“Sell an alchemy weapon?” David looked at Angel in surprise, and after a while, he whispered. “It’s not what I think it is, right?”
“What kind of thing are you thinking of? What do you mean?” Angel doesn’t understand what he is talking about.
David took a deep breath. “You said you wanted to sell an alchemy weapon. Did you make it yourself?”
Angel nodded: “Yes.”
David choked at Angel’s natural answer.
“You’ve made a finished alchemy work?”
“Yes. Didn’t you refine one not too long ago? The technical content of the Spiral Aircraft is much higher than that of the weapons I refined.” Angel said.
“That’s different. I’ve studied… for five years.”
Angel turned his head and smiled. “Actually, before I made my alchemy weapon, I had used to dabble in blacksmithing. I learned how to make moulds and other things. So, I already had experience. It was easier for me to make weapons.”
“Really?”
“… Of course. Really.” It’s strange. Looking at David’s almost crying expression. Angel decided to continue on with the white lie.
When David heard Angel say this, the trace of gloom and jealousy in his heart had calmed down a little.
“There is still a big difference between alchemy weapons and ordinary weapons. Angel, you are able to make a finished product so quickly. In addition to your own experience, your talent must be very strong.” David said.
“Go and see the sickle I made! Help me get an evaluation.” When Angel had finished talking, he took the lead and brought him to the bas.e.m.e.nt first.
“Angel, you made a sickle? Such weapons are rare.”
“Because I know about sickles the best, I made one. I used to weed and grow my own vegetables.” This is not a lie. The fruits and vegetables planted in Jon’s yard were basically taken care of by Angel after his legs were atrophied.
“You mean a sickle for weeding? I thought it was a scythe.” David paused: “Although the Savage Grottoes doesn’t have many people using scythes, there is still a market for scythes. The weeding sickles are…”
“It doesn’t matter. Sell it for as much as you can. If it can be sold for 1 magic crystal, I will earn a profit too.” Angel doesn’t care.
This was David’s first-time visiting Angel’s bas.e.m.e.nt. The s.p.a.cious bas.e.m.e.nt was filled with alchemy tools. There were stains on the production platforms and unrefined materials left around. There were traces of metal smelting on the ground. The whole bas.e.m.e.nt looks very messy.
But David still swept through every inch with envious eyes. Every inch and every breath he takes in makes him feel very familiar and envious.
“From my point of view and these alchemy traces, you have really embarked on the path of alchemy.” David lamented. He also wants an Alchemy Laboratory of his own.
“Are you kidding me?” Angel briskly wiped the stain from the workbench and took out the sickle wrapped in cloth from the cabinet below.
Angel looked back, ready to call David over for his evaluation. But now David came in front of the weapon rack in the corner and looked at the series of Chinese styled weapons he had refined.
“These three weapons look very simple and there are no patterns. But just these shapes alone are full of aesthetic design and beauty.” David asked, “Did you refine this? May I touch it?”
Angel made a “please do” gesture.
“Is this a sword? What a curious sword. If it is designed in this way, won’t it break easily?” David tried picking up the three-foot green sword in front of him and made a stroke at the corner of the test inscription wall. It showed a shallow trace. “To meet the standard of a primary alchemy weapon, although not yet at the ranked level, it should also be able to sell for a good price.”
David took out the double-sided dagger and waved it a little. His eyes suddenly lit up: “This weapon is good. It feels very powerful from the design and it is light and easy to carry. For some Witch Apprentices, this is an excellent self-defence weapon. If this design is brought out, it is expected to be sold out very quickly.”
David finally picked up the sheathless tang sword, which was his favourite weapon design at a glance. It had no unique pattern but was full of peculiarity and beauty. Waving was extremely easy.
“This weapon should be able to sell for more than 10 magic crystals.”
After experimenting with these three Chinese styled weapons, David was apparently satisfied: “If you sell these three weapons, you’ll earn back the original cost of the materials.”
David is very envious, the price of alchemy weapons has always been very high. Even if there is no special effect, they are still a very popular items. Although the technology content of his products is higher than Angel’s weapons. They are not universal, and the price is absolutely not as high as these weapons.
“Are you selling these three weapons?” David asked.
“If they can be sold, of course, I will sell. But I don’t have a sales channel.” Angel looks at David.
David patted his chest and said, “I can sell it for you in Promi Alchemy Shop…”
“Is that all right?”
“No problem. I’ll sell it for you. You can give me a 10% share of the points. This is the rule laid down by Master Promi.”
The 10% share of points is actually quite a lot, but if he takes these weapons out and sells them himself. He may be unable to sell them, and sales channels are very important. So, Angel nodded. “That’s fine. You can take that sickle and sell it for me as well.”
David thought the quality of the sickle was similar to those of the three weapons, so he nodded his head without hesitation.
But when he saw the sickle reflecting a brilliant light, he suddenly felt he had been bamboozled by Angel again.
