Chapter 129 - 127 Soma_1
Yan Xing’s words made the Goblin merchant Gaga realize he was dealing with someone who understood the technology.
Watching Hibel deliberately reveal the watch on her wrist, Gaga’s heart felt as if it was being scratched by a cat.
Clocks and watches were popular timekeeping tools among the social elite and nobility. Some Alchemists were also keen on miniaturizing timepieces to showcase their superb Alchemy Technology. After all, a timepiece is a very complex mechanical device, and the precision required for its entire mechanism to operate is extremely high. Precisely manufacturing each tiny component, fitting them into a cramped space, and ensuring they all operated accurately was a true test of an Alchemist’s comprehensive abilities.
The Goblin merchant Gaga had seen many miniaturized timepieces made by Alchemists and even possessed several such creations he was proud of. But even the smallest timepiece he had seen was many times larger than the watch on Hibel’s wrist.
A watch even smaller than a coin! How tiny must the components be? How are they arranged? How do they operate?
Goblin Gaga couldn’t imagine what the inside of the watch looked like; he didn’t even know how to open such a delicate case. Curiosity about this unknown Alchemy Technology continually fueled Gaga’s desire to obtain a watch for research.
Hearing Yan Xing’s asking price, he felt he was paying too much. Never mind not making a profit; even earning less than expected would make him feel ill all over.
Such a tiny watch naturally held immense research value for Alchemy Technology. But the cost of crafting a Magic Generator was also very, very high. To exchange or not to exchange?
Actually, Goblin Gaga didn’t have much choice. He couldn’t let the watch slip away from him. He knew that other Goblin merchants who saw this watch would feel the same way. Some greedy Goblin merchant would surely be willing to make the exchange.
"Alright," the Goblin merchant Gaga didn’t hesitate for long. He said to Yan Xing, "I am willing to trade one Magic Generator for your watch. I have some components for building a Magic Generator here. I’m just lacking some non-Alchemy parts, which need to be procured from a Blacksmith Shop and a woodworking workshop. I estimate the entire crafting period will take about a month."