Randy arrived at the East Blacksmith and greeted by the muscular man. Each time he went to the East Blacksmith, this muscular which always greeted him. He wondered if East Blacksmith only had this muscular man as the attendant of East Blacksmith.
Randy knew his name on his third visit. The muscular man's name was Moja. He already worked for the East Blacksmith for twenty years. Moja was the direct apprentice of Old Man Bai which puzzled Randy.
He was the direct apprentice of Old Man Bai, but each time he always greeted the visitor at the entrance. He never saw Moja working a blacksmith. It was like a waiter or waitress in the restaurant. Greeting each guest who came to the blacksmith. He only visited for a few times though.
'Maybe in the other days, he was working as a blacksmith. So, accidentally each I came to East Blacksmith, he was not in the shift of working?' Randy thoughts wandered as he looked at the muscular man.
Moja greeted Randy and without asked him what his purpose, Moja led Randy to the Old Man Bai's room. He led Randy to Old Man Bai's room was not because he recognized him, but because it was his teacher's order.
His teacher ordered him if Randy was coming, he just needed to deliver Randy to his room directly. Although Moja didn't know who Randy was, he remembered Randy's face as only Randy the only people who ever came to his master's room.
Soon, Randy reached Old Man Bai's room. The dim room, with cool air, Randy saw Old Man Bai was sitting on the only chair on the rocking chair with his eyes closed. It seemed Old Man Bao noticed when the door opened, but he closed his eyes again after he looked the one who was coming was Randy.
As Randy got closer, suddenly a plate black armor with orange stripes appeared in Old Man Bai's hand. He immediately threw the plate armor to Randy.
Randy caught the plate armor and checked the shoulder part. The dented part back to normal, not even a trace left on that the shoulders part dented in.
Randy satisfied with the repair and put his Infernal Cuirass in the Storage System.
"Thanks, Old Man Bai," Randy thanked Old Man Bai while bowing his head slightly. He didn't know if Old Man Bai had an ulterior motive or not by didn't put any charge for the repair his Infernal Cuirass, but at least he should say thanks.
Old Man Bai opened his eyes as Randy thanked him. His mouth curled upward as a satisfied smile appeared in his mouth.
"No problem, no problem," Old Man Bai waved his hand to Randy, but his next words surprised him, "If you want to repair or make a new weapon and armor, or all thing concerned blacksmith. I will not charge any fee for you. Of course, it's only three times only, and this repair is the first, so you still have two times free service,"
Hearing Old Man Bai's generous words, Randy shocked. This old man which didn't fancy gold, now giving him a generous service.
Two weeks ago Old Man Bai rejected a generous offer from the Eternal Shogunate. Eternal Shogunate offered Old Man Bai eight million gold to make equipment for them with the materials provided by Eternal Shogunate.
Randy didn't need to guess what the Eternal Shogunate requested for. Surely, they wanted to make Legendary equipment. But Old Man Bai rejected outright the offer of Eternal Shogunate which made an uproar in the forum.
Actually, this action was hidden from the crowd as no one knew at the first. But Ryou Tokugawa's little brother leaked this hidden action in his drunk state at the Entertainment Area.
Ryou Tokugawa's little brother was upset being rejected by Old Man Bai, he felt humiliated being rejected. That was why in the drunk state he spilled out the detail as he was one of Eternal Shogunate people who came to Old Man Bai. He also cursed Old Main Bai while telling the event rejected eight million gold.
The next day, there was someone dared to post what Ryou Tokugawa's little brother said and became a hot topic in the forum. Yet now, Old Man Bai was giving a generous service for him.
Randy now began suspecting this Old Man Bai had an ulterior motive behind his generous service. But what this old man could get from him? He had nothing except gold.
Old Man Bai noticed Randy suspicious gaze, but he ignored it. It was normal for Randy became suspicious of him, even for him would become suspicious if some stranger became so generous to him.
But still, Old Man Bai didn't clear Randy's doubt. He even didn't care if Randy became suspicious and would not come back again later.
"Oh, really," After became suspicious for a while, his mood changed, he was delighted, "Then, can you help with this,"
Soon, a big black sword appeared in Randy's right hand and handed it to Old Man Bai. There was a surprised on Old Man Bai's expression when he received the sword, although the surprised was in the split seconds before back to a nonchalant expression of his.
