Natalia Chan nodded politely and handed over the package in her hand.

"Someone asked me to deliver this here."

"Oh? Let me see."

The man took the package and raised an eyebrow as he felt the magic emanating from it.

"Oh? Could this be the magic beast crystals that Gattes mentioned?"

"Magic beast crystals?"

Curiosity flickered in Natalia Chan's eyes as she heard these words. Magic beast crystals were unique products found only inside magic beasts. In a way, the crystals could be said to be their second life, containing immense magic power that could even help the magic beasts advance to become more powerful ones.

Although Natalia Chan had read about magic beast crystals in books, this was her first time actually seeing one in reality. Feeling the magic emanating from the package, waves of excitement surged within her.

The man noticed Natalia Chan's curious gaze and raised an amused eyebrow before asking, "Young lady, is this your first time seeing magic beast crystals?"

"Yes." Natalia Chan nodded truthfully.

"And is it also your first time seeing someone forging them?"

"Yes."

"Haha! Well, today you're in for a treat." The man tapped Natalia Chan's shoulder lightly. "But these three packages weigh fifty kilograms each. I'm surprised you're not tired at all."

Indeed, looking at Natalia Chan's appearance, she seemed to be only twelve or thirteen years old. Although she could barely lift something weighing fifty or sixty kilograms, it would definitely be exhausting. The man was astonished to see Natalia Chan handling it so effortlessly.

"Well, I'm doing fine," Natalia Chan replied with a smile. In truth, she could get tired, but she had been training with weights, so she had some confidence in her physical abilities.

"Very impressive for a commoner like you to start training your body at such a young age."

The man patted Natalia Chan's back happily and continued, "Since you've done Gattes a favor, I'll show you something interesting. Follow me!"

"Yes!"

Natalia Chan couldn't refuse such a rare opportunity, especially since she wanted to see what the magic crystals in the package looked like.

After the man finished speaking, he carried the packages and walked up the stairs. Natalia Chan quickly followed, and upon reaching the second floor, she realized there were many rooms here. However, the appearance of these rooms was far from commendable. Except for the relatively clean doors, the rest of the place was dark and smoky.

"Kid, don't stand there daydreaming. Keep up!" the man's voice rang out again. Natalia Chan turned her head and saw that he was already continuing to climb upstairs, so she hurriedly caught up.

On the third floor, there were also many rooms like the second floor, but there were fewer in number, and the walls were not as black as before.

"Come, this way." The man patted Natalia Chan's shoulder and headed straight for a room. Natalia Chan glanced at the sign hanging on the door that said 'Gattes' and followed the man into the room. Inside, there were various silver weapons, such as guns, swords, and knives, filling the room.

"Impressive..." Natalia Chan whispered in admiration. The man heard her soft praise and smiled, saying, "These are nothing. If you have the qualification to go to the rooms upstairs, then you'll know what true impressiveness is."

"I see." Natalia Chan nodded, but in her heart, she wondered if she would ever have the opportunity to see those rooms.

The man placed the three packages on a wooden table and removed the rough cloth covering them. Three shiny magic beast crystals appeared before Natalia Chan's eyes.

The three crystals were golden all over, glistening like they had a life of their own, and their shapes were somewhat irregular, resembling twisted tree trunks.

The man tossed the cloth aside and excitedly looked at the magic beast crystals in front of him, saying with a smile, "Hehe, I didn't expect Gattes to actually get his hands on these three crystals. Kid, come closer and take a look, or you might not get the chance later.""Um!"

Natalia Chan walked over excitedly, closely examining the Warcraft crystal. It had to be said that the magical power emitted by the crystal without the coarse cloth wrapping was even more concentrated, and the air around the crystal was slightly distorted.

Seeing Natalia Chan's silent expression, the man smiled and did not speak. He was in a really good mood now. He didn't expect that Gates would actually keep his promise and get these crystals.

Otherwise, he would not allow such a child to come to his forge on his own, especially a commoner.

Gute rubbed his chin and suddenly became interested, speaking to Natalia Chan.

"Kid, take off your clothes."

"Huh?" Natalia Chan was taken aback. He suspected that his ears were playing tricks on him as he looked incredulously at Master Gute, the master blacksmith. "Master, what did you just say?"

"I told you to take off your clothes!"

"Why do I need to take off my clothes?" Natalia Chan was puzzled.

"You carried these three crystals just now without even catching your breath. Take off your clothes so I can see your body."

"Um..." Natalia Chan hesitated. If it was his sister or mother, he would definitely refuse to take off his clothes. Although he knew they would eventually force him to do so...

"Can I ask why?"

"Heh, do I need to explain such an obvious reason?" Gute laughed and pointed at himself, saying, "Let me tell you, my name is Gute Peranzi. Everyone calls me Gute. As for you, you can call me Master Gute. It sounds cooler."

Secretly mocking the slightly narcissistic man named 'Gute' in his heart, Natalia Chan continued to ask.

"Master Gute, why do you want to look at my body?"

"Just out of curiosity. I'm in a great mood today because I have been waiting for these three Warcraft crystals for a long time."

Seeing Natalia Chan's speechless expression, Gute waved his hand and began to explain the reason.

"Students nowadays, even the commoners, neglect physical training, not to mention those pampered nobles. I can tell that you have been training since you were young, maybe you even have the potential to become a blacksmith."

"A blacksmith?" Natalia Chan had some understanding of this profession. It was a profession that made weapons and armor from metal and Warcraft crystals.

"Kid, are you underestimating this profession?"

"No, I just read about this profession in books..."

"So you just read about it in books. Forget it, with your background, you can probably only work in those unremarkable forges outside the academy." Gute dismissed with a wave of his hand disdainfully. "But among this batch of students, I think you are quite decent. Interested in becoming my apprentice?"

"Apprentice?"

"Yes, other students are too weak-bodied, and you, well, can barely meet the requirements. At least you have the good habit of exercising. You're a good seedling."

"But... even so, why choose me, a commoner, as your apprentice? Why not a noble?"

"Heh, what's wrong with being a commoner? Who said a blacksmith can't take commoners as apprentices? How would the masters of forges in the city feel about this?" Gute retorted.

"I didn't mean that, I mean why did you choose me, a commoner, instead of a noble..."