In a bustling tavern in Drew City, on the border of the Kingdom of Orphee, Dress was sitting at the table, listening to the noisy voices of the adventurers and taking a sip of the rum he had just ordered.
To be honest, the wine doesn't taste very good, but there's nothing we can do about it. In a small place like Rus City, we can only make do with it.
The person I'm waiting for should be here soon.
At this moment, a servant came to Dress, whispered a few words in his ear, and motioned Dress to follow him.
Nodding, Dress followed the servant to the basement of the tavern, passed several checkpoints and arrived at a house.
"Welcome, Black Sword Storm, do you have any new stuff to sell me this time?" said a fat and big-eared man wearing metal necklaces and smoking a huge cigar.
His name was Hood, an underground trader in Rus City and one of the leaders of the black market. Dress had met him two years ago. Because they often sold goods stolen from adventurers, the two of them became familiar with each other.
Hood would buy the things Dress brought at 60% of the market price, and this place became Dress's main place to sell stolen goods.
"Hood, I came to you this time because I want to ask you for some information." Dress said directly to the point.
"I'm a stolen goods dealer and also an intelligence dealer. Let me make it clear, if you want to get information from me, you have to be able to pay." Hood said after taking a big puff of his cigar.
"Please help me take a look at this set of armor and this rune sword." Dress took out the silver-white armor that the wizard apprentice had given him before, and the blue enchanted giant sword.
The enchanted two-handed greatsword wasn't a big deal, he could use it, but this full-body armor needed some modifications.
This set of armor looks like a set of Iron Man armor, and it is a thickened version. It looks cool when worn, but it is not very convenient!
If you want to wear it normally, you have to make some modifications.
After seeing the silver-white armor that Dress took out, Hood frowned, walked forward and knocked on the armor lightly twice, then took out a magnifying glass and looked at the inside and chest area of the armor.
"This is no ordinary thing! Black Sword Storm, you can actually get this kind of thing, and it's an authentic one. Where did you get it?" Hood asked.
"Consider it my trophy! Is there something wrong with this armor?" Dress asked.
"It's a bit damaged. Are you trying to sell it to me? Or something else?"
"I plan to wear this armor myself, and I need you to help me modify it." Dress said.
"So you want me to introduce you to a good blacksmith and make some modifications to this armor, right?" asked Hood.
It was a smart choice. A standard armor of a brilliant dragon knight was indeed not suitable to be worn directly outside, and the magic energy crystal of this armor had been picked out by himself.
60% of the armor's capabilities have been lost, and now only some strong protective capabilities remain.
"That's right, Hood. It seems you are familiar with this kind of armor. How about introducing it to me?" Dress asked.
"No problem, you're my old customer, so I'll give you a free lesson this time. This armor is a high-grade standard armor made by the Holy Silver Dragon Empire. It's made of silver dragon steel and some mithril, and then enchanted by the Empire's magic department. It's equipped to the most elite Brilliant Dragon Knights.
This armor has a very good physical defense effect. The groove on the chest should be filled with a magic energy crystal to drive this armor. With this magic crystal, this armor can release a magic shield and can also perform short-range low-altitude combat.
It's a shame the magic energy crystal on this suit of armor has been removed. If you buy a new one and install it, this suit of armor will unleash its full power. Any adventurer wearing it can take on powerful opponents. Hood briefly explained the various aspects of the armor to Dress.
"So, can you find the magic energy crystal here?" Dress asked.
"If you want to buy it from me, that's fine, but you need to make a reservation and wait for a while. I'll charge you 600 gold coins." Hood immediately revealed the face of a profiteer and said.
"You're even cheating an old friend like me, Hood? The person who gave me the armor told me that the price of a magic energy crystal is about 500 gold coins, and that's the price on the black market." Dress rolled his eyes and said.
This fat guy, the wizard apprentice said that it only costs 500 gold coins to buy a magic energy crystal from the black market, but you actually charged 600.
"You've done a good job with your intelligence work, but you have to know that this is the price on the large black market. In a small city like Rus City, the price of magic crystal is about this. Otherwise, you can go to the imperial capital of the Holy Silver Dragon Empire and have a look. On the black market there, you might be able to buy a magic energy crystal for more than 400 gold coins." Hood said.
It wasn't a big problem for him to get a magic energy crystal, but he had to make some profit, right?
"Forget it! I don't plan to repair the magic power system of this armor. I plan to turn it into an ordinary mercenary armor." Dress said.
With the wind-attribute magic energy that he possesses, he can fly at low altitude and even move faster. Some of the abilities of this armor are useless to him, so it would be more cost-effective to change it into an ordinary mercenary armor.
"Refitting it is indeed the wisest choice," Hood said.
"Oh! What do you mean?" Dress asked.
"Didn't I just tell you that this Brilliant Dragon Knight Armor is a high-grade standard armor specially forged by the Holy Silver Dragon Empire? It's very valuable. If the officials of the Holy Silver Dragon Empire find out that you're running around the streets wearing this armor, what can you imagine the consequences?
Furthermore, each piece of Dragon Knight armor has a unique number, casting location, and the name of the user. I just checked, and the number is 0, the casting location is Silver Dragon City, the capital of the Holy Silver Dragon Empire, and the user is named Bad Lux.
"You mean, if I install a new magic crystal in it and use it to fight, it will attract the attention of the officials of the Holy Silver Dragon Empire, and then they will send people to find me, right?" Dress asked.
"Yes, that's what happened. The people of the Holy Silver Dragon Empire will capture you and ask how you got this armor. If you killed a glorious dragon knight, you will be in trouble."
"Hmph! I understand. Tell me about the cost of the modification." That wizard apprentice doesn't look very honest. Don't let me meet you again.
"Don't be in a hurry, we haven't talked about this enchanted sword yet!" said Hood.
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