"The so-called gem setting, to put it bluntly, is to safely mount the stone containing magical power on the mother's body, these may be swords, it may be armor, it may even be ornaments, utensils, or even the gem itself...... Feed! You two, what are you doing looking around? Give me a good job! ”

On Araft Street, at Vanya's Jewelry Store, two players, a man and a woman, are standing in front of an old jeweler in the sky of red and black. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The old jeweller named Cranford is said to be the owner of this jewelry shop and the best jeweller in Tania, and many of the jewels solicited by celebrities from all over the principality, as well as many of the existing jewel wonders, are in the hands of this old man. However, in the eyes of the player, this self-proclaimed jeweler in the Free Continent is just an NPC that can provide inlay services for players, and this NPC's temper does not seem to be as good as that of ordinary aborigines.

"Uh...... Master Cranford, we only received a commission from the Adventurers' Guild, so we came here......" Duan Qing scratched his head and explained, "I'm not here to learn from a teacher. ”

"I know, I know! But isn't that the same......"

The old man wearing a square strange felt hat blew his beard and glared at Duan Qing, and then continued to introduce: "How can you do well if I don't explain these things to you clearly?" Look at the two fools next to you, they came two hours before you, and they haven't carved those two patterns yet...... What to see! That's you! If you waste my gems today, you can wait for my complaint! ”

"Ahhh......h

In the wailing of the two players on the other side of the counter, the old jeweler nagged at the two people in front of him for a long time, and then handed over the two gems in his hand to Duan Qing and Thousand Finger Crane: "Take it!" ”

【Ice Jade (Shattered)】

[Mosaic Effect: Adds Cold Damage (Resistance)]

"This is today's scrap."

Before Duan Qing could ask the next question, Cranford explained: "Just for the two of you to practice, press the ...... first."

He reached under the counter and pulled out a thick, large-page book, then pointed to one page of the book and said, "Let's follow this pattern first." ”

In front of the two men, a model of a cut stone appeared on the page of the book, with a large number of footnotes and instructions written next to it, as if to tell the others the angle and force of the knife: "This ...... Is this a cutting drawing? ”

"What do you care so much about!" The old man glared again and said, "Anyway, you definitely won't be able to cut out!" It's just a test, so let me see first...... How far can you go? ”

"Let's get started!"

He slapped the two knives in front of Duan Qing and the Thousand Fingered Crane, and then looked at them with his arms crossed, as if he didn't want to say another word.

"Qing, Brother Qingshan......" The red-haired girl asked quietly with a sideways face, "What should I do?" ”

"Would you do that?"

"When, of course not!"

"Alas......"

Looking at the other two players who were lying on the counter in the distance and still studying hard, Duan Qing sighed helplessly, and then looked at the drawing casually: "Who said just now that the money here is easy to earn......

"I didn't mean to." The girl lowered her head in shame: "I thought it would ...... I'm here to help move things, to get started and so on, who knew there would be such a test......"

"That's the task here, if someone is good at something, it becomes very easy to make money." Duan Qing put down the thick book in his hand: "On the contrary...... It becomes particularly difficult. ”

"Like you knew about Shadows before?" The girl pressed her chin and said, "Hmm...... When I think about it, I really don't know what to do. ”

"I know you're good at magic." Duan Qing shook his head: "When the association brushes out the task of the Mage Council, it will probably be your turn to go out." ”

He turned to face a player sneaking up on the other side of the counter: "What? ”

"Hey...... You, you two. The player looked at the thousand-fingered crane next to him, then put his arm on Duan Qing's shoulders and pulled him aside: "You guys...... Will it be a jewelry cut? ”

"No, it won't."

"You didn't learn jewelry when you were in the novice village? Haven't even seen a jewelry trainer? ”

“…… No. ”

"Alas, it's over." The player hung his shoulders and sighed, "Are you really going to plant here today......"

