"Brother Andre really has good craftsmanship!" Lin Li's words were not flattery. These two axes were indeed worthy of the word 'good craftsmanship'. Even in Lin Li's eyes, these were two rare fine products. Whether it was the forging technique or the handling of magical attributes, they could be said to be impeccable. In Lin Li's opinion, Andre's forging technique was probably close to the level of a Master.
They chatted all the way from the Fire Plume Ridge to the camp. The more Lin Li talked, the more he found Andre interesting.
With Andre's level-15 strength, he could be considered as a top figure in the Felan Kingdom. But when he was with Lin Li, this boorish man did not have any sense of superiority. Even though he knew that Lin Li was a low-level warrior, he still patted Lin Li's shoulder and called him Brother Felic.
This was not pretentious. Lin Li could see that Andre really treated him as a friend. This was a very pure interaction without any interests involved or any purpose. It was just like when they first arrived in Alanna. Mason patted Lin Li's shoulder and said with a face full of enthusiasm, "Don't worry, Brother Felic. As long as you follow me, Mason, I guarantee that you will achieve good results in this trial."
Sometimes, the interaction between people was actually so simple.
"Brother Felic, there's something I don't know if I should say …" When the two of them came down from the Fire Plume Ridge, Andre's angular face showed a little hesitation.
"Brother Andre, if you have something to say, just say it. It's not your character to be so hesitant."
"If you want to earn money, your big brother has some ways. When we return to Alanna, I will introduce you to a few missions. They are all those that pay well and don't require much effort. But for the Fire Plume Ridge mission, you'd better not follow it. There's not much benefit. I'm afraid that when the time comes …"
Andre's words were vague. In order to save Lin Li's face, he did not say it too clearly. But the meaning was expressed very clearly. After all, Lin Li's current identity was a level-five warrior. With such strength, going to the Fire Plume Ridge was no different from courting death.
"If you're afraid that Serena won't agree to it, I can help you talk to her. Anyway, with my relationship with her father, she has to call me Uncle Andre …"
"…" Lin Li rolled his eyes. What kind of nonsense is this? According to your calculations, wouldn't Serena have to call me Uncle Felic when she sees me? Do I have to take her to see goldfish?
Of course, Lin Li understood the kind intentions behind Andre's words. He did not say anything, and merely smiled gratefully.
Andre was not a fool, either. As soon as he saw Lin Li's expression, he knew that his advice was in vain. He sighed slightly, and changed the topic to forging.
Perhaps even Andre himself didn't think that this conversation would be of great help to him …
Although Andre was the one speaking and Lin Li was listening most of the time, he would occasionally provide a few suggestions that pointed to the crux of the problem. Most of the time, Lin Li would suddenly ask, "Why don't we do this?" Then, Andre would be in a daze for a long time.
Throughout the journey, even Andre could not help but admire this brother who was much younger than him for being able to come up with so many ingenious ideas …
Lin Li's suggestions were more obscure, and he would occasionally make some common sense mistakes. As a result, Andre did not realize that this brother who was much younger than him had a shocking level of attainment in forging even though he had received countless benefits.
However, even these obscure suggestions were enough for Andre to reap countless benefits.
No matter how obscure they were, they were still suggestions given by a Smithing Guru. This feeling was like a person standing at the peak of a mountain. When he lowered his head and looked down, he would naturally be able to see everything at the bottom of the mountain.
At this moment, Andre was like a traveler who was struggling to find his way out of the forest at the foot of the mountain. If no one pointed him in the right direction, he might not be able to walk out of the forest in his lifetime. However, if the person at the top of the mountain was willing to stretch out his hand and point him in the right direction, he might only need a few minutes to walk out of the maze of the forest …
Sometimes, things like realms were so simple.
When the two of them came down from the Fire Plume Ridge, Andre was so excited that his face was flushed. He was really too excited. The gains he had gained along the way were more than what he had learned in the past 10 years. Perhaps when he returned this time, he would be able to break through to the level of a Master if he concentrated on his research for a period of time.
And all of this could be said to be thanks to this little brother in front of him.
Andre looked at Lin Li, and said solemnly, "Brother Felic, you are a real genius!"
Throughout the journey, Lin Li had long known that Andre was the kind of person who would not go back on his word. Apart from being a little hesitant when he reminded Lin Li not to get involved in the Fire Plume Ridge mission, he did not beat around the bush and said anything else. Such a compliment from Andre's mouth naturally carried more weight than others.
For a moment, Lin Li was a little embarrassed. "Brother Andre, you flatter me …"
"No, it's not a compliment." Andre shook his head, and the expression on his chiseled face was unusually serious. "I've thought about all the suggestions you've just made. Genius, you're a real genius. Sometimes, I really don't understand how you came up with these creative ideas, Brother Felic."
"Maybe it's because I usually don't think about serious matters, and only think about these useful and useless things …" Lin Li touched his nose, and the smile on his face was a little unnatural.
But he could only answer in this way. Otherwise, what should he do? Should he tell Andre that it was actually not a genius idea, but a conclusion that he had summed up from countless times of forging iron from a beginner blacksmith to a Guru Blacksmith? Lin Li knew that he could not do such a showy thing …
"A long time ago, my teacher told me that some people are real geniuses. They don't need to study hard or work hard. They can easily achieve achievements that we can't achieve in our lifetime. At that time, I was still unconvinced. Today, I completely believe it …" Andre shook his head, and his expression was a little emotional. He reached out and pointed to the tent in the distance. "Brother Felic, the camp of the Silver Hand is in front. I still have to rush back to report to my teacher, so I won't go with you."
"Okay, goodbye."
