Time goes back to the day before.

With Lilith's help, Finn was able to successfully translate the Babel script that night, and learned the exact location of the Obsidian Codex in the Violet Kingdom from the parchment given to him by Glens.

Before heading out for the Violet Kingdom treasure hunt, Finn considered Glens's safety and decided to let the bearded man, whose life was threatened by Magdaru, stay at the Fierce Wheat Tavern for a part-time job for the proprietress Antinis.

After all, in Aurora City, which is patrolled by guards, Glens's life is much safer than running around with him.

After settling in Glens, Finn then went to the Adventurers' Guild to contact Arya, the witcher elven girl who had teamed up with him in the Melol Mines.

Before parting, Arya told Finn that she had stayed in a small bedroom on the second floor of the Adventurers' Guild because she didn't stay at the hotel because she wanted to save money, so Finn could come to the Adventurers' Guild at any time if she had any questions.

Unfortunately, after finding Arya, Arya told Finn that she was going to complete a very important entrusted task tomorrow, so she could no longer act with Finn this time, so she politely declined Finn's invitation to form a team.

Eventually, after confirming that the only companions who could act with him were Lilith and Arroyo, Finn returned to the Therm Tavern and devised a plan to take a boat from Porco and Vogart to Hurengue City by ship from Porco Breuz.

In this plan, he planned to take a trip to Blue Harbor before leaving for the Violet Kingdom to solve the mission called "Purpuree".

But before that, he had one more thing to do.

That was to find a magic shop in Aurora before proceeding with this plan, and make a staff for Lilith using Co'vogart's Dark Iron Steel Scythe and the large soul crystals found in the corpses of Soul Eaters.

……

Early the next morning, in front of a magic shop in Dawnwind called "Arcane Light", Finn arrived early with Lilith.

With a "squeak" pushing open the door of the store, Finn and Lilith walked inside, and a diminutive halfling emerged from a messy pile of debris in the corner of the store, and turned his head to look at Finn and Lilith.

"Oh, is it a guest?" The gray-bearded halfling muttered angrily, then crawled out of the clutter.

Fein looked at the graybearded halfling, who was only half his height, and recognized the other man's identity.

The halfling boss is named Merkdy and is an older wizard.

The wizards of the continent of Ferdia are usually keen to study magical knowledge without developing much interest in business and doing business.

However, unlike traditional wizards, Mercury studied spells with an old wizard in his youth, but his real purpose was not to pursue mystical magical knowledge, but to use his magical knowledge to run a magic shop.

After all, halflings have always been a race that takes chances, and these diminutive creatures are sometimes bullied by kobold bandits entrenched near their hometowns, but their brains are always as clever as ever.

For example, the wizard boss in front of him, Merkdy, grasped the characteristics of traditional wizards who don't like and are not good at business, so he used the business talent given to him by the halfling race to open the first magic shop run by the wizard boss in Aurora City, and used the magic knowledge he learned to make a lot of money from adventurers, mercenaries and some small nobles who traveled abroad.

"Yo, isn't this the same Mr. Paladin from yesterday? I remember you and your friend buying a glow stone from me. The halfling wizard boss Merkdy rubbed his hands and walked towards Finn and Lilith, and then recognized Finn, always smiling on his face, "Welcome, this is the 'Arcane Light' magic shop, do you have any magic items that you need to buy this time?" ”

"I need you to make a staff for us, boss." Finn also smiled at Mercury and said.

"Do you make staffs?" Merkdy squinted his eyes and nodded, "Yes, my store offers this service." However, the materials used to make the staff are not easy to find, so are you sure you don't just spend money on one from me? ”

"I'm sure." Finn replied, "Because, we've already found the materials, and now we just need a good wizard boss to do a little processing for us." ”

As he spoke, Finn took out a long black metal rod and a palm-sized crystal stone from his empty pocket.

