Chapter 91: Mission Accomplished

Missing such detail which should've been obvious in the first place feels embarrassing. This is what everyone feels right now...

The 『Repair』 skill is a very common skill that everybody who has a Professional Class can learn. It's useful for many things and mastering it doesn't require as much effort as other types of skills out there.

While the skill has limitations, it similarly has a lot of applications too. So to think that they forgot to even consider such a simple solution right away truly makes them feel ashamed to call themselves 'experts'.

"We can use the previous gear. If someone uses 『Repair』 on it, it should return to its peak state, and the runes should work properly too. Of course, we still have to inspect it just in case, but I'm pretty sure that's all we needed to do." Cedric stated calmly towards the rest, not minding their ashamed expressions.

"G-go and fetch the Core, Commander Wilson." Archbishop Thomas weakly ordered.

The old man feels pretty embarrassed right now but he still tries to maintain his dignity. Then, he asked the Master Smiths if anybody from their group had the Repair Skill. Fortunately, all of them have it. Everybody maxed it out too, meaning that their Repair Skill is at Lv.100. That's more than enough to deal with a little scratch, no?

As per Cedric's suggestions, they brought out the damaged gear and used Repair on it right away. Everyone watched as the gear turned glossy. All the signs of rust and damage on its surface promptly disappeared in mere seconds.

"Hold it up for me." Cedric requested.

After briefly inspecting the gear, making sure that he did not miss anything, Cedric nodded in satisfaction and said:

"Yep, that looks alright. But just to make sure, use Repair on all other parts of the Light Source."

The Master Smiths didn't need to be told twice. They immediately spammed their skills on the Light Source, making sure that they were very thorough about it.

Cedric asked the Archbishop to watch closely and inspect the parts one by one to make sure that any possible errors were eliminated. With their meticulousness, they combed through every detail. Thankfully, they failed to see any errors after that, so all that they were waiting for was the replacement of the core.

Commander Wilson returned swiftly with the core so they didn't need to wait long. Once they had it and verified that the core was functional, they once again started to assemble the Light Source.

They were very careful about the process, nevertheless, it didn't take long before they were done. After that, the only thing that's left is to turn it on and they shall know if Cedric's method worked or not.

Pshew!!

The Supervisors didn't bother warning them. They immediately turned it on and once again, the entire Lighthouse released a brilliant light that momentarily blinded everyone...except Cedric, of course.

Nobody spoke or reacted. They're all holding their breaths in anticipation. The last time this happened, the core exploded and rabbits appeared all over the place.

What surprised him was the amount of Merit Points he received. It had to be known that Merit Points had no currency value. It could only be earned, not bought.

20,000 Merit Points was enough for someone with a Lv.1 System Authority to increase it to Lv.3! That's two whole levels that will certainly benefit Superhuman!

Of course, it doesn't do much for Cedric since he has a Lv.8 System Authority, but still, this was a lot.

In hindsight though, this much merit point was understandable. After all, he didn't just save the House of Light from a potential predicament. He practically saved the entire city by helping with the repairs. He didn't do much but still, this was a big deal.

"Thank you, Sir. I'll shamelessly accept this then." Cedric replied in a low voice.

The Archbishop and the Commander smiled at him. Now they're more friendly towards him because of what he did.

They told him that he should expect a positive review from them soon. With their reputation, this will undoubtedly look pristine on Cedric's public profile.

This will open up more opportunities for him in the future, and as long as he keeps doing a good job, he might climb the social ladder swiftly. Not that Cedric prioritizes it...

"...I am curious about one thing though." Archbishop Thomas suddenly inquired. "How did the rabbits come to be? Did you do that?"

"Oh no, no!" Cedric denied it immediately. "That was the Pompous Prick's fault, completely. He must've been thinking about rabbits to calm himself down while he was drawing the Symbols."

"...and that's enough to cause the array to malfunction?" The old man asked.

"Yeah. 'When drawing Symbols, the intent of the Scribe will always be taken into account.' This is the basics of being a Scribe. The more hyperfocused a Scribe is on a specific thing as he drew Symbols, the higher the chance that it will pass on to their creation, it's like the 『Smith's Blessing』 in that regard."

"I've got pretty good senses, that's why I knew what would happen. Unfortunately, the Pompous Prick has an inferiority complex and refused to accept my help." Cedric shook his head while wearing a wry smile.

"Huh..."

Speaking of that guy, Cedric wondered if he was still alive. The Commander was merciless when he threw him towards god knows where. If it turns out that he's still alive, then he must be hating Cedric now to his core.

That was bound to happen considering what transpired before his accident. Fortunately, Cedric wasn't too concerned about his retaliation. Cedric was practically untouchable in this city, even the City Lord had to give him some respect, so why should he be afraid of some random Master Scribe with a major inferiority complex?

His incompetence wasn't his fault, so why should he feel sorry?