Prime Originator

The Demon Gathering Array was far too important to the current kingdom.

King Lutheran wouldn’t feel assured unless he handed the Demon Gathering Array to Venerable Runemaster with his own hands.

”Understood, Your Majesty!” the palace servants complied.

King Lutheran quickly stored the Demon Gathering Array in his interspatial ring, where it was safe, and headed outside.

Among the Geyser Kingdom’s leading figures, Venerable Forgemaster and Venerable Runemaster were both Half-step Paragons and experts in the runic language.

However, their expertise was not the same. As such, their level of proficiency in the runic language was also not the same.

Venerable Forgemaster focused more on the art of forging while studying runes on the side only served to augment his forging profession.

On the other hand, Venerable Runemaster mainly focused on the study of runes while his side profession lies in arrays.

As such, Venerable Runemaster was the best candidate for King Lutheran to seek in regards to the replication of the Demon Gathering Array.

Furthermore, Venerable Runemaster was not situated far from the palace.

Outside the Geyser Kingdom’s royal palace, which was grand and majestic, there were four enormous towers in the capital city that didn’t pale in comparison.

One of these enormous towers precisely belonged to Venerable Runemaster.

It was called the Grand Rune Tower, containing the Geyser Kingdom’s vast runic knowledge that had accumulated over the past several hundred years.

Many people wanted to become a disciple of the Grand Rune Tower, but not everyone could. They didn’t possess the qualifications or the talent.

Even so, the first floor was open to everyone.

However, King Lutheran didn’t take the main entrance. He water-strode across one of the many water channels and fountains in the city. Then, he directly flew inside one of the open windows on the tower’s top floor.

Crack!

Shattered glass, dropped books, and papers, among other things, quickly sounded on the top floor.

King Lutheran’s dynamic and sudden appearance had startled Venerable Runemaster into dropping his research materials.

”Lutheran! Haiz, dammit! What did I say last time about entering through the windows without knocking?” Venerable Runemaster chided in his grumpy old voice while pointing an unsheathed sword at King Lutheran.

The unsheathed sword was very slim, unlike other normal swords, and the handle was a curled shape, which was also uncommon on a sword.

It was a special hidden sword masked as a cane.

”There isn’t anything to knock on the window. And you can put that flimsy sword away now, Venerable Runemaster,” King Lutheran casually said.

Venerable Runemaster sheathed his cane sword and softly sighed, “Haiz, I thought you were an assailant, coming to steal my research, Your Majesty.”

”Surely you jest, Venerable Runemaster. Who would dare steal the research of a Half-step Paragon? They must be tired of living,” King Lutheran commented amusedly before quickly shaking his head in the next moment.

”But never mind that or your research. I have something better for you to study, Venerable Runemaster. Furthermore, it’s crucial to the kingdom, so I hope you can start replicating it as soon as possible.”

”Oh? And what could that be? Let’s have a look then,” Venerable Runemaster said with interest.

It was rare to see King Lutheran putting such heavy emphasis on a mere object.

However, shortly after Venerable Runemaster started studying the black plate handed over by King Lutheran, his expression quickly turned serious.

”Interesting… How very interesting…!” Venerable Runemaster exclaimed after a few moments of studying.

”You already figured it out, Venerable Runemaster?” King Lutheran asked with surprise.

However, Venerable Runemaster furrowed his brows, feeling mildly offended by such a question when he was a Tier-6 Runemaster.

”Who do you think you’re talking to, Your Majesty? Did you think it would take me very long to figure out the functions of a mere Tier-3 Array?” Venerable Runemaster responded before asking, “Where did you get such a thing? Do you know who made it?”

”Only a Tier-3 Array? Did I get cheated?” King Lutheran furrowed his brows before saying, “Queen Elizabeth paid me a visit and sold it to me.”

Of course, it must be reminded that Queen Elizabeth’s initial intention was to gift the Demon Gathering Array.

It was King Lutheran’s fault for turning it into a valuable exchange.

”Queen Elizabeth sold it to you?” Venerable Runemaster expressed his surprise.

However, Venerable Runemaster wasn’t interested in learning how that happened. He was more interested in the inventor behind the Demon Gathering Array.

”Never mind the queen. Since she only sold it to you, I guess you don’t know who made this Tier-3 Array,” Venerable Runemaster said with a sigh.

”I don’t know how much you exchanged for this, but whoever made this Tier-3 Array is truly impressive. Even I wouldn’t have thought of such a runic combination. Haiz, it would be great if I could talk to this person and see how his mind works.”

”Didn’t you just say it’s only a Tier-3 Array, Venerable Runemaster?” King Lutheran furrowed his brows with confusion and asked, “Why does it sound like you are praising the inventor to the high heavens?”

”Because I am!” Venerable Runemaster confirmed with a firm tone.

”This might only be a Tier-3 Array, but the way this person created such a complicated function in such a simple way is nothing short of a stroke of divine genius. Even a Runemaster with a solid foundation might not have thought up this combination of runic interaction.”

”You must understand that anyone can become a runemaster given knowledge and time to practice. However, not every runemaster is equal, even if they are at the same level of proficiency. The most important aspect of a runemaster is their creativity.”

”Only with a creative mind can a runemaster come up with innovative arrays like the one who made this Tier-3 Array,” Venerable Runemaster said with heartfelt appreciation.

”No wonder you made the entrance exam for the Grand Rune Tower so strict, Venerable Runemaster. You were looking for people with creativity…” 

King Lutheran finally understood why the Grand Rune Tower didn’t just accept everyone that wished to learn.