Seeing Jake''s action, the others gave him a thumbs up, impressed by his swift response. They then joined in, grabbing mugs and helping themselves to some Dwarf Beer.

    "It''s tasty," Jake remarked after taking a sip.

    "It sure is," Dio agreed, nodding in approval.

    "It''s like having a butterscotch shake," Mark added, enjoying the flavor.

    "Sweet," Emily chimed in, smiling as she savored the drink.@@@@

    Thud!

    Suddenly, a Dwarf slammed his elbow on the table and made an arm wrestling gesture. "Oy, are you all just gonna drink?" he said provocatively.

    Dio gulped down his beer in one go and eagerly took the Dwarf''s offered arm. "Come on, shorty!" he exclaimed, ready for the challenge.

    "A blood-sucking leech calling me a shorty... just wait and see, and get lost," the Dwarf snorted back, clearly unimpressed. With that, the arm wrestling match began.

    "Like hell I wou... um?" Dio''s retort was cut short as he lost the match in the blink of an eye.

    "Hahahaha!" Jake burst into laughter.

    "Hahahahaha!" Mark joined in, unable to contain his amusement.

    "Giggle giggle," Emily chuckled softly, finding the scene amusing.

    "Hahaha, you lost so miserably!" Jimmy laughed too, joining in the teasing.

    "Are you an idiot, challenging a Dwarf in a test of strength?" Jimmy chided Dio.

    "Humph, I was drunk," Dio admitted sheepishly.

    "Oh? More than him," Jimmy smirked, gesturing towards Dio''s opponent, who had passed out on the table in a drunken stupor. "He was so drunk, he fell asleep," Jimmy explained.

    Dio couldn''t come up with a retort this time and quietly got himself another mug of beer.

    Crash!

    As they were enjoying themselves, someone came crashing through the wall.

    "B*stard lord, I heard you''re back!" A normal-sized human Dwarf entered, clutching a huge hammer.

    Although he was a Dwarf but his height is a like a normal adult human, with rugged beard and crimson hair and ferocious look, he looked like a gangster, rather then a blacksmith.

    "Oh, you''re here. Guys, meet Oberon. He''s my legendary Blacksmith," Jimmy introduced him.

    Seeing Jimmy like this, a vein visibly throbbed on Oberon''s head. He clenched his hammer and then struck.

    "B*stard lord, where''s my drink?" Jake and the others looked up at the cracked roof, the result of Oberon hitting a home run with Jimmy.

    "He''ll be fine, right?" Jake asked nervously.

    "Probably," Dio and the others replied, unsure.

    "You''re his friends, right?" Oberon looked at them and asked.

    "Yes, my name is Jake, she is Emily, he is Mark, and lastly Dio. Nice to meet you," Jake introduced everyone.

    "Hmm, I feel the breath of the forge from you," Oberon observed, eyeing Jake.

    "Well, I am a blacksmith too," Jake replied with a smile.

    "It seems like you''re not just some random thug," Oberon remarked before grabbing Jake by the collar and dragging him away.

    Oberon smiled, pleased by Jake''s gratitude. "I have no doubt that you will, lad. Now go forth and wield your hammer with pride."

    "If you make a legendary weapon , I will give you this" Oberon added.

    {Quest}

    {legendary Blacksmith impressed by your talent, wants to entrust some of his kind to you, but he feels you are still immature.

    Quest Clear condition : Make any Legendary Equipment

    Quest Clear Reward : 50 Grey Dwarves

    Failure : Oberon confidence in you will go down}

    "i will make one, as fast as I could" Jake said.

    Oberon chuckled, impressed by Jake''s determined answer "I have no doubt you will, lad. I look forward to seeing what you create."

    As Jake and his friends bid farewell to Oberon and left the smithy, they met a woman with flowing blue hair, a long sword on her back, but the most noticeable feature was her Golden eyes.

    "Are you friends with that Dragon born lord?" She asked them.

    "We are, and you?" Mark nodded and asked.

    "My name is Cilia, I am a Swordsman, entrusted with this village safety" She said.

    Cilia''s golden eyes gleamed with a sense of duty as she spoke, her demeanor exuding confidence and strength.

    "It''s a pleasure to meet you, Cilia. I''m Jake, and these are my friends Emily, Mark, and Dio," Jake introduced them with a nod.

    Cilia nodded in acknowledgment, her gaze sweeping over each of them briefly before returning to Jake.

    "A dark knight huh?, lets fight" Cilia said and started walking while motioning them to follow them.

    "I am pretty sure now, Jimmy has talked something bad about me to his Heroes" Jake mumbled as he followed after Cilia.

    "hmm" Others nodded agreeing with him, it was normal for Oberon to test him but now another of Jimmy''s hero testing him?, it surely means something Jimmy have done that led them to test Jake.

    And it was true as Jimmy in his drunken state have said many things..

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    "Ah? You are a legendary blacksmith, my friend Jake is better than you," Jimmy said.

    Crack!

    The mug in Oberon''s hands cracked as he heard Jimmy''s words.

    "Hahaha," Cilia laughed, looking at him.

    "Huh? Why are you laughing? Jake''s swordsmanship is also better than yours," Jimmy continued.

    Crack! Burst!

    Cilia''s mug totally broke upon hearing him.

    "Jake, I would like to see how great you are," she said eagerly.

    "Hahaha, he is the best..." Jimmy said as he slipped into slumber.

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    ''Let me see, how great your swordsmanship is'' Cilia thought as she led them to a an open ground.