Nevertheless, Randy noticed that surprise of his. Although he didn't know why Old Man Bai surprised, indeed Old Man Bai surprised. It was only Epic Grade sword, but Old Man Bai was surprised.
"I don't know what to say. How come you become so lucky to get dragon bone and now you get in your hand Ascended Equipment. What a bullshit luck do you have..." Old Man Bai said with a serene attitude which didn't match with his words.
"All right, I will help you to upgrade this sword, but… you must provide the material to upgrade this sword,"
Shana already told him about this. So there was no surprised when Old Man Bai asked him to provide the materials. But, why didn't he try his luck, just now this old man offered a generous service…
"Provide the materials? You said just now you would give me a free service, you shall provide the material for yourself since it's a free service," Randy said with an innocent face.
Just as Old Man Bai wanted to refute Randy's words, Randy continued, "It's the same as repairing equipment, you provide the material for my Infernal Cuirass, right? I know Legendary Grade equipment is not easy to repair and you need some materials to repair my Infernal Cuirass. Isn't it the same as repairing my Infernal Cuirass?"
Old Man Bai was waiting for Randy to finish his words. After making sure Randy already finished, and he wanted to refute at Randy's words, Randy continued again, "Except, I want to make a new equipment, then I should provide the materials. But upgrading is the same as repairing, even though upgrading is a level higher than repairing, but the process almost the same. You only need a little material in upgrading than making equipment,"
Randy finished his words with an ignorant expression on his face. He didn't know if his nonsense blabber would work or not.
He only that upgrading process as Shana told him to upgrade it at here. If it the same process as repair or not, he knew nothing.
Also, It was not he didn't want to provide the materials, it was because he didn't have the materials at the moment, and in three days he would go for his journey. He didn't have time to collect the materials as he could only buy it at East Auction House.
Randy's words left Old Man Bai speechless. He looked at Randy as he squinted his eyes, looking at Randy with a fervent gaze which made Randy uncomfortable gazed by an old man.
But the next Old Man Bai's words made Randy smiled ear to ear.
"All right, leave your sword here and take it in two days,"
Afterward, Randy thanked Old Man Bai before leaving the room. He didn't think that his nonsense blabber could work.
After Randy went out of the room, Old Man Bai's expression contorted and cursed in a low voice, "Upgrading and repairing is the same process? The same process my foot! Upgrading is only a level higher than repairing? Higher a level my ass!"
"He knew nothing about a blacksmith and now he was trying to trick me like a child! If not because of you that I get into my hand the materials to make a Mythical Grade Equipment, I have kicked you out already,"
Remembering the materials he got last week, Old Man Bai's expression changed became gentle. Yep, he won the bet for the Ascension Tournament with him placed the bet at Randy's head.
This was the reason, he was trying to pay back for his gratitude. Even though he didn't need to do so, but still he wanted to pay back for Randy. Not only because of the bet but also because of the Bone of Chaos Dragon.
With that Old Man Bai decided to pay Randy back with three times free service fee. Remembering Randy's words earlier and his innocent which he tried to act ignorance, Old Man Bai annoyed and needed to vent out this unpleasant thing.
"Moja! Moja!" Old Man Bai shouted, calling his direct apprentice.
Soon, Moja came in and asked, "Is there something you need, teacher?"
"Why are you to slow? I need to call you twice before you come. Also, knock the door first before you come in," Old Man Bai vented his unpleasant feeling to his apprentice.
Moja was dumbstruck as his teacher grumbled at him. Afterward, memories after memories came into his mind. It's been years since his teacher was getting angry. He knew this was not his fault, this was his teacher habit to vent his unpleasant feeling to his apprentice.
Knowing his teacher was annoyed, Moja only looked down and fell silent.
"All right, prepare materials for sword upgrade, the fire attribute materials,"
Meanwhile, Randy headed back to the Happy Guild's headquarters to meet his 'acquaintance'.
Even though he somewhat petty to let his 'acquaintance' waiting for him, but he didn't care if remembered what his 'acquaintance' did in the past.