章節 26: learn more skills
Golden Mouse Armor: Silver-tier, attributes: Defense +30, Strength +10, Constitution +10. The equipment dropped by the Golden-Furred Mouse King turned out to be a silver-tier item. Jake was overjoyed and quickly put it on.
"Glen, I'm back, and I've brought the ores you wanted." Jake returned to the village and went directly to find Glen.
"Really? Let me see." Glen took the ores from Jake's hand and exclaimed with joy, "My blacksmith shop hasn't had any fire for a long time due to the lack of ores. Now, at least I have something to do."
Although the ores Jake brought back had quite a few impurities, Glen, who had been lacking ores for a long time, was already satisfied.
"Glen, there's something I need to tell you," Jake hesitated for a moment and spoke up.
"What is it?" Glen, who was still examining the ores, replied without raising his head.
"It's about the mine. It collapsed," Jake said.
"What? The mine collapsed?" Glen looked up at Jake in shock. "I heard a loud noise just now and was wondering what it was. I didn't expect the mine to collapse. That mine has been around for decades and was already empty inside. Its collapse is normal. However, without that mine, what will I do with the ores in the future?"
As Jake had expected, Glen didn't question the cause of the mine collapse but was worried about not having any more ores. As a blacksmith, he couldn't forge anything without ores.
"Glen, from now on, I'll bring any ores I find to you," Jake said. The mine collapsed, and Jake felt somewhat guilty, thinking he had played a part in it.
"The mines are owned by the authorities, and ordinary people can't just dig wherever they want. The mine in front of the village is a poor one and far from the county. That's why the authorities didn't care much about it. But other mines elsewhere are not something you can dig freely," Glen said with a somewhat gloomy expression.
"What if I encounter a mine in some remote wilderness? In such a place, the authorities probably can't control it, right?" Jake asked.
"Mines are not that easy to come across," Glen chuckled and said, "But I'm glad you have such thoughts. How about it? Are you interested in the art of forging? If you are, I can teach you."
Jake knew that this was Glen offering him a quest reward. Coupled with his recent attitude, it seemed to have pleased Glen. Thus, without Jake even asking, Glen himself wanted to teach him the art of forging.
"Of course, I'm interested. I was actually thinking about how to ask you for guidance," Jake quickly replied. Life skills like alchemy and forging were essential in the game as they could save a lot of money and trouble.
"Since you're interested, I'll teach you," Glen said.
"Congratulations on receiving the teachings of Grandmaster Forger Glen. You have learned the art of forging, and your forging skill has reached the advanced level." Another Grandmaster level! Jake was starting to get used to encountering Grandmaster-level individuals. The several people who had taught him skills so far were all at the Grandmaster level, which made him skeptical about the rarity of Grandmaster-level individuals that he had heard of before. Why did he seem to encounter Grandmaster-level individuals so easily?
Jake thought of what the village chief had said before, that the people in the village were all top experts in their respective fields. "Could it be that what he said is true? What about himself? If the villagers are already grandmasters, then the village chief should be even higher, right?" Jake thought to himself.
After teaching Jake the skill of crafting, Glen didn't ask him to leave. Instead, he allowed Jake to observe the crafting process. Jake didn't refuse and stayed in the blacksmith shop for half a day. Although it took half a day, Jake felt that the time spent was worthwhile. Through observing and listening to Glen's explanations during the process, he gained a deeper understanding of crafting, combining it with the theoretical knowledge in his mind.
Jake believed that with the necessary equipment and materials, he could also start crafting on his own. After all, he had mastered advanced crafting. As he was about to leave, Jake suddenly remembered that he had the teeth and claws of the ordinary Golden Rats and the Golden Rat King in his backpack. According to the village chief, Glen purchased these items.
"Master, I have some items here. Are you interested in buying them?" Jake took out the items from his backpack.
When Glen saw the teeth and claws of the ordinary Golden Rats, he didn't have much of a reaction. However, when he saw the teeth and claws of the Golden Rat King, his eyes lit up. "Where did you get these?"
Glen played with the teeth and claws of the Golden Rat King and asked Jake. If it were in the past, as someone of Glen's status, it wouldn't be particularly difficult for him to obtain precious crafting materials. Although the teeth and claws of the Golden Rat King were decent, they couldn't be considered extremely valuable.
However, after staying here for a long time, Glen rarely encountered valuable materials. Therefore, he was quite interested in the teeth and claws of the Golden Rat King.
"I got them in the mine. There were many Golden Rats there, and I killed them to obtain these." Jake replied.
"Mm." Glen nodded. He had frequented the mine before, so he knew about the existence of the Golden Rats there. However, he didn't expect that Jake not only killed the Golden Rats but also managed to kill the Golden Rat King.
"I'll take all of these items. I'll give you fifty gold coins. How does that sound?" Glen spoke up, "The teeth and claws of the Golden Rat King are good, while the others are average."
"Sure, no problem." Jake readily agreed. At the same time, Jake cursed the shopkeeper of the general store in his heart. It wasn't directed at Glen but at the general store's owner. A whole tiger's body only fetched him two gold coins, which was a huge difference compared to the price of the Golden Rat King.
Of course, Glen's offered price also showed consideration for Jake. After all, Jake was his disciple, so he couldn't be too stingy. With fifty gold coins in his hand, Jake left the blacksmith shop feeling satisfied. He then went straight to the tailor shop, where the owner was a young girl who was the only person in the village who could make armor.
Jake sold the fur in his backpack to the girl and received thirty gold coins. He also managed to learn sewing skills from her through some persuasion. As expected, the young girl named Coral was also a grandmaster, a young grandmaster. Her sewing skill also reached the advanced level, just as Jake had expected.
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