Chapter 256 Goodbye Craftsman
After nightfall, Angel once again left his cozy home on Red Rose Street and took the subway that operated until late at night to the West District to visit his "old acquaintance", Ms. Kavi, the craftsman of the "Mechanical Heart".
When contacted at Enmat Harbor, this woman claimed to be a mere Sequence 7 appraiser, thus becoming the target of Tomatz, who was seeking a promotion. However, judging by her frequent "production" of extraordinary weapons at this time, she may have been promoted again and become a true "craftsman."
This made Angel look forward to this meeting.
Before leaving home, she had placed all the extraordinary materials she had collected into a small secret compartment she had rebuilt in the basement, rather than the original one in the study. Although the previous tenant, the Feysac man who had been captured by the gang before he could even move out, was likely dead, she no longer used that secret compartment for safety reasons.
Because Severia "generously" provided the hair of the enchantress, the only remaining item in the potion formula was real mummy ashes, which she had not yet collected. However, after being cheated once, she no longer dared to buy casually, but planned to wait for the Beyonder gathering to be held and purchase them there.
When she visited Ms. Kavi at this time, she actually wanted to buy a powerful weapon like "Thirsty Blood". After all, the gold pounds that were originally intended to be used to buy extraordinary materials were no longer useful.
After getting off the subway, Angel took a hired carriage to Green Park Street in the west district. Although this place is not an industrial area, it is close to the original West Balam Shipyard. There are many small factories nearby, mainly engaged in precision processing and custom parts.
She looked toward the Tussock River and could vaguely see the towering cranes by the river, which looked like giants hiding their bodies in the crimson moonlight.
That is the West Balam Dockyard. As most factories have gradually moved to the East District and the Dockyard area where labor costs are lower, the dockyard here has become almost abandoned. It is said that it is preparing to be rebuilt to cope with the gradually expanding river transportation.
Angel paid the 5 soli fare with great reluctance. She felt a little regretful for accepting the "Master Key" as an extra reward for helping Father Utravsky. In order to avoid getting lost, she had hired a carriage for nearly 10 pounds these days. Moreover, as she frequently traveled to places far from home such as the West End and Queens, the transportation costs were increasing rapidly, which had visibly reduced her savings.
"Once I resolve the promotion issue, I need to find time to meet with the Earth Mother's priest and have a good 'discuss' about the transportation fare..."
She grumbled softly, forced herself to correct her steps that were involuntarily heading towards an unknown alley, returned to Green Park Street, and came to a church.
"Lever Church" is the only church of the Steam Church in the West District. Since most of the church's believers are not rich, they are too busy during the day and cannot even rest on weekends, so they can only pray and confess at night. All major churches will keep the church open until the early morning. At this time, it is already past 8 o'clock in the evening, and there are still many believers coming in and out of the Lever Church, most of whom are dressed as workers.
Angel came to the opposite side of the church and quickly found the "Kavi Watch Shop". Compared with its "predecessor" in Enmat Port, this shop was more exquisitely decorated and it was obvious that it had been renovated recently.
Seeing that the lights were still on inside, Angel knocked on the door a few times and then pushed it open and walked in.
Angel breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the "craftsman" Kavi, who had once helped him and whose life he had saved, sitting behind the counter fiddling with a pocket watch on his hand.
Fortunately, it’s not a duplicate name…
Then she remembered the battle in the watch shop in Enmat Port, and the white-haired old man who died in Tomatz at the hands of the "Mechanical Heart" defector while protecting Kavi, and she felt a little sad.
Hearing the door open, the woman in her thirties with long brown hair draped messily behind her looked up. She wore a monocular with multiple overlapping lenses and a magnifying function on her right eye, and her exposed left eye showed a hint of doubt.
"What's up?"
"I want to buy a pocket watch as a gift for someone, just to look at it."
Angel answered casually, walked into the watch shop, and looked at the pocket watch in the transparent window.
They were all dim and lifeless under her spiritual vision. They were not magical items, nor did they have any external manifestations of spirituality. They were obviously just ordinary mechanical watches. She immediately lost interest.
