blenderwars Chapter 43 Customized Weapons
Chapter 43 Customized Weapons
On the recommendation of the receptionist, Jiang Shuzhou finally checked into the Mage Guild.
Yes, the Mage Guild also provides accommodation. Not only that, the Mage Guild even guarantees job placement. After completing the certification, you can directly enter the civil service and become a civil servant with a formal position if you wish.
Joining guarantees a position, so what are you waiting for? Quickly join the Mage Alliance and become a glorious mage!
In the Mage Alliance, mages typically have three identities.
These are political identity, military identity, and mage identity, respectively.
For example, Jiang Shuzhou's political status is that of a citizen because he did not choose to take a position in any of the Mage Alliance's organizations.
Military status is based on the fact that mages inherently possess power, so even without joining an organization, they will have a basic status, namely a junior mage, which can be understood as having a military rank but no military position.
The mage identity is easier to understand. It is based on personal strength and is not affected by any institution. On the contrary, other identities are affected by the mage identity. For example, the Mage Alliance stipulates the minimum rank of mage required to hold various political and military identities.
For example, Jiang Shuzhou was recommended by the receptionist to serve as an arbitrator.
Arbitrators are one of the common positions held by low-ranking mages. They are essentially a combination of judges and police officers, wielding basic law enforcement and judicial power.
When Jiang Shuzhou first heard that it was a combined judicial and law enforcement agency, he had no desire to go. It was common knowledge that judicial organs were extremely thankless and demanding, not to mention the daily overtime work, and the various unpleasant things that happened every day at work.
Law enforcement agencies are also heavyweights; they can come to you for all sorts of trivial matters, and you'll practically have to work 24/7. They can even wake you up from your sleep with a phone call to go on duty.
Jiang Shuzhou couldn't even imagine how intense the experience would be if these two were combined. He wanted to live a few more years; he was still young and had plenty of time to enjoy life after becoming a mage. He didn't want to work overtime every day and shorten his lifespan.
Perhaps sensing Jiang Shuzhou's concerns, the receptionist gave him a list of the arbitrator's duties.
Most of those above were responsible for supervising others to complete tasks, or in layman's terms, they were former leaders.
He was then told that his daily wage was 100 gold coins, with additional allowances for attendance.
Jiang Shuzhou was completely tempted. He would be promoted to a leadership position with a fixed position and extra working hours. What's more, he would receive 100 gold coins a day, which would amount to 3,000 gold coins a month. In addition, he would have eight days off a month, and double pay for working on Saturdays and Sundays.
However, this matter still needs to be discussed further. Jiang Shuzhou told the receptionist to hold the invitation for him, as he needed to think it over before deciding whether to accept the position.
Seeing Jiang Shuzhou deep in thought, the receptionist breathed a sigh of relief. Since he hadn't directly refused, he was probably interested, which meant she could finish her job.
After all, there aren't many beginner mages, and even fewer are willing to take on such positions. Besides, she didn't actually cheat Jiang Shuzhou; all the benefits she mentioned were true, and she didn't hold anything back.
You mean those female mages in the front hall?
Most of the female mages in the front hall were mage apprentices, and some were not even mage apprentices yet. The reason they came to the Mage Guild was simply because the school required them to come here to complete their enrollment procedures. Jiang Shuzhou just happened to run into them.
Turning away, Jiang Shuzhou decided that he needed to solve the problem of melee weapons first, and talk about the rest later.
After much deliberation, Jiang Shuzhou pinned the badge to the chest of his newly changed robe. This would avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble. Moreover, this was a safe zone, and the mage tower in the distance was radiating a strong light. Even without using his soul perception, Jiang Shuzhou could feel the terrifying power it possessed.
Anyone who dares to cause trouble under these circumstances will probably not even know how they died.
Jiang Shuzhou hailed a carriage and prepared to visit a blacksmith's shop to forge a good melee weapon in preparation for the competition that was still two weeks away.
Every mage knows how precious a soul weapon is. Not only can it change at will according to its master's wishes, but it also possesses attributes that are most compatible with its master. Once it becomes legendary, this thing will be even more precious. The price of a legendary weapon is beyond Jiang Shuzhou's imagination. He had read in a book that even the cheapest legendary materials cost 100 billion gold coins.
What does that mean? Even if Jiang Shuzhou were an arbitrator for his entire life, he could only save up 500 million gold coins, which wouldn't even amount to a fraction of legendary materials, let alone a legendary weapon.
Moreover, gold coins may not even be enough to buy legendary weapons. For legendary weapons, gold coins may just be a string of numbers and have no meaning at all.
