"The so-called gem inlaying, to put it bluntly, is to safely install stones containing magic power on the mother body. These may be swords, armor, or even ornaments, items and utensils, or even the gems themselves... Hey! You two, What are you looking around for? Give me a good job!"
In Yaraft Street, Vanya Jewelry Store, two players, a man and a woman, were standing in front of an old jeweler in the red and black sky. The old jeweler named Cranford is said to be the owner of this jewelery shop and the best jeweler in Tania. Many jewelery pieces have been solicited by celebrities from all over the principality, as well as many extant jewelery wonders. All come from the hands of this old man. However, in the eyes of players, the self-proclaimed most powerful jeweler in the Free Continent is just an npnetpc who can provide inlay services for players. He does not seem to be as good as ordinary aborigines.
"Uh... Master Cranford, we just received a commission from the Adventurers Association, so we came here..." Duan Qing scratched his head and explained: "We are not here to learn from a master."
"I know, I know! But isn't that the same..."
The old man wearing a strange and square felt hat blew his beard and stared at Duan Qing, and then continued to introduce: "If I don't explain these things to you clearly, how can you do well? Look at the man next to you. Two fools, they came two hours earlier than you, but they haven’t carved those two patterns yet... What are you looking at! It’s you who are talking about you! If I waste my gems today, you will be waiting for me Complain!”
"Ah ah ah yes yes..."
Amid the wailing of the two players on the other side of the counter, the old jeweler nagged the two people in front of him for a long time, and then handed the two gems in his hands to Duan Qing and Qianzhihe: "Take it! "
[Ice Jade (Cracked)]
[Mosaic effect: additional frost damage (resistance)]
"This is today's scrap."
Before Duan Qing could ask the next question, Cranford explained: "It's just for the two of you to practice. Press first..."
He stretched his hand under the counter and took out a thick, large-page book. Then he pointed to a certain page in the book and said, "Let's follow this pattern first."
In front of the two people, a model of the cut stone appeared on the pages of the book. There were also a lot of footnotes and instructions written next to it, which seemed to be used to tell others the angle and force of the knife. : "This...is this a cutting drawing?"
"Why do you care so much!" The old man stared again and said: "You can't cut it out anyway! This is just a test, let me see first... how far you can do it."
"let's start!"
He slapped two knives in front of Duan Qing and Qian Zhihe, then looked at them with his arms folded, as if he didn't want to say another word.
"Qing, Brother Qingshan..." The red girl turned her face sideways and asked quietly, "What should I do?"
"Do you know how to do this?"
"Of course not!"
"well……"
Looking at the other two players lying on the counter in the distance who were still studying hard, Duan Qing sighed helplessly, and then looked at the drawing casually: "Who said just now that the money here is easy to make? With..."
"I didn't mean it." The girl lowered her head shyly: "I thought... I came here just to help move things and do some beatings. Who knew there would be such a test..."
"This is the task here. If someone is good at certain aspects of work, making money will become particularly easy." Duan Qing put down the thick book in his hand: "On the contrary... it will become particularly difficult."
"Is it like you did when you met Shadow before?" The girl touched her chin and said, "Well... Thinking about it this way, I really don't seem to be good at anything."
"I know you are good at magic." Duan Qing shook his head: "Whenever the association releases the task of the Mage Council, it will probably be your turn to take action."
He turned around and faced a player who quietly ran over from the other side of the counter: "What are you doing?"
"Hey... you, you two." The player looked at Qianzhi He next to him, then put his arm around Duan Qing's shoulders and pulled him aside: "You... know how to cut jewelry?"
"Won't."
"You didn't learn jewelry when you were in Novice Village? You didn't even meet a jewelry trainer?"
"……No."
"Oh, it's over." The player slumped his shoulders and sighed: "Is it really going to happen here today..."
"How long have you... been here?"
"It's been two hours!" the player said excitedly: "Two groups of people came in the middle, also doing this task, but one group just gave up after giving it a try, and the other group... was the Sword of Justice. of."
"Sword of Justice?" Duan Qing asked in surprise: "Are they also coming to mix in?"
"There are all kinds of professionals in their guilds, and they collect money from major handicrafts and manufacturing industries in the city every day." The man sighed and said, "I was still wondering why those big guilds were doing that. Everyone wants it, now I understand..."
"Brother, listen to my advice and leave quickly." The man patted Duan Qing on the shoulder: "We have been here for two hours, and this is not enough. You just came here. It’s better to give up as soon as possible…”
"Really?" Duan Qing looked at the other party sideways: "Thank you for your kindness, but... I still want to give it a try."
Ignoring the other party's subsequent dissuasion, he turned back to the dazzling counter, and then picked up a stone on the table in the eyes of others: "Well... just cut it into the shape on the drawing, right? ?”
"Advanced inlaying, of course, involves more than just this process." The old man behind the counter blew his beard and replied, "But... you now... hmph, it's a miracle that you can do this."
"So how can someone who has never learned these things do it...Did anyone really teach them in Novice Village? Why don't I remember?"
Muttering these words in a low voice, Duan Qing took out the big knife from his back. Just as he was about to bend down, he seemed to remember something again: "... Master Cranford, I use my own knife... no Problem?"
"You, you want to use that knife?" The old man stared and said, "That thing that looks like a kitchen knife?"
"You have to get used to using your weapons." Duan Qing said with a smile, "Can't you?"
"...As long as you can cut it out, you can cut it any way you want." The old man snorted coldly, then turned his head: "But I warn you, if you damage my stone... you will have to pay for it!"
"They are all broken stones, how much money can they still be worth..."
