Chapter 150: Constructing Creatures
On his last day in Norton, Harvey returns to a magic shop in Norton.
Perhaps to add to the mystical atmosphere, the Magic Shop retains its medieval dΓ©cor, with wooden shelves filled with a wide variety of goods, including some weird spell-casting materials, beautiful crystals, and bottles and cans, most of which are aimed at ordinary people who are not spellcasters, but curious about magic or have special needs.
Before entering the door, Harvey had a constant prophecy second-order spell [Spell Vision] on himself, and the spell effect was to give the caster a special spell vision, and the surrounding magic traces could be observed.
[Spell Vision] was found in the pile of spell books he bought from the Magic Association, and he thought about visiting the magic shop again to see if he could make any new discoveries with [Spell Vision].
"How does this spell vision feel like the Eagle Eye in Assassin's Creed?" After casting the spell, Harvey felt like his eyes were wearing contact lenses, his light sensitivity deteriorated, and everything he saw was shrouded in a light blue, and only some items with strong spell fluctuations or aether elements would appear green.
Not only that, but when he focused on a particular object, more information flooded into his consciousness.
"In other words, is it accompanied by a spell effect such as identification?"
Harvey walked into this magic shop, and there was a small shrewd old man sitting at the counter in the shop, and when he saw Harvey, he suddenly smiled, and hurriedly jumped down from the high stool and walked to Harvey, rubbed his hands, and asked cordially, "Guest, what else do you need?" β
The old man recognized Harvey, Harvey's name and physical characteristics had spread all over his circle a few days ago, originally Norton had a magic shop on the verge of bankruptcy, and the boss was thinking about whether to dispose of the goods and sell the shop when Harvey happened to appear, and spent a lot of money to buy most of his goods, not only to get the magic shop out of bankruptcy but also to make the boss make a lot of money.
There aren't many people who open a magic shop in Norton, and the news spreads and Harvey is still buying big deals, so basically everyone in this circle knows that there is a big spellcaster who is buying a lot of goods in the magic shop.
"I'll see, and I'll tell you if there's anything you need." Harvey smiled at the diminutive old man in front of him.
The short old man smiled undiminishedly: "Then please take your time, I'm at the counter, and you can tell me if you need anything." β
Harvey walked around the shops.
"This shelf is full of potions?" Harvey stared at the cargo rack in front of him filled with colorful test tubes, the few bottles still glowing softly.
Harvey's spirit moved, and information about the glass bottle flooded into his consciousness.
"[Water-mixed vitality potion]: Because of the water-mixed effect, the effect of the potion is greatly damaged, and a small amount of physical strength can be restored.
[Refractory agent mixed with water]: The effect of the agent is greatly destroyed by mixing with water, which can increase the resistance of the drinker to flame and temperature, and has a certain effect on treating burns.
[Underwater respirator mixed with water]: The effect of the respirator is greatly damaged because of the mixing of water, which allows the drinker to breathe freely in the water for three minutes. β
Harvey was speechless for a while, feeling that this magic shop is a black shop, if the potion is not mixed with water, the effect may be five or six times the current one, judging from the effect of these potions, it should be split into two bottles and then mixed with water. Harvey was still interested in potions, but he didn't want to buy some defective items to go back, so he continued to wander aimlessly, and for a moment, Harvey's eyes were fixed on a decorative armor placed between the cargo shelves.
Typical medieval armor style, the metal shell is silver-black, and the metal frame supporting it has been covered with a layer of gray, but the armor is fresh, and it doesn't look like the owner has taken care of it to cause this appearance.
Harvey's gaze froze, and he was secretly surprised: "The material of the armor turned out to be alloy!" There's a good chance the enchantment effect is still there. β
There are alchemists in the real sense of the word in this world, they are good at dissecting the structure of matter and reorganizing it to create another kind of substance, metal synthesis is a major research project of alchemists, because of the special ability of alchemists, there are many substances in the world that are beyond modern technology and people are unimaginable.
However, most alchemists or potions experts don't have the secret recipe to be disclosed, and Harvey's spell vision can't find the slightest clue about this armor.
Harvey stared at the gaps in the metal between the nails between the armor and was secretly surprised, the structure of this thing was probably impossible to replicate even with modern technology. Harvey naturally clasped his hands, and in a direction that the old man couldn't see, the silver ring on his finger dissolved into mercury, turning into a silver wire that burrowed from the ground into the cracks in the armor, probing the inner structure.
"Is this a build? It looks like it should have been damaged, but the internal mechanical structure, magic circle, and core components are intact and worth studying. β
Using the heavy silver water to explore the high-tech robot-like structure inside the armor, Harvey had a bottom in his heart and called the diminutive shop owner: "Hmm~ May I ask how much this armor costs?" β
Armor is an ornament and has no explicit price.
The old man glanced up at Harvey, who seemed reluctant to sell this thing, and frowned, "Guest, everything sold in the shop has a price tag, and this piece of clothing is not a commodity. β
"I'm interested in it, and I'm willing to pay a good price if I can."
The old man's bark-like face moved slightly, and he stroked the armor with emotion: "Guest, being able to look at it means that you must be a great spellcaster, but this structure has been damaged, and I tried to disassemble it when I was young, even a strong man wielding a steel sword can't leave a single scratch on its armor, there is no doubt that it is from the hand of a master-level construction scholar, so even in my shop, it is the most valuable thing." β
Harvey's smile remained unchanged: "I know, you can just quote." β
The old man looked at Harvey's face and spread five fingers.
"Five hundred baluns?"
The old man's face darkened: "It's half a million balun pounds!" β
500,000 Barron pounds, equivalent to all the assets of a wealthy nobleman, and the purchasing power in the Barun Kingdom was equivalent to 7 or 8 million yuan.
Harvey didn't know what the old man thought of this price, 500,000 baluns was a low price in his mind, but after a trip to chop his hands earlier, Harvey really couldn't make up that much money in a hurry.
After pondering for a while, Harvey took out a pure crystal from his pocket and smiled, "I don't have that much money on me for the time being, can I exchange this high-quality illusion crystal for it?" β
Ultra-high-quality illusion crystals, high-end goods that can't be found in all the magic shops in Norton, are actually made by handing over the magic materials used to make illusion crystals to the [Elf's Automatic Factory], and for Harvey he can have as many as he wants.
The old man looked straight all of a sudden, carefully took the illusion crystal with both hands and took a cursory look, and said with a hesitant expression: "Can you give it to me for a while?" I need to judge its specific value. β
"Of course."
"Wait a minute."
Bartering would not have worked here, but the old man's years of experience had judged the quality and preciousness of this illusion crystal at a glance, and if it could be sold to the right person, its actual value would be far more than 500,000 baluns, and besides, it was inconceivable that the pile of ornaments that were just broken copper and iron for him could be sold for 500,000 yuan.
He went back to the counter and put the illusion crystal Harvey had given him into a device to check it repeatedly, quietly took a breath to suppress his ecstatic look, and pretended to be calm and said to Harvey, "Guest, you can remove this high-level constructed creature now." β