Chapter 019: The Magic Rings

Wang Bo had always thought that the dwarves would need some time to forge extraordinary weapons, but he never expected them to give him a surprise.

Less than a week after establishing diplomatic relations with the elves, a master smith among the dwarves named Saqi forged a short sword and handed it to Wang Bo.

This was a genuine extraordinary weapon.

The main material used for this short sword was vibranium, but there were many auxiliary materials, such as hellhound teeth, demon horns, and even dragon blood and dragon scales.

With so many materials, even without using magic, the weapon forged was still extraordinary.

It was not only incredibly sharp but also unimaginably hard.

At the same time, this short sword came with several properties: for instance, the wielder would become a strongman, gaining a powerful strength boost, and would never know fatigue in battle.

Of course, 'never' might be an exaggeration, but at least it was true that one would not tire for three days and three nights.

Moreover, this short sword had a very interesting property: whoever held it, whether a coward or a cautious person, would be influenced by the sword and become brave and fearless.

This was probably because dragon blood was used in forging the sword.

Thus, the wielder would be affected by the dragon blood and gain the courage of a dragon.

However, this feeling was very faint, so it only made one brave, not arrogant.

Overall, this was a very good extraordinary weapon.

Even an ordinary person, upon picking up this weapon, would become a fearless warrior on the battlefield, capable of fighting ten opponents single-handedly, and even a hundred would not be too difficult.

Fighting a thousand... that might not be possible, but at least one could escape.

Wang Bo was satisfied with this weapon.

If he used the Copy Mirror to replicate this weapon hundreds or thousands of times and distribute them to an army, even a weakling army could transform into the most ferocious army in Middle-earth.

Orcs, elves, human elites—none would be a match.

Wang Bo gave this short sword a new name: Fearless.

After all, whoever picked up this sword would become brave and fearless, so in Wang Bo's view, the name Fearless was fitting, perfectly capturing the sword's property.

As for the dwarves, they naturally would not object to Wang Bo's naming, since the sword was forged for him, and the materials were provided by him.

Wang Bo naturally had the right to name it.

On the other hand, the Fearless short sword was just the beginning. Over the following period, using special materials, more and more magical weapons were forged.

These weapons were not limited to short swords and spears; they also included rings.

In the world of Middle-earth, the most famous were the magic rings.

For example, the Three Rings of the Elves, the Seven Rings of the Dwarves, and the Nine Rings of Men.

These rings possessed unimaginable magical powers. For instance, the Three Rings of the Elves were the Ring of Fire, the Ring of Water, and the Ring of Air.

The Ring of Fire could grant the user power to resist oppression, domination, and despair, and even resist fatigue.

The Ring of Water was made of mithril, set with a white stone, and its power was protective, allowing one to hide in evil.

As for the last, the Ring of Air, it was made of gold, set with a blue gem, hence also called the Sapphire Ring, possessing the power of healing and protection.

As for what the Seven Rings of the Dwarves did, Wang Bo was not entirely sure, but he asked the dwarves, and they told him that the function of the Seven Rings was simple: to enhance the wearer's abilities.

All seven rings were corrupted by Sauron's power, making their owners extremely greedy.

As for the Nine Rings of Men, they made the wearer invisible and extended their lifespan. For short-lived humans, this was undoubtedly good news, so human kings greatly desired the Nine Rings.

Unfortunately, these nine rings were also corrupted by Sauron, and the nine wearers were eventually turned into Ringwraiths by dark power, becoming Sauron's minions.

Apart from these rings, the most powerful was undoubtedly Sauron's One Ring.

This was the greatest treasure in Middle-earth.

The greatest power of the One Ring was to preserve the wearer's life force and will. Wearing the One Ring, even for a very short time, would extend the wearer's lifespan, and it also made the wearer invisible.

The One Ring also amplified the wearer's power of domination, allowing the Ring-bearer to impose their will on others, and it enhanced the wearer's hearing and ability to understand languages.

Although the One Ring could not grant the wearer physical power to control and destroy, it was still an effective tool for dominating the world. Besides mind control, the One Ring had other functions; it could bewitch the wearer.

It also allowed the wearer to read others' thoughts.

The only pity was that such a powerful ring served only Sauron and corrupted others who held it.

From this, it was clear that the One Ring was completely useless to Wang Bo.

So Wang Bo did not care about the One Ring at all.

After all, the One Ring recognized only Sauron as its master. Even if Wang Bo could defeat Sauron, he could not become the true master of the One Ring.

From its factory settings, it had already identified Sauron as its master.

If Wang Bo wanted to become the master of the One Ring, there was only one way: to reset it, which meant melting down the One Ring and forging a new one.

But that was troublesome, so Wang Bo might as well use materials and have the dwarves forge some rings for him. With the dwarves' craftsmanship and the materials Wang Bo provided, it was entirely possible to forge rings that were in no way inferior to the Three Rings of the Elves, the Seven Rings of the Dwarves, and the Nine Rings of Men.

And the dwarves did not disappoint Wang Bo; they indeed used extraordinary materials to forge some extraordinary rings.

The Diamond Ring: the wearer became impervious to blades and bullets, immune to water and fire.

The Flame Ring: the wearer could control fire.

The Deep Blue Ring: could control water.

The Ice Ring: could release astonishing cold.

These rings themselves possessed great power. Even an ordinary person wearing them could manifest the ring's power. If a person with magical power wore them, they could amplify the ring's power through their magic.

The stronger the magic, the more powerful the ring could become.

Of course, the ring's power always had an upper limit.

But reaching that limit was not something an ordinary person or mage could do. So overall, these magic rings forged by the dwarves were excellent treasures in most worlds.

Wang Bo was very satisfied with this.