“You said you learned blacksmithing, so you can make weapons with ease.”
“That’s pretty much what I said.”
“So tell me, where is the blacksmith that can teach you to draw magic patterns? Can a blacksmith’s hand engrave such a perfect Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern?!”
David felt his whole person was not well. He thought the weapon that Angel had asked him to give an evaluation for was a kind of primary alchemy weapon. As long as he learned the Heat Blend Art and had a little blacksmith’s experience. There was no problem in casting primary alchemy weapons.
But what kind of primary alchemy weapon is this sickle? Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern is clearly placed on the edge, which means it has at least entered as a ranked work! Although it is still the lowest level of alchemy weapon, it is also a ranked item! With other ranked alchemy weapons, it is worth at least 100 magic crystals!
David took a deep breath: “I warn you, don’t tell me, you’re a talent good at magic pattern learning too.”
Angel recalls the last time he said his alchemy talent was good. David put on a “slapped” act. He weighed his words carefully and tentatively said, “Maybe I have a good memory?”
David looked deeply at Angel and said, “You slapped me last time. I thought my endurance had improved, but I was wrong.”
David grabs the sickle, activates the Sharpened Edge Magic Pattern with magic power and slashes it down against the test inscription wall in the corner.
Seeing the test inscription, which had been split wide, David turned and said. “Now I feel like a piece of waste wood.”
Angel: “…”
After half an hour of expressing his deep discontent, David finally returned to normal.
“This sickle has been graded. Although only at the lowest level, it is also enough to sell for more than 100 magic crystals. If there is an emergency, it may sell for even higher.” David said.
“Emergency?”
“For example, if you want to go out and explore the ruins, you will be in urgent need of weapons. Or have a duel of life and death, and if you have the possibility of dying, you will spend a lot of money to buy it.”
Angel thought for a moment. “There’s one more thing I want to ask… Well, can these weapons be sold for me in a month and a half?”
“In a month and a half? Is there a special time circ.u.mstance?”
“It’s very special. You’ll know it then.”
After negotiating the price, the two men came to Promi Alchemy Shop. Angel spent 17 magic crystal buying a new batch of materials. When he said goodbye to David, David suddenly took something out and asked:
“Is this yours?”
Angel looked at the golden arrow in David’s hand and raised his eyebrow. “Yes, did you find it in the forest?”
“I didn’t pick it up. Master Promi picked it up.” David then paused: “Master Promi is interested in your long-ranged alchemy weapon. May I have a look?”
Angel peeled off his sleeves to reveal his Wrist-Mounted Crossbow.
“Is this mechanical alchemy?”
“Sort of.”
David took a closer look at the Wrist-Mounted Crossbow. The production is very delicate and exquisitely crafted, but the weapon does not depict a magic pattern.
“Although it is not yet ranked, this ingenious design alone is amazing. And the lethality is also very strong. Even without a magic pattern, you can break the vast majority of defences and spells with sheet numbers.” David gave words of appreciation and praise.
What David doesn’t know is that the magic patterns are not absent, but that the magic patterns are depicted on the golden arrows by Angel.
“By the way, who made this cleverly designed alchemy weapon?” David asked subconsciously.
He looked up at Angel and, just as Angel was about to answer, David stopped: “Let’s not talk about it. I’ve been slapped enough today.”
…
On the third day of Angel’s ascent, he boarded the second floor of Sky Tower.
Contestants have to go up to the second floor through specially dedicated cableways, which are distributed in all areas of the Underground Market. The carriage that people board on the cableway is also a status symbol here.
On the other hand, non-contestants who watch the battle can only spend money on tickets to get to the second floor.
Those who have the money to buy tickets can go to the top of the tower to watch the battles. Why come to the second floor? Ordinary people who have no money can only feast their eyes on the first floor. Compared to the lively atmosphere on the first floor, the atmosphere on the second floor of Sky Tower was much colder. Angel was stuck watching only two or three boring contests before his first opponent.
The contestants on the second floor are much better than those on the first floor. But Angel still does not have much difficulty relying on his scoundrelly Wrist-Mounted Crossbow…
The only time he had a little more difficulty was against a Junior Wizard Apprentice, nicknamed “Lord of Darna.” This apprentice was good at snowstorms and manic hurricanes which caused a slight deviation in the golden arrow shots. So, Angel could hardly shake the Lord of Darna with one or two golden arrows alone. Finally, Angel used a large number of golden arrows to attack indiscriminately, forcing Lord of Darna to concede defeat on his own initiative.
Having defeated Lord of Darna, Angel has gained a reputation on the second floor.
While singing and climbing triumphantly all the way up. Angel just took three days to acc.u.mulate 40 points before smoothly setting foot on the third layer of Sky Tower.
In the contestant area on the third floor, Angel paid more attention to other contestants but did not see a Second Level Wizard Apprentice. He thought he could still push through the floor easily, but he ran into trouble in the preliminary round on the third floor of Sky Tower.