198 Once again, Shen Family 3 (1/2)

To Shen Haoren's expectation of having discovered a fellow comrade versed in the field of crafting spiritual artefacts – he was to be sorely disappointed.

The young girl continued to observe the golden bracelet with a noncommittal expression of comprehension, before a trace of befuddlement settled in.

An Fei's eyelashes fluttered, her brows settling into a deep frown.

Enhanced… object?

What was that?

”Hey, Old Stinky, what's an enhanced object?” the young girl raised her question after a brief moment of hesitation.

”You don't know about enhanced objects?” The middle-aged man gaped in surprise.

”Since you owned a spiritual beast, I thought that you might already possess knowledge regarding enhanced objects – known as spiritual artefacts… and don't call me Old Stinky!”

”You called me a stinky lass, so I'll call you Old Stinky, ah!” An Fei swiftly retorted.

The young girl placed down the gold bracelet onto its original position, before crossing her arms as she gazed upwards towards Shen Haoren's sweating visage.

An Fei directed a skeptical glare towards the middle-aged man for a few breaths, before returning to her placid expression.

”…can you explain?”

Shen Haoren wiped a bead of sweat from his brow, before releasing a heavy sigh.

”Enhanced objects… they are essentially forged artefacts that are imbued with spiritual essence,” the middle-aged man picked up the gold bracelet that An Fei had relinquished, displaying the inscribed words to the young girl.

”See this gold bracelet and the words – accelerate movement, enhance base agility, temporary – inscribed onto its surface? These words serve as a conductor that can transmit spiritual essence throughout your body at a higher efficiency than you are normally capable of, hence, producing these enhanced capabilities upon utilization.”

”Conductor…” An Fei rubbed at the base of her chin with her finger.

”The reserves of spiritual essence within the body remain the same?”

”For some, that is the correct answer,” Shen Haoren's countenance flickered with a flash of amazement, his originally discontented impression against the young girl having faded from his memory.

”But for others, they are capable of functioning as a secondary storage of atmospheric spiritual qi – which does indeed result in a lowered efficiency of the amplification. However, the practitioner would then be able to utilize the spiritual accessory without squandering an additional quantity of spiritual essence per movement.”

”Then there must be a categorization for the spiritual accessories – passive and active depending on their independent capabilities…” the young girl nodded, her mind lost in thought.

”Then how are they constructed? Does the magnitude of amplification and their targets differ on the construction?”

An Fei abruptly raised her question, causing the middle-aged man to burst into a beaming smile of praise.

Shen Haoren repeatedly nodded, his voice attuning itself to that of an elder teaching a student.

”Depending on the methods and the materials utilized in the construction process, the final results may be different,” the middle-aged man coached.

”For example, if I constructed this bracelet but with silver, jade, or even aged birch, the results would be completely different. If I used silver, I might be able to supplement the 'extreme' predicate to the notion of enhanced agility, but if I utilized any type of jade, the notion of agility wouldn't be able to be utilized.”

”The enhancements are restricted by the type of material utilized?” the young girl echoed.

”Then aren't enhanced objects regarded as insignificant increases to a person's strengths? If certain types of materials prevented a specific range of enhancements from being available… then those who can be craftsman or blacksmith must be in the lower numbers?”

”Craftsmen and blacksmiths who are able to forge spiritual accessories are definitely in the low… but they are immensely respected by the jianghu, ah.” Shen Haoren smiled.

”Besides, everything regarding enhanced objects is fair. Even if a certain type of material prevents a specified enhancement, the rest would be of a heightened degree to compensate for the loss. Furthermore, the jianghu is in love with enhanced objects ah.”

”…enhanced to a heightened degree, ah…”

The young girl's lips twitched at the notion of spiritual accessories serving as the capstone of a battle.

However, An Fei made no motion of choosing an enhanced object from the vast array even after Shen Haoren had displayed numerous puppy eyed expressions to guilt-trip her into purchasing one.

”You won't buy a single one from my assortment?” the middle-aged man sighed.

”You know, my reputation is well renowned throughout the continent, ah! I even have personal stores opened in Jiang'an, Changshan, and Kusan, if you're doubting my credibility…”

”I'm not doubting your credibility as a craftsman, but…”

These spiritual accessories are essentially lethal objects to me!

Lethal objects that could harm me, and me alone!