Elite Mages' Academy

Chapter 47: Weapons

The weapons on there were divided into levels like individual capabilities were. There were Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Dark Gold, Lore, Epic, and Legend levels. There was one novice level under Black Iron as well; it was for the beginner weapons given to everyone at the admissions test.

Xiao Lin entered the official store. Novice weapons were only sold here and their prices were cheap. They cost about 20 redemption points, but long-range weapons like bows and wands were a little more expensive, costing about 50 redemption points.

Xiao Lin thought about it for a while before searching for Black Iron-level weapons. There were more options, but their prices increased by a few times as well. Black Iron weapons cost at least 100 redemption points, and some went up to 200 or 300.

Apart from weapons, the official store sold other practical props as well, such as Mental Strength Recovery Potions, Healing Potions and so on. They were not expensive; they cost about 50 to 100 redemption points. However, not many freshmen were willing to buy props that were for one-time use. Textbooks were available as well—you heard right; one was not given textbooks in this Academy. They must be purchased.

Xiao Lin could not come to a decision, so he moved onto the personal stores. He set the search filters to novice and Black Iron-level weapons; anything higher than those were too expensive and unusable.

As he casually browsed, Xiao Lin noticed that there were various restrictions for use for the higher level equipment. For instance, there were requirements for Strength, Agility, Intelligence, or other capability requirements.

If these conditions were not met, these weapons would not perform upon use. It would be like letting a novice-level freshman hold a golden sword. The sword would not be able to exert its special effects or attack power to the maximum effect at all. In the hands of those below the requirements, the performance of the sword would not even be as good as a novice weapon.

The goods sold by seniors were roughly divided into two categories. One, to resell the equipment and props they had used at low prices to recover some of the cost. Although these equipment were old, many of them were still in good and usable condition.

The other category was repossessed equipment that was originally sold in the official store. Seniors would resell them at a higher price to earn the difference.

Take the image of the novice dagger that Xiao Lin casually opened for example. From the looks of it, this dagger was no different from the one he used, but the blade in this moving picture was obviously shining with light-blue light.

The novice dagger (Elementary Frost Enchantment), with an F-grade physical attack power, would slow one’s enemy down. Upon hitting an enemy, there would be a chance to reduce their movement speed by 10%. Its price was 200 redemption points.

Xiao Lin was shocked; not because the price was almost quadrupled, but the frost enchantment effect actually increased the dagger’s attack power grade from F- to F. Unfortunately, the enchantment course was currently not open to freshmen.

There were a few lines next to the picture that read, ‘In order to welcome freshmen, I’m running a one-week 20% off promotion! Dear friends, as you usher in your first monthly exam, good weapons and equipment will help you get better evaluations and more rewards. What are you waiting for? Trust me, slow close-range weapons are definitely the better choice for the freshman exam!’

“He seems like a guy who specializes in freshmen’s business, but unfortunately it’s still too expensive,” Xiao Lin mumbled to himself. He did not believe that those were the real prices. Even if it was 20% off, the cost was probably even lower than that.

Instructor Qin Chuan said that, in Dawn Academy, there would be a test similar to the admission test conducted every month—commonly known as the monthly test. One could get great rewards based on their evaluation; but on the flipside, each death would deduct one’s HP. The first monthly exam was still three weeks away, and it was a little stressful for Xiao Lin.

There were not many seniors doing business with freshmen; they probably thought that freshmen did not have many redemption points and the profit from novice-level equipment and props was too small. It was not worth their time and energy. Most of them were sophomore recruits who put up the weapons they did not want for lower prices. For things like the novice weapons that held enchantments, Xiao Lin could not find them in any other stores.

In desperation, Xiao Lin went back to the previous shop. It was run by a man named Lu Renjia, and he sold many things. In addition to daggers, there were also a large number of enchanted and strengthened weapons—almost all of them were on Novice and Black Iron levels. He was truly someone who specialized in doing business with freshmen.

In addition to the frost enchantment, there were four different kinds of enchantments: burning, lightness, and stability. Novice-level enchanted weapons cost about 200 redemption points, and Black Iron-level enchanted weapons cost 400 redemption points.

With the same 200 redemption points, one could buy Black Iron-level weapons that were equivalent to F+ physical attack power from the official store. However, there would not be any effect; moreover, Black Iron weapons had certain requirements for the user’s Strength or Agility. Although the requirements were low, unfortunate Xiao Lin had yet to satisfy them.

Apart from close-range weapons, novice wands and those similar to it had enchantments like Elementary Focus, Elementary Perception, Elementary Spell Penetration and so on. The price for those was 50 redemption points more than physical weapons. These enchantment effects could make up for the freshmen’s lower hit rate accuracy and damage.

Xiao Lin was a little swayed, but he was not eager to buy; he did not want to be taken advantage of. He chose to contact the seller instead. According to the store’s simple introduction, this person named Lu Renjia was a third-year recruit.

Since it was around noon on the weekend, Lu Renjia happened to be online. Not long after Xiao Lin sent his message, he received a response. The duo talked in a separate chat box; since they were not familiar with each other yet, they did not turn on the magic VR system.

Xiao Lin politely said, “Good day, senior!”

Lu Renjia was straight to the point. “Haha, good day, Junior! Which product are you interested in?”

Xiao Lin was also very direct. “It’s too expensive. Can you do it cheaper?”

“… Dear junior, you get what you pay for. You won’t have access to enchantment courses for a long time, and other seniors are too busy to be making enchantment weapons available at the novice level. I’m the only one who gets to make a small profit while benefiting freshmen. There is no other shop like mine.”

Even after some attempts at bargaining, Lu Renjia refused to budge. He claimed that the 20% discount was his limit; he would not make any profit if he lowered the price any further.

Xiao Lin had no choice but to ask whether there were other types of enchantment weapons.

After all, it was his first time using his redemption points. He wished he could split up each point he had. It was only natural for him to hope that there were more choices before coming to a decision on which weapon was the most effective for him.