Summoners War: Only I Summoned Divine Beasts

Chapter 474: Unexpected Encounter

Blacksmith Guild.

”So, whatʼs going on?!”

Nathan was standing in front of a middle-aged man. This time, the person who met him was not Elder Thompson, like what he and Vivian expected. Instead, this person held the highest authority in the Blacksmith Guild.

Yes, the person in front of Nathan was none other than the Guild Leader of the Blacksmith Guild, Ryan Reeves, Augustʼs father.

Of course, August was actually standing next to him.

Nathan just smiled wryly, feeling the intense glare from him.

…

A moment ago.

After visiting Flora, he left the academy. To his surprise, he actually found August standing at the entrance.

He just stood there while looking up, checking the cloud above him. His back was leaning on the wall as he crossed his arms. His posture made it look like he had been standing over there for quite some time.

Nathan wasnʼt really his friend, so he didnʼt think much about it and just exited the academy.

Unexpectedly, August took the initiative to call him. ”Nathan.”

”En?” Nathan furrowed his eyebrows. He didnʼt really have a lot of time, so he wanted to make it quick.

August clenched his hands into fists before lowering his head. ”Can you… tell me whatʼs actually going on?”

Nathan tilted his head in confusion. ”I donʼt know what youʼre talking about. What makes you think I know something?”

”If you donʼt know anything, you wouldnʼt leave the academy. Besides, your teacher is a researcher. She is knowledgeable enough to know this. More importantly, you have mentioned the earthquake, which helps the Blacksmith Guild a lot. Itʼll be weird if I think you donʼt know anything.”

Nathan looked August in the eye. He really had no obligation to tell him.

August knew this fact and actually lowered his head. ”Please… I donʼt know whatʼs going on, but something big must be happening right now. If you tell me not to say anything about it, I wonʼt tell a single soul. If you need anything, I will do my best to fulfill it.”

Nathan squinted his eyes before thinking for a moment. After a minute, he actually changed his decision. ”If I tell you I want to meet your father right now?”

”I will make him meet you, even if I have to kneel before him. You wonʼt even put in a request like that if itʼs not something big, so I know it must be important enough.”

After listening to his words, Nathan nudged his head to the side. ”Letʼs head to the Blacksmith Guild. You can listen to it while I talk to your father.”

Augustʼs expression brightened. He furiously nodded. ”All right.”

Nathan realized that August had been waiting here for a while. He must have realized that something went wrong, so he was waiting for someone important or knowledgeable enough to know the answer. And Nathan was that person.

Originally, Nathan planned to meet Elder Thompson since the latter would cooperate with him. However, Augustʼs father was the guild leader. If he got the help from the entire Blacksmith Guild, the plan might actually work.

And he indeed managed to meet Augustʼs father. Unlike August, his father was big and muscular. He had a fierce aura that made him look like a powerful warrior.

Yet the calluses on his hand were created by a hammer instead of a weapon.

Nathan was famous, but Ryan Reeves already knew the relationship between him and August.

So, he couldnʼt help but wonder why his son would wake him up and even bring this person here.

”Father…”

Ryan waved his hand. ”Thatʼs enough. I want to hear it from him personally.”

Nathanʼs expression turned solemn. ”I need to borrow the entire Blacksmith Guildʼs strength.”

”The guild strength? I know youʼre famous because of the magic weapon, but I donʼt think your status is enough to do such a thing. And itʼs not like I owe you anything, right?” Ryan felt like he was going to give Nathan a hard time, but he didnʼt let his feelings take over completely. Hence, he added, ”However, I will listen to what you have to say first.”

Nathan nodded. He explained everything about the volcano, including the confirmation of the Pope. He shared a bit of his plan, specifically regarding the cloud-repelling device.

Ryan crossed his arms, thinking about it. ”So, you need craftsmen to create them?”

”Yes.” Nathan nodded.

Ryan glanced at August. ”Wake Elder Thompson, Elder William, and Elder Reyna up. Tell them to come to the Blacksmith Guild right away.”

”Ah! Yes!” August was startled and hurriedly exited the room. He didnʼt expect that his father wanted to call the three top elders in the Blacksmith Guild. It seemed his father was going to help Nathan personally.

Ryan stated, ”I will bring my top craftsmen to your place personally, including the materials required to produce such a machine. However, the machine itself isnʼt the most important, is it? The one we truly need is the researcher that can inscribe something to repel the cloud.”

”Yes.” Nathan nodded. ”Still, the main plan is to mass-produce this device as quickly as possible.”

”The four of us are enough. Creating a thousand of them shouldnʼt be that hard.”

Nathan fell silent for a moment.

”What?” Ryan squinted his eyes.

”Nothing. Iʼm just surprised that you arenʼt going to haggle or negotiate.”

”That doesnʼt really matter. If I push you to the corner, you can just leave and collaborate with others. Besides, this is an urgent matter if we donʼt want the world to be plunged into chaos. Even if Iʼm not a good person, I donʼt like to be a villain who causes a lot of lives because I just refuse to cooperate.” Ryan shook his head. ”Besides, my son has brought you here. I have no reason to refuse.”

”I see.” Nathan nodded.

”Are you going to leave soon?”

”Yes. I need to visit a few places.” Nathan took out the map and gave it to him. ”This is the place.”

Before grabbing it, Ryan grabbed goggles, a big scarf, a mask, and gloves. ”Wear this. Donʼt let the ash enter your lungs. Itʼs fine to be exposed to some ash, but a prolonged exposure will be bad for your body.”

”This…” Nathan was surprised. Ryan looked stern and felt like someone who didnʼt talk a lot, but he was indeed thoughtful.

”Just go. I will be producing a lot more since people will need them.”

”I understand. Thank you very much.” Nathan politely nodded to him before taking his leave, slightly surprised by Ryanʼs character. Nevertheless, he couldnʼt stay for long, so he immediately headed to the next destination.