"You ...... How long have you been here? ”

"It's been two hours!" The player said excitedly: "There are two groups of people in the middle, who are also doing this task, but one of them just gave up after trying, and the other group ...... It is the sword of justice. ”

"The Sword of Justice?" Duan Qing asked in surprise, "They're also here to mix?" ”

"They have all kinds of professionals in their clubs, and they collect money every day in the major handicrafts and manufacturing industries in the city." The man sighed and said, "Originally, I still wondered why those big guilds wanted everyone, but now I understand ......."

"Brother, listen to my advice, let's leave quickly." The man patted Duan Qing on the shoulder: "We've already lost two hours here, it's not bad, but you just came here, it's better to give up as soon as possible......"

"Really?" Duan Qing squinted at the other party: "Thank you for your kindness, but ...... I still want to give it a try. ”

Ignoring the other party's next dissuasion, he turned around and returned to the dazzling counter, and then picked up a stone on the table in the eyes of others: "Hmm...... It's just cut into the shape of the drawing, right? ”

"High-grade inlay, of course, is more than this process." The old man behind the counter blew his beard and replied, "But...... Now you ...... Hmph, it's a miracle to be able to do this. ”

"So how can someone who hasn't learned these things do it...... Has anyone really taught it in the novice village, how come I don't remember? ”

Muttering these words in a low voice, Duan Qing took the big knife from his back, and just wanted to bend down, and then seemed to remember something: "...... Master Cranford, I use my own knife...... No problem, right? ”

"You, you're going to use that knife?" The old man glared and said, "Just that thing that looks like a kitchen knife?" ”

"It's a habit to use your own weapons." Duan Qing smiled: "Can't you? ”

“…… As long as you can cut it, you can cut it as you want. The old man snorted coldly, then turned his head: "But I warn you that my stone has been destroyed...... That's a payout! ”

"It's all broken stones, and it's worth a few dollars......"

Shaking his head with a smile, Duan Qing held the pale blue cold stone in one hand, pressed the handle of the knife with the other, and began to wave the kitchen knife in the air with one hand. With the steady rotation of the fingers, the huge metal door panel flew up and down rapidly around the small stone, and countless ice-blue debris continued to float up with the subtle shaking of the knife shadow, and then disappeared into the surrounding air with the constant sound of small friction, reducing the temperature of the original jewelry store by several points. The air gradually emitted the fragrance of the stone chips, and a layer of ice-blue mist gradually rose around Duan Qing, but this was not the reason why everyone in the store noticed this, they looked at the sword shadow in Duan Qing's hand that was constantly shaking, and their mouths opened to the extreme, as if they saw some kind of incredible magic that was happening in front of them.

"Qing, Brother Qingshan......" The red-haired girl opened her mouth with a cry: "You, how could you ......"

"I don't know how to carve jewelry." His eyes were still staring at the stone in his hand, but Duan Qing's tone had a slight smile in his tone: "But...... As a veteran player, I'm fairly confident in my sword skills. ”

"Wow-"

With a low sigh, the Thousand Fingered Crane gave up the stone in his hand, and instead jumped to Duan Qing's side, holding his face and watching carefully: "Big brother is really amazing!" Can I learn this too? ”

"You're a magician, what are you doing here?" Duan Qing laughed in a low voice: "It's someone...... If she was here, she probably wouldn't let me go. ”

"Who?"

“…… I'll introduce it to you when I have a chance in the future. ”

The dancing sword shadow suddenly stopped, and then there was a loud blow from Duan Qing: "Whew-okay." ”

"Boss!" He shouted, "It's time to change the disc!" ”

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"A total of one hundred and twenty gold coins were given......"

On the gradually noisy street, the figures of two people bowed and walked out of the store. The girl turned around excitedly, and then hugged the heavy gold coin bag in the center of her chest: "Give so much!" Now it's earned! ”

"Okay, okay, people are also kind." Duan Qing in the back hugged the back of his head: "Otherwise, according to the reward on the commission, we won't be able to get so much money......"

