As Kerren sat there he repeated the same line over and over again, trying to attaract customers to his improvised stand.
It didn't work at first, but when people saw who was selling it they immediately started gathering around.
If it was just any random student nobody would bat an eye... usualy, since some people did have a manner to sell stuff like that.
Of course, there were special places for that and people usually used them for such things, but did Kerren really care?
He had enough fame to sell anything anywhere. It's not like people would buy that, but he could try.
Soon enough, his first potential customer approached.
- So, why is this armor so great?
- Because i sell it. - Kerren didn't bother with an answer.
- That's all? You wont be able to sell it like that you know... -- random guy in the crowd expressed his dissatisfaction.
- Who cares? Test it out yourself, if you like - buy it, simple as that.
Kerren didn't want to explain the same thing over and over again, so he just told people to test it out themself, it's not like they could steal it.
At first people weren't happy with that, but still listened to Kerren and started testing it with various methods they had.
Some tried slashing, some tried hitting, almost all of them tried blasting it with basic type spells or asked others to do so.
Obviously, that armor didn't bend or showed any signs of doing so.
That made some people wonder what it's grade actually was, since that famous Kerren wont just be there selling scrap, will he?
- Is this "B" class armor or something!? How is so sturdy!?
- That's not the point! My father is a smith, but i dont recognize this material at all! What is it!?
- Did he bring those from the dungeon or something?
As people voiced their guesses Kerren simply sat there and waited for an adequate offer, he already received some.
One guy tried trading a bunch of crystals for it, around 2kg of "B" ones, but that was too low, it wont even cover half of the cost of that armor.
More than that, if Kerren put it on some auction or a black market those 2kg of crystals would sound like a joke!
Thus, he decided to clear the misunderstanding... just a little.
- Okay, guys, i've grown a little bored of your stupid offers so listen here -- he said as he stood up slowly -- This armor is a "B" class armor made from an unknown alloy, it's sturdy and feels pretty good on the body, as you've all noticed it has good defence against magic aswell, it's main thing is its physical defence, it'll be able to hold against several hits from an "A" rank moster easily. -- he continued to praise his armor -- However, it has it's downsides. While you're wearing it buffs placed on you will wear off twice as fast. Thus, it's price is only 15kg of 100% pure "A" crystal. Each. -- he concluded with a smile.
- 12k each!? -- some people couldn't hold their voice.
- Isn't it a little bit too much, even for such a great armor?
- Yeah! We can buy one for 4k that'll be better than this one!
They weren't happy at all... so what?
- I'm not forcing you to buy it, whoever needs it will get one. I will also trade all three for a "A" rank mana-increasing potion in case you want to barter, all other offer must be made with mana-increasing items too. -- that was Kerren's main purpose after all.
- I-i want one! -- a voice suddenly rang from the deep parts of the crowd.
- Oh, nice. What are you paying with? -- Kerren was curious since the guy was a "C" rank at best, meaning that he was incredibly weak, what could he offer?
- I have 4kg of mana-increasing fruits! Is that enough for one set?.. -- his voice was quiet and sounded somewhat humble.
- Hmmm -- Kerren barely held back from immediately accepting it -- Sure, i guess, choose one you like. They're all the identical, of course. -- he waved his hand at those sets of armor on the ground
The boy then took out a box from his inventory and handed it to Kerren, to his surprise those fruits weren't of the loweest graide either! Just one kg of those would cost him at least 5k "A" crystals!
He then carefully chose which set to take, it took him several minutes but Kerren didn't voice any complaints even tho some people in the crowd did.
After finally choosing one he immediately put in it his inventory and ran away, which surprised Kerren a bit, since his inventory was at least lvl 4 to be able to hold such an alloy in it.
Later that day many people also wanted to buy a set for themselves or for their friends. To their dissapointment Kerren didn't do any bargaining and simply told people to f*kk off if he didn't like their price.
Several days came by, Kerren was still there. None of the people could buy the set even if they wanted because the price was too high in their eyes.
He wasn't dissapointed or sad, he also didn't bother lowering it as it was the lowest price he could afford... with only 800% markup...
Yep, this armor didn't cost anything to make and it was literal garbage in Kerren's eyes. For this time, however? It was the same as Adamantite in the eyes of some!
On a particular day Kerren was still sitting there, he didn't bother doing anything since he waited for the guildmaster to find him some books he needed, it took him a bit more time than Kerren expected but he didn't call him out for that.
Soon, he woke up from his daze because he heard that a guy who bought his armor was saved by it!
He joined a raid of a "C" rank dungeon and in a crucial moment he made a mistake and was hit by an attack from a boss! It was a direct hit!
But... it couldn't even scratch it! It was not just a random goblin or anything, it was a boss of a "C" rank dungeon!
The guy himself couldn't believe it and thought that he'll die, but he thanked god for making him buy that armor!
Because of that many people approached Kerren's stand. Some even represented guilds and wanted to buy lots of such sets...
Kerren, however, responded like any normal person would do... He raised prices again!