"Five million eight hundred thousand!"Among the guests, an old man made an offer, while two official mages stood beside him with the utmost seriousness and respect."Old man, don't get in my way! Six million!"It was clear from the wrinkles on his angry face that the old man had no money to bid more. He did not respond to the handsome young man's words and continued to watch in silence.People began to hesitate to bid. The compass was worth about that much for now, but experiments had to be done to determine an exact value.Miss Malise had only made vague statements about this compass and organized such an auction based on old stories, but nothing was clear yet.Malise claimed that the compass could also point to very dangerous worlds, which would only bring disaster to its owner. So people slowly stopped bidding. But one person continued.It was the black-robed woman William had met at the meeting, from whom he smelled a cliché."Ten million!" It was obvious that she was smiling beh
The black-robed person began to slow down when she reached a certain mountain range, seemingly no longer caring about Malise and Lawrence following behind her. Moreover, her body language suddenly became bold, as if she had gained a certain amount of self-confidence.As Malise and Lawrence approached her, she removed her black robe with a single movement of her left hand.After taking off her black robe, she revealed her magnificent appearance. She had black hair in a bun. Her body, which could not be seen through the black robe but was enough to make people's mouths water at the moment, was extremely flexible. Her face was clean and white as if it came from a fairy tale. She also had one distinguishing feature, a small mole under her left eye.This mole did not take away from her beauty, on the contrary, it enhanced her beauty.William heard her whispering softly. "Just a little more..." After a few seconds, when Malise and Lawrence came a little closer, she stopped whispering and sh
The small piece of wood Lawrence threw was a wolf statue. The moment it appeared, it lunged at the Lava Hound with its red eyes as if it were angry. William knew this creature. It was a very angry wolf and especially disliked its own kind, living alone except during mating season. That was how it got its name.Although it was very majestic, it was a creature that was prone to making mistakes because it was quick to anger. Also, because it was very angry, it was very dangerous.When the Lava Hound and the Bloodseeking Wolf began to fight, Lawrence wanted to attack the woman with a spell, but she was already more than a kilometre away. The woman increased her speed and used almost every potion she had. Not only that, but the four mages who were fighting other creatures began running in her direction, copying what the woman was doing.Lawrence soon realized why. When the woman realized she could not kill him, she decided to retreat in a professional manner.Lawrence was also relieved. He
As soon as William returned to his small shop, he began designing a sword for Malise to sell. He wanted to create one of the few swords he had in mind that would be unique and magnificent in appearance. In addition, he would use the System to make this sword.He immediately began to draw. He drew a sword on a large piece of parchment that made people's fingers feel cold. The sword was three fingers thick and one and a half meters long. Its hilt was one and a half times larger than a normal human hand. This would make it easier to use with either one or two hands.It would also have deep carvings in the form of curved lines on the blade to allow blood to flow easily. Calculating that the total weight of the sword would be fifteen kilos, William could not bear it and went to his study and began to make an alloy for the sword with inferior materials. In making this sword, he used some black iron because he thought it should feel a little more comfortable in the hand. In addition, he prep
"This sword is perfect! Simply perfect! A monument of craftsmanship! It's like a work of art for blacksmiths!"The muscular blacksmith, his hair tied back with a bandana, spoke."Really! This craftsmanship is a bit beyond my level..." The man with the monocle in one eye added. They both nodded excitedly. They had not seen a sword of such craftsmanship for many years."Not only the sword but the hilt and sheath are also perfect. Most mages will want to keep this as a family inheritance."Malise looked impatient. He had listened to these two men murmur praise about the sword for two hours."What is so perfect? Explain it quickly! What matters is how much we can sell it for!" She looked impatient and stamped her feet on the ground."How much? In my opinion, it is priceless!" The man with the monocle looked at the sword and spoke. The other man nodded in agreement.Just as Malise was about to explode with impatience, the man with the monocle began to speak."First, the materials used. In
When Malise saw the person coming, she immediately came down from the upper floor and rushed to the door. She didn't even care about the second-rank official mage who had come this far, but this person was more valuable to her than the second-rank mage because he was still very young.Even though he was very young, he was very close to becoming a second-rank mage. Hundreds of rumours had spread about him. The strongest of these rumours was that this person might actually be a second-rank mage right now. He was still waiting because his main goal was to become a much stronger second-rank mage. There was no duel he had ever challenged and won, and the event that really made him famous was when he exchanged a few moves with a second-rank mage. Even though he escaped with minor injuries, the fact that he did not die was what made him famous.When he came to the door, the handsome face of him became even more obvious. Long hair, handsome face, fiery temper. Yes, this man was Acheron.Malis
Number 8 Lovers Street. That was the address written on the paper William came to. It was a villa with European-style architecture, the wooden fences in the garden were old as if they were from tens of thousands of years ago, and the garden was neglected and full of dry grass, as far as he could see from the short and old fences, and yet it still looked ancient. William opened the unlocked gate to the garden and entered cautiously. Then he came to the main entrance of the villa, with two doors decorated with reliefs of arrows and bows, and knocked several times. But a deep sound accompanied his knocks as if the inside were empty.Soon the door opened and an old man appeared behind it. He invited William in. William wasn't surprised that he was a first-rank mage. Acheron would not send him to a place where he would waste time.William was in for a big surprise when he entered the main hall. The inside was not as deserted as it looked from the outside. There were more than twenty seats
William accompanied the caravan easily for five days. The caravan, like any other caravan, would stop for the night, camp, and then continue on their way in the morning.So far, they had encountered dozens of creatures along the way, and they had easily defeated all of them and been guests at the caravan's dinner tables. They stopped occasionally in a few villages and towns, buying furs, leather, and all kinds of herbs from the townspeople, who welcomed them enthusiastically.William's attention was focused solely on Elura. In fact, once, in a situation where more than ten creatures were attacking at once, he was so focused on Elura that he did not notice the two official mages watching him intently. William had smelled them all, and Elura's scent in particular was now too strong for him to lose. (Yes, I know. This looks very perverted.)Another five days later, William awoke from his homemade hammock in a tree to the sounds of battle. Two scouts were missing about a kilometre ahead.