Chapter 39: Reaper

Ripple…

The second, more powerful, portion of the Golden Cross.

“Knight Fred told me that once you master the power of Ripples, it is equivalent to being an excellent swordsman… I can’t wait to tell him!”

Levi felt comfortable in his heart, and the emotion suppressed in it had been released.

Knights were divided into four categories: low-level, mid-level, high-level, and peak; there wasn’t any division of categories for Great Knights. Levi estimates that he should be a mid-level Knight.

Levi wanted to test his own strength, but there was nobody to spar with.

Plus, using Ripple against anyone would be dangerous.

“Forget it. Back to forging, I go.”

Today, Levi regards forging as a means to cultivate his mind.

Forging is a technical job that requires patience and concentration.

Levi thinks that training and forging complement each other.

The furnace ignited, and the bellows bulged. Levi smashed the dagger obtained from the assassin against the anvil.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Under the blast furnace, Levi poured literal sweat into the dagger.

Time passed, and a pitch-black dagger gradually took form under Levi’s rigorous beating.

[Forging Proficiency +2]

Compared to the previous curved shape of the dagger, the shape of Levi’s new dagger resembles a dagger of the Warring States in his previous life.

Levi fiddled with it and even tried to imbue Ripples with it and succeeded!

Knight Fred told him that the Golden Cross is power-generating rather than something that is tied to a sword. Even a hammer or a pole could be used to imbue the power of the Golden Cross.

He found that the dagger was more likely to withstand the great power of Ripple.

“Frostmourne is just made of regular iron, so it’s no surprise that it’s less sturdy,” Levi murmured to himself.

He thought that it would be great if he could obtain high-tech alloys from his previous life.

After he was done forging, he returned to the castle and began to build a secret room in the castle.

In the early morning of the next day, Knight Fred returned with his men.

Levi hurriedly leapt out of bed to greet him with the biggest grin on his face: “You’re back!”

“Master Levi,” Knight Fred smiled as he handed a bag over to Levi.

Levi opened it and saw a bottle of ambergris and a pile of gold coins.

“Thank you, Fred.”

Levi’s worry in his heart has been relieved as well.

“Did you get this from the Chamber of Commerce?” Levi asked.

“No,” Knight Fred shook his head. “After asking around, it seems like the White Horse Knight of the Royal Family requires ambergris as well. The Tuva Empire was the main producer of ambergris, and they banned the exportation of ambergris to the Emerald Kingdom after the Millennium War, so ambergris is becoming more and more scarce.”

“In short, we might have to go to the Tuva Empire to get ambergris in the future,” Knight Fred concluded.

Levi frowned. He didn’t expect that the war would affect him today.

“Seems like someone is a qualified Knight now,” Knight Fred teased.

“I condensed the seeds of life just a few days ago,” Levi smiled.

Levi didn’t want to hide anything from Knight Fred. He was someone that he could trust dearly. Besides, if Knight Fred had any ulterior motives, he would be dead by now.

“You’re a genius, just like your father,” Knight Fred said emotionally. “If only he could see you now…”

Levi then told Knight Fred about the assassination attempt.

Immediately, Knight Fred blamed himself, as he wasn’t by Levi’s side to protect him.

However, as Levi showed him the bird mask, he paused and stared at it.

“That’s… the Crow Mask.”

“What is it?”

“According to rumours, the Crow is a divine bird that is perched on the Reaper’s shoulder, which is why they use the Crow as their emblem. This organisation kills anyone, regardless if they are a civilian, noble, or even royal family, so long as the right amount of money is given.”

Knight Fred got closer to Levi and looked around as if he was scared of being heard, “This organisation is extremely mysterious. If you look closely at the history of the Kingdom, their shadow looms over various major events. It is rumoured that the founder of this organisation is a Legendary Knight.”

“Which one?”

“Anonymous, the Knight of a Thousand Faces!”