"Oh, yes …" Andre turned back after walking for a short distance, and stared at Lin Li with a pair of serious eyes. "Brother Felic, although these words are not pleasant to the ears, I still have to say it again. This mission is really very dangerous …"
"Don't worry, I won't necessarily participate."
This time, Lin Li was speaking the truth.
"Then I'm relieved." Andre then smiled, and pointed to the tent in the distance. "I'll be staying there for the next two days. Brother Felic, if you're free, you can come over and have a chat with me. By the way, Brother Felic, my teacher is a true Smithing Master. He'll be very happy to see you."
"If I have time, I will definitely come over." Lin Li agreed very quickly. The distance between the two camps was not too far. It should not be a problem to go over and have a chat with Andre.
But when he spoke, Lin Li was a little curious in his heart. Who was Andre's teacher?
Andre had mentioned his teacher several times along the way. From his look of reverence, his teacher was probably an extremely powerful person. It was not something that ordinary people could do to be able to teach a warrior who was at least level-15 and a blacksmith who was close to the level of a Smithing Master.
After saying goodbye to Andre, Lin Li slowly walked back to the Silver Hand's camp.
He had indeed wasted too much time in that damned cave. By the time Lin Li walked back to the camp, it was almost late at night. At this time, the camp was quiet. Other than the sound of the flickering flames on the campfire, there were only a few light footsteps coming from a few sentry posts from time to time. That was the adventurers on night duty patrolling.
Not long after Lin Li entered the camp, he saw a familiar figure walking towards him from afar before he had time to identify himself to the patrolling adventurers.
"Mr Felic, you're finally back …" Aragon said as he walked towards Lin Li.
As Aragon approached, Lin Li could clearly see that the young archer's face was filled with fatigue. It looked like he had stayed up for a few days and nights without sleep.
"What's wrong, Aragon? You don't seem to be in good spirits …"
"Nothing, I'm just a little sleepy …" Aragon yawned. He thought that if it were you, you would be as tired as me if you were sent out by Serena to stand guard till late at night. Of course, he did not dare to say this, because the reason he was sent out to stand guard was to wait for these two fellows in front of him …
"Oh, then hurry up and go to sleep. It's not good to stay up so late …" Lin Li hurriedly greeted Aragon, and planned to return to his tent to sleep. What was the point of him sleeping for the whole night in the Blackhills Town Inn? Although he had taken a nap in the carriage for two hours, what use was that? Moreover, he had gotten lost in the cave today. His entire body felt like it was about to fall apart. Now that he had returned to the camp, the first thing he wanted to do was to sleep early.
"Mr Felic, Mr Felic, please wait …" Lin Li had just taken a few steps forward when Aragon caught up with him.
"Is there anything else?"
"It's like this, Mr Felic. Captain Serena wanted me to ask for your opinion. How should we deal with the people from the Bloody Horns who offended you in the afternoon?"
"How should we deal with them?" Lin Li glanced at Aragon suspiciously. "Haven't they been handed over to the Silver Hand? Moreover, I don't want to do anything to them. You can deal with them as you see fit. If you can't think of a way to deal with them, just return them to the Bloody Horns. It's not a big deal anyway. "
"Then we'll do as you say. Let the Bloody Horns come tomorrow to take them away." Aragon nodded, and asked about Lin Li's experience today. "Oh, yes, Mr Felic. Did you encounter any trouble in the Fire Plume Ridge today? If you need help, just let us know. The members of the Silver Hand will be at your service. "
"Apart from the map not being useful, I didn't encounter any trouble …" Lin Li answered casually, but he was curious why Aragon was so friendly all of a sudden.
The two of them chatted away, and soon, they arrived outside Lin Li's tent. Along the way, Lin Li felt that Aragon's attitude was very strange. It was as if he was overly attentive, and even seemed to be trying to curry favor with him. However, Lin Li could not figure out the reason for that.
He did not expect that because of his Blast Mining in the Fire Plume Ridge, he would become the target of the Silver Hand …
It could not be helped. Blast Mining was too low-level. No matter how smart Lin Li was, he would not have thought that such a low-level technique would make the Silver Hand so excited …
Lin Li suddenly thought of something when he stood outside the tent. He pointed to a few tents in the distance. "Oh, yes. Aragon, do you know who are living in those tents?"
Aragon looked in the direction of Lin Li's finger, and saw a few lonely tents at the foot of the mountain at the edge of the camp of the six mercenary corps. He could not help but look puzzled. "I don't know, but it seems that they are not from the other mercenary corps …"
"Oh …" Lin Li nodded, and did not say anything more. He was just asking casually, and did not expect Aragon to answer.
But just when Lin Li was about to bend over to enter the tent, Aragon suddenly exclaimed, "I know!"
"What do you know?"
"Al 'Akir. That's President Al' Akir's tent!" Aragon said with certainty. He looked a little excited. He was sure that he had guessed correctly. He had heard from Serena during the day that the Sword Sage of the Storm, Al 'Akir, had also come for this mission. After connecting the dots, he was at least 80% sure that those tents were where the Sword Sage of the Storm lived.
"Al 'Akir?" Lin Li was shocked. "Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"No wonder …" Lin Li understood at once. No wonder Andre was so strong, and no wonder he was proficient in forging. It turned out that the boorish man he met by chance in the cave was the disciple of the Sword Sage of the Storm, Al 'Akir.
Lin Li stood outside the tent. He was finally curious about the mission of the Silver Hand this time.
It was an unprecedented event for the Sword Sage of the Storm to issue a private commission, not to mention that he had come in person. He was the president of the Adventurers Guild, and had endless official business to deal with at any time. What could attract such a big shot like him? Oh, yes. Andre seemed to have said that this mission was really dangerous when he came back just now …
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