Chapter 28: Weaponsmith Skill

Kanae yawned.

It had been quite a few days since they were roaming around the forest. And finally, yesterday, they found their way out. Miao couldn't stop crying in relief and Ed… Ed looked like he had aged by ten years.

"Hon… Honoured Miss…can you please just w-w-wait-"

Ed stuttered but Kanae paid no heed and swung up the tree, looking for a view ahead.

"Woohoo! There's a market in front of us, it looks hella cool."

Ed bit back the sigh threatening to leak out of his mouth. Miao sympathetically patted his back.

Kanae smiled.

She had truly been on an adventure the past few days. She picked up a weaponsmith skill and could finally find a way to earn without having to offer her healing services directly.

And coincidentally…

The place ahead of them was a popular Black Market. With no restrictions on a person's status, even a beggar could buy and sell goods.

And it was currently in this market that Kanae was planning to sell her weapon.

She wore loose pants and a long robe, her figure hidden under its folds. Knee high boots were laced up and her hair was tied back in a ponytail. She resembled a handsome man in his teens.

But for safety purposes, she wore a long cloak,which touched the ground as she walked. Her weapon hung on her shoulders in a small bag that she had stolen— found before.

She walked towards a weapon selling shop and knocked the counter. A young lady with a bountiful chest and rosy lips, greeted her with a smile. "What can I do for you, Sir?'

Kanae removed the weapon from her shoulder and placed it on the counter. In a hoarse voice she said, "I want to sell this weapon."

The young lady blinked but nodded and opened the wrapped weapon. Her eyes widened in shock and parts of surprise. In her entire lifetime, she had never seen such a weapon. Mind you, she might look young but she was already over forty.

"Sir, would you mind telling me what this weapon is?" She asked her, hands inspecting the weapon.

"It's a modified version of a bow." Kanae answered back gruffly.

The lady could clearly tell that the weapon was made by someone with experience. The workmanship was excellent. The metal was hard but could easily be moulded into the desired shape and the array used was simple. But then what was so strange about this weapon? Something felt amiss.

"Sir, can you wait here for a minute? I need to go call the Master of the shop." The lady asked seriously.

Kanae nodded and the lady scurried away.

Inside the shop, an old man was laughing merrily while chatting with his old friend and rival.

"Say Old Len, how long has it been since we had a good weaponsmith?" The old man said, rubbing his nose, slightly miffed.

"Ah, Old Philip, it really has been a while. The last good one was your son and even he didn't match our requirements. If this is the case, our dreams will truly remain unfulfilled." Old Len sighed.

Just then, a knock on the door sounded and Old Philip said "What is it?"

"Master, it's me. I have something to show you." The lady from before said.

"Oh Sui, come in." Old Philip answered and she quickly crept in.

"Master, a young man came to our shop to sell this weapon. I cannot recognise it. Please tell me how I should evaluate it."

Old Philip was surprised. "You couldn't recognise it you say?"

Even Old Len rubbed his beard on hearing this. Sui was someone with experience. For her to say something like this…

Sui showed them the weapon in her hands. Both the old men were shocked as even they didn't understand this modified weapon. Old Philip took it from her hands and carefully inspected it.

"The design is simple, not heavy, with high tensile strength. Its mechanism follows that of a gun and yet...." Old Philip frowned.

Old Len spoke up. "Old Philip, let me have a look."

In terms of experience, he was greater than Old Philip.

The weapon was none other than a modern gun.

Using various metals, Kanae had managed to make gunpowder and had put her superb weaponsmith skills to work. Using the scrap metal she had nicely taken from other adventurers, she made the metal encasing of the gun.

It was a bit tough making it as there was no modern technology here, but for Kanae, who knew how to build everything from scratch, this was a walk in the garden.

Old Len aimed at a spot on the wall and pressed the trigger, making a loud noise as the bullet flew through the air and hit the spot.

Sui gasped in surprise. Such a weapon, which didn't require any spiritual energy to work, if produced in masses, could be very helpful in battles.

This version of the gun hadn't been discovered yet in this world, which was why both the elders were shocked to see such unique characteristics. The one that Kanae had found among the people who picked a fight with her was similar to a bow and arrow… there was no gunpowder and only sharp bullets that could even hurt the user.

Old Len pursed his lips and looked at Old Philip with a serious look. Old Philip nodded and said to Sui. "Sui, go bring the person who made this here."

"Yes Master." She bowed and went to find the young man.

It was just that when she went back, the young man was no longer there. In his place was a small note.

'Miss, I was in a hurry, so I just took a small bag of coins kept there. It wasn't much, so I'll come back later to collect the rest. P.S You need to improve the security here.'

Sui was astounded. They never had security because of Old Len's reputation. But this man had actually said to improve the security? And what did P.S even mean?

Sui couldn't help but let out a laugh. She went and informed the men, and even they rubbed their beards in helplessness.

"Leave it. Sui, the next time he comes, remember to call him inside first. He's as of now, a V.I.P guest of our Weaponry shop." Old Philip said.

Sui was shocked, but nodded. It had been years since she heard Old Philip say this. A V.I.P member of the Philip Weaponry, with privileges no less than a Prince.

Meanwhile, the said person was roaming around in search of a good place for fruits rich in fertility, which according to the system, would help her level up fast.

Feeling stuffy, she removed the cloak's head and breathed in cool air, her sweaty face shining.

Kanae looked around and finally found a shop that sold spiritual fruits. She asked the shopkeeper, "Mister, how much for a hundred of them?"

Surprised, the shopkeeper replied "Young Miss, it's one silver coin for 10 fruits, so it will be 10 silver coins for 100 fruits." The shopkeeper was delighted as he had never gotten such a good deal before. Almost all his fruits were being purchased. Excited, he asked, "Young Miss, could you please purchase the rest of them too? I'll give you a discount of 30 copper coins." The shopkeeper unexpectedly recognized Kanae as a female.

In this world, the money system was simple.

1 gold coin = 100 silver coins.

1 silver coin = 100 copper coins.

1 gold coin = 100 silver coins = 10,000 copper coins.

Kanae asked him curiously," Why sell them so cheap?"

The shopkeeper answered truthfully,"Young Miss, we are people with no prestige. Everyday, I put up these fruits for sale, but most of them aren't bought and they rot here. Instead of wasting them, I wish to give them to you."

Kanae nodded, pleased that she had gotten such a good deal. She paid for the fruits and tied them up in her bag.