Magic equipment was a type of magic tool. Mages could use the power of magic to add special effects to ordinary equipment. According to the different effects and different materials, the price would naturally be different.
The more powerful the enchantment, the higher the price; the longer the enchantment, the higher the price; the smaller the equipment, the higher the price … This was the general standard, and it was clear at a glance.
The "Ogre Wristguard" that Rhett lent to Sean could permanently increase the strength of the wearer, and the effect was relatively high. This in itself was very good, plus this equipment was only a wristguard, which took up very little equipment space, which greatly increased its price. He believed that if it was not limited by the material and size, the magician who made this wristguard would definitely be able to increase its effectiveness to a higher level, and step into the level of high-level magic equipment.
Even so, it was already well-deserved to be a high-priced item. Crick once saw a pair of "Ogre Gauntlet" in the Adventurer Guild equipment shop in the Void Mask amusement park. The introduction said that it could "greatly increase strength", and the price was 4,000 gold coins. Although he did not know how much "greatly" the gauntlet could "greatly increase", he thought that it would at most be 4 points of strength — from the statistics during this period, the difference in strength between a Hercules and an ordinary person was generally about 4 points.
Considering that the wristguard was much smaller than the gauntlet, and could still be worn after wearing the wristguard, Rhett's wristguard was conservatively estimated to be more than 2,000 gold coins.
After Rhett left, Crick privately told Sean the value of the wristguard. Sean suddenly widened his eyes, nervously looking at the gray wristguard on his right hand, not knowing what to do.
For the second son of a knight family, two thousand gold coins was really a huge amount of money. To wear such a huge amount of money on his wrist, it was really a bit … too extravagant!
Leaving Sean to slowly worry, Crick immediately set off and went to the Adventurer Guild in Keane Town.
Ordinary blacksmiths could not make magic equipment. To buy magic equipment, generally speaking, one would either find a magician or an adventurer. There was a magician living in Keane Town, but the direction of the magician's research was in the field of potions, not magic equipment. So to buy this kind of thing, one could only go to the Adventurer Guild.
Of course, the Adventurer Guild did not produce magic equipment, but they would help adventurers sell the things they collected during their adventures. Some of the low-end magic equipment belonged to their competitive products.
Because there weren't any good adventure locations nearby, the Adventurer's Guild in Keene wasn't very large, and business wasn't very busy. When Crick entered the door, he saw the guild leader, Pina, holding a glass of beer and chatting with the waitress, Lily.
President Pina was almost fifty years old this year. He was an adventurer in the past, and he was quite famous. Back then, he had been a thief, an expert in deciphering traps and appraising items. Later on, when he was old, he grew tired of the life and death of adventuring, so he retired from the world of martial arts. Using some social connections, he managed an adventurer's guild in a small place like Keane.
Lily was the daughter of an old friend from his adventures. Unfortunately, that old friend died in the last battle, leaving behind an old man and a child. Since Pina had retired, he brought his friend's family to Shaun Town to take care of them. In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed. The old man had passed away, and the child had grown up. Lily could be said to be a fresh flower in the Adventurer Guild. Many of the visiting adventurers came for her.
"Lily, you're not young anymore. Do you like any of the young men who come here often?" The former adventurer was now like an old man who was worried about his children. "Andy got married last year, and I'm going to be a grandfather in a few days. You have to work hard too!"
Lily obviously hated this topic, especially after Pina's son, Andy, got married. She was the only one left on the old man's list. She didn't even have a teammate to share the burden with, which made her feel even more tired.
She was overjoyed by Crick's visit, and immediately ran out to greet him. If someone who didn't understand the situation saw this, they would probably think that she and Crick had some sort of relationship that was more than just friends.
Crick didn't think too much about it. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he told her the reason for his visit.
"You want to buy some low-end magic equipment?" Pina thought for a moment, then brought Crick to the warehouse.
The warehouse of the Adventurer's Guild wasn't big, but there were a lot of items inside. However, most of them were necessities for adventuring, or special tools that couldn't be easily found in normal shops. There weren't many pieces of magic equipment that met Crick's requirements.
"Two protective belts that come with a force field shield, roughly equivalent to a layer of light leather armor; a pair of Boots of Life that can slightly increase one's vitality; a weak enchanted catapult that can be activated for about ten minutes a day, and when it's activated, will add a slight armor-piercing effect to the rocks it throws; a weak enchanted machete that can also be activated for ten minutes a day, and has an additional effect of Damage Amplification; and ten semi-enchanted short swords of the same design. They're probably found in some ancient military ruins, and can only be activated with Mana. All of them have the same effect of Damage Amplification." Pina pointed out all the equipment to Crick, then sighed, "To be honest, there's nothing good here. Lord Jue, if you want to use these, they won't be befitting of your status. "
Crick didn't mind, and after asking for the price, he bought all the items, spending only a thousand gold coins in total.
