Be careful with the word ‘anything’
The longer the trip, the more leisurely it should start. Now, the beginning of the nations. If you take the wrong direction now, the errors that will occur in the future will be out of control.
The regressor tried to go east, towards Claudia, but if the Golden Palace is in the west, it will be a waste of distance. Even the regressors of the world didn’t like that, so they mobilized all kinds of means to figure out the approximate location. In a more or less economical way.
The camps of the nations were now experiencing a happy economic retaliation through voluntary fund injection.
Sheesh. Give me that money
Anyway, even if people lie, money doesn’t lie. It took some time to see if the regressor’s supply offensive had its own results, so I stayed at a camp for a day today.
The camp of the nations was not as quiet as the military night. Even late at night, people went in and out of other people’s tents without hesitation. A man riding a horse runs vigorously down a narrow road. Screaming and running aside, the people cursed and went on their way.
There are no streetlights. However, the camp was filled with soft light thanks to all kinds of lights shining in all directions, from lamps carried by people to alchemy lights from alchemists on the roadside.
In the middle of it all, I was walking through camp alone with a stack of cards in my hand.
“Finally, they are supplying supplies.”
I’ve been using cards these days, but they haven’t been widely distributed. The magical power contained in the clover would consume a lot of diamonds, even if it were to be stored slowly.
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Many of them have been completely lost, and a few have been damaged so that the back of the card is completely visible. It can no longer be used as a game. In the meantime, because of the skewers I made in the abyss, my deck has 10,000 and 2 diamonds, which is very annoying.
If you are a magician, you have to match your partner. It’s too clunky.
But a busy road trip. Because it takes too much time for me to make. I think I got pocket money from a regressor. Let’s entrust it to an outstanding alchemist.
I walked through the camp’s night market in search of an alchemist.
Seungnyangi picks up the by-products made by Hwanggeumgyeong and sells them. That means there are people who live there. There are merchants in all countries that turn all kinds of materials into goods.
If you have a Juggernaut, you may not know, but the smaller merchants tend to settle in camps where many people gather. Here you have to be careful and choose someone worth writing about.
Unlike military countries where everything is set in a frame, the markets of the nations are an arena of competition where even buying a piece of iron is a battleground.
“It is an authorized rum produced by Drum Trading Company! 990 Alke for 50 liters. You can’t cut a dime!”
“f*ck! The official price is 500, but what are you going to do if you double it!”
“If you twist it, you take it off and sell it. Next!”
Even when buying simple things, you have to go through a lot of bargaining.
“Looking for someone to fix my car!”
“What kind?”
“Two-wheeled vehicle!”
“Cogs? Is it Maximilien Jane? Sval, riding on artifacts….”
“No matter what other people ride. If you’re not going to fix it, get out of here!”
“When did I say I couldn’t fix it? Guide me Be well paid or prepared.”
Parts and humans are so different that we have to adjust them individually.
“Are you rich?”
“Hey, better. If… If you’ll excuse me, I can buy you a glass of rum….”
Even those who want to take a bite in the middle of it. All kinds of human groups gathered and created a crucible of confusion.
Of course, there are also scammers among the human group. Finally, in front of my eyes, an old man in rags managed to grab my collar through the desk.
“Cool, cool. Kid, kidding! How can this be only 14 Alke?!”
“Guest. Calm down and look at the scales. How do you charge more for this weight of junk iron?”
“A broken arrowhead found in a rock crevice in the castle! It can’t be a mess! And! My senses are definitely over 30kg, but why is it only 28kg here?!”
“Will the scales lie? I guess there’s something wrong with your senses…. Well, if you have three fingers, this weight might feel overwhelming.”
Ha ha ha. Laughter was heard from the onlookers. The ridiculed old man’s face turned red. But no matter how angry you get, the scale doesn’t change.
You have to step on the pedal next to it to change the scale.
“Yap. My foot slipped!”
It looks like the scales are placed on top of a wooden box, but in fact, the box is a set. I pretended to slip and naturally stepped on the pedal on the side of the box and passed. Then the scale’s scale jumped up and went back three notches.
The audience fell silent for a moment. I said, passing leisurely through the silence I had created.
“Oh, excuse me~. Sell a lot~.”
“You, you….”
After a while, all kinds of swearing and shouting came from behind. A fist clenched with three fingers struck the merchant’s face, and eventually blew the merchant’s three teeth away. The old man hesitated, as if he hadn’t thought of that, but the merchant’s teeth were gold teeth processed from precious metals. The merchant hurriedly tried to pick up the gold tooth, but it was after the astute jackals had already hidden it in his sleeve.
All kinds of commotion happened, but a story that had nothing to do with me.
“It is a bit noisy. No water management.”
I grumbled and left the commotion behind and looked around the relatively quiet streets.
What I’m making is a versatile alchemy equipment that focuses on portability rather than destructive power or durability. It is a product that requires a lot of hands compared to the materials required.
You need such an excellent alchemist, but is there anyone who can make it in one night….
As I was walking, I noticed a small tent with an insincere sign hanging on it.
[Anything.]
Hmm. I feel confident. But will it be okay? I’ve never seen someone who answered ‘anything’ really like it when they said anything.
Where should I look at my skills? I opened the tent and went inside.
“Come here. A guest came….”
“… Spy.”
A face I saw somewhere looked up at me. Ah, she is that woman I saw during the day.
Why do the rulers of the nations want to do chores like this, but in fact, I, the king of humans, am also rolling on the street. Let’s not ask about it. Because everyone has their own circumstances.
