"Next, the shields I made for you."
Elhart took a stack of shields made from various materials off a nearby shelf and introduced them to Chuan Wenwu. "As you requested, I made a batch of Cross Shields first. Take a look: an Iron Cross Shield, a Copper Cross Shield, a Tungsten Steel Cross Shield..."
Chuan Wenwu had acquired his extraordinary skill, Shield Bash, which converted defense into attack power, from a Cross Shield. For now, the simplest and seemingly most effective way to improve both his survivability and combat strength was to increase the variety of cross-shaped shields in the Book of Weapons.
Chuan Wenwu accepted the Cross Shields Elhart showed him. After barely giving each one a glance, he tossed them to the Shield of the Hero to copy without hesitation.
"You... ah!"
At the familiar sight, Elhart opened his mouth to say something, but found himself at a loss for words. He could only smack his lips and mutter, "You heroes' abilities are just ridiculous. Copying equipment I worked so hard to make just by looking at it... that's plain cheating! If there were any more people like you around, my equipment shop would go bankrupt!"
Chuan Wenwu smiled. "Well, maybe that's a hero's privilege. Since you've never seen it before, it's probably an ability only heroes have... but how often do you see a hero? Even if you can't sell to heroes, there are plenty of other adventurers here to do business with."
"That's true, but I've just made this huge batch of shields, and every one is different. I can't sell them as a package to those wealthy lords. If I have to sell them one at a time to penniless adventurers, who knows how many years it'll take? I just hope I don't end up