An Early Investment (Continued)

"I said, 'Sword Princess,' did you use that sword to split mountains? You've worn down an armor with indestructible properties to the point where its properties are almost completely destroyed."

The Old God no longer wanted to say anything more; as a god of forging, he was just like any other blacksmith.

He treats every weapon he forges as if it were his own child.

But ever since he started crafting weapons for Ais, he's been sighing more and more often. To be honest, if it weren't for his good relationship with Loki, he really wouldn't want to craft equipment for someone like Ais who doesn't cherish weapons.

"Sorry, it was because I killed a type of worm with extremely strong internal corrosive properties."

Ais immediately bowed and apologized; she knew very well that the old man disliked the way she used weapons.

"Never mind, I'm used to it!"

The Old God waved his hand and then placed Ais's sword aside.

"Because the wear and tear is too severe, come back to collect your sword in five days!"

"What is the repair cost?"

Ais asked cautiously, explaining that she was already heavily in debt and didn't want to add to her debt.

"3 million!"

Ais breathed a slight sigh of relief; this amount of money was still within her means. If it were any more, she would truly be devastated.

"Alright, now it's your gun. Hand it over to me!"

Having resolved Ais's problem, the Old God immediately reached out his hand to William.

After he made that promise to William last time, he thought William would be eager to bring the gun over the very next day!

He waited and waited, but William never came to his door. After so much time, he almost thought that the promise of personally crafting weapons no longer held any appeal for adventurers.

"Here you go!"

William unwrapped the white cloth from the spear and carefully placed it on the Old God's table.

The Old God also examined it very carefully. He only took less than ten minutes to examine Ais's sword, but it took him a full half hour to examine the gun.

"Very good, it seems you took good care of this weapon when you used it."

"However, I still want to ask one more question: do you have the same additional magic as 'Sword Princess'?"

The Old God's expression showed slight surprise, but mostly satisfaction.

"Yes!"

William nodded.

"Okay, how much money do you have now?"

The Old God's sudden change in tone startled William, but he quickly understood what Gobnu meant.

"I only have about 20 million in assets right now!"

William said with a slightly wry smile, "Although I've been trying to save up, buying mental energy potions every time I go down into the Dungeon is still a considerable expense."

"I see!"

The Old God closed his eyes slightly and pondered for a moment.

"Alright, even though you're not a Level 1 adventurer yet, I'll still allow you to pay on credit!"

Normally, the "Gobnu Familia" only allows Orario's Rank 1 adventurers to forge weapons on credit, because there is no doubt about the earning power of Rank 1 adventurers.

The remaining lower-level adventurers did not receive such high-level treatment at all.

William received special permission this time because of his innate talent, leaving no room for doubt that he could reach the level of a first-class adventurer.

But more than anything, Gobnu couldn't suppress his desire to personally forge weapons for William.

"Thank you so much!"

"Not only was the Workshop so perfectly crafted, but they also helped me forge weapons ahead of schedule. I'm so grateful!"

William adopted the same gesture as Ais had before to express his gratitude.

"It's nothing, it's nothing! I haven't met such a promising young person in a long time. Consider this my early investment!"

Gobnu waved his hand, indicating that William shouldn't be so polite.

The gods descend to earth seeking pleasure, and crafting weapons for William, this rising star, is precisely what will bring him that pleasure.

"By the way! Gobnu God, our Familia also wishes to sell the spoils of this expedition here!"

William straightened up and said the last thing he wanted to say when he arrived, then took off the backpack he was carrying.

"Let this old man take a good look!"

Mentioning this Gobnu gets them excited. The Loki Familia almost always gives them the mineral resources after each expedition, and they rely on the Loki Familia Familia most of the raw materials for making weapons.

Unzipping the backpack, gold, silver, pure black—a variety of colors instantly appeared in Gobnu's eyes.

"Wow! The quality this time is exceptionally high!"

Gobnu said with considerable shock that he rarely encountered minerals with such high purity.

"Yes, we happened to discover a new chamber on the 47th floor, filled with minerals of this purity!"

William said with some relief that if they hadn't stumbled upon this cave on their way back, their Familia would have resulted in even greater losses.

"How about 80 million?"

Gobnu has a very keen eye; he doesn't need to weigh it specifically. He can calculate the weight of the bag of ore just by looking at it.

Okay! That's settled then!

William nodded in agreement. The price offered by Gobnu was very fair, and could be considered the top price in the market.

Besides, he had already gotten a good deal, so he felt embarrassed to raise the price again.

Gobnu took a knife and a gun from the wall behind him and handed them to William and Ais respectively.

"You can use these two weapons for self-defense for now! Although they're not indestructible, their sharpness is guaranteed!"

"Then, William, you can pick up your new gun and 'Sword Princess's' in five days!"