Chapter 65：To Be Worshiped (1/2)

Seeing the potential in their abilities, Arthur treated the goblins like tressures. If he grew them right, he would have three blacksmiths of his own. He would take their weapons and add runes to them and sell them. It was a low-cost and high-return investment.

To have them grow he would need to give them permanent runes. He knew that a primitive core wouldn't be enough to give them skills, so he decided to hunt for some low-mid cores. He would use the primitive core to give the low-mid-tier goblins a stats' boost and use higher-tiered cores to strengthen the two middle-mid tiered guards.

He left with Kira, who had become a primitive tier, to hunt some monsters. This was to strengthen himself further and to obtain the cores necessary for his project. He would have liked to ask the two goblins to accompany him, but he feared a high-tiered monster would annihilate the village.

Since they were the only middle-mid tier goblins in the village, Arthur decided to name them. At first, he wanted to give them names like Long Face and Oval Face, but he knew it would be annoying to call them that forever. That's why he gave them shorter and neater names, Nero for the long-faced one and Mero for the oval faced one.

He didn't want to strengthen them before he strengthened himself since he knew the bond would break if they became stronger than him. He was not about to use his ability to strengthen himself, that would be foolish.

He hunted some low-mid-tier monsters, raising his level further. As he looked at his legacy, he reviewed the changes he had and what could be used to help him.

[Scholar Guardian's Legacy]

[Level: 17 (2%)]

[Strength: 77]

[Agility: 73]

[Stamina: 65]

[Perception: 59]

[Mana: 33/76]

[Abilities: Beginner Runes Wordsmith (25%), Useable Runes: 12]

[Skills: Lesser-Mana Breathing Skill (F), Poison Strike (F), Camouflage (F), Earth Manipulation (E), Bladeless Wind Slash (E), Shadow Swap (E), Goblin's Bond (Unique)]

[Insignia: The Breaker.]

He still had no idea what his insignia did, so he left it at that. He made a mental note to ask Master Ronin when he goes to his villa later on. He wouldn't tell him about his insignia, as he knew it was bad news from its name. If words leaked that he was the person who ended the trial, he would be doomed.

His anxiety acted up as he remembered Jin. He wasn't worried about Miko and Hazel, since he still trusted them. The good thing was that Jin didn't know his last name, only his first. There a million Arthurs out there so he wouldn't be found out. The only possibility would be him forcing Hazel to reveal, but that had a really low shot of happening.

Arthur was sure that after she received her legacy, her worth shot up in her family. She would be protected from any harm, being treated like the so-called Genius Berserker. With Annabel, the Witch of Icy Islands by her side, Arthur was sure she could contend with Erin Voldor himself.

He still had a long way to go, but he wasn't worried. He was already nearing the boundaries of the neo-rank even though he had awakened not long ago.