104 The Masters of the Firm (1/2)

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\”What!?\” Shouted Shin with a startled expression on his face.

\”Relax. I'm not done yet.\” Said by 'Black Hammer' almost instantly.

Shin release a sigh of relief before saying. \”Then what was it?\”

Then Black Hammer replied after some pause. \”What I'm saying is this 7-piece equipment set will reduce into a 4-piece equipment set when it advance to 'Blank Mithril' Rank. I'm going to dismantle all of their parts one by one after all, before reassembling them.\”

\”But you don't have to worry about that, since this equipment is quite special so its set effect doesn't lose much to a 6-piece one of the same rank.\”

\”And another thing, this equipment set of yours can only be upgraded to Platinum Rank at most. And it will become useless after it, because it will left behind when you reach the level higher than Level-100. But 'Black Mithril' Equipment Sets are different that those.\”

\”So what do you think? It's a win-win situation for you, so you don't have to think much about it.\”

Shin fell on a deep thought before saying. \”Then what if you failed to upgrade it into 'Black Mithril' Rank?\”

The man raise one of his brows before laughing out loud and said. \”Hahaha.... You really are a younger brother of the Young Miss, both of you are too cautious.\”

\”Alright then, I'm going to forge you a 7-piece Platinum Rank equipment set if I failed on it. And that will be better than this set of yours. And it is free of charge of course.\”

Shin is still suspicious about the deal and asked. \”But what can you get from this trade? No matter what angle I look, you will not get anything, which make it too suspicious in my eyes.\”

The man chuckles softly before replying. \”You are wrong about that, Young Master Shin. Because if I become successful on this, then I will advance into the next rank of my Profession Class.\”

\”In short, I will become an 'Advance Master Blacksmith' if I succeed. So? Do we have deal?\”

Now, Shin finally understand. \”So you are going to use my Equipment Set as a test subject for your so-called research.\”

Black Hammer shrugged his shoulders while waiting for Shin to continue.

After few moments of careful consideration, Shin agreed with the blacksmith's condition. He will not lose anything after all. Then they form a contract with a nondisclosure agreement.

\”Alright! You can get your new Equipment Set before the end of this day, Young Master Shin.\” Said Black Hammer while collecting Shin's equipments.

And while they are at it, Shin also asked the blacksmith to upgrade his weapon into Platinum rank and his Cloak into Black Mithril Rank.

\”As for your cloak, you can asked our Trading Firm's Tailors for it. They are the best at handling these kind of things.\”

After that, the blacksmith immediately took the [Yamato] from Shin's hands while asking for the materials.

The corner of Shin's mouth twitch after hearing that. 'That was really costly. Well that was understandable, given that he is the current best Blacksmith on the gaming world.'

Then he replied at the Blacksmith after some thought. \”You can take them from the counter. Just tell them that they the items that I'm asking from Big Sis.\”

Black Hammer nodded his head before walking out the VIP Room excitedly, and planning to focus on forging a powerful equipment set.

Shin smiled bitterly before choosing to stay in the Firm while waiting for his sword to be upgraded.And after some thought, he went on the second floor of the Firm to inquire about his Cloak.

\”Good Day, Young Master Shin. What can I help you with?\” greeted by the beautiful woman behind the counter.

Shin stared at her with a startled look on his face and asked while pointing to himself. \”You know about me?\”

\”The Young Miss made sure that the whole Firm knew about you, Young Master Shin. Same goes to Young Master Arthur.\” replied by woman while smiling at Shin.

Shin roll his eyes and muttered to himself. \”As expected to Big Sis.\”

\”Eh!? Wait!\” Then he suddenly realized about something and look at the woman while asking. \”You know about Arthur too? Then you should know his IGN and Class, right? Can you tell it to me?\”

\”That was not a part my job, Young Master Shin. So I'm sorry.\” said the clerk girl while maintaining her professional charming smile.

Shin release a helpless sigh before asking. \”Then can I have a discount on my transactions with the Firm?\”

The clerk girl smile at Shin even more brightly before saying. \”About that. Actually, the real reason why the Young Miss made sure to remember you and Young Master Arthur is to forbid us to give you any kind of discounts.\”

The corner of Shin's mouth suddenly twitch after hearing that. Then he said to himself. \”Then I'm not going sell any kind of materials and items to her.\”

The woman behind the counter giggles softly when she see Shin's reaction. Shin rolled his eyes at her and said. \”And you still have the nerve to laugh at me?\”

Shin release a helpless sigh before asking. \”Then how about my transaction with Black Hammer earlier?\”

The clerk girl replied almost instantly. \”That was a personal transaction between you and our Chief Blacksmith, so it is not covered by his contact with Firm.\”

Shin release a sigh of relief before saying. \”Then can you help me arrange a meeting with the best tailor of the Firm? If he/she is not available, then anyone is fine as long as he/she can upgrade a Platinum Rank Cloak into Black Mithril Rank.\”

\”Are you in a hurry, Young Master?\” asked the clerk girl while maintaining her smile.

Shin look are her for a moment before replying. \”Not really. But the sooner it is made the better.\”

Then the clerk girl said nonchalantly. \”Then you can discuss it with me, Young Master.\”

Shin stared at her with startled eyes for few seconds before recovering himself. \”Yu-You are a Tailor?\”

The clerk girl nodded her head while smiling at Shin. \”Yes.\”

\”Are you sure that you upgrade my Cloak?\” asked Shin carefully.

\”I'm the current best Tailor of this Trading Firm, Young Master.\” said the clerk girl proudly.

\”Then why are you working as a counter's clerk?\” asked Shin.

Then the clerk girl replied almost instantly. \”Because it is fun! And I'm doing this during my free time to relax my mind.\”

'What a strange hobby.' thought Shin in his mind while looking strangely at the clerk girl.

\”So can we now discuss about your Cloak, Young Master?\” said by the clerk girl.

Then Shin show her the details of his [Nightwalker's Cloak].

The clerk girl close the information window immediately after scanning it for few seconds, before looking at Shin and said. \”Can I check your cloak more closely?\”

\”Ahm... Can we discuss it inside a place where no one can see me? My identity may got leaked if I took of my Cloak.\” said Shin.

\”Ah! Yah, I almost forgot the you are quite famous too.\” teased by the Clerk girl before inviting Shin to a VIP Room. And inside the room, they directly gone back to business.