Without wasting too much time, Nora directly took out a large pile of items from her spatial container.

There were pure gold ingots, perfect gems, various alchemical materials radiating elemental fluctuations, and a considerable number of high-purity magic stones.

The gold ingots, gems, and some alchemical materials quickly turned into powder in Nora's hands and merged into a bottle of alchemical solution.

The solution stirred automatically, and soon, a mysterious, galaxy-like color appeared on its surface.

Nora poured out the solution, and under the effect of magic, the liquid automatically outlined a mysterious and complex star-shaped magic array on the floor.

"Preliminary completion."

Nora smiled, then moved the armor and longsword into the center of the star-shaped magic array, and turned to Liens, saying, "Next, you need to drip a little blood onto the weapons and equipment to establish your connection with them."

Liens immediately complied, opening his palm. A ball of bright red blood floated from his palm, then split into two balls, flying above the armor and longsword, and dripping evenly onto them.

After Liens's blood dripped, Nora began the next step.

A line of light extended from her foot, connecting to the magic array on the floor. Massive magical power flowed into the magic array along the light, and immediately, brilliant light illuminated the entire room.

Liens could feel a large amount of external elemental energy gathering in the room, and soon, an extremely dense elemental area formed inside.

Afterward, the light quickly dimmed but did not disappear; instead, it rapidly converged, forming a cloud-like substance that enveloped the armor and longsword in the magic array.

Next, Nora threw the remaining alchemical materials into the cloud-like substance.

Liens, who was observing Nora's alchemy from the side, could see that Nora seemed to throw them casually, but in reality, she followed certain elemental rules; for example, light and dark materials were not put in at the same time.

However, these were not the main point. The main point was that after Nora finished these steps, a power of rules descended into the cloud-like substance.

This was the key to the secret art.

"Alright, now we just need to maintain the ritual with magic stones. If luck isn't too bad, the transformation should be complete in a few days. Just come check daily to see if anything unexpected happens."

Nora breathed a sigh of relief, placed the magic stones into the various energy points of the magic array, and then cut off the input of magical power.

Liens carefully sensed the transformation of the armor and longsword by that power of rules. Nora noticed his gaze and said with a smile, "Curious? I can teach you."

Upon hearing this, Liens withdrew his gaze from the clouds, turned to Nora, and shook his head, saying, "No need. I already understand the process, but even if I learned it, Liens might not respond to me."

Nora's set of elves' secret arts was actually a sacrificial ritual, calling forth a certain power of rules existing between heaven and earth through specific methods.

Similar to the power of desire that transformed Atel, it was essentially an extension of the power of a certain Legend or Old God' existence.

He estimated that the power of rules currently transforming the armor and longsword belonged to a certain Legend of the elves. To sacrifice and summon this power, it probably depended on the person.

This was a secret art, a heritage unique to another race.

"Not necessarily. Maybe he favors you."

After saying that, Nora couldn't help but feel shy.

If Liens could truly successfully perform this secret art, it would mean that Liens had already been regarded as a member of the elves. Would that count as gaining the approval of her elders?

"Let's go out. The elements here are too rich. Staying too long will make us uncomfortable with the lower concentration of elements outside."

"Moreover, we also need to explain to the others outside."

Liens's voice pulled Nora out of her imagination. After her mind snapped awake, Nora inwardly cursed herself. She and Liens hadn't even started anything, so why was she thinking so many shameless thoughts?

No matter what, they had to establish their relationship before doing such things.

After lecturing herself, Nora quickly followed Liens, and the two walked out of the room together.

Balder and the others outside looked at the two walking out side by side with strange expressions.

Among them, several men looked at Liens with admiration. They hadn't expected Liens to win over Nora, the elf who had just joined the Rebel Army, in less than a day after waking up.

The reason for this misunderstanding was mainly the lingering blush of shyness on Nora's face, which was very misleading.

Otherwise, given Liens's image as a seeker of the True Path in Balder and their minds, they would only think that Liens and Nora were researching some mysterious and profound experiment.

And Liens's subsequent explanation also proved that they hadn't misunderstood; this was indeed an experiment.

