Cursed Immortality

Afterward, with Miley's help, everything goes smoothly without any more problems, and Jacob becomes the tenant of a luxurious mansion on Lion Street.

This mansion area was eight hundred squire meters with a backyard, horse stable, garden, pool, and a small workshop. The mansion itself was built on four hundred squire meters of space and had two floors and a huge basement.

Jacob wasn't shocked by the enormous place, since he had lived in a castle half of his life, so this place was tinny if you asked him.

Nevertheless, it was quite a good place to practice his martial arts and other activities, which he didn't want anyone to see, and it was quite peaceful here. He quickly settles down after paying everyone their dues. He even paid some silvers to that fatty for his time, which made him happy.

The mansion also has its own cleaning and security staff, so he doesn't have to worry about anything. He decided to rest for a day before he started with his plans the other day.

The sun rose as Jacob also woke up from his peaceful sleep. Although he could go five or six days without sleeping, he still preferred to sleep if he didn't have anything important going on.

After waking up, he first started to perform every fighting technique he knew three times before he would shift to another, and so on.

It was his habit in his previous life before he stopped doing them altogether. Because he simply couldn't keep up as he grew old.

Now, he was back to his old routine, and he was far better than he ever was, even when he was in his prime. Some moves are quite dangerous and a burden on the body if performed regularly in some martial arts, and even masters won't practice them recklessly.

But he could do them without feeling any fatigue or any internal injury danger because his body was simply not normal. He could feel the more he performed these movements, the more control he had over his body. It was like his body was a weapon that could grow limitlessly.

After spending four hours in physical training, Jacob was sweating profusely as every muscle in his body was pumped.

'It's time to use the pool.' Jacob left the backyard and headed toward the pool area.

He naturally wanted a place with a pool because of the water meditation technique.

Although he nearly died perfuming it last time, this doesn't mean he would give up on it altogether.

Furthermore, he had this feeling the Art of Nature wasn't so simple, and it might probably be a magical technique that can only be practiced by a powerful individual. It didn't mean for normal humans!

The pool was fifty square meets large and twenty meters deep. But there were levels like the first five meters were only two-meter-deep, which was perfect for Jacob to stand up without worrying about swimming.

But to make it even safe, he put on a five-foot stone platform, and now with a push, he could breathe the air.

Soon, Jacob starts the water meditation again.

But this time, he only performed it for a house, and the moment he felt the 10-G force, he broke his meditation to see if everything was right. Nothing happened out of the ordinary. Just like last time, the force vanished the moment he breathed the air.

Content, he began again, and this time he did the meditation properly, and this time he breathed four times, and it was already seven hours since he had started the water meditation.

He could feel his limit was rising from 1:40 to 1:48, but he started to feel the toll on his body, so he stopped doing it at this hour.

The workers wondered what the lord was doing in the pool area for over eight hours, but he prohibited anyone from going there, and they didn't dare to go against his order.

Jacob finally emerged in the dining area when it was already afternoon. He was a cm leaner before, though, which was a minor change in other eyes, but it was massive since he achieved it in over eight hours.

After having lunch, Jacob left the mansion. He still didn't have a carriage, and he didn't want it either since he preferred walking, and if he ran, he was not slower than an adult horse.

Furthermore, where he was going, that place wasn't far from Lion Street.

Five miles from lion street was the city center, and this place never closed for even a second. There were all kinds of shops in this place, but the most famous were four imposing buildings that occupied an entire square.

Furthermore, no one dares to cause trouble here, not even raise their voice, because these four buildings belong to the Apothecary Guild, Gunsmith Guild, Zodiac Taurus Bank, and Star Mercenary Agency!

These four names represent a status far scarier than the royal family, and no one dared to cause trouble in these four places.

In any large city like lionheart city, these four buildings were compulsory, and they occupied the center of the city without the need to pay for it. Furthermore, no other business or shop was allowed anywhere near this place's five-meter radius.

The Zodiac Taurus Bank and Star Mercenary Agency were the same. They didn't cause trouble for the other side, nor did they cause trouble for them. They exist like harmonized neighbors.

Right at this moment, a man with an eye-catching appearance appeared in front of this ten-story iron color building. There was a huge golden signboard, 'Gunsmith Guild' written in fiery words.

Jacob couldn't help but look at other imposing buildings a few hundred meters away, and each one of them was extremely eye-catching. Especially the bank, which had a Pantheon-like exterior.

But his goal for the building was in front of him right now and following robust men going inside.

The interior was extremely spacious, and the first thing that caught his eye was a huge queue in front of a counter. Many people were standing, but one thing common about them was they were extremely masculine and gave off this intense feeling.

'Are they all blacksmiths?' Jacob wondered as he was familiar with the traits of a blacksmith, and he knew the Gunsmith Guild was like the Star Mercenary Agency.

They recruit daily, but their endorsement conditions were harsher than the agency.

The Gunsmith Guild, as its name suggest, was the guild for Gunsmiths and only Gunsmiths. The firearm business was considered the top business in any region, and they had long transcended cold weapons.

That's why many blacksmiths were forced to leave their traditional ways and learn the art of firearm forging if they wanted to survive.

The gunsmith guild was solely made to research firearms and also to provide a platform for these old blacksmiths to become part of this trend and earn immense wealth.

Jacob saw the queue, and then there was another counter, which was completely deserted, and couldn't help but go there.

The bearded man sitting behind the counter sensed Jacob's presence and looked at him with uninterested eyes. He said, "If you want to take the gunsmith class, wait in that queue until the previous class end."

"Gunsmith Class?" Jacob was astonished. 'So, they teach in this place?' He didn't know about this.

The man looked at Jacob with disdain. "You didn't even know? Are you trying to cause trouble?"

Jacob shook his head. "I'm new in this place, so I don't know about the rules. Can you tell me how to join the guild?"

Jacob suddenly placed his hand on the table before he widened his finger, and a sinning silver coin was under it.

The man's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the silver coin, and his opinion of Jacob instantly evaluate. He smiled amiably, "You know your way, huh? Alright, since you're new, I'll guide you.

"If you want to join, then you have to be proficient in gunsmithing. If you're not, then don't worry. We teach anyone who wants to learn a beginner course for thirty days. Do you see that queue? You can register yourself for the class there, it will cost you five silver for one lecture, and you can take it as much as you want as long as you pay the price.

"Then, if you're confident we take a single exam in every evening on the second floor, you can register for the Basic Gunsmith Apprentice exam here. There will be three exams in total, and passing the three is compulsory. That's the way to join our guild." The man's voice was filled with pride.

Jacob nodded in understanding, "So, there are ranks of gunsmith?"

The man nodded sternly, "Yes, Gunsmith Apprentice Rank is the entry-level rank, and it has three levels, Basic, Intermediate, and Advance.

"Above this rank is Basic Gunsmith Rank, Intermediate Gunsmith Rank, and Advance Gunsmith Rank. Let me tell you, there aren't any Intermediate Gunsmith in the entire Gloria Country!"