Chapter 702 702 To Personalize

Chapter 702 702 To Personalize

"I've got it. The trigger word should be Underworld. That's where it will send our enemies, and it's not a word that would be easily guessed as a trigger word for a wind or fire spell. Normally, the trigger has something to do with the spell itself, so making it completely unrelated will be enough to keep them occupied for a while.

It's not like just saying the word will activate the spell, you need to think or say it while trying to use the weapon. I would say that it's pretty safe." The guard team leader offered.

"That will have to do for now. Stephanie and I are both terrible at naming things, apparently, so we will go with your idea." Wolfe agreed.

The weapons were returned to the armoury after a mission, so there would be more of them returning over the next few days, but the new ones would go out first, and then Wolfe could work on the rest. If they were permanently assigned, it would be a bigger issue to swap them out, but it might actually be an opportunity for the Witches to increase security.nove(l)bi(n.)com

If they were assigned, he could let the witches pick their own password, and then the enemy would have to go through the whole process for every weapon that they captured. It would prevent a large-scale theft from becoming a serious threat, so Wolfe was prepared to mention it to the patrol group before they left.

But before he could, they were interrupted by the new head of the training detail, a Sylvan Coven Major named Lula, who had more requests for them.

"Oh, good, I found you. We were up training today, and we realized that with all the increased power of the demons and the Fae and the monsters we're fighting, we're still using the same equipment that we were months ago. I don't suppose that you could upgrade some weapons for us, could you?" She asked the moment that she entered.

Not that there's a lot of violence, but we are responsible for dealing with all the issues with cutting in line for rides, lost children and Familiars, the perpetual arguments between the Fae and Demons blocking the pathways and so on."

"That's not a problem, I can do them pretty quickly once you're here. We just need to assign rifles. Or do you carry them in the city?" Wolfe asked.

"No, we have runners who are good with wind magic assigned to distribute them if there is an issue. Just carrying blades and spears in town is more than enough, since we ask that everyone else keep theirs put away and not carry them openly. Even the Wrath Demons complied and tied a ribbon around the hilt and over the scabbard to show that they haven't drawn their weapons." Lula replied.

The team leader carried a spear, while the others all carried short swords on their hips. They would all have the regular issue staves, but Wolfe wasn't going to mess with those today, as they were more of a symbol than a functional weapon. If you were going to be in close combat with monsters, then the metal weapons were the way to go.

He gestured for the spear, and took a good look at it, in case there were some hidden flaws or other issues, but it looked like it was never used, just carried around to remind everyone that she was a city guard.

The spell only took a second to upgrade, and then Wolfe passed the weapon back and gestured for another. One at a time wasn't the limit, but doing it this way made for a more reliable output, with no chance that the underlying blades or spells had been damaged. Nine swords later, they were finished, and ready to turn in for the morning before working the night shift again that evening.

"Let anyone else you meet know that I will be here for a while, waiting to do the upgrades. The faster they get here, the better."