Chapter 169 - Alchemy Lab
Hand of Spell… Angor believed he saw a cantrip went by this name in a list of level-0 cantrips.
Angor returned to his house and found his tablet to check. When he typed the keyword in, he was surprised to find three results instead of one. There were two improved versions of the original spell.
[Hand of Spell: level-0 cantrip. Simulate human hands with mana and control the hands remotely.]
[Hand of Spell (intermediate): Level-1 cantrip. Simulate human hands with mana. Improve control distance and flexibility.]
[Hand of Spell (advanced): Level-2 cantrip. Simulate human hands with mana. Improve accuracy and flexibility.]
The spell looked like spirit feelers. Since spirit feelers could also be used to manipulate objects, Angor never planned to study Hand of Spell.
He did not expect that Hand of Spell was actually a must-have cantrip for alchemists… This was one of the drawbacks for not having a proper mentor.
He brought Angor to one of the outermost shelves where several long desks were placed together. It had various alchemy tools displayed on them, and most tools were covered in thick dust. They looked really aged.
“You already know how there are many people who want to study alchemy, but most of them gave up in the middle of it. There are very few alchemists in Brute Cavern, so these alchemy tools are really hard to sell. I’m positive this shop has the richest collection in the entire underground market,” said Dave. He shrugged and continued, “Well, I think you can see how this stuff doesn’t sell well. They’re left here for decades. Even the dust-removal spell arrays already lost their effect.
“If you want them, I can give you 50% off. Master will agree.”
Dave lowered his voice as he said, “If Master Prome knows that someone actually came to buy them, he might even give you better prices.”
“Of course I want them. But are you sure they work fine? They won’t rust or cause explosions or something?” asked Angor as he looked at all the dust-covered tools and felt a little worried.
“Won’t happen. They’re all made of special materials. They don’t catch rust like iron. I borrowed these when making my propeller flyer, so I can guarantee their reliability for ya,” said Dave as he thumped his chest.
Angor did not say anything. He walked to the desks and carefully picked up a bottle for keeping waste gas. Next, he cleaned the outside of the bottle with a handkerchief and saw the crystal-clear inner tank of the bottle. The mechanism on the bottle cap was also in perfect condition.
“Without the dust, they look pretty good,” Angor thought to himself.
He looked through several tools he might use. They were all fine. Almost no traces of damage were seen on them.
“You sure I can have 50% off?”
“Master Prome said that when clearing the storage two years ago. He said if someone wants them, 50% is the lowest we should offer.”
Half price compared to average market price… that sounded pretty good. Angor considered a little and decided not to check out the other shops. He quickly picked a dozen tools in various sizes, plus a giant blower box which looked like a fireplace.
Dave glanced at Angor’s selection and using the sharp mind of a wizard, he immediately worked out the final price.
“19,744 merit points in total. After discount… I’ll take 9,850 points.”
Angor checked the balance on his card. A little more than 9,200.
“That’s so expensive!”
Dave spoke in an as-a-matter-of-fact manner, “They won’t be waiting for a buyer down here for several decades if they’re cheap. These tools are only mid-tier ones considering their quality. Real superior tools will cost at least ten thousand magic crystals, each. Master Prome has a magic carving pen that cost him thousands of crystals. You already found a bargain here, so just consider yourself lucky.”