While Phillip was still shocked that soone with Nial's reputation thought that he could beco stronger enough to be of any use to humanity, Nial had already returned to his study.
He urged more people to co over so that he could take a look at their condition and create the runic armant they needed to be as strong as other Originals, or even stronger.
Nial was pretty sure that the vast majority of crippled Originals were desperate to change their fate if their life had been only remotely as frustrating as his own.
Living without the ability to see for 15 years and without awakening his Origin clearly told him that the governnt had to improve a few things. Nial wanted to change the governnt in this regard and in many other ways as well.
For this he might not need to help other Originals to fix their issues but it would certainly be helpful if he could allow Originals with disadvantages to beco even stronger than everyone else.
Several days passed in which Phillip was given the opportunity to show off his strength in ordinary Rookie dungeons. He was doing well, not a single dungeon monster could even touch him which allowed him to conquer the dungeons quickly.
Phillip was giving his best to show off the black runic prosthesis, and it quickly turned into the 'breaking news' of the shelter. Many were curious about the sudden ergence of a prosthesis with runic constellations engraved on it.
Other Originals with similar conditions and Phillip found their way to Nial after they got to know that he had created the prosthesis, and a few clamored around him to join the Onyx Association.
However, Nial didn't accept everyone at one go. He had to see the desperation in their eyes, and the determination to beco stronger, otherwise, it would be a waste of ti to create a runic prosthesis for them, let alone nourish them.
So cursed at Nial after he plainly rejected them but that was not sothing he could be bothered about.
Right now, he was not proficient at creating a prosthesis, especially since they had to be customized with specific runic constellations and different sizes, materials, and so on according to an individual's need.
It would take days to create one product with his proficiency as a blacksmith and to collect all the necessary resources. Thus, Nial couldn't care less if soone begged him for help or cursed at him for sending them away. He didn't have the ti nor the ambition to be everybody's savior because he wanted to increase the number of Ancient Origin Rings that revolved around his body in the next few months.
There was only half a year, or possibly a little bit less than that left before Jundra was said to reawaken. Until then, Nial's initial plan had been to advance to the Protheus rank.
Unfortunately, that was not even feasible if he were to be in Yggdrasil, where he spent 45 days creating one Ancient Origin ring. He had to create four more Ancient Origin rings and rge them to advance to the Protheus rank.
On Jundra, it would require him at least four months to create another Ancient Origin Ring, maybe three if he spread out enough Origin crystals around him.
That was sothing Nial wanted to make use of. He wanted to create his 6th Ancient Origin ring before Jundra's planetary mana core would awaken.
Afterward, he would use the higher mana density of Jundra to accelerate his advancent. Until then, he might as well focus on the Onyx Association.
He wanted the news to spread that he was the best Runicier mankind had ever seen through all the shelters to make sure that everyone knew about it. This was also one of the reasons why he helped out the desperate and determined Originals, who needed his help to live a normal life.
Of course, this was only a small reason to create the prosthesis for others, but it was more than enough to attract the attention of various Artisans. Nial didn't want to keep blacksmithing and concocting forever.
It was a ti for him to learn sothing he was not innately talented in. Learning all three Lifestyle occupations was not necessary if he had soone, who could concoct all the runic solutions he needed. The exact sa applied to blacksmithing.
Nial knew that he was not a talented blacksmith and that Phillip's arm prosthesis still had room for improvent. Thus, it would be much better if there was a talented blacksmith, who could create the weapons and goods he needed before he would engrave the runic constellations using the runic solutions that had been prepared beforehand as well.
This was one of the reasons why he created the Artisan Guild, called Orion. Both the Onyx Association and the Orion Guild complented each other because each needed the other.
The Orion Guild would create all kinds of potions and equipnt for the Onyx Association would ensure that the Orion Guild would have enough resources to keep creating equipnt.
Nial wanted to create a symbiotic relationship between the two organizations, and earn a huge fortune, which he would then use to keep nourishing his people.
That way, they would beco stronger and stronger, whether it was in terms of proficiency, knowledge, techniques, or their ranks.
Nial had big plans and the Onyx Association was just the first step to make sure that he would be acknowledged as the best human Runicier all over the shelter.
The Nightshadow Elves and Dark Elves joined his Onyx Association officially as well after a while. Nial created top-notch quality Tier-1 runic weapons and protective garnts for them to make sure that they would assist him in reaching everyone's ears. He wanted that publicity.
Being at the Protheus rank, the three brats of the Nightshadow Elven race were in possession of Tier-2 runic weapons. However, they were not able to use these weapons properly yet.
It was not necessary for them to use them if they couldn't even exhibit the sa power with high Tier weapons as they could unleash by wielding top-notch Tier-1 weapons.
Possessing higher-tiered runic armants may be helpful in the future but it was certainly not sothing that would be useful while being at the Mirae or Protheus rank.
In fact, it might decrease their combat power drastically!
