20 Forest Guardian (1)

[System: BlackSmith; Brahmin, have observed your dedication. Quest Elevation Initialized]

[Quest: Dedicated Assistants Mission (BlackSmith's Request)

-Submit the Highest quality material you could ever make during the next hour or return to the original quest.

-Extract Minerals from Mineral Ores (100/10)

Refine Raw Materials for production (1000/10)

Produce High-Quality Ingredients (578/10)

Produce High-Quality Ingots(195/10)

Failure will Bar you from ever acquiring the Sub-Class]

"Do we still have to continue? I'm a little bit tired, if not for the Quill I think casting this for a long time will tire my brains out." Mizarin Said, finally complaining after an hour of dancing and chanting.

"No! We'll stop here, I already manage to produce items at a 100% purity and 180% energy concentration." Relieved SayaShin

Dispelling the [Temple of Time], Mizarin turned to the stunned Shaman behind her, saying: "Stop Daydreaming Blissful, contact your friend! were about to get out of here, pack up, get what you need from this town, you won't be returning for a while. We were also inflicted with a tracking spell."

Mizarin would not have noticed the spell being cast if she was not dancing, and casting at the same time. While she was forming a magic circle with her hand, the Quill beside her suddenly dispelled and failed to cast the magic circle, the first time that the Quill ever failed, which made her scrutinize the cause of it and ultimately led her to a foreign magic circle. Fortunately, she has the Grimoire that stores knowledge of the unknown and unfamiliar magic circles that they come across, and provide a brief explanation.

[Spell: Ghost Eye

-A tracking spell of Rangers. Time: 12 hours]

With her skill [Transcendental Eye] she was able to discern that both Blissful and SayaShin were afflicted with the spell. That is why she decided to leave the place and jump around towns to confuse the spell caster.

SayaShin was unaware of these happenings, only concerned in completing the quest at hand.

"Great elder. I, an aspiring apprentice, wishes to be evaluated." SayaShin said looking at the drunk smith nursing his bottle.

"Alright! Stand over there... Show me the materials I asked for..." Brahmin said taking a stand and pointed on a platform engraved with magic circles from top to bottom.

"Here?.."SayaShin said pulling out ten sets of the materials that were requested. This act woke the Sobering smith from his stupor.

"This... How did you manage to Obtain Void elements, not just anyone can process such material to these standards." Brahmin scrutinized

[System: You have passed the evaluation of the BlackSmith; Brahmin, accept his blessing.]

[Notice: You have unlocked the Sub-Class; BlackSmith.]

[From Brahmin's evaluation; Promising Talent. He endows you with the knowledge to embed Off-Handed Weapons on to Hand-Held Weapons.]

[Notice: Weapon Socketing System unlocked, accessible through Smithing interface.]

"I thank the elder for his praise." Said SayaShin looking at the Drunkard.

"Go! Go! Go! Next time you come here to bring some booze." Brahmin said shooing SayaShin away.

"Mizarin, Bring me tour equipment," SayaShin commanded Mizarin.

"Here!... use this Protection scrolls as well!" Mizarin gave SayaShin her Twin Iron Fan, 6 Complete MP Orb, and 10 protection scrolls.

[Complete MP Orb (Off-Handed)(Normal)

Stat:

MP +1000

MP +15%

INT +10]

This is testing materials that Mizarin wanted to attach to her hand-held weapon. What does any magical class need after all is not HP, but MP that will allow them to cast the spell as much as possible?

Successfully attaching those items will give her another 4000MP, 60% increment, and 40 INT points. Propelling her power a thud higher than most of the magical class of the same level.

Mizarin cast [Temple Of Time] and performed her Grimoire-Magic Wand-Kagome Dance to amplify luck and success rate of the newborn smith.

SayaShin was concentrating on his endeavor, when suddenly everything he was struggling about became a little bit easier, from receiving the blessings of the Oracle.

[System: Weapon Complete MP Orb successfully embedded.]

[System: Weapon Complete MP Orb unsuccessfully embedded. (Broken)]

[System: Weapon Complete MP Orb unsuccessfully embedded. (Broken)]

[System: Weapon Complete MP Orb successfully embedded.]

[System: Weapon Complete MP Orb successfully embedded.]

[System: Weapon Complete MP Orb successfully embedded.]

"Okay, four Off-Hands attached... Here give it a try..." SayaShin said giving Mizarin her Twin Iron Fan.

