Someone once said"Pen is mightier than Sword".

It simply signified that knowledge is superior than personal strength.

A smart person will be able to achieve more than a man with only strength. He can even lead people stronger than him in battlefield and rule over country.

The next day, 771 woke up from his deep slumber, as he saw the smile on his dead parents face, he felt relieved.

Packing up the photo, after dinner downstairs, he left the inn.

This is his 2nd day in this city, and what he wanted to achieve gotta have some start.

771 wasn't a weak fellow, instead all the labour he did in the prison, has helped him maintain a strong body.

With his stuff in tow, he went towards the adventurer guild, He too faced the rush of the morning.

Men were in hurry to start their business, children were getting ready for school, housewifes were busy making dinner and getting their children ready for school.

The dawn has just arrived and the city must start running before it shines brightly.

771 breathed the fresh air, and felt the cold air rush in his lungs giving him a pleasant feeling.

As he arrived at the guild building... instead of going inside, he began browsing the stores surrounding the Adventurers guild.

His main focus being weapon shops.

He naver get in to any big stores, and instead focused on small weapons store.

And after finding the smallest store, and seeing that it was not in a good condition.

"Is anyone here?" He entered the store, only to see some weapons arranged in racks.

Smell of booze wafted in the air, giving him an understanding of owner.

"*Clink....*clank.

At the back of the room, where scraps of metal was spread, came out a dwarf.

He walked with careful steps, so as to not get tripped over, but anyone can tell he was wasted.

He got to the counter and asked."What do you want lad... I got the cheapest weapon in the market."

"No sir... I am not here for buying..."

Before 771 could finish speaking, the dwarf intervened.

"I don't want to buy anything... I don't have enough money to buy beer,so you can forget about whatever you are selling."

The dwarf turned around and started walking inside the store.

"No!! sir... I am here for a job."

The dwarf turned around."Listen boy.. I don't need any help."

771 looked around the store, noticing the garbage spread all over the store.

And from the look of the eyes, the dwarf could summarize what 771 was thinking.

"Listen boy, I don't have enough money to pay for my expenses...I can't hire a labour..!!"

"no sir... I am asking to work for free... I am an enchanter by profession, and wanted to test my abilities...!"

"No...no no.. I don't need anyone messing around here!!"

"Sir! you do know that enchanted weapons are sold triple the price of normal weapons."

The dwarf felt uneasy about the deal.... The boy wanted to work for free? and the dead expression of the boy was creeping him out.

Before the dwarf can speak, 771 again strted rabbling.

"Sir I am ready to give you 2/3rd profit of whichever equipment I sell.. I only need 1/3rd for my living expenses."

The dwarf will lie if he said that, he wasn't intrigued by the deal.

His store was not running as smoothly as before, because all the smithies in the city hired enchanters and rune craftsman in their store... Which boomed the popularity of their product in the market.

After thinking for a while, the dwarf nodded... He was not loosing anything.

He may get out of the situation he and some of his fellow blacksmiths are in.

"Ok!! boy... it's a deal, the names Kofir Whelst."Kofir placed his hand forward for a handshake, and 771 holding his hand.

"Thank you sir... My name is Darrel."

Kofir felt that he may have struck it rich, so without any further wait. He took out a spear from the weapons stand.

"As your test... enchant this peice of metal....!! what spell you want to enchant is up to you."

It was Kofirs test to see if the young man in front of him was a fake or the real deal.

And taking the speaar out of Kofir's hand, 771 moved inside the smithy and started the hearth.

He took a chisel and heated up the tools and the sword, and using the chisel and hammer, started to make inticrate designs on the spear tip.

It was drawing a magic circle.

"Please sir.... my methods are secret."

"Uh!! I understand...." Kofir wanted to watch the whole process in front of his eyes. But knew that a enchanters designs is his own personal property.

Before going out of the smithy, "Boy.....no Darrel, do you got any monster cores?"

Ignoring the dwarf 771 took out a vial with dark red powder in it.

Kofir got his answer, the ink used in enchantment is made by monster cores. And the way 771 took out the vial, his message was well recieved by Kofir.

Kofir didn't got out the store.. but instead he stood at the door to the smithy. He still wasn't too sure about the boy.

