Infinite Realm

Even though Gon was clearly aware of Blue Flame's ingrained arrogance, he still required his prowess.

3rd tier guilds weren't like the guilds above them; they were much weaker, be it financially, strength-wise or even the number of competent folks when compared to the latter. Lacking financial abilities comparable to real 2nd tier guilds and above makes it difficult for them raise a blacksmith from scratch so they usually resort to hiring a freelancer. Having their own blacksmith would help them cut their weapons budget by a lot and it could help them gain a good foundation at this stage in the game. If they make use of the opportunity correctly, they could surpass other 3rd tier guilds and maybe step into the rank of 2nd tier.

"Brother Blue Flame, whatever you need to be done here or collected, just ask and my me shall help you."

Gon patted his chest with confidence. Of course, all these were blatant bullsh*t. Even Gon was clearly aware of this. He was just the leader of a measly 3rd tier guild. Fulfilling such promises was beyond the ability of even a peak 1st tier guild much less an average 3rd tier guild like Yellow Cross, but Gon didn't care. The whole point of spewing such words was just to make the target have a better opinion of him and presume that he would truly serve them to the best of his abilities.

"You words are truly calming, guild leader Gon." Blue Flame paused before he slightly smiled.

While his outer look was calm and unperturbed, Blue Flame's mind was close to breaking out in a rampage.

'This fat pig is ruining my mood. Does he want me to tell at him before he gets it?' Blue Flame was currently dissatisfied at Gon's attempt to rope him to the guild.

'How the hell does he think that a 3rd tier guild is worth my services? Does he not know how high the skies are?'

It was as Gon had thought; Blue Flame rejected him simply because he was waiting for a top tier guild to come after him.

While most players would humbly pledge themselves to the top gaming guilds, Blue Flame wanted these guilds to come and beg for his assistance. That was why he kept selling his works at the Trade-houses rather than applying to register at a guild or even accepting the offers of 3rd tier guilds like Yellow Cross. Sadly for Blue Flame, none of the guilds he kept his eyes on had approached him in recent times.

Battle Wolves, which was the strongest 1st tier guild in Black Mountain town, ignored his presence, making no efforts to seek him out. And this was despite them knowing that his was the creator of the Snake swords and double-edged iron swords, even after buying his works!

Seemingly dissatisfied about that, Blue Flame had left Black Mountain town for Riverdale town, hoping to catch the attention of the super guild Emperor's Might as he believed that only they would be able to see his 'true worth'. Blue Flame originally thought that it was because of the distance between the two towns as well as the ongoing battles at Black Grill's Cave that made the super guild not approach him, but with him here, it would be easier for them to do so.

Arriving with expectations of being greeted by representatives from the various big guilds in Riverdale town, Blue Flame was only met with those from 3rd tier guilds and lower. The best he could find were those of the weaker 2nd tier guilds' branch in Riverdale. Even though there was the ongoing crisis at Black Grill's Cave, emptying the experts in the town, Blue Flame expected to be treated better than this. Incensed, he decided to sell some of his prized creations in the trade-house but Gon, alongside a few other representatives from multiple clubs and guilds stuck close to him.

"Brother Blue Flame, you definitely haven't tried the local products of Riverdale right? An amazing blacksmith like yourself would definitely be too busy for such after all, your time is precious. Why don't we head out after you're done here and have a try at those great drinks. My treat?" The burly man beside the duo, who was one of the captains of Armed and Dangerous, smiled at Blue Flame.

While Armed and Dangerous was only an adventurer team, they were on par with 3rd tier guilds but slightly stronger than guilds like Yellow Cross. This was mostly attributed to the strength of their captains, of which 3 of them were on par with Experts. The burly man, Koko, was one of the three Experts. He was the only one among the other guild and club representatives who could speak to Blue Flame in Gon's presence.

On a regular day, Blue Flame wouldn't mind the flattering as well as the offer but he was simply in a bad mood now. However, he wouldn't bluntly go out on these men and offend them. They were still men of pride and strength. Even if they were 3rd tier powers, they were people he couldn't dare to offend, at least until he got the backing of a much stronger party.

"I apologize but I will have to return to my career once I'm done here. I recently had an inspiration and I'm planning on running a few tests as soon as possible so I must decline." Blue Flame said with a not so apologetic tone.

"Oh? No problem. Maybe next time." Koko replied.

'Compared to that farm animal, this guy seems a lot nicer. Too bad he's only a commanding figure of a high ranking 3rd tier power.' Blue Flame thought, but wasn't excessively bothered about it.

'An inspiration? Don't tell me...' Compared to the simple minded Koko, Gon was a man full of plot and conspiracies. He guessed that Blue Flame had simply brought up an excuse to reject Koko or was likely telling the truth. Even if it were an excuse, there might be a hint of truth in it.

'Is he close to being able to forge top grade Mid-tier Mortal rank weapons? Or maybe Upper-tier Mortal rank weapons?' Gin's breathing became ragged but he quickly comported himself.

'If that's true then I have to rope him to my side as quickly as possible or make sure no one gets him.' Gon's eyes flashed with a cunning light.

"Hey you, move out of the way." Blue Flame arrived at a counter and spoke to the young man in front of him.

This was the closest counter to him and also the one with the least number of players standing in line. To make things better, the clerk behind the counter was done with the last player and the player before him was next. Being in a bad mood, Blue Flame didn't want to stand in line while having to deal with these two men. He wanted to leave here as soon as possible so he decided to exert some pressure on the player before him.

If it were when he had just begun playing IR, Blue Flame wouldn't do something so stupid as offending a random player, because you can never know who is who[1]. But recently, he had gotten bloated with pride from his recent achievements as well as all the flattery he had received from multiple personages. With his arrogance through the roof, Blue Flame forgot his cautious nature and decided to do as he pleased.

'What the hell is wrong with this guy? Did he drink something bad for his head today?' Sato looked at the man who had just spoken to him.

Sato had lost interest in the appearance of Blue Flame and the others after he heard he was a blacksmith. It wasn't that Sato was despising him but Sato had better things to do. Also, with one look, he had ascertained the man's character and didn't want to have anything to do with him. Who knew that the man would not only approach him of his own volition but also order him to move out of the way?

"Didn't you hear me? Do you know who I am?" Blue Flame looked slightly incensed.

"Move out of my way, now."

Sato frowned at the condescending attitude of Blue Flame but he simply ignored him. It wasn't that Sato was a wimp but he was inside the town. He couldn't attack anyone here as it was categorised as a safe zone, and attacking in a safe zone would warrant his arrest by the town's officials. That was equivalent to having his account suspended for a few days. It wasn't worth it.

Blue Flame was angry and was about to make a move when one of those representatives behind him suddenly stepped forward.

"Allow me." The young man smiled.

He was a representative of a 3rd tier guild that was a bit weaker than Yellow Cross and 'Armed and Dangerous' so he couldn't pitch in his words during the conversation. Now that Blue Flame encountered some problems, he decided to help him in a bid to develop a favorable impression of himself in front of Blue Flame.

The other representatives seemed unwilling as they realised they had lost a good opportunity but Gon and Koko actually didn't seem bothered. Having raised their respective guild and team to a high level, these two were obviously shrewd. They knew it was best to not offend any random person especially in Riverdale town. This town had a lot of crouching tigers and dragons and being local 'bigwigs' here they knew better than the others representatives who were just random low level officials. They would rather watch as things unfold than take such a risk.

"Hey kid, move away now while I'm still being nice.." The young representative said to Sato with a menacing look.