Chapter 44: Crafting Another Unique Weapon
The dinner concluded quietly, Magnus’s light teasing meeting Nioh’s dry replies. Servants efficiently cleared the table, the clinking of plates and silverware a soft background noise. The lingering aroma of roasted meats and herbs began to dissipate, replaced by the faint, clean scent of polished wood. Magnus then led Nioh and X into a private room. The room was dimly lit, with plush velvet chairs arranged around a low, polished table. A single, ornate lamp cast long shadows, highlighting the intricate patterns on the thick, woven rug. The air was still, holding a faint, almost imperceptible scent of sandalwood.
In the room was the old man he had met the last time he came for the auction.
"Master, Young Master," he bowed, greeting both Nioh and Magnus.
Nioh acknowledged him with a nod and turned his gaze to the heavy canon gun sprawled on the workbench.
He moved quickly to its side and gently rubbed his hands against the weapon.
The smell of melted gold and electromechanical circuits filled his nose, and like an addict, he experienced a high.
This was a superior-grade weapon. All the parts and materials screamed money.
" The electro-magnetic field around the weapon is abnormally strong" Ekoh spoke for the first time during the night.
"It doesn’t come from it but from him," Nioh answers while taking a look at Magnus.
"The frequency of the field is very unique. It feels like your Ancient biocore"
"It is because it is charged with a form of will," Nioh replied with excitation.