped and looked down at Angelano in disdain. "Is that all you have? It's not even enough to fill the gaps in my teeth."

  "Is that so? I shall make you the first Devouring Demon to die from being too stuffed!" Angelano tossed his hammer while chanting something, all ready to summon his Alchemy Colossus.

  However, at this moment, Lin Li reached his hand out and patted Angelano's head. He said, "Enough, Angelano. I don't care what problems you have with each other, but it's best to save them all for later. We don't have time for you to cause a stir now."

  "Felic, why did you take him as a servant? Devouring Demons are inherently treacherous, scheming, and sly. They're the most shameless and despicable. They don't deserve to exist in this world at all," Angelano said in disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e. However, he had also stopped summoning the Alchemy Colossus.

  "Really? How much better are you people? If I remember correctly, I'm afraid you're the only one left of your race. See, it's proven whose race doesn't deserve a place in this world," Garl rebutted Angelano in a sharp voice as he descended.

  "And you, don't tell me that you Devouring Demons have taken over the abyss. I'm afraid you're the only disgusting one left in the entire abyss now. Besides, I believe it won't be long before you Devouring Demons are completely finished." Angelano was rather hostile too. He swung his arms and sounded extremely threatening.

  Lin Li's new and old subordinates falling out was not something to be proud of. Archbishop Martin and the others were too embarrassed to keep watching, so they greeted Lin Li, and they went back to their teams to arrange for recuperation without waiting for a response.

  Looking at the strange gazes that were constantly cast at him by the people nearby, Lin Li rubbed his forehead helplessly, but he had no choice but to make Garl shut up using Soul Restraint. Finally, the two of them quieted down. However, he could still notice the intense animosity in Garl's and Angelano's eyes when they were looking at each other. It was as if they were fighting with each other using their eyes.

  "What exactly is going on here?" After looking at the two of them who were fighting intensely, Lin Li turned to look at Connoris helplessly. Among those present, Connoris, who was once an ancient demon deity, was probably the only one who knew what had happened between the goblins and the Devouring Demons.

  However, Connoris was not an omniscient, omnipotent god. He would only try to find out more about things that he felt interested in, participate in them, and then record them. After all, he had already existed for millions of years. How could he possibly record every single thing that had happened during those long years?

  Hence, regarding this matter, Connoris could only tell Lin Li vaguely that the annihilation of the goblins seemed to have some connection with the Devouring Demons. Rumor had it that the reason that the Devouring Demons gradually became extinct in the abyss was because the goblins had resorted to some means. In short, Angelano and Garl were the only ones who knew the exact reason. Perhaps they might not be clear, either. Lin Li knew that there was a huge feud between the two of them that was related to race.

  That matter was a real headache for Lin Li. If the members of his team did not get along with each other, it could be considered an extremely troublesome thing for the expedition. In particular, Angelano and Lin Li did not have any contract with each other. He only stayed in the Tower of Dusk because Lin Li could provide him with enough materials for his alchemy research. However, Lin Li was not sure if he could let Angelano work with his enemy willingly based on that alone.

  However, it was clearly not the time to resolve this problem now. Lin Li could only use the Soul Contract to restrain Garl while persuadi
ng Angelano. He painstakingly managed to get Angelano to agree not to argue with Garl for the time being.

  In fact, the main reason Angelano agreed to Lin Li's request was that he had heard that Garl had signed a Soul Contract with Lin Li and had become Lin Li's slave. Angelano was like a guest of the Tower of Dusk, and more specifically, Lin Li's guest. He was on equal terms with Lin Li. Hence, Angelano's status was naturally higher than Lin Li's slave's, Garl's.

  "You're just a slave, I can't be bothered to argue with you now. When we go out later, I'll settle the scores with you," Angelano said to Garl in a disdainful tone.

  Garl was not annoyed to hear this. Instead, he said to Connoris, "Did you hear that, Connoris? He said that we're just slaves and not even worthy of talking to him."

