Zeltran: Arc 1.1h

Ding! Daichi looked up as a player entered his shop. “Welcome, friend. How may I be of assistance to your good self?”

“Good afternoon. I take it you’re Khan Pachi?”

“Indeed. What is it you require? A sword? A shield? A spear?”

“A scimitar. 1.2 meter blade, curvature 147.43 Ångstroms per micron.”

“That’s rather specific. I don’t have a weapon with those exact specifications in stock at the moment, but if you’re willing to provide materials, or the Col to buy them, I can make one for you.”

“I have the materials.”

“Wonderful. What am I working with?”

“This.” The player laid a large block of smooth stone on the table. It looked like volcanic glass, except it was deep red and was giving off a faint glow.

“Where’d you find this? It’s beautiful.”

“There’s a cave quest on Floor 49. There’s a vein of this stuff in the boss room.”

“You know anything about it?”

“It’s resistant to damage. I wasted three Azure Sky Pickaxes getting this.”

“Three Azure Sky- wow. You have anything for the handle?”

“You can do that? A different material for the handle?”

“I can. Your average dealer? Not so much. Now, before I start, let’s talk payment.”

“I have another block of this material and 50,000 Col. Is that acceptable.”

“Yes, yes, that’ll do quite nicely. Thank you very much for the material.” Ten seconds later, a blood-red scimitar with a leather grip lay on the table. Picking it up, Khan carried it to another table and began refining it.

“What’s that you’re doing now?” the player asked, a little anxiously.

“I’m adding a few perks. Don’t worry, you’ll like this bit. Who doesn’t love extra damage?”

The finished weapon was beautiful. “Many thanks, Khan.”

“You’re quite welcome, friend. Your new weapon will draw bleeding damage from all entities capable of bleeding, and the blade itself is impervious to any debuffs inflicted by any mob below floor 60. That’s not easy, you know.”

“So I’m told.” The player strode to the door and walked outside.

“Come back anytime, friend.” Khan smiled. Another satisfied customer, another tagged weapon ready for activation should the need arise. Just an average day at work.