Check one thing first.
“A place that makes anything, right? Isn’t it a place where anything is turned into powder? Because I witnessed the sight of a plow turning to ashes a moment ago.”
“… Get out.”
“What I want to request is this alchemy equipment.”
I laid out my cards on the desk. A deck of original playing cards… It’s obvious, but it’s gone and worn out like it’s been burned in places.
The woman held up a card from among them that was worn out as if lint had been removed. Eight of diamonds, everything thin and long. I murmured as I looked around at the ambitious works I used to use.
“… This.”
“How are you? It’s worn a lot, but it’s so useful….”
“… It’s garbage. Who made it.”
No, gossip about someone else’s work?
Wait. Calm down. That person doesn’t even know I made it. No matter how lacking in communication skills, I will not disparage the work in front of the person who made it.
Rather, it is an opportunity. I should make that person feel ashamed by appealing to the fact that I made it myself.
“Hmmm. Actually, that’s my art. It was prepared by collecting all kinds of knowledge and money when I was young and didn’t know anything….”
“… Somehow.”
“Somehow? For some reason? If you can’t even farm properly, criticize the things made with blood and sweat by others! Don’t you know what caring is?! I’ve been patient before, but I’ll be honest with you. It’s not easy to make a living from your farming! Even the laziest farmer would be a god of agriculture compared to that!”
When I shouted in a fit of rage, the woman was a bit intimidated and made an excuse.
“… It’s useless. Waste.”
Is this an excuse, Shibi? Where. Let’s hear what you think.
‘… Expensive and complicated things that require a lot of work. But it’s not worth it. The result of precious alchemy and high-level technology was nothing more than a thin wire. It’s extremely inefficient. It would be better to make another weapon….’
After reading your thoughts, I understand. Look at me because I can read your thoughts. If it wasn’t for the mind reader, I could have grabbed you right away, so be careful in the future.
“… What’s the matter? Repair?”
“Should I say repair? I want to restore all 13 cards this way, right? Please do everything I’ll give you any amount of money.”
Spikes, hooks, hornbows, pikes, scythes, revolvers, wires, hatchets, shields and swords.
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Most of these were consumed or damaged in battle when leaving the military capital, Amitengrad. The remaining revolver was given to Lia, and more than half of the wire was lost even though I did my best to retrieve it.
Until now, I’ve been in a hurry and haven’t had time to replenish it, but I’ll take this opportunity to fully restore my power. If you do, how much will you use?
The woman stared at the cards and shook her head.
“… No.”
“You said you couldn’t do it after talking badly about it, saying it was trash? Is this how you do business these days?”
“… No. It’s easy to make. However.”
“By the way?”
“… Bothered.”
Are you the one who wants to do business now? You’re not going to do it because it’s annoying?
Of course, it’s not like I said it, but… Where, mind reading.
‘… It’s not a question of difficulty. Too many hands It’s easy to make a transforming weapon, but to turn it into a card form… You have to go through as much hardship as making one stitch by one with knitting. Besides, making it into a specific shape is an area of art rather than technology.’
You sure have the ability. Figuring it out in a short time
I had a hard time making it. Diamond 1, the simplest shape, multi-purpose skewer also took a full night. I can’t even tell you how long the other one took.
… Sheesh, that’s why I was trying to get someone else to do it.
“If you stay up all night, you can finish three chapters, right?”
“… No.”
“No, aren’t you just sitting here working and making money? Why are you on strike against the customer? Do you not want to earn money?”
‘… It’s noisy, it’s noisy. I’m not here for the money….’
The woman let out a small sigh and raised her hand.
“… Instead.”
The woman touched the table with her palm. The tattoos on her arms flashed, and her magical energy was transmitted to the iron table, making it glow white. As soon as her table was bathed in white light, she raised her palm.
Then a strange thing happened. The table, which must have been made of steel, came into my palm like hardened flour. The glittering light fell like powder.
It is not melted. The steel, which had been put into a mutable state by alchemy, became soft while being cold. It looked like a ball of light. The woman wrapped her palm around the skein of steel again and again, pulling it out even thinner. When her bundle was thin enough, she grabbed it at once and poured it over my card.
A flash of light followed shortly after.
“… Ruler.”
What was in front of my eyes was the now intact 8 of Diamonds.
I said with admiration.
“Wait a minute. You fixed this again in one second? So, have you been struggling up until now?”
“… Because the same structure is repeated. I modeled it.”
No matter how much the structure is the same. Alchemy the whole structure and then paste it? Even by giving elasticity to the wire!
It’s not that alchemists who go alone wear the name of their company. If you do everything from processing raw materials to manufacturing products by yourself, that’s a one-man factory and it’s more than enough, what else do you need?
Alchemy, the power to understand and change structures in a short time.
Since everyone is learning it, paradoxically, humans in the nations don’t need other humans that much. If you really need something, you make it yourself, and only trade what you can never get.
Perhaps that is why the nations did not form a great society. Because I don’t need others so much….
“Good. Drive this momentum and fix other cards!”
“… No.”
‘… I only need to refill the missing threads here, but the shape of the other cards is fixed when converted. It’s hard to touch because it’s partly in the realm of art.’
“Chit. All right. If so, how much should I pay?”
It’s important from here. I’ve received pocket money from the regressor, but I’ve never heard of asking for the difference back. Then, the money I bargained for goes directly into my pocket.
In order to spend like Jeongseung, you have to earn like Aji. I read the other person’s mind and waited for him to offer a price.