What I had in front of me was spectacular.

The others had already equipped all they could, but I was waiting to study my friends' new equipment.

"Of course, these are just the most basic samples of what's in the basement. I can't give you much more, or you would just get murdered out there, and the goods stolen…" said Logan in all honesty.

"Yeah… but if these are just the basic stuff… For Moon's tits, what are you hiding down there? I want to see!" Alistar said.

He was wearing magnificent mail, which left his arms and thighs uncovered. It protected the base of his tail.

Kobold Moon-Steel Banded Mail

Durability: 100%

Bonus: Constitution + 65

Shade Capacity: 100%

Strengths: Maximum Defense

Weaknesses: Uncovered parts

This Banded Mail has been produced by an Ultimate Tinker Class. Its defense is the best that MoonSteel armor can offer. It has been optimized to be worn by a Kobold with an already great defensive ability. Given its form, what cannot be provided in coverage, has instead been converted into mobility.

However, that was not everything Alistar had received.

Heavy Retractable Arm-Shield

Durability: 100%

Bonus: Constitution + 35, Strength + 15

Flow Capacity: 100%

Shade Capacity: 100%

Strengths: Great defense potential

Weaknesses: None

This Arm-Shield has been produced by an Ultimate Tinker Class. Its defense is the highest a product made of both MoonSteel and SunBronze can offer. Thanks to its armored glove, it works as a hammering tool as well. It has four sockets for Crystals and four for Stones reserves.

It was an upgraded version of his heavily used shield.

Mobility Greaves of Sunspeed

Durability: 100%

Bonus: Agility + 15, Constitution + 5

Flow Capacity: 100%

Strengths: Fantastic Agility boost for a pair of Greaves

Weaknesses: None

These Greaves have been produced by an Ultimate Tinker Class. They are made entirely of SunBronze. Made of a light alloy, they offer a fantastic Agility boost. Since the sole is reinforced with Moon-Steel, they can be used as a stomping tool as well.

Last but not least was his new spear, if it could be called that.

Long-bladed Glaive

Durability: 100%

Bonus: Agility + 5, Strength + 35

Strengths: Incredible versatility

Weaknesses: Meant for a single-handed use

This Glaive has been produced by an Ultimate Tinker Class. It doubles as a spear and is meant to be used only with a one-handed grip. It has been created for a big-bodied user.

The glaive-spear was big and its blade recurved. It was wide enough to intercept incoming attacks without worrying too much about dulling the edge right away.

The other end of the glaive had a spear-head instead of the usual spear butt, which doubled its use for perforating other than piercing. Although the Strength boost it gave was relatively average, most probably because Logan was not a weapon specialist, the weapon itself was magnificently worked.

"I'm sorry about the spear-glaive, Alistar. I'm not a Weaponsmith," Logan said.

"What are you talking about!? This is damn phenomenal!"

"Well, I'm glad you like it then."

Logan had offered us the chance for Tracing given the circumstances, and of course, we had obliged, yet, since it was not enough for me, I Traced my companions with my own type of Tracing as well.

Alistar Migs Guardian Level 32 (254.689/320.000), SpearFisher Level 33 (257.456/330.000

Health: 100%

Stamina: 89%

Agility: 15

Constitution: 33

Strength: 16

Focus: 7

Perception: 16

Willpower: 16

Strengths: Constitution

Weaknesses: Focus

Class Skills: Duress III (Constitution), Brandish Spear (Strength), Unwavering Resolve (Willpower), Luck of the Draw (Fortune)

Sub-Class Skills: Icy Fortitude (Constitution), Harpooneer's Revenge (Focus), Follow the Flow (Perception), A waiting business (Willpower)

Race: Kobold

Sex: Male

Height: 199 cm

Weight: 107 kg

Age: 18

Origins: Murkstall

Family: Potts Migs, Gudri Migs

Alistar Migs

Advanced Class

Guardian Lv. 32

Con + 3, Str + 3, Will + 3

Advanced Sub-Class

SpearFisher Lv. 33

Strength + 3, Focus + 3, Per + 3, For + ☆

Attributes

Stats

Natural

Augments

Agility

15

Greaves (+15), Glaive (+5)

Constitution

33 + 60

Armor (+65), Greaves (+5) Shield (+35)

