Before he became a Professional, Xia Nan had gained some small understanding of just how rare and expensive magical equipment with special effects was through the Adventurers' boastful chatter in taverns.
But he only truly realized its value after his trip to Newm. Even after providing the main forging material and using part of it to offset the corresponding labor fee, he had still spent most of his fortune—a massive sum of five hundred gold—just to barely craft a single piece of fine (green) quality equipment.
Without a doubt, even the most ordinary piece of Enchanted Equipment would easily reach four digits on the market.
If its enchantment effect was a little better, and its quality rose a few more grades, five or even six digits would certainly be possible.
It was just that equipment of that level clearly would not circulate on the market.
Sometimes Xia Nan would think back to when he had first crossed into this world. Back then, he had not even sorted out the concepts of "Professional" and "Adventurer," yet in an utterly ordinary Goblin Nest, facing a Bear Goblin that had only recently reached adulthood—
It had actually dropped a piece of Green Equipment accessory with a defensive spell attached, automatic charging, the genuine article—the [Dead Line] ring.
Wasn't his luck a little too good?
But then he thought about it another way. Crossing over itself was an event with a probability close to zero, and he had run into it anyway. Having slightly better luck was perfectly reasonable.
On top of that, with the [Fate Coin] in his arms, maybe the Goddess of Fortune was watching him from above. There was no need to think so much. He just had to keep moving forward, one steady step at a time.
At the same