"The material from which this long metal pole is made is dark iron steel that has been tempered by undead craftsmen with soul fire." Finn placed the long black metal pole on the counter beside him.

Co'vogart's Scythe, he went to a goblin blacksmith shop in Dawnwind and removed its scythe before he came to the magic shop.

"Then, this crystal stone is a large soul crystal obtained from the corpse of a demonic beast." Finn showed the crystalline stone in his hand to Mokdi, and then explained, "These two materials, combined with your wisdom and craftsmanship, boss, I think you should be able to make a satisfactory staff, right?" ”

"Of course." Merkdi glanced at the two items that Finn had taken out of the void pocket, his eyes widened, "Use the dark iron steel with magic amplification power as the staff, and then use the large soul crystals produced from the corpse of the demonic beast as the staff...... Oh, it's a wonderful pair, can you tell me, how exactly did you get these two rare materials? ”

"Dark iron steel can be snatched from high-level undead, and crystalline stones can also be obtained by killing demonic beasts." Finn replied.

"Ah, okay, I see." Mockdy sighed in disappointment.

From Finn's words, the shrewd wizard boss mistakenly believed that Finn did not intend to reveal to him the means of obtaining the materials.

After all, the Dark Iron Steel and the Soul Crystals of Warcraft are not such easy things to get their hands on.

This kind of precious information, even if Finn intends to sell it to Merkdy at a high price, Merkdy actually doesn't think it's any better in his heart.

Of course, Mokdy naturally didn't expect that Finn was just telling him the truth.

"The materials you have given me will surely become a treasure in the near future." After a while, Mo Kedi picked up the large soul crystal and the pitch-black dark iron steel long rod with both hands and looked at it a few times, and said with a sighing tone, "I think that 6 gold coins as the processing fee for this treasure should not be too expensive, right?" ”

As the words fell, Merkdy stared at Finn expectantly, lest the seemingly good business slip out of his hands at the last minute.

And Finn's actions after a second also directly dispelled Mokdi's concerns.

The young paladin didn't seem to hesitate at all, and took out six gold coins from his money bag and placed them on the counter beside him.

The corners of Merkdy's mouth curled, and he immediately put the things in his hand aside, and then reached out to take the six gold coins that Finn had placed on the counter, with a happy expression on his face.

"Please wait a moment, no more than ten minutes." Mercury carefully slipped the six gold coins into his purse, then looked back at Fain and Lilith with a smile, "I don't have an apprentice, it will take a little time to process these materials alone, so you can sit down casually." ”

With that, he picked up the long rod of dark iron and steel and the large soul crystal that Finn had given him, and without looking back, ran up to the second floor of the store to his private attic where he usually used to study magic and make spell tools.

After Merkdy left, only Fain and Lilith were left on the first floor of the store.

Finn turned his head from side to side to observe the layout of the first floor of the store, and he had no crooked intention of stealing while Mercury was away.

After all, Finn's profession in this life is still a paladin, and when he was a player in his previous life, he was an upright middle two disease, and if this kind of behavior of stealing is not forced by the situation, he is estimated to be able to do it only if he is controlled by spells.

Besides, although Merkdy was a scorned man, Finn knew that the halfling wizard boss was actually a second-order wizard who had completed his professional advancement, and that his surveillance spells were placed all over the first floor of the store.

So Finn beckoned Lilith to sit down with him in a chair and waited patiently for Merkdy to make the staff.

And just like that, about ** minutes later......

Staffs/magic items

Equipment requirements: 6 Strength

Requirements: Any caster class

1~4 Physical Damage

+8 magic damage

Use: 1 time per day, summons a ghost wolf.

Use: 1 time per day, fear all ** creatures around you.

- When you close your eyes, you can feel the soul that is dwelling in this staff.

"8 magic damage amplification, dual item skill...... Those wizard players didn't lie to me. Finn took the black metal staff that Mercury had returned to him and weighed it in his hand, a satisfied smile on his face.