Chapter 24: Technology Turntable

Moments later…

Luwei held a pair of bear-print underwear that was still slightly warm.

She tilted her head in confusion as she looked at Floxi, who was wrapped in a quilt and sulking to the side.

‘What does this girl have to be embarrassed about?’

“There’s nothing left on you, right?”

Luwei asked one more time just to be safe.

The golden-haired ball under the quilt trembled slightly.

“Bracelets, necklaces, bows… I’ve taken them all off!”

“Sob… There’s nothing left. Stop checking…”

Hearing this, Luwei nodded in satisfaction.

“Good…”

With a thought, she summoned the Tech Roulette.

This was a free spin worth 3,000 gold coins; she couldn’t afford to be careless!

To prevent the roulette from being polluted by things like “Floxi’s shoes” or “Floxi’s socks,” Luwei had chosen to strip her bare and throw her onto the bed.

‘With so many distractions eliminated, the probability of a good drop should increase accordingly, right?’

“Can I ask… what are you going to do… with my clothes…?”

Floxi poked her head out slightly.

Her cheeks were flushed, and tears shimmered in the corners of her eyes, but her expression seemed somewhat curious.

“I’m gathering holy relics to summon an Ancient Artifact!”

Luwei waved the bear-print underwear in her hand and answered bluntly.

“…Forget it if you don’t want to tell me.”

Floxi’s eyes darted away, and she shrank back into the quilt dejectedly.

But in the next second, she actually felt a faint, imperceptible spatial fluctuation…

“It really is white.”

Listening to Luwei’s slightly disappointed voice, Floxi couldn’t help but steal another glance…

Wait… is that a magitech weapon??

Luwei stared at the small, exquisite pistol in her hand.

A faint magical wave flowed over its surface, and its entire body was bright silver.

It looked like a product of magic and technology intertwined, exuding a sense of minimalist beauty.

Along with the silver gun, an instruction manual appeared:

[Level 5 Magitech Weapon: Blood Demon Exterminator]

[Uses pure silver bullets; extremely effective against Vampires.]

[Silver Devouring: Refines silver items into bullets.]

[Exorcism: Capable of enchanting silver bullets, increasing the effect of exorcism.]

[Self-Charging: Slowly accumulates Mana without the need for the user to replenish it. Charge restores once per day (3/3).]

‘It doesn’t seem that bad?’

The roulette needle had just pointed to the “Precious Items” zone, and she had thought she would get something ridiculous.

But her luck was pretty good this time.

According to the manual, a Self-Charging module had been added to the magitech circuits of this weapon.

This was a design intended for those with low Mana.

If she were to estimate its price, with the Self-Charging module and its Level 5 attack power, it should be worth more than 2,000 gold coins.

But the problem was…

This was a weapon specifically targeted at Vampires.

If it were used to attack anything else, it would only deal the impact damage of a silver bullet.

Considering that the kingdom of Vampires was in the far south of the Federation, people in the northern Kingdom of Avalon might never see a Vampire in their entire lives…

The gun’s collection value was higher than its practical value.

Even if a buyer intended to exterminate Vampires, its low versatility and the fact that it dealt no real damage unless it hit a Vampire—

“It’s just so-so. It can only be sold for about 100 gold coins, and it’ll be hard to find a buyer…”

Luwei examined the silver gun without showing any sign of joy.

“Such a strong magical aura! What did you do!?”

Floxi sat up straight.

Wrapped in her quilt and barefoot, she went to Luwei’s side with a patter patter of her feet.

“Are you really… u-using bear-print underwear… to summon an Ancient Artifact…?”

Seeing the other girl’s magnificent expression, Luwei thought for a moment and suddenly had an idea…

“Believe me now?”

She spoke with an air of profound mystery.

“Forget it. A narrow-minded maid like you would naturally find it difficult to understand.”

Saying that, Luwei leaned into Floxi’s ear and whispered.

“Actually… I am possessed by an Ancient Heroic Spirit.”

“Through him, I can communicate with a treasure trove from ancient times.”

After saying that, as if fearing Floxi wouldn’t believe her, Luwei added.

“Do you know where the recipe for that Life Potion came from?”

“Do you remember how the Slave Marks on Shuangsha and Shuangna were completed?”

Luwei didn’t explain further; she simply gave Floxi a meaningful look…

She would leave the rest to the girl’s imagination.

“…!”

The latter’s expression changed several times, and it was unclear what she had actually understood…

Seeing this, Luwei finally nodded in satisfaction.

Her reason for explaining it this way was simple—she hoped that after Floxi became an Angel, the girl would still harbor some fear toward her.

Luwei toyed with the silver gun while her thoughts drifted far away.

There were still 15 days left… Floxi’s 16th birthday, which was also the day of her awakening.

When that time came, if the girl believed she was possessed by some Ancient Heroic Spirit…

Perhaps she would hesitate to take revenge out of fear of the unknown?

Luwei reined in her thoughts and reached out toward the Tech Roulette again…

She had two chances left.

As she flicked the needle on the roulette, a shimmering green light appeared…

Huh?

A hit!

The needle stopped precisely on the “Armaments” sector.

In the next second, space distorted slightly, and a yellowed scroll floated down.

Seeing this, Luwei immediately became excited.

In the Tech Roulette, items of green quality and above almost always appeared in the form of scrolls.

Most of these scrolls recorded industrial technologies that far surpassed the current era…

“Armaments” symbolized combat-related items.

Therefore, as long as she could draw a highly cost-effective weapon or equipment design, Luwei could put it into mass production and sell the products to adventurers all over the continent!

But as Luwei unfurled the scroll…

There was only a single, obscure rune on it.

Below the rune, some brief notes were recorded:

[Level 3 Rune: Frost Armor]

[Can be used as a magitech circuit, engraved on magitech equipment to enchant it with the frost attribute, increasing defense and damage reflection.]

[Can be studied and engraved by Magicians or Rune Warriors. When activated, it summons icy armor to cover the body.]

It wasn’t an equipment design… but a magic rune.

Luwei felt a bit disappointed.

Based on her understanding, the magitech of this world was already quite developed.

Therefore, the magical technology rewarded by the system couldn’t achieve the same overwhelming advantage as Alchemy.

However, just looking at the rune’s description, it seemed quite suitable for Shuangsha?

It would be the perfect first step for her to become a Rune Warrior—engraving this rune on her body.

Half a month from now, when Shuangsha faced the Angel Floxi, this Level 3 rune would give her some ability to resist.

With that in mind, Luwei casually pushed away Floxi, who was trying to peek at the contents of the scroll.

“You’re not allowed to look!”

‘What are you looking for? This is meant to be used against you!’

The latter looked dejected and obediently lowered her head.

And now… there was one last free spin.

Luwei looked at the Tech Roulette with a serious expression…

‘It would be great if I could get something to improve my personal combat power.’

After all, if she had no means of self-defense, her 2 points of Strength—which wasn’t even enough to beat up a child—would make her no different from a little chick in front of the Angel Floxi.

With her heart pounding, Luwei used her final free spin…

“Sigh, it’s white again…”

“…Wait?”

For some reason, the spatial fluctuations this time seemed much stronger than before.

In fact, faint blue magical threads appeared out of thin air.

The threads intertwined with each other, eventually outlining an obscure pentagram array.

“Teleportation magic? Is something living coming through!?”

Under that blinding white light, a non-human silhouette loomed faintly…