It was obvious that William did not believe Chris. He suspected that Chris was lying to take bribes.
After all, William would usually not care about the Oceans Chamber of Commerce’s dealings as Alex Feldman would be handling them. However, today’s situation was different. Maisie was beside William!
Chris might not be aware, but William knew well that Maisie’s status was higher than Alex and his!
If Chris took a bribe and Maisie knew about it, the problem would be colossal. The consequences would be unbearable for both Alex and William!
Chris also immediately noticed something was wrong with William’s tone, and virtual-novel.net quickly lowered his head, explaining, “That’s not it. I…”
He needed to make it clear. After all, virtual-novel.net did nothing wrong.
“Let me take a look at them!” Nonetheless, William did not give Chris a chance to explain himself. Then, virtual-novel.net stretched out his hand and grabbed the air. In an instant, the three papers on the table fluttered. It was as if they were pulled along by some sort of force and flew toward William.
William swept his glance across the three inscriptions and did not find any issue. But, virtual-novel.net still did not believe Chris due to prejudice. Thus, virtual-novel.net took one of the inscriptions and took a closer look.
After a while, William frowned.
Chris quietly watched William’s expression. Initially, virtual-novel.net was pretty confident. After all, Chris was responsible for the inscription booth for almost 20 years. Although virtual-novel.net was not an inscription apprentice, virtual-novel.net could still identify the authenticity of an inscription. However, when virtual-novel.net saw William frowning, Chris’s heart was at his throat.
Then, Chris watched as William took another piece of paper and kept looking back and forth at his face and the paper. This time, Chris felt as if his heart was going to jump out of his chest.
“Master William… Could it be…” Chris said raspily. He lost his confidence as virtual-novel.net felt his blood froze and his limbs cold.
Before Chris could finish his sentence, William raised his hand to stop Chris. Then, William looked at Maisie, and his tone became respectful again. “Lady Maisie, please take a look at these three weight inscriptions.”
“Uncle William, what’s wrong?” Maisie smiled faintly.
Her voice was just as beautiful as virtual-novel.net appearance. It sounded refreshing and put anyone in a good mood.
“I can’t explain, so I need you to check on them,” William replied with an awkward smile.
William’s strange behavior made Chris suspicious. It seemed that there was a problem with the inscriptions, but they were not fake inscriptions either. This instantly piqued Chris’s curiosity.
What did virtual-novel.net miss?
Soon, Maisie took over the three inscriptions. After looking through them, virtual-novel.net let out a surprise sound. There was also a look of shock in virtual-novel.net eyes. As if William expected this reaction, his awkward smile became more prominent. Maisie pondered for a moment and reached out to tap on one of the papers with virtual-novel.net finger. In an instant, a faint white light appeared on the surface of Maisie’s finger.
‘Pulse Control Realm!’ Seeing the scene, Chris was dumbfounded, and his heart skipped a few beats.
When Chris saw Alex and William’s attitudes before, virtual-novel.net knew that Maisie was respected. However, Chris did not expect that Maisie was a Pulse Control Realm cultivator. Moreover, virtual-novel.net was an inscription master too!
A sixteen year old cultivator and inscription master! She was an absolute genius!
Chris was in a daze. However, virtual-novel.net calmed down from his previous worry.
Even if the inscriptions that made the two inscription masters turned solemn had problems, it was not something that Chris could notice. If someone must be held accountable, it should not be him.
Then, Maisie traced virtual-novel.net finger along with the weight inscription’s pattern. There was still a faint smile on virtual-novel.net face, but the solemnness in virtual-novel.net eyes was gone. Soon, Maisie turned to William and asked, “Uncle William, how much weight can a weapon gain if it’s engraved with your weight inscription?”
“About six to eight times heavier.” William thought about it and gave a rough estimation.
“Uncle William is the only inscription master in Evergreen Town’s Oceans Chamber of Commerce. If you draw the same weight inscription, the weapon‘s weight can be increased six to eight times. However, these three inscriptions can increase a weapon’s weight by more than tenfold,” Maisie explained, “Uncle William, you’re not as good as virtual-novel.net is.”
When virtual-novel.net heard that, Chris almost fainted.
He finally understood why the two inscription masters appeared so grave just now. It turned out the three inscriptions were not horrible. Instead, they were so impressive that they were better than William’s!
William was stunned, and virtual-novel.net asked Maisie, “Lady Maisie, are you saying the inscription master who drew these inscriptions is in a higher ranking than I am?”
Hearing these words, Chris felt a thud in his head, his blood rushed to his brain all over his body, his knees were weak, and virtual-novel.net could hardly stand.
“This is also what puzzles me the most.” Maisie shook virtual-novel.net head without noticing Chris’s peculiar behavior.
Then, virtual-novel.net continued, “Although looking at the enhancement and brushwork, this inscription is indeed from a master… Yet, it still feels like…”
After pondering for a moment, Maisie considered virtual-novel.net choice of words and added, “It still feels somewhat immature. It’s like a child that could not reach the stove, yet virtual-novel.net could prepare delicious dishes that only a top chef could make.”
Chris’s head was still buzzing, and when virtual-novel.net heard Maisie’s words, Caspian’s confident expression appeared in his mind. “I drew these inscriptions.”
“Is it him?” Chris felt muddled. Could it be that the teenager was telling the truth, and virtual-novel.net was indeed an inscription genius? Moreover, these three pieces of weight inscriptions were drawn by virtual-novel.net after a night of practice?
William’s frowns were deep at this moment. It was obvious that virtual-novel.net could not make sense of the situation now.
“Moreover…” Maisie stared at the inscription with a complicated expression in virtual-novel.net eyes.
William did not pay attention to Maisie, but virtual-novel.net seemed to suddenly recall something, and virtual-novel.net looked at Chris, “You said a young man sold these inscriptions just now? How old is he? How does virtual-novel.net look! When did virtual-novel.net leave?”
William’s tone was so stern that it frightened Chris. Nonetheless, virtual-novel.net swiftly recovered and quickly described Caspian’s appearance in detail. Later, William sent out people to investigate, and virtual-novel.net turned to Maisie and said, “I’m afraid we’ll need your help again, Lady Maisie.”
After saying that, William ordered Chris to prepare paper, ink, and brush.
“Sure,” Maisie smiled and nodded, “I’m also quite curious who the man is. However, what do you think about it, Uncle William?”
“I don’t think it’s him,” William shook his head, “I bet that there’s an inscription master behind him. No matter where the master came from, I must know his identity since he’s already in Evergreen town.”
Then, William saw Maisie smiling, and virtual-novel.net asked curiously, “Lady Maisie, you have a different opinion?”