Chapter 31: Special Equipment

  Things that make money are now clear, Lin Chen's mood has lightened up a lot. He turned around and walked towards the little boy's home, knocked on the door and went in, but found that only the little boy's mother was there, and the little boy was not at home. After asking, he learned that the little boy had gone to the Assassin Guild early this morning, seemingly for training.

  "That medicine is the Bright Medicine I promised to give you, when he comes back let him help you wipe your eyes and it should be able to restore your eyes' brightness", Lin Chen said as he handed the Bright Medicine over to the woman.

  Since the little boy is not here, Lin Chen won't wait any longer. However, Lin Chen can't help but feel a sense of admiration in his heart - it's almost dark and that little boy has gone to train again, he's really diligent.

  "Miraculous medicine! Is it true?! Am I dreaming?! Although her eyes couldn't see, upon hearing Lin Chen's words, the woman became excited and said that being able to recover her sight was just too exciting for her."

  "Alright, I'll put the things down first, I'll go ahead...", looking at the woman's excited appearance, Lin Chen smiled and said, amidst the woman's thousand thanks and ten thousand apologies, he turned around and left, casually closing the broken wooden door behind him. At the same time that Lin Chen handed over the medicine to the woman, the system also prompted that Lin Chen's task was completed, and the 2000 points of experience caused Lin Chen's experience bar to rise a small notch.

  Leaving the little boy's home, Lin Chen looked up at the darkening sky and turned around to head directly to the largest trading market in the small town. Although you can buy some of the lowest-grade iron ore at ordinary blacksmith shops, if you want to cast equipment, it's still best to go to the trading market.

  The trading market is just a consignment system, similar to the consignment system in games, and is run by an official regular organization with people coming to guard stalls.

  Some adventurers have obtained good magic crystals, materials, medicinal materials and other items, which can be brought to the trading market for consignment, set their own desired price, and when the item is sold, they can directly withdraw cash from the trading market. Of course, the trading market charges some handling fees that are necessary.

  As Lin Chen walked into the trading market in the small town, he seemed to have entered a vegetable market, except that there were many more armed guards here, and then there were dozens of staff members who were divided into different tasks, each guarding their own stalls.

  Dozens of magical lamps illuminated the trading market, and the entire trading market was also divided into different areas, with specialized transactions for weapons and equipment, magic crystals, and medicinal materials.

  Walking into the bustling trading market, many mercenaries and adventurers were busy, some selecting their favorite items, while others wanted to consign their own goods in exchange for gold. For the trading market, at this time of dusk, many mercenaries had returned from the Sunset Forest, so it was also the most lively period of the trading market.

  He wandered around, but didn't see anything he really wanted. Lin Chen walked towards the material ore area. The things that can be put on the trading market are naturally not the lowest level of iron ore in the blacksmith's shop. There are some high-quality copper ores and even some black iron ores and silver ores here.

  "For a small town, having these things is rare", after strolling around the trading market for some time, Lin Chen also understood the variety and prices of goods here. Although there aren't many good items, if one just wants to craft a perfect set of equipment for themselves, it should still be manageable.

  After thinking for a while, Lin Chen roughly estimated the amount of money needed to create a perfect set of equipment and nodded in satisfaction. The materials didn't require much money, which was not far off from what Lin Chen had expected.

  No matter whether it's medicinal materials or mineral materials, the prices are generally not expensive. However, once they pass through the hands of a pharmacist and a smelter, these materials will instantly increase in value by hundreds of times. This is the power of technology, and it was precisely because of this that Lin Chen chose to become a smelter and a pharmacist, two lucrative professions.

  Of course, this is not the main reason. The main reason is Lin Chen's ability as a Supreme Forging Master. Even if he were given the lowest-grade iron ore, he would still be able to forge top-notch equipment. This is the benefit of having great abilities.

