108 Succession of Breakthroughs (2/2)
”Dagger (Cold resistance): Dagger forged by the user. Standard dagger with resistance to cold.”
Furthermore, thanks to the Craft Menu, he was able to replicate the dagger by using 80 Origin Points as long as he had the same materials. If Yale hadn't absorbed the Origin Orb, duplicating the dagger with cold resistance relying upon the system assistance would have been impossible because the Origin Orb had also reduced the cost of Origin Points in the Craft Menu.
”Congratulations for making your breakthrough. With your advance to the expert stage, we can consider the lessons finished. Remember, that before reaching the Apprentice Rank you won't be able to improve further in the expert stage. Now, you should practice in order to increase your realm.”
”Thank you very much for your teachings.”
Yale bowed to the grandmaster and left; both only had a relation master-student due to Tar's orders to the grandmaster to teach Yale. The grandmaster didn't have any preference towards Yale as Yale's talent in forging wasn't extraordinary.
The grandmaster respected Yale due to his relationship with Tar, it was clear that someone who the chief elder wanted to help that much had a special status that was worthy of respect, but he didn't have any affection towards him as his master.
After leaving, Yale used his badge to contact Tar and ask for help to advance to the Novice Rank.
”Of course, don't worry. I will use the best materials and set the best formation to help you in the breakthrough. Furthermore, it will be in a secluded place which only those with my permission can enter. I know that when someone who had reincarnated makes a breakthrough the Mortal Rank to the Novice Rank, some special effect can appear due to the soul. I can ensure to you that no one else would be able to detect anything that happens in your breakthrough.”
Yale didn't know about that special effect reincarnated people could provoke due to the soul, thankfully Tar liked to reach his own conclusions and speak them without worries.
The truth was that Tar only acted that way in front of Yale, he was almost mute in front of the others, speaking only when necessary and with a quite cold personality, that was something needed with his status as the chief elder.
However, as Yale's past life was someone of his master's generation, Tar relaxed in front of him. Tar had been too many years acting without emotions carrying all the weight of the Zuatania Merchant Association. Thus, having someone to who he could speak without worries was something he liked a lot.
”I will need a month to set up the formation in a perfect state. Come to my office in just a month since now, and I will guide you to the place where the formation will be placed.”
Yale simply thanked him and cut off the transmission.
Then, Yale went to the Quest Menu to check the next sub-quest as he had just finished the previous one.
”Advance to the Rank 1. Reward: [Main Chain Quest: Origin Path Rank 1] will be completed.”
Yale smiled as there wasn't any more requisite before reaching the Novice Rank, he hadn't forgotten that he would obtain a Storage Space after completing the first Main Chain Quest.
The next month was quite relaxed for Yale, but he also wasn't able to make any improvements, he merely made a lot of daggers with cold resistance. Yale was planning to use them in combination with Frost Claws adding more strength to the skill, as the daggers had some resistance to cold they would be able to resist at least few uses before breaking.
In that month, Oscro had also managed to reach the peak of the 9-star Mortal Rank and also asked an elder of the merchant association for help to advance to the Novice Rank.
Even if Oscro had asked for the help later than Yale, as Oscro wouldn't have such an awesome formation like Yale, he ended advancing three days before the appointed day Yale had with Tar.
Oscro had also gone into secluded training to reach the 1-star Novice Rank, even if he loved doing business he still cared about practice.
Three days later, Oscro was still training, and Yale took Wyba with him and went to meet with Tar; no one else would be present in Yale's breakthrough. Although Yale didn't know if the fact of being reincarnated would cause any special effect like Tar had said, the chances of the Origin Path doing something were high.
When Yale was walking in the headquarters of the Zuatania Merchant Association, everyone greeted him, they were already used to Yale walking around the headquarters, and they knew that he had the chief elder's permission, so the people wanted to have a good relationship with Yale.
However, Yale had only a good impression of the elder who taught him the foundations of forging as he had helped him without knowing his status, Yale didn't care about the people who only treated him well due to his status.
That elder even went sometimes to the Frost Wolf Company to visit him and explain things about the old times; Yale liked that first-hand information, which was better than the information obtained from reading books and the elder liked to speak about it, so both were happy with those meetings.