BXBX NOVEL Chapter 367 366: Day In Nevrokopi
Shaking the pitiful thoughts from my mind, I sorted through my items and laid them out, running over the plan for each when tomorrow came around.
The blades would be sold, likely to different vendors, and I would use that coin to purchase the remaining supplies I needed, but I would also like to retain some of my coin so that I could buy things in the Wekalian Steppes when I reach it.
I could always use some more foodstuffs, some herbs, an extra set of flint, maybe some more rope, some other potions if need be...
I\'d rather be over prepared for this journey than under prepared, as it sounded much like this forest was filled with dangerous people and perilous monsters.
If the people of the Nevrokopi State viewed it as somewhere to not go lightly, then I could imagine that it was at least a place where I would need caution going forwards alone.
While I may not have a good estimate on how strong \'strong\' is here, I would rather air on the side of caution with these things, since I was alone.
Nodding to myself, I then turned towards the spare dagger I had, wondering just what I could put onto the blade that I would need.
Protective Fang was my go to weapon at this point; heavy enough that it was extremely lethal, but its defensive shield enchantments were really good as well.
Breeze Fang was pretty strong offensively as well, with its enhanced piercing ability giving me something to use when things got too close to me, or I was sneaking up on them.
I had a few ideas for water enchantments, but at the same time I did really want to create something... more vicious, and I had a rather good idea on that front.
A smile tugged at my lips, and I shrugged as I set to work, starting with the ever trustful mana circuit.
Next, I began to layer a primarily water enchantment on the blade, before adding some wind runes to create ice.
The focus of that enchantment was to do what I had tried earlier but make it ice instead of water; when I funneled my Water Mana into the blade, I could create new shapes with it, allowing for a variety of weapon types to be made with just a single dagger.
Then the wind magic would chill the water until it froze, which would solidify the new shape of the weapon and allow me to tap into my Ice related skills, namely [Frost of Despoina], which let me spread my frost into my enemy.
Finally, I added something rather... nefarious to the rune work I had laid down already.
I added some runes for shattering into the Ritual Circle, which would allow me to, hopefully, create a core of water magic surrounded by wind - which would solidify into ice - and shatter that outer shell of ice...
And then form a new shell moments later, which could be shattered once more.
Simple, but deadly.
Fragmentation of sharpened ice that spread a lethal frost inside the body that couldn\'t be easily healed...
I snickered as I imagined what damage that could cause to a person, especially when they can feel their skin numbing and cooling as it spread...
Finishing the enchantment, I smiled down at my newly added Shatter Fang, the broad dagger gleaming a dull pale blue in the low light.
Patting the blade, I sheathed it and placed it to the side, before looking around and shoring up my barricades and moving to start a fire.
Pulling out my jerky, I warmed it up and ate the salted meats, before stripping and finishing off my day like I always have.
Dawn came quickly enough, and I washed off and gathered up all my stuff before setting off for The Mine.
Along the way, I stopped at a food stall and grabbed something to eat - meat skewers and some rolls.
Stepping down into The Mine, I moved around the various stalls that sold weapons and showed off the enchanted blades, selling each off for a few dozen Silvers each, which fattened up my purse quite a bit.
Venturing down into the mineshafts, I made a beeline for the lower floors, where I could find the materials I needed to get my potions and pills.
Any monsters I came across, I dispatched swiftly with my new dagger, getting myself accustomed to the blade and enchantment as I continued to delve deeper and deeper.
The Dungeon Rats were the main \'danger\' of this dungeon so far, with them having pseudo boss variants that could be a pain to deal with.
The slimes were easy to combat, and the bats were quick, but I was faster.
So, when I ventured into the fourth floor, I made sure to avoid the Dungeon Rats if possible, but if not I made short work of them, making sure they couldn\'t squeal for reinforcements.
Sure, that provided a lot of experience, but I was on a schedule right now and wasn\'t in the mood to fight hordes of rats.
Add onto that the fact that there were still many parties of people down here, and I\'d rather not have someone \'save\' me and demand I accompany them for the night as payment for their valiant \'services\'.
Though, maybe I should, just so I could whet my blade once more...
Shaking my head, I continued forwards and fought my way into the fifth floor, where I harvested the materials I needed after fighting another of those large rats.
My enchantment worked like a charm during the fight, as the rat was a water variant, so I froze its attacks and shattered them as well for more damage, leaving the large creature with dozens of cuts and slashes across its body, while parts of its fur were frosted gray from my own attacks.
Returning to the surface, I gave the materials to the alchemist and sold off the rest, bringing my costs down to just a few dozen Silvers instead of a few Gold.
With that all out of the way, I did the rest of my shopping for the night, getting myself some herbs and some more dried meats before purchasing a few various ingredients, wanting to cook something good for myself tonight.