"This skill is quite amazing," Dorothy, who thought the White Wolf was just lurking in place, marveled.
Even someone like her, who still lacks understanding of combat, could imagine the practicality of such an effect.
She hinted to Li Ang, "I’m more looking forward to my set."
"Let’s get to work then."
Li Ang immediately sat down and spread out a large number of fish fins.
These are the Casting Fins of the Curse Scale Fish, which will be the main material for the Mermaid Robe.
On the other side, he propped up a long, thin bone on the ground.
"Where did that come from?" Dorothy asked.
"This is a rib bone from a creature called a Bubble Dragon Crocodile," Li Ang said.
Bubble Dragon Crocodiles are Tier Five to Tier Seven demons. Their name might sound cute, but they’re actually troublesome creatures. The so-called "bubbles" are the foamy products they constantly generate, even forming giant waves with them. They can also create large bubble explosions to carry out Water Attribute attacks.
Their magic power is guided through the spirituality in their ribs, making these ribs excellent materials for Water Attribute Staffs.
This time, Li Ang hadn’t made weapons for the girls yet.
Because, whether judged from the perspective of a Sky Knight or an Artisan, weapons are more important in combat. The effort spent on weapons is significantly more than on equipment, and Li Ang was eager to leave the island, so he didn’t plan to finish making weapons on Mengze Island.
However, the Mermaid Magic Armor and Staff he planned to create for Dorothy is a complete set, so he intends to make them together and save this project for last.
"Making a staff out of bone, huh?" Dorothy wore a conflicted expression.
"What’s wrong with bone? Some of your accessories clearly look polished from certain demon’s teeth and horns. What’s the difference with bone?"
Li Ang rolled his eyes at her and began carving and sanding the curved rib to make it roughly straight. The remaining curve accommodated the grip needs, and he drilled holes into the rib.
These holes help channel magic power more conveniently and serve as ways to fix other materials.
With the staff halfway made, the whole set of equipment was also crafted together.
He had previously left a whole piece of Casting Fin, which now needed re-trimming of the membrane between the cartilages. These membranes were recut and infused with magic, sewn into silk woven with magic threads.
Gradually, the entire fish fin began to take on the appearance of a dress.
"Is this a skirt or trousers? It doesn’t look like either," Dorothy chatted with her team.
"I think it’s a skirt," Zoe said.
"Why are you so sure?"
"You’ve never worn trousers. Li Ang considers us, so he’s sure to make you a skirt first."
"Your reasoning... well, maybe it makes sense." Dorothy initially wanted to bicker with Zoe, but seeing the particular looks from Meimei and Meluna beside her, she said nothing more.
Meluna’s expression was one Dorothy knew well: a feeling of longing with a tinge of sadness, while Meimei looked entirely like a girl looking at luxury items in a showcase.
Dorothy pulled her three teammates aside.
"What’s up?" Zoe was curious about her actions, and White Wolf and Xiaoniu also watched her.
"Actually, I wanted to ask what you guys think."
Dorothy carefully chose her words: "Li Ang’s craftsmanship and the equipment he’s made for us to use ever since our team was formed... Have we been taking it for granted?"
Zoe pinched her chin and thought for a few seconds, then said, "I don’t know. I’ve never thought about it."
"Ah, asking you is useless, of course."
"I know the master’s exceptional talents. He can even draw blueprints for flying airships. This is nothing to him, and I believe there’s no one like him outside," Andasu said, her gaze intense.
"Your words have at least half a reference value."
"I appreciate our fortune," ALulu confidently said.
Xiaoniu patted her chest, "Without brother, I wouldn’t even know if I could find suitable equipment, let alone look so nice wearing it."
"That’s true." Dorothy looked at her own decorative armor and touched her Golden Sand Robe.
The luxurious design of this Magic Robe, even if it becomes obsolete in combat, she would still keep it as a dress for the right occasion.
Li Ang couldn’t hear what the team members were chatting about as they moved aside. For the sake of efficiency, he was fully immersed in the crafting.
Yet he overheard the previous comment and could only reply that the new Magic Robe was neither trousers nor could it be considered a skirt.
Mermaid, it’s really a tail.
Once the apparel was complete, he hung it on the display rack to cool and let the magic power stabilize.
It was completely blue-green, with the massive Casting Fin from the Curse Scale Fish forming the entire lower piece. Reconstructed, most of it was covered with tiny scales, with the end still fin-shaped.
And the components of this Magic Armor are quite unconventional. It doesn’t have shoes or boots; the top and bottom are integrated, with only separate long gloves, a crown, and a cape, while the staff is also considered a component.
"Is it done? Is it done?"
Seeing Li Ang arranged the equipment piece by piece, Dorothy immediately jumped over to ask.
"Almost."
He was conducting the final polish to the staff, the second most crucial part of the set, and many special transformations would rely on it.
Once the spirituality of the staff integrated, and when the displayed apparel cooled down, he pointed to that blue-green shimmering long dress: "Go try it."
"Okay."
Dorothy grinned, hugging the clothing, and hummed a tune as she went aside to change.
There were rustling sounds for a while until she peeked her head out, her shoulder half-revealed: "Do you want to come and see if the fit’s right?"
Crash!
The column Meluna was leaning against inexplicably cracked open with a long crevice.
The Half Elf quickly pulled her head back and obediently dressed herself.
When she emerged, everyone else’s eyes lit up, except for Er Mei’s complex expression.
The dress, once worn, looked completely different from when it was displayed.
Dorothy’s enchanting figure filled it out, and the faint blue-green surface of the outfit immediately took on three-dimensional multiple dimensions, complementing her own appearance.
