Leaving the City

After a long day, Seth finally got the rest he deserved. And right after waking up the following day, he instantly got to business.

"My last stop for this city tour is going to the blacksmith. I've got plenty of mana-riched grass left so I think I can continue to trade that."

The blacksmith was just a couple of blocks away from his inn.

"Welcome, what can I do for you? Buy a weapon or Reforge Gemstones/Orbs for Weapon Infusion?"

"Weapon Infusion, you say?"

"Is it the first time you've heard of it? Well, in simplest terms, it's like one of those enhancement skills you use on your body. But in this case, you use it on a weapon. But to do so, your weapon should have a magic stone/ rune applied to it. Infused weapons deal a separate physical dmg and magical dmg instance based on your stats."

Seth brought out his sword and asked if this sword can have such runes applied to it.

"For certain. It looks to be quite sharp and sturdy. It's very lightweight but has a strong feel to it. This is a good sword."

"So how do we start about it?"

"Hmm. Do you have some magic stones/ runes with you? Or maybe a magic orb of some sort? I have some in my shop but it may not work well with such a fine lightweight sword like this one and I only have lesser up to a mid-grade of runes/orbs here. If you want, you can have a fetch quest for the guild to hunt some strong monsters within the borders of the Kingdom and have them gather the essence to make the rune/orb. Or buy some in the ore deposits that are legally mined by the Kingdom."

Notice: Magical Orb in inventory found.

Seth opened his inventory and brought something out as he instantly knew what the system was talking about.

"How about this one, do you think this will work?"

The blacksmith looked at the orb and saw how crystal clear it was. He took a hold of it as he examined it.

"This orb is very fine and is brimming with magic energy. It also doesn't weigh that much which is perfect to be put into your thin sword. I can work with this."

Before Seth accepted the negotiation to have the Slime King's Crystal Orb be applied to the sword, he asked how much would he pay first.

"Well before you put it, how much would that cost me?"

"Around 1250 gold coins."

(So that is around 20-30 Grass Bermuda Sheets if I am correct. I think I can only craft up to 20 Grass Bermuda Sheets. Hmmm... What if I throw in the Slime King's Essence as well? Maybe that will be enough.)

"How about 20x Grass Bermuda and a very fine essence as clear as the Crystal Orb that I have."

"Grass Bermuda and a crystal clear essence from a monster? hmm... Okay, I'll accept that payment."

Notice: The crafting of 20x Grass Bermuda was successful.

45x Grass left in inventory.

"Are Grass Bermuda that rare? I've seen that all magic shops here have accepted that as payment."

"Well it's not that it's rare but most of the supplies are legally sold by the guild. If I were to buy it from the guild, it will take more time for me to get it, and the guild sells it at a very high price. So getting it firsthand from a customer is always a pleasure. since Grass Bermuda is a very sturdy sheet used to make skill scrolls as well as armor, it is very necessary to have in a Country or a Nation."

"So my estimation of the price of 20x Grass Bermuda from that first transaction with the skill Scrolls was wrong, huh? Well, either way, it's not as if I need more of it anyway."

"Can't the guild just harvest them from anywhere, like for example from the Slime fields?"

"Grass enriched with mana only grows in mana-rich places. We do have some mines where there are a lot of mana ores. They plant and harvest them there. Along with that, we have adventurers who do fetch quests for such within the borders of the Kingdom. As for the ones in the Slime Fields, It is near the territory of one of the Ancient Dragon Lords that resides on the Frozen Mountain of Feris. Even though we haven't seen any activity from any of the Ancient Dragon Lords, we still respect their power and so the Kingdom does not go beyond its borders especially if it's one in the territory of one of the Ancient Dragons."

"I see."

Seth didn't know that such diplomatic relations involve the Ancient Dragons.

"This may take me the whole day. Also, if you haven't yet learned an infusion skill, you can head towards the sorcery shop and buy some skill scrolls there."

"Thank you. I'll be back later this afternoon."

"Take care."

Seth headed back towards the Sorcery Shop.

"Oh, you're back. And I see you've dyed your outfit as well. How can I help you today?"

"Do you have some Weapon Infusion skills I can buy?"

"Hmmm ... let me check... Come with me in the underground where I keep the Skill scrolls."

The shop owner searched for all the Skill scrolls he could find that correlated to weapon infusion.

"These are all the ones we have. For active infusion, we have 'Flames of Ashes lesser', 'Aqua flow lesser', and 'Pure Desolate Greater'. As for Passive ones we only have two. It's 'Edge Boost Greater', as well as 'Apee Beeru, Undying Flames (Max)'.

"Hmmm..."

Seth looked at the contents of his inventory.

CHARACTER INVENTORY:

-1563x slime essence

-45x grass(mana-enriched)

-536x berries(mana-enriched)

-1x grass spear

-6x sticky vines

-5x Red Bonica Flower

-9x Deli mushrooms

-7x Suoic Mushrooms

-7x Blue Sea Rose

Notice: 500 Slime Essence can be crafted to 1x Slime Crystal Orb

Notice: 45x grass can be crafted to 2x Grass Bermuda Sheet (lesser size)

Notice: Can craft 178 Healing Potions lesser from Berries.

(Craft everything.)

Notice: 3x Slime Crystal Orb crafted successfully.

Notice: 2x Grass Bermuda Sheet (lesser size) crafted successfully.

Notice: 178 Healing Potions lesser crafted successfully.

"How about I trade everything in my inventory for the 'Apee Beeru, Undying Flames (Max)'?"

"Can I see everything you have to offer?"

Seth brought everything out of his inventory.

