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Whether her words are an exaggeration or not, I won’t know until I see the item in person.
“Can I see the armor?”
“I don’t have any.”
“Huh?”
“I don’t handle ready-made products. If you order, I’ll make it to fit your body perfectly.”
“You don’t even have a sample?”
“We don’t.”
“It’s a bit strange to order without even looking at the items…”
Even as a custom-made specialist, it was hard to understand doing business without samples.
“I gather you’ve never bought anything from Silfir before.”
The shopkeeper smiled broadly and headed somewhere.
“Please come this way.”
Minhyuk followed her guidance and went inside the shop.
There was a small side door there.
“Please go inside.”
Unexpected scenery unfolded as he entered the side door.
It was a dense forest with lush trees and weeds.
The temperature was high and the air humid.
Minhyuk looked back.
The walls were nowhere to be seen, and only the side door remained open.
It was a phenomenon similar to what happened when he teleported using Gaon.
“Where is this? Did I teleport somewhere else?”
“No, it’s an imaginary space. It’s a space where physical laws similar to reality are applied, but you won’t die or get hurt.”
This was a fake world for testing the performance of the equipment.
In modern terms, it was ‘virtual reality’.
Clang-
At the gesture of the shopkeeper, a set of armor appeared out of thin air.
It was a wonderfully designed armor that shone silver.
“Try it on.”
“Is this the latest flame-retardant armor?”
“Yes, it’s not real but an imaginary item, but you can feel the same wearing experience as in reality. The performance implemented in here is the same.”
Minhyuk took off the armor he was wearing.
And he put his hand on the virtual armor.
Swish-
The armor scattered into light particles and wrapped around Minhyuk’s body.
In an instant, the armor was worn.
As the shopkeeper said, the weight and fit of the armor felt real.
He moved his body around, and it was very comfortable.
And it fit his body perfectly.
“How did you know my measurements?”
“The moment you enter the imaginary space, your measurements are measured very precisely in every corner.”
It was a function similar to a 3D scanner.
Minhyuk’s height, chest circumference, waist circumference, arm thickness, etc., were accurately measured.
Based on those measurements, the imaginary armor was created.
“I’ll start the performance test. Don’t be surprised.”
Thud-
At her gesture, a huge red dragon appeared before Min-hyuk’s nose.
It was the Flame Wyvern.
The Wyvern was also a fabrication, not real.
Fwoosh-
The Wyvern breathed fire.
It was about the same distance as when he was attacked by Srinijam.
Min-hyuk was hit by the flames head-on.
The shopkeeper asked Min-hyuk.
“How is it? Is it bearable? I set it so that the sense of pain would be exactly the same as in reality.”
It wasn’t hot at all.
Indeed, the Flame Wyvern’s flames felt like a warm spring breeze.
‘Good!’
Min-hyuk gave the shopkeeper a thumbs up.
It was a gesture that he liked the armor.
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After finishing the test, he came out of the fabrication space.
Min-hyuk asked the shopkeeper the price of the armor.
“How much is it per suit?”
“It’s 10 million dallants.”
He currently had 70 million dallants.
It was enough to buy the armor.
Honestly, as long as it could block the red dragon’s flames, he could pay any amount.
Because he could always earn more dallants by selling the Star Metal.
If he ran out of Star Metal, he could just go to the mart and buy a few bags of cooking floss.
“If you pay for the armor, I’ll start making it right away.”
The payment was upfront.
Min-hyuk handed 10 million dallants to the shopkeeper.
Then she returned 1 million dallants to Min-hyuk.
“What’s this?”
“I’ll give you a discount since you came from far away.”
“How did you know I came from far away?”
“I heard it from my husband. He said you came from Bromley.”
Somehow, she was the wife of the Material Shop owner.
That author had introduced his wife’s shop, saying it was the world’s best defensive equipment shop.
Snicker-
A laugh escaped Min-hyuk’s mouth.
Then she asked.
“Is something wrong?”
“I don’t care, as long as the item is good.”
“Don’t worry. I’m not one to brag, but I’m the best armorer in the area.”
“When can I pick up the armor?”
“It won’t take long. Come back in two days.”
She didn’t know, but Minhyuk did.
In this world, two days from now would never come.
From today’s noon until tomorrow’s noon, the same day would keep repeating itself.
“Two days will be too late.”
“Then I’ll have it ready by tomorrow evening.”
“Can’t it be ready by tonight?”
“That’s impossible. I don’t have four arms.”
“Then by tomorrow morning? I’m leaving here after lunch tomorrow.”
Hmm-
She opened her notebook to check her schedule.
“If I put everything else on hold and prioritize your armor, it might be possible by tomorrow morning. Okay. Come back tomorrow morning.”
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After leaving the armor shop, Minhyuk toured every floor of the Demon’s Tower.
To properly take on the red dragon, he needed not only armor but also powerful weapons.
The machine gun he was using now lacked firepower.
After walking around for a while, he realized that the shops on the higher floors weren’t necessarily better.
There were many good shops on the first floor and even outside the Demon’s Tower.
The location of the shop and the grade of items they handled were completely unrelated.
So, to find good equipment, he had to walk around and put in the legwork.
＜Shimaur’s Magic Weapon Shop＞
The sign he had seen outside the Demon’s Tower was also hanging inside.
Did weapon shops have franchises?
Minhyuk stepped inside the store.
“Welcome!”
The shopkeeper greeted Minhyuk.
