Chapter 108: Runics Weapon Shop (2/2)
This place came highly recommended by Zomatsu. It wasn't the popular Blackwing Weapons shop but the owner had a direct connection with one of the Ore refinement industries ran by an earl which was what Tyler was truly after.
The trip took about an hour but they finally arrived. The place was just a two-story building but it was still large and compared to the other buildings in the area, this place stood out quite a lot. They alighted the carriage and as usual, Nadine drew most of the men's attention and Tyler drew hostile glares.
The shop was filled with exquisite-looking armor that was on display behind a thick layer of enchanted glass. They glisten and shone like they were made of rare and valuable metals but Tyler could tell that, although they were valuable armaments and weapons, they were not that impressive and were purely meant for show.
A male clerk greeted them as they walked in and asked if they required an assistant. Tyler nodded under his hood and the clerk came over to introduce the various types of weapons and armors they had in stock.
Tyler listened quietly for a while before asking for ores, of course, most people wouldn't come here for ores so the clerk gave him a suspicious look. He then brought out his VIP license and handed it to the clerk.
The clerk stared at the license for a while before leaving their side and headed for the back. A few minutes passed before the clerk came back out and invited them to the back.
Tyler complied and followed the clerk closely behind. The back was partly a storehouse for large quantities of weapons and armaments. The Runic's Weapon shop also had a few blacksmiths on staff that produced most of their wares.
Tyler knew the top floor was for the more expensive and higher quality wares that were reserve for special customers and also contained VIP meeting rooms. The area they were in contained a large storehouse, several forges, and offices for the staff.
As they trailed behind the clerk, he leads them into one of those offices, one that was a little larger than the others. Situated inside the office was a short middle-aged man in purple overalls that were only worn as pants revealing his black tank top and bulging muscles.
He sat behind a desk as he used a tool that resembled a quill to engrave something on a short blade.
Even after the three of them entered the room he continued his work as the clerk introduced them to him. The clerk pointed to the sofa by the side and asked them to sit. Tyler obliged and so did Nadine.
They both sat down and patiently waited for the man to speak. The man finally raised his head after a long time of working on the dagger. He took a look at Nadine and then the hooded figure that sat beside her, squinting his eyes a bit perhaps trying to use a Skill to take a peek underneath the hood.
Once he was either satisfied or disappointed with the results he nodded his head with the same deadpan expression on his face and spoke with a hoarse voice. ”You're supposed to be a VIP merchant yet I have never heard of you before. Where exactly are you from.”
Tyler turned to face him and responded curtly. ”We came here because we were told that you had connections to provide us with more than the normal amount of refined steel, as well as some Orichalcum, and adamantine.”
”And who exactly told you that.”
The room grew quiet for a brief moment before Tyler spoke again. ”It's fine if you can't handle it, we'll just have to try elsewhere.”
The expression on the short man's face finally twitched a little. He nodded his head and said. ”Fine, but this will cost extra. How much do you want?”
”Around a thousand tonnes of steel and as much orichalcum and adamantine as you can manage within the week.”
He stood up and pick a small parchment on the drawer next to him and took a glance at it. He then went over to his seat and spoke again. That'll be a total of 56,250 DC, you'll have to pay half up front.”
Tyler reached inside his robes and threw two small boxes at the man and he easily caught them. ”Half of that amount is in there, please put the metals in those boxes and I hope they'll be ready by the end of the week.”
”The man nodded and a faint smile grew on his face. ”Alright, I know this is late and you already know that but I am Ferl Runic, the owner and head blacksmith of this shop. Do you also want to make some weapons or armaments from those materials?”
”That's fine, I'm only interested in the. materials.
”Alright, I'll have my assistant draw you a contract, but of course, you can choose to forgo it if you do not want any paper trail.” The man said with a strange smile plastered on his face.
”A contract is fine.” What was the point in using a fake name if he was still going to be scared of a paper trail?
Ferl frowned slightly and rang a bell by the side.his desk, soon after the male. clerk entered the room and lead Tyler and Nadine back to the main shop. A contract was soon drawn and Tyler took it and left.
The moment he was out of the shop Tyler's entire being felt like screaming. He fought desperately against the urge as his mind kept spinning.
: Why the fuck was that so freaking expensive, Damn it!, my wealth is all gone.”
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