The Great Thief - Chapter 974

Chapter 974: 974
"Mr Haggle, in this case, I think I should obtain an extra reward," Lu Li said bluntly .


The Gnome race was never to be underestimated . They were famous mechanical engineers and technicians with a deep understanding of scientific knowledge . The result of this was an ability to produce amazing pieces of technology like tools, vehicles, armor and weapons .
Gnomish Engineering and Goblin Engineering had their own characteristics, but were on par in the world of Azeroth .
The high-level Gnome Thief in front of him could drop almost anything and it would make Lu Li rich . This was why Lu Li was so blunt about it .
Haggle wanted to tell him that they had already stripped the Bosses and their camp for items, and yet he still wanted a reward from him . Did Lu Li have no shame?
However, he didn't say anything, because he didn't have Lu Li's thick skin . The items they had received from the Rockjaw's camp had nothing to do with him, so he still needed to give a reward for his quest .
A such, Lu Li received some EXP and Prestige; some of it was even given to Water Fairy .
"This Blueprint was given to me by my father . Unfortunately, I don't have any expertise in this area . If you like it, you can have it," Haggle offered as he took out an Engineering Blueprint .
Lu Li's eyes suddenly lit up . You could find Skill Books by killing monsters, but Engineering Blueprints were much harder to find .
No one really knew what the Gnomes were famous for . Lu Li, someone who had hopelessly low charisma, was able to make this unreasonable request and even trigger this quest in the first place .
These two tasks that Haggle gave out must have been because of the first orphanage .


However, when Lu Li looked at the Blueprint, he was dumbfounded . It wasn't because this Blueprint was bad, but because he would have had to pay at least a thousand gold coins to get something like this .
Goblin Jumper Cables!
These were exquisite Blueprints!
However, the problem was that Lu Li already had one of these . When he was in Maraudon, Craftsman Gizlock had dropped one of these .
Haggle called himself a Gnome, but had given him Goblin Jumper Cables?
"I can only give out one reward, so think carefully," Haggle interrupted . He seemed to expect that Lu Li would say something .
The Gnome had an ugly expression on his face . There were two thousand players around, and if he had to reward them all he would go bankrupt . Haggle would rather die than let that happen .
Water Fairy had been standing quietly by as Lu Li and Haggle bargained with each other . At this time, she pulled Lu Li's arm and privately messaged him, "Let Hachi Chan do this . "
Lu Li suddenly remembered the System's daughter would be really helpful here .
If a playboy was standing in his place, he definitely would have rejected Haggle's proposal . He would have done everything necessary to ensure that the girl next to him would receive a reward .

This was why you couldn't blame some people for not having a girlfriend – they just didn't want to go through that trouble .

After Hachi Chan heard the news, she immediately ran over and talked to the NPC before even greeting Lu Li .
Hachi Chan had gotten to know Haggle through another NPC she knew in Ironforge . Haggle said that he had heard of Hachi Chan's reputation as a kindhearted, gentle, lovely little adventurer .
After that, more EXP, a piece of equipment, and a level-requirement reducing gem was awarded .
There was no doubt that if this was Water Fairy's reward, she would have wanted the equipment . She didn't know if Hachi Chan had better equipment, but there was no way she could ask for that gem .
The equipment was a level 45 Dark Gold belt for Thieves . Haggle said that he didn't have any other kinds of belts, and apologized for giving her a Thief one .
Hachi Chan gave the Belt to Lu Li, then walked away with the gem and a smile on her face . Lu Li's current Belt was already pretty good, so he gave it to Water Fairy who was overjoyed to receive it .
"The underground world seems to be pretty big . Can we explore the area?" Lu Li asked . He knew that Haggle was familiar with the place .
"No, we have to leave as soon as we can," Haggle said as he shook his head . "After hearing about the Rockjaw camp, this place will be swarming Rockjaws soon . By the time we all leave, they would have started building another camp . "
Lu Li was stunned; this must have been the Rockjaw's unique method of farming other monsters .
The other Rockjaws seemed to be quite powerful, since even Haggle didn't want to face them . In that case, Lu Li certainly didn't want to push his luck . He told everyone to clear out whatever was left and use their Hearthstones to return to the city .
Although Haggle was injured, he was strong and had a greater Stealth effect than Lu Li . As such, Lu Li wasn't too worried about him .
However, there were still many Thief and Druid players who had decided to stay a bit longer . Most of them had invested into Herbalism or Mining, and had discovered that the area was rich with rare ores and herbs .
The underground world was vast anyway; as long as they avoided the incoming Rockjaw army they would be fine .
Since the event was over, Lu Li chose not to interfere with these players and just returned to the city .
He wanted to equip his T1 Pants, but he didn't have the materials and also required a high-level Tailor . March Rain was almost there, but she still needed to spend some time and money . It would take three to five days if they rushed it .
The materials that he was missing weren't too rare either . There were some in the guild materials warehouse, and Lu Li could ask Shen Wansan for everything else .
Lu Li gave the Mold to March Rain and eagerly awaited the finished product . When he wasn't competing, he would spend most of his time improving his Engineering and Forging .
Of course, he still needed a gem to reduce the level requirement for items .
Hachi Chan's gem reduced the level requirement by 5%, and she had placed it on her Ivy League Magic Staff . She then gave this Magic Staff to March Rain, impatiently telling her to equip it . Lu Li didn't really want to fight with the girls over some equipment .
The one that the Boss dropped was -7% . Lu Li assigned this to March Rain so she could equip her Book of the King .
The gem that he needed was one that he had to find on his own .
The easiest way to obtain them was through the arena . The reward for achieving Centurion rank and above was a level reduction gem . The amount of reduction was not fixed – you could be unlucky and only receive 1%, or you could be lucky enough and receive 20% . Such gems were even rarer than the Artifacts .
In fact, a 20% reduction was already Heaven-Defying . For example, a level 80 weapon would become level 64 after using the gem .
Such a weapon could make someone rich overnight!
Of course, by that time, the other types of gems would have greatly improved . Gems with exquisite effects on a level 65 weapon wouldn't necessarily be worse than a level 80 weapon .
However, the current gems didn't add any special effects, so it was still more worthwhile to find ones that reduced the level requirement .