Chapter 52: Returning to the Weapon Shop (1/2)

Two hours later, they arrived at the Art Beats Castle.

”We will meet again here in thirty minutes, alright?” She smiled and waved her hand as she turned left, walking toward the market.

Meanwhile, Theo looked to his right as he planned to visit a weapon shop. He remembered the weapon shop from back then and had no intention to return there, albeit the situation was far worse than he thought.

He visited the first weapon shop he used to visit. Although the interior wasn't that much different from where he bought his Elite Rank Weapons, he realized how good that weapon shop was.

'Ugh. I am not someone who is good with weapons, but I can feel the difference between the weapons here and that shop's.” Theo furrowed his eyebrows when he saw the first Elite Rank Spear in this shop.

The spear before his eyes looked good. With the white handle and some sort of patterns beautifying the spear, it was apparent that the quality was good even for an Elite Rank Spear. However, when he compared it with the spear he entrusted to his master, this one felt lackluster.

He simply lost the desire to wield this spear.

'What is the difference?' Theo thought before shaking his head, searching for another weapon, but to no avail. The result was the same. 'Why? Is there anyone that can explain it to me? Maybe I should ask Master later. For now, I need to search for another weapon shop to confirm my guess.'

Theo then visited around ten weapon shops only to find them lacking. He was kind of disappointed, but at least he sold his current Iron Spear to one of the shops, so he didn't need to carry it around.

In the end, he returned to where he brought his previous weapons.

He hesitated right before the door as he thought, 'Last time, I covered my face with a mask, so no one recognized my face. This time, I am buying as Theodore Griffith, so I think I will be fine.'

He gulped down and entered the shop. Once he entered the weapon shop after visiting eleven other shops, the difference became even clearer.

'This… I don't know what it is, but there is something that pulls me in. I really should ask Master later.' Theo sighed and went around the shop, finding a blue spear. Although there was a golden flower pattern on the handle, he liked the look of it. And the blade seemed to be far sharper than his Elite Rank Spear.

”I think I will take this.” Theo nodded and took it to the counter, finding the same old man. ”This one please.”

Theo handed the spear to the old man.

”Sure.” The old man nonchalantly nodded his head and took the spear before he saw who was buying it. Theo's appearance stunned him as he instinctively straightened his back as he became conscious of the pocket watch hidden underneath his shirt.

Not wanting to be known, the old man tried hard to keep his poker face and continued. ”This spear is made of Radiant Blue Ore while the blade is from the horn of Stigmata Rhino. It is considered one of the top Elite Rank Spears and can be used for a long time. The price is 40,000 Zils.”

Theo thought for a moment and nodded. ”I will take this.”

”Okay.” The old man took out his Skylink.

Theo did the same and transferred the amount to him. Since he got every card from the hunt with his master back then, he had enough money to spare, so this spear was a kind of investment to himself, hoping that he could get stronger and get more money in the future.