119: Make a promise for the future

The Red River Territory didn't have many blacksmiths to begin with, and their skill levels weren't high either.

Even with the craftsmen from Iron Wall Fortress recruited by Renn, there wasn't much of an improvement.

Although the later-discovered Holland showed good talent, his current skill level only matched his father's; he still had a long way to go before becoming a high-level blacksmith.

However, the skill of the young blacksmith Walt, whom Renn obtained from Colt, was even better than Renn had anticipated.

In terms of forging techniques, Walt's level was currently the best in the Red River Territory, which surprised Renn while also giving him a small, pleasant surprise.

Furthermore, after Walt arrived at the Red River Territory, he got along extremely well with Holland. These two peers had a great complementary effect when together, and their technical progress accelerated significantly after exchanging forging ideas, which left Renn very satisfied.

Renn specifically allocated a lot of manpower and resources to the blacksmith shop, upgrading the original shop into a Blacksmith Workshop, making it three times its previous size.

Renn believed that before long, the Red River Territory would be able to produce its own high-quality weapons and equipment.

However, Renn still didn't have a better way to produce Enchanted Equipment, let alone transcendent weapons; this remained a temporary challenge.

Time flew by, and seven days later, it was November 30th of the year 1238 in the golden calendar.

The potion Renn had been looking forward to for a long time, clansias blessing, was finally finished.

In Master Capdo's potion workshop, Renn, Master Capdo, and Cecilia were conversing pleasantly.

"I truly didn't misjudge you, Renn. You have successfully broken through to the Gold Rank."

"A twenty-year-old Gold Knight—you have now reached the level of the top geniuses in the entire kingdom. Only the geniuses nurtured by the Golden Royal Family and the various Archduke families can compete with you."

Renn replied modestly:

"It's all thanks to the potions you refined, Master Capdo. Otherwise, I wouldn't have broken through to the Gold Rank so quickly."

Master Capdo shook his head.

"Potions only play a supporting role. If your talent weren't enough, you wouldn't have successfully broken through even with the help of potions."

"Potions aren't omnipotent; otherwise, wouldn't every member of the great noble families be a Gold-rank Professional?"

"To advance on the path of the transcendent, one must still rely on talent and aptitude. Renn, your talent is truly the strongest among all the geniuses I've ever seen. It's truly astonishing!"

Master Capdo marveled at Renn's talent once again.

Renn didn't continue discussing his talent. Instead, he shifted the topic to the newly refined potions.

"Master Capdo, it seems your refining process was quite successful this time?"

"Yes!"

Master Capdo looked at the fruits of his labor with satisfaction.

"This time, a total of 106 bottles of Silver Rank clansias blessing were refined. The effect of the stone flower juice also perfectly matches the Clansias formula."

"I must say, Renn, that stone life flower you encountered is absolutely a top-tier magic plant. Its effects are excellent; if it went one step further, it would be a Legendary magic plant."

Legendary magic plants were things that only appeared in myths and legends, accompanied by epic heroes and their stories. Renn didn't think the stone life flower could compare to those Legendary magic plants.

"Master Capdo, that stone life flower is still far from being a Legendary magic plant. It's just a gold grade magical plant, but it received Dora's blessing when it matured."

"I suspect its effects were significantly enhanced after being blessed by Dora; otherwise, it wouldn't be this good."

"Of course, a gold grade magical plant is already precious enough. It's a pity it's deep within the Black Mountain Range and cannot be transplanted to the territory due to special reasons. It would be great if it could be moved here."

Seeing how effective the stone flower fruit and stone flower juice he brought back were, Renn thought about that stone life flower even more.

"Blessed by the Spirit of Nature?"

"No wonder the effects are so good. That explains everything."

Hearing Renn's explanation, Master Capdo felt enlightened.

"These Silver Rank clansias blessing potions are useless to you now, but they work best for Professionals below the Silver Rank."

"However, it's best if the person taking the potion has reached the Bronze Rank. If someone below the Bronze Rank takes it, they might lose the potion's essence because they can't digest its power."

