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Hadier's Request

Forseti said nonchalantly, "Chaos makes people grow, Baelish. I don't shy away from the battlefield, even the old me wouldn't."

"By the way, has anyone been looking for me this past year?"

Baelish replied, "In this situation, who has the time to control you? Most of the men in Asgard are fighting frost giants and trolls in Vanaheim."

Forseti nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed he hadn't been convicted as a missing person.

"By the way, where have you been this year?" Baelish inquired.

"Just handling some private matters," Forseti replied without further explanation.

Baelish hesitated for a moment but didn't press further. He sighed slightly, "Get ready for battle... I feel like I might be recruited too."

"It seems you made the wrong choice to lose weight," Forseti laughed.

Baelish nodded and said, "Maybe you're right. If I do get recruited this time, I'll gain weight again after the war!"

The two then went to Brave Hunter Tavern for a roast lamb chop. The once bustling pub was now quite deserted. There were only a few guests indoors, and there was no bonfire outside. It was clear that the war in Vanaheim was serious.

After eating, Forseti went to the Norvi Magic Shop and spent more than 500 runes to buy a lot of gems for Shilput, fulfilling his promise. Additionally, he bought substitute gems for malachite. Although the malachite needed for the Scarlet Commander's Shield wasn't expensive, it required five pieces, totaling nearly one hundred runes. The substitution degree was not bad, with the five gems all above 80%.

That night, Forseti opened the holy deed and put the chain used to carry the holy deed on it.

**[Substitution of iron ingots is 112%]**

The material of the chain was immortal iron, which replaced 112% of Azeroth's iron ingots. It was naturally enough to create a shield of the Scarlet Commander, and the price was acceptable.

The next day, Forseti went straight to Hadier's blacksmith shop. It was not Brunnock who received him but Brunnock's brother.

"Where's Brunnock?" Forseti asked.

"On the battlefield where he's always wanted to be," Brunnock's brother replied, looking troubled. He then changed the subject, "What do you need, guest?"

"I want to build a shield, and the structure and design are based on this blueprint," Forseti said, taking out the forging blueprint of the Scarlet Commander's Shield copied from San Qi and handing it over.

He looked at it for a while and said, "I'll show my father."

He turned around and entered the forging room. After a while, Old Hadier came out with the blueprint in his hand.

"The shape and structure of this shield are truly exquisite," Old Hadier praised.

Forseti asked, "Can it be built here?"

"Yes," Old Hadier was about to say something else when his eyes suddenly narrowed, and he looked at Forseti a few times. "Hey, I seem to have seen you before."

"Twenty-six years ago, my warhammer was born here," Forseti said with a smile, showing him the Fist of Verrigan.

Seeing his own work, Old Hadier suddenly realized and smiled. "So it is! The drawing of this warhammer gave me a lot of inspiration at the time, and the drawing of this shield is the same now."

"Are your materials ready?" Old Hadier asked.

Forseti took out the gem and the skin of the abyss fire shark. "These two are ready-made. I plan to buy the immortal iron from you."

"No problem," Old Hadier nodded, taking the skin of the Abyssal Fire Shark for a closer look. "It's actually Muspelheim's Abyssal Fire Shark. It's not easy to get hold of."

"But pardon me, the most important thing about the skin of the abyss fire shark is its flame characteristic. This characteristic is of little significance to most people, and it is a bit of a waste, unless..."

A flame lit up in Forseti's hand, stopping Hadier's words abruptly. "Alright."

Forseti asked, "How much do I have to pay?"

Old Hadier hesitated when he heard the words, as if there was something unspeakable, which made Forseti a little puzzled.

After a while, Hadier finally said, "Well, that... I think you should go to the battlefield in Vanaheim?"

"There is no doubt about that."

Hadier sighed slightly. "My youngest son Brunnock has always wanted to go to the battlefield, and I have always opposed him. Until not long ago, he ran away from home and joined the army of Vanaheim..."

"This is the end of the matter, and I can't call him back. I just want to ask you a favor. If you are willing to help, the fee will be waived."

Forseti asked, "What is it?"

Hadier said, "I want to make a new shield based on your blueprint, and please hand it over to Brunnock for me... I wonder if that's okay?"

"Of course, that's no problem," Forseti readily agreed.

Old Hadier showed a grateful smile and said a little embarrassedly, "Also, if possible, can you take care of Brunnock during the battle?"

Forseti hesitated and then spoke the truth, "I don't need to say much about Vanaheim's current situation. In such an environment, no one can guarantee a person's safety. I can only say that I'll help him as much as I can."

"That's enough. Thank you so much! A prudent commitment is often more reliable," Old Hadier said. "I will definitely build the best shield!"

Leaving Hadier's blacksmith shop, Forseti went home and first went to see Shilput. After eating nearly a hundred gems, Shilput fell into a deep sleep again, and his body began to develop rapidly like the previous sleep. Obvious changes could be seen in a day. Before falling asleep, Shilput was still eating gems happily, so he still held the gem bag in his hand, and he never let go even when he fell asleep.

Forseti went back to his room and was about to study Allspeak when he suddenly remembered something and went to the mirror to look. He hadn't looked in the mirror carefully since he woke up.

Standing in front of the mirror and looking left and right, he only felt that although he was much taller, his appearance had not changed much.

Alas, it seems that in terms of appearance, I have nowhere to go.

Half a month later, Forseti arrived at Hadier's forge.

"Look, the Scarlet Commander's Shield I made," Old Hadier laughed, handing out a silver-red shield.

Forseti took it and examined it closely. The shield was roughly diamond-shaped, but there were some deformations near the four corners, making it look a bit like a cross. The background color was silver, with a red flame pattern. The front was made of fairy iron and magic gems, while the hand-held surface was mainly composed of the processed abyss fire shark skin. It felt a little heavy in the hand, but the shield surface was big enough, resembling a larger version of Captain America's shield.

"How about it?" Old Hadier asked.

"I'm very satisfied," Forseti replied, smiling. He could feel the quality of the shield even without identifying it.

Hadier immediately took out another shield, similar to Forseti's, but with a different color scheme and no red. "This is for Brunnock."

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