novelraw Chapter 13 The Fool's Hat
Chapter 13 The Fool's Hat
Compared to Rhys's Future Magic Tool Shop, this shop's decor is much more luxurious.
As you walk in, a faint scent of roses wafts into your nostrils.
The crystal chandelier overhead emitted a white light, illuminating the brightly colored carpet.
The glass was bright, allowing one to see outside while also vaguely seeing one's own reflection.
The only odd thing was that this magic item shop didn't have any display cases for its merchandise.
After seeing this decoration, Su Tu realized just how valuable the magical artifacts merchant's products were.
Upon reaching the counter, an elderly man with a mustache, dressed in a black tuxedo and wearing a top hat, was spraying water on the roses at the counter.
Upon seeing Su Tu, a polite smile immediately appeared on his face, and he placed the water bottle in his hand on the counter.
"Welcome to the combat-grade magical item shop, sir. How can I help you?"
He took off his top hat, placed one hand across his abdomen and the other behind his back, and bowed slightly to Su Tu.
"Extremely gentlemanly," was Su Tu's assessment of the old man.
"I want to see which area has A-grade magical tools."
The old man put on a top hat, stood tall and straight, and gently pinched his mustache with his right hand.
"Of course, sir, please come with me."
As he spoke, he bypassed the counter and led Su Tu to the door of a room in the magic item shop.
"The area for Grade A magical artifacts is just behind this door. Please make your way, sir."
Su Tu stood at the door of the room and looked around. He found that there were six rooms like this.
Since this room is for storing A-grade magical tools, the other rooms naturally correspond to magical tools of other grades.
I glanced up at the wall next to the room door and immediately noticed a gold-plated doorplate.
There aren't many words on it, just the letter A.
"Compared to Rhys's shop, this shop is obviously much more normal."
He thought to himself, but on the surface he calmly nodded to the old man and walked into the room alone.
Upon entering the room, he saw a row of glass cabinets in the center.
The items displayed on the cabinet were mostly rings, necklaces, and the like.
If it weren't for the various weapons hanging on the surrounding walls...
He thought he had come to a jewelry store instead of a magic tool store.
Approaching the glass display case, Su Tu did not immediately use his ability assessment.
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He focused his gaze on the product card for a ring and read through the information on it.
"The names and functions are all labeled on it, but I don't know if any of them are fake."
He muttered something to himself before using his magical artifact appraisal ability to check the item's information.
The Ring of Nothingness
[Grade A]
[The wearer can send one person into the void for one day. Cooldown: one week]
"It looks like the functions are almost exactly the same as described."
Su Tu compared the information on the card and found that it was basically consistent with the information obtained from the appraisal.
Thinking of this, he didn't doubt it any further and read through all the information about the magical artifact cards in the room.
During this process, select the magical tools that interest you and memorize them.
Filtering through items this way is much easier than using identification skills to examine each item one by one.
The use of appraisal ability is always related to mental strength.
If I were to use my abilities to examine all the magical artifacts in the room...
Even if he had B-level mental strength, he wouldn't be able to sustain it.
"So, there are only four magical tools that seem useful?"
Su Tu returned to his original position and scanned the room once more.
Aside from the Void Ring he initially acquired, the only things that were useful to him were a dagger, a crystal, and a hat.
Other items either don't have much effect on him.
Either they are inconvenient to carry, too conspicuous, or easily noticed.
The ones he selected were all portable and functional.
"Just in case, let's use the identification ability to check the function first."
Su Tu murmured to himself and used his appraisal ability to appraise all four selected magical artifacts.
Apart from the Ring of Nothingness, which was identified at the very beginning.
Information about the other three magical tools appeared on the light blue panel in front of me.
[Dark Night Dagger]
[Grade A]
[In dark environments, the user can enter a three-second stealth state. Upon exiting stealth, the first attack deals double damage. Cooldown: one week.]
【Honor Crystal】
[Grade A]
[The wearer is immune to fatal damage. Cooldown: one month.]
The Fool's Hat (Damaged)
[Grade A]
[The user can reduce the intelligence of enemies and create an illusion within a 100-meter radius. The illusion can be freely constructed and lasts for 10 minutes. Cooldown: two months.]
"Assassination weapons, renowned swords, illusions, and solitary confinement—among these, renowned swords seem better..."
For the first time since his transmigration, Su Tu felt hesitant, unsure which item to choose.
The most fitting items for this secret realm journey are undoubtedly the famous sword and the imprisonment of people.
If Rhys tries to fight him, he can use these two magical tools to save his life.
However, the drawbacks of these two magical tools are also quite obvious.
After becoming immune to fatal damage, Glory Crystal had no means of retaliating.
The precept against emptiness is the complete opposite.
When the opponent uses a fatal attack, he may not be able to react in time to counterattack.
If you could buy these two items together and combine them, your ability to save your life would be absolutely unbeatable.
Unfortunately, each of the magical artifacts he selected cost around 90 gold coins.
There is no way to buy both items at the same time.
As for the Dark Night Dagger, it costs 100 gold coins, which is just enough for him to buy.
However, as a weapon of active offense, its effectiveness is not negligible, but rather relatively weak.
He can only be most effective when he discovers that Rhys is plotting to kill him.
As for the last item, the Fool's Hat, although it is rated A, it is damaged.
If it has the opportunity to be repaired, it will most likely be upgraded to an S-class magical tool.
However, such opportunities are rare, and you basically won't encounter them without special circumstances.
In terms of functionality, it can also provide some assistance to Su Tu in his entry into the secret realm.
If you are about to leave the secret realm, you can lower the enemy's intelligence and create an illusion to confuse them.
It should be able to achieve a surprising effect.
From this perspective, it seems that this hat offers better value for money and is more suitable for its intended purpose.
As Su Tu thought this, he gently stroked his top hat, his eyes still showing a thoughtful expression.
In the end, he decided to buy the hat.
Other items, especially rings and crystals, can be decided when we have more money.
Once he decided what he wanted to buy, he didn't hesitate any longer.
He took the hat and walked out of the room to the counter, where he placed the hat and the deposit slip on the counter.
"I want to buy this hat."
Su Tu spoke calmly, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.
This is a subconscious habit of his, to avoid revealing too much of his inner thoughts through his emotions.
As the old man was settling the bill, his gaze also fell upon the paper and pen placed on the counter.
After a moment's thought, he took out a pen and paper and wrote down the time of tonight's operation and the meeting place.
After putting the paper in his pocket and returning the pen to its original place, the old man finished paying the bill.
"Welcome to visit again."
The old man bowed slightly, his face always bearing an elegant smile, like a gentleman.
Su Tu didn't mind, put the top hat on his head, and left the magic tool shop.
Now, he prepares to return to the church to test his ability to modify magical artifact information.