With many thoughts about his future swirling in his mind, Nick departed the Werfur Anderium Base, borrowing a simple mage’s robes from the Werfurs. The mage robes were styled like a full-length cloak, completely covering his face and figure, and were also very comfortable to move around.
Nick weighed his current situation and realized that to do anything at all, he first needed Ether Stones. And in his present economic state, he did not have any of it to fund his future planning.
“I might create something useful on the road.”
He thought to himself. Soon after, he spotted a tree and an idea came to his mind. He used his magical energy to cut the tree down and picked up 10 tough branches. He sculpted these into the shape of simple sticks. After this, Nick placed them on the ground and enchanted them.
He did not spend time enchanting one at a time but instead worked on all of them at once. He quickly conjured a formula for this enchantment. As such, this magical item did not need to be very strong. As long as it was durable and achieved the basic magical effect, it should fit the objective Nick had in mind.
‘Fire Snake’
‘Strong Durability’
These were the two characteristics Nick needed to enchant these sticks. The sticks would not only be durable and tough but also would have a spell residing inside each of them. With this wand, even if the user did not cast a spell but had enough magical energy in them, the wand user could cast the spell in the wand itself. Another advantage was that using this spell would cost lesser magical energy compared to casting it without the support of any magical items.
‘Potent Fire-Snake Enchantment’
‘Enchantment Type Spell (Enchantment Spell)’
‘Fire’
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Fire in its most common form can result in conflagration, which has the potential to cause physical damage through burning
‘Snake’
A snake is a reptile with a long, thin body but no legs. Venomous snakes, such as vipers, have two grooved or hollow needle-pointed teeth, which are called fangs. These inject the venom into the prey. Most species of snakes are harmless to humans, but venomous snakes kill more than 100,000 people every year.
‘Titanium’
Titanium (Ti), a chemical element, silvery-gray metal of Group 4 (IVb) of the periodic table. Titanium is a lightweight, high-strength, low-corrosion structural metal and is used in alloy form for parts in high-speed aircraft. A compound of titanium and oxygen was discovered (1791) by the English chemist and mineralogist William Gregor and independently rediscovered (1795) and named by the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth.
‘Imagination’
‘A snake created from ‘fire’ will shoot towards the user’s target. The snake would be ‘2 meters long’ & ‘30 cm width’.’
‘Imper Level Peak Spell (Student Level 1 Peak)’
If more magic energy is used, then ‘Prive Level Advanced to Peak Level Spell (Student Level 2 Advanced to Peak).
Once Nick completed the spell, he took a deep breath and whispered towards the sticks on the ground.
“Enchant Potent Fire-Snake”
With his words, 10 wisps of magical energy exited his body and entered the sticks. In less than a second, the shape of ‘Epsilon’ and a snake appeared on the stick. On top of the stick, a snake symbol radiated with orange energy, symbolizing the color of ‘fire’.
Nick finally exhaled. Enchanting 10 items at once was not easy, even for someone like him. It was not that he felt any discomfort but he clearly felt the energy in his body had dissipated a bit.
“I should inspect these wands.”
To check the wands, Nick picked one and looked at its status.
‘Potent Fire-Snake Wand’
‘Item Level –Student Level 2 Peak’
‘Spell’
‘Fire Snake Spell’
‘A spell that creates a fire snake and shoots at the target of wand user.’
‘The power of a snake combines with the magical energy put in the wand each time the wand is used.’
‘Strong Durability’
‘Creator – ‘Epsilon’’
‘An unknown element gives the structure of the wand strong durability and power.’
Nick liked what he saw. Satisfied, he shut his eyes and whispered.
“Void Dealer”
Seconds after his words were said, a black portal opened up and the Void Dealer came through. He had his smiling face as always, reminding Nick of any good salesperson from Earth.
Nick skipped any unnecessary talks and asked straightforwardly.
“I want to sell. I have these wands that I enchanted. What kind of price could you give me for them?”
The Void Dealer must have been comfortable with Nick’s business-like approach. He nodded and picked up one of the Potent Fire-Snake Wands. He immediately noticed the wand’s durability and strength, which was not like the ordinary wood that it was made of.
After a cursory glance, the Void Dealer understood something. He thought to himself.
“He has enchanted a basic spell in this wand to give it two properties—something that gives durability to the wand itself, while also making the spell inside powerful and strong with the fire element.”
The Void Dealer took a deep breath and then turned to Nick as he spoke.
“These are Student Level 3 Wands. Considering their durability and the power in the hands of a capable user, it could show its real power. Its only disadvantage is that it has one magical element so it would not be strong against beings that are protected against the fire element.”
“Considering all this, I would give 500,000 Ether Stones for 10 of them, or buying each wand at the price of 50,000 Ether Stones per wand.”
Nick calculated in his mind and knew that the price given to these wands were good and fair.
“Alright, 500,000 Ether Stones is good for a deal.”
As soon Nick voiced his assent, all the 10 wands on the ground disappeared and Nick noticed that his account balance and the physical Ether Stones in his ring rose to 500,000 Ether Stones.”
After the deal was completed, the Void Dealer handed over a black card to Nick and started talking.
“This is your card. Your name is written on it, you can use this card to put your items on the market in the future or even right now. It is meant to serve the purpose of your company and workshop.”
