Chapter 538 Nail Alchemy House

The bustling long street, the fluttering flags, and the dragon-like flow of people.

There are various shops on both sides, from magic materials to magic plants, from tricks to spells, from weapons to armors, from special research to potion analysis... Wandering around, it seems that you can peel off the mystery of the wizarding world bit by bit like peeling a shell. , exposed to everyone.

However, when you think you have seen all the mystery, you find that this is just a tip of iceberg exposed on the sea. You would never imagine what kind of behemoth this small tip of iceberg will spread under the dark sea.

Angel walked along Mance Street, comparing the prices of various materials. After determining the price range, he then compared the quality of the materials to make sure they were in line with what he wanted before he started to buy.

This walk lasted for most of an hour. During this period, Angel discovered that the shops here had many restrictions.

For example, some shops clearly state that they must have a wizard level to enter.

These are mostly shops selling certain magic books, or high-level transactions that only wizards can deal with.

Naturally, Angel was not qualified to enter this kind of store. Even though he was very curious, there were magic energy arrays at the entrance of these shops to check the power. Those who did not reach the wizard level and forced their way in would be injured at least, or their bones would be completely destroyed at worst. As for the degree of punishment, it purely depends on whether the shop owner is merciful.

In addition to the difference in strength levels, there are many similar hard conditions.

For example, Angel saw an exquisite villa shrouded in a thin layer of smoke. The store sign of "Fanxing Yichuan" was hung at the door. Under the store sign was a row of words: No male form allowed to enter.

If it just says "deny men from entering", but it just says "male form", does it mean that you can enter by transforming into a female form?

While Angel was thinking this, he saw a beautiful woman walking out of the shop. As soon as she left the shop, she turned into a burly man.

Angel: "..."

By the way, what’s the point of such a bizarre request? Angel was even more curious about the items sold inside, but he didn't know how to transform. He wondered if he could pass the level by simulating a female form using illusion magic?

Answer: No.

Angel asked the magic-eyed demon servant standing at the door, and after getting this answer, he could only leave.

This kind of strange request does not require too much for men. They must either inject blood that can change gender, or rely on transformation. However, the difficulty of transformation is almost breathtaking. In addition to the fact that formal wizards have such a long life to study, The apprentice basically completely eliminated the possibility.

There are many similar weird requests. For example: Humanoids are not allowed to enter; those under two hundred years old are not allowed to enter; non-magic weave warlocks are not allowed to enter... and so on.

The above are all hard conditions, and some stores have softer conditions.

For example, if there is a shop selling potions and there is a magic servant standing at the door, you can enter by expressing your "praise for the Van der Waals school and disdain for other schools" to the magic servant.

There is also a comprehensive shop dedicated to serving alchemists, and you must answer some necessary tests before you can enter it.

These soft conditions are all adjustable in scope. Even if there are many wizard-level items inside, as long as you meet the conditions, apprentice-level ones can also enter.

Angel is now at the entrance of this comprehensive store that serves alchemists, and the sign is called "Nail Alchemy House".

Although the name was a bit strange, the store looked very big, and there was a lot of traffic among alchemists, so Angel walked over.

The demon servant standing at the door is a fragrant wood puppet. Compared with the puppets made by Bogula from living people, this fragrant wood puppet is not very finely carved. If it were fatter, it would look like a treant.

The demon servant first asked Angel which branch he belonged to, epigraphy or pharmacy. Then after confirming that Angel was an alchemist specializing in enchantment, he tinkered with a few supplementary magic patterns for Angel to identify.

"This is the most common supplementary pattern for elemental side magic patterns. It can be used for..." Angel was about to explain how to use it when he was interrupted by the magic servant: "The answer is correct. The customer doesn't need to explain it in detail."

After Angel answered the names of the remaining patterns, the Demon Warrior let him go.

If Angel has an information card for Sky Mechanical City, the Demon Warrior can directly register to the information card, so that Angel will not have to answer questions when he enters this store in the future.

Angel did have information cards, but one was anonymous and was given by Sanders; the other was processed anonymously by him under the name "Milk Baron". The former has no name characteristics, so it will not be registered. In the case of the latter, if the Demon Warrior wanted to register an information card, he would definitely use his shameful name to register it, so Angel thought for a while and directly stated that there was no information card.

After entering the store, while Angel was still looking at the furnishings of this large store, he noticed that many eyes with appraising eyes were directed at him.

It was a group of apprentices wearing alchemy robes, sitting on wooden chairs nearby, chatting and glancing at him.

Angel looked confused, wondering what they meant?

Just when Angel was wondering, a hoarse old female voice came into Angel's ears.

"Welcome, young alchemist."

Angel looked back and saw that the person speaking was a short old lady who suddenly appeared in front of the counter.

This old lady is about the same height as Shan, reaching Angel's waist at most. She has a somewhat plump figure, wears a blue dress with jewels, and has clean and tidy hair with silver strands.

