Chapter 47: An Insane Person
"So I need to pay a lot to make something like that?" looking at the slightly shorter than average man standing with arms crossed in front of him, Azrael asked as he suddenly realized that he is far from being filthy rich, just the service from forging a good bracer alone being a hefty sum that he need to pay, not to mention the list of materials required to forge what he want piling up more and more.
"Indeed, if you want some standard issue bracer, then there would be no problem with the price since they are one hell of an affordable choice for equipment, as for something that will meet your requirements, well, you need far more expensive materials than just metal and bones lying all around" the head of the smithy said with a troubled look in his face, in fact, also find himself in quite the pinch having to forge something like this, but as a craftsman at heart, he refuses to back away from the challenging task and decided to just roll with it.
’Eitherway, the expenses don’t come from my pocket but this kid’s, so I just have to do my best to give him what he wants’ the blacksmith thought to himself as he finally finished the list of materials required for Azrael’s bracer, the young man’s eyelid twitching from the surprise as the list is almost a foot long, and that is with the blacksmith’s handwriting being relatively small as well.
"A lot of materials there could be found easily in some of the stalls and establishments in the shopping district, there’s only some few troublesome things that you need to hunt for outside... well, you can also post a commission on the Merchant Hall near the Ascension Platform, but while I guarantee that using that can guarantee that you will get the materials you need, it will take a couple of weeks minimum before you receive your item"
The blacksmith explained, making the young man feel like it would be such a hassle to do all these chores, making him hesitate whether he should just buy one of those high-quality standard-issue bracers being displayed in front of the smithy.
"Looks like you’re in a rush huh..." seeing the troubled expression on the young man’s face, the blacksmith pointed out, making the young man nod, his agreement making the blacksmith shake his head as there’s really nothing he can do about this current situation.
"I see, then I would suggest you deal with the thing you need to do first, then try to gather the rarer materials outside before returning here..." the blacksmith suggested, earning a defeated nod from Azrael as there’s really nothing he can do to speed up the collection of the materials he need.