"I didn't expect you to co looking for this early."
"Well, I unexpectedly got my hands on a few good crafting materials.
"Oh? What material?"
"This."
Pretending to grab sothing out of his sack bag, Shye retrieved the pri flood dragon scale from the system's inventory, proudly showing it to ido soon after.
"OHHHHH!!! IS THIS?! A PRI DRAGON SCALE?!"
Witnessing the pri flood dragon scale in its full glory, ido stood up from her seat in utter shock and repeatedly jumped in small motions like an excited child.
She hadn't anticipated getting another opportunity to work with an (S) tier crafting material so quickly.
ido had quite a few experiences dealing with (S) tier crafting materials in the past and each one had truly been a blast for her, allowing her to learn and improve far more quickly than crafting lower-tiered weapons.
Still, she understood that it was hard for adventurers to harvest such peak-tier materials.
Even Doran, the most seasoned blacksmith in the Valenzia Region, likely gained his expertise primarily from working with adamantite ore, the lowest-ranked among all (S) tier materials.
The scarcity didn't stem from the difficulty of hunting high-level creatures, as Valenzia boasted more than hundreds of adamantite-ranked adventurers capable of such feats.
Heck, even a few of the highest-ranked ones could defeat a flood dragon alone.
However, the reason was primarily because for example, for each flood dragon, there is only one pri dragon scale—its size and quality varying depending on the size and age of the flood dragon.
Only, it was almost impossible to harvest such scales without damaging them as it could cause the downfall of an entire party should they hold back against such a dangerous (S) ranked creature.
Hence, although flood dragons were quite nurous and weren't that hard to slay for high-ranked adamantite adventurers, the challenge lay in killing the creature without harming the (S) tier crafting material.
The better the material's condition was, the higher its price would be.
As for Shye's pri flood dragon scale, it was sowhat below average in terms of quality but its size was enormous, probably enough for two or even three pieces of equipnt depending on the blacksmith's skill.
The likelihood of the crafted equipnt reaching the adamantite tier was slim though, given that the material was sowhat damaged for such a purpose.
Well, Shye didn't expect the scales to provide him with adamantite-tier equipnt in the first place so all was good.
As long as ido could at least craft him high-quality diamond-ranked greatswords, then he would be satisfied.
Waiting for the young blacksmith to calm down, Shye stared, trying his best to stifle his laughter upon rembering that ido didn't like being laughed at.
Finally, after around half a minute, the young blacksmith took a deep breath, forcefully calming her raging emotions, before clearing her throat upon realizing that she probably appeared stupid in front of Shye.
"MHRRMM! I must admit. I'm impressed that you're able to procure a crafting material of this level as a rookie. I truly did the right thing by partnering with you." ido honestly praised, evidently pleased to have the chance to work on a flood dragon's pri scale. "Now, tell what you want."
The young blacksmith's straightforward personality was truly like a breath of fresh air for Shye.
"Can you craft a pair of adamantite-tier greatswords for ?" Shye inquired, curious to discover the maximum weapon tier achievable with the pri dragon scale he had provided.
*PAH!*
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"Stop dreaming. Your pri dragon scale is amazing, however, it is of below-average quality. If I'm on a roll, maybe I can craft you mithril-tier greatswords. Adamantite-tier is simply out of the question."
"I see…I understand…" Shye replied, feigning a downcast countenance when in fact, he was very satisfied with the results.
Witnessing Shye's disappointed expression, ido couldn't help but follow up.
"B-But don't worry! I'll try my best. I guarantee at least one mithril ranked greatsword!"
Promptly after hearing the young blacksmith's guarantee, Shye's downcast expression vanished into thin air, replaced by the widest smile ido had ever seen.
"I see! Blacksmith ido is truly skilled also, please take a look at this."
The young blacksmith was taken aback by the rapid emotional changes displayed by Shye's face, however, her attention was quickly redirected to the modest-sized chest Shye held in his hands.
"What's that?" ido curiously asked, eager to see what the chest contained.
Shye didn't reply and instead, he let the contents do the talking for him.
"T-THIS IS!!"
"Yes, high-grade unique gemstones," Shye said with a smile. "I would like to use the high-grade expelvoid gemstone to enchant the mithril-ranked greatsword that you guaranteed. As for the other greatsword, please use the high-grade inferno stone."
Hearing Shye's request, ido almost started jumping in excitent again, montarily forgetting sothing important.
(S) tier crafting materials and high-grade unique gemstones?! Count her in!
"How much would all of this cost ?" Shye's voice once again sounded, snapping ido back to reality.
"R-Right. It would cost you 2,500 gold coins." ido seriously replied, causing Shye's eyeballs to almost pop out of their sockets.
'F-F*ck! I only got 1,800 gold coins on right now!'
Fortunately, ido wasn't done speaking yet.
"However, since you have a 40% discount due to our partnership, everything would only cost you 1,500 gold coins." She said with a gentle smile, allowing Shye to breathe a sigh of relief soon after.
If not for him accepting the 40% discount the young blacksmith offered back at Valenzia City, he would've humiliated himself today.
'I should use this transaction as a reference in the future…' Shye inwardly thought, feeling lucky that he escaped embarrassnt today.
Retrieving 1,500 gold coins from the system's inventory, Shye attempted to hand them over to ido, who had a confused expression.
"Huh? What's this?"
"My paynt."
"Hold it for now. Once I finish your greatswords, then pay ."
"I-I see, okay then. How long will it take for you to finish them?"
"Three days."
"Okay, I'll be back in three days then."
After finalizing his transaction with his partnered blacksmith, ido Chan, Shye left the smithy, ignoring countless hostile gazes as the young blacksmith slamd the door shut.
In the lengthy line of adventurers, a singular individual gazed at Shye with not just hostility, but also with a sense of excitent.
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