Chapter 123: A Bad Relationship

Irumi let out a soft sigh.

"How many years has it been, and the relationship between these two is still this bad."

Moon So Yeon shook her head.

"Do you know when they became like this?"

Irumi was silent for a moment.

"I don’t know. I only learned about this after joining Guild Angel’s Kiss."

"Then the reason behind it must be very hard to talk about."

"Probably."

In the distance, Kang Ian clenched his hand tightly.

The stones beneath his feet slowly rose, hovering in midair because gravity had been reversed.

"Don’t think that he likes that disgusting face of yours!"

Kang Mi So smiled.

"He doesn’t like it?"

"Shut up."

"Stupid big brother, you’re way too stupid!"

Boom!

A massive gravity immediately crushed down.

The ground beneath Kang Mi So caved into a deep pit. Her wings of light flared up, resisting the terrifying pressure bearing down.

She sneered, then suddenly shot straight forward, and Kang Ian also disappeared from his position.

The two collided in midair, and another enormous explosion rang out.

Moon So Yeon looked at the billowing dust, then quietly turned to ask Irumi.

"Should we stop them?"

Irumi thought for a moment.

"Forget it, are you stupid."

"Why?"

"Because if we stop them, the next person to get beaten might be us, and we don’t have enough strength to stop these two anyway."

Moon So Yeon fell silent.

She looked at the completely destroyed land, and suddenly felt that those words made perfect sense.

In the distance, Kang Ian’s roar and Kang Mi So’s provocative laughter rang out at the same time.

The battle between the two siblings continued.

Meanwhile, in Dong-San city, Kei was still staring at his phone, which had no reply messages at all.

He had no idea what Kang Mi So was doing.

Nor did he know that his newly made friend was currently turning an S-rank Dungeon and the entire surrounding area into a pile of ruins.

Kei let out a soft sigh.

"I wonder if she’s okay..."

If Moon So Yeon and Irumi heard this, they would probably both tell him at the same time that the person who needed the most worrying right now was not Kang Mi So...

After that, Kei continued to keep himself busy in the crafting room.

These past few days, the Purification Ring had become the most sought-after equipment among hunters. The crafting formula had been widely released, and any Craftsman could take orders, but market demand was still so great that Craftsmen barely had time to rest.

Kei had no intention of fighting for that entire market.

He only focused on crafting F-rank and E-rank Purification Rings. Higher ranks were not yet necessary. Before officially becoming a D-rank Craftsman, he wanted to continue researching, accumulating experience, and familiarizing himself with the smallest changes in the energy patterns.

Crafting equipment was not like unleashing a powerful spell.

A mage only needed enough power to destroy an entire battlefield, but a Craftsman had to make that power settle within an item, operate stably, and be used safely by others.

Kei wanted to understand that process better.

He did not want to hastily craft a high-rank item and then make a mistake.

"For now, let’s do these well first."

Kei looked at the silver ring he had just completed, then placed it in a box.

The first batch of rings was sent by Kei to the Guild Black Rose.

Ular, Yudian, and the friends who had once helped him were all there. Kei would naturally not forget them, especially when hunters needed Purification Rings more than ever.

Soon after, Kim Sora began accepting orders at the shop.

"Kei, another customer is asking about E-rank Purification Rings!"

She ran into the crafting room, holding a thick notebook in her hands. Sora’s already bright face was now even more radiant.

"There’s even a small Guild in the city that came looking for us and wants to place a bulk order. Our shop is famous now!"

"It’s just taking orders."

Kei smiled helplessly.

"Isn’t that enough? How many customers did our shop have before?"

Sora hugged the notebook to her chest, happy enough that she almost wanted to jump.

Since the Purification Ring appeared, the number of customers coming to the store increased noticeably. Not every hunter came to buy a ring. Some just wanted to buy a few miscellaneous items, some wanted to order other equipment, and some had heard that the Craftsman of this store was the first to create the Purification Ring, so they were curious and came to take a look.

Although Kei and Thunder did not publicize this news widely, a few rumors still spread throughout the city, partly because Kei’s store was one of the first places to start selling and taking orders for the Purification Ring.

But regardless of the reason, the store finally became livelier.

Sora had always liked such a busy life.

"Kei, should we expand the store?"

"No need."

Kei shook his head.

"Why?"

"Because if we expand, the amount of work will also increase."

Kei answered very seriously. He did not want himself and Sora to become too busy, he only needed a small store to sell the small items he crafted, and that was enough.

Sora stared at him blankly, then puffed out her cheeks.

"You really have no ambition at all."

"I do."

"What is your ambition?"

Kei answered honestly:

"To quietly craft a few interesting items."

Sora could not say anything.

In the end, she could only hug her notebook and leave the room, muttering as she walked that this person really did not understand the value of business.

Kei watched her retreating figure, the corner of his mouth curving up slightly.

This busyness did not bother him like it used to.

Perhaps because what he crafted was truly helping many people.

The Potion shortage gradually resolved after Craftsmen across the country began producing the Purification Ring. Hunters no longer had to rely entirely on expensive Potion bottles, and Craftsmen could also share the burden with each other.

Therefore, Kei did not need to continue devoting all his time to crafting Potions.

He directed his gaze toward his own space.

A vast land appeared before his eyes, covered with herbs of all colors. There were plants that emitted a pale blue light, flowers of deep red that seemed to smolder, and a few types of grass that only glowed when Kei looked at them up close.

All of them were precious herbs that he had cultivated in space over time.

Previously, Kei had thought they would become an important source of materials for crafting Potions. But now the Potion supply was no longer urgent.

If he just left these herbs in the space, it would be nothing short of waste.

Kei squatted beside a bush with transparent leaves and carefully picked one leaf.

He held it up before his eyes, and a few new ideas began to form in his mind.

"I cannot only use them to craft Potions."

The Purification Ring was just the beginning. He still had many interesting materials that had not been researched.

And this time, Kei wanted to try crafting something completely different from ordinary Potions.

He gently plucked another leaf, then stood up.

"Alright. Then let’s start with this one first."