Strength

16 + 6

Glaive(+35), Shield (+15)

Focus

7 + 3

Perception

16 + 4

Willpower

16 + 22

Fortune

☆ + ☆ ☆

Guardian Skills

Name

Major

Minor

Passive

☆☆☆ Duress III - Constitution

(Max)

☆ Your scales take the hardness of Moon-Steel

Your Bonus Constitution doubles;

Cooldown is halved

Constitution + 12;

☆ Solar Regen;

☆ Solar Recovery

Brandish Spear - Strength

☆ Damage all enemies standing in the range of your attack

Double Strength while Piercing

Unwavering Resolve - Willpower

Your basic Strength boosts your Willpower

Luck of the draw - Fortune

You are generally luckier than average

Fortune + ☆

SpearFisher Skills

Name

Major

Minor

Passive

☆☆☆ Icy Fortitude - Constitution

(Max)

Shade and cold effects on you are halved

Your Bonus Constitution doubles;

☆ Sprout webbed digits and fins while underwater

Constitution + 12;

Underwater Breathing;

Cold Resistance

Harpooneer’s Revenge - Focus

While using spears and bolts, Basic Focus is added to Strength

Follow the Flow - Perception

☆ Points out your target if it is moving

It’s easier to identify moving targets

A Waiting business - Willpower

★, ☆ While staying passive, your targets will be drawn to you

Willpower + 3

What a monstrous bonus Constitution he had achieved. There was barely any need for equipment for him in my books.

Roana had fared differently. But her setup now was… thought-provoking.

Tiara of the Blessed Mind

Durability: 100%

Bonus: Constitution + 15, Focus + 25, Willpower + 15

Flow Capacity: 100%

Shade Capacity: 100%

Strengths: Rare Focus and Willpower boost for a piece of equipment non-Dungeon-born

Weaknesses: Not a light wear

This Tiara has been produced by an Ultimate Tinker Class. Its defense is the best that SunBronze can offer. The Focus and Willpower boost it provides, by amplifying the mind's powers, relies on its in-built Crystals and Stones collection. There are eight sockets for Crystals and eight for Stones adorning this incredible piece of equipment.

The tiara looked more like a crown than anything else. It was big, and although it could store only small Stones and Crystals, their sockets took enough space to make the crown look just a tad bit ridiculous on Roana's relatively small frame. But nobody would ever dare tell her so; I was sure about that.

Light Mail of the Moon

Durability: 100%

Bonus: Agility + 5, Constitution + 25

Shade Capacity: 100%

Strengths: Light enough for running at full speed, sturdy enough for protecting the body

Weaknesses: None

This Light Mail has been produced by an Ultimate Tinker Class. Considering how light it is, its defense is the best that MoonSteel alloy can offer. It has been made with a magician's needs for mobility in mind.

The light mail was instead beautifully made, but maybe a bit too ostentatious for her usual clothes, so I was sure she would be hiding it under her regular clothes.

Sadly, Logan could not make proper boots nor a trusted staff for her, so she kept the ones she had. However, he built her a set of blades that were way better than the ones she had picked up by herself.

And since she hid them away, they could be safely built with the best material he had in stock.

Lunar-Tungsten blade of the Hunt

Durability: 100%

Bonus: Strength + 65

Shade Capacity: 100%

Strengths: Massive damage potential for such a small blade

Weaknesses: Lack of a hilt

This hiltless blade has been produced by an Ultimate Tinker Class. It is made in LunarTungsten, the toughest Shade-absorbing material. Although its hiltless form makes its usage dubious at best, it can retain and lessen Shade consumption while in use.

There were six of these little beasts. Plus, a belt that, although different than the one Nova had been gifted with, offered similar utilities.

Dawn Clock-Belt

Durability: 100%

Bonus: Constitution + 5, Focus + 5

Flow Capacity: 100%

Shade capacity: 100%

Strengths: Extreme versatility, Surprise factor

Weaknesses: Very dependant on Flow and Shade charge

This Clock-Belt has been produced by an Ultimate Tinker Class. Its bonuses are directly related to the MoonSteel and SunBronze alloys with which it was built.

It has eight sockets for Crystals or Stones reserves.

I Traced her and studied her new in-depth machine Tracing.

