Chapter 5 - Naka Manor

Translator : Zer0

Editor : Grandmaster G

Naka Manor wasn’t far from Maple Leaf Village. Although this

time was night, Naka Manor was brightly lit like as festival.

Naka Manor wasn’t like generally manor, but it can be called a

fortress. It has a solid wall and could be seen that the building

was continually strengthening by every generation of Naka

Manor lord. Even the bandits cannot easily to enter Naka

Manor.

Naka Manor also had many guards and became famous

because of it as well, so no one dared to oppose Naka Manor.

“Young Lord, are you coming back?” Seeing Young Lord

Keithley, the butler of Naka Manor greet him soon.

Keithley nodded. “Where’s my father?”

“Young Lord, Lord is waiting for you in the study…”, the butler

said.

Keithley’s face was gloomy then he walked through the corridor.

Keithley arrived at front of the study room’s door, knocked the

door and called, “Father…”

“Come in…” His father didn’t much say, he said with an

irresistible voice for Keithley.

A burly man sat on the study desk. He held a sword in one hand

and a rag in another hand. He w

“Well, Maple Leaf Village, yes…, autumn is coming. The Maple

Leaf Village is very beautiful. Well… as long as they have a good

time…” Girard said indifferently. He smiled and asked, “How are

you getting along with them?”

“Fortunately, Elder cousin brother Jordin is good to me…”

Keithley said.

“It’s all right…” Girard nodded with satisfaction. Keithley could

pull the relationship closer with Jordin, which showed that

Keithley was doing a good job.

“You are peers with them and you should have a good time with

them…”

Looking at his father’s indifferently appearance, Keithley’s heart

was relieved, he knew that his father was satised

with his

performance. He couldn’t help thinking about the merits and

laughed. “Father, this month, I will turn 15 years old, my

birthday.., you see…”

Keithley hadn’t nished

what he said yet, but Girard had already

understood what Keithley meant and laughed. “What do you

want?”

“Are father playing with me?” Keithley’s eyebrows furrowed and

he smirked because usually, his father wouldn’t speak so well to

him.

He took one step closer toward his father and boldly said,

“Father, I want a sword.” He hesitated. “Hmm…like Elder cousin

brother Jordin’s sword.”

Girard didn’t feel any pressure when he heard Keithley’s rst

sentence, but when he heard Keithley’s second sentence, he

frightened and almost slipped.

“What? You want a sword like your cousin?”

“Yes.” Keithley didn’t realize that his condition was

problematical. In his opinion, a sword wasn’t a big thing.

Girard smiled. “Dear Keithley, this sword is not something I don’t

want to buy for you, but I can’t afford it. You know, how much is

your cousin’s sword?”

“How much?” Keithley was still confused, but he knew it must

be expensive.

Girard smiled while he pointed three ngers.

“300 gold coins?” Keithley asked.

Girard shook his head.

“3,000 gold coins?”

Girard still shook his head and said, “You cousin’s sword is

called “Long Ice-cold Song,” the Dark-gold Rank equipment, it’s

price is over 30,000 gold coins…”

“30,000?” Keithley was startled by the numbers. “Is that light

sword’s worth 30,000 gold coins?”

Girard nodded seriously, “30,000 gold coins is the basic

amount. It means the Low-Grade Attribute. If the Top-Grade

Attribute, the value of the Essence Stone is 150,000 gold coins,

and to make a Dark Gold Rank equipment, it’s price must be two

times, with a value of at least 300,000 gold coins, if be

auctioned, it could be even higher.”

“What is Dark Gold Rank? Top Grade Attribute?” Keithley still

didn’t understand.

“Don’t you know?” Girard frowned and disappointed,” Keithley, I

usually let you read more books and you even don’t listen to it.

Now you don’t understand anything…”

After lecturing Keithley, Girard answered him. “We use the

weapons that can be upgraded. Like our usual swords, they

haven’t been upgraded. It was Ordinary Weapon, the process of

improvement, was called attaching magic…”

“After attaching magic on the sword, with the magic attribute, it

is more easily and powerfully used, and the attack power is also

increased…”

“A Magical Weapon needs Essence Stones. After the

equipment is upgraded, the level 1 is Skyblue Rank, level 2,

Seablue Rank, level 3, Gold Rank, and level 4 is Darkgold Rank.

Your cousin’s sword is level 4, Darkgold Rank…”

“What is the order and the attributes?” Keithley still didn’t

understand.

“As for the order and attribute, now your cousin is a MiddleLevel

Sword Practitioner. He can only use Low Order Weapon.

The High Level of Low Order Darkgold Weapon. As for the

attribute… I don’t know, it is the Top Grade Attribute on Low

Order Weapon is already the best … so if it’s price is 300,000

gold coins, it isn’t high.”

Keithley pondered and asked, “Why is the price difference

between the Top Grade Attribute and the Low-Grade Attribute

so much…”

Girard smiled. “It’s about Essence Stone’s price. Think about it.

