Chapter 93: Raw Gemstones
I woke up the next day in my room in the castle with one thing in mind. I was visiting a jewelry store.
I needed to get gemstones to practice the magic that I wanted to create, and after Gina arrived in my room, I asked her to show me the closest one to the castle.
Melina arrived with Carli not even two minutes later, asking why I wanted to go to the jewelry store, so I told them I needed the gems for something new. However, I didn’t elaborate on the extent of my plans.
After having breakfast, we made our way to the store, which was the closest to the castle. However, this meant that it was also the most expensive one.
It was a large room with white and gold walls, the counters were filled with jewelry of different shapes and sizes, and the chandelier hanging from the ceiling produced light magic, illuminating the store and pronouncing the gemstones glint even more.
The store owner didn’t show much interest when I first walked through the door, but as soon as the princess walked in behind me, he suddenly perked up and bowed, asking for the reason for the princess’s visit.
Melina told the clerk that I was looking for certain gems and that she expected the man to help with anything I needed, making the clerk bow and turn towards me with a smile as he rubbed his hands.
After browsing the entire store, I realized that the prices of the gemstones were jacked up. However, it made sense since all of the gems were part of a piece of jewelry.
I was checking a golden bracelet with ruby stones, a necklace with a large diamond pendant, and silver earrings with encrusted emeralds. These were excellent pieces of jewelry, no doubt. However, I only needed the gemstones.
Turning to the clerk, I asked if it was possible to buy the gemstones directly. I could have bought the pieces of jewelry and taken the stones, but that felt almost too disrespectful to the jewel crafter.
The clerk said that they received their jewelry completed since the craftsman lived in the city of Glorya.