Smiling and shaking his head, Duan Qing held the light blue cold stone in one hand, pressed the handle of the knife with the other hand, and started to wave the kitchen knife in the air with one hand. With the steady rotation of the finger, the huge metal door panel flew up and down around the small stone. Countless ice-blue debris continued to float with the subtle knife shadow, and then with the continuous sound of The sound of friction disappeared in the surrounding air, and the originally hot temperature inside the jewelry store dropped several points. The fragrance brought by the stone chips gradually dissipated in the air, and a layer of icy blue mist gradually rose around Duan Qing, but this was not the reason why everyone in the store noticed this. , they looked at the shadow of the knife that was constantly shaking in Duan Qing's hand, and their mouths opened to the extreme, as if they saw some incredible magic happening right in front of them.
"Qing, Brother Qingshan..." The red girl said loudly: "You, how could you..."
"I don't know how to carve jewelry." His eyes were still staring at the stone in his hand, but there was a slight smile in Duan Qing's tone: "But...as an old player, I am very confident about my sword skills. I feel quite confident."
"Wow--"
With a low sigh, Qianzhihe gave up the stone in his hand and jumped to Duan Qing's side. He held his face and watched carefully: "Brother is so awesome! Can I also learn this trick? ?”
"You are a magician, why do you want to learn this?" Duan Qing laughed softly: "But someone...if she were here, she probably wouldn't let me go."
"Who?"
"...I'll introduce it to you again if I have a chance in the future."
The shadow of the knife that was beating within a millisecond suddenly stopped, and then there was a big blowing sound belonging to Duan Qing: "Hu--Okay."
"Boss!" he shouted loudly, "Changing discs!"
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"A total of one hundred and twenty gold coins were given..."
On the increasingly noisy street, two figures bowed and walked out of the store. The girl turned around excitedly, then hugged the heavy bag of gold coins in the center of her chest: "I gave you so much! Now I've earned it!"
"Okay, okay, they have good intentions." Duan Qing from behind hugged his head: "Otherwise, according to the rewards on the commission, we wouldn't be able to get so much money..."
"It's not like my elder brother is so talented. He carved so many more stones... Huh, it's an advantage for him." The girl raised her head proudly, then looked back at the few players in the store behind who were still staring at him: "Well, it's better for him." You want to hire us for help, huh! Don’t even look at who Brother Qingshan is..."
"Actually, if the price is right, we can consider it..."
"What?"
"Forget it, Mengzhu probably won't recognize this kind of money that is not in the account." Duan Qing shook his head, and then walked in front of the girl: "Maybe they will be taken away, and then confiscated and used as an adventure group. The accumulation of capital...so it’s better not to do it.”
"Let's go. Well..."
Looking up at the sky, Duan Qing looked back at the girl who was still immersed in joy: "It's already been this time, do you still want to continue?"
"Hmm..." Qianzhihe also raised his head, and then put his elbows on his hands to think: "It's all in the city anyway..."
She turned over the pages in her hand again, and then settled on a certain place: "Let's do this, organize the bookshelves in the library, and earn some money..."
"Where did you say? Library?" Duan Qing turned around and walked over: "Tanya actually has a library?"
"Every city has a library." Qianzhihe said doubtfully, "Isn't this the infrastructure of every city?"
"Really?" Duan Qing had no choice but to laugh: "Ah hahaha... As an old player, of course I know about this kind of thing..."
"Really?" An inexplicable smile appeared on the red girl's cute round face: "Then do you know where this library is?"
"Well……"
Duan Qing lowered his head in embarrassment, pinched his eyebrows and looked at the left and right sides of the street: "That... I don't remember very clearly, so we'd better ask around..."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The laughter lasted for a long time, and there was no intention of stopping until they reached the door of the library - this is the middle of a street in the north of Tania City. In the city that has entered the night, a place that looks quite... A gorgeous building stands at the bottom of a high ground somewhere, in front of Duan Qing and his wife. Under the illumination of magic lights everywhere, the scenery here seems to be the same as during the day. However, the gradually thinning crowds walking around and the tranquility that is different from other places in the city still remind every passerby of the special places here. .
"Stop laughing, let's go in quickly."
Looking at the red girl who was still smiling with her mouth closed, Duan Qing curled her lips helplessly: "I don't know why you can laugh for so long..."
"I'm not laughing!" The girl straightened her face, then held her head high and pushed open the door of the library first: "I'm just feeling a little emotional, Mr. Veteran Player."
"..."
Looking at the girl's back, Duan Qing's eyes circled around the tall building that was still brightly lit in the dark night, and then followed helplessly inside.
Just like the library in the real world, the library here is still a wide and quiet space. Rows of bookshelves full of books are neatly arranged in front of them, and under the light, they look like rows of books. The sand-like seats extended forward together to the end as far as the two people could see. The marble-like floor is very bright, and the reflection of each bookshelf is reflected on it. The colorful books, together with the reflection on the ground, sway like flowers in the eyes of passers-by, attracting some of them to stop and take down their books from time to time. some, and then sat aside and read quietly. The aisle directly opposite the entrance is very spacious, so there are rows of stands in the middle. However, what is placed on each wooden stand is not something like books or illustrated magazines, but colorful balls. , is suspended in the air of those supports and slowly rotating.
Duan Qing withdrew his surprised gaze from the balls, and turned to look at the door of the library - a huge bracket was conspicuously placed there, but what was placed on it was not a ball, but a book. Huge book.
"No matter what kind of mage you are, as long as you are a mage."
On the title page of the opened book, the same huge text reflected this sentence in front of everyone's eyes.
"Welcome to Tania's library."
A low voice suddenly sounded, echoing in the ears of Duan Qing and Qianzhihe. They turned around and saw an old man in black robes walking through the swaying lights of thousands of lights and walking up to the two people. in front of.
"You...are adventurers, right?" (To be continued.)