  Garl was initially displeased about Connoris lying to him, but after hearing Angelano's words, he immediately got Connoris involved.

  However, as the ancient demon deity who mastered deception and conspiracy, how could Connoris have failed to tell what Garl was thinking? He nonchalantly said, "Slave? I think you're mistaken. Slaves and servants are very different."

  Connoris and Lin Li had signed a master-servant contract, and although he was also restrained from betrayal, he still had a relatively great amount of freedom. For example, if Connoris had not wanted to come to the Sky Castle this time, Lin Li could not really have forced him. If Lin Li died unexpectedly, Connoris wouldn't die together with him like he would if he were in a Soul Contract with Lin Li, although he would suffer some damage to his soul.

  As expected, Connoris' response made Garl grit his teeth in anger. He was the one who caused Garl to sign a Soul Contract with Lin Li! However, Garl was well aware that he had to suck it up since he was in his current situation. If he were to argue with them, he would only be bringing trouble to himself.

  However, Garl had allies too. After connecting with Lin Li's soul, he quickly sensed that both Ujfalusi and Norfeller had Lin Li's aura on them. Hence, he immediately flew to Ujfalusi and Norfeller, and tried to forge a friendship with them.

  Chapter 979 - Gate Of Sunfall

  In Garl's opinion, Ujfalusi and Norfeller, who were Legendary powerhouses who were at the peak of the Legendary-realm, had to have been duped by Connoris and Lin Li into signing the Soul Contract in the same manner. Since they were in the same boat, Garl naturally had to find a way to pull some connections he could use.

  However, Garl did not know that Ujfalusi hadn't signed the Soul Contract under Lin Li's threat. In the past, Norfeller had voluntarily signed the blood-oath with Lin Li. Meanwhile, Ujfalusi had followed Lin Li for such a long time, and he even advanced from a Lich that had just entered the Legendary-realm to one that was at the peak of that realm. He was just one step away from the Sanctuary-realm. How could he have any complaints?

  Hence, even though they were all considered servants in terms of their status, Ujfalusi and Norfeller did not treat Garl as one of them. Moreover, everyone had just been harmed terribly by the Lord Devourer. It would be strange if they treated Garl well now. Seeing how overboard and ridiculous Garl was getting, Ujfalusi immediately pushed him away with a magic spell, and Norfeller even drew the Heaven's Wrath Dagger.

  After several failed attempts, Garl finally calmed down, and understood that the dynamics of the relationship between the members of the team did not seem to be what he thought they were.

  After a period of recuperation, the expedition finally set out again. However, after the battle with the Lord Devourer, the teams from the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom suffered major losses. Although the recuperation had allowed them to recover, their morale was significantly lower.

  The expedition entered the Lord Devourer's palace, and found a gate in the depths. There was a spiral staircase that led upwards to a golden light in the distance on the other side of the gate. Upon sight of this, Archbishop Martin and the others could not help but look worried, because this was clearly different from the gates in the previous worlds that they had left. It was just a staircase that led to a higher level.

  On the first floor, they had encountered a powerful enemy like the Lord Devourer, causing the teams of the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam to suffer huge damage. At the thought of this, everyone would definitely be terrified. Archbishop Martin and the rest had no choice but to once again turn their attention to Lin Li, the young Sanctuary powerhouse.

  "There will no longer be enemies like the Lord Devourer on the upper level. As long as we're careful, there should not be any major casualties." Lin Li really did not disappoint Archbishop Martin and the others. In fact, after making sure that this place was exactly the same as the Well of the Sun of the Endless World, he was already certain of the situation on the floor above. Subduing Garl was actually just giving him a good excuse to explain that, although he could choose not to, but that would certainly not be convincing in the long run.

  Hearing Lin Li's statement, Archbishop Martin and the others finally secretly heaved a sigh of relief. If they had to go through that kind of battle a few more times, there would probably be nothing much left of their teams in the end.

  They did not doubt Lin Li's statement. After all, Lin Li had just subdued a demon, and it was only right that he would know what was going on here.

