Chapter 234: The First Small Steps of the Adventurers Guild! (1/2)

Faunia slowly stood coldly in response and went to the dining area—to the point that she even ignored Pedro. This, in turn, made Pedro scratch his head as he forces out a smile deep inside and thought, 'Cold as ever...'

Since everyone was busy with their breakfast, Pedro had decided to leave shortly and head towards the Auction Den to find slaves who were blacksmiths in the past.

Unfortunately, Duke Albert even told him that there was no such slave available in the Tarala Kingdom's market. So... In the end, Duke Albert could only promise Pedro that he would check the market of other Kingdoms.

Thus, Pedro decided to went back to his mansion empty-handed. Unfortunately, this, in turn, had affected his plans on trying to create a Magic Powered Gun today. The reason for this is that Pedro was not someone who is good at crafting/forging weapons. So, although he can barely able to craft a knife or a sword, it would be difficult for him to craft a gun's barrel on his own!

That is why he needed someone with great expertise in crafting/forging weapons. That said, it does not mean that he could simply hire someone else to craft the Magic Powered Gun for him. At most, he needed a decent blacksmith as a slave.

Why slave?

Because Magic Powered Guns are pioneer weapons that would severely impact the world of Bearth Online. In fact, the possibility of it being mass-produced in the future for the adventurer/player's use was high.

So, in order to ensure that the production method would not be leaked anywhere else, Pedro could only rely upon a slave who was previously a blacksmith to handle its production. This way, Pedro would not need to spend time crafting/forging the body of the guns, in case they start to mass-produce.

On top of that, the restrictions in a slave contract were the most important to Pedro. This way, he would be assured that the slave won't be able to do detrimental acts towards him in any case.

That is why Pedro only preferred a slave rather than an ordinary blacksmith. Besides... The Magic Powered Gun was just amongst several plans he had last night. Pedro had many more projects in the future, so it won't hurt if Pedro could find a slave that has skills in being a blacksmith. In fact, if he could develop their talent now, it would even benefit him in the future.

That said, slaves with skill in forging were difficult to obtain. The reason behind this is that Blacksmiths were one of the basic professions that could earn coins easily. Thus, most of their lives are decent and they would not need to sell themselves for money—unless a special situation arises.

So, with that in mind, Pedro could not help but to go back to his mansion. However, halfway back to his residence, he had changed his mind and decided to look for Duke Ersi to deliver the three additional Aron Burner 2.0 to him.

At the same time, this would allow him to obtain the payment that Duke Ersi promised for each Aron Burner 2.0.

Knowing that Pedro was an important personality, Duke Ersi was even able to prepare for his visit.

Unfortunately, Pedro could only visit him for a short amount of time. Thus, Pedro could only talk to Duke Ersi regarding the important matters—like their agreement concerning the Aron Burner 2.0.

At the same time, Pedro even mentioned to Duke Ersi if he could find a slave that has excellent forging skills for him. And like Duke Albert, Duke Ersi could only try to ask around other officials of other strongholds.

On the other hand, Duke Ersi had a piece of good news for Pedro regarding his favor—that was in part of their deal.

Duke Ersi informed Pedro that several people from other Kingdoms had expressed their interest in purchasing an Aron Burner. That said, it would take them several days before they would be able to place their orders since they would need to process several documents and handle several matters—including the need to convince some of their leaders/Royal Family, to purchase the Aron Burner.

Well... Pedro was not in a hurry to conduct trade with them. After all, he would become busy with clearing dungeons in the next few days.

Besides... When his cousin, Weyron, handles the Adventurer's Guild in his stead, Pedro could simply leave the negotiations to his cousin. This way, the Adventurer's Guild could also capitalize on this opportunity to spread their influence all over the Aquari Continent.

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