Master Of None

When they entered the forge they found it empty. Completely cleaned and spotless. "Sooo, we really had a wandering blacksmith friend, right?" Gil felt that he was looking for a ghost. 

"Ummmm, I think he's inside. Something about the note on the table says he went inside and is waiting for us in the dining room." Remey held a piece of paper to tease Gil a little. She couldn't resist when he had looked around aimlessly at first. 

"I wonder why he chose to move everything to the dining room?" The only one asking the question was Su. Walker wanted to reply but he was getting too excited and began to walk even faster to see what was going on. 

The sounds of their fast moving footsteps signaled the wandering blacksmith to open the door and welcome them inside. The view was stunning. The wandering blacksmith had set up mannequins with their armors displayed. Each had two sets now that could be worn. One was the improved armors they could wear while on adventures and quests. The other was an exact copy but done in an artistic and ornate design. 

Su ran her hands over the two gold plated twin shields that were the new copy of her black twin shields. These had the same weight but much more carving and gold brilliance. The runes were also newly carved and incredibly complicated. The patterns that had been on all the armor and shields were changed. Su could tell that the draconic rune added increased defense immensely compared to the ones that had been on the shields before. There were also more mana gems added in to the armor and shields. They may have been smaller but would still store a decent amount of mana. 

When Gil came to his armor, he found that leather had been mixed with a very fine chainmail. It would protect him better and only had a slight addition to weight. The copy of it was coated in gold and silver to push the look he would have. The dagger he had grown accustomed to now had wind elemental runes on it causing Zephyr to leave the bow and examine it carefully. She was too happy to even speak causing Gil to just look in wonder at the armor even more. 

"I can't believe I have this kind of armor! It's perfect for me." The wandering blacksmith had some trouble with Remey's armor. He had to watch her train for over three days to find exactly how the mix of leather and metal would work to protect her. The result became a set of shin and arm guards that attached to her gloves. 

The style of her showy gold armor was a little more detailed than others due to the addition of bendable leather at each joint and facet. Overall, Remey was getting the largest upgrade when it came to armor, She had rarely worn much due to her close combat needs. Now that she put on the boots she felt that she would be able to kick using her full force and even block using a kick or two. There were even set spots to attach the detachable elemental knuckles she used. 

Out of all the party, Walker was the most stunned. He had never worn full armor and focused mostly on robes and cloaks. He was a mage in all intensive purposes so it made sense. But the armor he was presented with was spectacular. The wandering blacksmith had copied the diamond shaped plate patterns from the eternal orb. They made the armor bendable but tough. There were many mana gems fixed in every defendable position to add to Walker's mana pool. 

On top of all of this, there was a second set carved with the same runes and even a few coiling dragons. The markings were some designs that the wandering blacksmith had found in the water dragon branch village. The wandering blacksmith had known that the royal armor he made needed to scream royals and that was what he did. It would even be easy for the eternal orb to attach itself over all of these armor pieces since it was streamlined to fit Walker perfectly. He could even wear the cloaks he had over it for additional protection. 

The wandering blacksmith was watching as everyone examined the armor with awe. He and Midnight had been working nonstop for this reaction. Onyx had come in from time to time to help give him ideas or just to chat. But in the end, the results were even better than he had expected. The defense and magical defense that the armors boasted were all over fifteen stat points. The mana storage had increased to over one hundred extra mana for each party member's armor. These were two goals that had been forefront in the wandering blacksmiths' mind as he worked. 

"They are called the royal dragon set and the heroic set." These were the only words the wandering blacksmith spoke. They were soft but the entire party heard them and felt they were perfect. The heroic set was the armor they would wear on average. The royal set was the armor they would wear during important events but still maintained the same stats as the heroic set. They could brag as much as they wanted but any words wouldn't be able to say just how perfect this armor was. No normal adventurer would have such a high quality gear until they were much stronger. 

"I would say you did above and beyond for this. But everything you make is a wonder. I can't wait to see how the summit representatives react." Walker knew his words wouldn't be able to adequately describe how he felt about the armor. The only thing he could do was walk up to the wandering blacksmith and shake his hand in silence. 

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