3 Blood-Drawing

A golden-haired man in tattered clothes was standing in front of the blacksmith shop. Looking at the dazzling array of equipment inside, his eyes revealed a look of desire.

It was Arthur, who had taken Lu Yu away in the Life Simulation.

At this moment, he had a blood feud and needed a weapon to take revenge.

"How much are these weapons?" Arthur pointed at a row of intermediate magic tools and asked the saleswoman.

"1000 gold coins each. The two on the right are 1500 gold coins."

The saleswoman replied coldly. She knew that Arthur wasn't rich when she saw his shabby clothes.

Arthur awkwardly took out his bag of gold coins and said, "I only have 700 gold coins, can I get a discount?"

"I'll come back and pay the leftover fees once I have money. Is that alright?"

Arthur's gaze was very sincere, and he was also very eager to obtain these intermediate magic tools.

However, she didn't believe his words.

"We don't offer discounts here. If you want anything else, I can help you. But if you want to haggle, then I can't agree to it. After all, I'm not the one who decides the pricing here." The saleswoman's tone softened a little.

Although the man in front of her couldn't afford to pay for an intermediate magic tool, he still had quite a few gold coins. It would be good for the shop if he decided to buy other things.

Arthur was about to shake his head in disappointment. Now, besides a weapon for revenge, he didn't need anything else.

The weapon he needed must be at least mid-grade. This was because only mid-grade magic tools could be enchanted, and only then could one use enchantment techniques at hand.

He wanted to become stronger so he would have a chance for revenge. If he didn't have a mid-grade or higher magic tool, it would be meaningless to him.

Then, he turned around to leave. The saleswoman behind Arthur saw that the customer was about to leave, and the golden coins were about to leave with him.

She felt a little anxious.

After thinking for a bit, she had an idea!

"Wait a minute! If you really want a weapon, there's a mid-grade magic tool that should be able to meet your requirements!" She quickly stood up and stopped Arthur.

Arthur's eyes lit up when he heard he could buy a weapon. He stopped in his tracks and turned around.

"Come with me." The saleswoman brought Arthur to the warehouse of the smithery.

She picked up Lu Yu and said to Arthur, "This weapon is also an intermediate magic tool, but it's slightly damaged. Due to that, It's now similar to a low-grade magic tool."

"As long as you slightly repair it, it won't be any worse than a normal mid-grade magic tool. I'll sell you this weapon for 700 gold coins, what do you think?"

As she spoke, the saleswoman handed Lu Yu to Arthur.

When Arthur heard the sword was damaged, he wanted to give up. But he pondered his current situation and helplessly took the iron sword.

He didn't have enough gold coins, so no matter where he went, he wouldn't be able to buy a mid-grade weapon.

It wasn't easy for him to even get this broken one. He had to make do with what he had.

Arthur handed over his gold coins and took Lu Yu with him. The salesgirl couldn't help but smile when she saw Arthur leave with the sword.

She had sold this broken weapon that everyone despised for a price close to that of an intermediate magic tool. If the Baron knew about this, he might praise her and even reward her with dozens of gold coins!

She was excited.

Arthur looked at the weapon in his hand. He wanted to quickly engrave the blood-drawing formation he had obtained by accident.

At the moment, he was in urgent need of power.

Arthur carved the remaining materials he had onto Lu Yu. At the same time, he prayed in his heart for success.

This was the blood-drawing formation. If the engraving works out, the sword will absorb the blood of others and slowly grow.

Generally speaking, it would be difficult to successfully carve this formation even on high-grade magic tools. But now, he had no other choice. He could only give it his all.

Lu Yu looked at Arthur, who was using special materials to carve a formation on the sword's body. A panel appeared before him.

"Ding! Congratulations, esteemed host. You've obtained a new ability– [Blood-Drawing]!"

[Blood-Drawing: The ability to grow by absorbing the blood of your enemies.]

When the panel appeared before Lu Yu, Arthur suddenly felt the sword in his hand grow colder.

The bright light emitted by the sword made Arthur turn his eyes away.

"I-It worked?" Arthur's eyes widened.

He had only tried once and used the worst materials. Somehow, he had succeeded on the first try!

He looked at the sword in his hand and felt enlightened, but that didn't last long. His feelings died when he thought of the aristocrat who destroyed his family. That man held tyrannical force and a tremendous amount of power.

He immediately felt helpless and said bitterly in his heart, "What a pity. Even with the blood-drawing formation, it's still not enough. In the end, it's still too low-grade. I don't know when I can ever take revenge."

Arthur's words were filled with grief. The thought of his powerful enemy instantly washed away the joy of successfully inscribing the spell.

A low-grade magic tool won't become extremely powerful even if it had the blood-drawing ability.

Alas, he was too delusional to only rely on a sword for revenge.

Arthur's heart was filled with complicated emotions. Afterward, he picked Lu Yu up and left Huska.

He walked in a direction that Lu Yu didn't recognize.

On the other side, Baron Grant had just returned to the shop. He ignored the workers who greeted him and went straight to the warehouse!

As he jogged over, he could feel his entire body trembling with excitement!

However, when he opened the warehouse door, he saw the empty walls and the smooth and flat floor without any debris.

Baron Grant was stunned. When he left, didn't he leave the sword on the ground?

How did it disappear the moment he came back?

His eyes were wide open as he anxiously rummaged around the warehouse.

One weapon after another was checked and thrown to the side. Not long after, the entire warehouse was in a mess.

He muttered, "How did it disappear? I clearly put it here!"

At this moment, a saleswoman walked over and asked Baron Grant in a low voice, "What're you looking for, Sir Grant? I'm very familiar with the warehouse. I should be able to help you find it."

This saleswoman was the one who had sold Lu Yu to Arthur. 

She had just sold a big business deal and couldn't wait to show off. If she could get the Baron's praise and get promoted, that would be great!