Blacksmith of the Apocalypse

Chapter 363: Golem Artisan

”What did you say?!” Lydia exclaimed and Seth had to hug her tightly to avoid getting a full view of her body.

Originally, the Field service was made up of 2 teams, Yulecatʼs Fur and his party now led by Monique. However, it was always the plan to expand these teams, once the Oathguard was founded.

They were the high-level teams that would farm difficult dungeons for loot.

Seth had seen Lydia getting along quite well with Azul and Archer, two of probably the most powerful new members. Since she managed to befriend them in a matter of days, why not offer him this position?

”Yeah, I saw you get along with Azul and Archer. With you, there are already three. How about you choose a few people from the Oathguard for a third Field Service team?” he suggested.

Although she would not be able to join the Lords who were defined as the founding members, being the leader of a Field Team was equivalent in status.

This meant she had the authority to command and choose members of the Oathguard for her team. It also meant she could ask Seth for personalized Equipment.

Previously, as a member of the Willis Family, she was always excluded from the big decisions and never had a chance to prove herself. It made her double happy for the chance to shine in her new home.

”Yes! I will get to it right away!”

”Maybe you should get dressed first…” he commented, covering his eyes.

”Pff, donʼt act like that. There, I am all dressed.” she scoffed. She said her goodbyes in a hurry and ran off to catch Azul and Archer.

Seth looked after her for a moment. It was finally quiet again. He sat at the table and kept going over the things they had talked about and what he needed to do from now on.

The knowledge he gained from the manual kept popping off new ideas in his brain like fireworks, but he couldnʼt stop thinking about one thing.

”Al, you will help in that matter with beta right?”

~…Yes. ~

”You can be there faster than two weeks, right…?”

~… of course. is everything okay? ~

”Sure…”

~ It would be more believable if you werenʼt crushing the armrest right now…~

”Oh… Iʼm just having a hard time convincing myself that not rushing off is the right decision.”

~What are you worried about? You trust Jonah, right? And he has the Oathguard with him. Once you made my vessel, we rush there in a matter of hours. ~ the lich kept urging him.

”Fine.”

He got up and stretched.

”Then letʼs get started on your oh so precious body…”

Seth had missed a lot of things and would have liked to relax for a few more days. Like visiting the bard academy, going on a date with Mina, or playing games with Fin. However, he couldnʼt calm down after reading that letter.

Drosi and his people were in danger, but he couldnʼt just run off. If h couldnʼt stop thinking about the situation, he put his effort into solving it somehow.

The blacksmith returned to his Sethcave after being gone for several weeks. Thanks to the maintenance system of Minas Mar, there was no dirt or dust at all. It was a little surreal to him, that the workshop looked no different from the last time he was here.

As if he had never left.

Except for a meal with his friends, Seth spent the rest of the day here and worked on the blueprints for AlʼZalsarʼs new body. Using his skill he thoroughly planned through all the steps, memorized them, and tweaked them here and there.

He heard the notification right after he finished completing his work on the blueprints for the new vessel. It had been ages since had leveled up. Mostly because he had not been using it a lot ever since his skills had grown.

Despite that, it might play a big role in the future, as Seth had decided to choose the trait . With the new knowledge injected into his brain, he saw a lot of new possibilities for the future, aside from Weapons.

He remembered the souls he had collected back then when the caravan was attacked by the remnants of the Theocracy. He had taken them because those people had begged for their lives.

At that time, he had no other option to help them. Although the chances were slim, Seth thought the best he might be able to do was preserve their ego and turn them into an ego weapon. Now, he might be able to revive them as arcane cyborgs.

This was why grew in importance. The skill made especially the planning and theoretical testing of creations much easier. There was also the system guidance that could help him get used to the production process.

After finishing the planning phase, Seth sat down and pondered for a moment, before finally selecting as the trait of his class advancement.