William was a hoarder, so parting with the Twin Starmetal Shortswords that he had just forged was painful, but he wanted more Mana Stones for the future. He was almost forced to get rid of the shortswords, since keeping them would paint a target on his back anyway.
He wasn't stupid enough to think that just because he was inside a Capital City he was safe. No, it was quite the opposite. All his pursuers had to do was prepare an ambush for William the moment he left the City.
Even in the Five Elements Sect, someone in the Golden Core Realm managed to sneak into his own residence and attempted to assassinate him. William was very weak then, and only survived because of Atticus and a powerful trapping Array that he had come up with on the spot.
"T-This...Are you sure, Mr. Yuming?" Rodger asked with undisguised shock.
William nodded, "I can't use these."
