Odyssey of the Blind God

Because the 500 runic armaments were made out of Black Iron ore, and engraved with [Endurance] and [Sharpness], two of the easiest runic constellations to inscribe, there was almost no powerhouse who believed that the runic armaments had been found in the ancient ruin's dungeon.

Instead, all of them were pretty sure that the runic armaments had been manufactured by someone.

All of the ungraded runic armaments they had seen so far were created out of unknown metals.

There was not one exception, which was why it could be said to be 'weird' and 'unrealistic' to find 500 ungraded runic armaments made out of Black Iron ore all of a sudden.

The ungraded runic armaments that had been found were not made of an extraordinary material or anything like that but nobody knew of them.

Thus, it did not take them long to figure out that one of their own and a fellow human had created the sets of Black Iron Weapons.

There was no other logical explanation of how all of them had exactly the same two runic constellations engraved upon them.

"Hasn't it only been slightly more than two months since the military camps ended? How did someone get their hands on all the necessary knowledge, manuals, and practice to start engraving runic armaments in such a short time?

There are 500 ungraded runic armaments at that… In only two months… that is crazy…" One of the rather old powerhouses commented, clearly showing his astonishment.

He felt no need to hide how astonished he was at the sight of what lay in front of him. He had read some information about runic armaments before. Thus, the old man could clearly tell that it was not easy to start inscribing runic constellations.

It would require lots of practice, quite a bit of money, and a good understanding of runic constellations and runic armaments.

​ "If we consider the time the Ancient ruin's dungeon has been discovered as a starting point, you did not have only two months to do everything you've just said, but almost six months!" Kirlia suddenly exclaimed as she tilted her head to look at Miranda.

Miranda, her childhood friend was currently seated in front of her with a calm expression on her face. Her blind disciple was similarly composed and did not show any signs of being shocked, proud, or anything along those lines. His face was carefully neutral just like his master's.

However, Miranda's other disciple was not that good at hiding his emotions and facial expressions. Mathias was smiling pridefully, which was how Kirlia knew that her guess was spot-on.

'So these kids got their hands on the necessary books and manuals and studied runic armaments along with Miranda when the participants were still in their training period.

Are the books and manuals these kiddos procured the reason for Miranda to take in new disciples? No… without talent she wouldn't have even bothered about their existence, to begin with. I guess they attracted her attention on multiple occasions, including the gains they made from the ancient ruin's dungeon.'

Kirlia was quickly connecting the dots and realized that her friend had indeed hit a jackpot.

Even well-known Rune Inscribers were likely to require two or three months before they would be able to engrave their first runic constellation. This didn't even include the time they needed to research runic armaments and other things, let alone the fact that it would also take time to learn how to properly engrave runic constellations on armaments.

'She and her disciples are several months ahead of everyone…well almost everyone, I guess. Not bad, not bad at all!' Kirlia smiled while her mind kept rattling.

On the other hand, many powerhouses were still trying to figure out how it was possible for someone to learn about runic armaments and to create a total of 500 exemplars in such a short time.

Nonetheless, there were some quick-witted powerhouses, and all of them knew of three powerhouses, who had been present at the Teradan military camp and also had lots of time and funds at their disposal to research runic armaments.

Two of these powerhouses were organizations, to be precise, the government and the military…and the third powerhouse was Miranda!

After giving it considerable thought, everyone could tell that the 500 ungraded runic armaments belonged to Miranda as the higher authorities of the military and the government were eying the 500 runic armaments as if they were some treasures.

"Only 250,000$ for a total of 25 ungraded runic weapons? 10,000$ for one weapon that is on par with the Lowest quality Common Myth weapon…We have to get all of them…"

Even 50,000$ wouldn't be expensive for one of such weapons. It would still be considered rather cheap.

Thus, the military and government officials merely looked at each other with a faint smile before one of them began the bidding, representing the entire military.

'As long as our Soldiers can be equipped with ungraded runic weapons, we'll be able to clear dungeons much more easily!'

"500,000$!"

The first bid shocked many. The starting bid had been doubled without hesitation. However, that was not something the military General could be bothered about.

He wanted to scare away everyone else. Unfortunately, that didn't seem to work pretty well as many powerhouses, who had private armies, joined the bid not long after.

"505,000$"

"525,000$"

"600,000$"

"700,000$!!"

"1,000,000$!"

While the bids kept rising, Nial, Miranda, and Mathias were happy to see their hard work was appreciated.

Right now ungraded runic armaments were still scarce and the demand for each of them was extremely high. Thus, their price was manyfold their true market value.

That was, at least, what Nial believed because the price to create a single ungraded casted Black Iron weapon didn't even reach 100$.

On average, they needed 10 kilograms of Black Iron ore to cast one weapon. Black Iron ore was not rare because there were three permanent Lowest Rookie dungeons where the government and two big mining companies farmed tons of Black Iron ore from it, every single day.