Roana Dowson, Psyomancer Level 32 (134.177/320.000), Seer Level 32 (115.865/320.000)

Health: 100%

Stamina: 92%

Agility: 10

Constitution: 10

Strength: 10

Focus: 21

Perception: 34

Willpower: 21

Strengths: Focus, Perception, Willpower

Weaknesses: Poor defensive abilities

Class Skills: Ethereal Armor (Constitution), Psychokinesis (Focus), Divulge (Perception), Commands (Willpower)

Sub-Class Skills: Foretell (Focus), True Sight (Perception), Relentless II (Willpower), Dowsing (Fortune)

Race: Human

Sex: Female

Height: 168 cm

Weight: 55 kg

Age: 19

Origins: Unknown

Family: Jane Varriel, Leafy Tirrell, Loke Nightfold, Nova Nightfold

Roana Dowson

Advanced Class

Psyomancer Lv. 32

Foc + 6, Will + 3

Advanced Sub-Class

Seer Lv. 32

Per + 5, Will + 4, For + ☆

Attributes

Stats

Natural

Augments

Agility

10

Boots (+5), Staff (+15)

Constitution

10 + 3

Belt (+5), Clothes (+2), Helm (+15), Mail (+25)

Strength

10

Staff (+20), Blades (+65 x6)

Focus

21 + 12

Belt (+5), Helm (+25)

Perception

34 + 5

Willpower

21 + 32

Helm (+15)

Fortune

☆ ★ ★ + ☆ ★

Psyomancer Skills

Name

Major

Minor

Passive

Ethereal Armor - Constitution

Constitution + 3

Psychokinesis - Focus

☆ ★ Control small objects with your mind

Focus + 3

Divulge - Perception

☆ Send your thoughts to your target

☆ Your target may answer your thoughts

★★ Commands - Willpower

(Eligible for Promotion)

★ Utter a command that cannot be ignored composed of two words

People and creatures are likely to oblige your commands

Willpower + 6;

Mental Fortitude

Seer Skills

Name

Major

Minor

Passive

Foretell -

Focus

Focus + 3

True Sight - Perception

★ See what cannot be seen

☆ Communicate with what cannot be seen

☆☆ Relentless II - Willpower

(Max)

★ ☆ Enter the Relentless stance; your basic Willpower is counted toward Focus; consumes less Stamina

Your Bonus Willpower is doubled

Willpower + 6;

Mind control resistance

Dowsing

- Fortune

Finding what you're looking for is easier

For + ★

With those new blades and the power at which she could throw them, Roana was going to be troublesome. I only hoped it would be enough to fight against machine creatures like those that dwelled in the Fallen Kingdom.

Next in line was Faruq, the speedster.

Logan had understood exactly toward what style Faruq was leaning, and it could be seen by judging the first piece of equipment he had made for him.

Speedster Chain Mail of Sunspeed

Durability: 100%

Bonus: Agility + 15, Constitution + 35

Flow Capacity: 100%

Strengths: Fantastic Agility for a Chain mail

Weaknesses: None

This Chain mail has been produced by an Ultimate Tinker Class. It is made entirely of SunBronze. Made from a light alloy, they offer an amazing Agility boost. Although its defense is of the lowest type given the alloy, it can defend relatively well.

The chain mail looked fantastically good on him, but nobody thought it wouldn’t.

Mobility Greaves of Moon Crashing

Durability: 100%

Bonus: Agility + 5, Constitution + 25

Shade Capacity: 100%

Strengths: Extremely resilient

Weaknesses: Heavy

These Greaves have been produced by an Ultimate Tinker Class. They are made entirely of MoonSteel. Since they are made of a tough alloy, they offer the chance of kicking without being afraid of hurting oneself or deforming the greaves.

Now he would have a better chance to make use of his new Mighty Steps Skill. Kicking enemies into kingdom come had become a possibility.

Of course, the blades he had made for him had been made with the best he could offer, they were much, much better than Faruq’s current set.

SunBronze Sword of the Hunt

Durability: 100%

Bonus: Strength + 35

Flow Capacity: 100%

Strengths: Maximum natural Strength for a Sun-Bronze alloy sword

Weaknesses: None

This Sword has been produced by an Ultimate Tinker Class. It is made in SunBronze, and can thus help in fighting off Flow dispersion. Although it’s made with the most fragile of the Flow-absorbing alloy, it has been partly reinforced with SunTitanium.