[Message: Discreetly Retrieve all your pieces of equipment and get closer to my friend over there.] Mizarin sent a message to Blissful while marveling at the creation.

When Blissful read the message he immediately sent a message to his friend to wrap things up, telling her they are coming. While he himself was simply putting away his materials to his pack. Went to congratulate the other two with their successful quest.

"Wow... this is marvelous..." Acted Mizarin as she cast one spell after another, orbs of blessings were hovering above her.

"How many more can you cast?" Encouraged SayaShin looking at the blessings hovering, accumulating above his friend. While secretly taking out on Orb from his pocket.

"Wait let me try casting more..." Mizarin diverting everyone's attention to her, while SayaShin was connecting the two to his portal Orb interface.

"All set?" Asked SayaShin, but this was not a question but a command hidden in a questioning tone.

"Alright. People step up and have a taste of my blessings..." Mizarin said as she waved her fan at the orbs above her, moving to her front perspective. Fanning the orbs to the direction of The Knights that blokes the way.

One Orb... Two Orbs... multiple orbs descended on the blockade impossible to evade.

When everyone was busking on the AOE blessings, Three people in the shop disappeared into thin air.

A realization came to the group of little donkeys, that they in-fact received, de-buff and status afflictions; Heavyweight, blind, bleeding, poisoned, mana deficiency, and many more. This made them curse and enraged because the target of this malice was nowhere to be seen, not to mention they were already halfway across town when the rangers reported the location of the tracking mark.

In the middle of the gate, a group of three people appeared out of thin air. Two males and one female. Two of them were laughing with gusto.

"Damn we should have stayed there for at least five seconds to see their reaction," Mizarin said while laughing her stomach out. If they were not in an extraction mission she would have burst out laughing listening to the awe in the audience's voice. Staying just to watch the show was one of her options, but urged by SayaShin she caved.

"Sorry. I couldn't hold my laugh anymore with their stupid reactions, so I ported us away the moment you sent them the presents... How could you wrap bombs on that beautiful light show..." laughed SayaShin, unapologetic while apologizing.

"What are you two talking about?" Blissful asked cluelessly.

"Ohh... Hahaha... Remember the Blessings she was casting, creating a beautiful light show?" SayaShin introduced

"Yes! What about them?" Blissful said still without a hint.

"Those were not Blessings..."SayaShin couldn't continue and continued his maniacal laugh.

"Just imagine who received the what curse, ranging from blindness to confusion..." Mizarin summarized.

"Anyway, where is that knight friend of yours? We should all get out of here until the tracking spell wears off." SayaShin finalized trying to control himself from this manic affliction.

Sending a message to his friend, Blissful asked; "How did you get us out of there without anyone knowing?"

"That's a secret for now! Besides, they should be chasing after us now, so hurry your friend before the enemy catches up to us." Mizarin said

[Message: Town entrance gate, left side!]

"She says she is outside town left side of the gate." Blissful narrated

The three promptly searched for the fourth person, hiding at the gates.

"There..." Pointed Blissful at the Knight beside an NPC Knight. To any who can see would not notice anything strange in this event, to the onlookers' eyes would only seem that there are two NPC standing guard at a side of the gate.

"Wow... you have some really good skill... hiding in plain sight..." Chided Mizarin

"These are my rescuers, SayaShin and Mizarin... this is my friend Serendipity." Introduced Blissful

[Message: A friend invitation from Mizarin.<Accept><Decline>]

"Accept!" Commanded Mizarin

"Accept" repeated Serendipity

"Druid's Garden?" Mizarin

"Druid's Garden!... One Each?"SayaShin

"One Each!" Mizarin

"What's this again..." Blissful was about to ask when suddenly, it happened again. Warping the vision, darkness for a few seconds the white fading light the next, a scenery unfamiliar to the two refugees.

"Alright! We finished the excursion, it will take at least an entire day for your pursuers to come to this place on foot... A tip, the Herbalist is the Dryad at the center of the Henge if you are interested that is." SayaShin said Bringing his hands forwards, palms open upward. Gesturing for the employers to pay up.

Blissful took out the book from his inventory and handed them to the Druid.

"Hey! You two. What are you doing here?" The team of four Druids and four Priests who exited from the Wolves Garden headed towards them.

