This adventurer is overly righteous.

This kid actually mastered twenty-five runes!

This made the dwarf Leijin re-evaluate Kroya. At first, he thought the kid was just a somewhat talented adventurer, but that was a huge mistake.

Mastering all twenty-five runes is something countless mages dream of.

The number of runes a mage possesses directly determines their ultimate goal in the path of magic. Those mages who possess only a few runes will find it difficult to unleash any complex magic throughout their lives.

Someone like Kroya, who can master twenty-five runes, not only demonstrates extraordinary comprehension but also indicates that he is capable of accessing and learning all currently known magic, suggesting a promising future.

"Tell me honestly, kid, what kind of family do you come from? How many mages are in your family?" The dwarf Leijin couldn't help but ask. Being able to master twenty-five runes meant that Kroya had come into contact with mages who had mastered these runes, so his background was definitely extraordinary.

The most likely explanation is that this kid comes from a family of magicians, whose members are all magicians, and he has been studying runes since childhood.

But why would someone like that become an adventurer?

Moreover...

"How stingy to only use two gold coins to buy equipment!"

People like that should be very rich!

"I got my runes from doing good deeds," Kroya said frankly. He never lied, and no one believed him anyway.

"But all I know are runes. I can write them and I know what they mean, but I don't know how to use them."

Kroya continued, and his words made Lejin tug at his beard as he paced back and forth inside the blacksmith's shop.

"How strange, how can there be someone like you..." the dwarf Leijin muttered. It was truly unbelievable, like someone who had built an extremely solid foundation but then didn't build anything on top of it.

"Fine, I can teach you what you want to learn."

After much deliberation, Leikin finally made his decision.

"And you're lucky, kid, you don't have to pay tuition. I was originally going to ask you for twenty gold coins."

That would be an astronomical price for Croa.

"However, I need your help to forge a weapon in the future. Until then, I will do my best to train you so that your forging skills can reach a level that can assist me."

Leijin took out a piece of parchment made of a special material, bit his finger, and wrote runes on it.

"Swear an oath, kid." Leikin handed the paper to Kroya. "Drip your blood on it, and we'll be on the same side."

It was a fairly common oath spell, and Kroya was able to confirm that there were no malicious clauses in it by identifying the runes that were in effect, and Kroya did not sense any malice from Lejin.

The two must not betray each other, nor reveal each other's secrets. When Raykin teaches Croya, he must be completely open and honest, and Croya must not slack off when helping Raykin forge weapons...

The oath was roughly as described above. Kroya then bit his finger, and a drop of blood fell onto the parchment, binding him to Lejin in a mysterious way.

Whether it's Kroya or Rajin, they will pay with their lives if they break the oath.

  

This serious feeling made Kroya feel as if she were involved in something of great significance, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"Alright, let me continue." Leijin stroked his beard with satisfaction. "I want to forge a true divine weapon, a perfect weapon that can rival the legendary demonic and holy swords that have stirred up storms throughout history."

However, Lejin's magical abilities limited him. Even though he was confident that his forging skills were no less than any of the most famous dwarven craftsmen in history, his failure to master all twenty-five runes was an irreparable weakness.

"Therefore, I need your help to inscribe those runes that I don't understand on that sword."

Kroya seemed like an excellent choice, although Lejin was surprised that the other party had no magic at all, but that was just right.

After all, magicians who have mastered magic wouldn't focus their energy on forging; they'd rather spend all day immersed in magic books, and no matter how much Lejin invited them, he couldn't persuade them to join.

On the one hand, Leijin didn't have enough money to hire a good mage, and on the other hand, he didn't demonstrate the ability to forge such a divine weapon.

Apart from Leikin himself, no one believed he could create such a weapon.

Therefore, this deal is not only extremely worthwhile for Croja, but also for Lejin.

"But I'm an adventurer," Kroya realized a problem. "I can't spend all my time learning forging."

He still needs to kill goblins, and if he stays in the blacksmith shop, he won't be able to improve his stats.

"It's alright, you're a genius who has mastered twenty-five runes." However, Leijin seemed unconcerned. Having lived for hundreds of years and only mastered seventeen runes, he was quite confident in Kroya's talent. "I'll give you my forging notes; you can take a look when you complete the mission."

"Come practice with me after you've completed the mission..."

And so, Kroya left Leijin's blacksmith shop with a thick book called "Leijin's Forging Manual," the contents of which were quite detailed and not difficult to understand.

"Learning another skill is never a bad thing..."

Kroya did not return to his small room. After leaving Leijin's blacksmith shop, he went straight back to the church in Whitestone Town.

It was thanks to the goddess's help that Kroya was able to find that large goblin camp. Now that he has returned to White Rock Town, Kroya feels he should go and pay his respects to express his gratitude.

He also had something to ask of him.

The best way to eradicate goblins is to find their lair and wipe them out in one fell swoop.

However, the Adventurers' Guild seemed to have made no progress, so Kroya thought he might seek divine help again—he admitted this was due to the influence of the cultural customs of southern China from his previous life.

It's never a bad thing to pray to the gods before doing anything important.

A moment later, Kroya stepped onto the white stone steps of the church carrying a small bag, the contents of which could be vaguely seen to have a round outline.

Kroya saw the boy who had previously complained about his clothes again. When the boy saw Kroya approaching from afar, he hid to the side and stood there, looking very uncomfortable.

"It seems that the novice pastor taught you well."

Croa paused for a few seconds in front of the boy, made a joke, and then walked into the church. The boy then breathed a sigh of relief.

In his eyes, Kroya was already a more powerful figure than his brother.

He remembered his brother telling him to keep an eye on the other person's whereabouts and to notify him immediately once the other person arrived at the church.

So the boy immediately set off to deliver the news of Kroya's arrival.