"These watches aren't very good. Can they be customized? I mean, something with extraordinary abilities."
Kavi sighed, put down the pocket watch in his hand, took off the monocular magnifying glass, walked to the door and turned the "Closed" sign to the outside, then turned back to look at Angel.
"I was wondering, why would someone come to look at a pocket watch so late at night... Who introduced you here?"
She obviously didn't recognize the familiar man wearing the "Frenzy Ring".
"A lady at the 'Eye of Wisdom' party. She told me to look for 'Artisan' Kavi."
Angel replied.
"I see. She told me about you, the one who sold her the formula." Kavi showed a look of understanding and sat back down behind the counter. "My name is Kavi, and I'm what she called a 'craftsman.' But custom weapons aren't cheap, and you'll probably need to provide the materials... What type of weapon do you want? A dagger, a revolver, or something special?"
"What if I want to order a different type of pistol? One that's not revolver-fed, but magazine-fed?"
"Magazine-fed, you mean like a rifle?"
"Yes, magazine-fed, double-action, side-ejecting..."
"Oh, I thought it was some new design." Kavi scoffed instead of being surprised. "This pistol you're talking about has appeared in all sorts of fantastical designs drawn by Russell long before he became an emperor from a consul. Did you know, it even took shape before the revolver?"
ah?
When Angel heard the name of this familiar time traveler, he secretly thought that something was wrong.
Emperor Roselle truly leaves no room for those who come after him...
"Due to the large number of parts and complex design of this pistol, the manufacturing process at the time simply could not meet the requirements of use. It frequently jammed or malfunctioned, and soon became obsolete to revolvers. Even now, more than a hundred years later, revolvers still dominate the market, and only military rifles have gradually absorbed the design ideas of the former, becoming the current style."
As Kavi explained, he quickly assembled the pocket watch on his hand, quickly put the internal parts back into place, closed the cover, and threw it into the box beside him.
"Of course, with the continuous advancement of manufacturing technology, some people have proposed pistols with large ammunition capacities and fast reload times. It's said that a craftsman in Segar has created a new prototype that uses clip loading. While not as good as a magazine feed, the design is simpler. Unfortunately, the shortcomings still exist. Jams and bullet failures can render the pistol inoperable."
Angel was a little confused when she heard this. She didn't expect that with the current manufacturing technology, the revolver would be the best choice.
Although a revolver can only hold a few bullets and has a slow reload speed, it is reliable. When a bullet fails to fire, simply pull the trigger again to skip the failed bullet and continue shooting. For extraordinary people, reliability is often more important than holding a few more bullets.
"Then let's have a custom revolver."
She compromised reluctantly.
"I'm glad we can reach an agreement," Kavi said with a smile after convincing the "client". "Next, it's time to choose the weapon effect. What kind of attack characteristics do you want, or in other words, what targets do you want to target?"
"It should be powerful, able to use special bullets, and preferably enhance the effectiveness of the bullets themselves. Well, the negative effects should not affect the battle." Angel described his requirements according to the effect of "Thirst for Blood".
The craftswoman nodded, thought for a moment, and replied, "So you want a 'real' magical item?"
"Is there anything less true?"
Hearing her statement, Angel asked back curiously.
"Of course, most Beyonder weapons are actually made from spiritual materials. They remain effective until the spirituality of the material completely disappears, but usually only lasts for one to two years. Their advantage is that they are relatively cheap and cost-effective, like those sold at Beyonder gatherings," Kavi explained patiently. "And your requirements, especially the ability to enhance the effects of special bullets, can only be achieved with Beyonder weapons made with Beyonder properties, which can be called magical items."
It turns out that the 500-pound weapons sold at the "Eye of Wisdom" gathering are just "cheap versions"...
Angel was thinking about the price of the "genuine" when the craftsman showed her familiar sly smile and said:
“It just so happens that I have a revolver that has already been made, which was customized by another customer, but he has not shown up for a long time. According to the agreement, if he does not show up by the end of the month, I have the right to dispose of it at my own discretion.
"It only costs £3,500."
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