"This broken two-handed sword is not meaningless," Padding said.
The abundant spiritual energy and the remaining memories on the broken sword made this two-handed sword, which should have been melted down, more useful.
Not only was it an antique that had witnessed a period of history, but it also had a more practical use. Mages who focused on the path of enchantment would be interested in this broken sword, and Lulunaka, as a somewhat strange alchemist, also had the same interest in this broken sword.
This was not a strange thing, especially after knowing that Lulunaka was not just a simple alchemist.
After all, an alchemist who could make magic items was different from others.
When Padding was about to continue talking, Lulunaka looked over, and her line of sight coincided with Padding's line of sight.
Lulunaka probably heard the conversation between Padding and Romuona. She stretched out her index finger and put it to her lips.
Lulunaka's meaning was very clear. She hoped that Padding would end this topic and not talk about the broken sword in Julius' hand.
Their line of sight met, and the action that Lulunaka did to Padding, but Romuona did not notice.
Padding understood Lulunaka's meaning, especially after knowing that she intended to hide the nature of this broken sword.
She did not want Julius to know what kind of sword she gave him, and now, she did not want Romuona to know either.
Padding was silent for a while before continuing, "Whether or not he can polish the sword is not too important to Julius now.
For him, learning how to maintain a sword is the most important thing now.
He is polishing the broken sword, but the broken sword is also polishing his patience.
If he does not have patience, he will not be able to maintain a weapon well. If he does not even have this patience, then not only will he be polishing the sword, he will achieve nothing. "
Padding cleverly changed the topic in another direction.
Although they were still talking about the broken sword, they did not touch on its nature. They only talked about what kind of existence it was to Julius.
He did not lie, this sword did have such a function.
If Julius didn't even have the patience to sharpen his sword, then his aptitude was only so-so. Compared to leaving the village to wander outside, the best home for him would be to live in the village until he died of old age.
Romuona was a smart girl, and Padding's explanation made her quickly understand a lot of things.
"Then, is he being tested?
Compared to that sword, there should be something more suitable. "She continued to ask.
"This is not a test." Padding continued to answer, "This is a test... a test of his perseverance.
As for why she used this broken sword to test Julius, probably only her, herself..
Padding threw the question to Lulunaka.
Since Lulunaka wanted to hide something, then he was not interested in taking on too many things.
And the spiritual energy on the broken sword was not a harmful thing. Since Julius's life was not in danger, he was not interested in this kind of thing.
At this time, Lulunaka stood up and rushed over to Romuona.
The stone wall she was on now extended to the vicinity of the caravan, so she did not come down from the stone wall. She directly took small steps on it, jumped over a few gaps, and came to Romuona and Padding's side, looking down at them from the wall.
"What are you talking about?"
She clearly knew what the two were talking about, but now she pretended not to know.
"We are talking about the broken sword."
Padding was the first to answer, and he matched Lulunaka's words, "Miss Romuona doesn't understand why you want Julius to do something useless."
Romuona continued Padding's words, "That broken sword can't be restored to its sharpness, so why do you want him to do something so useless?"
"Why?
Because it's very interesting. "
Lulunaka tilted her head slightly, her finger lightly tapped on her lips, looking innocent and naive, and answered Romuona's question with a smile on her face, "When he has nothing to do, he will always hold the cross sword and look around, as if he is looking at a treasure, and he will even let out a silly laugh.
It's too stupid, like a little kid who picked up a toy that someone else's child left behind.
A person who is intoxicated by this kind of bad luck will quickly change. "
Romuona understood the first part of Lulunaka's words, but this was the first time she heard about something like bad luck, so she did not immediately understand what it meant.
Padding understood, and there was a slight change in his expression, but it was very subtle, and it was well hidden.
A person who obtained some great benefits by chance, and then because he enjoyed this benefit, quickly became corrupted, and became a greedy or shameless person... This was bad luck.
Sometimes, good things were not always beneficial to people.
Padding glanced at Romuona, who had a puzzled expression.
Romuona could be considered a girl who had met with bad luck.
As far as Padding knew, before she came to the Mullenin Family, she lived with her mother, and her life was very poor.
After her mother passed away, she was brought back to the family in the name of a concubine. For nobles, it was not difficult to bring the result of being born in a moment of chaos back to the family. This was a matter of convention. If there was any part of this matter that could become a topic of gossip and ridicule, it could only be whether these illegitimate children performed in a manner that made the nobles convulse with laughter.
But whether or not they would become a joke had absolutely nothing to do with whether or not they were illegitimate children. It was not uncommon for pure-blooded nobles to have scandals.
But a commoner born of a concubine, after getting everything that they could only get in their dreams in the past, many people would perform very badly, just like a nouveau riche. This would always be a topic that would never fade in the noble circle.
Padding thought that Romuona was a very good girl.
Although Romuona was never liked by anyone in the family, at least on the surface, the Mullenin Family would maintain her dignity.
From poverty to wealth, this huge contrast did not change Romuona too much, at least it seemed so.
But that was all in the past.
Now it seemed that the price for Romuona to live a wealthy and dignified life was too high.
There was nothing more expensive than life. This was Padding's thought.
And because of this thought, he.
That was why he ended up in his current situation.
Romuona was thinking. She always felt that Lulunaka's words were missing something crucial and could not answer her question.
But she could not think of it, and no one would give her a hint, so she gave up.
She asked another question. "How long will it take us to get to the place you spoke of?
You said that you would take us to the sea, but we have been moving east for some time, but we still stayed in the forest. "
"Strictly speaking, it's in the northeast, so it took us a lot of time."
Lulunaka replied, "But it's mainly because I slowed down our progress. I had something to do along the way. I'm really sorry."
She looked very straightforward when she apologized, and it did not seem like she was doing it half-heartedly. It seemed like she was really apologizing sincerely.
As for the thing she said she had something to do along the way, it was most likely something like attracting the Undead like Tuis.
However, after the incident with Tuis, Lulunaka did not do anything strange in front of everyone. Instead, she would often disappear into the forest. She would leave suddenly, but she would also return quickly.
No one knew what she was doing, and no one dared to follow her.
Lulunaka seemed like an easygoing person, but it was impossible for her to be so good-tempered after being followed. Besides, it was still a problem whether or not they could keep up with her.
"It's slow, but since we're here, we're not far from our destination," Lulunaka continued.
Her alchemy dog, Ward, trotted back to the convoy.
The shedding dog had disappeared for half a day. It finally returned with something in its mouth. It spat it out when it reached the foot of the wall where Lulunaka was.
It was a fish bone as thick and long as an adult's calf. It lacked a fish head, and its bones were densely packed together, giving it a terrifying appearance.
Judging from the bones alone, it was definitely not a fish that could be served on the dining table of ordinary people. Only ordinary people would eat such a fish.