Chapter 228: 228
Draco had read the words when he made a cursory glance over, but it hadn't truly registered in his mind as to what it meant . His mind quaked as he took in the details of the design as well as its output device .
「Magical Firearm – Basic Device
Durability: 100/100
Rank: Common
Atk spd: 0 . 5
Dmg: 100-250
Effect: Unlimited Ammunition, No recoil」
Draco didn't know whether to pull his hair out or not when he read through the specifications for the Magical Firearm . It was half as powerful as a Semi-Epic weapon, and possessed almost the same damage as a top-tier Rare item… at the Common Rank!
Not only that, but it used Worldly Energy as a resource to form magical bullets, hence the Unlimited Ammunition effect . One would not need to worry about bullets as long as there was Worldly Energy in the area .
Not only that, but there was absolutely no recoil due to the lack of gunpowder! Magical bullets were fired out using only magical force, which did not cause recoil to the user, otherwise all Pyromancers would fly back like cannonballs after casting one fireball!
The design of the Magical Firearm was similar to the hand cannon, but most gamers worldwide would know it under a different name . . . the Desert Eagle . This was one of the most powerful pistols in the world .
Its recoil could even compete with, and surpass, many snipers! Of course, its damage was also horrific due to the sheer force, both to the target and the wrist of the shooter .
A desert eagle with no recoil… if Draco was in the FPS section of Boundless, he would be a god of bullets .
But in this world, it was even crazier . While its damage was pretty average above Rank 2 - meaning that Rank 2 and above enemies wouldn't suffer too much from it - this wasn't its strongest point .
No, the strongest point was its versatility! This didn't function as a weapon type, but as an engineered device! In other words, it belonged to the 'misc' category!
This meant that whether NPC, monster, cat, dog, mouse, or baby, one could use this device with no penalties!
Draco's mind pictured an army made of serf players wielding one of these each . Putting aside logistics and the range of the bullets, such an army would be able to mow down anything in their path that was below Rank 4 .
Even Rank 3 Kings could be vanquished if the army was around 5 million strong . This was a crazy thought to imagine!
However, Draco quickly sobered up . He realized that this would be impossible . The AI had almost destroyed Richmond for daring to teach him how to bypass the mana limit of the system far too early, so how could something that bypassed the combat limit exist like this without checks and balances?
There were only 10 Rank 6 shops worldwide and 3 Rank 7 Shops . Umbra owned one of the Rank 7 ones, and the materials he'd need could be purchased in the fourth and fifth-floor shops .
However, with some rough calculations on Draco's part, he estimated the price for one batch of materials would be around 10,000 platinum! This was not 10,000 gold, but 10,000 platinum! 10,000 platinum was 1,000,000 gold!
This was not factoring in the special material that was Aether Crystals . To power, the conversion and firing mechanism required 5 low-grade Aether Crystals .
Since one low-grade Aether Crystal was valued at 1,000 platinum, this meant that the total cost of production for one Magical Firearm was 15,000 platinum .
Draco could only smile wryly . Pair Dadeni and Mjolnir had led him to getting used to making items with no cost of production when paired with his Herald's Badge, so when he had to suffer like everyone else, he felt saddened .
Just like Tactics, Magical Engineering offered no shortcuts for Draco . Epic and above Tradeksills had much higher utility, but their costs too were magnified to fit the standard .
Draco's heart shivered when he thought about the Legendary Rank Scrivener Tradeskill that was awaiting his perusal . If even Epic Tradeskills were this expensive, then what about something at the Legendary Rank?
Draco's mind seemed to consciously 'forget' that the Primal Papyrus that Eva had purchased from the Divine Auction had come to around 400,000 platinum . Since it was a Legendary Rank material, it should theoretically be the minimum requirement for Scrivening .
Draco pushed his worries out of mind . When he was done with Magical Engineering, he would naturally delve into the secrets of Scrivening .
First things first, Draco spent 3 medium-grade Aether Crystals on all the basic designs . 100 low-grade Aether Crystals corresponded to 1 medium-grade, and 100 medium-grade equaled one-high grade, he was able to convert it easily .
The total price in low-grade Aether Crystals was 293 . In terms of platinum, it meant he had just spent 293,000 . Draco was certain that no Magical Engineer in the world could possibly own all the basic designs .
They would probably choose the easiest to craft yet the most valuable in order to make meaningful returns . After all, unlike Draco, who was a combat specialist with talent in crafting, they were pure crafters .
They created items to make a profit and acquire more capital to ply their trade, while accumulating experience to Rank up . It was a fairly normal process .
When one considered the various circumstances surrounding Draco and Eva, this normal process became somewhat complex . At times, he would craft for free, like for the members of Umbra, or sometimes he would craft for a specific purpose, like during the Flora and Fauna quest .
To a typical crafter, the crafting wasn't usually as much of a problem compared to the acquisition of the needed materials . Whether it was the price for purchase or the lack of availability, many issues existed in this world .
They simply didn't have the efficiency of modern Earth's supply lines and technology to smoothen the process . There was no such thing as the Internet where you could look up the prices and the availability .
They were in a world that existed before the Renaissance era in terms of technology, so there was still a lot of flaws in the system . It was nothing unusual to use a powerful Guild or Shop to post a request for certain materials .
Draco was now privy to these problems and could only deal with them as best as he could .
The good news was that the cheaper the design, the cheaper the cost of production . The Basic Rechargeable Lighting Device only amounted to a few gold pieces, because It required very little materials and needed only some shavings of a Low-Grade Aether Crystal .
This was one of the most mass-produced items by current Magical Engineers, and it only took a day to make one . It gave very little Tradeskill experience at level 1-5, and almost none above that .
Draco decided to start with this one in order to get a feel for how the overlay worked . As such, he summoned the new head maid, Darnia, who was a light-skinned beauty .
He gave her money and a list of items to purchase from the Rank 7 Shop . When the lass saw the long list and the outrageous prices, she almost screamed in fear .
This was like being given 1 billion dollars and a super long shopping list by one's boss/parent . How anxious would one be?
Darnia experienced that today as she went up and down like there was a fire lit on her bum, purchasing every item in a rush . Draco had given her over 1,000,000 platinum to buy a lot of stuff .
She even had taken more than a few maids and knights with her to handle transportation . Of course, the maids attracted many an eye thanks to Richmond's spell that had enhanced their bodies, but the knights intimidated anyone from coming too close .
For full-fledged knights to follow a group of maids like this, it meant that they were affiliated with a strong backer . They had to be nobility at the least, and a very prominent one at that .
Soon enough, Darnia returned to the Rank 7 Castle with her group, bearing 'gifts' for her lord . The knights carefully left the loads of items into the workshop, some from their inventory and some from their hands .
After all, NPCs did not have the same storage amount as players, and even then, the system inventory had a size limit for items .
So most of it had to be hand-carried, and since Cario City was so bloody large, they had to walk the streets with all these in hand .
Just picture holding a bag of heavy groceries over a distance of 1 mile . Now multiply the weight and the distance by an exponential amount and you would understand what these fellows had just gone through .
If they weren't in a world where the average strength was much higher than the real world's and they had great stats, they might have collapsed into a heap of flesh .
As it were, they all stumbled out of the workroom with the maids helping them, as they were likely to fall down otherwise .
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