44 Master Borin. (1/2)
”Ah! You guys are finally here! I've been waiting for you.”- Came the voice of Roland as he smiled sheepishly.
The trio turned to look at him as he arrived before them. They wondered what the receptionist wanted from them as Roland spoke again;
”Hehe~ You see Master Borin came back from the Capital, and he wanted to meet you guys.”- Roland said as he stood a little distance from Raven.
He didn't give any importance to Ozul as the guy didn't exude even a bit of Mana. Instead, all of his focus was on Blaze and Raven.
Raven knew of Ozul's mood, so she asked;
”And who is this Borin?”- The trio had not heard of someone named Borin that would want to meet them. Raven was also cautious because they did not know the reason for this invitation.
She was cautious, not because she was afraid. It was because Ozul had always taught her to be prepared for what's to come. He had said;
”Even if death awaits in your next step, If you prepare for it, it will be a piece of cake.”- But honestly, Raven could not imagine how someone can prepare for death.
Roland awkwardly scratched the back of his head. He could not imagine how youngsters these days did not even know about Master Borin. He explained;
”Master Borin is the head of the Mercenary Guild branch here in Adron City. He has the top authority in the matter of Mercenaries in this whole City.”- Roland declared with his head held high.
He expected some reaction from the teenagers in front of him, such as fear, but all he received in return was silence.
”And why has he called us?”- Raven asked after a few moments of staring.
”Oh! Don't worry; it's nothing serious. He just wanted to have a chitchat.”- Roland replied while laughing awkwardly. He had informed Master Borin about this team of teenagers, and he wanted to meet them.
Raven glanced behind at Ozul and only when he nodded did she say;
”Okay, lead the way.”- Roland had noticed their interaction, and he was curious, but before he could say anything, Raven urged him to lead the way.
They went to the 2nd floor, where only staff members were allowed to go alone.
They walked down the corridor and arrived before an office. When they entered the room, they noticed how huge the room was from inside.
A man in his late forties sat behind a table, and before him was a pile of files. A table and some chairs were placed in the middle of the room.
The man had a visible scar over his left eye to the back of his head. Ozul effortlessly figured out that he was a Rank-5 Mage.
'Must be that Master Borin...'- Ozul thought while he walked past the group and comfortably sat on the chair.
Both Roland and Borin frowned at his impolite manner as they also couldn't sense Mana from this kid. Respect in this world was earned through the power, and such behavior was not acceptable if you are not even a Mage.
However, they did not say a word since the other teammates of his were as powerful as Master Borin himself!
They did not measure Raven's power because of the amount of Mana she released but because Roland had seen her in action. However, Blaze had not yet trained enough to contain his Mana pressure, which quickly gave away his power level.
Borin was surprised to find out that two Rank-5 Mages had joined Mercenary Guild in this City. Becoming a Rank-5 was also the minimum requirement for a Mage to become a Gold Rank Mercenary!
After someone reached Rank-5 as a Mage or Rank-6 as a Fighter, they just needed to complete a certain amount of missions, and they would get promoted to the Gold Rank.
Being a Gold Rank Mercenary had many advantages as it was a Rank only below the Platinum. Even in the entire Adron City, there were only 2 Gold Rank Mercenaries!
Only independent people without any background would become Mercenaries. Hence, the number of people that could achieve Rank-5 alone was not many.