Chapter 987: Guilds and Academies (2/2)

”Per dagger?”

”No, both.”

Upon hearing it, Krune's eyelid twitched as he thought to himself, 'I have been using them for so long. To think they have such low value now.'

Thinking back to the Mercenary Guild rewarding 600 Tier 1 DS for an intact Sonic Radar corpse, Krune realized that this price for the Whale Tooth Daggers was reasonable. Rather, the blacksmith had given him a concession since he seemed like a new customer.

He then showed his sword, asking its price, ”How much would this cost.”

”Give it to me,” the blacksmith said as he took it, analyzing the sword.

Krune thought as he saw the blacksmith's actions, 'This guy is an expert.'

He then wondered, 'The Seamstress did upgrade it using her abilities. So, it's stronger than a normal Sonic Radar's teeth. I wonder how much he would quote for it?'

As he was thinking, the blacksmith soon responded, ”It seems a couple of passive abilities have been used to upgrade it. Though, it is too old and has already suffered numerous internal damage. It doesn't have much life, despite being stronger than a regular Sonic Radar's tooth. You will get 220 Tier 1 DS for this.”

”Very reasonable.” Krune nodded with a sigh before asking, ”Are there any weapons made from a Sonic Radar? Better than this one.”

”We do.” The blacksmith nodded, shouting towards his side, ”Rikka, bring me some three-star Sonic Radar swords.”

”Coming!” A teenage girl shouted as her figure flashed a little before heading into one of the rooms behind, looking around for the respective weapons.

”I'm curious.” In the meantime, Krune took the time to converse with the blacksmith, ”If a three-star weapon is stronger than my sword, how do you create four-star and five-star weapons?”

”Using our passive abilities, of course.” The blacksmith nodded as he replied, ”As weapons are of prime importance, the Emperor has invested heavily. He has created a set of five passive abilities that create a synergistic effect while creating weapons.”

He raised his hand, showing three fingers, ”There are three such sets. The first set is termed the upgrading set. All five passive abilities in this set create an effect to upgrade the strength of existing material. The one you requested for has been created in such a manner. The second set, on the other hand, is a forging set. This set has five passive abilities that allow us to process various materials and forge weapons, armors, and other types of equipment. Last but not least, the final set is a creation set. It consists of five passive abilities that allow one to expend their stamina to create a weapon. Usually, weapons created from this set have inferior abilities and are then upgraded by blacksmiths having the upgrading set.”

”But...” he continued, ”This set also has the advantage of being able to create new weapon varieties with a bunch of special traits. So, they have their use.”

'Just like the Seamstress's Coral Wave. Using that and her Heat Radiance, she's able to create any item she wishes,' Krune thought, 'Even though Frozen Blood has its uses as a mortal, it's useless when I become a cultivator. Instead, an ability to create special materials would be tremendously useful even when I become a cultivator.'

'That would be better in the long run,' he thought before asking, ”Can you tell me the five passive abilities in the creation set?”

”Sorry.” The blacksmith shook his head as he answered, ”Only when members achieve a certain level of contribution can one gain access to such information. If you join our guild and work your way up, I'm sure…”

The blacksmith suddenly stopped talking as sweat began to drip from his face, soon drenching his clothes. His body trembled as his eyes darted to a tiny fish with a long needle that was now slowly moving around Krune's neck.

The Cloud Whale was less than 10 centimeters in length. But upon seeing it, the blacksmith understood just what was happening. And at the same time, the surrounding people also witnessed it, stunned into silence as their bodies remained rooted to their spots.

”It's not for free. I'll pay you accordingly,” Krune said with a smile. ”I could ask Gehen, but this is too inconsequential for that. Plus, I'm only asking you the basic information for them, not asking you to give them to me. Understand?”

”Y-Yes.” The blacksmith nodded, telling immediately, ”In all three sets, four passive abilities are the same. Only one passive ability changes in the set, determining which set it is. In the creation set, the core passive ability is called Bubble Wrap. It creates a sponge-like material that we then process using the remaining four Passive Abilities to create weapons.”

'So, it's not an independently useful passive ability. I don't have any other passive abilities to refine it. It's useless for me.' Krune sighed, retracting his Cloud Whale, placing his Whale Tooth Sword and the two Whale Tooth Daggers as he said, ”Sorry if I scared you. I just don't have enough time. Consider the daggers as my compensation. As for the sword, I'll sell it.”

”Thank you.” The blacksmith only relaxed now as he wiped off his sweat.