Now that introductions had been made, the three went out to lunch at a high-end Chinese restaurant located along one of the bustling streets of Borsippa. 0

Then, while they waited for their ordered dish to arrive, the middle-aged Li Wen made a serious expression and said with utter confidence, “My father, the Sacred Craftsman, is a piece of trash.”0

“Pfft! Cough, cough!”0

Li Wen’s bombshell statement caught Luize so off guard that she spat out her tea.0

Unlike her though, Se-Hoon maintained his composure and asked, as he handed her a tissue, “You mean the Sacred Craftsman?”0

“Yes. Although, he is actually far from being the greatest blacksmith of mankind that so many people think he is.”0

Li Wen had so casually added information that would shock anyone who had heard of the Sacred Craftsman. 0

With everything he had heard so far, Se-Hoon began thinking that Li Wen was perhaps the same as the man he knew in the past. So he wanted to confirm it. He calmly asked, “In what way is he a… piece of trash?”0

“The biggest problem with him is… well, firstly, that he has no understanding of the value of the equipment he forges.”0

Pausing to take a sip of tea, Li Wen then looked at Se-Hoon, his face once again serious.0

“Do you know what's happening in China right now?”0

“Isn't it being run by seven S-rank heroes who are acting as a council?” answered Se-Hoon.0

“That's correct.”0

When the Towers of Heroes and the Abyss of Demons first appeared, the world was thrown into chaos by the emergence of heroes and monsters. The presence of superhumans who could completely disregard the existing social structure with their powers and mysterious monsters that contaminated the land paralyzed nearly every nation. So, as a result, many nations collapsed due to being unable to recover from the confusion. And one of those nations was China.0

“The seven of them have immense fame and power thanks to their remarkable...0