Chapter 195 - 71 hours, 59 minutes, 58 seconds

For the first five hundred years of the Empire’s establishment, where they faced the force of demons and internal rebellion, there were no enchanters, only blacksmiths.

Those blacksmiths would then work with the haughty Rune Mages to enhance the weapons they produced.

However, the Rune Mages cast spells out of runes—they were far more efficient than Enchanters whose specialization was to create the runic language that focused entirely on creating weapons out of runes.

At the very least, the Rune Mages could only enhance weapons with spells.

Mages tend to be arrogant, and Rune Mages were no different.

One day, a blacksmith grew frustrated with having to be too dependent on the Rune Mages to produce powerful weapons, inevitably leaving his blacksmith profession.

The Empire was taken aback by his decision.

After all, he was the legendary blacksmith who produced countless swords and armors that drove back the powers that threatened the Empire.

Furthermore, some of his countless swords and armors were turned into weapons for the Imperial Family, making the latter appreciate his creations.

The Imperial Family tried to persuade him, but the old man was stubborn, and they believed he had gone senile.

At the same time, the Rune Mages grew anxious after the great blacksmith blamed his decision on them, but the Imperial Family didn’t punish them, giving them a huge relief.

They remained haughty—blacksmiths were not an official class sequence anyway; it was simply a normal profession.

When the old man’s days were about to end, he visited the Imperial Court without prior announcement.

The military didn’t obstruct him. The Emperor simply turned quiet when the palatial door abruptly opened and interrupted their meeting.

The old man gazed at the Emperor; his eyes were resolute.

He took out objects from his storage ring and dropped them on the floor.

He raised his hand, clutching a book.

Huge bold text was shown to the Emperor and his vassals.

The Enchanter’s Guide.

The Enchanter’s Guide contained the groundbreaking theory on how to produce weapons through mana infusion.

Indeed, mana infusion.

Unlike the Rune Mage’s spells to enhance weapons, the old man’s idea was to create weapons that were enhanced through mana infusion.

The difference was as clear as day and night.

Enhancing weapons using spells was external, while enhancing through mana infusion was internal.

After his groundbreaking theory, he said three words that continued to ring out today.

"It is finished."

He turned around, and the last sighting of him was his statue erected in Aurelion Prime, primarily in the Enchanter’s District.

The Emperor buried his body in the cemetery of the national heroes, located at the back of the Imperial Palace.

The Great Blacksmith...No, the First Enchanter’s story resonated with every Enchanter today.

Gone were the days of the blacksmiths, the era of Enchanters ushered in the next centuries.

Unfortunately, the higher the rank of the Enchanter’s class, the more demanding the resources they needed to bring their ideas to life.

Furthermore, the Empire’s emphasis on the Enchanters to produce innovation to help defend the Empire was too vague, and the resources they could provide were limited, wasting the talent of the Enchanters.

Max took advantage of his real world’s progress on technology.

In his past life, the Empire was finally able to efficiently utilize the Enchanters with the help of the players.

Max, at once, studied their innovation out of curiosity, and the four pieces of equipment that Louie produced were inspired by them.

"Thus, we’ve managed to produce the Basic Demon Hunter Kit.

It contains a demon-sense crystal, an anti-corruption amulet, an emergency communication crystal, a basic purification item, demon-material harvesting tools, an emergency barrier device, and a standardized field pack.

There are fifteen basic demon hunter kits that have been produced and shared by other demon hunters.

Unfortunately, the advanced demon hunter kit is still in the process of being created."

Max nodded. "It’s fine."

Louie smiled and continued, "Those were the only projects we had completed.

The Adaptive Armor was still in development.

The Demon Material Processing was still in the researching process.

The Multi-Enemy Combat Simulator, the expansion of the Adaptive Combat Courtyard, are still in the researching process, as well.

The Guild Communication Network is expected to be finished in a year.

The Demon-Hunting Vehicles are still in the blueprint creation process."

Max nodded. "It’s fine. You can take your time as much as you want."

Louie’s eyes widened.

He finally stopped and hurriedly stood in front of Max, bowing deeply.

"I want to express my deepest gratitude to you, Guild Master.

If it wasn’t for the Guild’s investment in me, I wouldn’t have been able to produce works that I deeply loved."

Max smiled and patted his shoulder.

"I should be the one thanking you. The Demon Hunters Guild progressed quickly because of your contributions.

It is only right that we invested in you.

Continue working hard.

It might be possible for you to reach A-rank as an Enchanter."

Louie’s eyes widened.

His body trembled uncomfortably, thrilled by Max’s words.

"That is what I wish for in this lifetime."

Max smiled. As Louie was about to tour Max, the galloping of the horses echoed behind them.

Max instantly knew it was Danny.

When he arrived in the Artificer District, Louie personally came to welcome him, taking the initiative to tour him around the Artificer District.

At the same time, he decided to tour on foot, eventually deciding to order Joel to inform Danny of his arrival.

Max knew that Danny would hurriedly welcome him, but at the entrance of the Central Admin District, Max wanted him to come to the Artificer District while he was touring around.

As expected, Danny was riding the male horse as the horses galloped towards them.

Once they arrived, Danny immediately jumped from the horseback and kneeled towards Max, greeting him.

"Guild Master, congratulations on your class advancement."

Max nodded. "Now that I’m here, gather every senior member from different districts, and we will convene a meeting."

Danny stood up and bowed politely. "Yes, Guild Master."

Max glanced at Joel and said, "Accompany him.

Louie will keep me company."

Joel bowed deeply as well and then followed Danny.

At the same time, Max glanced upward and saw massive text hovering in the sky, accompanied by a thundering voice that echoed throughout the whole Empire that only players could hear.

[First World Event Announcement.

In 71 hours, 59 minutes, 58 seconds.

Players, be prepared.]

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A/N: Hi, Everyone, it’s your inconsistent author here. Have you noticed that there are less grammatical errors? As I don’t have time to edit heavily each Chapter and just published them right away like in the past, I’m using chatgpt to fix grammatical errors and run-on sentence. Was it effective? Let me know your thoughts!