Chapter 30
"Ah… So the Dawn managed to take that potion, too? They aren’t messing around, are they?"
The headquarters of the Raven Knights Order, inside the rest area for the waiting Knights. The words of a disappointed Knight spread around like an infectious sigh. Inadvertently eavesdropping on the side, Kim Yu-Rin’s body trembled ever so slightly.
"Right. They are very aggressive nowadays. Don’t forget, they also hit jackpot with this year’s Blacksmiths Tournament, too. They say a lucky son of gun would fall into a lap of a beautiful woman even when tripping over backwards. Not only two unexpectedly great weapons showed up, there’s the hidden master, too - that gathering of small fries all of a sudden became a meeting of the masters."
"Oh, that’s right. There was the tournament, too. What was it again? The Orc’s Forge? What was it like in the 2 nd Round? Did you see the item?"
"I didn’t see it but the Seniors did, though. And I hear it’s pretty incredible. It’s supposedly the same rank as the last year’s winner, at around Mid Quality, even though it has been the 2 nd Round only. Unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do but to sit on the sidelines sucking on our thumbs. Since the Dawn has the first refusal and what not."
The male Knight massaged his temples, as if the mere thoughts of this event irritated him to no end.
"Haa…. That’s why the boys from the Dawn Knights Order are strutting around like that… After seeing their irritating mugs, how the hell am I supposed to carry on like this?"
Their conversation was full of complaints about the Dawn Knights Order’s aggressive rise to the top spot. On the side, Kim Yu-Rin let out a long sigh and roughly tousled up her hair into a mess.
"Oww, sh*t…."
If taking into account the end results only, what was happening now seemed like entirely her fault.
Firstly, the Goblin Alchemist. This alchemist, who had caused an uproar in the worlds of alchemy and with the Knights as well, was in a tight relationship with the Yoseon Alchemy House. It was suspected that they had secured the exclusive rights to distribute the Goblin series of potions.
And the reason why the Raven Knights Order didn’t receive the necessary info regarding the "Goblin Alchemist" was… because of the blood feud-like animosity existing between her and Hazeline.
Next, the Blacksmiths Open Invitational Tournament. The reason why the Dawn poured so much money to sponsor the competition was to secure the rights to acquire the outstanding weapons from each of the judging rounds.
If it was in the past, the Raven would have rallied other Knights Orders and opposed this, saying granting such rights was utterly nonsensical rubbish but the quality of the tournament’s participants were in a clear decline from before, so the Dawn was left to do whatever they pleased.
Heck, Kim Yu-Rin herself argued that investing in other projects with that budget would be a wiser move.
However, such an estimation ended up dramatically missing the mark. It was fine even when the apprentice of Master Tae-Baek entering the competition. But then, the Orc’s Forge happened. Nothing was known of this unknown person - the gender, age, even the race; but for sure, his sudden appearance was completely out of everyone’s expectations.
Only yesterday, Kim Yu-Rin was there at the 2 nd Round of judging and personally saw the weapon submitted by this smith - ‘the Hotly Burning Flame Steel Sabre.’
She was utterly stunn
ed by the gorgeous elegance of the sabre, and was left even more speechless at the name modifier she had never seen before in her life.