A fourth-level Essence Stone’s price is 1000 gold coins, a fthlevel

Essence Stone’s price is 2000 gold coins, and a sixth-level

is 5000 gold coins. Our family cannot afford to get a sixth-level

Essence Stone …”

He hesitated and continued, “And …Magical Weapon isn’t made

easily. The chance of failure is high. Once it fails, Essence

Stones are gone. This is equal to gambling. The higher the level

of weapons, the chance of failure is higher as well. Many

people have tried to attach the magic to their own weapons, but

many of them also fail and bankrupt …”

“And a Low Level White Rank weapon was upgraded to

Darkgold Rank. Generally, it would take 30 Essence Stones.

Only to get an Essence Stone was 150,000 gold coins, and to

make Dark Gold Rank, the price is double, it is 300,000…”

Keithley stretched out his tongue and said, “300,000 gold coins,

this price is too exaggerated…” He knew that his Manor earned

only a few thousand gold coins a year. These 300,000 gold

coins were simply an unrealistic fantasy.

“You know it’s good… It’s not my father doesn’t want to buy it

for you, but it can’t be bought at all…” Girard smiled. “We aren’t

like Sorte Family. They’re a part of Holy Roman Empire family.”

No matter how big our family, after all, because your aunt is

married to Sorte Family lord, so our Naka Manor will have the

glory of today…”

Keithley nodded. He knew that his family was only a rural rich

man. His cousin and cousin’s friend, McGinn, were the real

aristocrat. His own family didn’t deserve carrying their shoes.

Jordin was aunt’s son. If it weren’t for this relationship, in the

Young Lord Jordin’s position, how could he come to such a

place as Naka Manor?

“Jordin may become the successor of Sorte Family. You have to

get along well with him and you will get your benets

in the

future…” Girard laughed.

“Yes, father…” Keithley nodded. “I will.”

“This sword will be given to you…” Girard pondered and handed

over the long sword which had just wiped to Keithley. “This

sword belongs to the Low Level of Skyblue Rank Sword with

Low-Grade Attribute. The price is at least ve

or six thousand

gold coins, This sword for you…”

Keithley rejoiced, eagerly took it and thanked him. He took the

sword and left his father’s study room. With this sword,

tomorrow he will able to show off in front of his cousin and

cousin’s friend. Although this behavior was ridiculous, Young

Lord Keithley was also want to keep his dignity.

Girard’s study room was silent again, and after a while, the

knock-on-hit sound of the door was ringing again.

“Come in……”

The person was the butler of Naka Manor.

“Lord, do you have something ..?”

Girard’s eyes narrowed and asked, “What happened to Keithley

at Maple Leaf Village today?”

Girard still sensed the panic expression at Keithley’s face. From

childhood until now, Girard knew his own son best.

Then the butler bowed deeply and said, “Yes, Lord, today Young

Lord did something in Maple Leaf Village.”

Then, the Butler spoke about the matter which Keithley did at

afternoon, Butler was also surprised that this was a trivial

matter for Naka Manor. He also believed that he could handle it,

he was a small beggar? The butler can’t think the Lord actually

asking himself.

“Oh, it was accidentally killing an old beggar…” Girard listened

disapproving. “A scumbag, and killing, it’s not a big thing…”

If the villagers, it was estimated that there would be some

trouble, in order to benet

the villagers, may inevitably lose

some money, but just a penniless beggar, then he didn’t even to

lose some money.

“But Keithley was too unpromising. He did it when the evil was

done, but he forgot to brush his ass.” Girard grunted and said

displeasedly, “Call Keithley…”

Keithley came to his father’s study room again and saw the

Butler here, he knew that his father had already known what he

did today.

Girard asked seriously. “Keithley, Do you know what’s wrong

with you?”

Keithley panicked. “I… I… It’s none of my business; it’s him …”

“I don’t mean you…” Girard’s eyes glanced at Keithley. “Why

didn’t you kill the little bastard?”

“Oh…well there’s a lot of villagers standing in a circle and

watched us that day…” Keithley hadn’t thought about this thing,

but there were so many people that day, so he couldn’t start.

“What do the villagers have? It’s just killing a little beggar…”

Girard was extremely dissatised

with him.

“Father, since he is just a small beggar, is it necessary to be so

serious? I feel like we are afraid of him…” Keithley said

cautiously.

Girard frowned and took a breath and asked, “Keithley, do you

know Mountain Ant?”

“Mountain Ant?” Keithley confused. He didn’t know what the

father was mentioning.

“Yeah, it’s the kind of Mountain Ant. It’s a big thing…” Girard

revealed a meaningful smile. “Mountain Ant is small but if

someone is bitten by it. Isn’t painful?”

……

Late at night, in Naka Manor, when almost everyone was almost

asleep, the gate opened slowly and several horses rushed out

of Manor and ran towards Maple Leaf Village.

In Naka Manor Girard’s study room, the light still shone, Girard

stood in front of the window and watched the fast horses gone,

he smiled wickedly.

“You kid made a mess, you have to let me as your father to

clean up ah …”

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