Chapter 201: Chapter 201

"Supreme Ironsmith Shop, I think I’ve heard of it. The quality of the weapons and equipment they craft is very good."

While browsing around, Du You noticed a rather nondescript blacksmith shop. Despite its modest size, the shop was bustling with people, with each patron leaving with a weapon in hand.

The quality of the weapons appeared commendable and there was also a good variety.

Du You, intrigued, decided to step inside. The small shop front belied a much larger interior. Several counters were spread across the shop, each displaying different weapons.

The greeters were not women, but rather burly men, robust and sturdy.

"What are you looking for? We have all kinds of weapons here. Even the rarest items are likely to be found. Or you could just have a look around yourself."

As soon as Du You walked in, a big man immediately addressed him.

Du You shook his head: "I don’t need weapons. I have something for you to take a look at."

Du You took out the black flame iron fine iron from his bag. He had held onto it for quite some time but had not found a suitable chance to sell it, as his previous blacksmith shop visits had all been to smaller stores.

He was not sure which blacksmith shop was the best one to sell his ore and generally, regular people wouldn’t buy this type of ore.

Since the ore was just sitting around, he thought it would be good to take the opportunity to sell it today. As a Magic-class, he did not need weapons or equipment.

"Black Flame Iron? It’s even the fine kind. This item is extremely rare. Ordinary people would not dare to craft equipment with it unless they are of the Dark or Undead Attribute."

The big man immediately recognized what the ore could be used for, then asked Du You, "Do you want to use this for crafting weaponry or equipment? What exactly do you wish to craft? Here is our catalog." Follow current novels on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝕟𝕖𝕥

It was not uncommon for customers to bring their own materials for crafting, so the burly man naturally assumed Du You was here for that purpose.

Just as Du You was about to refuse, he saw the catalog before him and kept quiet.

For the first time, Du You realized that it was not just weapons and armors that could be crafted. There were even items for pets.

"Can you make a pet collar with this material? What would it do?"

The burly man responded without hesitation, "Of course, we can. Not all pet equipment is the same, and a pet with the right gear can see its strength increase several-fold. Unfortunately, pet equipment isn’t readily available as loot, so most of the pet equipment you see is crafted at blacksmith shops like ours."

"My pet is quite large. Would that be okay?"

"Absolutely, pet equipment can automatically adjust to the size of the pet. However, if it’s for a larger pet, I’m afraid this one piece of ore won’t be sufficient."

Du You could not help but smirk at this remark. After all, he had a whopping thirty pieces of Black Flame Iron fine iron. To the burly man’s astonishment, Du You presented all the pieces: "Use all of these."

"All of it? Are you sure? While the pet collar can adjust its size, it can’t adjust its weight. With all this and some other materials, it would weigh over fifty jin."

Indeed, most pets wouldn’t be able to handle such hefty equipment. However, the Heavenly Disaster Demon Dogs were not like most pets. Those beasts could carry not merely fifty jin, but even five hundred jin without issue.

Additionally, with their Undead Attribute, the Demon Dogs were basically tireless perpetual motion machines.

"Add all of it. My pet is a bit special."

"Alright then," the man conceded. As it was the customer’s request, what else could they do? "Let me calculate the cost. You don’t have any other materials, do you?" Du You shook his head.

The burly man made a quick calculation: "Just using the Black Flame Iron fine iron won’t be enough. Some other materials need to be added. Including the crafting fee and the conversion fee, it’ll be ten thousand white crystal coins. You need to leave a deposit of two thousand white crystal coins first."

This was indeed a hefty price. No wonder not many people could afford to fully equip their pets. Not only was the gear expensive, but it also lacked durability. Once upgraded to the second tier, this gear would become obsolete.

Cultivating pets was not an easy path, especially when it involved acquiring gear.

Du You nodded, offering no objection. After signing a business contract and leaving a deposit of two thousand white crystal coins, he left. After leaving, Du You withdrew a large portion of his white crystal coins and stored them in his personal space.

"The first session of today’s four-session auction is about to start. Aren’t you going to check it out?" Du You heard people loudly discussing nearby.

"What’s there to see? Even if I want something, I can’t afford it. And the things I can afford I don’t want. The prices at auction are overblown, especially at large-scale auctions . The cost is too high and not worth it."

"Even if you can’t afford to buy anything, it’s interesting to look. Who knows what interesting things you might see? Isn’t it good to broaden your horizon?"

The initial speaker scoffed dismissively, "Broaden my horizon? I doubt anything truly valuable would appear here. Anything worth having people would keep for themselves or trade privately. Anything truly valuable would have been auctioned in the larger cities, not here. You won’t broaden your horizons here."

There was such a perspective? Du You mentally noted this point.

"Alright, alright. It’s pointless talking to you. If you’re not going, that’s fine. I’m going myself."

Afterwards, the person followed the crowd towards the auction.

"No wonder the auction’s VIP cards are so easily bestowed. It essentially secures me a seat inside. Otherwise, if I went with the crowd, it would have been hard to buy anything if I wanted to."

If he had been swallowed up by the crowd, he might not have even been able to see anything.

Du You, who wasn’t particularly interested in auctions, took advantage of the reduced crowd in the market to head over to the skill area.

He had quite a few skills, but they were not enough. He was still lacking many practical skills. He hadn’t found any suitable ones yet, hence his hesitation to acquire more. Du You intended to build a skillset that suited him best, rather than haphazardly collecting them.

Every time he visited the market, he would make sure to stop by the skill area, hoping someday to get something.

Upon arriving at the skills area, he found the area significantly less crowded than usual. The ordinarily congested paths were now scattered with people. Even several stall owners were packing up, headed towards the auction.