Chapter 329: The Ghost Master (2/2)

'I wanted to forge items, but I ended up as a manager. The Seika said that he'd help me awaken when the time is right.' Gruen adjusted his clothing as he waved toward Ma.

”Allow the customers in!”

There was no striking opening with important characters or an advertising campaign. Ma pulled a rope, rolling their shop's sign along with the slogan.

Two servants opened the double doors and the customers flooded into the shop. There were all kinds of people, and all of them were amazed by the slogan used.

”Bold words for a new shop. These words are a direct insult!” A wise old farmer said.

”I like their style, bold and confident!” A young man beside him said.

The two rushed toward the Vegetation artifacts straight away. Gruen welcomed them humbly as he took out one of the iron poles with a plate on top. It looked like a giant nail, which was quite bizarre.

The Seika requested him to make these only. Since they were pretty easy to make, Gruen made a template to create them quickly. That's how they got a hundred of them now.

”Please stand back. I'll demonstrate the artifact's function now. We have this small garden over here.” Gruen walked toward the small garden that they prepared.

The soil has been seeded and watered. All that left was for the Seika to create another miracle. Gruen stuck the pole to the ground and placed a mana-crystal on the plate.

The artifact began absorbing the mana and glowing bright green. The green light seeped into the soil, and the seeds started to vegetate under everyone's eyes.

”It's true! I thought such artifacts only existed as ancient ones!”

”Someone managed to replicate the runes?” Another exclaimed.

”This... This...” Old Joe was among the crowd, and his body shook. ”Give me one of the artifacts!” He demanded.

”Is this an official inspection?” Gruen asked with his hands behind his back. Old Joe glared at him and nodded. ”I want a verbal confirmation.”

”It is!” He spat.

Gruen handed him the artifact, and the old dwarf inspected it for the artifacts registered in the Magic Vault. He had a handbook with all of the marks, but he couldn't match it to any known runemaster.

”It is... the work of a new master...” Old Joe muttered with shock. The aged man with the monocle peaked from beside him as he asked.

”What does his mark look like?”

This question was on everyone's mind. After all, such a capable runemaster was worthy of the public's attention. However, Old Joe shook his head as he looked at Gruen with a complex gaze.

”There are... none.”

***

The people bought all of the artifacts in less than a day, and the shop had to close down. The money they got from these artifacts was enough to rival the fortune of a minor noble.

The news shook the kingdom, and the name Hidden Gems knocked on every merchant's door to slap their faces. The amount they sold was enough to quench the market's demands for artificial artifacts, albeit only for a moment.

The unique trait of Contracts City was its versatile network connecting it to every corner of the world. The moment these artifacts came to the surface, they spread to the surrounding cities and even nations.

The Magic Vault couldn't close down the shop because there were no issues with their work. As for the fact that their runemaster didn't have a mark, there were no rules against that.

By the time Old Joe could report back to the Magic Vault for guidance, the people have already named the mysterious runemaster.

”What?” Arthur blinked his eyes as Gala told him the name they chose. The name the people called him for not inscribing a mark was a nickname he had before.

The reason Arthur didn't inscribe any was for the lack of time. After all, he only needed to wave his hand to create an artifact.

”Because you didn't leave a mark, the people decided to call you The Ghost Master, or Ghost for short.”