"Ohh... So you were with them VerBoss, I thought we would be waiting for you at the Magic Academy!" SayaShin exclaimed

"Yeah... Shapeless had some trouble finishing his thief quest, I had to assist. What about you two, and these two lads are?" VerBoss retorted.

"Have I seen you somewhere?" GurinBare interrupted before the introductions.

"Yeah... you seemed familiar too... by any chance were you at the BlackSmith the other day?" Serendipity boggled.

"Yesterday and the other day... Ohh... you were that couple looking questers too right?"

"It was you?..."Blissful rhetorically stated.

"What? You mean, the Gigantic, bloodthirsty wolf that rampaged at the BlackSmiths Workshop?" Mizarin enumerated

"Yeah!" Serendipity said depressed.

"What a turn of events?" SayaShin said amazed.

"Anyways what do you mean couple looking GurinBare, you mean Bromance is it?... not that there is anything wrong with it, its just that it springs misconceptions if you don't specify." Shapeless

"What are you talking about?... That Knight right there is a woman!" GurinBare stated as a matter of fact.

"What?" Mizarin and SayaShin exclaimed in unison looking at the Armored Knight.

During the brief encounter with the armor cladded person, it never occurred to them that that was a woman inside that heavy armor.

"What? Cant a woman keep her guards?!" Serendipity angrily shouted.

"Umm. That's true, any way you four seemed to have some arrangements, well leave you to it then." AleyaNala interrupted sensing that the other party has entered an awkward conversation.

"That's not necessary, we were just about to conclude our business." Blissful stated handing over the book as per negotiation.

"Thank you," SyaShin said when suddenly a melodious voice reverberated around the entire forest.

"Young Vates, you have completed the testament of the Beast?!" Everyone present in the Druid's Garden heard the voice and looked at the source. Beckoning for the Vates to come closer.

"Wah... the system really is so generous to you!" Teased Shapeless, remembering the dead wolf.

"Hay! Shapeless, don't speak carelessly." GurinBare threatened

"What did you mean. Why is he so worked up?" Leyardi asked

"Because, SayaShin spirit wolf died, preventing him from ever transforming into a wolf, leaving a book and some items," AleyaNala told the uninformed. When SayaShin has left them to approach the Dryad.

"Young Vates, Show me!" Anna Comanded SayaShin

"This is the sealed item and some books that I found," SayaShin said taking out four books from his inventory.

Four books flew from SayaShin's hands levitating right in between him and the Dryad, three books: White, Black, Crystalline Cover orbiting one golden book.

The Dryad spoke in some archaic language and the books merged into one thick book with a crystal-like cover and White and blacklight streaming out from it.

[Book of Forest Guardian Transformation

-A book left as a testament to the ancients' celestials power.

-Dedicated by the wolf spirit to its valued vessel.]

"You are of great value to the young that departed. Go and realize you worth young Vates." The Dryad gave the book to the Druid then everything went to normal as if nothing happened, aside from the gaze that everyone was throwing at him.

"Do you think we should draw him to a secluded place for him to use the skill book?" AleyaNala questioned her line of thought.

"It's pointless though, many people had seen the show maybe some might even post a video or write a blog about it." Ashanti criticized

"All the more reason we should drag him away," GurinBare said so, as he strode towards the Vates to drag him away.

"Where to then?" VerBoss Asked

"The Druid's library?" Shapeless suggested.

"Go secure the library... you all don't mind assisting right?" AleyaNala looked around, the team including the two new addition.

"But we just happened to be their contractors..." Serendipity was looking for excuses.

"Don't you want to know what gift you brought us?" AleyaNala masked her excitement.

"To the library!" The druids shouted. Assuring visitors to the ginormous three at the edge of the forest garden.

Inside the tree library, only a few Druid's are looking around, there is no notable skill to gain at the first floor of this particular library, because Second-floor access was only given to the fully-fledged Druids and the real druid skills are better acquired from the higher levels, no one currently frequent the place.

With the title: Honorary Librarian, at their disposal, the druids that entered the building headed to the Druid seer at the counter.

"Dear friend, one of our friend is about to enter a state of awakening. Do you think we could be accommodated somehow?" VerBoss sweet-talked the Vates.

"Do you have other guests? I can only lend you the third-floor access, but the bookshelves and books will have to be sealed." Vates stated.

"Yes we have guests, thank you for your support friend."-VerBoss spoke politely.

[Message: Library accommodation secured! Bring them in!]

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