Chapter 52: A Strange Party Formation
Editor: Atlas Studios
"Don't you guys think that the early-stage enchanter is a very troublesome profession?" asked Fatty speechlessly.
An enchanter's materials were obtained by disassembling equipment. Equipment of good stats couldn't be disassembled, but this was still the early stage of the game. Even a piece of Refined equipment with horrible stats was a best-seller. Who could bear to disassemble it?
Therefore, although an enchanter could earn a lot in the later stage, if they wanted to practice enchanting now, material sources would definitely be a huge headache.
"It doesn't matter!" Luo Moling said with a smile. "She can practice slowly. I'll try my best to acquire blueprints for Luo Luo. You just have to help her forge."
"So that's it!" Fatty was relieved. "I'll speak first. She'll provide her own materials, but the commission fee can't be forgotten!"
Luo Moling felt somewhat mad. Now that everyone had gotten to know each other, they were considered friends, right? How come this guy was still an unscrupulous businessman who wanted money for that?
"You… You…" Luo Moling was so angry that nearly no words could come out of her mouth. She pointed at Fatty and said, "It's free proficiency practice for you. It will only take up some of your time, but you actually still want a fee?"
Once Fatty saw her expression, he knew what she was thinking. Therefore, he retorted right away, "What do you know? This is a matter of principle, okay? I still have to charge a fee even if it's one Bronze Coin!"
Fatty's way of thinking was very simple. Since he had hope of relying on forging equipment to earn money, that meant that he was already a businessman and had to look like a businessman. He could give a discount to his acquaintances, but he could not do it for free. He couldn't take a loss, right? Besides, time was necessary for forging equipment. Although it took 15 seconds to forge each time, the amount of time one spent wasn't minute when accumulated. For a game like the Chaotic Era, Fatty had to pay 0.3 Credits every hour. Wasn't this also money?
He could take the initiative to make it for free. Otherwise, he would charge a different rate!
This was Fatty's so-called principle…
After roughly understanding what Fatty meant, Luo Moling only felt happy and amused.
However, when she thought about it carefully, she felt that Fatty made sense. They still had to spend money even if they asked someone else to forge their equipment. It might even be more expensive! Upon thinking of that, Luo Moling calmed down and said, "Alright then. It's a deal."
When he heard that, Fatty rolled his eyes. He took the Novice Health Enchantment Formula out of his backpack and said with a smile, "Look, we're already acquaintances. This formula is worth around 10 Silver Coins on the market. If you guys want to buy it, I'll give you an acquaintance discount. It'll cost you 9 Silver Coins and 99 Bronze Coins…"
Both Fated Sky and Luo Moling were dumbstruck…
How dare he get even more unscrupulous?
They had thought that Fatty was a good person, as he had given Luo Luo a Lightning Guard Skill Book. However, he had turned out to be an unscrupulous businessman…
The two of them didn't know that Fatty had given her that Skill Book as a bribe so that the little girl would shut her mouth. After Fatty gave her the Skill Book and felt that the little girl shouldn't cause him any more trouble, he was even more confident about earning Luo Moling's money.
In fact, Fatty had a certain trauma related to Luo Moling. If anybody had been despised by a beautiful neighbor for four years, they would have some sort of trauma, right? Hence, Fatty subconsciously didn't want Luo Moling to know that he was her neighbor…
This was probably due to his memory. Therefore, he had told Luo Moling that one's voice could be changed in the game so that she wouldn't associate his voice with him.
At times, it seemed that grown-ups were easier to deceive than little kids. Luo Moling probably felt that Fatty, whom she had only met once, had no reason to deceive her. Thus, she believed him. On the other hand, little Luo Luo had an astonishing intuition.
The little girl had seen through him, so he had been forced to bribe her. Although it was not a lollipop specially used for tricking a little Loli, a Skill Book could get this done…
After calming down, Fatty couldn't help but want to tease Luo Moling again. He had yet to get revenge after being despised by her for four years…
This was very strange psychology, but it wasn't hard to understand. Ever since he had lost both his parents, Fatty had struggled to survive. He knew that he was an insignificant person, so he had his own way of surviving. He would fight only if he could win. Otherwise, he would run away. Even if he felt resentful, he could always find ways to recover his dignity.
A mental victory would do too…
If he didn't have such an optimistic mentality, he would probably have no willpower and would have become dispirited. Would he still have looked as easygoing as he did now?
