Upon hearing the words of the dead-fish-eyed shop owner, [ the Lion Hidden in the Eyes ] paused for a moment.
No wonder he found the robotic arm in front of him particularly pleasing to the eye; could this be the reason?
He suddenly realized that, apart from Seraphina, no other dragon had ever appeared in the World of Disorder, which was actually a bit strange.
According to the official setting, although Seraphina is of superior strength, she can only be considered average among dragons. After all, her age is a factor. As long as one has not entered old age, dragons also follow the basic rule that the older one gets, the stronger one becomes.
Thinking about it this way, could this robotic arm be related to future side quests?
"Hmm, what kind of dragon's scales are those?"
[ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ] He scrutinized the mechanical arm, his gaze settling on a few small, orange-yellow crystals on the finger bones.
The shop owner pointed to those spots through the window and said:
"It's Amber Dragon! Oh my, you have excellent taste, sir!"
He looked at the somewhat dazed guest in front of him and asked:
"Are you aware of the powers of the Amber Dragon?"
"Uh, I roughly know."
"Alright, then I won't go into details. In short, this mechanical arm is inlaid with eight fragments of Amber Dragon scales, which gives it a very powerful combat capability."
The shop owner put down the prosthetic heart and lung assembly he was holding and quickly came over. He took out the mechanical arm, rotated it, and displayed all the fragments to the customer:
"Targets struck by this arm will be slowed down for a short period of time; of course, this will incur some additional costs."
So that's how it's used?
[ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ] feels like he's discovered a new way to use dragon scales. If Amber Dragon scales can do this, then could Seraphina's scales, or the scales from the Dragon Transformation members preserved in Dragonborn Village, be made into equipment like "Flame Gauntlets"?
He suddenly had a strange feeling of enchanting a weapon, but it was just his imagination, so he asked:
"Is the craftsman who made this robotic arm here? I'd like to speak with him if possible."
This is blatant poaching.
However, the shop owner clearly hadn't considered that much; upon hearing this, he confidently rotated his prosthetic eye:
"That's me."
[ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ] He looked again at the dead-fish-eyed shop owner and robotic arm designer, not immediately trying to poach him, but instead asked:
"I'd like to know where I can find Amber Dragon scales. I have a friend who's also very good at using these items, except not in the form of crafting equipment, but rather... potions."
"Ah, guests, you're not locals to Graycast Corridor, so you might not know, but this is a trade secret and cannot be..."
"Name your price. We're not locals, and we won't fight you to the death."
[ Traditional Eccentric Wheel ] said seriously, he also saw the value in those dragon scales. In the game of the World of Disorder, the importance of information is almost the same as in the real world. All the strategies and rules are summarized by everyone. There is no player who has never looked at the official guide since the game started.
The source of the scales is a trade secret, and the shop owner doesn't actually want to reveal it.
But since the three people in front of him were distinguished guests of the Graycast Corridor, he dared not be negligent.
After much deliberation, he decided to offer a high price to politely decline the offer.
"Sir, this robotic arm is worth ten gold coins. If you really want to know the origin of the dragon scales, then I'll also offer ten gold coins. Of course, the size and purity must be the kingdom's standard gold coins, not some inferior coin the size of a fingernail."
Ten gold coins are enough to buy a plot of land in a less central part of White Wax Town that can be lived in by one person. If given to an ordinary believer of the Tree Worship Church, as long as he spends it sparingly, he could spend it until he is buried and cover his funeral expenses as well.
And now it's only worth a single piece of intelligence.
Upon hearing this, the [ Traditional Eccentric Wheel ] and [ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ] immediately showed signs of difficulty.
Actually, the two of them could pool their money to reach that amount, but the problem is that their money is currently in the Root Network's account and can't be withdrawn out of thin air...
At this moment, the [ Shit Appraisal Master ] suddenly leaned against the shop window with considerable ease, looked at his two friends, and said:
"I am quite wealthy."
"Ah?"
The three turned around in shock, watching him take out ten gold coins from his wallet and push them in front of the shop owner.
The three of them were stunned. The two players knew that their friend had some spare money, but they didn't know he carried so much with him.
"What? I'm a business consultant, what's wrong with carrying some cash?"
The [ Shit Appraisal Master ] was quite pleased with his companion's shocked gaze and was now in a state of elation.
The shop owner was equally stunned. He began to doubt the origins of the three people in front of him. How could anyone carry such a large sum of money?
It's said that the southern empire is incredibly wealthy; could they be people from that empire?
However, since things had come to this point, the shop owner was not only puzzled by the three people's origins but also regretted that he had asked for too low a price.
He grabbed the ten gold coins in front of him, held them in his hand, shook them, and listened to the crisp clinking sound. After confirming that their purity was fine, he said to the three of them:
"It was found at an ancient battlefield."
He spoke slowly and deliberately:
"In the Graycast Corridor, some skilled craftsmen, like myself, can incorporate biological materials into their creations, giving them greater power."
"Heading north from the Great Labyrinth City, at the intersection of the Graycast Corridor and the Eternal Domain, there lies the ruins of an ancient battlefield."
"That's supposedly the place where the current Twin Kings fought that Amber Dragon seventy or eighty years ago, and people always manage to find some strange items there."
"Strange items? What kinds?"
The three asked with great interest.
"I've only heard that someone found a charm and, after wearing it, gained the ability to stay young forever. Of course, he eventually died of old age."
"In short, the battle sites of the strong always leave behind some strange things. I went there once thirty years ago and found a translucent scale about the size of a head. That thing really does look a lot like amber..."
[ With Lion Hidden in the Eyes ] After processing the information in the shop owner's words, he asked:
So you've only been there once?
"How many more times will we have to go? Many people never return, and very few come back unscathed like me, bringing back treasures."
The shop owner revealed a hint of pride:
"Although I lost an arm and an eye during that expedition, it was worth it."
"So, that scale is still with you?"
"Yes, sir. You don't intend to buy that scale, do you?"