Purple Dragon Bow

Since the decision to head to the Magical Beast Mountain Range has been made, it is time to plan things out properly.

First is preparing the equipment. The weapons and gear currently gifted by the system lack sufficient enhancement stones, and their levels are too low to be of any use.

A weapon must be purchased.

Secondly, before Garen heads to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he intends to experiment with his magic; he has many ideas regarding magic in his mind.

As for the weapon, he plans to get a longbow. With the precision and extreme speed of the wind element, a wind mage is a natural-born archer.

Coupled with Garen's strength as a level six warrior and the augmentation of wind magic, his speed—without even transforming—can rival that of a level seven warrior. He can use kiting tactics to deal with bandits and magical beasts.

Garen lives alone in his dormitory, and since he is neighbors with Dormitory 1987, their relationship is very close.

Before leaving for the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Garen decides to treat the four of them to a meal. After all, Yale often treats him to meals, so he must reciprocate the gesture.

Upon learning that Garen is going to the Magical Beast Mountain Range for training so soon, the four of them are both envious and a little worried.

"Garen, you kid are too much of a freak. A twelve-year-old level five mage—are you even going to let the rest of us live?"

Reynolds says with exaggerated flair.

"You guy, it seems I'm a bit older than you, yet you still call me a kid. You little brat."

Garen makes a gesture to pat Reynolds on the head, but Reynolds dodges it.

"Sigh, the Ernst Institute has produced two freaks in you and Dixie, putting so much pressure on us that we look completely mediocre."

George says helplessly.

"What kind of talk is that? It's good that Garen is strong. Garen is our brother; if a brother is strong, it means we are strong. Let's see who dares to look down on us in the academy in the future. Having a brother like this, isn't it a huge boost to our reputation to tell people about it?"

Yale says very boldly.

"Garen, you have to be careful when you go to the Magical Beast Mountain Range. I've heard it's very dangerous. Even in the outer regions, level eight or level nine magical beasts can appear. You're still too young; actually, you could study at the academy for another two years. By then, my magic level will have risen, and we can go together, so we can look out for each other."

Linley says very sincerely.

Nowadays, his Flat Blade Sculpting Technique is already showing initial results, and his magical spiritual energy is advancing by leaps and bounds, yet he is still a bit worried about Garen.

"You guy, don't be a jinx. If I really run into a level nine magical beast, it'll be all your fault. If I kick the bucket, you'll have to take responsibility."

Garen jokes.

The group chats and laughs as they arrive at a luxurious hotel.

During the meal, Yale learns that Garen wants to buy a bow and arrow, and he immediately pats his chest, guaranteeing that he will take him to his family's weapon shop to help him pick out a good one.

After the group finishes their meal happily, Yale and Garen arrive at a weapon shop.

"Young Master, how do you have time to come over?"

As soon as they enter the shop, the manager walks over and says very respectfully.

"Mm, I'm bringing my good brother here to buy a longbow. My brother is a level five mage, so help us pick out a good one. Money is no object."

"Understood, Young Master. And this honorable mage, please."

The manager walks respectfully to the staircase and bows to invite the two of them to the second floor.

After the three of them reach the second floor, they discover that the quality of weapons on this level is clearly a grade higher than the first.

The manager leads the two of them to a cool-looking magical longbow.

"Please take a look, two gentlemen. This magical longbow was crafted by the weapon master Jax. The bow body is made of mithril, which is very suitable for mages to use and can perfectly conduct magic. The bowstring is made from the tendons of a level eight magical beast, the Purple-Striped Dragon."

"Look here, these grooves can be used to inlay magic crystals or magic cores. By inlaying different magic cores, the bow and arrow will have different bonuses."

"If you inlay a wind-element magic core, it can increase the speed of the arrows. If you inlay a fire-element magic core, it will strengthen the damage of the arrows."

"The most powerful point of this magical bow is that it can not only be used with ordinary arrows, but when you are out of arrows, it can be used in conjunction with magic. With the augmentation of the mithril, dragon tendons, and magic cores, it is definitely more powerful than using magic directly."

He is truly a manager on the main street of Fenlai City; the more Garen listens, the more he likes it. With this longbow, even without transforming, he has the confidence to kill a level seven warrior.

Seeing the longing in Garen's eyes, the manager knows the deal is secure. Since it is someone brought by Young Master Yale, he isn't worried about a lack of money, so he decides to add more fuel to the fire.

"This longbow can fully withstand the use of level eight magic, and if a level nine magic core can be inlaid, its power will approach that of level nine magic."

"Garen, how about it? This weapon is great, right? It even makes me want to buy it."

Yale says from the side.

The more Garen hears, the more satisfied he is, but he immediately thinks of the money issue and cannot help but hesitate.

The magic crystal card his father gave him only has twenty thousand gold coins. He originally thought it would last for a few years, but he didn't expect...

Sure enough, when it comes to cultivation—wealth, companions, methods, and land—wealth is the first priority.

This longbow is exquisitely crafted, looks cool, is made of top-tier materials, and was even crafted by a weapon master; the price is likely astronomical.

"It's great, but the price?"

Garen asks, feeling depressed.

"The original price is 100,000 gold coins, but since the honorable mage is a friend of Young Master Yale, I'll give you a twenty percent discount—80,000 gold coins. What do you think..."

"Garen is my best brother. 50,000, that's the final price."

Yale says directly.

"This, Boss Yale, I'm afraid this isn't right. You're running a business, and I can't let you take a loss. Let's make it eighty thousand; this bow is worth that much."

Because he spent so much time with the guys from Dormitory 1987 and had grown accustomed to hearing them call him Boss Yale, Garen had gotten into the habit of calling him that as well.

"It's nothing. We're brothers, aren't we? The four of us have never treated you like an outsider."

After saying this, Yale turned to the shop manager, whose expression had become somewhat unnatural.

"It's fine, just go with the price I said. If my uncle asks, just tell him it was my decision."

Seeing Yale's insistence, Garen didn't say anything more; he simply kept this favor in his heart.

Since things had reached this point, Garen stated directly that he didn't have that much money on him at the moment.

Without a word of hesitation, Yale took full responsibility and paid the fifty thousand gold coins for him upfront.

A few minutes later.

After Yale demanded an additional thirty alloy arrows as a gift, Garen slung the longbow over his back, and the two walked out of the weapon shop.

Seeing the two walk away, the shop manager's face changed instantly, shifting from his previous look of gloom to a slight, knowing smirk.

Through their conversation, he had learned about the training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, the age of twelve, the level five mage status, and the fact that he was one of the two great geniuses of the Ernst Institute. With this information, he knew that this longbow was no longer just a simple weapon.

The subsequent change in his expression had all been an act for Garen's benefit.

Even if the chairman knew he had sold a longbow that cost sixty thousand gold coins for fifty thousand, he wouldn't say a word against him.

He knew better than anyone what it meant for Young Master Yale to gain the friendship of a twelve-year-old level five mage.

Later on the road, Garen picked up two level six magic cores, one wind-type and one fire-type, spending a total of 2,200 gold coins.

After Garen and Yale returned to the dormitory, Garen silently decided that he must pay back this debt as soon as possible after going to the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Thinking of the tragic experiences that awaited Boss Yale in the future, he secretly vowed to himself that he must grow stronger faster to ensure that none of it would ever happen.

(End of chapter)

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