164 Shopping (1/2)
It did not take her long to get the compendiums that Xue Wei had requested.
After completing her tasks, she returned to the room with a tailor in tow, smiling at her two customers.
”This is our most renowned tailor. His name is An Jie, and he is able to create masterpieces of clothes that rarely wear down and that have abilities and resistances woven into the silk and leathers.”
”Hello,” An Jie greeted Xue Wei and Hei Gou with a bow. He then spread his hand and fabrics appeared all over the room.
These were all high-quality fabrics, made from either high-level Fierce Beasts or low-level Primordial Beasts - the silk and hide from the stronger kinds of Primordial Beasts were just too rare to be sold in this fashion, even here closer to the center of the continent.
Xue Wei had accepted three jade slips from the saleswoman, one for the herbs, one for the spirit fruits, and one for the pills.
He then started going through the many fabrics at hand. Xue Wei was attracted to the red fabrics, while Hei Gou was more interested in the black fabrics.
Looking at these fabrics, Hei Gou lifted a roll of black silk and looked at it intently.
”Oh, you like the silk of the Midnight Silkworm?” An Jie asked with a look at Hei Gou. ”The Midnight Silkworm's silk is the sturdiest of its kind. It is hard to find as the silkworm can only spin it with moonlight. Not only this, it has to be harvested when the moon is full, or else it will disintegrate.”
”Amongst the many silkworm families, the Midnight Silkworm is the rarest.”
”This Midnight Silkworm Silk is also equipped with multiple elemental resistances, and at the same time, it has an ability that can be unleashed if you channel your Qi into the fabric. It works like an inscription, without being an inscription.”
”The Midnight Silkworm's silk is resilient against fire; it is also good at blending into the darkness, letting one merge with the shadows and hiding their presence.”
”This silk is from a Midnight Silkworm that was an Ordinary Knight, and it had gained insight into the element of darkness.”
”The ability granted by the Midnight Silkworm Silk is called Claw of Darkness. It transforms one's Qi into dark energy and sends out a half-spiritual, half-physical attack. It is a two-pronged attack.”
”This attack is exceptionally strong and will continue growing with the user until the Ordinary Knight-level of strength. If you gain insights into the darkness element as well, your attacks will be even stronger!”
Xue Wei and Hei Gou were silent. Element? Insight? What was this? They were both puzzled, but they understood that now was not the time to ask such questions.
”We will take the Midnight Silkworm Silk,” Xue Wei decided for Hei Gou. He could see that his friend was eager to have it, but hesitant because of their financial situation.
”Great choice!” The tailor praised Xue Wei and Hei Gou quite vigorously as if they had made a life-changing decision.
Xue Wei looked at the red fabrics and found a silk that was soft to the touch but also seemed incredibly firm.
”So you are thinking about the Magma-scaled Larvae's silk?” An Jie smiled. ”This silk is from a Fierce Beast equivalent to an Earth Knight. It has gained elemental insight into not only fire but also earth.”
”It has a strong resistance to the fire and the earth elements. The ability granted by this fabric is the Scaled Earth Dragon's Fire Seal!”
”This attack doesn't just sound outstanding, it is every bit as outstanding as it sounds. It is purely a physical attack, but to a devastating degree. It will continue to grow with you until you reach the rank of an Earth Knight.”
Xue Wei contemplated for some time as to whether or not he should buy armor for them.
”I would like a set of armor,” Xue Wei said finally and stopped looking at the silk. He went towards the leathers that were on display nearby.
Once again, his eyes were dragged to the red leather, and he quickly found something that suited him.
Where Xue Wei was interested in the red leathers, Hei Gou showed no interest whatsoever.
Hei Gou was a Primordial Beast. Not just any Primordial Beast, but a Celestial Dog, and one that had undergone a metamorphosis to boot. His body was now as tough as the leathers one could buy from this tailor, tougher than even copper.
Although Xue Wei had quite a lot of strength, he was unsure of whether or not his physical body would be able to block a sword as easily as the Fierce Beast and Primordial Beast leather could, and thus he wanted a set of armor.
Xue Wei lifted a patch of dark-red leather, which had a color that reminded him of the blood that he spilled every time he ended someone's life. Something deep within made him feel drawn towards this color.
He could feel the bloodlust within starting to stir just by thinking about how he would wear this armor on the stage against the many young geniuses of the Skyward Empire during the tournament.
Although it was for experts beneath forty-five years old and they were not considered youngsters anymore, they were still young.
One had to remember that the average Sky Warrior had a lifespan of five hundred years. To a person who could live for five hundred years, a forty-five-year-old was indeed a young person.
Xue Wei was rooted in his own thoughts when the tailor suddenly appeared by his side. ”You are interested in the Molten Fire Bull's hide?” he asked curiously. Xue Wei nodded his head.