The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 778

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Karl began the lesson. "Now that you both have the crafting skill. I will go over the basics with you. We are going to make rings that can store mana and increase Skill Power. Those will be the staple of our shop, so I want you both to learn how to make them right away."

He wrote the rune on the chalkboard on the wall, including notes about stroke order and direction with depth changes, then gestured to the pile of wooden rings.

"As Miss Loros got an early start, I will demonstrate one before you both make plain rings to practice on." He added.

Loros gestured to the side of the table, where dozens of ring blanks in various sizes were already made. They had only been roughly shaped into circles, and Karl realized that she had cored the same stick to make two different ring sizes from the same disc.

Very efficient use of materials.

Karl carefully carved the inside of the ring with the runes for Mana Storage and Increased Skill Power, then placed it between them.

"See how the string of Runes is placed? Evenly spacing them around the ring creates a more even activation with less chance of overloading a material that is being enchanted to near its magical limits.

Now, this wood is capable of taking a Royal Rank charge, and neither of you can manage that, so slight errors in spacing won’t be a major issue.

For the first attempt, you will do them on the outside, not the inside of the ring. Trust me, it’s much easier to carve the outside perfectly.

Just draw them on with a pencil first, then carve the runes."

After a few minutes of examination, both Apprentices were satisfied with their understanding of the process, and they began working on the runes.

It was slow, even on the outside of the simple ring blanks, but speed would come with practice, and they needed to get the runes perfect in both shape and depth.

Surprisingly, they both got it right on their first tries. Perhaps that was the advantage of having skilled sculptors as apprentices?

"Now, focus on your skill and begin enchanting the rings. Wendy, you’re more powerful, so you can go all the way to Commander Rank. The practice will help you both grow your magical strength." Karl instructed.

Loros didn’t seem upset about the difference, even though Wendy was still a child. She had long since accepted that her bloodline had limitations, and unless she could break them, she would never be moving past Ascended Rank.

Slowly, the colour of the runes changed as they upgraded the rings. Silver Ascended Rank from Loros, and Golden Commander Rank runes from Wendy.

"Perfect. Now, give them a light buffing and put them to let them bond with you. The first item you officially make as an apprentice should be for your own advancement." Karl insisted.

A second later, both of them were wearing a simple wooden ring on their hand, and staring at it with great pride.

"Perfect. Now, you understand the basic concept, so we will up the difficulty a little. I want you to take one of the ring blanks, polish it, then carve a design that will go around the runes before you enchant it.

That is the standard that others will want for even a basic purchase.

It can be scrollwork on the edges, a full design with the runes carved into the back, or you can even cut and polish some of these flakes of mana jade from yesterday’s work as semi-precious stones and make it a decorative ring for those who prefer not to wear metal bands."

That would keep them busy for an hour or two, Karl decided as he went back into the house.