I studied his Tracing and Traced him with my own powers.

Faruq Jameel, Flow Blade-Runner Level 31 (270.858/310.000), Speedster Level 31 (258.798/310.000)

Health: 100%

Stamina: 97%

Flow Capacity: 100%

Agility: 20

Constitution: 19

Strength: 20

Focus: 20

Perception: 10

Willpower: 10

Strengths: Agility, Strength, Focus

Weaknesses: None

Class Skills: Haste (Agility), Metal Flow Body III (Constitution), Slash (Strength), Beautiful Star (Fortune)

Sub-Class Skills: Dash III (Agility), True Stamina (Constitution), Mighty Steps (Strength), True Grit III (Focus)

Race: Human

Sex: Male

Height: 185 cm

Weight: 75 kg

Age: 18

Origins: Unknown, Veinforge

Family: Jamal Jameel, Lindia Rover-Jameel, Aaadil Jameel, Amir Jameel

Faruq Jameel

Class

Flow Blade Runner Lv. 31

Agi + 3, Str + 3, Foc + 3

Sub-Class

Speedster Lv. 31

Agi + 4, Con + 2, Foc + 3

Attributes

Stats

Natural

Augments

Agility

21 + 19

Chain Mail (+15), Greaves (+5)

Constitution

19 + 14

Armor (+35), Greaves (+25)

Strength

20 + 18

Sabers (+35 x 2)

Focus

20 + 30

Perception

10 + 12

Willpower

10 + 12

Fortune

☆ ☆ + ☆

Flow Blade Runner Skills

Name

Major

Minor

Passive

☆☆☆ Metal Flow Body III - Constitution

(Max)

Double your Constitution, Strength, and Focus for a good amount of time

Flow absorption doesn’t have drawbacks;

You can store Flow

Con + 12;

Str + 12;

Foc + 12

Slash - Strength

Double Strength while Slashing

Str + 3

Haste - Focus

☆ Cast a Flow Blessing to double Agility for a short amount of time

Beautiful Star - Fortune

You are blessed with beauty

Fortune + ☆

Speedster Skills

Name

Major

Minor

Passive

☆☆☆ Dash III - Agility

(Max)

☆ Dash toward your Target; can use it thrice in a row

Dash Stamina consumption is a halved

Agility + 12;

Retain Dash speed for a second after Dashing;

Lightning step

True Stamina - Constitution

☆ Your Stamina recovers faster in Flow

Mighty Steps - Strength

Your steps and kicks are imbued with twice your Strength

☆☆☆ True Grit III - Focus

(Max)

☆ Enter the True Grit state; consumes half the Stamina

True Grit also doubles Perception and Willpower;

Cooldown is halved

Focus + 12;

Willpower + 12;

Perception +12

He had unlocked a Flow-Storing ability, exactly like Aisha, her father, and that man I had met a week ago. Also, he was really going strong with unlocking Perks that directly increased Stats; I wonder why he was doing that. Maybe planning for his next Skill promotion.

Now that I thought about it, if a Skill Promotion kept doubling the Passive point, that meant that a level four Skill would net twenty-four Bonus points, and a level five would give forty-eight… it was… Monstrous.

I recalled Christoph stopping a concentrated beam of annihilating Shade with his hand. Incredible, their Attributes might have been out of this world.

I wanted something like that too. Damn, I was indeed envious.

After I let go of my envy toward Faruq, I focused on Harlow.

I had never seen her machine Tracing; I would see it now.

She had her suit of armor on. It was… weird, to say the least. It made her look a little bit like a tech monster.

Her armor, if fully worn, made her almost as big as Alistar and just as tall.

The armor practically moved by itself, closing and latching around Harlow without any need for her to move a finger. Surely it was tied to a Skill. Still, it was incredible to look at.

When fully closed, it was really stylish, and the peculiar helmet had two massive horns bent behind her head; I guess she used them one way or another, maybe to ram into unexpecting opponents. Who knew.

However, I Traced it, and I gawked.