He was a muscular, middle-aged man with a friendly demeanor and stood a head taller than Minhyuk.
“Is this your first time in our shop?”
“I’ve been to the one outside the Demon’s Tower.”
He had modified his machine gun at a store with the same name.
“You must have visited the branch run by my younger sister. This is the main store. My name is Shimaur. hahahaha!”
The shopkeeper laughed heartily and asked Minhyuk,
“What kind of item are you looking for?”
“I’m going to hunt a high dragon. Do you have any decent weapons?”
“Of course! We have a wide variety. If you could tell me what type of high dragon you plan to hunt, I can help you choose the right one.”
“That’s a Flamma Wyvern.”
“Flamma Wyverns are resistant to physical attacks. They’re weak to light-attribute magic attacks.”
There was a reason why the red dragon was unharmed despite being hit by a machine gun.
It had high resistance to physical attacks in the first place.
“Follow me.”
Minhyuk followed the store owner’s guidance and went inside the store.
There was a small side door there.
When he went through the side door, a vast desert that stretched out as far as the eye could see unfolded before him.
This was also a fictitious space.
“First, let’s set up a target.”
Swish-
As the store owner gestured, a red dragon appeared on a sand dune in the distance.
It was a Flamma Wyvern.
“Whether they’re small or large dragons, they’ll all run away quickly if the situation becomes unfavorable. That’s why you need to use ranged weapons when hunting dragons. You’ll never be able to catch a dragon with close-range weapons unless you kill it in one shot.”
He was right.
There was no way a dragon would just stand there and take hits from close-range weapons until it died.
It would fly away before that happened.
The two dragons that Minhyuk had caught so far had both been killed with ranged weapons.
“There’s nothing better than this among ranged weapons with light attributes!”
The store owner picked up a bow.
It looked like an ordinary bow.
However,
Thwack-
When he pulled back the bowstring, an arrow of light appeared.
Thud-
The arrow was fired.
The arrow of light flew straight and incredibly fast, striking the Flamma Wyvern.
Kweee-
The wyvern let out a cry of pain and soared into the air.
Thud-thud-thud-
The store owner fired three shots in rapid succession.
He didn’t need to nock an arrow, he just pulled back the bowstring and released it, firing an arrow of light, so the rate of fire was incredibly fast.
All of the arrows of light hit their target.
Then, the wyvern plummeted to the ground and crashed.
It didn’t move.
“I just caught a wyvern.”
Minhyuk asked the store owner with a surprised expression.
“Can you really catch a Flamma Wyvern that easily?”
“Even among the same species of Flamma Wyverns, their defense varies slightly. But even so, it’s only a matter of whether they can withstand one or two more arrows.”
Wow!
Min-hyuk let out an exclamation.
“Can I give it a try?”
“Of course.”
Min-hyuk received the Bow of Light.
Unlike the armor, this was not a fake but the real deal.
Information about the bow appeared before his eyes.
＜Reinforced Bow of Light＞
– An ultra-powerful magical weapon crafted by the weapon artisan Shimaur.
– Consumes mana to fire a powerful light arrow.
“I’ll reset the target.”
Click-
At the shopkeeper’s gesture, the Flame Dragon reappeared in the distance.
Min-hyuk aimed the bow at it.
As he pulled the string back, a light arrow appeared.
Thud-
He fired the arrow.
The light arrow flew straight like a laser.
It didn’t follow a parabolic trajectory like a normal arrow.
Thud-thud-thud-
He rapidly fired the light arrow.
Every shot hit the target.
The Flame Dragon collapsed and died before it could even take off.
‘Nice!’
After finishing the weapon test, he exited the fake space.
He asked the shopkeeper the price of the bow.
“How much?”
“30 million dallants.”
It was three times more expensive than the Flame Blockade Armor.
However, since he could easily kill dragons with it, he could afford it.
‘What will it turn into if I put it in the refrigerator?’
Min-hyuk put the Bow of Light into the refrigerator.
“Return.”
Pop-
With a flash of light, he moved to the underground parking lot.
He opened the refrigerator and checked inside.
＜Native Acacia Honey＞
The Bow of Light had turned into honey.
Honey was much cheaper than a bow.
So it was much more profitable to just buy it with dallants.
“Return.”
Thud-
Minhyuk returned to the weapons shop.
And handed the store owner 30 million dalants.
The store owner laughed brightly and said.
“Come back again if you need any other weapons! I look forward to doing business with you in the future!”
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The next day, morning,
Minhyuk stopped by an armor shop and looked for armor first.
It was exactly the same shape as the one he wore in the virtual space.
When he tried it on, it fit the same, too.
‘I have some time to spare.’
It was still a long time until noon.
Minhyuk went into a restaurant and ordered food.
‘I should eat a good meal before hunting.’
He spent his time enjoying a hearty brunch.
Boom-
The sound of a trumpet signaling noon rang out in the rooftop plaza.
Thud-
Along with a dazzling flash of light, Minhyuk returned to his original time zone.
Whoosh-
Flames were gushing out of the red dragon’s mouth.
This was an actual situation, not a virtual one.
‘It’s warm!’
It was exactly the same as when he tested it.
The ancient dragon’s flames really were as warm as a spring breeze.
‘Round 2, start.’
Surinazam was shocked to see Minhyuk leisurely standing in the flames.
Sensing danger, the bastard quickly stepped back and shouted.
[How dare you!]
“It’s too early to be surprised by that much.”
Minhyuk aimed his light bow at Surinazam.