Chapter 280: 280

Annie’s hand gripping her shoulders trembled slightly. Her face, which had been exposed to the sun and wind for the entirety of the year, was flushed with redness. She bit her lips lightly.

She thought that Watson was different from other men, so he did not go to the hot spring for the maid services. However, it seemed like Watson chose not to go because he liked her. Otherwise, why would he ask for her clothes?

However, was it not weird to do that in broad daylight? What would happen if Arthur and the others returned? Annie was in a dilemma. Her teary eyes looked at Watson’s young and handsome face. Ever since Watson rescued her from the underground maze, she had developed a slight fondness for the young man.

When Claude from the Holy Sword adventurer team bullied her at the Adventurer’s Association, Watson had stood up for her. Those two incidents were enough to tug at her heartstrings.

“Young Master Watson, if it’s you, I can accept it. Please be gentle with me.”

Annie closed her eyes and pulled her hands away from her shoulders, taking the initiative to approach Watson. Simultaneously, his voice rang in her ears.

“Don’t worry; I’ll be very gentle.”

Annie’s heart skipped a beat when she heard that voice. However, the touch she had anticipated did not materialize. Instead, her body grew lighter, compelling her to open her eyes. She recognized that the wizard robe she wore and her leather armor had appeared in Watson’s hands, but her clothes were still intact.

“Young Master Watson, what are you—”

She was accustomed to wearing a layer of leather armor between her clothes and her mage robe since she was a mage adventurer. The leather armor was not as thick and heavy as ordinary armor, but it could protect the mage’s weak body. Her leather armor was bronze-tier, and she had spent a lot of money to buy it.

“Didn’t I say that I would help you increase your strength? Part of your strength comes from yourself, and the other part comes from the tools,” Watson explained as he rubbed the rings that hung all over his hand.

“I want to make a wish. I want to obtain two of the same bronze-tier leather armor. The price is to use up the bronze-tier leather armor in front of me.”

Whoosh!

The leather armor in front of Watson was instantaneously cut in half by a blaze of light. Then, he made another wish. He made ten wishes, and the leather armor in front of him shifted from one to two to four. It was stacked into a heap of leather armor the size of a small hill. There were about a thousand of them.

‘Young Master Watson didn’t want me to take off my clothes to do that to me. He wanted to upgrade my equipment. I’ve misjudged him.’

Annie’s cheeks reddened rapidly. Before she could be bashful, her gaze was drawn to the surplus of leather armors that Watson had created with the Wish for the World ring. “Why has my leather armor multiplied? What sort of enchantment is this?”

Then, Watson snapped his fingers and said, “System fusion.”

The pile of bronze leather armor immediately turned into a light and disappeared as they merged with each other.

[Congratulations, Master. You have fused 1,000 pieces of bronze leather armor. You have obtained a peak gold-tier armor, the Eternal Holy Fire Armor.]

[Gold-tier item: the Eternal Holy Fire Armor.]

[Effects: able to block attacks from gold-tier elites and gain immunity to high-tier fire attributes.]

[Additional effects: Holy Fire (leather armor that burns with undying flames, and when casting fire-elemental spells, grants 100% increase in power), Flame Feathered Clothing (leather armor that burns with flames and can change its shape on its own to form feathered clothing that can block damages or fire feathers that can cause damages), Auto-repair (when the armor is damaged, it will automatically repair itself), Undying Bird (when the host is injured, the armor can take damages in place of the host, but that effect can only be used once).]

[Additional ability: Phoenix Strike (can temporarily consume all the flames on the host’s body and releases a powerful Phoenix to attack the enemy).]

Watson nodded in pleasure as he examined the fused armor. He could fuse a platinum-tier armor for Annie if he wanted to, but those items were extremely rare in the kingdom. With Annie’s strength, she would attract unwanted attention if she possessed such an item.

“Is that a gold-tier armor?”

Annie rose from the ground, her eyes reflecting the leather armor in front of her. Initially, her leather armor was brown and was fashioned from the skin of some magical beast. Apart from enhancing its defensive strength, it would also increase her casting and movement speed, so it had very little effect.

However, the leather armor that appeared in front of her was golden-red. The red tone was embossed with fascinating golden patterns. It seemed to be opulent and enormous. Additionally, the gold-tier leather armor had been decorated in dense golden patterns that resembled wings. She could spread her arms and transform them into flaming red wings.

“That’s right. It’s a gold-tier armor. It’s also my gift to you. Do you like it?”

Watson smiled and pushed the armor toward Annie.

‘I like it. I really like it.’ Annie’s eyes widened as she shouted inwardly. She had not believed Watson when he said that he would help her increase her strength. However, she changed her mind; she believed him. He had waved his hand and duplicated a thousand of her armor, and with another wave, he had merged them. How could there be such a simple method to create a gold-tier item?

Annie extended her right hand subconsciously toward the gleaming leather armor in front of her. She instantly shrank back as she approached it. “I apologize, Young Master Watson. Even though I adore that gift, it is far too precious. I can’t accept it.”

“Miss Annie, please accept this gift. It is nothing to Young Master Watson.”

Watson did not say anything. The one who spoke was Denise, who was standing behind him.

Watson nodded. “That’s right. I have too many similar items at home.”

He was right. There were so many resources on Mount Creation that they were piled into the sky. However, those words sounded different in Annie’s ears.

“Was the border count so wealthy that his house is brimming with gold-tier items? But didn’t they say that the border is the poorest region in the kingdom?”

Annie did not refuse the gift when she considered Watson’s magical method for making gold-tier armor and with what he had just said. She reached out with a trembling hand and put on the gold-tier leather armor.

The moment her skin touched the gold-tier leather armor, it immediately stuck to her body. The wing-shaped flames that shot out from the leather armor’s shoulders retracted to form a red robe on the surface of her body. That robe was made of fire, and it had the shape of a stack of feathers. If one did not look carefully, one would not be able to tell if the clothes were flames or real feathers.

Annie looked at the gorgeous feather robe on her body, and her lips trembled in excitement. The moment she put on the armor, the way to use it appeared in her mind. Whether it was the attributes of the leather armor or its gorgeous appearance, they were far beyond her expectations.

“Not bad, it looks pretty good! Now that you have a weapon, I just need to increase your strength.” Watson clapped his hands.

“What level are you planning to raise me to, Young Master Watson?”

Annie knew that Watson would be able to increase her strength after she saw his skills in creating the gold-tier leather armor. She was hopeful. Perhaps Watson had a way to let her advance to the silver tier?

While Annie was making bold estimates in her heart, she noticed Watson rubbing his chin and said, “It’s a little too exaggerated to upgrade you from bronze to platinum-tier. Why don’t I upgrade you to gold-tier? It would match your armor. I believe you will be able to protect yourself in the depths of the dungeon.”