Just as Jiang Shuzhou was pondering the design of the weapon he wanted to forge, they arrived at the blacksmith's shop. The coachman was very clever; he knew that a mage like Jiang Shuzhou would not be able to forge ordinary iron. He led Jiang Shuzhou to the entrance of one of the most prestigious blacksmith shops in Velissco, a blacksmith shop run by a dwarven master blacksmith.
"The Bearded Blacksmith's Shop?"
Looking at the sign above the blacksmith's shop, Jiang Shuzhou was completely bewildered. Was this name really reliable?
"Guest, what would you like to have forged? Tell Old Bick, and I guarantee it will be of high quality and at a low price."
Upon seeing that a guest had arrived, a dwarf came out of the blacksmith's shop and welcomed Jiang Shuzhou inside.
The dwarf was wearing a blacksmith's apron; he was sturdy and strong, clearly a skilled blacksmith.
Seeing the dwarf in the shop looking like this, Jiang Shuzhou felt much more at ease. He didn't bother to ask what the name meant, letting the dwarf be called whatever he wanted, as long as it didn't affect the quality of the weapons produced.
"I want to order a custom weapon, so I'm here to check out the prices."
"Then you've come to the right person. Old Bick is the best blacksmith around here, offering the best quality at the lowest prices. In short, if you need anything, just ask Old Bick."
The phrase "good quality and low price" almost made Jiang Shuzhou lose his composure; to put it bluntly, it was cheap.
That's what Jiang Shuzhou thought to himself, but he didn't say it out loud. After all, dwarves were known for their boasting and bad temper, and with blacksmithing as a profession, they were even more formidable.
"I plan to forge two weapons: a longsword, about 160 centimeters long, and a dagger, about 50 centimeters long."
As he spoke, Jiang Shuzhou pretended to take out the drawn weapon blueprints from his pocket, but actually from his inventory, and then handed them to Old Bick.
The weapons he planned to forge were a Miao sword and a double-edged dagger. Jiang Shuzhou had been pondering what weapons were suitable for his fighting style, and now he had finally made his choice.
Miao knife, also known as "Imperial Guard Knife", was called single knife or long knife in ancient times. It is not a knife used by the Miao people. It got its name because its blade is long and slender like a seedling.
It combines the characteristics of both a sword and a spear, functioning as both. It can be held with one hand or two. When facing an enemy, it is swift and fierce, the body thrusting forward and the blade following the rider's movements, unstoppable and unstoppable.
These were exactly the effects Jiang Shuzhou was looking for. He originally wanted some fantastical weapons, such as a sickle, but using a sickle requires extremely high skill, otherwise it's easy to accidentally injure yourself. In addition, although Jiang Shuzhou's strength attribute has increased a lot, he still can't wield a sickle weighing hundreds of kilograms for a long time in battle, so in the end he didn't choose it.
He later considered using a katana, but Jiang Shuzhou found the invention of the small sword somewhat repulsive, so after careful consideration, he ultimately chose the Miao sword.
It's cooler than a katana, and it's not short either, allowing Jiang Shuzhou to fully utilize his "battle mage" talent.
As for his fighting style, Jiang Shuzhou had already decided: a long sword in one hand and a pistol in the other, so he could fight at both close and long range. As for magic?
At this stage, it is difficult for spells to achieve two of the three requirements of sustained output, high damage, and rapid casting. The damage of the spells he releases is the same as the damage of his normal melee weapon attacks.
Therefore, Jiang Shuzhou decided to change the main focus of his spells to support spells, and at most add a few offensive spells for emergencies.
"Guest, I've calculated it. If you want to upgrade these two weapons to Tier 1, it will cost at least 1000 gold coins. If you want to improve the quality, it might cost around 2000 gold coins."
"So expensive?"
"It's not expensive. These weapons contain at least 20% oresite, and the blades have to be forged countless times. Considering the labor and material costs, this is already considered cheap."
"Okay, how long will it take to finish?"
Jiang Shuzhou knew that anything of a certain grade would be expensive, but the high price still surprised him.
"Ten days. If you're in a hurry, you can pay extra to shorten it to five days."
"No need, I'll pay the deposit first."
Jiang Shuzhou felt a pang of regret. The 500 gold coins he had just received had instantly turned into 100 gold coins, and he had to use the remaining 400 gold coins as a deposit.
Not only that, he also has to pay the remaining money within a maximum of thirteen days, otherwise he won't be able to bring his weapons to the competition.
Question: How can I earn the remaining 1000+ gold coins in a dozen days?
Answer: Find a class to attend.
Next time, we'll take you through a day in the life of arbitrator Navis Lebo!