Commanding Wind and Cloud

“How about it? In 10 years, I guarantee that you will become a Forging Master.” Fabreidis held his fist tightly as he stared at Qian Jin excitedly. “If Qian Jin was already a Level 5 Blacksmith at this age, he could definitely become a Forging Master in 10 years! By that time, the Warrior Union would have a warrior who was also a Forging Master; the Warrior Union would no longer need to act in favor of the Blacksmith Union anymore,” he thought to himself.

“Forging Master?” Qian Jin scratched his head. Although he didn’t know what a Forging Master was, it seemed like a title with a high status. It would be great if he could become a Forging Master, but in terms of becoming an apprentice…

Qian Jin frowned. Although old Blake in the Endless World didn’t have a good temper and taught blacksmithing brutally and barbarically, the old guy seemed nice and treated Qian Jin pretty well. Under such circumstances, becoming someone else’s apprentice seemed…

“Hum…” Qian Jin regain his focus and looked at Fabreidis. “I can tell that you are very nice to me. Unfortunately, I have to decline your offer. The reason is simple; I’m an apprentice of someone already,” he said.

Lucas was shocked as his eyes opened wide. He stared at Qian Jin as if he was seeing an idiot. He thought to himself, “How could someone so stupid exist in this world? Does he know what he just declined? Forging Master! He destroyed his path to becoming a Forge Master! He has a master already? If he had to betray his father, he should have done so for the Forging Master!”

Franklin also stared at Qian Jin dully; he wasn’t any less shocked than Lucas. He was shocked that someone would single-handedly block their own path to becoming a Forging Master.

Fabreidis opened his thick lips as he was surprised. “Do you know how much your decision will affect your future?”

Qian Jin shrugged his shoulders as he smiled, “Maybe I could become someone powerful if I accepted your offer, but I can’t change masters. My master treated me very kindly. If it wasn’t for him, I might not even have the money to buy food, let alone become a Forging Master.

“Interesting… you are very interesting.” Fabreidis smiled. The people around could tell that he was very happy. He stood up and tapped Qian Jin with his strong and thick arm on the shoulder as he said, “Kid, okay! You’re not forgetting your origin and are grateful towards the people who helped you! You are a true warrior. Since you can’t become an apprentice of a Forging Master and become a Forging Master yourself, the path of warrior will be extremely important to you. How about coming to my place tomorrow? I can tell that you are a hard worker. You are not a bloodline warrior, yet you are already a Level 5 Warrior. Come to my place, and I will guide and mentor you…”

After putting a card that was about the size of half a palm into Qian Jin’s pocket, Fabreidis laughed as he left the shop. Qian Jin on the other hand stared at Fabreidis’ back in surprise.

“Level 5 Warrior energy?” Qian Jin secretly held his fist tightly. His warrior energy advanced again after a full night of forging. None of the instructors at the academy could tell, but this person saw through him easily. Qian Jin didn’t expect to see such a powerful warrior in Oakland.

“Qian Jin, congratulations!” As soon as Fabreidis left the place, Franklin rushed to Qian Jin’s side and said joyfully, “Congratulations! You now have Mister Fabreidis as a mentor. It looks like you are going to fly away soon!”

“Fabreidis?” Qian Jin looked at Franklin; he didn’t know anything about the man. “Boss, do you know him well? Who is he? It seems like even Lucas is a little afraid of him.”

Franklin shook his head as he said quietly, “Eh, if you don’t know him, then I can’t say much. Mister Fabreidis doesn’t like other people talking behind his back too much.”

Qian Jin took the Level 4 Energy Stone from Franklin and played with it in his hands. He didn’t mind Franklin’s response at all. Everyone in this world had their own secrets. Compared to Fabreidis’ identity, the Level 4 Energy Stone was more interesting in Qian Jin’s eyes.

Qian Jin had a smirk on his face. He was a bit proud; he didn’t expect to have an energy stone all to himself this early. If he could obtain a location near the center of the Warrior Energy Concentration Array, he would be able to experience a higher advancement in his warrior energy with the help of this stone.

With the energy stone in his hand, Qian Jin’s eyes landed on the leather bag on Wildfred’s waist. That bag was essential to adventurers. The rewards of adventures would be placed it in, as well as simple medicines and potions. Some people also kept sharp throwing knives in it for sneak attacks; most of the throwing knives that adventurers had were soaked in poison beforehand.

Therefore, the simple leather bag on his waist was the last resort to keep himself alive.

Before, Qian Jin didn’t mind not having a good leather bag since he didn’t have anything of value to be stored, but now he had an energy stone.

“Oh, is Mister Qian Jin interested in this bag?”

Wilfred had been an adventurer for a long time and was good at observations. He quickly took his main bag off of his waist and handed it to Qian Jin. “If you don’t mind, I will give this leather bag to Mister Qian Jin as a gift.”

Qian Jin laughed awkwardly for a second; he was surprised. He thought Wilfred would give him the backup leather bag after being stared at. He didn’t expect Wilfred to give him his main leather bag.

“Since you are this sincere, I will take it,” Qian Jin didn’t hesitate at all. He took the leather bag and placed the energy stone in it. He tapped the bag as he explained with a smile, “It’s not like I can’t afford a leather bag, but if I get a new one, everyone would be able to tell… Hehehe.”

Wilfred blinked his eyes. He didn’t think Qian Jin would pay so much attention to details. People typically liked using aged leather bags; an aged leather bag meant that the user was an experienced adventurer. If the adventurer needed to purchase items from shops and stores, the merchant would be less likely to ask for an unfair price for their items if they thought that the adventurer was a veteran.

Since Qian Jin was a warrior, he would have to buy stuff from shops and merchants; with this bag, Qian Jin’s wallet would suffer less.

“Trust me; since I have accepted your items, I will forge [Refined Iron] for your guys earnestly.”

Qian Jin walked up to the anvil as he smiled and waved at Lucas. He intentionally stretched his shoulders as he said in a deep voice, “Mister Lucas, please excuse me. I will be using the dirty [Fake Forging Technique] again. I don’t want to taint your pure eyes.”

Lucas was very upset, but he knew he would be laughed at more the longer he stayed here. He stared at Qian Jin angrily as he left Franklin’s Blacksmith Shop with his henchmen.

Qian picked up the two hammers and smiled at Francis who was standing not too far away.

In the workshop, the bellows started to make wind-blowing noise. Soon, the metal colliding noise began to sound as well. It got louder and louder as time passed by.