"It's not that the eldest brother is so capable that he has carved so many more stones...... Hmph, cheap him. The girl raised her head proudly, and then looked back at the players in the store behind her who were still looking at them: "You still want to hire us to help, huh!" Don't look at who Brother Aoyama is......"

"Actually, if the price is right, we can also consider it......"

"What?"

"Forget it, this kind of money that is not in the account, Mengzhu probably won't recognize it." Duan Qing shook his head, and then walked in front of the girl: "Maybe it will be taken away, and then confiscated, and used as the accumulation capital of the adventure group...... So let's not do it. ”

"Let's go. Hmmm......"

Looking up at the sky, Duan Qing looked back at the girl who was still immersed in joy: "It's all this time, do you want to continue?" ”

"Hmm......" Thousand-Fingered Crane also raised his head, and then held his elbow and thought: "It's all ...... in the city anyway."

She flipped through the pages in her hand again, and then fixed on somewhere: "Just do this, organize the shelves for the library, and you can still collect some ......"

"Where do you say? Library? Duan Qing turned around and walked over: "Tania actually has a library?" ”

"Every city has a library." Puzzled, Thousand-Fingered Crane said, "Isn't this the infrastructure of every city?" ”

"Really?" So Duan Qing had no choice but to laugh dryly: "Ahahaha...... As a veteran player, of course I know this kind of thing......"

"Really?" An inexplicable smile appeared on the cute round face of the red-haired girl: "Then do you know where this library is?" ”

"Uh......"

Lowering his head a little embarrassed, Duan Qing pinched his eyebrows and looked at the left and right of the street: "That...... I don't remember very well, so it's better for us to ask......"

"Hahahaha!"

The laughter continued for a long time, and there was no intention of stopping until it reached the door of the library-this was in the middle of a street in the north of Tania City, and it was already in the city at night, and a rather ornate-looking building stood below a certain high ground, in front of Duan Qing and the others. Illuminated by the magic lights everywhere, the scenery looks as if it were during the day, but the fading crowds and the tranquility unlike the rest of the city remind every passerby of the special places here.

"Don't laugh, let's go inside."

Looking at the red-haired girl who was still smiling, Duan Qing pursed her lips helplessly: "I don't know why you can laugh for so long......"

"I didn't laugh!" The girl straightened her face, and then took the lead in pushing open the door of the library with her head held high: "It's just a little emotional, Mr. Old Player." ”

“……”

Looking at the girl's back, Duan Qing's eyes turned around the outside of the tall building that was still brightly lit in the dark night, and then followed helplessly.

Like a real-world library, the library is still a large and quiet space, with rows of shelves full of books neatly arranged in front of them, and in the light of the light, the rows of sofa-like chairs stretch forward until the end of their line of sight. The marble floor was shiny, and the reflection of each of the bookshelves was reflected on it, and the colorful books swayed like flowers in the eyes of passers-by along with the reflections on the floor, attracting some of them to stop and take some of them down, and then sit aside and read quietly. The aisle directly opposite the entrance was spacious, so there were rows of brackets in the middle, but instead of books or pictorials, each wooden stand was filled with colorful balls that were hovering slowly in the air of the brackets.

Retracting his surprised gaze from the orbs, Duan Qing turned to look at the door of the library—a large stand was prominently placed there, but instead of a orb, a huge book was placed on it.

"No matter what kind of mage you are, as long as you are a mage, you can do it."

On the title page of the open book, the same huge text reflects such a sentence in front of everyone's eyes.

"Welcome to the Tania Library."

A low voice suddenly sounded, echoing in the ears of Duan Qing and Thousand Finger Crane, they turned their heads to look, only to see a white-haired old man in a black robe walking in front of the two of them through the swaying of thousands of lights.

"You ...... It's an adventurer, right? (To be continued.) )