The Tale of the Void Emperor

After entering the gate, Athan and Reikent started walking. Athan observed many shops, stalls, and big buildings that were probably something like hotels or inns. The artistic style of the town's buildings varied from wooden buildings to metal buildings and varied design as there was no particular type of design that all buildings followed after.

Athan understood as chaosverse was filled with many strange races and people and they had their own style.

After walking for a while, Reikent and Athan arrived in front of a large three-story building.

Akaine Craft Shop.

After entering this building, Athan saw products of various kinds and also weapons and armors.

Reikent took Athan to the third floor of the shop, and there, He asked the one who was sitting behind the counter, " Is my weapon ready? "

The man behind the counter asked, " Mr. Reikent, right? "

Reikent grinned, " Yep. "

" Come. Let me show you our weapon. Although, I'll have to apologize since It wasn't crafted by a three-star craftsman as you requested. But you don't have to worry about the quality because it was crafted by the best peak two-star craftsman, who is probably more talented than any three-star craftsman in the Dosflame region. " The man stood up and walked out from behind the counter before he started walking while speaking.

Reikent frowned hearing the first part, but he got curious when he heard such praise for the craftsman who crafted his weapon.

They walked for a bit and arrived in front of a cupboard. The staff opened the cupboard and took out a long wooden case.

The staff handed the wooden case of the sword to Reikent, who directly opened it since he wanted to check his new sword's quality.

Seeing this, The staff smiled and spoke, " As an apology for not being able to meet your request, We've changed the hilt from normal Drosfore wood to Teristal Wood. Also, there is still leftover from the material you provided for the blade, so would you like to take the leftover material or convert them to chaos-stones according to the price? "

" Convert them. " Reikent spoke without looking at the staff, but his eyes were shining as he looked at his new weapon. Athan also curiously looked at the long sword that exuded an overbearing aura.

The sword had a light blue blade with inscribed green patterns on it and its hilt, which looked very beautiful with dark brown wood and bright gold design.

Reikent picked up the hilt as he took out his sword. The sword's blade glowed with a mysterious luster for a second before it subsided.

" Hahaha. A very good sword. Honestly, It is better than what I expected, and your compensation is more than enough. "

The staff who returned to his counter returned with a ring and gave it Reikent.

Reikent nodded with a grin and asked, " So? What is the name of this sword? Also, who is this talented craftsman? "

Hearing those questions, The staff man's face turned a bit unnatural, and he formed a wry smile, " The craftsman...didn't name it, and his identity is a bit sensitive, so I'll have to apologize. "

" But I did give you enough money for it to be named by a three-star craftsman. " Reikent frowned because he wanted it to be named by the craftsman.

" We understand, but the person who crafted your sword has some strick requirement for the weapons he craft and only name them if they meet his requirements. "

" Sigh...Whatever. I can see that you have compassionated enough for that with this hilt and additional chaos-stone. " Reikent sighed and then looked at his sword.

Athan felt that there was something strange about all this craftsman and name thing. Otherwise, Why would Reikent pay additional money just for it to be named by the craftsman? 

" Looks like I'll have to name it myself. hmm..." Reikent revealed a thoughtful expression, and after a while, he finally spoke the name of his sword slowly.

" Nigel, The Stormfury of Water's edge. "

Right after speaking the name, The sword glowed intensely for two seconds before Reikent put away the sword somewhere in a space because it just disappeared. 

The staff man smiled and nodded, " It's an apt name for the sword. Congratulations. "

Reikent nodded with a smile but didn't forget to joke, " Apt name my a-s. I'm sure it would be a lot better if the craftsman named it. Anyway, Is that supposed secretive craftsman still in this town? "

" Sorry. He left five days ago, right after crafting your weapon. We had to request him because our three-star craftsman was busy with other works. "

" Alright. It's worth my money and material, so It's a job well done. "

Reikent and Athan then left the building, and after coming out, Athan asked, " So what is this craftsman about? It doesn't sound like a simple blacksmith thing to me. Also, What happens if the craftsman named your sword? Since you paid for it to be named by the craftsman, I figured it might have some special effect. "

Reikent laughed and nodded, " Crafter is a profession, and there are two sub-branches, Weapon crafter and Armor crafter. Of course, some craftsmen craft weapons and armor both but only six-stars and above can craft both of them. "

He paused here and then picked a direction and started walking before continuing, " I'll you more on the way. I still have to go to a place in this town. "

Athan nodded and started walking.

Along the way, He learned about professions and was surprised. There are Crafters, Alchemists, Formationists, Chefs, etc. The shocking thing he found was that He couldn't just become one of them by practicing basic techniques. To start these professions and master them, He also needs to comprehend an Order Ken of them.

" Sounds like a tedious process to start and walk the path of these occupations. "

" Hahaha. Well, That's true, but they will only help you more in the future if you managed to grasp their Order ken. "

Athan formed a wry expression and smiled, " I get that you are not telling me much about Order Ken since I'm just an Ascender, but can you tell me its general id-..."

He suddenly paused as his eyes caught the open arena, and people outside of the ring were shouting and betting. He couldn't hear what they were saying because the whole area was covered in a barrier.

Seeing this, Reikent smiled and asked, " Are you interested? You can also earn some extra chaos-stones or items for the future. Actually, You should go and fight some battles. They will help alleviate your mood and refresh you. "

Athan was itching to fight and let out some steam. His inner self carved for battle, and that's why he couldn't help but stop here after seeing this open Arena covered in the transparent barrier.

After nodding his head, He walked towards the Arena, and Reikent also smiled while thinking, ' Looks, I'll be able to see some of his abilities. Let's see what's unique about you because I couldn't really see inside you even with my Shishun eyes. '