Nial spent his ti in a rather relaxed manner working on his plan.
He was busy but didn't fight much. It was a calm ti that made him feel as if he was on a vacation.
There was not a lot of ti for him to spend with his family but he tried his best to be with them as much ti as possible.
He asked his sister, Hana, and the Maverick sisters to join his association so that he could improve his reputation in a short amount of ti, but that was not possible.
The Heaven's Gates organization prevented them from joining the Onyx Association, which was botherso but still sowhat fine.
Days passed in which Kristine finished all purchases, including the large piece of land he had wanted. After he got his hands on the land he wanted, Nial hired the biggest construction firm he could find to build everything he needed. The large piece of land which he owned had the size of a small town that could house more than 3000 citizens.
It was interesting for the construction firm to see what Nial had planned, which was also why they accepted Nial's deal imdiately.
He provided the necessary funds for them to start working and would pay the rest in installnts. The Nightshadow Elves provided the resources required to build and Nial paid the wages by creating a bunch of Tier-1 runic armants every now and then.
After half a month had passed since Phillip and many others had joined the Onyx association, Nial figured that the number of people who were willing to join him had stagnated.
There were still a few but Nial was not too keen to take them in based on their first impression. Nourishing soone required lots of resources, along with lots of ti to maintain soone's runic prosthesis after they'd been created in the first place. Thus, Nial only wanted the best of the best.
His gut feeling was the sole factor he used to decide whether to accept soone in his group or not. If he didn't like them, their behavior, or sothing about them, Nial would reject them bluntly.
That may be cruel but he had better things to do than care about others' feelings.
There was no room for mistakes and Nial was fully aware of this.
"Is soone here?" A loud and hoarse voice resounded through the huge workshop in Nial's ho.
Nial was still working on a runic armant, which was why he didn't answer. He had sensed the newcor who had tiptoed into the room but didn't bother about greeting him.
And that was even though the young man, who had entered the workshop, was the first Original at the Protheus rank. Everyone knew the 30ish-year-old man, including Nial.
After all, he had heard quite a bit about lheim Zorn, one of the ten strongest Originals of mankind.
lheim Zorn walked through the workshop as if he had been there thousands of tis. He found his way to Nial almost instantly, following the quiet sound of the young Original's breathing.
With calm composure, lheim Zorn listened to the sound of Nial's engraving and a faint smile appeared on his face when he sensed the newcor.
"I'm sorry but I cannot fix your eyes if that's what you are here for," Nial said almost instantly when he visualized lheim Zorn's eyes, or what was left of them.
Nial had heard that lheim Zorn had once fought against an extrely powerful dungeon beast and that its claw had brazenly cut through his eyes. Apparently, the beast had been too fast and lheim had barely managed to save his life.
However, he had sacrificed his eyes in the process and his nose bridge had cracked into a thousand pieces as well.
The nose was not a big worry and it was reparable to an extent, however, lheim's eyesight had been lost forever.
Nial could only guess that lheim Zorn had heard about his capabilities to create arm and leg prostheses, which was why the young man must have approached him.
However, his guess was wrong as lheim shook his head.
"That's not what I am looking for. If you cannot tend to your own eyesight and restore it, I doubt that you are capable of fixing mine. That was not ant to be rude, by the way," lheim said calmly and Nial nodded his head.
"My eyes have a different sort of problem but I agree. In the future, I might be able to create runic armants that can replace your eyesight but that will require lots of research, ti, and practice," Nial was similarly calm as lheim when he spoke to one of the strongest humans of the nine shelters.
"How can I help you?" He added with a faint smile on his lips.
"I know how the governnt usually treats 'defective' humans. Even I am usually eyed weirdly when everyone thinks that I cannot sense their gazes, but that's wrong," lheim shared in a sad voice, shaking his head as he didn't understand how the governnt could be so foolish before he added,
"I like what you do, and I heard that you don't force anyone to do sothing weird or expect a fortune from them even after they have to stay in your association for a year. You even nourish them, which ans that you would make a big loss instead of a win by taking them in."
lheim released his mana to perceive Nial's stable mana fluctuations. He smiled at this calmness of the young Original, and continued to speak,
So, I wondered what you were doing and I ca to the conclusion that you're planning for the future. Everyone you help will need you, or soone capable enough to maintain their prosthesis. If that's not enough, they will realize too late that they have grown dependent on your help and resources, and they cannot go back to living their old life. Of course, they will only realize when they think about leaving you.
I like your way of thinking and the long-term investnts you do, probably for both your own sake and to make sure that mankind will be strong enough to endure the future that awaits them!"
Nial began to frown the more he heard lheim talking. He felt a bit weird because he could already guess lheim's next words.
However, that was exactly what confused Nial because there was no reason for lheim to do what he was going to do.
"That being said, I want to join you!" lheim Zorn declared, proving Nial's prediction correct."
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