Her hair was originally a silvery white base with iridescent hues that changed with the angle, paired with eyes that seemed to contain a rainbow. Coupled with an elegant pale blue reminiscent of the opulent undersea palace and those pointed ears, she seemed like a fairy who had stepped out of a story.
Of course, she couldn’t see herself and just lifted her skirt: "It’s so strange, the structure is like trousers, yet they’re connected. Although the outside looks like a quite pretty dress."
"Is it hard to walk?" Li Ang asked.
"Walking is fine, but I’ve never seen clothes designed like this."
"That’s because it’s not clothes, but equipment."
Li Ang pointed to a crown fit for a princess. She carefully placed it on her head, slipped on long gloves, and draped a blue shawl upon her shoulders like light gauze.
Looking at her now, she again resembled a princess stepping out from a painting filled with rich artistic strokes, a princess not belonging to the human kingdom.
Li Ang handed her the Magic Staff: "Feel the spirituality within this complete set of equipment."
Dorothy gripped the white long staff, adorned with magic-infused shells and fins crafted from other Demons.
[Mermaid Incarnation Staff]
[The core staff of Mermaid Magic Armor, utilizing various Water Attribute Demons, extracting their power to guard the Water Spirit. Whether it be the Ocean Bubble or the Mermaid Incarnation, all are guided by this staff]
[Tier: 6]
[Category: Magic Staff]
[Casting Enhancement: Water Attribute Amplification]
[Equipment Skills: Ocean Bubble, Torrential Rain Array [Torrent]]
[Set Combination: 1/5 [Mermaid Magic Armor]]
[Set Effect: Gains Skill [Mermaid Incarnation]]
Dorothy closed her eyes to sense for a while, then opened them in disbelief: "Why does it feel like I can ’transform’?"
Li Ang scoffed: "Otherwise, why is it called that name."
She raised the staff, sensing the magic power within the set, then tentatively raising it to cast a spell.
The magic power surged through the staff made from Bubble Dragon Crocodile ribs, reaching the shell on the staff’s head, blowing a bubble in the air.
Under the amazed gazes of the girls, the bubble grew larger and larger, eventually enveloping Dorothy.
"Ahh!"
It was as if she had fallen into water, suspended within the bubble in the air.
This bubble wasn’t hollow; it was as if a piece of the underwater landscape had been captured within, filled with Water Magic and faintly displaying a phantom of the underwater world.
No one in this world had ever seen the ocean, nor could they know the underwater scene that flashed through Li Ang’s mind while weaving the Spiritual Line.
This is the skill provided by the staff [Ocean Bubble]
[Skill: Ocean Bubble]
[Activation Method: Activate Equipment Spirituality]
[The long-lost seascape briefly appears, seemingly calling upon all surviving Power of Water in this world. Were the power not lacking, it might make some believe it was summoned by a relic from ancient times]
[Effect: Creates a powerful bubble, provides Water Attribute Defense, provides Water Attribute Casting Amplification]
Dorothy flailed briefly in the water, realizing she wasn’t drowning, but was being protected by this water curtain.
In this water, her shawl moved like the elegant fins of ornamental fish, and her dress seemed to come alive, fluttering in the water.
She looked in amazement at her legs, originally skirt-like trousers, now transformed into a complete tail fin. She bent her legs, discovering her lower body had become a fish tail.
After getting over the initial unfamiliarity, she quickly adapted, flipping her body like a fish and swimming within the bubble.
From amazement to joy, the Half Elf popped her upper body out of the bubble: "Wow, this is so fun!"
"Isn’t it?" Meimei said, snapping out of her shock, curling her lips.
[Skill: Mermaid Incarnation]
[Activation Method: Activate Equipment Spirituality in Water]
[Through the reasonable creation of Transcendent Realm equipment, beings from tales of other worlds manifest their form here. While not a real Mermaid, they possess significant fantastical Water Powers]
[Effect: Gains Skills [Singing Shock] [Tide’s Command]]
The effect of the Mermaid Magic Armor is rather unique, unlike the other three who have one or two pieces of equipment fixed on a component, then gain a skill upon full set.
This Magic Armor can summon an extraordinary realm peak bubble for both offense and defense, which also activates the subsequent abilities when transformed within.
The design ensures Water Attribute Magic’s potency in places devoid of water, supplying Dorothy with what she lacks via the equipment, supporting Water Attribute Magic when needed for attacks.
Zoe stared wide-eyed at the Ocean Bubble and the "Mermaid" within, shaking Li Ang’s arm vigorously.
"Li Ang, Li Ang, I want it too, I want to transform too!"
"What are you saying?" Li Ang rubbed her head, speechless.
You want to transform? Do you hear yourself?
He glanced at ALulu and Andasu, who felt slightly outdone, assuredly noting "This bubble wasn’t designed just for Dorothy but involves all of us."
Li Ang explained that in volcanic areas, Water Elements would be nearly non-existent, and this skill extracted Water Spirit from the equipment to forcibly form a water sphere, ensuring everyone’s Water Attribute skills could be used.
The mermaid transformation mainly enables better swimming and dodging within the water sphere, as enemies attempting to pierce through it are inevitable.
With his explanation, the atmosphere momentarily calmed down.
After Dorothy delightfully absorbed the Ocean Bubble and her attire reverted to skirt-pants, Li Ang said, "Alright, pack up, we’ll be leaving the island tomorrow."
"So soon?"
"We’ve already lingered enough."
Li Ang sharply glanced at Meluna, who had her head lowered, with a sigh in his heart.
If not for encountering Otto, the matters of Huanwo Village and Meimei, they wouldn’t have lingered so long on this island.
"So be it, get familiar with your new equipment, and tomorrow, I will summon the guest ship from the Contan Helm."

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