Legendary

Just like the Thunderwood Staff Yun Xi bought from the official Flower Country store, although it could increase spell damage, obtaining one was actually very simple.

There were many spirit trees in the wild, and quite a few had been struck by lightning. All one needed to do was process one a little and carve it into the shape of a "wooden staff." That was a "natural spiritwood," a gift from nature.

It did not require an alchemist to craft or process, and since such materials could be found almost everywhere, its selling price was naturally very cheap. One could obtain one for around 100 Copper Coins.

These accessories that could increase the speed of Spirit Energy absorption and boost Spirit Attribute were different. They had all been meticulously crafted by alchemists using special methods.

Yun Xi had no intention of choosing low-level accessories. She would quickly outgrow them.

Among the ordinary accessories, she chose to buy the [Jade Spring Stone Necklace].

As for the Fireball Technique attached to the [Fire Blaze Stone Ring], Yun Xi planned to learn it herself later.

The Fireball Technique attached to this ring had too little attack power. Even with its doubled effect against monsters, it was still far inferior to her Water Ball Technique and Water Arrow Technique, so there was no need to buy it.

After buying the Jade Spring Stone Necklace, Yun Xi thought for a moment before asking, "Does your shop not have any higher-level accessories?"

"Customer, higher-level accessories take far too long to make. If you need one, we can accept a custom order. The price is negotiable."

Seeing Yun Xi readily buy a necklace worth as many as three Green Crystals, the shop assistant knew that she definitely was not short of money and naturally qualified for a custom order.

"Could you give me a brief introduction?" Yun Xi's heart stirred. As expected, a shop with an alchemist did offer this kind of service.

"It's like this. You can first tell me your requirements, and I'll pass them on to our alchemist.

"If he confirms that he can make it, we can discuss the price, including the material and crafting fees. Once both sides confirm everything is in order, we can sign a contract and begin production."

"What if the alchemist fails? Who bears the cost of the materials?"

"According to our shop's custom-order contract, we generally won't charge you any additional fees for ordinary materials. The material costs for the second and third attempts will be covered by our shop.

"But if the materials are especially precious or extremely special, the alchemist will inform you of his success rate. You can then decide whether to continue.

"For example, with this Fire Blaze Stone Ring, we only have one Fire Blaze Stone available, and the alchemist's success rate is only 50%. If you choose to proceed and the alchemist fails, the material fee won't be refunded, but the crafting fee will be fully returned."

This arrangement was fairly reasonable. In the region where she had lived in her previous life, customers had to bear 80% of the material costs for an alchemist's first three failures.

However, if the fourth attempt also failed, the alchemist had to issue a full refund, including the material costs from the first three attempts.

There was a major loophole in this model. If the alchemist had terrible morals, they could very well deliberately fail the first two attempts.

"All right, I understand. Then I'd like to place an order."

"My requirement is for an accessory that can at least defend against the Appraisal Skill at the ordinary level or higher. The higher the level, the better. Can you make one?" Yun Xi did not state her requirements too highly, in case the alchemist rejected her outright.

"All right. I'll ask our alchemist right away."

The other party soon got back to Yun Xi.

"Customer, we've conveyed your requirements to the alchemist exactly as you stated. His answer is that he can make a high-level accessory that defends against the Appraisal Skill, but the success rate is only around 30%.

"If it's an ordinary accessory that defends against the Appraisal Skill, his success rate is as high as 80%.

"If you're interested, you can add him as a system friend and ask about the details before deciding whether to proceed."

Yun Xi's eyes lit up when she heard this. She had not expected the other party to actually be able to make one. It seemed this alchemist had definitely reached the high level.

She just did not know why he had chosen to settle in Qinglan Town.

Yun Xi did not leave either. She sat down directly in the shop's lounge area, opened the system interface, and added the high-level alchemist as a friend.

The other party was in hidden mode, so his name, avatar, and level could not be viewed. Yun Xi directly added the note: "High-Level Alchemist of the Enchanting Accessories Shop."

[Hello, I'm the customer who just contacted you at the shop.]

[Mm, hello. Little Li told me about you. You want high-level equipment that can defend against the Appraisal Skill, right?

[Actually, I have a related piece of equipment already made. If you're in a hurry, you can choose to buy it.]

After saying that, the other party sent the equipment's details to Yun Xi.

[Black Mist Stone Earring (Legendary): Grants the "Investigation Protection" trait, which can defend against all investigation-type spells.]

A Legendary level piece of equipment? Had she really seen that correctly?

Low-level, mid-level (ordinary), high-level, and Legendary corresponded to levels 1–10, 11–20, 21–30, and 30–40, respectively.

Legendary was the highest tier below level 40.

In her previous life, she had never seen a single existence above level 40. It was said that once someone exceeded level 40, they reached the divine level.

And now, she had actually seen Legendary equipment... This really was Qinglan Town, right? It was not the auction house of some major city.

While she was thinking, the alchemist sent her another message.

[I know you have many questions. You can take your time and listen to me.

[This piece of equipment was one of the items left behind by my late mentor. I no longer have any use for it, and I've encountered some difficulties that require urgent financial support. Therefore, I'm preparing to sell it.]

[A Legendary-level accessory isn't very convenient to sell in the shop. Since you happened to need something like this, I sent it to you to take a look.

[But don't get too excited. The value of this equipment is what it is, so it won't be cheap.]

[The lowest price I can offer is 300 Blue Crystals. The price is firm.]

[You can pay the 300-month installment plan, with either one Blue Crystal or 120 Green Crystals each month.]

Yun Xi...

She seriously doubted whether anyone in this little town could afford to buy it.

No wonder the other party had casually sent it to her. So he was betting that she had money?

[If you're so short of money, why don't you take it to a major city to sell? If you put it up for auction, it would definitely fetch a high price, right?] Yun Xi immediately found the flaw and began questioning him.

An alchemist of this level had certainly come from a major city in the past, and he surely knew the way there.

[To be honest, I've run into some trouble and temporarily can't leave Qinglan Town. I don't trust anyone else to take it to a major city for consignment, so I can only try my luck in Qinglan Town.

[Being willing to let you pay in installments is already my greatest concession. I hope you can understand.]

The other party explained himself to Yun Xi in a clear, concise, and orderly manner.

[Can you guarantee that you obtained this Legendary equipment from your mentor through legitimate means?] Given the enormous price of a Legendary piece of equipment, Yun Xi had to make sure.