Finally, Kael reached the section where the bows for sale were listed.The first few pages were filled with wooden bows crafted by new artisan players. There were plenty of different nicknames attached to the sellers, some of which amused Kael while others made him stare at the screen with an expression that clearly said, ‘Seriously, blud?’ The bows themselves were nothing special either. Their quality was mediocre at best, and Kael was confident he could craft something better himself.‘Those guys… are they looking down on us?’ Kael thought.What Kael didn’t know was that most of these players had never even considered specializing in bows. There simply wasn’t enough profit in it. In the entire game, only one player was currently worth catering to in that area, Graven Hawk.Spending months studying bows, experimenting with materials, and uncovering their secrets just to serve one player wasn’t a practical business decision. Learning about magical staves made far more sense. Artisan p

“Training grounds are off limits, then,” Illara said after hearing Kael’s story.Her tone was calm, but there was a faint irritation underneath it. As his master, she could easily imagine how excited Kael must have been when he found a group of other Archers. He had probably expected to meet people who shared his passion, only to be pushed away because his bow broke during practice.Illara wanted to speak to those teenagers herself, but she knew doing so would only make the situation worse. She would be adding fuel to a problem that Kael had already decided to leave behind.Kael smiled. “I wanted to get a cop of a recurve bow before crafting it… I haven’t had time to get other subclasses yet. Since you say I’m ready for it, I can’t wait to craft it, though!”“Of course you are ready for it,” Illara automatically replied.She seemed to fall into thought after that. It was unusual to see her consider something for so long. Archery itself rarely left her uncertain, but this situation inv

“People feel mana in various ways,” Illara explained.Kael’s ability to sense mana through resources was most common among crafting professions. Craftsmen constantly worked with materials containing mana, so learning to recognize that energy was necessary if they wanted to draw out the greatest benefits from their resources.Talented mages, on the other hand, often claimed they could feel mana flowing through their veins. During the magical revolution known as The Dawn Of Mana, that belief had become so widespread that many genuinely talented people were pushed aside simply because they couldn’t sense the so-called blue blood. Mediocre talents who could feel it were often given opportunities ahead of those who couldn’t.Perhaps Illara brought up that history because she didn’t want Kael getting the wrong idea. If he became convinced that sensing mana in his veins was the proper method, he might mistakenly believe he wasn’t suited to wielding mana at all.Using skills and mana was part

Cutting down trees turned out to be surprisingly easy work for Kael.His Woodman proficiency was second only to his Archery, and now he had finally received the subclass itself. Compared to the complicated process he had imagined, obtaining a class on the mainland was remarkably simple.There were two main requirements: proficiency and a professional NPC.The first could be developed by actually practicing the profession and imitating its basic techniques. The second was far more difficult because the NPC had to be willing to pass the class down to the player.The NPC’s own experience also mattered. The more knowledgeable and accomplished the NPC was, the higher the grade of the class they could teach.Naturally, NPCs could make a considerable amount of money from that privilege.Kael was fortunate in this regard because Astrion’s knowledge and experience allowed him to receive an epic-grade subclass.[Woodman(Epic)]The subclass naturally improved Kael’s strength and endurance when d

“Yeah, I’ll never pass up a chance to bully him!” Elara whispered back, although her voice was loud enough to carry. Kael did not hear her. He was completely focused on the waitress, listening as she described her early struggles with Archery. Her experience had been different from his, which made the story even more interesting. Kael might not have had the waitress’s experience in reading people, but he knew when to offer an opinion and when to let someone finish their thought. He was surprisingly good at keeping a conversation going without taking control of it. Part of that skill, as strange as it sounded, came from his years of playing MOBA games. Kael had been obsessed with reaching the highest ranks and had pushed himself relentlessly to get there. Along the way, he learned how to understand people’s mentality, encourage teammates, and keep them motivated without upsetting their fragile egos. At the highest level of competition, every player mattered. One bad attitude could r