Black Spider ignored the suggestive pose and spoke. - I need help fixing a weapon.
The woman was a little saddened to notice Black Spider's disinterest, even though Black Spider's figure was far from being considered "beautiful", it's not just Ringo who equates strength with beauty.
Besides, if Black Spider doesn't buy anything ready-made, she doesn't earn any commission!
In any case, she could only sigh and lead Black Spider towards the forge, there was a weapons repair service and even personal forging at the shop, although it was more expensive.
Black Spider was then led to a woman, which surprised him. The woman wore leather clothing, her red hair was tied in a long braid behind her back, and her physique exuded an air of wildness, with strong yet restrained muscles, she looked like an Amazon warrior, or in this case, an Amazonian blacksmith.
-This is our best alchemist, Demeria.- The attendant introduced.
The woman was hammering a piece of incandescent metal, she glanced sideways at Black Spider before ignoring him and continuing to hammer.
The methods of magical forging are very varied, some use magic to shape the materials, others sculpt with their own hands, applying magic during the process. Demeria was clearly of the latter type.
This surprised Black Spider even more, because although this type of forging can indeed improve the quality of the item, it requires not only extremely precise magical senses, but also sufficient stamina and strength.
It was no coincidence that Demeria had such a strong physique.
Her strength was not weak either, judging by her energy level and evolutionary field, she possessed the strength of a Grade A Super.
It became clear that the attendant knew that a weapon Black Spider needed help with couldn't be handled by someone weak, so she brought it directly to Demeria.
-Lady Demeria may take a while to finish.- the attendant said apologetically. -I can arrange a room for you to wait in, if you'd like.
The last sentence, that suggestive tone had returned, Black Spider almost rolled his eyes at the woman, but spoke. - No need, I'd like to see the forge, if possible.
-That's it... - The attendant was a little embarrassed, unsure how to respond for a moment.
-Let him stay.- Demeria's voice was heard, she added nothing more, simply continuing her forging.
Black Spider raised an eyebrow, focusing on the forge, not even noticing when the attendant left.
He didn't move, he didn't approach, he just watched.
Her evolutionary field sensed the energetic shifts as she hammered, whether it was the anvil, the fire, or even the hammer, which were all magical tools.
Ringo had never seen a magical forging process before, so he was very curious about it.
He thought the woman would put magical energy without an attribute, or even choose a type of energy to infuse into the weapon, but Ringo was surprised that with each hammer blow, the energy emitted was different.
Some felt as heavy as metal, others as hot as fire, others as cold as ice...
Demeria's eyes were completely focused on the forge, it took a long moment for her to stop. Black Spider hadn't even noticed, he was still trying to understand what each energy was trying to do when it fell upon the metal.
When it was all over, he was a little surprised, the woman had made what looked like a dagger, but it was too thick to be one, and also too small to be a sword. He had no idea what it was.
Seeming to notice her confusion, Demeria spoke. -It's the blade of a halberd.
Black Spider stopped, surprised, looking once more, he nodded, this time it seemed to match.
His eyes quickly turned to the woman, who was also looking him up and down. -Black Spider, isn't it? Nice fight, it's a shame about the bow, but if that's why you're here, even without seeing the fragments, I can tell you it's better to give up.
Black Spider's lips trembled, it seemed like everyone here had already seen that video.
Shaking his head, he spoke. -That's not it.- Black Spider pulled the dagger from his bag and handed it to Demeria.
Demeria picked up the dagger, ran her fingers over the material, tested its balance, and nodded briefly before looking at Black Spider in confusion. -It's just a Grade B dagger, except for a little sharpening, it doesn't look damaged.
-I need the Lich's Phylactery in its hilt.- Black Spider explained. -I want to extract it safely.
Demeria frowned. -You didn't need to come all the way to me for this.- For some reason, this seemed to offend her, but the woman didn't seem to have a bad personality, although a little blunt, she just frowned, clearly annoyed.
Black Spider realized she probably thought he had come all this way to forge or repair a weapon, either way, dealing with such a low-grade weapon, especially just to remove its core, he could understand how frustrating that could be.
Unfortunately, Ringo had already asked Bradd for everything he needed, and besides, even though Bradd probably forged things through magical modeling, he believed that at the old man's age, any item he made would be better than Demeria's.
Not that he was going to say that to her.
Sensing the woman's irritation, Black Spider sighed and asked. -Can you forge an arrow for me?
-An arrow?- The woman asked, confused.
-Yes, something like a trump card, something that, if it hits, will be even more powerful than that last arrow I shot without frying my bow.- Black Spider didn't really want that, consumables are indeed useful for increasing power, but the cost...
Demeria looked strangely at Black Spider, but after a moment, she seemed thoughtful, finally looking at Black Spider. - Honestly, I don't like forging consumables, but one as powerful as this, you're lucky. I have an Eclipse Arrow blueprint, it's a top-tier Grade A blueprint, extremely expensive and can only be used once. If you provide the materials, I can make it for you.
Black Spider blinked, asking. -Eclipse Arrow?
-A truly dangerous item, it's called Eclipse because it creates an implosion so strong upon impact that it sucks in light for thousands of kilometers in radius.- Demeria shrugged, but Black Spider could feel her emotions stirring inside with his Nightmare power.
"She really wants to forge this..." - Black Spider rolled his eyes, thinking.