Chapter 782: Chapter 296: Job Change and Intelligence (Two-in-One Chapter)_3

“I was thinking of training harder for a while longer, but now it seems that time waits for no one. I need to allocate my points…”

Rein glanced at the attribute panel, where a total of 6 Skill Points remained.

Without hesitation, in a mere moment, Rein invested all 6 Skill Points into the witchcraft ‘Metal Barrier.’

With that, the ‘Metal Barrier’ witchcraft abruptly rose from lv3 to lv9!

Instantly, a torrent of memories about the witchcraft ‘Metal Barrier’ flooded into Rein’s mind.

For a moment, Rein found himself in a mysterious space, ceaselessly practicing the witchcraft ‘Metal Barrier’ for decades, compressing the syllables instinctively, getting faster and faster!

When Rein had digested the memories and once again silently chanted the incantation,

he found that in just about 0.5 seconds of casting time, three Hardened Fine Gold Kite Shields had sprung up around him.

Half a second of casting time could practically be discussed in the same breath as the casting time of innate wizardry.

Now, if Rein claimed that his innate witchcraft was ‘Metal Barrier,’ it would be convincingly real.

“But… it’s still not fast enough.”

“If I had 3 more Skill Points to reach lv12, then the casting time would be 0.25 seconds, and only then could I truly claim it to be indistinguishable from the real thing.”

“After advancing to Great Armor Forger, I’ll gain another round of Skill Points…”

However, Rein did not immediately start crafting the ‘Secret Silver Engraved Plate Armor.’ Instead, he left the room and headed to the mission hall.

…

In the Deputy Minister’s office.

Rein sat opposite Olena.

“Lady Olena, there’s something I might need your help with.”

“Lord Rein, please tell me.” Olena smiled amiably, seemingly eager to assist Rein.

“Here’s the thing, I heard Diamond Star Swordsmen can ask the intelligence department of the branch to help gather some information. But I’m not familiar with the person in charge of the intelligence department, so, I’d like to ask for Lady Olena’s help in making an introduction.”

Rein stated his purpose directly.

“Lord Rein, you are looking for information? You could just come directly to me; I will contact the intelligence department on your behalf,” Olena immediately offered to take on the task.

Having finally received a request for help from Lord Rein, Olena knew it was better to assist many times rather than just once.

Joking aside, if she simply referred Lord Rein to the intelligence department, would there still be a chance for him to seek her out afterward?

Even if he did, the opportunities would be far fewer.

Given Lord Rein’s rate of progress, who knows when he would be promoted and transferred? It would be foolish not to take advantage of the situation to build a closer relationship with him now.

Olena had long since determined in her heart that as long as Rein did not fall, he would definitely become a legendary figure of the Empire.

Building a relationship, naturally, was best done early!

Rein, on the other hand, did not expect Olena to be so enthusiastic. After thinking it over, he felt it wasn’t a problem and might actually be quite convenient.

So he handed Olena the portraits of the three people given to him by Neoro, saying:

“I want to look up information on these three people; they all come from the Imperial City. Could the branch help me contact the Imperial City as soon as possible to gather intelligence?”

“Of course, Lord Rein. Do you have their names?” Olena replied swiftly after glancing at the portraits.

“No, but these three people should all belong to a force under the Yakesen Auction House… umm, or the Marquis of Orenze family from the Imperial City.”

“Hmm? Does Lord Rein have a conflict with them that requires the branch’s intervention? As a Diamond Star Swordman, as long as it’s not your fault, the Sword Bearers will always be your strong backing,” the competent lady asserted decisively.

Rein felt a warm feeling in his heart upon hearing this.

“Not for now, I just want to understand the situation first.”

“Alright, I will contact the intelligence hall immediately. Today should be Deputy Minister Colin on duty. Once there is news, I’ll have him contact you at the earliest time.”

“Then thank you, Lady Olena.”

“You’re welcome.”

…

After returning to his room, Rein began to craft the ‘Secret Silver Engraved Plate Armor.’

At this moment, Rein once again experienced the benefits of choosing ‘Metal Morphing Spell’ as his innate witchcraft.

Normally, even other metal-series Wizards could directly morph metal bars into armor shapes, but this was equivalent to casting a first-level witchcraft, and the consumption of spiritual power was not small.

But Rein had made the ‘Metal Morphing Spell’ into his innate witchcraft, and the spiritual power consumption was less than one-tenth of the normal amount.

Therefore, in the blink of an eye, Rein rapidly morphed mithril bars into Knight suit components and began engraving inscriptions on them.

And if he failed, Rein would simply morph the mithril plate armor back and engrave again…

The efficiency was many times that of the normal forging process!

In just over an hour, Rein had completed part of the Great Armor Forger’s advancement requirement, which was ‘crafting ten inscribed plate armor components.’

And the system prompt followed:

[The conditions for advancing from Armor Forger to Great Armor Forger are: one, Armor Forger lv5 or higher; two, Strength at least 15 points, Constitution at least 15 points, Spirit at least 18 points; three, independently forge at least ten qualifying inscribed plate armor components; four, possess knowledge related to inscriptions…. All conditions are met, would you like to advance to Great Armor Forger? Yes/No?]

[Note: After becoming a Great Armor Forger, the original Armor Forger panel will merge into the Great Armor Forger career panel, and core skills of the Armor Forger will be retained.]