Master Capdo explained the newly produced batch of potions to Renn.

"I understand, Master Capdo. With this batch of potions, I believe the Red River Territory will experience a qualitative leap."

Renn put all the potions into his spatial ring, already planning who would use them.

"Are you sure you want to distribute them to your subordinates?"

Master Capdo was still a bit curious. Although he had long suspected Renn might do this, he still found it hard to believe.

"Of course. Otherwise, what would I do with these potions?"

"If they aren't used, aren't these potions just useless?"

Master Capdo said with a smile, "Other nobles wouldn't think that way. They prefer to keep these precious potions in the family treasury, waiting to give them to the family's geniuses or members who have performed meritorious service."

"Distributing them to subordinates like this—I've never heard of anyone doing that!"

Renn smiled and replied:

"I don't have any family members to nurture right now, Master Capdo!"

"This bottle is for you, Cecilia. You must work hard! Become a Silver Mage as soon as possible! Big Brother Renn still has many important tasks waiting for you to complete!"

Renn took out a bottle of clansias blessing and gave it to Cecilia. Little Cecilia looked at Renn, then at her grandfather, and finally took the potion from Renn's hand with a solemn expression.

"Don't worry, Big Brother Renn, I won't let you down."

Master Capdo wasn't surprised by Renn's actions; after all, Cecilia's role in the Red River Territory was among the most significant.

"Little Cecilia isn't far from the high-tier Bronze Rank now. With this potion's help, her aptitude will improve slightly, and her strength can quickly reach the Bronze Peak."

"I estimate Cecilia will be able to break through to the Silver Rank within two years!"

"Even if she breaks through in two years at the latest, Cecilia will only be sixteen, which is very young among Spellcasters."

Master Capdo affectionately stroked Cecilia's head.

"Cecilia already has extraordinary talent. With this bottle of clansias blessing, her talent can be pushed even higher, giving her a better chance of breaking through to the Legendary Realm in the future."

Master Capdo was fully confident that his precious granddaughter could break through to the Silver or even Gold Rank, but he had no certainty at all regarding the Legendary Realm beyond that.

He had personally felt the terrifying barrier that spanned between the Gold Rank and the Legendary Realm. To cross that barrier, Master Capdo had paid a heavy price and ultimately lost almost everything, yet he still hadn't succeeded.

"I believe Cecilia will definitely be a Legendary Potion Master in the future, leaving her name in human history just like Master Clansia."

"Trust me, Cecilia, in the future you will definitely be the most outstanding Potion Master on the entire Noah Continent, as dazzling as the sun in the sky."

Renn had absolute confidence in Cecilia; she was the future Chief Potion Master of the Red River Territory he had reserved in advance.

"I hope so!"

Master Capdo smiled and said no more. Beside him, Cecilia silently memorized what Renn said, her small hand gripping the potion a bit tighter.

"Master Capdo, here are a hundred magic stones. You mentioned before that the Medicinal Herb Field needs a Magic Array for protection; I'll leave it to you now."

"Rest assured, now that my strength has recovered to the Gold Rank, I can certainly use these magic stones to set up a Magic Array suitable for a Medicinal Herb Field."

"However, besides these magic stones, I also need some transcendent ores as raw materials to carve certain magic patterns."

"No problem. Whatever you need, Master Capdo, just go to the treasury in the castle and take it. I'll arrange it with Fornal."

The family treasury in Renn's hands now only had some transcendent ores left; the rest was just miscellaneous items.

Anything useful had already been used by Renn for territory construction. The remaining Enchanted Equipment and gold coins were in Renn's spatial ring; the family treasury was now so empty you could race a horse through it.

"Then there will be no problem." Master Capdo nodded with satisfaction.

Once Renn left with the potions, Cecilia also returned to her cultivation room, preparing to take the potion to increase her strength.

Master Capdo took the magic stones Renn gave him and went to set up the Magic Array.