Artificer Adventure Guide

Turning around and closing the store door, the halfling changed the doorplate to the side that said "temporarily closed", and then returned to the counter like a thief, and took out a can of white stuff from his dimensional bag.

That stuff was like yogurt. It was a liquid, and it barely had a shape, but when the bottle was shaken a little, it fell back like a liquid.

The most important thing was that this stuff didn't "stick to the cup".

"Can you identify it?"

Instead of putting the thing directly in his hand, Carl frowned and motioned the other party to put the thing on the ground.

"Okay!"

Nodding nervously, the halfling put the thing on the ground and stepped back two steps.

Stepping forward, Carl opened the can, and while performing the identification spell, he touched the white liquid inside.

The principle of the identification spell is to analyze the specific properties and functions of an object based on its spiritual feedback. When the object of identification is a living creature, it will know whether the creature is currently affected by a certain spell and the effect of the spell.

Judging from the strength of the spirituality, the can of white liquid in front of him is undoubtedly a rare and precious item.

However, the identification technique not only did not obtain any information, but also could not tell whether the thing in front of him was a living thing or a substance.

‘Even if this is a scam, the workmanship is too good, right? With this technology, why not just make useful wonders instead of making this kind of thing? ’

While he was wondering in his heart, the halfling urged: “Hey! Brother, are you going to take it or not? I’m in a hurry to use the money!”

Looking at the expression on the other person’s face, Carl didn’t know whether the other person wanted to run away after cheating or was really in a hurry to use the money.

But he was really curious about this thing.

“You should know that this is a very precious and rare wonder, right? But forgive me for being frank, the identification technique can’t even identify its specific use. Rationally speaking, I don’t want to take it.”

Before Carl finished speaking, the halfling gave him a look that said “why didn’t you say so earlier”, and then he was about to close the lid and leave.

But Carl stopped him and continued, "But I'm curious about what this thing is used for, so how much do you plan to sell it for?"

A serious and extremely rare item would cost at least 5,000 gold coins, but that's the general situation. If you kill people and rob them, you might get some gold coins for free in addition to the goods.

"No matter what, it's 1,000 gold coins!"

Holding the jar tightly, a look of determination appeared on the face of the halfling.

This price was a bit too much even for Carl, but he could afford it.

Seeing Carl hesitate, the expression on the face of the halfling became even more anxious.

He still refused to give in, but beads of sweat began to flow down his forehead and neck.

"Okay then."

Finally, Carl said something that made the halfling relax all over.

As if afraid that he would regret it, the halfling put the jar directly on the counter, and then stared at Carl, as if he was afraid that he would turn around and run away with the things.

After rummaging through another dimensional bag, Carl took out a pile of gold coins that had been stacked long ago, and took out 20 piles of 50 gold coins per pile.

The halfling probably didn't expect Carl to carry so much money with him, and was so scared that he didn't dare to move for a while.

After a long time, he put all the gold coins into his dimensional bag, and then left with a relieved expression.

Picking up the jar, Carl looked at it again and confirmed that he still didn't recognize what it was.

"Alas~, I was impulsive."

Shaking the bottle, Carl observed the white liquid that looked like the Venom symbiote in Marvel, and was a little worried for a while.

Opening the lid, he tried to separate a little from the white liquid for research, but once this thing was separated and away from the main body, the cut part would quickly turn into a pool of pus.

But thanks to this feature, Carl thought that this thing might be a living thing.

With the spirit of exploration as a scientific researcher, Carl simply did not open the store again, but continued to carry out subsequent experiments.

"Whether it's physical contact or other contact, it can't cause this thing to react. Am I really being cheated?"

After studying it for a long time, except for some basic properties, Carl didn't get any benefit from this jar of white liquid.

He used all the tricks that can be used on general substances on this thing, such as knife chopping, axe chopping, fire spitting, acid immersion.

But except that it was slightly smaller than at the beginning, this thing still didn't react at all.

But what is certain is that this thing has a strong resistance to acid.

Carl put it in sulfuric acid but couldn't do anything to it.

"However, I will go back to school and ask the master another day?"

Scratching his head, Carl was discouraged and planned to put away the jar and keep it for future research, but looking at the white liquid that was only half a jar, he actually felt that he was a bit of a spendthrift.

But it was also righteous to spend the money he earned. After a little pain for a while, Carl stopped struggling.