This was his way of being strong…
Without interacting much with him, other people would never understand what he was thinking. Thus, they found him somewhat eccentric. Luo Moling and Fated Sky couldn't understand why when he had given the Skill Book, he hadn't given the enchantment formula along with it. Instead, he only took it out to sell it now…
As they were dumbstruck, Luo Luo tugged at Luo Moling. When Luo Moling came back to her senses and looked at her in confusion, Luo Luo said, "Cousin, buy it for me! If I can perform enchantments in the future, won't I collect a fee if he wants me to make enchantments for him?"
As soon as Luo Moling heard that, she came back to her senses. She wished she could hug Luo Luo and kiss her. This little girl was simply too clever. She had helped her get back at him this time!
Thus, Luo Moling told Fatty in high spirits, "Alright, it's a deal! But I'll speak first. When you seek Luo Luo for enchantments in the future, you'll have to prepare your own materials. The commission fee can't be forgotten either! Even if I collect one Bronze Coin, it's still a matter of principle!"
Bullseye! Fatty felt like he had been hit hard!
He hadn't expected Luo Moling to repeat his words without missing anything. Wasn't this like shooting himself in the foot?
Although it was hard to practice enchanting, it was a relatively important skill. Providing enchantments for equipment was akin to having an extra stat. It would also allow the equipment to have a halo effect. It was an indispensable thing for players who sought the highest quality or aesthetics.
During the later stages of the game, it was very costly to find an enchanter to help one with enchantments. Not only did a player need to prepare their own materials, but the commission fee was also at least more than 2 Gold Coins. The higher the level of the enchanter, the higher the commission fee.
Fatty believed that he would need enchantments for his equipment in the future, so it was very important to have a good relationship with an enchanter if he didn't want to spend a fortune to find someone to make enchantments for him in the future…
Therefore, Fatty immediately changed the topic and said, "I was waiting for you to speak. It was only a joke. Little girl, take it. This enchantment formula is for you!"
Then, he gave little Luo Luo the formula.
Alright then. Let us call him an unscrupulous fatty in the future…
Luo Moling only found this a headache. He had changed his attitude too quickly. If she didn't have a tougher mentality after being friends with such a person, she would have been ashamed to death long ago…
Fated Sky was speechless. Fatty had clearly intended to be an unscrupulous businessman. However, based on what he'd said, it seemed that Luo Moling was in the wrong. At this thought, Fated Sky couldn't help but look at Luo Moling. He felt that this beautiful girl, who was his closest companion, had probably met her nemesis…
Only Luo Luo was smiling sweetly as she thanked Fatty.
However, Fatty no longer trusted her obedient look. He reasonably believed that this little girl had definitely done this on purpose. She was potentially a two-faced Loli. Whoever believed her would be unlucky!
"What do we do next?" Fatty asked.
"We are going to level up, of course!" said Luo Moling. "Unfortunately, we still seem to be short a player!"
Fatty took a look. They only had four players now. Death Knight Fated Sky, Pyromancer Luo Moling, Prophet Luo Luo, and Venomancer Fatty. They were still short one player. It would be best to find a player with a high DPS.
Therefore, Fatty said, "Let me see if Crayon Knife is free."
When he opened his friend list, Crayon Knife was indeed online. He was actually farming monsters with a party. Once Fatty asked him, he immediately agreed to come over.
"Okay, we'll wait for you!"
After Fatty ended the conversation, he realized that Luo Moling and Fated Sky were looking at him curiously. They asked, "Who's Crayon Knife?"
This time, it was Fatty's turn to have a mental breakdown. "He cleared the dungeon with us yesterday, okay? Have you guys forgotten so quickly?"
"Is there such a person?" Luo Moling asked Fated Sky in confusion. Fated Sky replied without hesitation, "I… think there is!"
"Really?" Luo Moling asked.
"I'm… I'm not sure…" Fated Sky responded.
Fatty was speechless.
If Crayon Knife heard this conversation, he would probably say tearfully, "Am I that invisible?"
Hence, when Fatty went to hand in his quest to Great Prophet Avalona, he successfully obtained a sum of EXP and 3 Camp Reputation Points. Then, Crayon Knife hurried over.
Their party had finally been formed, but there was nothing to say about their formation.
There was beautiful Luo Moling, who was usually driven mad by Fatty, Fated Sky, who loved gossiping, two-faced Luo Luo, and unscrupulous expert Fatty.
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Huh? Was someone missing?
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