Chapter 14: Steam-Forged Power

Arya lifted the curtain.

Inside was a marble floor, crystal coal lamps, high-end floor-to-ceiling windows, and luxurious decor.

It was completely different from the place where the Dwarf Woman worked earlier!!

Aiki and Zixuan exchanged glances…

The level of luxury here was on par with the hotel they stayed at last night…

Can this even be called a Weapon Shop?

Joey saw the somewhat shocked Aiki and Zixuan, and he raised his eyebrows, mocking the two of them coldly.

“My Castle doesn’t even feel this comfortable…”

Aiki puffed out her cheeks, recalling Joey’s Demon King’s Castle…

Brick walls, Gothic architecture, crows flying in the sky, bats on the spires, and occasionally flashes of lightning…

Well… it’s not that bad, right…

“Eh? Young Master lives in a Castle? He must be the child of some noble family…”

Arya asked curiously from the side.

“Well… sort of…”

The boy tilted his head and replied perfunctorily, then raised his hand.

“Just call me Joey.”

Joey…

What a cute name…

Seeing the boy raise his hand, Arya hurriedly took Joey’s hand and performed a hand-kissing gesture.

Young Master Joey’s hand is so soft…

It’s like it has no bones…

“Eh?”

Joey looked at Arya, who was kissing his hand, his face slightly red, then turned his head away shyly.

“I… I just wanted to shake hands with Miss Arya…”

“Ah… So that’s what it was!!! I’m terribly sorry!!!!”

Arya finally came back to her senses and grabbed Joey’s small hand with both hands, not letting go.

“Pfft… It… It’s fine…”

Joey smiled bashfully.

“Miss Arya, you’re such an interesting person…”

Uwa…

I’ve… I’ve been healed…

Arya’s heart raced, and she became even more excited chatting with Joey.

But… are the two servants from Young Master Joey’s household a bit off…?

Arya glanced at Aiki and Zixuan’s gloomy faces, not sure what was going on with the two of them.

But that doesn’t stop me from chatting with Young Master Joey…

“So… which profession does Young Master Joey belong to…?”

“Mage? Or perhaps a Priest or Sage under the Order of the Church?”

Having been here for over a decade, Joey naturally understood the Human Race’s job classifications…

Actually, it’s just like playing a game in his previous life.

Warrior, Archer, Shield Bearer, Sage, Priest, Mage.

Among them, Sage and Priest both belong to the Order of the Church, and besides normal tactics, they also have to recite the dense beliefs of the Church.

But that’s just the professions in the Human world…

The Demon Race’s professions are all over the place…

Vampire, Necromancer, Demonization…

As for his own profession…

It’s Demon King…

Come to think of it, Joey himself never used any handy weapons. He had some at first, but when conquering the Demon Realm for fairness’ sake, he casually threw them away…

As a result, all the armor and weapons were discarded later on…

What weapon was he using at that time…

“Oh… I’m a Warrior!”

Joey raised his small hand.

“…”

“Eh?”

Arya looked at the boy in front of her in surprise.

“You’re… a Warrior, despite being a weak man???”

Ahh…

Joey suddenly remembered…

Human bodies are weak, so professions like Warrior, Shield Bearer, and Archer are mostly done by sturdy women, while men should be Mages or Priests…

“Ah… I misspoke. Actually, I’m a Mage.”

Joey scratched his head.

“My attendants’ professions are also varied. If possible, could you introduce all the weapons in our Weapon Shop for us?”

That was Joey’s true purpose for coming here…

A common problem of the Demon Race…

Too arrogant…

The peace between the Demon Race and Human Race has lasted so long that they can no longer see the gap between themselves and human civilization…

“I see… Then let’s start with the Giant Sword.”

Arya nodded, leading the group to the first room.

The room was spacious, with all sorts of Giant Swords displayed on the walls.

“This is the weapon vault for the Warrior profession. See if any catch your eye, and I’ll recommend them for you.”

