The time had come for Ves to recraft the Flower Parasol.
It was already a fairly powerful high-level artifact when it emerged from the Wishing Fountain, but it was designed to accommodate a different wielder in a different time.
The object was based completely on ancient 'technology', if you could even call it that. It contained no modern technological marvels that could have vastly expanded its power and utility.
Although that could be an advantage in certain circumstances, Ves felt it was a waste of potential.
This was why he had been thinking about reforming it for a long time.
The biggest problem was that he wanted to do so in a way that preserved as much of its original features as possible while changing it enough to massively upgrade its performance.
Trying to balance these two demands was a nightmare.
Ves knew that the most important priority was to preserve the rune structure that was embedded onto the surface and possibly the underlying structure of the wooden shaft.