As for the mass-produced runic solution, the cost of producing one was even lower than that of the Black Iron ore.

In the end, the price Miranda had to pay for the materials was probably only slightly above 50$ for each weapon simply because she bought Black Iron ore in huge masses, awarding her a big discount.

Everyone in their small group was beyond happy about how much they were earning from ordinary ungraded runic weapons.

It was exceptional and something they had to keep practicing in order to continue earning more.

"So we can not only create our own equipment in the future as long as we become Runiciers but the fortune we'll make today will definitely be enough to fund everything we want to do," Mathias mumbled his eyes on the young female attendant, who was doing her utmost to raise the price for each auctioned item.

'She is doing a great job. Please continue to get us more profit!!'

Mathias was feeling giddy with all the money that was soon going to be his but he was trying to keep his emotions and expressions in check. Unfortunately, this was hardly possible and he knew that he had messed up with keeping a low profile.

He had already noticed that the attention of some powerhouses had moved toward him, his friend, and his master.

However, it was not as if he could change anything.

Smiling apologetically, Mathias turned his head to the others. But what he saw next made him forget about saying sorry for the trouble he pulled the others into.

"You guys are also unable to hide your expressions!"

Miranda ignored Mathias' comment and kept smiling. She was more than satisfied with the happenings of the day.

The more of their items were taken out for bidding, the richer her disciples became. It would help them a lot in getting closer to their goals, which was why Miranda was happy.

However, what exhilarated her was the fact that the auction would help her as well, simply because the military, government, and various powerhouses had already messaged her about potential deals.

In exchange for ungraded runic armaments, they were willing to provide lots of money, materials and other items.

This was great and it allowed Miranda to feel as if she had gained the upper hand once again.

'Now that they need me, they are begging me for their help… well that's how rats behave, but I didn't expect them to be any better either way!'

Miranda didn't hide her smile anymore. However, instead of saying anything she simply waited for the Gier auction to end, which took quite a while because Nial and Mathias had auctioned off quite a few runic armaments.

The items they auctioned were sought after more than any of the other items, resulting in an even bigger profit for the two young men.

However, after some time had passed, they stopped adding the figures in their heads as the exact balance of their bank account was not important anymore.

Rather, it was the fact that they had enough money for everything they planned to do.

After the Gier auction ended, many powerhouses wanted to approach Miranda and even her disciples in the hope to get on their good books.

But Miranda maneuvered them easily out of the auction hall before all three of them disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving behind many stupefied powerhouses.

"This bitch. Now that she has something everyone wants, she acts like she is better than everyone else!"

"She is so lucky to have found these disciples. Without them, she would have never been able to start producing runic armaments. So annoying…"

"The entire last hour of the Gier auction was just an exploit. All of these runic armaments were sold over the market price…and why? Because all of us want to research runic armaments to recreate them… fuck it… please don't tell me that all of the runic armaments sold in the Gier auction belonged to her…"

The last powerhouse, who spoke, sounded the most frustrated.

It was only fortunate that he didn't know that every single runic armament including the Tier-2 Guardian Knight puppets had belonged to Nial and Mathias aka Miranda's disciples, or that they had many more runic valuable armaments that had yet to be revealed to the public eye!

While many powerhouses were frustrated, even more of them were secretly messaging Miranda. All of them were competing to win her favor and trying to get their hands on runic armaments and the manuals that were needed to create runic armaments.

However, Miranda ignored all of them for now. They had just returned to her mansion and were beaming. Meanwhile, Mathias slumped on the couch in the living room, feeling a bit exhausted.

"I guess that was it about maintaining a low profile…" He simply said while wiping the sweat off his forehead.

"Who cares? We have more than enough funds now. There is no need for us to hold back in purchasing everything we need!" Nial stated while stifling a yawn as well.

He was still feeling the after-effects of Kirlia's pressure that had weighed him down.

However, even more, important was Kirlia Maverick's identity as a member of the Heaven's Gates organization and her disciple, the veiled woman.

Nial was still not sure what to think about the veiled women.

At first, he believed that she might have been his sister. But there were way too many facts speaking against it, so he could only give up on that thought for the time being.

"There is no need for us to maintain a low profile. Let's continue to create runic armaments and study more runic constellations and runic armaments for a few hours every day.

But that shouldn't be the focus for you two. I want you guys to work hard in the following months. Dangerous times await us and the new generation will be capable of changing mankind's fate!"

Miranda was just saying encouraging words to Nial and Mathias so that they wouldn't get arrogant about the huge fortune they had earned in a single day.

However, she also knew that each of her words was nothing but the truth. Mankind's fate lay in the hands of the current new generation of Originals, and both Nial and Mathias would become two pillars of mankind's future.

That was something Miranda was certain about!!