Celestial Era: The Rise of the Full-Time Enhancer

Like many other professions, Appraisers are divided into four levels.

The first tier was for Beginner-Class Appraiser, followed by Intermediate-Class, then Advanced-Class, and finally, the Master-Class.

Being categorized as an Advanced-Class Appraiser specializing in Skill Identification would certainly help Vincent gain a footing within the organization.

"You're talented, Vincent… Weren't they aware of your skill as an Appraiser?" Turhan asked referring to the Zemin Clan.

"They probably know that I worked as an Appraiser for a bit but didn't think much of it since I'm still young."

"Hmm… You're right. Very well, I will support you once we arrived in our territory… After you break off your relationship with the Zemin Clan, you don't have to worry about being targeted by them." Turhan said filled with confidence.

Since a Grand Magus said this, Vincent was finally able to heave a sigh of relief. Everything is now arranged and he only needed to win the duel.

"Thank you, Sir Turhan… I will not disappoint you. Ah, will you be watching the duel?"

"Haha… Of course, I will be doing that… There's no way I would miss a fight between a Master Magician and a Blind Aura Knight. I'm sure that it will broaden my horizon. Oh, right… I will be sending my apprentice to meet you in a while and you can ask her anything about the Black Tower or things you wanted to know. She's also quite talented like you, I'm sure that you'll get along with her."

Turhan said as he left Vincent's room.

After an hour, Richard's lackey finally arrived to intimidate Vincent…

"You can accept the duel if you want to fight for your engagement or get off of this ship since anyone unrelated to the Zemin Clan can't enter the Black Tower… You're not really included in the agreement we had with that organization."

A deep voice coming from a middle-aged man that is probably working for Richard Weiss arrived and spoke in a harsh tone.

Vincent can't see his appearance but he can tell that he was well prepared before coming here. Using his system's Item Sense, he was able to determine that this person possesses nine magic tools with him.

In normal cases, Vincent can only feel 3 to 5 pieces of Magic Tools from a single person. However, this man probably heard about Rem and Tara so he naturally equipped himself in case something went wrong.

"Very well… I will accept the duel and prove myself…" Vincent replied as he remained comfortably seated on his couch.

The man was obviously flustered after hearing his reply. He thought that Vincent would just beg to cancel the engagement and plead mercy so he won't get thrown out of the ship.

They already thought to ask Vincent to pay them 100,000 Mana Crystals so he can continue being affiliated with the Zemin Clan. They even thought of asking him to have the Celestial Beings with him to work for the Clan. Unfortunately, this plan wouldn't work if he accepted the duel!

"Y-you… How could you accept it just like that? Did you forget that you're blind?"

Vincent shook his head at this question.

"No… I just know that I have to do my best to honor my parents who had arranged this engagement for me. If it really didn't work out, I can only blame myself for my lacking skills and I will apologize to my parents if I ever meet them again."

"You're crazy… Master Richard is already a Master Magician and mastered two elements. He also has top-tier Magic Tools with him. You're just courting death!"

"I'm not… Tell me when will this duel be." Vincent said with irritation. He's already losing his patience with this person.

"Hmph! Tomorrow morning at the center arena… Don't be late." The man said as he annoyingly looked at Vincent. His gaze then shifted to Tara who was standing just behind Vincent like a bodyguard. Even if just wanted to storm off this room, he couldn't help himself take several glances at Tara's beautiful figure

Anyway, Vincent didn't ask Tara to act like a bodyguard but she still did it like how Rem does it as a trained knight.

'Hmm?' Vincent suddenly felt something wrong.

Although he didn't see the man's actions, he was able to imagine that this person just had a lecherous gaze on Tara after he noticed her subtle movement.

"I will leave now…" The man finally said as he started walking off.

On the other hand, Vincent whispered something to Tara.

She then swiftly acted and accompanied the man outside the cabin.

Thud…

As soon as the door closed, Vincent heard a loud crashing sound followed by the man's cry from the outside. Tara then returned to the cabin like nothing happened and found her seat to relax.

Vincent knows that, unlike Rem, Tara doesn't like to talk too much unless it is something important. He didn't ask what happened as he tried to think of what to do in his fight against Richard.

He looked at the skills that he learned recently and the items that he has.

'Hmm… I need to ensure my victory so I shouldn't save this right now…' Vincent mused as he took out some items in his system inventory.

[ One-Time Ascension Card x4 ]

[ One-Time Item Random Skill Card x2 ]

[ One-Time Transcendence Card x1 ]

With these items and his current cheat-like Magic Tools, Vincent was confident that he'll create the strongest Legendary Weapons out there.

After an hour, he finished tinkering with his tools and was prepared to eat his meal before resting. He wanted to be filled with energy for his battle tomorrow.

"Vincent, do you want to borrow my Celestial Armor?" Tara suddenly asked as he was about to return to his room.

At this moment, Vincent no longer cared what she had seen while he was using his system skills so he did all his actions even while she was there. As a matter of fact, he wouldn't be surprised if Rem and Tara had seen him raise a weapon's quality multiple times. There's barely anything you can hide from a perceptive Celestial Being after all.

Fortunately, Tara and Rem don't seem to really care about this as long as they get the modified potions.

"Ehem? Is that even possible? Wouldn't there be a binding process to that?" Vincent asked recalling that his Astral Night Dagger was bound to him.

"There is… However, I can command it to take care of you. Unlike weapons, armors can be flexible." Tara briefly answered.

"I see… Thank you for that. I appreciate it, Tara… However, I'm quite confident that I won't be defeated so I don't think it's necessary."

Vincent answered. As a matter of fact, he felt confident facing a Grand Magus right now… What more for a Master Magician?