Chapter 82: 1 Shenliujie

【Feather Fall】—Gao De obtained information on a new 1st Circle spell.

At the same time, he also realized why this magic necklace was damaged so strangely: other parts were completely intact, yet the center gemstone was split in two.

This form was truly hard to imagine how it was caused.

It couldn't be that an assassin wanted to stab Miss Jielika to death with a dagger, and as a result, dog-bloodishly stabbed the gemstone, right? He had actually wanted to ask how it became like this when he first saw the necklace.

But this was, after all, the customer's privacy, so Gao De very wisely restrained his curiosity and maintained good boundaries.

But now, everything was answered.

It turned out that the damage to the gemstone was caused because the automatic trigger spell attached to the necklace had been activated.

"So that means Miss Jielika fell from a very high place not long ago..."

Gao De rubbed his chin with his hand, and linking it to the lingering faint melancholy in Jielika's beautiful eyes, he instantly imagined eighteen kinds of dog-blood plots.

"But looking at it this way, my repair fee of 15 gold coins doesn't seem high."

Generally speaking, 10% of the value of a supernatural object is a reasonable range for a repair fee.

And under normal circumstances, the value of a 1st Circle alchemical creation is around 65 gold coins.

But this necklace was different.

The 1st Circle spell 【Feather Fall】 attached to it was just a side dish; the truly important thing was the "slight magic-gathering and energy-storing effect."

This term might not be particularly easy to understand; simply translated, it meant it came with a "Spirit-Gathering Array," making it a 1st Circle supernatural item for auxiliary cultivation.

The price of this type of supernatural item far exceeded other types of the same rank; even if it was only at the 1st Circle rank, it could sell for over 200 gold coins.

Added to the value of the gemstone itself and the attached one-time "life-saving" spell, the value of this necklace could even approach that of a 2nd Circle supernatural object, selling for a sky-high price of 300 gold coins.

This wasn't just wearing a necklace around her neck; it was clearly wearing a medicine garden around her neck!

Gao De was secretly "jealous."

The next day, 10th of the Sun-Shining Month.

The time on Gao De's pocket watch was only 8:30 in the morning, and he was still enjoying his simple breakfast:

A homemade onion and mashed potato pancake, paired with a cup of black tea.

The knocking on the door had already sounded.

He had no choice but to stop his breakfast, pick up a wet towel to wipe his mouth clean, and put away the unfinished pancake before walking to the door and opening it.

The one knocking was precisely that young and beautiful Miss Jielika.

Compared to a week ago, Miss Jielika's state today was much better, and the melancholy in her eyes had disappeared.

"Master Google..." Jielika looked at Gao De with anticipation, while also feeling a bit uneasy.

"I have not failed the mission." Gao De had long guessed that it was Jielika knocking, and knowing her urgency, he went straight to the point to "report" the good news.

He stepped aside to clear the way. "Come in and talk."

Jielika's expression became visibly excited.

"Still Sri Lankan black tea?" After leading Jielika to the guest area, Gao De asked.

Jielika nodded, and Gao De went to the kitchen, skillfully brewed two cups of black tea, and returned to the guest area.

While Jielika was politely drinking tea, Gao De smiled and took the necklace from his bosom and handed it to Jielika—such a valuable item naturally had to be carried with him to be at ease.

"Take a look."

The moment she saw the necklace, Jielika's eyes widened immediately.

Although Gao De had already told her at the door that the restoration was complete, how could she have imagined that it would be restored so perfectly.

There were no flaws; one couldn't tell it had ever been damaged at all. She took the necklace and focused her spiritual power to check the necklace's own supernatural power.

Soon, obvious joy and shock appeared on Jielika's face.

"Master Google, your craftsmanship far exceeds my imagination."

"I apologize for the doubt I had about you at the beginning because of your youth."

Gao De smiled and said, "It's fine, you won't be the first person to have this thought, nor will you be the last."

"Compared to your craftsmanship, your age is indeed too young," Jielika sighed.

"I think that in the entire Bremen City, besides you, no second restoration craftsman could restore my 'Lake Heart' so perfectly."

Gao De no longer acted humble and said reservedly, "If you or your friends have any other supernatural items that need restoration in the future, you can come to me. Supernatural items of the 1st Circle and below generally cannot stump me."

"Of course!" Jielika guaranteed, and then, as if suddenly remembering something, she hurriedly reached into her side pocket and took out an exquisite sky-blue money bag sewn from soft and delicate lambskin.

She untied the drawstring of the money bag.

Gao De noticed that there was a miniature silver badge tied to each of the two long silk cords.

The style of the badge made Gao De feel very familiar—in the center of the badge was clearly carved a bird with wings spread, about to fly.

While Gao De was still recalling where he had seen this pattern, Miss Jielika had already taken out 15 Saint Xi En gold coins flashing with a faint golden light from the money bag and pushed them in front of Gao De.

"Master Google, your reward."

"Thank you for your generosity." Gao De's eyes flashed, and in an instant, he was "money-grubbing."

Money was exchanged for goods.

Jielika stood up to leave.

Gao De politely saw her to the door, and just as he was about to turn and leave, Jielika called out to Gao De again.

"Master Google, thank you again for your help. 'Lake Heart' is really important to me; it is not just an alchemical creation, but also something my mother left me."

"If you encounter any difficulties in the future and really have no other way..."

Jielika bit her lip, handed over a card also marked with the "bird with wings spread, about to fly" symbol, and said softly, "You can come to 1 Shenliujie to find me; perhaps I can help you."

After saying this, Jielika stepped on her high-heeled shoes and boarded the carriage that had been waiting at the door.

Gao De stood at the door, watching the carriage leave, and then looked down at the "business card" in his hand.

He finally remembered where he had seen that bird with wings spread, about to fly, before.

—Above the main gate of the Bremen Magic User Association! And the address of the Bremen Magic User Association was 3 Shenliujie.

1 Shenliujie was the City Lord's Mansion.

Although Gao De had already had some vague guesses about Jielika's family background before, knowing she must be of noble status.

But he never expected her to be noble to this extent.

Who could have imagined that he had only been in Bremen City for ten days and could already establish a connection with the most noble family in this city? In fact, Gao De didn't think that what he had done was worth such gratitude from the other party; after all, this was just a normal trading behavior.

That the other party was still willing to thank him verbally was just them being polite and well-bred; he hadn't thought of anything more.

It was just that he never expected such a huge unexpected gain.

He didn't have much experience, but he knew how precious the "business card" in his hand was.

It turned out that young ladies from big families weren't necessarily all high and mighty; some even seemed quite gentle.

Thinking this, Gao De carefully tucked the "business card" from Jielika into his clothes for safekeeping.

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