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Besides, the order had come from the Great Sage himself.

Anyone who wasn’t a fool could figure it out. There was no other way to accomplish this except through the Lord of Vengeful’s personal influence within the Mechanical Order.

But the more they thought about it, the more unnerved they became.

Transk didn’t immediately respond to his allies’ speculation. He merely said coolly, "The Lord of Vengeful has promised me the position of Planet Governor for the Tania World."

After losing such a huge sum of money, this was perhaps the only piece of good news.

Transk had struck a deal with the Lord of Vengeful, which meant their bet had paid off!

He saw the joyous expressions on his allies’ faces.

Transk raised a hand, signaling for them not to celebrate too soon. He recalled how the Lord of Vengeful had immediately grasped his true identity just from a brief mention of his past.

Combined with the fact that the Founding General had personally ordered their advance payment to be seized...

His mindset had shifted from the relaxed ease of a master strategist to one of solemn gravity.

He understood clearly that Reinhardt, the Lord of Vengeful, was no Claudius. Once he joined this man’s ranks, there would be no turning back.

If he ever developed any dissent, he would surely meet a miserable end.

Slumped in his chair, he caught a glimpse of his eager allies, who acted as if joining the Vengeful Angels with him meant glory, riches, and ultimate power were now within their easy grasp.

He said coldly, "This is just a transaction, gentlemen. Remember my words: do not harbor any dissent."

Although his tone was exceptionally grave, it was clear that only a few had truly heeded his warning.

「On the other side.」

「In the corridor.」

Reinhardt raised his hand slightly, and the Wizard Slayer, secured to his back, flew into his grasp in response.

This was the Extraordinary Creation he had seized from Sipia. During the meeting, Agate had helped him identify it. It was confirmed that this weapon was once the personal sword of a member of the Supreme King’s Guard.

According to fragments of ancient history, the Supreme King’s Guard was composed exclusively of members of the Royal Family.

Agate couldn’t identify the materials used to forge it, but it was likely some rare metal lost to ancient times, possessing the peculiar abilities of Anti-Spiritual Energy, Breaking Technique, and Law Correction.

Its internal structure was also extremely complex, far from the simple melee weapon it appeared to be on the surface.

Agate’s exact words were that the technology required to forge this Extraordinary Creation was beyond the grasp of the Wizards and Technician Priests of the current era.

In addition, he had sensed an incomplete Machine Spirit within the Wizard Slayer.

He surmised that the weapon was part of a complete set of Extraordinary Creations. Lacking the support of the main component, it was difficult to unleash its full power.

Regarding the Machine Spirit, Agate believed that over the long course of time, Divine Creations could be divided into three stages: the primordial consciousness of the Ancient Wizard era, the flesh-and-blood Soul Bodies of the middle Dark Ages, and the mechanical awakening of the golden age.

The Machine Spirit inside the Wizard Slayer was an extremely rare primordial consciousness.

If it were a complete, ancient Machine Spirit, the Wizard Slayer would possess a considerable degree of self-awareness. But even as an incomplete primordial consciousness, it was not something that just anyone could wield.

In other words, this Extraordinary Creation from an ancient era had chosen Reinhardt.

However, Reinhardt was no Technician Priest, nor could he perceive the Machine Spirit Agate had described. But it was true that after obtaining this Extraordinary Creation, his mind had become one with it.

Reinhardt released the hilt, and the Wizard Slayer hovered before him without any external force acting upon it.

The jet-black blade looked unremarkable.

He selected the Mechanical God’s Blessing.

A spectral blue light materialized from the void, enveloping the Wizard Slayer as it hovered before Reinhardt.

Like a rhythmic heartbeat, the Wizard Slayer pulsed, sending out afterimages that spread outward.

「Thereafter.」

Two silver metal wires, emanating a strange power, extended straight from the hilt toward the blade.

The quaint hilt also collapsed and shattered under the blessing of the God of All Machines, only to then reconfigure and reform.

Once the dust settled, the system’s spectral blue text appeared in Reinhardt’s vision.

[Praise the Mechanical God.]