771 completed the circle on the tip, then took out the vial and glared at it for a second.

-"I forgot to bring water"

He placed th evial back in his bag, and bit his finger.

*pish!! *drip *drip

771's blood started to fall drop by drop, he then placed his finger above the engraved symbol and as the blood found passage ways, it filled up the circle.

He then streaked the blood from the tip of the blade till the hilt.

His blood stop flowing, and after tapping at the hilt for 2 times."Wake up!!"

A low growl came from the symbol, and it disappeared, the blood turned into metal making for any symbol to be indicernable.

It looked like a normal spear now, 771 then took out a pen from his bag, and designed a simple feather on the hilt.

"It's done!!"

The door opened again, and Kofir came in.

"It doesn't look much different!!"Kofir had his doubts.

"Pour in some mana."771 handed the spear to Kofir, and as instructed Kofir poured in some of his mana.

From the hilt, a green aura started to surround the spear, it enclosed the spear whole.

Kofir then thrusted the spear in empty air, and can hear the air scream.

*Boom

"What?... Boy what kind of enchantment did you do?"

"Ah!! using wind spirits I decreased the friction of the spear and the air, increasing it's speed which in turn increased it's penetrating power."

Kofir looked at 771 for a long time, before finally saying.

"Buy.. what kind of enchantment did you do."

"Stabbing someone with it is much easier."

"Ahh!! you should have ssaid it earlier.."

Kofir kept appraising the spear, and then he took out 10 bronze coins and handed it to 771.

"Well you are the real deal.... from tommorow come at work in time."

"Thank you Boss"

"Just call me Kofir... well go now!! come on work from tommorow.. I am going to close today soon!! need to make some space for my employee."

Once Kofir befriended someone, he will show his good side to them.

"Thank you.. Mr. Kofir."

771 couldn't help it... it was what his parents taught him.

"Ok!! go now!! have a day off!!"

771 left the shop and went towards the alchemy market, he needed some ingredients for experiments.

-My 18th year has started... as promised, I need to begin before I get 18!!.

He started browsing for alchemical pot and other equipment.

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"My Liege... it's already been 2 weeks.. you need to sleep!!"

"No Brigand!! First I lost my wife... then the time I allowed Siri out of the castle, she disappears.... what kind of ausband and father am I?

In the throne room, the King of Girasia kingdom was surrounded by his advisors, and one of his aides was worried over his health.

"Has the stupid cpatain got any leads?"

The king asked one of the royal kinghts leader.

The man in question was running all over the kingdom in search of the princess.

As for his golden armoured superior.

"No my majesty... He also haven't slept for days, and feels the most guilty for his mistake, as for leads, We were able to find traces of princess hair washed out of the sewer, we have checked the whole drainage system, and were not able to confirm any other traces of her except some burned clothes and reading the map, we were able to assess the exit point of the kidnappers, but we don't know where they would have went after getting out of the city."

"Hunt them.... I want my daughter back... look for her in every single corner of the country."

-'Sir you have already given that order.' wanted to comment Brigand, but he kept his mouth shut.

"Yes sir."

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"The sainthood ceremony is approaching... we need to select volunteers for conducting the festival."

"The list is all ready ... just say the day, and we will dispatch them to the cities."

In a white room, with images of great wars chiseld on the walls, with a glass roof.

The sun brightened the room, but the faces of the people sitting in the room cannot be seen.

They all wore faceless mask, and sat around in a round table.

"We have other important matters than some petty promotional festival."

"What about the lost princess?... She woould have had a great future if she joined the church."

"You are right.. a talent like her!! and with those iconic white hair, she could even be goddess Serifa incarnated."

Siri was very adored in the church, being talented in light magic, and having white hair, which was odd in every society. The people in church thought very highly of her.

"But alas...!! her stupid father ruined it all!!.. does Sir Edward has any news?"

"No... but from what I know..She's not kidnapped, instead ran away from her father."

"Ran away.... if she ran away.. we may still have a chance to recruit her in the curch.. do you know her whereabouts?"

"About that.. I don't know... Even this information got in my hand, because her attendant came in for coffession."

"Then ask her....!!"

"Ok!!"