  So for Lin Chen, wanting to cast a perfect set of equipment doesn't necessarily require high-quality materials. Moreover, if there's a good casting furnace, perhaps even the lowest-grade iron ore can be directly refined into fine iron, and thus forge a perfect set of equipment.

  After taking a look at the trading market, Lin Chen roughly understood the situation and turned to the equipment trading area. He took a look at the equipment on display, all of which were ordinary-level equipment, such as weapons, although they were slightly better than those made by the blacksmith, but still did not reach the level of fine equipment.

  "It seems that the equipment in this world is harder to get than I imagined, especially those above fine grade." Lin Chen nodded secretly as he looked at the equipment in the trading district. It made sense when you thought about it - after all, good equipment was almost impossible to buy in this world, since the Blacksmithing Guild and Alchemy Guild had a monopoly on them.

  Lin Chen was strolling around the trading market, but the people in the trading market were all paying attention to him. It's obvious that someone who can bring a level 4 magical beast, Fire Lizard, to stroll around, would not attract attention from these mercenaries, as few of them had reached the level of an intermediate swordsman at level 4.

  "Hey brother, are you looking to buy some good equipment?" Just as Lin Chen was browsing the equipment area, a short man suddenly appeared in front of him, carrying an iron-framed bow on his back and speaking mysteriously. His hands were also holding a black cloth bundle, which seemed to contain something important.

  "Nothing...", looking at the short archer hugging a black package, listening to his mysterious words, Lin Chen shook his head and said, turning around to leave. It was clear that this short thief saw Lin Chen carrying a fourth-level magic beast and thought he should have money, so he came up to peddle equipment.

  Unfortunately, Lin Chen had no equipment to his name, and more importantly, he had no interest in other people's equipment. After all, as a top-notch craftsman, whatever equipment he wanted, it was better for him to craft it himself.

  Firstly, there was no money; secondly, he looked down on it himself. So despite the mysterious appearance of this short and small archer, Lin Chen still had no interest in him.

  "Hey, wait a minute, you haven't seen it yet, and once you see it, you'll definitely be interested," the short archer hurriedly chased after Lin Chen as he turned to leave.

  His equipment wasn't simple, if he didn't need the money urgently, he wouldn't have been willing to sell it, and even if he did, he believed that not many people could afford it. Seeing Lin Chen casually strolling around with a fourth-level magic beast, he should be the son of a wealthy family. Therefore, this short archer felt that only Lin Chen had the ability to afford it.

  "Whoa……", seeing Lin Chen's lack of interest, the short and small archer still came up to him. As a follower, Ates was very loyal in performing his duties, blocking the short archer's path and staring at him fiercely, with an air full of threat and warning.

  "Uh...", gazing at the ferocious Yats, this short and small archer's body trembled, hastily stopping in his tracks, fear in his heart. After all, a level 4 magical beast like the Fire Lizard was absolutely not something that an apprentice archer like him dared to provoke.

  "Alright, Yatse, let's go...", patted Yatse's head, Lin Chen ignored the short archer and said indifferently, turning to leave.

  When Lin Chen spoke, Aits gave the archer a warning glance that was very human-like, then turned around and followed Lin Chen's footsteps with a wagging tail.

  "What a clever fourth-level demon beast..." Originally, because Lin Chen brought a fourth-level demon beast, everyone in the trading field was already paying attention to this side. Now, seeing Ates' human-like intelligence, everyone's heart is secretly amazed. Although fourth-level demon beasts also have wisdom, at most they are just slightly better than wild beasts. However, the wisdom displayed by Ates has shocked people's hearts.

  And without mentioning how others were amazed, the archer didn't dare to chase after him again. He just looked at Lin Chen's back as he left and hastily shouted: "You'll regret it if you don't buy! This isn't ordinary equipment, but special equipment! Absolutely comparable to epic-level equipment!"

  "Special equipment...", upon hearing this, Lin Chen's departing footsteps paused slightly.