Lento smiled awkwardly, valuing Leok's skills, with whom he had wanted to form a partnership.

He and Leoch had known each other for a long time, but Leoch had refused to join Lento's workshop because he wanted to continue perfecting his family's crafting skills. Of course, Leok himself is not very interested in arcane arts, and simply likes to continue to study in his field.

"I've always thought that with the techniques passed down from your family and the creation of magical equipment, you will definitely be able to make a name for yourself among the high-level adventurers of Redfarr. Lento picked up a cup of black tea, his palms were so large that he almost pinched the ring with his fingers, looking a little funny.

High-level adventurers, in this plane, specifically refer to professionals of level 10 and above. These people have little need for ordinary armored weapons, and they are already proficient in adventure and survival, and they need more powerful magical items to be around.

Leok smiled.

"I once asked you to send some people over, and the method of making the forging room, as well as the Olympiad model of the 'split shaft', can be strictly defined according to the commercial agreement. But you don't seem to have moved. ”

Lento didn't speak, just took a sip of black tea. A little heat began to rise from the teacup, and it looked a little foggy.

"That's your craft after all, and I think it's rude to have my apprentice come and learn it. Lento sighed: "However, from now on, it seems that there is a good candidate." ”

"What do you mean......" Leok quickly understood, "you want Gustav to help you out?"

Lento put the teacup down, blinked, and didn't speak, which was a kind of acquiescence.

"In fact, Darth Eun once approached our Sword & Sorcery workshop after obtaining a pair of dragon fangs. Lento said, "He's also about to advance to a higher level of adventurer, and he's saved a lot of money from his previous missions." Listening to what he meant, it seems that he is going to spend a lot of money to build himself a fitting outfit. For now, he's interested in a nice set, 'Shadow Lords', which is a good choice for bounty hunters who tend to be wanderers. It was only because of his visit that I first learned about Mr. Gustav Odinson. ”

Lento looked at Gustav with a smile and enthusiasm.

"No one else may be able to see the secret, but our Sword and Sorcery Workshop and the professors of Igbray have cooperated. The use of number theory in arcane art has become more and more important. Your dagger benefits from some kind of number theory, so that the center of gravity is reasonably controlled somewhere below the hilt. Relying on the balance of moments and the difference in density of different metal swords, it is a very interesting design. It's a pity that there are too few smiths with such qualities, and even if there are such people, they generally don't sell items easily, but pass them on as secret swords. ”

Gustav was a little surprised.

If this level of crafting technology alone can be used as the main point of the secret sword, then the academic sharing atmosphere in this world is a little too narrow.

As if to understand Gustav's thoughts, he said: "There are very few people who can establish a completely shared system like an arcane master, and apart from the arcane realm, basically, many inheritances still rely on family blood and closeness. I think this is probably the reason why after dozens of generations, the Arcane Second Republic was able to become a plane giant, spanning several planes. ”

Gustav thought it was doable.

He is well versed in number theory and has recently become familiar with Mr. Leok's technique, and has his own experience in how to construct an arcane model. Perhaps, now is the time to take your crafting skills one step further and learn how to make magical equipment.

His intellectual curiosity was thriving, and Gustav, who had never been exposed to arcane arts, was interested in all of this compared to other students who had been born and raised in this world. What is Arcane, what is magic, where is the Abyss, what is the view of hell...... These things are all attracting him to continue learning and exploring.

Lento suddenly understood Gustav's mood. This is a young man with 'great ambition', not for the use of intrigues, but for his own interests, of a thirst for all things knowledge. Lento could feel that the scales in Gustav's mind had tipped greatly in his favor. The only obstacle is probably the friendship with Leok.

"Leok, old man, you also think that Gustav has a lot of talent, don't you?" Lento was a little bewitched, and brainwashed Leok. "A young man who is proficient in number theory and has his own opinions on arcane arts, his future should be in the field of magical equipment. Traditional weapon forging, crafting, these things should move to a higher level after Gustav became proficient. ”

Leok coughed dryly.

He originally thought that Lento had come to see his old friend, but he didn't expect the other party's plan to be so 'profound'.

"I was very determined to take in an apprentice...... "Leok complained.

Lento laughed dryly, hiding his guilt.

"What Gustav said, and what I have to say about Leok, is that you undoubtedly have an excellent feel and acumen when it comes to weapon crafting, but times are different, and under the influence of the Arcane Second Republic, the promotion of adventurers has become merely orderly. These arcanists are the best at extracting the essence of facts from abstract and chaotic phenomena, and the classification of professions and hierarchies becomes clear and clear. The crowd of high-level adventurers will become larger and larger in the future. Continue to indulge in value-added ...... Well, with low added value of pure equipment building, you will only perish in the mutual bargaining with those small workshops outside. ”

"If you must say that I am here today to recruit Gustav, as an old friend, I will not deny it. But on the other hand, I would like Leok to see clearly the fact that the image of profit is like an upward parabola, with the added value of equipment as the horizontal axis of reference and the profit as the vertical axis of reference. To the left of the highest point, although you can get a lot of money at the cost of low profits, that requires a large order base. But if you take a long-term view and move towards a high-end market that really adapts to demand, even though it seems that the burden of horizontal reference values is greatly increased, the high volume of demand can still greatly exceed the overall profit. ”

Gustav looked at Lento with some surprise.

What he said had a bit of an economic flavor of the supply and demand curve in it.