Buying Equipment

Holy City, Knight Administrative District!

"Teacher!" Yang Tian saw Ye Hua again. Perhaps this would be their last meeting.

"Mm, with a Ninth-Order Saint treating you, you should be recovered now, right?"

Ye Hua looked at Yang Tian, whose body radiated dense light element, and asked with relief.

"I've recovered!"

"Teacher, I'm willing to stay and study at the Holy Temple. Thank you for caring about me. You'll always be my teacher. The Holy Temple hasn't held you responsible, either. I had my own reasons for insisting before. Once I've worked hard on my cultivation, I'll go back!"

Yang Tian nodded and looked sincerely at Ye Hua. Learning that Ye Hua was leaving too, he suddenly felt reluctant to part with him.

He wondered whether the Holy Temple would offer better training that could meet his needs!

"Mm, as long as you're better. You're also the disciple I'm proudest of!"

Ye Hua nodded, then forced a smile that looked worse than crying.

"Teacher, there's someone else who I believe will surprise you too. His internal spiritual power is no lower than mine. He's my friend, Long Haochen!"

"He'll probably come to the Haoyue Branch Hall in three to five years. He should be more obedient than me, and he won't make you worry the way I have!"

"Teacher, in two years, I want to enter the upcoming Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament!"

Yang Tian knew Ye Hua was going back. As for Ye Hua's goal, he would leave it to Long Haochen to fulfill.

Ye Hua did not know that innate talent could be suppressed and shared. Although Yang Tian knew, he also knew this was not the right time. No one could take away the opportunity that rightfully belonged to his teacher.

If Ye Hua stayed here, what would happen to the Haoyue Branch Hall? What would happen to his good friend Haochen?

"Mm, if your spiritual power reaches the sixth level of the fourth tier, perhaps you can give it a try!"

Ye Hua nodded. He did not seem to pay much attention to this Long Haochen.

No worse than Yang Tian? How was that possible? There was already a Child of Light. Who else could compare to Yang Tian?

Yang Tian nodded. He only hoped everything would develop as it should.

Ye Hua then said, "Yang Tian, come walk around Holy City with me!"

"Yes, Teacher!" Yang Tian replied respectfully.

Then the teacher and disciple left the Administrative Government.

Ye Hua took out a magic equipment bracelet.

"Yang Tian, this is a Magic Grade piece of equipment that can cast the skill Holy Light Shield. I hope you won't get hurt again!"

Ye Hua spoke calmly as he pressed the bracelet into Yang Tian's hand.

Yang Tian accepted the bracelet, deeply moved.

Perhaps Yang Tian had not wanted to change anything, but from the moment Ye Hua decided to take him as a disciple, he seemed to have taken on the hopes Ye Hua carried.

Teacher, please forgive my selfishness. At the next Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament, you'll definitely be able to lead Haochen to reclaim your glory!

After accepting the bracelet, he now had one on each wrist.

Having made up his mind, Yang Tian nodded to Ye Hua and said, "I won't, Teacher. Now that I've recovered, I'll ask the Holy Knight Commander for permission to go to Knight Sacred Mountain and find my own demon beast companion. That way, I'll have some help!"

"Good! If I hadn't been so stubborn, perhaps you wouldn't have been injured. If you'd had a mount to help you fight!"

Ye Hua nodded, thinking about the same thing.

They walked aimlessly, but talked for a long time. Most of it was Ye Hua's earnest guidance and reminders for Yang Tian to be careful, take care of himself, and other words of concern.

The once-strict Ye Hua seemed to have become a nag, but Yang Tian liked being fussed over with such care.

They had been walking for half a day!

Then they arrived at a name-brand equipment shop.

"As a knight, you can't be careless about your weapons. Equipment is part of your strength too. The money I have on me now is enough to buy you a High-Grade Longsword and a shield!"

"Come on, let's go inside and have a look!"

Ye Hua spoke to Yang Tian. Although they had only been teacher and disciple for a month, Ye Hua had truly poured all his hopes into him.

"Teacher, that's too valuable. I can't accept it!"

"Besides, you only cherish equipment when you obtain it yourself!"

Yang Tian stopped Ye Hua and spoke with a serious expression.

"What, I'm going back now, and I can't even give you two pieces of equipment that suit you?"

Ye Hua looked at the considerate Yang Tian. Even so, someone who knew how to cherish things would surely treasure them. They did not have to obtain them through their own efforts to do so.

Yang Tian did not stop him again, but took his teacher's concern to heart.

Still, he could not. Long Haochen needed his teacher's help.

Long Haochen could also help his teacher better!

Seeing Ye Hua and Yang Tian enter, the shopkeeper immediately approached them with a smile.

"Haha, my lords, what equipment do you need? Our shop has plenty of fine equipment!"

The shopkeeper was confident. After all, he had been running the shop for a long time.

"Do you have any divine artifacts?" Yang Tian thought for a moment, then asked.

Ye Hua looked at his disciple. Was he deliberately messing with the shopkeeper?

"Yes... no! Our shop is too small. We only have some Magic Grade and Spirit-Magic Grade equipment!"

The shopkeeper answered reflexively, then quickly corrected himself.

He had not expected this young boy to nearly lead him astray.

"Let us see your Spirit-Magic Grade equipment. We need a sword for a knight and a shield. If you have soft armor, we can take a piece of that too!"

Ye Hua spoke calmly.

"Certainly! Please follow me, my lord!"

Hearing this, the shopkeeper realized he had a wealthy customer. Another sale was coming his way.

Yang Tian calculated the cost. Even the most ordinary Spirit-Magic Grade equipment cost over a thousand gold coins. Soft armor was comfortable to wear and offered decent defense, but its price was even higher.

Three pieces like that would cost over five thousand gold coins, wouldn't they?

Spirit-Magic Grade equipment, unlike Magic Grade equipment, came with a skill.

Yang Tian began to consider backing out, but seeing Ye Hua's stern expression, he had no choice but to follow him and look at the equipment.

In fact, equipment specialty shops like these also had the Alliance behind them. Just like the auction houses, they all gathered resources for the Alliance.

Besides Spirit-Magic Grade equipment, these shops also had one or two Glorious Store Treasures.

Unfortunately, those were generally not for sale!

"This longsword comes with the skill Gleam. You activate it by infusing spiritual power into it. It requires ten points of spiritual power, boosts your attack, and can even restore two points of spiritual power. It's a fine weapon!"

"This shield is rare as well. It comes with the skill Shock Resistance, which negates a certain degree of stunning effects!"

"These are the two best pieces of equipment in our shop, and their prices are the fairest!"

After leading Ye Hua inside, the shopkeeper began introducing two fine pieces of equipment.

The Spirit-Magic Grade longsword was inlaid with a magic crystal of an unknown grade, as was the shield. These two magic crystals seemed to be their energy sources, their very cores.

"How much?"

Ye Hua examined them as well. The shopkeeper was right; their additional effects were good. He asked the price.

"I'll give you a discount for buying them together. Five thousand!"

The shopkeeper calculated with his shrewd eyes, then spread five fingers and smiled.

Seeing how pleased Ye Hua looked, he seemed certain the sale was secured.

Yang Tian, however, was looking around. Hearing that price, he jumped in shock.

"Five thousand!"

He had only saved two or three hundred over two years. If he relied on his own meager funds, when would he ever be able to afford good equipment?

Looking at the unscrupulous shopkeeper, he then noticed a pitch-black, three-foot sword to the man's right, marked with a price of "one thousand"!

Yang Tian took a liking to that sword and asked directly, "Is this one Spirit-Magic Grade too?"

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