They all call me Great Master

Never put yourself in danger.

Arthur realized this lesson when he was first cornered in the bathroom during high school.

Similarly, he also learned another lesson—

With a mop drenched in feces, Lubu lives on.

Depending on the unparalleled "Mind Attack," young Arthur faced down four opponents alone.

At that time, Arthur understood one thing.

You don't necessarily have to be very powerful, but you must appear very powerful.

So—

To prevent retaliation, he found a small jar to fill with lime, which he kept in his backpack.

Without a doubt, Arthur was cornered once again.

Then, he took out the small jar, threw its contents at the people opposite him, and screamed at the top of his lungs, "Grandma help me!"

The four guys who got powder in their eyes were beaten miserably.

Afterward, Arthur washed that jar and filled it with powdered milk.

When he was cornered yet another time, Arthur stuffed the powdered milk into his mouth.

As he did so, he bellowed.

"Grandma, lend me your strength once more!"

In any case, to this day, Arthur still remembers the simian expression and the tiny bit of confusion, puzzlement, and utter shock on those guys' faces.

Especially when they saw Arthur pull a pair of old-fashioned iron scissors from his backpack and madly charge at them, one of them got so scared that he wet himself.

In any case, after that, Arthur had a much easier time.

The leisurely high school life was indeed marvelous, and then...

He failed his college entrance exams.

It couldn't be helped, too leisurely, really.

In the back corner of the classroom, no one paid any mind to a weirdo, whether he was reading novels, playing games, or even cooking dumplings.

"Life back then was truly wonderful,"

Arthur reminisced.

To extend that wonderfulness, Arthur of course wouldn't let himself face danger.

So, Kiri was summoned.

Being a "Death Hound" with a "Symbiosis" effect with Kuliqi, Kiri played the role of this 'Blast Hound.'

Therefore, the next moment, Lucius saw a Husky crawl out from under the dining table—

Its wise eyes proving its pedigree.

Then, it approached the 'Sacred Silk' and incessantly sniffed at it.

"Kiri?"

Arthur's tone intensified.

"Awoo! Awoo!"

Kiri barked, and then, directly snatched the 'Sacred Silk' and ran off.

No incident occurred.

Very good, very safe.

No problems.

Arriving at this conclusion, Arthur quickly grabbed Kiri by the back of his neck and took the 'Sacred Silk' out of Kiri's mouth with his other hand.

"Awoo!"

The released Kiri hopped around on the spot, still barking.

How should one put it?

Really resembled a Husky.

Arthur couldn't understand why a "Death Hound" would have this issue, but he knew how to calm Kiri down—when Arthur picked up a slipper inside the cabin, Kiri immediately quieted down and even crawled under the bed, carefully watching Arthur.

"Sorry, Kiri isn't too bright,"

Arthur set down the slipper and showed Lucius a helpless smile.

"Sled dogs all seem to be this way,"

the young Avenger had no doubts whatsoever.

The sled dogs of South County were far less majestic than those of North County, not only indispensable as helpers but also excellent at completing transport tasks.

Meanwhile, Kiri under the bed saw Arthur put down his slippers and became immensely interested in the bed inside the cabin, continuously sniffing and licking the bed's legs.

Then, he began to tear at them fiercely.

Seeing this, Arthur sighed.

Then he let the Hand of Void grab the slippers and started to harshly discipline Kiri.

Smack Smack Smack!

The slippers hit Kiri's backside again and again.

"Ouch woo!"

Kiri spun around as he was being hit, but his mouth did not stop barking.

However, Lucius was no longer paying attention to this.

This young Avenger's gaze was completely focused on Arthur, who was carefully examining the 'Sacred Silk.'

After wiping the drool off the 'Sacred Silk' with a nearby napkin, Arthur finally began to read the words in front of him—

[Name: Mikhail's Touch (Fragmentary)]

[Type: Miscellaneous Item]

[Quality: Hero]

[Attributes: Enhancement]

[Remarks: Miha and Yiluo were twin sisters until they merged into one to become Mikhail, gaining recognition by some during the 'Shadow War' of the Empire. They were considered symbols of 'Pain' and 'Suffering,' and in some places, they were also seen as 'Calamity,' but this did not overshadow their abilities as witches...]

...

[Enhancement: When an item is wrapped with the fragmentary 'Mikhail's Touch,' it imparts an eternal enhancement effect]

(Note 1: When enhancing, the item must possess 'Spirituality')

(Note 2: The item need not be entirely covered by the fragmentary 'Mikhail's Touch,' but completely wrapping the item will increase its Quality significantly)

(Note 3: The fragmentary 'Mikhail's Touch' cannot enhance 'Legendary' level items, nor can it raise items beyond 'Epic' level)

(Note 4: The fragmentary 'Mikhail's Touch' cannot enhance living beings)

...

'Such a great find!

To think it really is an enhancement tool for equipment!'

Although Arthur had speculated about the 'enhancement' after witnessing Yula's scene, he was still surprised when he actually got the [Mikhail's Touch (Fragmentary)].

Even with the limitations of being unable to elevate 'Legendary' level items and not being able to upgrade past 'Epic' level,

it was still more than good enough for Arthur.

He had far too many pieces of equipment that needed enhancing.

Starting from ordinary sword weapons like [Spider's Claw] and [Song of the North Wind], ordinary accessories such as [Warning Wind Chime], to special items like [Atos's Box], [Bracelet of Carmen], [Carmen's Leap], to even more special items like [Mark of Thunder] all fell within this range of enhancement.

Even if it's just a one-time [Protection Coin], if its strength increased, it would be a worthy investment for Arthur.

As Arthur thought about taking a big gamble to see if [Mark of Thunder] could possibly advance to being Epic level, suddenly, the ring [Blood of Doting] started conveying a craving to Arthur.

No!

To be precise, the fragmentary Bloodsucking Ancestor Worm within [Blood of Doting] was sending this craving to Arthur.

It was an intense craving.

Arthur could even start to hear the Bloodsucking Ancestor Worm's shriek in his ear.

Keep in mind, this was unprecedented.

Even when he had acquired [Blood of Doting] initially, he kept teasing the Bloodsucking Ancestor Worm with his words, but perhaps because it was fragmentary, the creature merely grunted and then remained silent, even when it mistakenly sucked non-genuine 'Fresh Blood' from the [Exquisite Human Puppet] posing as 'Blood Descendants,' it only protested briefly then went silent again.

Yet this time, facing [Mikhail's Touch (Fragmentary)], it showed such a reaction, and Arthur immediately had new plans in his heart.

But that would be for later.

For now?

Arthur looked at Lucius and showed a kindly smile.