Outlander’s Full-Body, Clock-Technician Automatic Armor (O.F.B.C.T.A.A)

Durability: 200%

Bonus: Agility +35, Constitution + 135, Strength + 95, Focus + 35, Perception + 25

Flow Capacity: 200%

Shade Capacity: 200%

Strengths: Automatic Armor

Weaknesses: None

O.F.B.C.T.A.A is the product of a collaboration of an Ultimate Class Tinker and an Advanced Class Tinker. This Full-Body Automatic Armor offers all the possible defense and gadgets that a Tinker Class needs.

From concentrated Flow and Shade beams to infallible protection offered by its LunarTungsten and SolarTitanium weaving, its battle ability is unparalleled by regular armor. This piece of bleeding-edge clock-tech has no rivals in the known world.

As I saw it, I turned toward Logan for confirmation.

He nodded, then smiled.

“That’s something you might use if your Technomantic Body reveals itself with the right Perk. But if that doesn’t happen. You will just have to gawk, I’m afraid.”

I shook my head in disbelief.

Harlow Raive, Armorer Level 30 (6325/300000), Clock-technician Level 41 (258.789/410.000)

Health: 100%

Stamina: 89%

Agility: 10

Constitution: 24

Strength: 25

Focus: 22

Perception: 6

Willpower: 20

Strengths: Constitution, Strength, Focus

Weaknesses: Perception, Loke Nightfold

Class Skills: Forged Body (Constitution), Overload (Strength), Deep Knowledge II (Focus), True Resolve (Willpower)

Sub-Class Skills: Armored (Constitution), Heavy Metal (Strength), Mind for Metal II (Focus), Tech Manipulation (Willpower)

Race: Human

Sex: Female

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 63 kg

Age: 21

Origins: Unknown

Family: Logan Raive

Harlow Raive

Advanced Class

Armorer Lv. 30

Con + 3, Str + 3, Foc + 3

Advanced Sub-Class

Clock-technician Lv. 41

Con + 3, Str + 3, Foc + 3, For + ★, ☆

Attributes

Stats

Natural

Augments

Agility

10 + 3

Armor (+35)

Constitution

24 + 15

Armor (+135), Clock-arm (135x2)

Strength

25 + 12

Armor (+95), Clock-arm (+105x2)

Focus

22 + 21

Armor (+35)

Perception

6 + 3

Armor (+35)

Willpower

20 + 6

Fortune

☆ ★ + ★ ☆

Armorer Skills

Name

Major

Minor

Passive

Forged Body - Constitution

Your body doesn’t scratch as easily

Wounds don’t leave scars

Overload -

Strength

Double your next attack’s power, as long as it comes from a tech source

☆☆ Deep Knowledge II - Focus

(Max)

You are blessed with a good amount of Flow related knowledge for building Armor

More clearly feel the whispers of Armor

Focus + 6;

Design faster

True Resolve - Willpower

Your Bonus Willpower counts toward each of your Attributes

Willpower + 3

Clock-technician Skills

Name

Major

Minor

Passive

☆☆ Armored - Constitution

(Max)

☆ ★ Summon and automatically equip your armor

☆ ★ Partially regenerate your armor

Constitution + 6;

Feel your location

Heavy Metal - Strength

★ Your Bonus Strength doubles if you wear armor or clock-parts

Strength + 3

★★ Mind for Metal II - Focus

(Max)

You are blessed with a good amount of Shade related knowledge for building metal pieces of machinery

More clearly feel the whispers of metal

Focus + 6;

Learn faster

Tech Manipulation - Willpower

You can manipulate small clock-tech parts with your Willpower

Willpower + 3

It was Nova's turn; then it would be mine.

She did not need any more weapons, given the sword and knife I had taken from the slave traders' boss. They were indeed excellent.

Recurved Dagger of MoonSteel

Durability: 97%

Bonus: Strength + 25

Strengths: A good dagger with high attack power

Weaknesses: None

This Dagger belonged to Max Ferguson. Its current owner is Nova Nighfold.

The Dagger is old, but it's still good and gets its nasty job done. Although the hilt's body is made of Witherwood, it has not been damaged in the slightest.

Recurved Blade of MoonSteel

Durability: 93%

Bonus: Strength + 45

Strengths: A good blade with high attack power

Weaknesses: None

This Blade belonged to Max Ferguson. Its current owner is Nova Nighfold.

