On the top floor of the Alchemy Guild's building, the meeting hall was fully occupied with top figures of the Alchemy Guild in the Dark City.
Everyone was looking at a handsome elf sitting on the chair of honor. He was wearing a scholarly gray robe, and he had this amiable scholarly aura around him that made everything feel closer to him. He was none other than the Senior Grandmaster Magic Smith, Braylon.
However, the atmosphere of this meeting room was not joyous as a few moments ago, as everyone had different expressions on their faces. Most of them were shocked silly.
As for why they were shocked, it was all because of Jacob's response to their summoning. Not only did he not appear despite being given an invitation, but upon summoning, he even asked why he was being summoned.
This wasn't even as offensive as what he said after he was given the reason. According to the floor assistant, Jacob bluntly said if Braylon wanted to meet him, he could come to his workshop.
This was a blunt provocation and slapped on Braylon's face, who was probably the most respected figure in the alchemist circle of the Rare Plains. Everyone gave him a face, but Jacob just didn't play by the rule at all.
Bart, who was sitting two chairs behind Braylon, quickly said with a stiff smile which was quite ugly even for him, "Senior Braylon, please don't take offense by the lack of manners by Senior Jack. You see, he's a kind of eccentric and always behaves like this."
Although Bart was angry as well, he still decided to defend him because Jacob didn't break any rule here, and he was in the complete right. They were the ones who were disturbing him, and he was not like these old guys who were losing interest in alchemy after their progress stagnated for decades.
They were all like Rita as they were happy with what they had already achieved, and their ambitions were now exhausted. That's why they no longer do long research.
Only official alchemists like Braylon and Orville, who still have huge alchemy potential, were always busy with their research and seldom made appearances.
Braylon also appeared only because he got spare time, or he would never have made an appearance if Jacob had gone there and requested an audience with him.
Everyone in this room knows in their heart that Jacob had done nothing wrong, but they were all forgotten about the true essence of alchemy which was to find the truth about everything!
"Why are you still defending him? This is a blunt disrespect toward all of us, not just Senior Braylon!" Senior Grandmaster Spell Crafter, Lawrence slapped his hand on the table angrily.
Everyone nodded in agreement with Lawrence's words since Jacob was going too far by not showing them any face.
"Heh, don't be so angry, Old Lawrence. He's still young and inexperienced, and who didn't have a temper when they were young? Furthermore, don't forget Senior Jacob is arrogant by nature because of his potential." Otto sneered as he also took a stand for Jacob.
But his last words were quite vicious since he was directly calling everyone talentless by bringing out Jacob's potential. He had indirectly created scorn in everyone's heart for Jacob.
"So, what if he's full of potential? This didn't mean he could be disrespectful toward his elders!" Senior Grandmaster Apothecary Boone refuted with a cold glint in his eyes.
"Elder? He has the same rank as us. If you want to talk about the age factor, then I'm afraid you're just a toddler in front of Senior Bart." Rita retorted with narrowed eyes. But she had this strange pinkish hue when she spoke about Jacob, and a hint of resentment flashed past her beautiful eyes.
'Although he's a beast, he's still a beast of my Gunsmith apartment. I'll deal with him personally!' She thought as she silently glinted her teeth, and her blush intensified.
It was her first time seeing someone so direct as Jacob, who said it bluntly that he was after her body while he didn't even bother to show his face at all. The more Rita thought about it, the angrier she became.
She even wanted to use the Silver Killer to teach Jacob a lesson, but when she thought about the formula of friction killer, her heart always wavered, and a complicated emotion gathered in her heart.
At this moment, Braylon, who was didn't speak a word since hearing Jacob's reply, finally spoke, "That Young man is really interesting."
Everyone looked at him and was speechless when they saw Braylon smiling instead of fuming.
Orville, who remained silent all this time without saying anything, finally spoke coldly, "Mentor, he's just over his head by his small success." He was the only Grandmaster present in the meeting of the Senior Grandmaster, and only he dared to raise his opinion without fear of anyone.
Braylon's smile suddenly vanished as he gave Orville a side glance which was somewhat cold as he said, "Do you think you, a Grandmaster, are qualified to comment on a Senior Grandmaster half of your age?"
It was a simple question but sent chills down everyone's spine as they knew Braylon was taking Jacob's side and even chided Orville.
Many felt better after looking at Orville's ugly expression because if they talked about seniority in front of them when he was still a grandmaster.
Orville didn't dare to retort in front of Braylon anymore. He was only afraid of Braylon in this entire building.
He respectfully bowed his head toward Braylon, "I was wrong. Please forgive me, Mentor. Everyone, please forgive me. I shouldn't have spoken."
However, when his head was lower, a ruthless glint flashed past his eyes and quickly vanished.
Braylon expression softened, and he nodded his head, "Your temperament is still the same. As long as you let go of your ego, you'll be able to become a Senior Magic Smith."
Everyone nodded in agreement since the path of Magic technology was entirely different from mech technology.
"I'll remember it." Orville nodded before he returned to his seat and became silent as if he wasn't there anymore.
Braylon stopped paying attention to Orville and looked at everyone as he smiled amiably and said while standing up, "Let's go meet Senior Jack!"