While waiting, I go looking around the market to find some product that is interesting. The market is not only selling their product but also some ancient artifact from the dungeon or ancient ruin.
Most of the artifacts are useless but some may have great use. Some artifacts that are being sold here are also a counterfeit of other real artifacts.
In Hirth, there is a dungeon and ancient ruin. The dungeon is a place where different kinds of monsters are created from the surrounding mageforce.
If the dungeon is over flooded with monsters, there will be a breakout monster that will only create destruction everywhere. Some people said that the dungeon was created because of a curse from the Evil Gods.
However, once you kill monsters in a dungeon they will disappear into thin air while leaving some of resources like stone, scrap, sculpture, resources, or equipment.
This item usually refers to an artifact. A great artifact has a very unique effect but it needs at least high level appraisal to discern this kind artifact.
In the Rosewood royal academy, students in the upper class usually divide into groups to go into the dungeon. There are several dungeons near the capital which usually become training for them before they graduate.
They usually sell immediately the artifact that seems useless for them without even getting appraisal first since the price for getting high level appraisal is quite expensive.
There is also ancient ruin which is a ruin from the ancient or lost civilization. The ancient ruins sometimes become dwellings of monsters and beasts. It is also a very dangerous place that contains different kinds of unimaginable trap.
Most of the ancient ruins that students could enter are already being explored and open to the public. However, there are still some useless leftover things for students to take.
I looked around at the stand that sells any kind of artifact using an eyeglass that imbued with appraisal enchantment. It can make things easier for me to differentiate the real artifact and its effect. I hope I can find any useful artifact in this market.
After a long walk around the market, I feel hopeless since I only find some useless artifacts or junks. There are also some stands that sell baby toys from the previous civilization. Looking at the time, I think Ben already sold all his products. So, I decided to go to his stand.
On the way, I found an accessories artifact store that sells his product from a certain ancient ruin. Some girl students are charmed by one of the accessories he sells.
The accessories are very pretty and they also feel something about it. The truth is it was only scrap that imbued with a little bit of mageforce from the seller.
I don't particularly care to uncover this trick since the seller also makes a living from it. However, what inquired me is after the seller sold the accessories. He resupplies with the same type bracelet.
But, this bracelet is a true artifact that has amazing enchantment. The enchantment is making an element in the mageforce for the user to become more stable and balanced.
It was a simple effect but lay under it is a complicated enchantment. If I can break down the enchantment and apply it to my fusion process, it will create a huge boost in success rate. I immediately went to the seller.
"Is this bracelet really popular with girls?" I asked the seller in pretext to buy it for the girl.
"Yes, of course. Just now that group of girls bought it and this is a secret but this bracelet may boost your absorption of mageforce." The seller lies thoroughly while whispering about the later part.
"Really?? Then… How much is it?" I pretend to believe his word.
"Not much, only 50 gold coins?" the seller said with an evil smile.
"50 gold?? That's expensive, how about 25 gold" I bargained for the bracelet with the maximum price of enchanted accessories that can boost a little recovery rate of mageforce.
"Deal" the seller immediately deals since he already profits a lot with 25 gold.
I immediately give 25 gold to the seller and take the bracelet myself without waiting for the seller to respond. Later, I checked again the artifact.
It is a bracelet enchanted with very complicated spell enchantment and rune. I can't wait to break down the enchantment while I store it inside my personal space storage.
Then, I found that this bracelet only has effect with people that have more than one affinity. Since students at this academy are basically too young to have many affinities at once.
Most of them will not notice this kind of effect. Moreover, people with dual affinity are already rare to be found.
Shortly, I arrive at Ben's stand that is already empty. He sold out most of his product and made a lot of profit. I greet Ben, "Another sold out product, huh?"
"Ahh.. Josep, yes.. it thanks for all your help. We got twice as much as last month's market event." As Ben stops counting the money from the sale and greets me.
"Good, you can send me later my share. I am here for my requested tools. Did you succeed in making it?" I changed the topic to my real purpose.
Ben immediately looked around while gesturing to me to come near him. Then, he takes out a box containing my tools. The tools consist of some parts that can help me fuse three element mana stone.
While I checked the part, "Josep, I don't know what you need this tool for. But, the design and the mechanism is too complicated, combined with the high quality this material made."
"I think no other people will ever try to make these kind of tools. May I know just what these tools are?" Ben inquired me more.
I didn't answer his question and just checked all the tools as per my requirement. After checking, "Thanks, It really as per my requirement. About what is it for? Just say I want to fuse three elements." I leave him alone who is still shocked by my answer.
I go back to my dorm immediately. It was time to make progress with my fusion. After walking for a while, I decided to make a detour.
It was not because of the annoying prince or Coldheart brat. It is because the new teacher who is the truth is a guardian member group that protects "that item" is coming to my way.
Over the years this guardian group assembled by themselves with a total five people include headmaster and Nero, the cat guy.
I thought they would leave after not finding any clue and any abnormalities for the years. However, they are still persistent and become teachers in this academy. Moreover, they also add and upgrade the hidden defensive system.
I can crack and bypass most of them, but few of them need me to just destroy it which will alert them immediately.
Even now, they also still try to add a new defensive system. I really miss Greed's intelligence and Lust's wisdom to overcome this situation.
Until the day I will break in to get that item, I will keep my contact with them minimum. From my Envy's reading through my 3D scanner, all of them have very high intuition and sharp senses.
Moreover, they are also stronger or on par with Judom, the capital warrior guild master.
I bet right now, the safest place in Moreva is this academy since there are five guardian members that have enough strength to destroy one kingdom easily.
I try to not avoid them obviously since I know all of them have a very wide range of perception. I detour and seek William as my alibi.
This may be a little bit paranoid however, there is a particular guardian that becomes a teacher in the academy.
He is very famous among the students. Almost all the students will gather around him, the students that do not gather around them always get questioned or in the worst case get 'guidance' from him later. Some noble students already got a little 'guidance' from him.
The reason last night I don't afraid to spar with Hilbert is because this guardian is on shift to guard the hidden entrance. The guardian always rotates their shift to guard the entrance while sometimes upgrading their defensive system.
I arrived at William training place which is near the pond and small forest. Basically, it was a nice spot if not for the scenery of a teenager trying to lift a huge amount of boulder while doing a handstand.
The boulder looks very heavy and needs almost 10 normal people to carry it. I waited patiently until William finished his training set.
Whenever William does his training, he will turn into the state of epiphany while doing all his training and ignore all his surroundings. Sometimes he is even in this state for the whole day. Fortunately, I know that this time he almost finishes his training.
Even though the training is crude and Spartan like but because of the talent that William has. His strength always improves rapidly. Few months ago, he already surpassed Nora and can beat her easily.
Now, if I measure his power, he is on par with the full pledge high level expert. This sort of talent is already great if not compared with me.
Since no one his age can fight him, He occasionally fights Fernan but sometimes Fernan is too busy with learning his specialties as commander.
Due to bored without anyone that can spar with him and heard me who is always holed up in my dorm, He nags me to spar with him with pretext to give me some real battle experience. Even though he already knows that I was a lot stronger than him.
The reason why I always visit William as my alibi despite his overprotective character is because he is interesting.
Every time he loses, he will go into a meditate state and I feel he already absorbs his fighting experience 100%. Although he has a muscular brain, he is a genius in battle. Every battle he fights will make him much stronger.
I plan to let him teach Hilbert, since my training program is too cruel and extreme for any normal human being.
After I re-shape his mentality, He will need a teacher that is a genius in battle which makes William the perfect candidate. Although, William is still young for a teacher but his comprehension about battle is almost on par with any ordinary high level combatant.