  The expedition passed through the gate and walked up the long staircase, all the way to the endless golden light in the distance. After walking for about an hour, they finally saw the silhouette of a majestic building at the end of their line of sight, and it was gradually becoming clearer in the endless golden light.

  At this moment, the expedition finally realized that the place where they had just fought the Lord Devourer was actually just a small corner of the palace. Yet, they were terribly shocked. In fact, the moment they saw it, they almost worshiped it. Clearly, the majesty of the Sun Palace was truly beyond imaginable.

  When Lin Li arrived at the gate of the second floor, he waved his hands and gestured for the team to stop advancing. Even though they did not have orders from Archbishop Martin and Donald, the members from the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom already treated Lin Li as their supreme leader. They would follow his orders without hesitation.

  Archbishop Martin and Donald didn't have any complaints about the situation. Anyway, even if Lin Li did not give them direct commands, they would still go to him and ask him some questions, which would instead affect the team's execution efficiency. Well, Prince Kanber from the Rotterdam Kingdom was rather upset about it, even though Donald kept persuading him.

  Of course, Lin Li did not take a little ant like Kanber seriously. If Kanber just followed them obediently, everything would be fine. However, if he were to jump out recalcitrantly and affect Lin Li's plans, Lin Li would kill him effortlessly. Prince Kanber's identity meant nothing to a Sanctuary powerhouse like Lin Li at all. If he were to really die because he had provoked a Sanctuary powerhouses, the old king of Rotterdam Kingdom would have to stand out and apologize to him.

  Lin Li made the team stop not to show any authority, but rather because the journey was going to become tough from then on. Due to the existence of the Lord Devourer, Garl, the mana sources of the magic gears and magic traps around the palace were devoured together with the treasures. Hence, other than the battle with the Abyssal Demons, the expedition did not have to worry about other threats.

  However, it was different here. They were not in Garl's territory, and the mana sources of the magic traps were intact. Hence, it was not overboard to say that every step they took was dangerous. Although given Lin Li's attainments in this regard, those magic traps and gears would not pose much of a threat to him, the expedition would easily slip into danger if they did not follow his commands.

  Following Lin Li's orders, the expedition stopped on the staircase in front of the gate, and hundreds of people and the Alchemy Colossuses of the Rotterdam Kingdom formed a long line.

  It was a large gate that was extremely high, and even Angelano's Alchemy Col
ossus might not be able to reach the top with its arms raised. There were also realistic flame patterns carved on the arched door, and even the golden light that it emitted seemed to be influenced by the flame patterns, making the arch look like a rising sun.

  There was no obstruction in the middle of the arched door, and one would be able to tell at a glance that there was still a flight of steps that extended to the main entrance of the palace on the other side of the door. Hence, Archbishop Martin and the rest were somewhat curious about why Lin Li made them stop there. They wondered what kind of danger it contained.

  However, to Lin Li, a master of magic gears and magic traps, it had a completely different significance. The arched door was actually set up with a very terrifying magic trap, and once someone barged through recklessly, they would be immediately incinerated to ashes by the flames of the sun, just as if they really walked into the sun. Not to mention the Legendary powerhouses, even a Sanctuary powerhouse like Lin Li would be burned if he broke in.

  "Garl, you can devour anything, can't you? Come on, if you have what it takes, devour this Burning Sun Flame God magic trap now." Although Angelano promised Lin Li that he wouldn't settle the scores with Garl for the time being, that didn't stop him from verbally picking on Garl.

  Hearing Angelano's words, Garl did not even have time to respond before Archbishop Martin got a great fright. They finally discovered that there was a magic trap called the Burning Sun Flame God magic trap in the archway.

  Although they did not know exactly what level the magic trap was, they could tell from the name alone that its power was definitely quite terrifying. Didn't the name, Burning Sun Flame God, mean that it had the power to burn everything? Even though the name might be a bit exaggerated, it definitely wasn't something that people like them could deal with.