228 Old Man? Granddaughter? Sacred Potion (1/2)

Qin Ruo found it hard to believe that a slender and petite little girl was actually a Blacksmith. Based on what he could observe, this little girl whose name was Moonwaltz Rimbo did not seem to be able to wield a heavy hammer that could transfigure solid steel.

However when the shopkeeper officially introduced him to the little girl, Qin Ruo was overwhelmed with grief and sorrow to the extent of wishing to die. What kind of godforsaken liar tricked this little girl to actually like this dull and boring profession of being a Blacksmith?

If Qin Ruo was not able to see her public information that she had the Advanced Blacksmithing, he would have thought that this was a scheme devised by the shopkeeper and little girl to steal his rare materials.

But having the skill and being able to really forge Dark Gold equipment was a whole different matter.

Since the beginning, Qin Ruo had always thought that players who could really become Blacksmiths were those strong and manly middle-aged men1 because only mature middle-aged men were able to withstand the repetitive routine to forge one after another metal masterpieces. Yet the little girl who seemed to have just entered high school did not fit the image he imagined at all, which also made Qin Ruo feel uneasy to entrust his Ancient Darksteel to her.

'What a joke…

'Entrusting materials worth a million gold coins to a little girl who possibly can't even swing a hammer? Who knows if she will turn all these rare materials into a bunch of scrap metals on the first day itself.'

Qin Ruo immediately private messaged the shopkeeper requesting to hire a different Blacksmith in an indirect manner.

However after the shopkeeper realized Qin Ruo's concerns, he sincerely expressed that if Qin Ruo was willing to let Moonwaltz Rimbo forge the twenty sets of equipment, he was willing to give two of his treasured Mithril so that Qin Ruo can gather sufficient materials to forge twenty sets of Dark Gold weapons.

As Qin Ruo raised his eyebrows, he was tempted by the offer.

However when Qin Ruo look toward the petite Moonwaltz Rimbo, he immediately shook his head like a rattle drum. With just forty thousand gold coins worth of magical metals for Ancient Darksteel that was worth millions?

'Can't do it.

'Absolutely can't do it.'

”What do you mean by shaking your head? I am asking you where are the materials?” demanded Moonwaltz Rimbo with a cute childlike voice. Qin Ruo's heart skipped a beat as he turned and saw her big shiny eyes. This little girl still did not realize because of her physique, she had entered Qin Ruo's list of untrustworthy people2 which made her lose the right to obtain the job.

Although Qin Ruo felt that this could hurt her pride, to ensure that he would not be disappointed in the future, this was the right choice to make, Amen. If someone was to be blame it would be the shopkeeper for not making things clear beforehand.

After summoning up the courage, Qin Ruo prepared to be honest with Moonwaltz Rimbo. However the shopkeeper covered his mouth and whispered in his ears softly.

”Let her forge it. I will not only provide you with five sets of Magical Metal for free, if she fails I will compensate you the gold coins for all your materials that was lost.”

”…”

Qin Ruo was speechless as he looked toward the shopkeeper as if he was an idiot and said, ”She is your daughter isn't it?”

This was Qin Ruo's first reaction since the shopkeeper was willing to spend one million gold coins for loli girls to squander or this old man could possibly be a billionaire in real life.

As expected the shopkeeper hesitated for a moment as he revealed the truth.

”You are wrong, she is my granddaughter3.”

”How old are you exactly?”

”62.”

”You don't look that old.”

Qin Ruo looked curiously at the plump and wealthy looking shopkeeper who at most seemed to be in his fifties.

The latter glared back at him and said, ”Didn't you know that there was an option in the appearance settings to look ten years younger?”

”Oh!”

Qin Ruo was at a loss of words because he really had no idea that there was such an option. However that was not what he should be fixated about…

”Even if she is your granddaughter, you don't have to pamper her so much right? Are you not afraid that you would spoil her badly? One million gold coins, I don't think there anybody else out there who would spoil their granddaughter so much?” said Qin Ruo as he glared back at him.

”You know nothing!”

The shopkeeper rebuked him bluntly, ”How would you know if my own granddaughter's forging skills are weaker than other people? If it wasn't because of you judging other people's forging skills based on their appearance, would I have to place such a bet with you? Argh!”

”…”

The shopkeeper angrily rebuked him in the private chat.