But he took out a lot of ingredients that had been stored for a long time from his backpack and poured them into the jar.

Staring at the jar, Carl waited for the white liquid to change like a primary school student writing a diary of morning glory observation.

One minute, two minutes, when Carl thought he was overthinking, a piece of bacon sunk into the white liquid actually began to emit a little white smoke around it.

Then, pale yellow pus flowed out from the white liquid, "digesting" the rest of the food bit by bit.

When all this was over, the white liquid that was only half full in the can had become more than before, almost overflowing the can!

This discovery made Carl feel relieved, and at the same time, it also made him more certain that the thing in the can was a living thing.

"Since it eats meat and vegetables, I wonder if it eats metal?"

Taking another bottle, Carl cut off some of the white liquid that was about to overflow the original can, and then placed the two cans close together.

Such a distance can ensure that the other can will not be inactivated.

Then, Carl threw various metal scraps left by his own processing parts into another can.

Just like the smelly water in the elementary school in his previous life, Carl used his imagination to put everything he thought he could put in, and he even got some of Thrane's fire steel and Zoram's bei iron.

But compared to protein and plant fiber, this thing doesn't seem to be so enthusiastic about metal.

Putting the two cans under the counter, Carl reopened the door and started running the workshop.

It was a coincidence that there was another business coming to the door just after the door opened. The other party turned out to be an old customer of Carl, a businessman from the Breland area.

"Brother Carl? What are you doing... Oh! By the way, you are also in the third grade and you are going to do an internship. I was wondering why the skills of the major workshops in the city of Akanix fluctuate so drastically?"

Hearing the words of this old customer, Carl became interested.

"The skills fluctuate drastically? Have you run around the whole city?"

"Not only that! I almost ran back to Breland. This morning, there was an accident in the two largest workshops in the city. It seems that the apprentice's improper operation caused the production line to stop. I have a batch of urgent goods, but most workshops can't handle it. I sent orders everywhere, but there is still a gap. Brother, look..."

With a little hope, the businessman looked at Carl pitifully.

"What's the hurry for you, a girl selling toys? It can't be that all the men in Breland went to the war, leaving a bunch of women alone in their empty rooms?"

This is a bit of a revelation, but more than half of the toys they produce now are related to Carl, so Carl's words also involve himself.

"Tsk, you can't say that. Isn't it not peaceful recently? I just want to take a batch back at this time. You don't know how popular the vibration toy you designed is!"

"Why do I feel unhappy when I hear your compliments?"

With a fall in his face, Carl took a half step back and distanced himself from the other party.

Before he got involved in the field of arms, he accumulated his first pot of gold by designing "toys".

Carl has always been grateful to this brother who helped him in the early days of his business.

But gratitude is one thing, but accompanying him to make the toy business bigger and stronger is not necessary.

What's more, the other party even plans to open a real experience store in Sarn...

"I can help you make the parts, but are you sure you want such a large quantity? This... can there be such a large market?"

Taking the order from the other party and looking at it, Carl was a little dizzy at the number of orders on it.

This thing is not a one-time thing like a small umbrella. Who are you going to sell it to after making so many? Can people buy five or six at a time?

"Hey! This is a trade secret. Well, I'm leaving first!"

The toy merchant stuffed the remaining orders, deposits and production drawings to Carl, and ran away.

Throwing the processing task to V, Carl helped to build a temporary production line, and then continued to sit in the rocking chair and wait for business.

When it was dark, two adventurer couples came to the store.

It seemed that the two were just here to shop, so Carl didn't chase them and ask questions.

But the conversation between the two did attract Carl's attention.

"You can't go there recently! I heard that those guys are tough guys who can sit on the ground and suck dirt. They don't mind anything dirty or smelly. If you go, I will ignore you in the future!"

"No, I only like you. Besides, drow elves are purple and black. Who would like them?"

After walking around for a long time, the male adventurer bought a ring for the female adventurer.

This ring is not an equipment, it's just beautiful.

It's a show-off work by Carl for fun.

The materials don't cost more than two silver coins in total, but the male adventurer bargained and sold it for 32 silver coins.

But watching the two people leave, Carl became a little interested in what they said about the drow elves.

Especially the fact that the other party actually said that the drow elves' lifestyle is problematic.

"It shouldn't be. I remember that drow elves are natural assassins. How could there be such an outrageous rumor? This is not Faerun, and there is no influence from the Spider Queen Rose."