"Three Weapon-type Artifacts: A Dagger-set and a Mace. One Aegis Shield Artifact, two metal-covered leather armor artifacts, two full-scale Shrilariat Heavy Armor sets one being for a tiny giant, one for a…monster pet(?), an Antler Helmet, also for a monster pet I presume, and a Seklav Ring, also known as Energy Ring," Tilan said, smiling brightly at the display of his masterpieces.
"That's all!"
Each of the Artifacts and Armaments could unleash their full power only from someone at the Soul Knight rank. That meant, his Spirits would have to complete their second Soulring to wield the weapons, the Aegis Shield, and even the non-artifact armaments properly.
The Artifacts were even useful for Soul Lords. That made them extremely valuable, far more valuable than Zayn had anticipated when he first made his commission.
"These are amazing…" Zayn mumbled under his breath, "Are you sure that 4000 gold coins is enough for all of this?"
Instinctively, he felt like the commission fee he paid wasn't enough. Maybe not even 5000 gold coins would be enough in exchange for the goods he had just obtained.
It was simply too amazing!
The Dagger-set had an [Sharpness Enhancement], [Second Impact], and [Bleeding] trait engraved on them, with one having [Bleeding], and the other one [Second Impact]
The Mace had also a [Second Impact] trait and a [Weight Adjustment] trait that allowed the user to adjust its weight up to one ton in an instant.
The Aegis Shield was powered with the [Astral Shield] and [Shock Absorption] trait, and the two Elvia leather armor pieces, the metal-covered leather armor with great flexibility, had a [Small Energy Storage] and [Protect] trait.
These five Artifacts, six if one wanted to separate the Dagger set into two Artifacts, were already worth 5000 gold coins in Zayn's opinion.
As for the Shrilariat Heavy Armor set that could adjust their size to the wearer, Zayn had commissioned two of them, one for Mocalw and one for Herculean.
They were extremely valuable and hard to forge.
Yet, that was not even it.
Mocalw was also given an Antler Helmet and Glutton would be given the Seklav Ring, which was not considered an artifact because it merely helped the user gather and combust soul particles into an energy ball.
"I asked for 4000 gold coins. The price stays where it is. Just be happy, if you think that I deserve more," Blacksmith Titan said, clearing his throat as he added, "and thank me for a little more…"
Zayn, who had been overjoyed looking at the five artifacts and the four armaments, frowned all of a sudden.
'Is that his kink?'
He was not sure where this question came from but it had suddenly emerged in his mind.
'Nahh, he doesn't look like someone who gets aroused through praises…I think' Zayn squinted his eyes and continued to stare at Blacksmith Titan, who continued to smile proudly while tapping on the masterpieces he had created.
"You really did some fine work. Each of these pieces of equipment will be very helpful for my survival," He said, choosing to ignore the weird thought that had manifested in his mind, "It will make things a lot easier once Manager Tilan and his cohorts attack me outside the city, that is for sure!"
The way he spoke calmly and nonchalantly, as if nothing serious was going to happen soon enough caused Blacksmith Titan to nod his head.
"Yes, Manager Tilan won't be able to do anything against you when you wea–...wait…WHAT?!" Blacksmith Titan shouted out loud all of a sudden.
He realized what Zayn had just said and couldn't help but stare blankly at the young Normie.
"You really want to face him openly?" Titan asked, not too sure if Zayn could do it.
Though, if someone could do it at his age, and while being a Normie, it was probably Zayn.
"But how are all those things going to help you? It's not like you can wear all of this at the same time."
Zayn smiled in return, but he didn't give Blacksmith Titan a definite answer.
He chatted a little bit more with the Blacksmith and thanked him a few more times, while vigilantly studying Titan's reaction whenever he praised the Blacksmith.
After that, he went back to the Adventurer Suite to test out a few things.
He released the two sets of Heavy Armor in front of him while simultaneously summoning both Herculean and Mocalw.
Spirits could enter the Grimoire of the Ancient, but not the equipment they wore and the weapons they wielded.
Thus, Zayn had to test a little bit around in order to figure out where to throw the Artifacts and armaments when it was time for battle.
He came up with a battle formation that was mostly related to where he summoned which type of Spirit and the perfect timing to release all pieces of equipment.
This took a few hours, which was why he choose to sleep in the Adventurer Suite one last night.
It was about time for him to leave the Adventurer Hall, Zerek, and the central region of the human territory.
Of course, he had to encounter a final obstacle before this chapter of his life in the Realm Fused dimension would end.
But that was something Zayn could hardly consider a challenge. Rather, it was a reward.
The next morning, Zayn chose to leave the Adventurer Hall for good. He wished Silas farewell and told him that he hoped his sister would return to him.
Zayn also said that he would tell his sister about him if they were to encounter each other by coincidence.
Silas was emotional and hugged Zayn, who was taken by surprise. He hugged Silas back, but only for a second or two before he left the Adventurer Hall with the words, "Thank Merlin for me!"
It was not yet time to leave the city. First, Zayn ate breakfast at a nearby stall. He was intentionally eating slowly in order to make sure that the spies would have enough time to inform Manager Tilan and to gather the masses whom he wanted to throw at him.
Zayn bought a bunch of miscellaneous items that would be quite useful in the future. He didn't know when he would enter a city or town once again, after all.
After he strolled through the city for an hour or two, he noticed that the number of spies had increased considerably.
'It's about time, isn't it?'
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