Yet he agreed to the price right away . Even though his soul of a scrooge was roaring in pain, he never even doubted that Blacksmith would make a false quotation .
During the battle with Black Hell Banning, Blacksmith stood for him without asking any questions .
It was enough for Kieran to look highly of her since then . In addition to the communication throughout the game, Kieran knew that Blacksmith's character wouldn't do such a thing .
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Blacksmith: Bring the equipment u wanted to be embedded to Emma Street 99th .
Blacksmith: Ghastly Sapphire is different from other stones . The user has to be present during the embedding process .
2567: OK!
. . .
After replying with a clear answer, Kieran turned to his points tab .
[Points 310,000; Skill Points: 75; Golden Skill Points: 1; Golden Attribute Points: 7]
"300,000 Point needed for the embedding, what I have left… is enough!"
Kieran was calculating his expenses before he looked at Lawless .
"I need one or a pair of gloves that are at least Rare or above . It must not affect the nimbleness of my fingers and has to have great defensive stats . I can pay about 50 Skill Points and if the equipment is good enough, I can raise it to 75!" Kieran stated his request .
Kieran gave his based price to Lawless since there was no need to hide anything anymore between them .
Lawless nodded . After he knew what Kieran needed, he quickly made a move .
. . .
After 30 minutes, an orange glowing fingerless leather glove appeared .
[Remark: Defense is not the strongest but it will keep you alive!]
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[Hand Shield: The glove will transform into a tower shield temporarily . It has Extreme defense level and lasts for 5 seconds, 3/day]
[Note: Gather Seattle Left Hand to activate its hidden effect]
. . .
"Nice!" Kieran commented .
The glove that cost 70 Skill Points was worth such a comment . If the Skill Points were converted to Points, it would have been around 21,000 Points, but the Extreme defense of [Hand Shield] compensated the huge amount spent .
Kieran guessed that Lawless utilized his personal network to get the glove . Otherwise, it was impossible for him to locate the glove that fitted his requirement so perfectly .
"Together?" Kieran asked Lawless .
"Sure!" Lawless answered .
However, when Kieran and Lawless arrived at Emma Street 99th, Lawless was rejected to enter .
Blacksmith told Kieran clearly that only he alone was allowed .
"So cold! So heartless!" Lawless was leaning back at the entrance of the garden outside the two-story western buildings and exclaiming his rants .
No matter how Lawless ranted, Kieran didn't stop walking .
Kieran has his priorities straight . There were times for games and there were times for work .
He waved at Lawless before entering . Kieran even sized up the delicately decorated garden that was filled with plantations before reaching the door . He knocked .
Tssk .
The door was opened and Kieran entered the room .
He was then in awe of the clean and simple decorations inside . In fact, frankly speaking, there was nothing in the room except for a giant round table with a double strapped school bag and [Ghastly Sapphire] .
The tall Blacksmith in her red mantle was standing beside the table with her hands on the table .
The moment Kieran walked in, her gaze didn't leave Kieran; Kieran also didn't stop looking at her .
Even though both of them communicated for quite some time, it was their second meeting in person and the first time alone and private .
Kieran quickly kept away his gaze and took out [Seattle Right Hand] .
His educational background forbade him to gaze recklessly at a lady without hostility . More so, he knew that Blacksmith was a person of few words with a cold attitude .
Maybe it was her nature or maybe it was her way to differentiate between the real and virtual . But regardless of what the reason was, Kieran had to respect it .
"Glove? I thought it was some armor of sorts!" Blacksmith was stunned a little when she saw the glove but that was all she asked . Before Kieran could answer, she started the embedding procedure .
A bunch of rubies was taken out from her bag and the rubies were ignited in Blacksmith's hand together with [Ghastly Sapphire] .
That slim and fair palm of hers turned into a furnace and even more rubies were thrown inside .
Kieran was speechless when he saw the scene . He finally knew why this round of embedding would cost 300K points . The sole fact that Blacksmith had to burn away almost 30 pieces of rubies before him was enough .
A single ruby cost 2000 Points or 1 Skill Points but the price increased when coupled with more rubies . 30 pieces of rubies put together were roughly 200K Points already and the procedure still wasn't finished yet .
Kieran was silently counting the number of rubies that she had to burn away . When the number rose to 40, Kieran's heart started beating faster .
When the number reached 50, Kieran knew that he had owed Blacksmith another debt of gratitude .
Obviously, the cost of the embedding was a friendly price .
Kieran knew that a debt of gratitude was the kind that was the hardest to repay .
Fortunately, when Blacksmith burnt up a total of 50 rubies, the embedding process ended .
Blacksmith took up [Seattle Right Hand] and placed her burning palm over it .
The orangey glow unique to the equipment started to shine brilliantly and suddenly, another dash of gold was mixed into the brilliance .
The golden glow then replaced the orange glow with the speed of a thunderclap .
A golden glow was shining brilliantly . The glove's rarity was enhanced to Legendary .
Kieran than looked at Blacksmith with a strange gaze as he knew what happened .
The abilities that she showed had far surpassed Kieran's range of knowledge .
Kieran wasn't a newbie anymore . Although he didn't learn any embedding skills, he had a general grasp of the process . With his knowledge, none of the others could perform what Blacksmith has just done .
"Raising the equipment's rarity through embedding? And the methods of burning the same color gemstones… Is it some kind of skill or talent?" Kieran wondered in his heart .
He didn't forget to express his gratitude .
"Thanks!"
Kieran didn't immediately check the enhanced details of [Seattle Right Hand] but he looked at Blacksmith who seemed exhausted from the process and thanked her with all his heart .
"It's just mutual benefits . My talent needed such a grinding process to level up further . I hope you can help me find more gemstones of similar ranks to [Ghastly Sapphire] . I'll give you…"
Blacksmith was speaking softly but her calm tone was interrupted as her voice halted all of a sudden .
The system blur prevented her face from showing but her eyes were filled with astonishment . The clear eyes behind the red-framed spectacles were looking at Kieran with an unbelievable gaze . More precisely she was staring at the small button-sized black stone in Kieran's palm .
"If you don't mind… We can continue . " Kieran said calmly like how Blacksmith was talking to him .
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