Bab 188: Important Encounters 

Seeing the young blond man he had met weeks ago waving at him, Rory immediately put aside his thoughts of how to strengthen his group and went over to the young blacksmith.

"Have you advanced a level? Have you become an Acolyte?" Rory said as he noticed a difference in the sensation he felt from Lukas' body now compared to what he had felt when he first met this guy.

Lukas had advanced this afternoon and finally reached the 2nd magical stage. He was delighted with himself, and when he heard the redhead in front of him, he smiled and said. "Fortunately, I could break through the barrier between the 1st and 2nd stages earlier."

"Congratulations on that. With your talent, it won't be long before you become a 2nd-stage blacksmith." Rory commented, genuinely happy for Lukas, much to Vicente's credit, of course.