HPDBC Chapter 788 And a Vampire
Chapter 788 And a Vampire
Chapter 788 And a Vampire
Loros sighed at Rae as they reached the Guild House. "You do know that they're all freaking out about a teleporting Bloodbath Spider being loose in the Castle right now, don't you?"
Rae stood up a bit straighter.
"Apprentice, you have no sense for the dramatic. Can you imagine how boring it would be to simply walk out while everyone else gossiped? No, that's why I waved at the Guards as we entered. They know that we're back home already, and they can call off the search."
The shop was packed as they arrived, and Karl was busy on the top floor making new Royal Rank and a handful of custom Monarch Rank items, based on the people who were looking around the shop.
Davis had informed them that a fresh set of items was coming out soon, as inventory would change daily. So, they were milling about and looking more closely at all the ones that were still on display.
The vast majority of people in the city were warriors, so it only made sense to make more items that warriors would appreciate. Even among the common workers, most had a warrior class, and not a specific crafting class.
That seemed odd to Karl, but perhaps they didn't get to choose any more than those awakened by the Divine Serum did.
The topic of how System Interfaces were awakened wasn't something that he could easily bring up without having to explain why he didn't know, and it was better not to spread around too much about the group's background.
When Karl came downstairs with the next group of items for the display cases, he noticed that there was one girl waiting in the corner who was clearly not a customer, but who was giving him a hopeful look. @@@@
So, Karl let Davis place the items to introduce them to the customers who had been waiting for similar items.
"May I help you?" Karl asked the girl.
"Are you hiring? I have the Appraisal skill, and I'm free to start anytime." She asked.
She looked fairly young, so this might be her first attempt at employment, but Karl decided to ask anyhow.
"Do you have a letter of reference from your previous employer or instructor?" He asked.
The girl shook her head.
"I came from Khuld looking for work. I haven't had a previous employer."
That left Karl standing by the wooden staves and the miscellaneous items.
And it didn't take long before someone came in looking. "You do have the ability to make more of them. Oh, thank you Demon Gods for small mercies." A young mage breathed a sigh of relief as he saw Karl standing at the counter.
"Sir, my master would like to inquire as to whether you would offer a bulk discount on multiple custom items. He wishes to commission combat wands for his graduating class at the Lared Academy of Magic." The young man asked.
"That depends on the requirement and the volume." Karl asked.
"The graduating class is fifty mages, at the Commander Rank. He would like forty-nine Commander Rank wands of Fireball, and one Royal Rank stave. The one on display would be perfect for that purpose." The mage explained.
"For the valedictorian, I would assume?" Karl asked.
The mage nodded, and his hood shifted a little to reveal curled ram horns nestled in his curly black hair.
"Well, the staff, I obviously have in stock. The wands will take a few days to make. How much is he prepared to pay?"
The mage set two tomes on the counter.
[Skill Book of Recall] creates a stone with a marked location. Allows the user to return to the marked location. 24 hour cooldown.
[Skill Book of Teleport] Allows the user to travel (Rankx100) metres instantly. Totem Rank and higher may travel (Rankx1000) metres per activation.
Six hundred metres was a pretty decent travel distance. But that increase at Totem Rank was so much better. Instead of eight hundred metres, they could go eight kilometres with a simple [Teleport].
The [Recall] skill, though. That was incredibly useful, though Karl suspected that it was a standard training spell for Academy Students on this continent, as neither was an Epic Grade Skill Book.
Karl tapped the two books, learning the skills, and extended his hand to shake the Mage's. "Return here tomorrow morning and I will have your order ready. You may take the staff with you today." Karl explained.
He took a copy of the item from under the counter, and the mage looked startled.
"You have more than one of them?" He asked.
Karl nodded. "I made a few in advance. Fireball is such a wonderful skill that it is worth keeping in stock. And those staves have all the basic powers that a Mage would want."