Chapter 975: Small Talk with Julian

Chapter 975: Small Talk with Julian



"Whew."

Placing the Hammer of Beginnings back into his spatial bracelet, Valyr wiped the sweat off his forehead as he turned his head to look at the pile of weapons he'd forged over the past week or

so.

"Even though I've already forged 100 weapons in total, I still feel like I could forge around 20 more weapons before really feeling tired," said the young man to himself, chuckling as he felt pride while admiring each weapon he made one by one.

At the same time, he thought about how long he'd been up this time around, finding it somewhat surprising that he didn't feel any hint of lethargy yet. "I may have lasted a week before, but I was definitely pushing it that time."

"In comparison, I still feel like I could go another day or two before feeling sleepy," muttered Valyr to himself as he thought out loud. "I guess this is an additional side effect to becoming a High Human."

Though it seemed like Valyr had told Julian to increase his quota to 100 weapons because he knew what a High Human was capable of, the young man actually did it because of the opposite.

He wanted to know what a High Human was capable of.

And unsurprisingly, a High Human was able to do a lot more.

From the amount of stamina he had, to the level of dexterity and craftsmanship he'd put into every weapon he forged, Valyr felt that all of them had undergone a drastic change now that he was a High Human.

Then again, aside from his evolution as a High Human, there was one other thing that helped him out during the forging process, reducing his forging time per weapon by a considerable degree.

"[Defiance of a Thousand Aspirations]."

Ding!

Activating his racial skill, Valyr heard the system respond by sending out a notification sound, prompting a screen containing text to appear before him not long after.

However, before leaving the workshop for good, the young man felt that now was the right time to ask Julian about the other topics he hadn't talked about in their previous conversation. "Say, Julian." Taking a few steps out of his workshop, Valyr looked back at Julian. "You still have the remaining money I've gotten from that auction, right?"

"I do." Briefly raising his eyebrows in curiosity, Julian soon nodded in response. "After buying that Wyvern Core you asked me to buy, as well as that small task involving that companion of yours, what was originally 30 platinum cards is now down to 8 platinum cards."

"I see." Mulling over Julian's words for a bit, Valyr eventually voiced out the idea he had in mind. "Would 8 platinum cards be enough to get myself a sizable plot of land?"

"It depends on the actual size, as well as the location of the land," replied Julian, nodding not long after. "But if your criteria isn't pretty strict, then it's more than enough to get one. Why do you ask?"

"I plan on using that land to establish a forge, as well as an actual place to live for me and my companions," said Valyr in response after pondering over his words for a bit, omitting all of the other reasons he had in mind as to why he wanted it.

"After all, even though the Imperial Production Guild hasn't kicked me out from staying in that inn they gave me, it feels awkward to still be making use of their goodwill up to this

day."

Listening to his words, Julian went silent for a bit, closing his eyes before opening up a screen to message a few things to someone.

After interacting with his screen for a while, the man eventually looked back at Valyr and said, "I've gotten a friend of mine to help you out with that request of yours."

"It might take him a few days to find places under your budget since we're still in the war, but let me assure you that he won't disappoint you once you see his selection."

"And before you say anything, it's the least I can do for what you've contributed to the guild so far," said Julian at the end, interrupting Valyr before the young man could even say thanks

to him. "So, anything else you need my help with before getting some rest?" Letting out a bit of laughter as he noticed the slightly dumbfounded expression on Valyr's face, Julian decided to ask the latter this question, getting the feeling that he still had more to ask.

"Well... there is one thing that's been on my mind for quite some time..." said Valyr after a bit of contemplation, recalling his return from the inheritance over a couple weeks ago.

"What is it?" Julian asked back.

"What happened to the orc I brought along with me back then?"