guns or martial arts.

"Good morning, Noah. I have prepared all the techniques you needed. Should I send them to your house?" A call from Merline came.

I was delighted, "Please, I also finished the sword. But I'm injured, so I can't come to give it to you. Can you come over?" I inquired.

"What happened to you?" She asked with concern.

"I will tell you when we meet," I promised.

She hung up, and I sent her the lab address.

"Margaret, go home and put all the techniques in the library. There must be some for mase. Have fun."

"Oh, mase techniques? Now I'm excited," she immediately went home.

"Monica, prepare the sword and then go finish your work," I ordered.

She nodded and went. She returned with a wooden box, which was big and beautiful, bearing the words "Indigo Tiger." Inside was a beautiful sword.

I stood up and went to change my clothes. I wore a Tai Chi suit in sky blue with silver on both sides.

I love Chinese martial art clothing, and making them with fine silk and other high-quality materials made them comfortable, classy, and elegant.

I went upstairs and started reading my medicine books. Three hours later, I heard a knock at the door.

I walked downstairs and opened the door. "Oh, Dave, you came as well," I said, surprised.

"Of course, I would come," he said with his usual gentle smile.

"Come on in. This is my lab, nothing fancy, but it's cool, right?"

"It's indeed a good place. It's more like a home," Merline said.

"What happened, Noah? Who attacked you?" Dave asked.

I took my seat. "It was a trap, Scarface and his right-hand man made it."

Dave was shocked. "Scarface? Are you talking about Mike Hover?" He inquired.

I was taken aback. "I don't know his name; he has a two-handed sword," I mentioned.

"Ah, yes, he is Mike. I was the one who gave him that scar 18 years ago," he explained.

I was shocked. "You fought him? Why is he still alive?" I asked.

Merline woke up from her daze. "Dave and Mike were both rank 3 at that time, but what's important is how you're alive," she asked.

"Well, my saber is better, my techniques are better. I broke his sword and gave him a scar in the other eye, and with my gun, I started attacking. When he backed away, I ran," I explained.

"Hahahah, that loser is still losing even to someone one rank lower than him," Dave burst out laughing.

"Well, he was strong, but I think Margaret can beat him. I didn't survive two minutes against her," I said.

Merline nodded, "Margaret is a beast. I fought her before, and I barely won," Merline explained.

"Well, I'll take my revenge on him later. Now, let me show you the sword," I said.

I went to the next roo. And brought the box, "I will let you open it up," I haded the box to dave. 

He opened the box carefully and the black scabbard with pink gold hilt show it self, his eyes lit up and he grabed the sword. 

"It light, it kike a dagger in wight," he said. As he shited the sword of ghe dagger and the profound aura asulted the room.

Merline's eye's shine, Dave was frozen, and he closed his eyes, thinking of something.

I know they had been enlightened.

"Noah, I can develop my technique with this sword; just looking at it makes my mind more open and focused," Dave said.

I nodded. "That's the point; I made it spatially to help you develop your techniques more," I explained.

His smile widened. "Thank you; you are my friend from now on," he declared.

I smiled.It's an honor," I replied modestly.

Merline opened her eyes. "I think I can break through the peak of the king strage soon enough that I will take the pill you gave me and become an Emperor," she beamed.

"Well, congratulations in advance," I chuckled.

"Kaze no tani, great name." Dave commented. 

I thought for a while and decided it was fair to tell him, "It has a twin, but before I show it to you, its twin is for my collection; you can admire it but never take it," I said seriously.

Dave laughed. "Do you take me for a bully or something?" He joked. 

I invited them to my library and showed them the sword. "This is Raijin no Kaze; it's twin," I explained.

He took the sword and admired it; this one was pink in the scabbard, black and gold in the hild, and had the same aura as the one he had.

"Beautiful, this is beautiful," he commented.

Merline's eyes were on the other weapons, especially the gun and the sniper.

"So this is your secret weapon?" She commented. 

I laughed and took the gun, put a bullet in it, and walked to the corner of the room. "Dave, make a Qi shield," I requested.

He saw me, smiled, and did what I said.

Bang, the shield broke, but he wasn't injured; he just hit clothes with a whole in them.

Marline and Dave were shocked. "This is, this is insane," she commented.

"Yep, it can kill any rank 4 and injure any rank 7, but master rank and avove are safe." I explained. 

Marline was shocked, and Dave smiled. "If you make it bigger and more explosive, you can injure or even kill a master," he said.

"Yes, but that would bring chaos to the world; wars will rise if people know how to make them; luckily, if my estimate is correct, without my help, and if people really want to make guns, they will need about 200 years to make this one in my hands." I explained.

"Is it that developed?" she asked.

"Yes, a normal gun will not kill rank 4, and if people want to make it, they have to stop developing martial arts and focus on guns, and that would take 200 years, but can they survive without developing martial arts?" I wondered. 

Dave saw my meaning and nodded. Merline was still thinking about it. "Can I have something like that?" She asked. 

"I don't advise you; it is easy to use, yes, but if you give it to your army, they will just become lazy, and in 2 to 3 years, you will have the weakest army in close combat. You might win your next battle, but people will learn how to avoid the weapon, and you will lose the war.