The Primal Hunter

Chapter 266

Jake didn’t know what to expect. He expected Sultan to have some good stuff considering his status as a D-grade merchant who had been around the place, but exactly how good he wasn’t sure. This was the first real merchant he had ever encountered, after all. For the record, Jake hadn’t looted anything off the two D-grade women. Their equipment wasn’t actual gear, playing into his suspicion they were truly just there for show. Sultan no doubt kept all their stuff himself at usual times.

Smiling, Sultan answered his trade request: ”My last visit to Sanctdomo wasn’t only to sell my wares but also to seek out their experts. Knowing Haven would be my next stop, I made a number of commissions for things I specifically hoped would interest you. I do apologize if it is presumptuous of me to believe you do not already have better, but please take a look. As you are an alchemist, please let us start with a cauldron.”

He waved his hand as a cauldron appeared. ”This cauldron was created by a talented smith and alchemist working together to bring out its…”

Jake used Identify on it.

[Mithril Cauldron of Peerless Conductivity (Rare)] – A cauldron created by a talented smith with the-

”No thanks, I got better. Next,” Jake said, not bothering with the rest of the description, besides just quickly checking the enchantments and seeing it was just a highly inferior version of his Altmar Cauldron of Supreme Simplicity. Neither the items nor Sultan’s background information on it made it worth getting.

Meanwhile, Lillian and Miranda were also there, with Lillian noting down all the items as she also Identified them. Possibly to look into if they wanted to buy any of the stuff Jake passed on.

Sultan didn’t seem offended but smiled as he moved on. ”Perhaps something for your archery then?”

The man summoned a bow and laid it on the table. It was made of some wood that looked almost to be red. It had some dark lines running through it like it had been burned, giving it an interesting look. The string was entirely black and was made of some material Jake didn’t recognize, and at each end of the bow’s body was a small red gemstone. It was a lot like his current bow in design overall, if a bit larger. It was nothing that would matter, and Jake found himself quite adaptable anyway.

”This bow is made by the strongest archer and bowyer of Sanctdomo. A woman named Maria, if you have heard of her. As far as I know, she was a part of the World Congress too, so you may have seen her. This one cost me a pretty penny for the materials alone, and I believe it came out splendidly.”

Jake listened to the explanation before he Identified the bow.

[Embered Bow of Scorching Plains (Epic)] – A bow made from an unknown type of wood that has been soaked in potent fire-affinity mana for a long period of time without being burned and then infused with a dozen of other valuable materials. All brought to life by an incredibly talented bowyer. The bow’s structure is resilient yet flexible, the string near-unbreakable for anyone below C-grade. The two gemstones passively absorb and transform mana into that of the fire-affinity, making all arrows fired by this bow be embued with fire mana and the concept of embers. The two gemstones can be emptied out of energy to release a large burst of fire-affinity mana in the form of a giant arrow that explodes on impact, scorching the plains below. Enchantments: Ember Arrows. Scorching Plains.

Requirements. Lvl 105+ in any humanoid Race

See now we’re cooking! Jake thought. Shit, the bow was super fire-themed, so maybe he could actually cook just using the bow. He wasn’t going to try, but it was a fun possibility. According to Sultan, he had gone all out with his bow, and Jake could see that. Those two gems alone had to be epic-rarity each, and he had no idea how many more items he put into it.

The one who had made it was also talented. This wasn’t like Arnold’s gloves with so much untapped potential. That Maria who made this bow knew what she was doing, and she had done a splendid job.

”For the record, the craftswoman was aware it was commissioned as a gift for you,” Sultan said, adding on with a small chuckle. ”I practically got the work-hours for free, and I am sure she also wanted to impress. She told me to put in a good word.”

Jake nodded as he said. ”This is some good stuff. And you said it’s a gift?”

”Most certainly. Take it as a gift to cement our future working relationship.”

Sultan’s smile grew even more as Jake took the bow off the table and into his inventory. He gave Sultan a nod of approval. Jake had to admit, the bribery was working as he now found Sultan slightly more agreeable.

He was also very impressed that a bowyer was able to craft epic-rarity items of this quality already. Maria was her name? Maybe someone worth seeking out in the future. She was in Sanctdomo, so it wasn’t an overly long trip.

was already feeling pretty damn satisfied,

the next item

that was before the current improvements Arnold was making to it. Lillian noted it down in case someone else could

from a leatherworker

were noted down

noticed you always wear a

her cloak sucked, so at least

a new mask could

face, but due to its effect of allowing some

”How about a necklace…”

having a

”Gloves…”

worse than

taken the bow, but for everything else, he had passed, completely uninterested. The man had started with some of his best

was some great things. It was just limited how good stuff Sultan could get – or anyone could, really – as Earth was still in its infancy as a planet of the multiverse. That there were

interest Jake a lot. It was a deep brown chestpiece of leather that looked very well made, if a bit simple. Jake Identified it and was

the workmanship is simple but effective. Has been infused with a Beastcore, making this chestpiece even more durable and enhances the wearer’s resilience. Enchantments: +200 Toughness, +75 Endurance,

in any humanoid

merchant didn’t think this gear piece had much hope from the looks of it, but he explained its

in having slain a young Bristleback that had just reached D-grade. It was a large pig-like monster, and the leatherworker worked tirelessly to make something useful. Luckily they had the core too. The final project came out quite

it to his old

against both physical and energy attacks. The very lifeforce of the

55+ in any

a downgrade in rarity, but the level requirement was just

how much?”

normally I would charge 45.000 for a piece like this, but you can have it for 38.000, and I shouldn’t take a

is,” Jake

agree 37.000 is

”36.000.”

”36.500.”

bond of mana connecting Sultan and the armor, almost as if it was bound to him. He frowned and paid, and the moment he did, the weird bond

chuckled. ”It’s just a simple skill to bind something during a deal. Simply protection against thieving, so people don’t just swipe all

of sense. Jake totally got why that was a thing, and it was one of those practical skills that just had to exist. It was probably something every merchant or trading-related

because that’s just what you do. Sure, he had over 137 million Credits by now – actually having more now than right after the tutorial due to having sold so many potions.

little worn and is it not ample time for an upgrade?” Sultan said with renewed vigor after having just sold Jake

”No,” Jake curtly declined.

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