Ivan walks with Alibaster to the blacksmith shop called 'The Dark Bull'. Alibaster owns The Dark Bull and is the place where Ivan will be working.

Ivan is surprised since this blacksmith's shop actually looks like what one would expect a blacksmith shop compared to the endless sea of rundown shacks that plagues the town of Blightwood.

Alibaster takes out a ring of keys and unlocks the door. Ivan follows the old man in, barely fitting through the door, and sees a stereotypical blacksmith's shop.

Weapons are organized by different types and signs are put up so people can easily find what they are looking for. The weapons are all placed in shelves in the middle of the store while the walls of the room is covered by various types of armors.

"Wow, this is my first time in a blacksmith's shop." says Ivan as he inspects everything in and about the room.

"Your first time, were you raised under a rock?"

Alibaster is surprised at the fact that Ivan said this was his first time. Blacksmith shops (also known as forges) are littered throughout the realm and there are usually one in every city. To not have went inside of one is like saying you've never been to a gas station.

Ivan says lets out an 'ahhhh.' as he forgot to mention a fairly important thing to Alibaster.

"I was summoned to this realm from a different realm not to long ago."

"Summoned to this realm? You're full of surprises young one. Next thing I know, you're telling me you also have some legendary ancestors."

Ivan's eyes go wide but he is behind Alibaster so Alibaster doesn't see Ivan's reaction. Ivan starts to wonder how much this old man knows about him and that maybe this was a plot to trap Ivan.

"But that would just be ridiculous." says Alibaster while cackling again. Ivan lets out a sigh but he is still somewhat suspicious as to how the old man's joke was so close the reality.

"Well, pick out some items that are 350 Gold Sheks or less combined and you can have it. I can't have my bodyguard being completely unprotected now can I?"

"A-are you sure?" asks Ivan caught so off guard that he stuttered a little bit. 350 Gold Sheks was 35 days worth of work and 350 meals of the most basic kind.

"Of course! Consider it an insurance. You never know what can walk through that door and it would be a shame if you died so quickly."

Ivan is startled at first at Alibaster's morbid words. Ivan starts to think about it though and realizes that what Alibaster is saying is fair and this place is a cesspool of danger. Ivan knows that he has really been too slack lately since he has a Legendary+ class and maybe Ivan should start taking more precautions or prepare for emergencies.

Deciding to not decline the offer of free stuff, Ivan takes a look at the different weapons and armors for sale. Ivan already knows what he wants and makes his way towards the 'Spear' section.

Shelves filled with spears make Ivan decision hard as to what spear he wants. It isn't long until Ivan finds 3 spears that he likes. Looking at the three spears, Ivan decides to buy all of them.

The three spears were all the same while all coming with a strap to make the spear storable on someone's back. Each spear was worth 100 Gold Sheks and weren't spectacular in anyway.

The reason Ivan wants this is so he can train with the spear and learn how to use it while not worrying about it breaking since he will have an extra. On top of that, any spear that is for sale under 500 Gold Sheks here was in danger of being broken from the sheer strength of their user.

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The only problem with these spears is that they are kind of small for Ivan's size. The spear shaft in his hands feel tiny and they only go up to Ivan's chest. Preferably, Ivan would want spears that were as long as him or even a little longer.

With 50 Gold Sheks left, Ivan decides to buy a black cloak that is made out of hide. Unfortunately, Ivan is way too big for the size of the cloak. It is supposed to cover ones whole body but it barely covers past Ivan's shoulders and only reaches down to the bottom of his knees.

As Ivan walks up to the counter to show the old man what he got, the old man sighs.

"Give me the cloak and I will make it bigger."

Ivan takes the cloaks off his shoulders and hands it to Alibaster.

"Look over the store while I am gone." says Alibaster as he disappears into the back of the store.

Ivan finds an open wall and leans against it, waiting for someone to walk into the store. Soon enough, the first customer of the day walks through the door.

A man who is only slightly smaller than Ivan enters the store. Cloth wraps cover the man's body and only a single green light from where the man's eye should be can be see of the actual man's body. On top of that, a green looking bloodlust permeates from the man's body. Ivan has never seen a bloodlust like this before, leaving an impression on him.

Ivan carefully watches as the man walks up and down the aisles seeming to be looking for something specific. The rag covered man hasn't seemed to have noticed Ivan yet but Ivan doesn't care if the man notices him or not.

The man seems to decide on a saber and takes it to the counter. Ivan walks up to the counter and startles the man.

"Where did you come from and who are you?"

"I was here the whole time and who I am doesn't matter. That will be 140 Gold Sheks."

The man thinks for a second, seeming to be mulling over something. There are two pouches at the man's waist. Finally making a decision, the man grabs the smaller of the two pouches.

"Alright... Here you go."

The man throws down a pouches onto the table and walks out of the door with the sword. Ivan picks up the pouch and quickly counts it, with 140 coins being inside.

What an interesting guy. I don't even know what race he was but all I know was that green eye was kind of edgy. Maybe that person is obsessed with looking cool.

Ivan says this but he doesn't know his eyes are blood red, being even more edgy than the man's green eye.

No more customers come by before Alibaster makes his way out of the back of the store. When coming out, Alibaster sees Ivan behind the counter and a pouch of money sitting beside of him.

"Oh I see you made a sale. What was the person like and what did they want?"

"Oh, you're back. They wanted a saber like weapon and the man was rapped in cloth wraps."

Alibaster freezes for a second.

"Did he have a bright green eye?"

"How did you know?"

Alibaster sighs and walks over to the pouch. Once he looks inside, Alibaster race turns red with rage. He turns around and kicks Ivan in the shin. The kick doesn't affect Ivan at all.

"You big idiot! All of this money is counterfeit and is made of fool's gold! That man is a known swindler around town!"

Alibaster keeps kicking Ivan in rage at the fact he lost 140 Gold Sheks because of him. Ivan thinks for a second and then grabs one of his spears.

"Don't worry, I'll just go track him down and get the money or the saber back."

Alibaster finally stops kicking Ivan and lets out an angry snort. Taking one final look at Ivan, Alibaster shakes his head and throws Ivan the newly refitted massive cloak.

"Fine. Don't blame me if you end up dead though. He is notorious around town for being ruthless."

Ivan shakes his head at these words.

"I'm not that worried at all. I am completely confident in being able to take him down."

Ivan felt no sense of urgency or danger when he looked at the man. This made Ivan confident in being able to fight this mysterious man alone. Ivan puts a lot of faith in his instincts.

Alibaster becomes impressed for a second but knows not to get his hopes up.

"Well go then! Catch him before he gets too far away!"

"Right!"

Ivan puts on the cloak and equips his 3 spears. Two are resting on his back in an X pattern and one is in his hand. The spear looks ridiculous in Ivan's hands as it is obviously too small for him.

Walking out of the door of the blacksmith's shop, Ivan looks left and right. A trace of green bloodlust can be seen in the distance and Ivan smiles.

Time to hunt down my first prey... Let's see how strong I really am!

Back inside the shop, Alibaster is shaking his head.

That man Ivan may be cunning with his words but he puts too much faith in people. Doesn't he know that he will die if he continues to think like that? Or maybe he is so strong he doesn't care... Well guess we will find out if he comes back or not.