105 The Mystery Box and The Katana! (1/2)
”No~no, Sire! The shop has sufficient stocks of that sword. It's just that... I need to remind Sire that 200 swords would cost a total of 40 gold coins If I were to agree to your offer of 5 swords a gold coin.”
”I know. There's no problem with that. So... Do we have a deal? 200 of this sword at a total price of 40 gold coins?”
”Uh... Uh... Deal!”
The jaws of the people inside the shop were open, wide enough for an apple to fit. They could only stare at Pedro, Faunia, and Gerard's figure who went to the storage area of the shop.
Pedro placed the swords in the empty inventory bag that once contained thousands of pieces of Nearis Paper that he sold. As usual, the NPC, Gerard, who first saw the magic of the bag, became amazed.
It took Pedro several minutes to place everything he had purchased into the inventory bag. After paying, he now had 24 Gold coins remaining. When they left the storage area, Pedro stood in front of a Katana that was displaced on the wall. The handle and scabbard were colored black and had a cool looking red lining on it.
”Can I see that one?” Pedro pointed to the Katana.
Gerard nodded in response and handed the Katana to Pedro. He slowly pulled it off its sheath, when a bright red smoke came out of it.
”Sh@t!” For some reason, Pedro felt danger and due to his instincts, he quickly sheathed back the Katana. Then, He checked its information in his interface.
[The Fallen One's]
Rating: Gold-rated weapon
Level Requirement: 20
Attributes:
Attack Damage: +200
Agility: +80
Strength: +50
Special Effect:
1) [Fog] - releases a constant amount of reddish smoke for 30 seconds after being pulled from its scabbard.
Cooldown: 5 minutes.
2) [Blood Blade] - Every 20 targets killed by this sword, a bright red blood blade would be conjured that can be used for a single attack delivering a 100% True Damage to the target. Can Stack.
Blood Blades left: 0
[A katana once used in war and bathed in the blood and lives of many men.]
Cost: 4 Gold Coins
'4 Gold Coins, huh? Let me try to bargain with Gerard. Hehe. I think he can give me a discount since I bought hundreds of silver swords earlier.' Pedro rubbed his chin whilst in deep thought.
”How much does this cost?” Pedro asked.
Note that the NPC does not know about the system and Pedro knowing the initial price of 4 gold coins, without asking Gerard about it may bring trouble or doubts. Gerard might not think about the idea of 'system' but he may doubt that 'Pedro might have checked and seen other shops selling a similar weapon.'. Thus to preserve the relationship Pedro built with the weapon shop, He still asked for its price before starting to bargain.
”I'll take it if you give it to me for 2 gold coins.”
”This...” Gerard went silent as he started to sweat.
'Gerard's silence meant that he can't agree with the price I asked. He might be weighing things up, the advantages and disadvantages of agreeing to my condition.'
”Tch!” Gerard bit his lips, ”Sire, I have an offer!”
”What is it?”
”I'll agree with your condition for two gold coins on this katana, but... You must purchase it together with 3 gold coins worth of weapon.” Gerard sighed.