"This is more than enough! I can throw in 2 Greater skills for this inventory. The lesser potions, Grass Bermuda sheets, and 1x Slime Crystal Orb are enough for the Undying Flames. If you throw in the other 2 Crystal Orbs, I'd be willing to trade them for the Pure Desolate as well."

"Alright, it's a deal!"

(Are crystal orbs really that expensive as well, damn.)

Notice: Slime essences taken from the Slime Fields are very rich in pure mana. Thus, they make very clear and good-quality Crystal orbs.

The deal was then settled as Seth left the Sorcery Shop.

"Phew. I'm out of inventory. but I did get a lot of skills to continue my journey."

Seth looked at what was left in his inventory.

"Although I did say I will give everything, He only took the important ones."

CHARACTER INVENTORY:

-63x slime essence

2x berries(mana-enriched)

-1x grass spear

-6x sticky vines

-5x Red Bonica Flower

-9x Deli mushrooms

-7x Suoic Mushrooms

-7x Blue Sea Rose

(I think once the blacksmith is done with the engraving of the Crystal Orb in my weapon, I'll Leave the City and head straight towards the Mountains. I've been killing slimes and they did say that there has been no activity from the Ancient Dragons. So it should be fine if I kill a dragon or two to get the item I need in order to ascend my unique skill: Auto-Battle.)

After Seth walked out of the shop, he went toward the restaurant near the guild in hopes to see Zeal, Gester, and Aila but he didn't see them. He asked for the guild receptionist as well and said that they went to Lady Alice. The guild receptionist also said that most of their escort mission are with Lady Alice so she probably treats them as friends and is close to one another.

Seth went to the Mansion to thank them and say farewell as he plan to leave tomorrow morning.

"What is your business here?"

Seth showed the card with the Royal Stamp to the knights that guard the mansion.

"I would like to talk to Lady Alice. I've heard that Zeal, Gester, and Aila are also here."

"This way, sir."

The knight guided Seth towards the mansion as a maid showed her to Lady Alice's room.

"Have you come for a visit, Seth?"

"I planned to come here to say thank you all for your kindness and to bid farewell. Although I've only been here for a day or two, it had been a very pleasing one. Since I plan to travel and visit other places, I cannot be bound to stay here for long."

Lady Alice stood up and went closer to Seth.

"Are you sure you are leaving already?"

"Yeah, Seth. Also, why don't you join us later tonight? We have guests from all around the kingdom."

"Guest?"

"The Lady came back here since there will be an event to be held tonight as a gathering of all the royalties of the Holy Kingdom."

"Yeah, I can invite you as part of the adventurers who will escort me."

(I can't really deal with such fancy events. I'm just a high schooler who doesn't know proper etiquette after all.)

"It's fine. I plan to rest well this night to prepare for my long journey toward the next city I visit."

(Even though I'll be going towards the Mountains.)

"I see. Although our meeting was quite short, I do hope that you come and visit us here again."

"Yeah, I will make sure to come back here in the future."

Seth waved goodbye as they said goodbye as well.

"Seth, I'll make sure that I'll be higher level than you when you get back."

"Yeah, we will train so that we can catch up to you."

"Make sure to eat good food!"

(Eat good food, huh? I guess I can start hunting some animals and not just eat berries and plant matter only.)

"I'll make sure to do so, goodbye."

Seth left the mansion as he head off towards the guild library to spend what was left of his day. After that, he went back to get his Reforged sword from the Blacksmith and he also said goodbye to him.

Grass Bermuda Sword: (Reforged with Slime King's Crystal Orb)

Added stats:

+5000 attack dmg, +10000 magic attack dmg.

+5000 flat Hp and 10000 flat Mp

"The Slime King's Crystal Orb was that strong?"

Notice: Slime King's Crystal Orb is as powerful as ten condensed and tightly packed Slime Crystal Orbs.

(It's sad that I can't find items that boost spell casting speed. I think that the seer stone that Aila has is also very expensive but I'd rather have a lot of skills at my disposal rather than buy a stone that boosts only a few skills.)

"Okay. Time to learn these new skills as well as sleep. Tomorrow, my journey towards mount Feris will start."

(I'll save my skill points for now.)

NEW SKILLS:

Active:

Pure Desolate Greater (1/5):

-Activate to grant the user's weapon a magic infusion that deals 20% of the user's magic attack dmg when hitting the opponent.

-This dmg is pure and bypasses any magic defenses.

Mana cost: 500

Duration: 32 secs +2 secs every level

Cooldown: 45

Passive:

Apee Beeru, Undying Flames (Max):

-Automatically infuses the weapon of the user with blue flames when used. Deals 50% of the user's magic attack dmg when hitting the opponent and debuffs the enemy with the "Undying Flames".

-"Undying Flames" cause the enemy to take 5% more dmg from any source of an attack. Can stack up to 5 times, and each stack last for 30 seconds.

-Drains 4% hp per 30 secs every time it is active.

Current Character Profile:

Race: humanoid, Title: Slime Monarch, Meadow Specialist, Perseverance, Potion Maker, Skill Collector

LVL: 30/100, Skill Points: 6

Hp: 19,000+(12,500), Vitality: 300+(80), Mp: 3800+(11500), Intelligence: 300+(80)

SPEED: 50+(10)

Defense: 400+(80), Magical Defense: 250+(50)

Attack Dmg: 800+210(+6250), response time speed: half a second

Magical Attack dmg: 325+115(10,000), spell casting speed: 2 seconds

*Grass Bermuda Series is in effect*

*Grass Bermuda Sword with Slime King's Crystal Orb in effect*