Fate Online: Shadow

Chapter 553: The Armorer Class

In a valley near Calderock village.

A huge hawk flew down and landed in front of a wooden log cabin.

Keeaar! Keeaar!

The hawk screeched and on one of its feet, a small leather tube was attached.

Creeeek~

A moment after the hawk arrived, the door of the wooden cabin slowly opened, and a familiar face appeared.

It was Michael's master, Sage Laura.

"Another news from the frontline?"

Recognizing the hawk, Laura muttered with a slight frown as she walked over towards the huge bird.

Keeaar!

The hawk let out a screech as it docilely rubbed its head against Laura's palm when she stroked it, then she took out the letter that the bird had delivered.

"So, the two armies finally came into an agreement huh" she commented while reading the contents of the parchment.

Then she wielded her magic, and a piece of meat appeared in her hand, then she threw the meat at the hawk as a reward for its work.

"Now that I think about it. I wonder where that troublesome disciple of mine is now after he got away from that woman. It was a good thing since I didn't want to deal with that troublesome woman. Hmm..it has been a while since he wrote to me. I wonder if that bastard is managing his territory well. He should seriously thank me because those nearby Kingdoms didn't dare encroach on his territory after the news spread that Neverwinter had been taken over by him"

Not long after, Laura went back inside her home and started to write something.

On the other hand, Solitary Tempest who had tag along with the coalition army is currently busy looking at her map.

She had tagged along with the coalition army since not only would it be safer compared to her traveling alone, it's also convenient since they would also pass through the place, she's planning heading to.

The only drawback is that it's slower and she would be pressed for time by the time she arrives there.

"Let's see, with the speed we're going now. Hmmm..If we don't encounter any trouble on the road, then we would be able to reach that place tomorrow at the latest" while saying those words, Solitary Tempest was hit by a thought and she slowly looked around her.

"Well…I think no one would be that dumb to provoke such a large army, right? And with a lot of time of time in my hands, let's take this chance to provide maintenance my equipment"

Possessing high Prestige and Fame, the army had at least provided people in similar situations like her to ride on a wagon throughout the journey. So, while the others are marching on foot, the privileged like them are having a relaxing time under the shade of their wagons.

Solitary Tempest took out a grindstone and started sharpening her weapon, the death scythe, this startled the players who were sharing the wagon with her since Scythes are an unusual choice for a melee player.

'A scythe, is she one of those players imitating Solitary Tempest? They're like mushrooms these days, they're suddenly everywhere''

'A grindstone, so she's also a Blacksmith? But why is her grindstone black though, isn't it supposed to be gray?'

Reconditioning complete! The Death Scythe gains a temporary 3% attack damage! +5 Durability!

Then she put away her Scythe and her tools and took out a hammer, a sewing kit, then her leather armor that had those steel plated parts.

'What the heck? She's a Tailor too? I thought we can only choose once for our 2nd Profession? Is there actually a way to get another one?'

Solitary Tempest first started stitching the tears on the leather part of her armor and soon after, she's lightly hammering the small dents on the steel plates on the joint sections of the armor.

The players around her watched her work intently, no one uttered a word as they were genuinely curious about her since this was their first time learning about someone having multiple Life Professions or 2nd Profession.

Minor repair complete! +3% Defense (Limited) and +5 Durability!

She also did minor repairs on her Torso Armor, Shin guards, her boots and lastly, her pair of gloves, with each piece of equipment receiving the same increase in durability and the temporary increase on their defensive attribute.

Someone finally couldn't reign in their curiosity and asked, "You, who are you and how are you able to have two Life Professions?"

Everyone inside the wagon had the same questions in their minds since the only information they have from her are those rows of floating question marks above her head

"Hmm?"

Solitary Tempest's concentration was immediately broken when she heard those, and she slowly looked up and took a look around her.

"Pardon? Were you talking to me?"

"Eh,y-yes, we were just wondering how you were able to possess two Life Professions"

The player who had opened his mouth earlier couldn't help but slightly stutter when he heard such an authoritative tone under that hood, especially coming from a woman.

Under the hood, Solitary Tempest smiled and replied, "It's a secret. If we were in the same guild then I might tell you. Sadly, we don't"

The players looked at each other and took the hint that they're not getting any answers today and kept quiet.

'Fools, no one in their right mind would tell you such an important secret. There might already be a few others like me who have advanced in their Life Professions, and even now, there's still no news about it circulating on the web. It's clear that these people are trying to monopolize this information for as long as possible'

As mentioned, Solitary Tempest had successfully advanced on the next class of her Blacksmith Profession and reached the level of Master.

She smiled when she saw their reactions and took a look at something in Status Window that made her smile.

[ARMORER] Blacksmith

The second class promotion of the Blacksmith Class, the Armorer. You can now forge higher quality Armors and Weapons, and with a minor mastery on Leather making, you can create items in line with the specific class.

Requirements: Hidden