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    Still sitting in the silence room where he had undergone his interview, Kaius stared at the copper emblem in his hand, before looking back to Ro with a slight frown on his face.

    “How does it work? I know the emblems are supposed to be representative of our identity and allow us free passage into all kingdoms who hold the Guild, but how?” he asked. The freedoms permitted by Guild membership were legendary, and he knew many were tied to the little hunk of copper he now held in his hands, but little else.

    Ro smiled at him. “It’s enchanted. It’s basic, just a stripped down binding ritual and Self Repair, though at higher ranks we start to reinforce them to stand up to the…vigour that most high tiered experience. Channel some mana into it, then use an analysis skill if you have one.”

    Kaius nodded, looking down to the large copper medallion. He closed his fist around it, enjoying the cold of the metal. This was just the start, from here he would push until he was a force that could no longer be denied.

    As much as it burned him, investigating the Onyx Temple would have to wait. They were legendary in their reach and capability, and sticking his nose into their business before he hit the second tier was just asking to end up locked away in some forgotten cell to be tortured for his secrets.

    He’d gained backing, and a path to power today. That support might be tenuous as it stood, but as he gained strength and respect, that would change. It was possible, as risky as it was, that having some of his more obvious secrets ferreted out by Ro would be to his benefit. It made him one to keep an eye on, a potential future asset. He could leverage that.

    “Well? What are you waiting for? Chop chop!” Ro said with a clap of her hands, startling him out of the moment.

    He shook his head, he was getting sentimental. Giving Ro an abashed half smile, Kaius pulled on his mana, threading it into the minor artefact he held in his grip. Pushing it outside of his body was…easier than it had been in the past, if he was honest with himself, but it was still leagues behind the deft control and flowing speed he had when he manipulated the energy within the confines of his body.

    A moment later he felt a slight pop as his mana breached the emblem, then a slight tug on his soul. The emblem hung off his centre like a lead fishing weight, if only for a moment before the connection broke once more. A minor binding formation indeed, the process had little in common with the adamant chains that bound him to Porkchop and A Father’s Gift.

    Uncurling his fingers to reveal gleaming brushed metal, Kaius used True Sight on the artefact.

    Copper Guild Emblem:

    Common – Tier I

    Copper, for those who are just showing their worth.

    Made from pure copper wrapped around a core of inscribed steel, this artefact freely confirms the identity of the one who wields as long as they touch the emblem with their skin while it is analyzed.

    Owner – Confirmed:

    Kaius – Copper Delver’s guild member

    Registered Bonds:

    Porkchop – Warbeast

    Registered Accolades:

    N/A

    Artisan-wrought Artefact.

    Auxiliary (Emblem)

    Self Repair I, Guild Bond

    Kaius dismissed the notification. “So I just have to hold it while someone uses an analysis skill and it will work?”

    Nodding her head, Ro’s hair swished past her shoulders, forcing her to brush it back.

    “Exactly, it will say ‘Owner Unconfirmed’ otherwise. It’s basic, but it works. For now, as a Copper it will give you proof of identity for you and Porkchop, but once you reach Bronze, you will be able to open an account with us, to keep your funds safe and access them from any city with a Guildhouse.”

    Kaius nodded in appreciation. The Guild had fallen into the banking industry early. After all, Delver’s tended to travel far, travel often, and accumulate significant wealth. He could understand leaving access until the Bronze tier, as it had to be an expensive system to run, however they did it.

    Ro sighed, stretching her arms over head before she stood up from her seat. She met his eyes once more once she was standing.

    “Listen, as a Copper you’ll be able to take on jobs rated up to level sixty. Your type tends to grow strong, quick, so I’m sure you’ll chafe under that soon enough. Your quickest route to bronze will be ten jobs rated from fifty to your cap. However, even with a warbeast, you’ll only be able to take jobs rated for a team of two, which will substantially hamper your prospects with how overrun the entire region is. My advice is you find someone you can trust and work with long term, the three to five bracket is much more flexible.” she said, calmly explaining his position.

    Kaius frowned. Another team member? And only level sixty? They’d just handedly taken down an Irontusk barely a week ago, and with their size and natural strength they were a threat rated far higher than their nominative level.

    Ro smirked, pink lips parting to reveal the tips of her canines. “Yeah, it’s bullshit, but that’s why I told you I wouldn’t be bending any more rules. Listen, most of the jobs we are taking now are escalating in threat by the time we can reach them. A few mid-thirty jobs, maybe a week or two’s travel from Deadacre? Why, I’d be down right surprised if they didn’t hit a threat level in the forties by the time you reached them.”

    Kaius’s mind raced. That could work. Sure, Ro was still drastically underestimating him, and it would mean more time in the wilds, but honestly he preferred that to the constant hustle and bustle of the city.


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    “Thank you, I’ll keep that in mind.” he replied, giving Ro a thankful nod.

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