After buying the items, he returned to the military camp and handed them to Shaun, letting Shaun choose the elites in the army to change into these high-quality equipment.
Shaun carefully examined the equipment, and said with some distress, "My Lord, semi-enchanted weapons need to be filled with Mana to be effective, but we don't have any spellcasters in the camp."
"I'll find one."
"Besides, we're training heavy gunners, if even they use short swords, won't we already lose?"
Crick was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense. He couldn't help but laugh bitterly, "Then give it to the archers, archers need some close combat weapons."
"… Giving magic weapons to archers is a bit of a waste."
"We've already bought it, we can't return it, right?"
Shaun sighed softly, then asked, "Then what about this catapult? None of the soldiers in our town know how to use this. "
"… Find someone to train them, isn't it easy to learn how to use a catapult?"
"But it's very difficult to hit accurately." Shaun sighed, "I learned this out of curiosity, at a distance of more than ten steps, the power is not bad, at least more than throwing stones with my hands. But it's really not easy to hit accurately, at least one or two months of practice. "
"Then can you use this now?"
Shaun choked, then said with a bitter smile, "I'm a knight after all, using this … it's a bit embarrassing …"
Crick laughed, "Since you know how to use it, then it's easy. After exterminating the goblins this time, we'll find a few clever young people to practice this — I remember that the catapult doesn't have any physical requirements, right? "
"Yes, there are no requirements at all, it's said that it was originally a simple weapon invented by dwarves and other races with a thin and thin physique."
Thus, the matter was settled.
Among all the equipment, the most popular were naturally the three permanent magic equipment, they were also bought at a large price. After some consideration, Shaun awarded them to three soldiers who had outstanding performance in training. In Crick's opinion, the three were at level two, and their attributes were slightly higher.
After everything was prepared, the soldiers had a full meal and went to bed early, they still had a big battle the next day!
But Crick's work was not done yet, he still needed to contact the adventurers and lure the Gray Goblins out of the forest, so that they could encircle and annihilate them.
He planned to go to the adventurers' guild to find someone, but after a few steps, he stopped, thought for a moment, and looked at the tree where Rena was hiding.
Very good, she's still here.
So he walked directly to the tree, raised his head, and shouted, "Rena! I have a request, are you willing to accept? "
Rena, who had been monitoring for most of the day, was closing her eyes and pretending to sleep, but was woken up by his shout and almost fell down.
Eh? The former baron?! How did he know I was here? When did he know I was here? Could it be that I thought I was hiding, but he had been monitoring me? Heavens! This is unbelievable! He's really a legendary figure! No … What should I do now? Jump down and fight? Run away? Or surrender obediently? Definitely not in a fight, I'm not good at fighting, it'd be a miracle if I could beat him! Run … Can I run away? Maybe … But … Heavens! That 'Three Arrows' Reid just happened to be patrolling nearby! I can't run away! I definitely can't run away! That guy can shoot three arrows in one go, no one can run away from him! Is there only surrender? Will I be hanged? I will definitely be hanged … No! I don't want to be hanged! I'm just an honest and dutiful informant! Why did I encounter such a thing! Heavens! God! What should I do!
The female adventurer, who was good at scouting, fell into chaos. If reality was a game or animation, there would be a circle of golden stars spinning around her head, and her eyes would have become two circles of spirals.
Crick shouted, but didn't hear a reply. He frowned and shouted again, "Rena! Are you asleep? "
This voice awakened Rena from her chaotic thoughts, and she subconsciously replied, "No."
"If you're not asleep, then come down. It's very tiring for me to speak with my head raised."
Rena laughed bitterly, and finally gave up on the idea of fighting or escaping, and obediently jumped down.
She thought she would be interrogated severely, but the former baron didn't mention the surveillance at all, and instead talked about the Gray Goblins.
"I see that you're quite strong, and you're especially good at scouting. Are you interested in helping me lure out the group of Gray Goblins in the mountain north of the city? Lure them to …" Crick thought for a moment, and said, "There's a rather open space at the foot of the mountain, where the river turns. Can you lure them there? "
Rena was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "The Gray Goblins are greedy and vicious. I'll find a few chickens as bait, and it shouldn't be difficult to lure them there."
"That's good. Tomorrow, I'll bring troops to exterminate them. After we leave the city, you lure them there, and we'll cut off their retreat and catch them all in one fell swoop." Crick said, "Are you willing to accept this mission? How much do you want? "
Rena was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, she still accepted the mission.
Crick paid the deposit and left in satisfaction, leaving the female adventurer who was originally monitoring him in a daze under the tree.
"What am I doing …"
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