The most striking feature of this little old lady is that she has a fan-shaped hairpin on her bun at the back of her head, which looks like a peacock spreading its tail. This hairpin is very large, almost half the size of her head, and the "peacock feathers" on it are particularly special, which are colorful nails.

Looking at those nails, Angel subconsciously glanced at the little old lady's hands.

Sure enough, the style and color of the nails on her hands, which were completely inconsistent with her age, were exactly the same as her hairpin.

"Hello, respected lady." Angel half-saluted, because he could not see through the little old lady's cultivation. If she was not deliberately hiding it, she would probably be a wizard-level existence.

"Are you curious why they are staring at you?" The little old lady stretched out her finger, revealing her bright red nails, and pointed at the group of alchemy apprentices sitting next to her.

As soon as they saw the old lady pointing at them, they immediately turned their heads and did their own things. Judging from this reaction, the identity of the little old lady must be not simple.

Angel remained calm: "I'd like to hear more about it."

"Because they overheard your conversation with Niha. By the way, Niha is the fragrant wood puppet at the door." The old lady motioned Angel to sit at the counter: "Although the alchemist circle in Sky Mechanical City is not small, everyone knows each other well, and they are very curious about an alchemist who suddenly arrived."

Angel: "I understand."

The old lady's eyes suddenly flashed with a gleam: "Especially, there are not many alchemists who learn enchantment. In our circle, the most popular one recently is an alchemist who almost touched the mysterious level, and I heard that he is also learning enchantment."

Angel smiled faintly and did not respond.

The old lady did not point it out, but introduced herself: "I have forgotten my name. Others call me Nail Granny. I am the owner of this small shop. I wonder what the guests want to get when they come to my shop?"

The old lady's words made Angel unexpectedly familiar.

"Does the shop owner know the Iron Armor Granny?" When Angel first met the Iron Armor Granny, she introduced herself in this way.

Granny Nail: "The Iron Armor Granny of the Iron Armor Castle? I've heard of her name, but I've never seen her."

Angel nodded. It was just a guess, so he didn't doubt it.

"I want to buy some materials. Do you have any in the store?" Angel then said the materials he needed, most of which were precious magic materials he hadn't seen outside.

Granny Nail listened to this long list of materials and said with a strange expression: "Young people have high ambitions."

This pile of materials includes epigraphy and pharmacy, and the schools are different. It's no wonder that Granny Nail responded like this.

Angel didn't know how to respond, so he could only smile and nod.

"There are many precious materials left here. If other alchemy apprentices ask, I won't sell them. It's a waste of resources. But if it's you, it's okay... I heard that Midora is still teaching you pharmacy? No wonder you bought these magic plants." Nail Granny said lightly.

From her words, Angel knew that his identity was probably not a secret in her eyes.

And she actually knew that Midora taught him pharmacy? This is something that Sanders didn't ask about. Obviously, she and Midora have a friendship. Thinking of this, Angel's attitude towards Nail Granny became more respectful, and he was also secretly suspicious of her identity.

Soon, Nail Granny took out two disposable space soft capsules from the backstage: "This one is used for pharmacy, and the other one is used for epigraphy."

Angel nodded and sensed it with his mental power.

A few minutes later, Angel had an idea in his mind and asked about the price.

"A total of 13,590 magic crystals, 13,500 for you."

When the price was announced, the alchemy apprentices who were eavesdropping on this place all widened their eyes. Even if they had a skill and didn't lack magic crystals, more than 10,000 magic crystals were not the amount they could afford! You know, many high-level alchemy tools are not worth 10,000 magic crystals!

Angel estimated it himself and it was about the same price. He originally planned to buy these materials separately from other stores to avoid attracting attention. But the materials given by Grandma Nail were of the best quality that Angel had ever seen.

Between making a choice, Angel still chose to buy it here. The price was reasonable and the quality was excellent. He really had no reason to refuse.

Angel's one-time payment made many alchemy apprentices suspicious of his identity. Originally, they were only 70% guessing, but now most of them were sure of his identity.

Angel even heard someone mention his name, and there was a hint of respect.

It seems that his reputation in the alchemy circle is not that bad. That's right. After all, we are all in the alchemy circle, so we know more about the outside world.

"Do you need anything else? Many famous alchemists' precious alchemy notebooks are also here. Of course, if you want to learn some specific knowledge alone, I can also provide it." said Granny Nail.

Alchemy notebook? This is the most precious thing of an alchemist. How could it be sold?

After asking, Angel found out that these alchemy notebooks were not for sale. If you want them, you can exchange them with your own knowledge.

Although Angell has a complete alchemy system and even many ancient alchemy schools, he lacks alchemy notes that record experience details. However, he asked about the exchange conditions and found that many alchemy notes exchanged for knowledge are very high-end, which are the core content of a school and are not worth exchanging.

Anyway, experience can be accumulated slowly by oneself. At most, you can take a few wrong paths. Anyway, the general direction remains unchanged and you will eventually get on the right path.

Thinking of this, Angell gave up the idea of ​​buying alchemy notes.

However, he did need some things, but not knowledge or materials, but some tailoring tools for alchemy clothing.