Book 8: Chapter 94: Weapon Case
“Top-grade Artifact Spirit…” Qin Lun shook his head with a bitter smile. He only had a little over thirty thousand Shattered Crystals left on him—how could he afford a top-grade Artifact Spirit?
He had not even sponsored the temporary team emblem for Frank and the others to enter the mission world; it was bought by Didi using the leftover resources from learning potion-making.
“Without a top-grade Artifact Spirit, it won’t reach Dark Gold quality. What a shame for this World Tree Longbow!” The old gnome looked very regretful. As a forging master, failing to make good use of materials was his greatest sorrow.
“Master, I remember many Dark Gold Equipment don’t have Artifact Spirits. Only Legendary Rank equipment must have Artifact Spirits, right?” Qin Lun thought for a moment and grew puzzled.
“You’re not entirely correct. In fact, once the equipment and items of you Apostles reach Blue Quality, they gain a certain spirituality. This spirituality is essentially the Artifact Spirit, but it hasn’t awakened on its own like a Legendary Artifact Spirit.”
The old gnome smiled and explained, “But your World Tree Longbow’s laws aren’t compatible with the Shattered Starry Sky, so it has completely lost its spirituality. To give an analogy, while Dark Gold Equipment of Apostles doesn’t have the wisdom of Legendary Items, they are still living beings. The World Tree Longbow now is just a shell; it has the potential to become a Legendary Item but lacks the soul of an ordinary creature.”
Qin Lun nodded slowly. The old gnome’s analogy was vivid and easy to understand. He had originally thought that items like the World Tree Longbow and the Undead Sacred Artifact could only be broken down into basic material. Now it seemed that by infusing an Artifact Spirit, they could still regain some of their power.
However, equipment above Dark Gold had strict compatibility requirements for Artifact Spirits. An unsuitable Artifact Spirit wouldn’t just fail to merge with the equipment—it could damage it. Although the World Tree Longbow had lost its spirituality, it was still an intact shell. But if it were internally damaged, it wouldn’t even be as good as regular equipment material.
“Your World Tree Longbow is a cold weapon with a simple structure and excellent material. From my perspective, I still hope you’ll consider not breaking it down. It’s better to wait until you find a suitable Artifact Spirit and ‘revive’ it later!” The old gnome advised sincerely.