Chapter 5: 005 New Skill
"So how to use this? Pour mana inside the orb?" Zea asked this with a face filled with curiosity.
"I don't know, but most of the dungeon-related items can be used by pouring mana. Nothing wrong with trying to pour mana inside."
This is the first time Luis has seen the skill orb in real life, obviously, he doesn't know how to use it. He didn't use the skill orb now, he want to observe Zea first.
Suddenly the crystal that is held by Zea keeps shrinking. A few seconds later, Zea hold her head using her right hand. A painful expression appeared on her face. The crystal also keeps shrinking until it disappears, seemingly absorbed by Zea.
"You okay? Zea?"
"It is okay, just my head is a little overwhelmed…" Zea assures Luis that she is okay. She then pulls mineral water from her bag and drinks it.
*Breath*
"It is okay now. The headache only lasted for a split second."
"If you are okay already… Then I will use this one next." Luis picks the other skill orb. Just like when he uses other items, he pours a sliver of mana to the crystal.
An enormous amount of mana flow from the crystal to his body. Luis is a little surprised and he rejected the mana at first but then he let it flow. The mana then keeps flowing from the crystal to his brain. For each 'package' of mana that arrives in his brain, he gets a piece of new information. This keeps going and going, not long after his head started to hurt. But the pain only lasted for a little time. The crystal is completely absorbed by Luis.
Luis takes a deep breath and then releases it. He then tried to sort out all the information that he just got.
"This is really magical. I never expected something like this can exist in this world." Luis is amazed. As someone that lives in the modern world, there should be nothing more magical than new technology. But here it is, a device that can teach someone without any effort.
"So, what skill did you get?" asked Zea.
"It is—" before Luis is able to say it, Zea cuts him off. "Wait, let's say it together. One two three—"
"[Enchantment]" "[Blacksmithing]"
"[Blacksmithing]? You mean like making a weapon or things like that?" Luis asked Zea about this.
"Yes, that one. Now now, you might think this way, 'What kind of things can a blacksmith do in this era?' right? All of our things right now are made in the factory. Even the machete that I use yesterday is also made in a factory. But don't worry, there is something that only [Blacksmithing] skill can do. Try to guess it."
Luis indeed thought about that, how can blacksmithing be relevant in this era. Most of the blacksmiths that operate today are only a hobby. He tried to think about what could make them relevant in the modern era. And the answer is only one, it must be related to the dungeon.
"A dungeon material?"
"Wow, you are so good at guessing. Yes, in the information that I received, there are many special metals that we can get from the dungeon. As far as I know, no existing technology can process these metals.
"And so what is your skill like? [Enchantment] was it?"
"Well… just like the name. I can enchant an item to give it a special attribute or imbue a special spell."
"Wow, so can you make my machete more durable? Or give it attribute?"
"Yes, it should be possible. The problem is I need mana stone and other material to be able to enhance an item."
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Ethereal - Dungeon Items Shop.
Luis and Zea are now at Ethereal, a shop that specializes in dungeon items. This shop sells items from the dungeon from common items like mana stones, health potions, mana potions, weapons to rare items that many people have never seen before. All of those items are bought from explorers.
To say it in simple term, the shop is a middleman between explorer that want to sell dropped item and anyone that want to buy dungeon items.
A gentle chime sounded when Luis and Zea push the door of the shop. The shop has a style that looks like an antique shop. The floor is constructed out of wood, the wall is covered behind many large wooden shelves.
Luis brings Zea to the counter located on the right side of the front door.
"Oh, isn't it Luis? Do you want to sell some mana stones? Or are you looking for any item?" A woman in her forty is tending the counter, she is the wife of the owner of this shop.
"Hello, we have a health potion and many mana stones. We want to sell them all," answered Luis with a smile to greet the owner's wife.
"I can buy the mana stones now, but I need my husband to appraise the health potion to determine the price," the lady showed an apologetic expression. "So if possible can you wait for him to come back?"
"Sure I can wait, also…" Luis signaled to Zea.
"Hello miss, are you Luis's friend? Anything we can help?" the owner's wife noticed the signal that Luis gave, and tried to start the conversation.
"Ah yes, we are a friend. We dive the dungeon together yesterday." Zea then paused, trying to form a sentence in her mind first before talking. "So, I heard about this shop from Luis. He said that you sell many items related to the dungeon. I wonder if there is any dungeon metal here?"
"Dungeon metal? Let's see… We have mithril at that time, but it is small. Let me take it from the storage first."
The owner's wife stands up from the counter and goes to another room. 2 minutes later she comes back with a chest. She then put the chest on the counter and opened it. Inside the chest are many small silvery balls. Each ball has a similar size to a toy marble.
"Is this something that you are looking for?"
"Well… Yes, this is what I look at, but it is different from what I imagined. I thought it will be like a metal ingot. I can still use these balls, but let me think about it some more." Zea has no intention to buy the metal today, her plan coming here is to sell the potion and learn what kind of dungeon metal is available.
"Ingot huh, we have never seen something like that. These balls are the only ones we have on our hands. If someday you decided to buy these metals, don't forget to come here."
At this time the door to the shop opened. Along with that, a loud sound is heard, "I'm back!"
The shop owner is back. He is a middle-aged man with a big body and bald head. Coupled with his sharp eye shape, he looks intimidating. Luckily his personality is gentle and not ferocious.
"Welcome back," the owner's wife welcomed her husband back. She then stands and walks away from the counter. She talks to Luis and Zea, "I will go first, feel free to ask my husband anything. He is quite knowledgeable about the dungeon, at least more than me."
"Ohh, Luis is here. And who is this missy? Luis's girlfriend?" He asks a random question for small talk. "So you looking for anything?"
"I want to sell a health potion, but auntie told us we need to wait for you," Luis answered.
"A health potion? Sure, give it to me."
Luis pick up the chest containing the health potion and put it on the counter.
"This is a normal quality potion, so how about 900 dollars?" After examining the potion, the shop owner tells the price that he wants to buy.
"I know you can sell the potion for 1200. So I want at least 1100 dollars." Luis wants a little more money.
"Come on bro, I need to make money. You know that potion can expire. If this potion expires before I can sell it, that means I lose 900 dollars. The most I can lose is 950."
"A thousand and fifty dollars. I mean it is your fault if you can't sell it," Luis said in a flat tone.
"950." The two of them started a staring competition. And it is not long before Luis accepts his defeat.
"Owner, do you know a place in the dungeon where we can find a dungeon metal?" Zea tried to ask the owner, in case he know something.
"Dungeon metal? I heard you can get mithril from the abandoned mine on the 23rd floor. But until now not many people bring mithril back. The demand for mithril is low, so many explorers decided it is not worth looking for mithril." The owner explained what he know.
"I see, thank you very much." Zea then looks at Luis. "Want to explore the 23rd floor?"
"I have never gone that deep, I wonder if we need to prepare something special..."
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