After reaching an agreement with Elder Ming, Warden's work on finishing the main shell of the west front had been progressing well. On the fifth day, they had almost completed carving runes on all three steles.
Of course, it wouldn't have been possible without the help of Elder Ming. Instead of the four additional adepts that Warden had requested, the elder presented himself and single-handedly completed a stele on his own, matching his own accomplishments. However, the speed at which the elder worked was far spectacular, taking only two days to finish the humongous 64,000 runes.
Honestly, Warden didn't think he'd lose out much in comparison to the elder in the skill of Runesmithing. It was simply a play of rank. Elder Ming was a gold ranker; his rank was multiple times higher than Warden's. Of course, he'd have some advantages over him, not to mention that the elderly man was full of experience in this sort of job.
