The Radiant Stone in Hand; A Stunning Display!
(The end of the month of the Month of the Furnace in the Holy Radiance Calendar 1008.)
Icewind City.
Levi arrived at the Emerald Merchant Guild.
"Do you have Ambergris?" Levi asked.
He has almost used up the Ambergris he obtained before and needs to replenish it so that he can break through to the High-Rank Knight next year.
Therefore, every time he came to Icewind City, the first thing he did was to ask the Emerald Merchant Guild if they had Ambergris.
"No, don't even ask about it these past few years. It's hard to buy Ambergris, let alone in Icewind City. In the entire Emerald Kingdom, it's extremely difficult to find. Right now, a bottle of Ambergris is being sold for 300 Gold Coins on the Black Market. The problem is, there's no stock at all. We want to make money too."
The boss still had a helpless expression on his face.
Levi was puzzled. "Has that damned White Horse Knight not broken through to the Legendary Realm yet? Wasn't there a rumor that he failed to break through? Give me a definite answer on whether he can break through or not. It's been so many years. With so much Ambergris, I might have broken through to the Legendary Realm by now."
Despite his complaints, he dared not cause trouble for the Legendary Realm Royal Family figures.
It should be noted that the White Horse Knight's fame in the Emerald Kingdom is now second only to the Pope and the King, and even surpasses that of established nobles like the Black Mountain Knight. He truly stands at the pinnacle of Knight.
Even unreliable rumors circulated that the old king might break the ancient rule of primogeniture for the sake of the White Horse Knight, exceptionally passing the throne to his youngest son, the White Horse Knight, who had the potential to become Legendary Knight. He hoped to use the Legendary Knight's prestige and strength to ensure the long-term stability of his kingdom, deter ambitious nobles and foreign tribes, and break free from the control of the Church.
Do you have these materials here?
Levi handed over a list of materials he had prepared in advance.
These lists of materials included Casting Material and Vortex Worm Egg Levi needed, and even Breathing Technique Inheritance Diagram —basically, everything imaginable.
However, he didn't have much hope, as these materials were too scarce.
Sure enough, the boss shook his head after seeing it.
"We don't have the Breathing Technique Inheritance Diagram, and the big bosses of the Chamber of Commerce don't allow us to sell such things. Other materials are fine, including some Earth Dragon Blood that we still have in stock, and a small piece of Mithril, but it's already been pre-ordered by Earl Silver Mountain. We don't have Sun Gold, and we've never even heard of Evil Spirit Dust, Undead Core, or Vortex Worm Egg. And lastly, this Radiant Stone? What is that?"
The boss asked, full of questions.
"Well, as the name suggests, it's probably a kind of stone that emits a faint glow, like a meteorite that fell from outer space."
Levi was surprised that even the owner of the Emerald Merchant Guild had never heard of Radiant Stone. It seems that this Casting Material is really quite obscure.
"I do have some glowing stones here. They also fell from the sky, and we call them ' Night Luminescence Stone '."
"Let's take it out and have a look." Levi's heart stirred.
The boss had his men search for a while, and finally they found a dusty stone about the size of a human head in the warehouse.
He wiped the dust off with a cloth and saw that the surface of the stone emitted a faint glow. After the owner closed the doors and windows, the glow became even more obvious, and the color was like the glow of fireflies.
"This is Night Luminescence Stone, which is closest to the Radiant Stone you mentioned. It's a family heirloom of a nobleman. If you want it, you can take it for 200 Gold Coins."
The boss said it with an indifferent attitude.
"Too expensive, how about 100?" Levi immediately cut the price in half.
The shopkeeper called his servant over and whispered inside the room, "How many Gold Coins did you pay for this Night Luminescence Stone?"
The servant whispered, "20 Gold Coins."
Then the boss came out and coughed.
He said, "100 it is, I'll sell it to you at cost price, just to make friends."
Levi's hearing was excellent, and with the added benefit of his Elementary Vibration Perception, he actually heard the shopkeepers whispering in another room. He thought to himself that he still didn't know how to bargain, mainly because neither Night Luminescence Stone nor Radiant Stone had a unified market price.
He would buy it even for a hundred, because this head-sized stone was the Radiant Stone he needed.
"Give me some more Earth Dragon Blood. You know, this stuff's been gathering dust. If it weren't mine, would you be able to sell it?" Levi said casually, while inadvertently exuding the aura of a Mid-Rank Knight.
The boss, who had initially intended to refuse, suddenly changed his expression. He himself was a Low-Rank Knight and knew that Levi was a genuine powerhouse.
"Alright, are you Wandering Knight? I wonder if you would be interested in joining my Emerald Merchant Guild." What these merchant guilds lack most are highly skilled mercenaries, and they are eager to recruit a strongman like Levi as a stable mercenary to protect their caravans.
"I'm not considering it for now," Levi politely declined.
Then, carrying the Radiant Stone and Earth Dragon Blood wrapped in burlap, he left the Emerald Merchant Guild.
He then went to the library in Icewind City, where he bought some books introducing the customs, culture, and language of the Tuva Empire.
Then we arrived at the old place, the Shining Tavern.
I ordered a cup of Blood Wine in memory of the Blood Knight.
The scarlet liquid slid down my throat.
Levi smelled the familiar aroma of the tavern.
As usual, he first asked about the Breathing Technique. Lately, no one has been selling Breathing Technique, let alone the Giant Breathing Technique that Levi had been longing for.
Levi's other commissions, such as the Vortex Worm Egg and the Evil Spirit Dust, also remain unresolved.
He wasn't too disappointed. If precious materials were so easy to find, they wouldn't be precious materials.
Moreover, obtaining the head-sized Radiant Stone during his trip to Icewind City was already an unexpected bonus. This would be enough for him to use for a long time, since the Guardian Seal only requires a fingernail-sized amount of powder each time.
Levi's most important purpose in coming to Icewind City was to make his debut as Master Smith.
He went directly to the auction venue and brought out his carefully selected Masterpiece of Ingenuity.
A Knight Longsword, forged from ordinary Refined Iron.
But this Knight Longsword is no ordinary sword; it represents the pinnacle of quality that can Forging with the materials available in this era.
So as soon as it was taken out, its texture, appearance, and workmanship immediately attracted the attention of the appraisers at the Shining Auction.
Levi was wearing a golden mask this time, and he quietly watched the appraiser examine the longsword he Forging over and over.
Finally, the appraiser found a Knight Longsword Forging from Flame Hammer among the auction items. He compared the two swords side by side for a long time, during which several senior Forging were invited over.
Ultimately, these people were utterly astonished to discover that the longsword provided by the man in the Golden Mask was nearly on par with the Forging skills of the Legendary Master Smith Flame Hammer, Hagrid terms of craftsmanship and artistry, with only slight differences in their styles.
"Sir, did you really Forging this longsword yourself? May I ask your name?" the auctioneer asked in a low, excited voice.
"Of course I Forging! My name? Golden Warhammer!"
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