Chapter 1266 - The Sacred Land's Demand

Grabol and three more elders came inside. Before Rean started to show his methods, Brabol forced the guys to sign a Soul Binding Contract. It was so that they wouldn't reveal the methods to anyone else without Grabol or the Sacred Land Master's permission. Yes, Kristio was the person Grabol contacted about paying Rean for his method. Grabol would also share the method with Kristio later, just in case something happened to him.

With that out of the way, Rean spent one more day teaching those four how to forge Element Gathering equipment. It's just that the results they got weren't as good as Rean's. "Weren't your equipment a lot stronger?"

Rean nodded, saying, "That's obvious. The Element Gathering Method is one thing. My forging process is another. However, don't tell me you don't have your own forging methods that you keep a secret from others. Now that you know how to make your equipment gather a specific element, it's up to you to improve it and make them better."

Grabol nodded, saying, "Rean's right. We only needed the Element Gathering Method. I can definitely think of a hundred different ways to forge a piece of stronger equipment now that I know it. If we also rely on him for the normal forging, can we even call ourselves blacksmiths?"

The other three agreed with Grabol. "We were wrong, Grabol."

Rean smiled in response. Obviously, without the Earth's Remnants and the Soul Gem Blacksmith Workshop, he was certain they wouldn't be able to match the strength of his own equipment. 'In the end, they can't win against a technological world.'

Grabol sighed in relief before he began to write the terms of the contract. Rean then used his blood, and soon, the contract burned up. Of course, the binding part was put on the dummy soul, so nothing could stop Rean from sharing his methods in the future if he wished to.

Grabol then touched Rean's shoulder with an apologetic expression. "I'm sorry, we had no other choice. At least you can still practice your forging in our Blacksmith Hall. I'll give you as much support as I can. Don't worry, our Blacksmith Hall doesn't lose to any branch of the Blacksmith Guild outside. As long as you only forge your Element Gathering equipment here, you're free to do whatever you want."

Rean was still angry, though. Even if it didn't work, the fact was that they wanted to seal his gold mine. "Whatever, I'm leaving." Without even looking back, Rean left the Blacksmith Hall.

Surprisingly, Etherian was outside, waiting for him. "Seems like you decided to sign the contract, huh?"

Rean glanced at him before asking, "You knew they would force me, right?"

"I knew," Etherian replied. "However, I was against it from the very start. I tried to plead for your sake, but Kristio and the others wouldn't listen. In the end, there's only so much I can do. It's quite a pitiful display for a man called one of the Ten Greats, don't you think?" Etherian didn't look happy about that either.

Rean could tell he wasn't lying, especially since there wasn't a need for him to do so. "It's fine. I'll manage."

Etherian then asked through a Divine Sense Message. 'You and your brother are leaving soon. Will you be okay not being able to use your Element Gathering Method anymore?'

Rean just shook his head, telling him, 'It's fine.. Don't worry about it.'