"Sorry for disturbing everyone… Nora and I are conducting an alchemy ritual. The commotion is a bit loud, but it won't cause any danger."

"For the next few days, this room will be in a state of elemental enrichment. Just try to prevent anyone from breaking in."

Liens explained to the crowd.

Originally, he had planned to sit quietly outside for the next few days, guarding the place, but thinking about the request he had previously agreed to Nora, he felt that Nora probably wouldn't let him 'idle' for these few days.

Therefore, he hoped that Balder and the others would station some troops here to prevent idlers from breaking in and disrupting the ritual.

"Hmm, I'll arrange it."

Balder naturally wouldn't refuse Liens this small request. He immediately nodded in agreement after Liens finished speaking.

"One more thing… Since everyone is here, I won't have to make another trip later."

"I plan to leave here in a few days to visit various parts of the kingdom. I will return after taking care of some matters."

Upon hearing this, Balder and the others' expressions instantly turned serious.

Although the current situation was not as tense as it was seven days ago, under the turbulent circumstances of multiple forces intervening in Hartwin Kingdom, Liens's existence undoubtedly served as a stabilizing force.

Even if he didn't act, he could give Balder and them more confidence.

Just like Alfred's foundation in the kingdom, this was the immense sense of security that an individual's extraordinary strength brought to a collective force.

"Don't worry, if the Rebel Army encounters any unsolvable crisis, send me a message, and I will rush back immediately. And with Nora here, there shouldn't be any issues on the front lines."

"Nora's strength is above mine."

Liens knew that his departure would cause trouble for Balder and them, so he immediately gave them a reassurance—Nora.

Hearing Liens's evaluation of Nora, everyone except Lucrezia looked at Nora in shock.

They hadn't expected a 'Saint' level existence to be hidden among them.

Looking at Nora, Balder suddenly wondered if their Rebel Army's strength already had the upper hand?

Liens, the newly joined Nora, Darnell the High Priest who could summon gods, and the 'military formation' that gathered the strength of a hundred thousand people—couldn't so many powerful forces just sweep through the capital?

Thinking this, Balder immediately expressed his thoughts.

"Liens will not easily make a move. Neither the current ritual nor his own state allows him to do so."

"The Sword Saint is only severely injured, not dead… Our current strength does not have a huge gap with the opponent. Once we launch an attack, we will likely fall into a stalemate."

"This is not good for the current situation in Hartwin Kingdom."

"This would make both our sides unable to care for other forces, making the kingdom's situation even more chaotic. By then, the survival of ordinary civilians will become even more difficult."

"I don't want that. In that case, even if we win in the end, less than half of the people in the country might be left."

Liens shook his head, refuting Balder's idea.

"I was impulsive."

Balder pondered for a while, combining the intelligence of the many known forces in Hartwin Kingdom. After careful consideration, he felt that the consequences Liens mentioned were indeed very likely to occur.

If war broke out again, their Rebel Army could at most care for the civilians in their own faction. As for the civilians in other regions, they would probably be beyond reach.

Coupled with the monster waves caused by the elemental turbulence in various places, the current stage was indeed not suitable for launching another war.

The others, who had been somewhat eager due to Balder's suggestion, also temporarily curbed the restlessness in their hearts after hearing Liens's explanation.

The atmosphere was silent for a while. Balder, feeling that there was nothing else here, bid farewell: "There's nothing else here, so I'll leave first. I still have a lot of official duties to handle."

After speaking, without waiting for others to stop him, Balder turned and left. The others also left one after another.

Soon, only Liens, Nora, and Lucrezia remained in the hallway outside the room.

"It's just the three of us left, so let's go have some dessert together… This time, you won't refuse me again, will you?"

Nora looked at Liens and said with a smile.

"Of course not."

Liens nodded, accepting the invitation.

Seeing this scene, Lucrezia's eyes narrowed slightly, and her meaningful gaze lingered back and forth between Liens and Nora.

She seriously suspected now whether Nora had some leverage over Liens? Otherwise, why would Liens, who was dedicated to cultivation, agree to such a request?

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