The milky white light on Joan of Arc's sword blade was not just a fleeting moment; it remained steady, naturally attracting the attention of Liang En and his companions.
"What’s with this sword?" Liang En stared wide-eyed at the blade. "I feel like the weapon in your hand has changed. How did you do it?"
Compared to using firearms, Joan of Arc was more skilled with her sword. Considering that cold weapons could often achieve effects that firearms could not, Liang En had specifically crafted a sword for her during his preparations.
This was a knight's sword common in the latter stages of the Hundred Years' War, crafted entirely according to Joan of Arc's habits. Liang En had even expended a considerable amount of extraordinary power to convert some extraordinary materials into the sword.
However, at the time of forging, Liang En had only infused the sword with three runes that were theoretically the most common and practical: sharpness, rust resistance, and toughness.
But now, the sword in Joan of Arc's hand was different. Liang En could sense that all the extraordinary elements within the sword had fused into one, transforming it into a vessel of holy and powerful energy.
Liang En could indeed craft an extraordinary item of this caliber, but it would likely take him several months of full dedication to have even a chance of creating a weapon of similar level.
Of course, there was another way to craft high-level extraordinary weapons: they could naturally form after prolonged resonance with other extraordinary objects. However, this often required a long time and a sufficiently powerful source.
The formation of the sword in Joan of Arc's hand seemed closer to the second method, but it had been in her possession for less than ten days, making its transformation all the more astonishing.
Although the sword's current extraordinary level wasn't much higher than the original one—perhaps even a level weaker—it had gained considerable potential for growth.
In other words, the sword had now become a truly growth-capable weapon, able to strengthen alongside Joan of Arc, with no upper limit.
The most crucial point was that future enhancements to this weapon would no longer require additional raw materials. As long as Joan of Arc maintained her resonance with the weapon, it would always match her extraordinary level.
This was why Liang En was so shocked, because from the information he had gathered, weapons like this were extremely rare even in worlds where the extraordinary was commonplace and gods walked the earth, let alone in this world.
"I don’t know why this sword has become like this either." Joan of Arc looked at the knight's sword glowing with white light in her hand, equally puzzled. "I was just thinking that this was my sword, and then it became like this."
"Well, I guess it might have something to do with your own uniqueness," Liang En said, unable to figure out the reason after thinking for a long time. "And, of course, this place's special environment."
After all, this might be the only place on Earth imbued with extraordinary power, so it was highly likely to have produced some special resonance with Joan of Arc and certain things she possessed.
Especially considering that, unlike the other two historical followers, Joan of Arc could very well become a true holy spirit in a world with actual gods, possibly even a demigod-level saint.
Therefore, in this extraordinary environment, some of her traits might have been awakened to a certain extent, leading to the current state of the sword.
But regardless of the cause, having this sword was a good thing. So after confirming that Joan of Arc could control it, Liang En and the others adjusted their mindset and proceeded into the cave.
Contrary to their expectations, the cave didn’t have anything particularly strange about it. It looked no different from any other cave in this vast snowy plain. If there was anything unusual, it was that the cave was unusually clean.
Although it was naturally cleaner than the outside environment on this Arctic island, over time, some dust should have accumulated in various places. Yet this cave was as spotless as if it had been meticulously cleaned.
Aside from that, the entire cave had a peculiar static field, and Liang En could feel that if he weren't wearing a hat, his hair might have stood on end.
But the abnormalities ended there. When they reached the end of the cave, they found only a small chamber about seven or eight meters in diameter, with nothing inside.
"You mentioned before that many people had come to our world through this weak point in space, so why is there no trace of anyone ever being here?"
After circling the cave, Joan of Arc frowned slightly because the situation inside was completely different from what she had imagined. It didn’t resemble the kind of place where multiple worlds intersected at all.
Especially since Liang En had mentioned that many intelligent beings had come through, theoretically, there should have been traces left by these beings. Yet, this place looked entirely untouched.
"Yes, I did say that those unexpected visitors arrived in our world through this weak point in space, but they were only at this spatial coordinate, not this exact location."
Although this sounded contradictory, it was actually quite logical, because space and geographical location don't necessarily correspond directly on a long enough timeline.
For example, the silver disc Liang En obtained was found in a coal mine, which means that when the visitor arrived on Earth, those coals were still trees. At that time, let alone humans, there might not even have been mammals.
And if you stretch the timeline that far back, the terrain here would have undergone enormous changes, and even the geographical location might have shifted.
After all, according to the theory of continental drift, the landmasses on Earth have been moving ever since the planet was formed, which is why coal can be found even in Antarctica.
So, the landing spot of those visitors from other planets could have been anywhere on Earth, and it's quite normal that there are no traces of people left here now.
"——As for the remnants of those visitors, if they didn’t contain extraordinary power, it would be difficult for them to survive until today. And those that did contain extraordinary power would have had it consumed or collapsed entirely, leaving very little behind."
"Especially since those visitors came to this world very infrequently—extremely rarely, in fact—so what they left behind is as rare as hen's teeth, and what has survived to today is even rarer. No, actually…"
As he explained, Liang En also touched on why there were traces in the world, but they were nearly invisible to ordinary people.
"Only a very few items, due to the unique nature of their original materials, have survived to this day. But these are usually deeply hidden by various secret organizations, like the secret silver disc we obtained."
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