Arya pointed at the Straw Dummy in the center.

“If you’ve decided, you can also try it on the Straw Dummy in the middle.”

“But rest assured, all the walls in this room have Magic Barriers installed, so it’s fine even if you go all out.”

“How professional…”

Joey nodded approvingly.

“Of course! After all, our family is a special supplier of weapons to the Entia Kingdom, and there are even divine artifacts…”

Arya was about to boast further, then suddenly stopped.

“Ahem… Anyway, our family’s weapons are the most complete in all of Hongmao Pi City—no! Even in the entire Entia Kingdom!”

It seems…

There’s no difference from regular weapons…

Aiki frowned at the Enchanted Longswords on the walls.

Chiyang curiously looked at a Longsword hanging on the wall and casually picked one up.

“Uwahhh! This sword! It’s alive!!!”

Aiki and Zixuan turned toward the noise.

They saw the Longsword in Chiyang’s hand suddenly change shape, scaring Chiyang so much that she hurriedly tossed the Giant Sword to the ground.

“Clang!!!”

Just by the sound, you could tell how heavy this Longsword was…

“Ahaha… Please don’t be afraid, guests.”

Arya waved her hand.

“It seems you haven’t seen the latest weapons…”

Arya took out a Red Glove from her pocket and activated Magic.

Then, the petite beauty lifted the Longsword with one hand.

“Now, everything uses steam power instead of manpower, and it’s the same for weapons.”

Arya infused Magic, and the gear at the center of the sword’s hilt began to turn.

As the gear spun, the Longsword slowly transformed, eventually becoming a Giant Sword.

“!!!”

This scene surprised Aiki, Zixuan, and Chiyang.

“Is this Magic?! So cool!!!”

Chiyang quickly snatched the Giant Sword from Arya and swung it in her hands.

“This is modern Steam Technology. The principle is the same as steam power, but we use the body’s own Magic instead, with the same effect.”

Arya explained smugly.

“Looks like Young Master Joey comes from an old noble family… Otherwise, your subordinates would have seen these Steam Technology weapons.”

“Ahh… they’re just country bumpkins…”

Joey looked at Aiki and Zixuan mockingly.

“It’s just a transformation—looks fancy but useless.”

Aiki waved her hand.

“Then the guest is underestimating modern technology…”

Arya was about to explain—

“Uwooo!!!”

Chiyang let out an amazed cry from the side.

“Can’t that Demon Dragon quiet down?”

Zixuan rolled her eyes at Aiki.

“You’re just as noisy.”

“When was I noisy…”

Aiki turned her head, only to see Chiyang looking flustered at the Straw Dummy lodged into the wall.

“I… I really didn’t use any strength, I just swung lightly…”

Chiyang hurriedly explained like a child who’d done something wrong.

“Ah… It’s fine, guest…”

Arya shook her head.

“This is what modern technology does—you can use even less force and Magic to achieve a hundred times the previous effect…”

“A hundred times!!!

Are you kidding me!!!

Weapons can even amplify strength!!!”

Zixuan couldn’t sit still and asked in shock.

“It’s not amplifying strength…”

Arya explained calmly, as if drinking water.

“It’s not like primitive battles anymore…”

“Times have changed…”

“Steam Technology just makes things easier for you.”

“And it’s easier to defend against enemies.”

Arya continued, looking at Joey.

“These are technologies already outdated in Entia Kingdom, which is why the King allowed them to be released.”

“The current Military Technology can probably increase strength ten thousand times…”

“Ten thousand times strength…”

Aiki frowned, cold sweat starting to form on her face…

If that’s the case, even a rookie Adventurer could defeat her old confidants…

Meanwhile, Joey gazed at the black Magic Sword at the far end of the room.

“Joey… sama…”

It seemed as though the black Magic Sword was speaking in a woman’s voice only Joey could hear…