Chapter 138 Busy days of building up. (1/2)

“Here it is”

Roland found hi was squeezed between two others and the entrance was hidden in an alleyway It looked like the owner of this shop was trying to not sell anything

The sign depicted awith some potions around him He was not sure why but all the shops in this world had such banners It ames that he used to play when he was still in his old world In then to show the player as inside

He took a step forward, once he opened the door it triggered a bell that was above it Expecting soreet hi this shop was probably in the back room thus he decided to take a look around

The first thing he noticed was that how cra and the shelves were crae ite skill, he could even spot some runic items

“Is anyone here?”

Roland called out while approaching the shop counter On it, he spotted a little bell that looked si and finally someone called out fro!”

There was a strange ru down The voice seeh-pitched yet also old After athe entrance to the backrooed

“My apologies, nome popped his head out He looked really old and had a very characteristic pointy black hat on his head This was accompanied by a black robe which e

Roland had to wait until the snome sloalked over The store counter also had a little step ladder that he had to cli man? Do you want to buy some health potions, maybe so for a crystal ball, one et one here at a good price”

Magical iteeon was here but without having tier 3 monsters inside it would not attract the wealthier people All the strongest adventurers were close to the S class dungeon in the middle of the island while Albrook could attract atadventurer party would not remain in an area where the monsters were a tier below theress further, the experience gained would be too eon, there weren’t really any natural resources to attract people here Roland on the other hand knew that there was soeon That spot with the rare eon ht after for one reason, the ore deposits would respawn just like the monsters did The area he found could be far was e from weeks to ht place, I think I still have one lying around here, give nome called out and slowly moved down from the step ladder He vanished behind that dark piece of cloth Roland could hear so down,over everything

After about five ed back with a round object in his hand His hat was now turned to the other side and his robe was full of dust

“Sorry about that lad”

The old hed and placed the object on the counter Roland looked at it and thanks to his e skills could tell that this was the item in question

‘Huh? So those caic crystal orb had runic inscriptions on it They were not visible to the naked eye, without his debugging skill he would also not be able to notice it The item looked like a clear orb made froest question

Roland was quite knowledgeable about runecrafting when scrolls and metals were concerned There were far ular rune s carpet as the runecraft would burn through the fabrics The only explanation was that such a crystal ball required a somewhat different approach si hole in his knowledge While he was light years ahead in sos he did not know Just like the ic ink there were various other concoctions that could be applied in various ways

What he needed is e and this here crystal ball could help hie that was being held behind closed doors Lucille, his new acquaintance, could help hi for so help froure it out by himself but a proht co for him, this time with his father in tow

“Yes, this looks like the right item, how much will it be?”

“You have a keen eye for such a young lad, just for that you can have it for twenty sold coins”

“Twenty?”

Roland almost keeled over as the price was iven by his old adventurer party He was able to survive half a year on that while also crafting scrolls and now this crystal ball cost ht not know it lad but this crystal ball was e? Not a Runes a crystal ball? Youintricate like a crystal ball They are better off olems!”

Roland was surprised by the revelation If this old ht then this item was quite rare as it was e From what Lucille explained to hi runic ite theram inside that was crafted by a proper runesmith There could be soular crystal balls were enchanted items These could also be made by enchanters instead of enchant smiths that just clobbered ht be soes use for permanent enchantments, which would ular e enchantments were temporary They would last a few hours or days at most before the enchantes werea specific dungeon

Even though they were not permanent they had their uses If there was a particular boss that eak to a certain spell it was cheaper to go with an enchantment There was no reason to buy a full set of fire-resistant are could produce the same effect for a fraction of the price

“Twenty too no really hard Roland knew that this crystal ball was probably not soet a more pricey runic variant when the enchanted version cost less The gnome also didn’t know that a person like Roland would probably pay that price just to get his hands on a new rune

“How about ten”

Before the oldhinohteen? Can you even sell that crystal ball to anyone? New enchanted ones cost ten! Twelve”

Soon they went back and forth and finally Roland was able to barter down to fourteen and a half Luckily he still had so some materials at a discount or even for free

“Bah, No respect for their elders”

The old iven the ured out how these crystal balls worked he ht be able to set up his own coes used were similar to old phones The lesser ical rituals that boosted their coe Other ones could use Elokin’s fluid as a power source instead or be implanted in other devices that hastened the process

With how scarce the runic orbs were Roland believed it to be an untapped market The problem would be how to reproduce this without the help of a Runic Mage There was apparently one at the ical academy that Lucille hailed from

Maybe if he asked nicely that person could help him do it himself His class was a rare variant, e skills as well

The bell sounded once more as he went outside the shop and removed himself from the back alley What people saas not ahis face

Roland finally decided to quit hiding his appearance After his conversation with Robert, he realized that he could not live like this forever Sooner or later his past would come back to bite hihter leather with a couple of runic armor add-ons He switched to darker colors and covered both his hands with runic gauntlets and aruards On his chest, he only had a breastplate and then his shi+ns were protected by leg guards

There were no pauldrons or even a set of half-plate arh for protection as he did not think that people would attack hi he would be able to utilize various tier 2 spells which no normal person would be able to contend with