[Royal Sword: Crude Spiritual Artisan Level Extraordinary Creation (?), formerly the personal sword of the Supreme Royal Family, possesses the natural Anti-Wizard Power of Breaking Technique, Spiritual Power Suppression, and Law Correction.]

[Mechanical God’s Blessing. Traits Reforged.]

[Anti-Wizard Domain (Pseudo): After being reforged by the God of All Machines, this former Royal Sword is now compatible with your Knight Power. It requires the support of the Special Ability from the Extraordinary Armament·Defeated Demon.

The Forbidden Magic Force Field has transformed into the Anti-Wizard Domain.

Coverage: 100-meter diameter. Within the Anti-Wizard Domain, the intensity of Cosmic Magic and Spiritual Storms is significantly reduced.]

[Machine Spirit Awakening: The power of the Mechanical God’s Blessing has temporarily repaired this ancient creation’s damaged Machine Spirit. After activating Machine Spirit Awakening Mode, the Wizard Slayer will enter a combat state.

Its ancient combat instincts will help you through difficult battles, although its combat power in fully automatic mode is far inferior to manual control.]

[Trust me, you wouldn’t want to use this for chopping wood.]

With a thought, Reinhardt commanded the newly reforged Wizard Slayer to fly into his hand.

Unlike the simple grip it had before, under the modification from the Mechanical God’s Blessing, several protrusions ejected from the Wizard Slayer’s reconfigured hilt, locking it firmly to his Power Armor Gauntlet.

Then, Neural Metal Wires extended from it, piercing his skin.

It was at this exact moment that Reinhardt truly understood what a peculiar thing the Machine Spirit Agate had told him about was.

A cold voice was echoing deep inside his mind.

’User identity verified.’

’High-threat Spiritual Energy unit detected. Quantity: one.’

’Activate Machine Spirit Awakening Mode?’

Reinhardt just had to think it, and the Machine Spirit’s cold voice immediately responded in the depths of his mind.

’Entering sleep mode.’

After that, the voice vanished without a trace, but Reinhardt could still feel the connection between himself and the Wizard Slayer.

Moreover, based on the system’s description—especially that last deadpan joke of a hint—it was obvious the Wizard Slayer had been created from the start as a weapon specifically for dealing with Wizards.

As for the Spiritual Artisan Level...

Reinhardt couldn’t hide the joy in his heart as he let out a long breath.

Back in Kemola, the Warlord Nico, with just a single damaged piece of Spiritual Artisan Level Armament, had nearly wiped out the founding members of the Vengeful Angels in the underground tomb, including Reinhardt himself.

Even Agate had paid the price of his life in that battle.

Reinhardt had personally experienced the power and combat enhancement of a Pseudo-Domain from a Spiritual Artisan Level Extraordinary Creation.

During his previous conversation with Irenia, although she had put it very delicately, she had still indicated that his current strength was nowhere near a match for Silencer Enok.

If they had run into him back in Cyrenaica, he and the Vengeful Angels would very likely have been completely annihilated.

According to the intelligence Irenia provided, Enok was different from any Psychic Reinhardt had ever faced. As a Cosmic Mage who had inherited the Wizard System of the ancient era, his true combat strength was far above that of a Psychic of the same level.

Although Reinhardt feared neither battle nor death, this matter still placed a certain amount of pressure on him.

Now, with the Wizard Slayer blessed by the Mechanical God added to his arsenal, even if a huge gap in raw power remained between them, he had the confidence to face this powerful enemy head-on.

It was true that Reinhardt craved battle, but he wasn’t a reckless fool who only knew how to rush to his death.

Especially now. It wasn’t just his own head on his shoulders anymore. If he were to be defeated in battle, or even killed, it would be a disaster for the Vengeful Angels, the Rebel Suppression Army, and indeed the entire Imperial Administrative Region.

Faced with such immense responsibility and pressure, even though he was still that same Imperial badass who dared to punch the head off an Abyssal Great Demon, practical realities forced him to be more cautious in his considerations.

Furthermore, his power had reached a critical point for a breakthrough.

He had to advance to the Six-star Earth Military Rank before the next great battle arrived.