Chapter 40

The Blacksmith

 

I may not possess the incredible strength and combat skills that Garonte and my subordinates think I have. However, I have other capabilities that have been shown to be almost as significant. Among them the skill << Borderless Trade >> that I have constantly used since I arrived here. Another skill that has also paid its dividends is << What's mine is mine >>.

The reason for thinking about all this is because after leaving Albert and Selia at the inn, another ability to be taken into account has manifested itself.

<< Catalogue >>

This is one of the skills contained in << Trade (G) >>.

So far I hadn't paid attention to it. During my time at TLO, this ability served as a memo and automatic listing of the items which I traded. It wasn't particularly impressive, although I avoided having to remember things and also compared the different prices of the same item that I found on different occasions.

However, that's no longer the case. A few moments ago I received a skill alert (as I decided to call them at the moment) that said:

《Catalogue has finished updating》

To my surprise, after a look not only was the information on the items that I have found, but that of each item for sale in Garush and Galia. In addition, it included its purchase / sale prices, showing maximums, minimums and averages.

Just like that, I have the information about each and every item in the local market.

What I can't understand is why was the skill activated? Why didn't it do it while in Galia? Why was it activated now and not when I entered the city?

Is it possible that it requires some time? After all, it said "Finished updating." It means that it is a process that doesn't happen immediately. And now that I think about it, it was more or less at this time that we arrived yesterday. Do it need a day to update?

As for the reason why it was not activated in Galia... It might be because in Galia no transactions were made abroad.

All this is nothing more than assumptions, but it's all I've had since I arrived in this world. I have nothing left but to trust my reasoning at the moment. I will have to confirm it in the next city.

Right now I am driving through the shopping plaza. My goal is to find the famous blacksmith of the rumors.

First I thought about buying the information about his whereabouts, but it didn't take long to realize that the merchants and locals knew as much as I did about it. They had only heard the rumors. Because of this I decided to change tactics, that is why right now I walk from one place to another, analyzing everyone I see. If there is a blacksmith good enough to meet my expectations, then I should be able to notice it in his status.

While searching, I also prepared to confirm whether those men were still following us. About halfway through my search they decided to leave. Which I thank, it probably would have been inconvenient when talking to the one I think is the famous blacksmith ... And speaking of the king of Rome, I think I found him.

 

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