Eryman followed Rue and Tian into the upper level, and then to the side room where the forge was laid out.
Much to his surprise, they were not alone, and they weren't the only ones using advance smithy techniques. There were four Lycans in the forge, creating weapons for the daily supply quota, but curiously, only three of them were finishing the weapons.
"What is is that the last one there is doing? He's clearly an Elder, but he's leaving the items incomplete," Eryman asked.
"Oh, that. He's making weapon blanks for the Runemasters to finish. It's easier for them to upgrade the weapon to Epic or Peerless Grade with runes built on a quality base than it is for a smith to turn out a Peerless Grade weapon on pure skill.
So, one person a day does the blanks. There will be someone doing the same for wooden and stone items as well, over in the carving shop," Tian explained helpfully.
"You don't keep that a secret?"
