Chapter 523: State Of The Light Bearer Blacksmiths In Terra

["Having a profession in the Light Bearer Association would be ideal. You can recommend me since I can craft Light Emperor-grade items."]

["As long as I become stronger and have a higher Light Bearer rank, forging those Light Sage-grade items wouldn’t be an issue as well."]

[Hearing your words, Paul replied affirmatively, "Don’t worry, Your Excellency can leave the rest to me! I might not be that strong among the Light Emperors, but as someone who has lived long, I have a lot of connections."]

["With me vouching for Your Excellency, they’ll have to give me face and won’t make it difficult for you. Your Excellency can skip the testing process and can immediately receive a commission."]

[Paul might not be able to guarantee a lot of things, but one of the few that he could was his connections in the Light Bearer Association.]

[After all, Light Emperors were only high-ranking powerhouses in Terra due to Light Sages and even Light Sovereigns existing within the association.]

[But in other worlds, Light Emperors were powerhouses they dared not offend, since Light Emperors were capable of illuminating their entire world and driving away the Perpetual Darkness.]

[Due to this, even if Paul wasn’t a Light Sage, his accumulated connections and the fact that he was a City Guardian meant that he could at least guarantee that for you.]

[Putting aside the fact that he wanted to gain reputation and benefits from recommending you, Paul also knew that even without your power rank, your skill as a Light Bearer Blacksmith that could forge Light Emperor-grade artifacts was even more impressive.]

[There were many Light Emperors in the Light Bearer Association, since most of them acted as City Guardians like himself. But for a Light Bearer Blacksmith that could forge high-grade Light Bearer items and artifacts, they wouldn’t exist beyond a few dozen.]

[As for those that could forge Light Emperor-grade items and above, they didn’t exceed ten.]

[After all, most Light Bearers would have no immediate need to learn blacksmithing, since they could acquire items from treasure chests. Yet, if they truly needed something specific, they would have to commission a Light Bearer Blacksmith for it.]

[There was clearly demand for Light Bearer Blacksmiths, but it’s only for those high-grade Blacksmiths like yourself. Those who were lower in grade couldn’t achieve much in Terra since there were plenty of low-grade Light Bearer items acquired from treasure chests.]

[Due to this, most Light Bearers who had a talent for blacksmithing would either choose not to pursue it and delve deep into it, or would travel to another world that valued lower-ranking blacksmiths.]

[This led to a situation where Light King rank powerhouses and above needed custom-made Light Bearer items, yet only a few existed that were capable of forging those.]

[Even if there were Terrans who were talented enough to achieve that, Terra didn’t give them a good environment to develop their talent and reach their potential, leading them to be poached by other worlds.]

[By the time they made it big, they likely wouldn’t even return to Terra.]

[This resulted in almost all Terrans relying on Treasure Chests to acquire Light Bearer items that suited them. However, it was dependent on luck.]

[Slaughtering a Dark Monster wouldn’t guarantee a treasure chest to drop, and it also wouldn’t guarantee that the Light Bearer would acquire an item that suited them.]

[Due to this, the demand existed in the Light Bearer Association, yet no Light Bearer Blacksmiths were willing to suffer from the lack of sales and commission when they were still starting.]

[Paul knew this, which was why he wanted to seek merit from the Light Bearer Association by introducing a Light Emperor-grade Blacksmith such as yourself to the association.]

[Since he would receive a commission for doing so, Paul didn’t even ask you for any payment or favors from vouching for your skills as an unregistered Light Bearer Blacksmith.]

[Of course, he dared not deceive. He even informed you of the possible rewards he’d get for recommending a Light Bearer Blacksmith of high skills such as yours.]

[In this case, you merely waved your hand as if it was nothing but a trivial matter. "No need to hand the reward to me. It is what you deserved."]

["I only ask you to complete this matter quickly and report to me about my application for joining the Light Bearer Association as a Light Bearer Blacksmith."]

["If there’s nothing else, my wife and I will find a place to settle down in this city. The Light Bearer Ship is our portable home, so having it parked above the sky or on the ground won’t make much difference."]

[Paul had previously suggested handing the rewards to you if you needed them, but you refused since you had already used Hint Prompt and determined that none of those rewards were something you needed.]

[In other words, they were all things that had already been recorded in your exchange list. After all, the things you acquired from that deceased powerhouse’s legacy from the previous world were quite abundant.]

[Your purpose of joining the Light Bearer Association was just to get to know those Light Bearer powerhouses and know what items and resources they possessed, especially the ones in their treasury.]

[You were already accustomed to snatching the valuables of any faction or country that has a treasury. Due to this, it had become a habit for you to check it.]

[Although you could achieve that with Hint Prompt (Gold), you still find it to be more entertaining if you could figure out their treasury’s inventory before using Hint Prompt on it as a last confirmation.]

[Aside from that, with your current power, dealing with Light Sovereigns was still impossible. Unsealing your power for such a trivial matter would ruin the restrictions you’ve set for yourself and Lilith, which would ruin both Lilith and your memories.]

[’When my resources become sufficient to advance my Extreme Light Bearer rank, or if I acquire enough Light Bearer power to raid the treasury, it won’t be too late to visit it.’]