"Thank you for the glass of water! I already calmed myself down!" said Heiden after gulping down a glass of water.
"What is the big deal that you reacted like this, master?" asked Heracles with a curious expression.
After taking a long sigh, Heiden said to his student, "I'm not surprised about your indifference right now, but the three skills that you just acquired today are a big deal! Although they are just Epic-tier skills, Heaven's Smash and Blacksmith's Instinct have been sought by countless blacksmiths all over the continent! Heaven's Smash is very useful when you are in the pounding process. Meanwhile, the Blacksmith's Instinct skill enhances your ability to a higher degree when you are forging!"
Heracles immediately nodded upon hearing his master's explanation. A second later, he asked him, "What about the Legendary-tier skill that I got?"
Upon hearing his disciple's question, Heiden's expression suddenly changed to a very serious one that is comparable to his face when he is forging a sword.
He said in response to his disciple's question, "You see, Heavenly Fire is a flame that can smelt the famous ore, Dark Purple Stellar Ore! Since that was the case, it can be used in the battle as well! The greatest fighters in the blacksmith world are those who have this skill!"
Heracles couldn't help but be curious when he heard his master. He asked him at the next moment, "How are they considered the strongest fighters in our profession?"
Heiden smiled upon hearing his disciple. He said to him, "It seems like you didn't manage to read the part where Dark Purple Stellar Ore is stated! It is the second strongest metal on the continent! This means that if you are fighting on the battlefield, you can use this skill to smelt the enemy's armor which would leave them defenseless!"
Heracles nodded after realizing what his master wants to convey to him. After talking with each other for a few more minutes, Heiden said to his disciple, "Okay, that's enough chitchat! Let's practice again! I will now teach you how to forge your hammer!" "Okay, master!" said Heracles with great vigor.
As they practiced, Prince Lucas was watching silently from the forging room's door. After a few moments, Princess Lara suddenly came to his side. She said to him after he got his attention, "Your Third Brother is here to meet with you!"
"Really? Let's go meet with him right away, then!" said Prince Lucas with a smile.
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"Third Brother, welcome! What bring's you here to my Layla Palace?" said Prince Lucas as he entered the room with a smile.
Despite his smile, the Third Prince's expression was the exact opposite expression that he had. He said to Prince Lucas, "Why didn't you tell me you got attacked three weeks ago, Second Brother!?"
Upon hearing him, Princess Lara's expression suddenly changed as she turned her glance toward her husband. She said to him, "You got attacked!? If it's three weeks ago, then, you got attacked when you are with Heracles!? Why didn't you tell me this!?"
Prince Lucas sighed after hearing the two people inside the room. He said to them, "Let us sit down first before we talk about this, okay?"
"Okay, the reason why I didn't tell you about the attack is to not worry the two of you. I sorted everything, so I decided not to cause the two of you any needless worries," said Prince Lucas calmly.
Upon hearing him, Princess Lara said, "Even so-!" Before she could finish speaking, Prince Lucas suddenly hugged him. "This is why I don't want to tell you about this. You don't have to worry, okay?" He said as he calmed her down.
After calming his wife, Prince Lucas suddenly became serious. "Did you just come here because of that attack?" he asked him with a serious expression.
Prince Laxerus said in response, "Well, not really, Second Brother. We finally finished the third phase of our plan! How do you want to proceed?"
With a smile on his face, Prince Lucas said to his third brother, "Let's start the fourth phase of our plan! Bring down HIS allies all over the domain one by one!"
"As you wish, Second Brother! I will go back now to the frontline! Father and First Brother will be suspicious of me if I stay longer! You can spearhead the entire plan!" said Prince Laxerus with an excited expression.
"You can leave everything to me, Third Brother! We must finish this one carefully or else we will have our heads flying up!" said Prince Lucas said as he bid goodbye to his younger brother.
After his brother left, Prince Lucas turned his attention toward his wife. He said to Princess Lara with a serious expression, "My love, please send a message to your father, the Grand Duke. We are going to start the fourth phase of our plan! We are going to implement this phase of the plan after all these years!"
"I will do as you wish," said Lara before leaving as fast as she could.
Meanwhile, back at the forging room, Heiden was still teaching Heracles about forging a hammer. Before the sun could go down on the horizon, Heiden said to Heracles, "That's it for today! You don't have to practice tonight! I will procure the highest-ranked ores that I can as of this moment to help you create a great hammer!"
"I appreciate it, master! Thank you for caring about this disciple! I will patiently wait for your return!" said Heracles with a smile.
"Well, anything for my disciple! For now, read the remaining books I delivered last week! You need to learn about the advanced part before we proceed!" said Heiden before leaving with his daughter.
"Goodbye, master! Goodbye, Shirley!" said Heracles as he bids them farewell.
"Goodbye, Heracles!" said Shirley in response.
'Well, it's time now to read some books! I want to learn about that Dark Purple Stellar ore and the strongest ore!'