The Blade is old but it's still good and gets its nasty job done. The hilt's body is made of Witherwood, but the small guard is made of MoonSteel; it has been scratched many times during its use, but it retains its stability.

They were good weapons, and she did not want to abandon them, given that I had gifted them to her thinking they would serve us for a long time.

Still, the first piece of equipment she received from Logan was the same type of chain mail Faruq had been given. It would help her in exactly the same way it helped him.

Also, she received the exact same Tiara Roana had been given, and finally, she was given an upgraded version of her knife's belt.

The clock-engineer called them Kunais; I had never heard the word before; they were slightly smaller than the ones she already used but much more powerful.

LunarTungsten Kunai of inverted polarity

Durability: 100%

Bonus: Strength + 45

Shade Capacity: 100%

Strengths: High damage potential and penetration for such a small blade

Weaknesses: None

This Kunai has been produced by an Ultimate Tinker Class. It is made in LunarTungsten, the toughest Shade-absorbing material. Although not optimal to be used against a knife of bigger dimensions, it is optimal for throwing. It can retain and lessen Shade consumption while in use. The polarity of this kunai has been reversed to be attracted by a clock-belt.

She received six of them, and they would all dock on her belt.

I Traced her, although I already had her Tracing completely memorized.

Nova Nightfold, Rogue Level 15 (11258/15000), Healer Level 37 (187480/370.000)

Health: 200%

Stamina: 199%

Agility: 12

Constitution: 17

Strength: 12

Focus: 16

Perception: 7

Willpower: 22

Strengths: Flow Shield, Healing Spring, Willpower, Loke Nightfold

Weaknesses: Loke Nightfold

Class Skills: Escapist (Agility), Hidden Blade (Focus), Lucky Strike (Fortune)

Sub-Class Skills: Solar Breathing (Constitution), Share your Pain (Focus), Flow Shield (Willpower), Healing Spring (Fortune)

Race: Human

Sex: Female

Height: 166 cm

Weight: 49 kg

Age: 13

Origins: Unknown, Murkstall

Family: Eleanor Goldspark-Nightfold, Faris Nightfold, Loke Nightfold

Nova Nightfold

Class

Rogue Lv. 15

Agi + 2, Foc +1

Advanced Sub-Class

Healer Lv. 37

Con + 1, Foc + 4, Will + 4

Attributes

Stats

Natural

Augments

Agility

12 + 2

Armor (+15), Boots (+5)

Constitution

17 + 25

Armor (+35), Belt (+5), Clothes (+5), Tiara (+15)

Strength

12

Belt (+10), Dagger (+25), Sword (+45), Kunai (45x6)

Focus

16 + 5

Belt (+5), Tiara (+25)

Perception

7

Willpower

22 + 4

Tiara (+15)

Fortune

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Rogue Skills

Name

Major

Minor

Passive

Escapist

- Agility

★,☆ It’s a bit easier to avoid attacks

Hidden Blade - Focus

★ Summon a weak Shade blade

Lucky Strike - Fortune

Thrown weapons are more likely to hit their target

★,☆ It’s a bit easier to hit weak points

Healer Skills

Name

Major

Minor

Passive

☆☆☆☆ Solar Breathing - Constitution

(Max)

☆ Breathing Flow triples your regeneration speed;

Your health can be stored up to 200%

☆ ★ Your stamina recovers much faster and can be stored up to 200%

Constitution + 24;

Enhanced Apnea;

Cold Resistance;

Ice Resistance

Share your Pain - Focus

★, ☆ Partially absorb target’s wounds

Heal from all types of shallow wounds and ailments

Flow Shield - Willpower

☆ Summon a weak Shield of Flow

☆ Flow defends you from weak attacks

Healing Spring

- Fortune

☆ Heal shallow wounds and ailments

☆ Applies a weak overtime healing

Alright, as it seemed, I did not know exactly everything there was to know.

“Nova! You already Promoted your Skill to four?”

“What?” She asked as she admired her new equipment. “Oh, yeah. It was easier than I thought. I just had to breathe.”

“You just had to… breathe?” I couldn’t help but laugh.

Alright, enough dillydallying; it was about time I found out what Logan had prepared for me.