Chapter 423: Enchanted Equipment Customization Plan

Regarding the specific origin of the Shashou, Xia Nan himself did not know.

He could only analyze through existing intelligence that this monster was likely related to the Sahuagin.

There was nothing to hide; after hiding some information about himself, he told the Half-Elf in front of him the whole process of his encounter with the Shashou on Crag Island.

"Humanoid shark... Sahuagin..."

Saileiannie's deep green eyes stared at the materials on the desktop, and a look of contemplation appeared on his pale blue face.

Xia Nan keenly sensed that when he mentioned "shark" and "Sahuagin," these two words, a look of undisguised disgust appeared on the face of this Sea Elf mixed-blood tailor shopkeeper.

Obviously, even if he was not a Sea Elf in the true sense, and the elf bloodline in his body was likely not even one-half, this mixed-blood shopkeeper still continued the tradition of his race and had extreme hostility toward sharks and Sahuagin.

Hearing that Xia Nan had killed the Shashou he encountered, along with the dozens of Sahuagin in the cavern, his attitude toward him improved a lot in silence.

"It's estimated that it's another deformed hybrid that those bulging-eyed ones found from some unknown ocean trench."

Saileiannie's tone was filled with mockery and disdain, showing extreme hatred for the Sahuagin.

"However, the quality of the materials on this hybrid is actually quite good."

Not being affected by the emotions in his heart, the Half-Elf changed the subject and explained to Xia Nan in detail about the monster material samples he had brought over.

His fingers, which were significantly more slender than ordinary people's, stroked the rough surface of the shark skin lightly, using his fingertips to feel the dense particles on it, occasionally pressing down hard, making the tough shark skin sink and quickly rebound.

"Of course, it still needs to be tested in detail for the specific strength of the material itself, but judging from the preliminary judgment now, the physical defensive performance of this shark skin should be very good, and the flexibility is much better than armor made of ordinary metal."

He also picked up the side fin and black claw that were also placed on the counter, and gestured slightly in the air twice.

"The edges have natural serrated structures, which are convenient for cutting, the sharpness is excellent, the claw density is very high, and it is suitable for piercing attacks."

"The bones are hollow, the weight is almost only one-eighth of steel of the same volume, but the strength is unexpectedly high, and it even has quite good toughness." Bending his knuckles, he tapped lightly on the bone surface, making a hollow and crisp sound.

"The tendons have very strong elasticity, and the rebound has almost no loss; as long as they are slightly processed, they are very good bowstrings or connecting materials."

"Finally this one..."

Saileiannie's gaze moved to the far left of the counter, looking toward the Shashou fish bladder that was quietly lying in place, the rich magic particles surrounding it making the air faintly moist.

"It is the core material."

He said so.

Unlike the ordinary materials like shark skin, bones, and tendons before, which could be roughly judged for strength and quality through simple tests in a very short time.

The characteristic of the fish bladder inducing magic particles in the surrounding air indicated that this was an extremely special "transcendental material."

In the situation where he completely did not know the intelligence related to the Shashou and had no experience in handling its corpse, he needed to conduct detailed and professional testing on this fish bladder to make a reasonable analysis of its attributes.

As a rigorous and responsible craftsman, for this kind of material he was not sure about, Saileiannie naturally could not make a rash judgment.

"Its value should not be low, but specifically how much it is worth, and what use it has... if you can set your heart down, you can temporarily leave the fish bladder here, and I will give you a detailed report after the identification is finished."

"So, regarding these." The Half-Elf raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at the black-haired adventurer in front of him, "How do you plan to handle them."

Having already considered it on the way here, facing the tailor shopkeeper's inquiry, Xia Nan did not hesitate and directly gave his own thoughts.

"First, if you can give a reasonable price and exchange all of these for gold coins, I can accept it."

"You don't need to worry about this point." Saileiannie's face bloomed with a small pride without malice, "I don't know if Hela mentioned it when she introduced you, but you should be able to guess by looking at the environment in the shop; the vast majority of customers who patronize 【Pearl Spinning】 are nobles and senior adventurers in the White Cliff District."

"I am not short of money, and I will not consume my reputation for those gold coins."

"The quality of the materials you provided is very good; to be honest, I do have the willingness to acquire them."

"And I can guarantee that just from the perspective of the offer, you absolutely cannot find any shop in the entire Shoal Bay that can offer a higher price than me."

Hearing the other party say this, Xia Nan nodded slightly to show understanding, but didn't rush to make a decision, instead continuing to answer just now:

"I remember you provide customization services for enchanted equipment here?"

"Of course!" Saileiannie nodded quite confidently, as if he was very confident in his craftsmanship.

Regarding this point, Xia Nan had actually confirmed it with Hela and some adventurers in the Three-Legged Sea Dog tavern before coming.

The reputation of this Sea Elf mixed-blood in Shoal Bay was indeed good.

Although the charges were a bit expensive, the craftsmanship was impeccable.

If Xia Nan wanted to customize equipment, 【Pearl Spinning】 was absolutely a good choice.

As for the specific type of equipment...

Actually, there was not much to say.

Armor, armor, and armor!

As one of the few shortcomings of Xia Nan today, defensive capability relied on the armor on his body for a large part of the margin for error.

To some extent, this was also one of the main reasons why his armor scrap rate was so high.

If there were no payment of these scrapped armors, even if he still had 【Ember Echo】 and 【Tears of Spring Breath】 to support him, the cooldown time of seven days or a month would be enough for Xia Nan to suffer many injuries in battle.

Therefore, even knowing that the consumption speed of the durability of armor-type equipment on his body far exceeded the ordinary, Xia Nan still had to buy high-quality defensive equipment again and again, even if he emptied his small treasury, he would not hesitate.

He didn't want to pay with his life just to save those few gold coins that could be earned at any time.

Right now, knowing that the physical defensive performance of the Shashou's skin was good, coupled with the fact that its bone strength far exceeded the ordinary, Xia Nan thought about whether he could use these materials to make a piece of armor.

In this way, even if it was enchanted equipment, in the situation where he had already provided the main materials for forging, the remaining costs of some auxiliary materials and labor, with his small treasury of more than nine hundred gold coins, should be able to barely support it.

Regarding Xia Nan's thoughts, the Half-Elf didn't give an answer immediately, but looked at the Shashou materials on the desktop, pondered for a moment, and then asked:

"These should just be samples, right?"

"Mainly shark skin and its bones, how much actual material is there?"

Not having calculated the weight in detail, Xia Nan answered vividly:

"The height of that Shashou is about nine feet, and its figure is even more robust than a Bugbear; I stripped all the skin and bones from its body and brought them back."

"In that case, it's completely enough." The Half-Elf nodded, "Then I will talk about my own views."

"Of course, the right to decide is still in your hands; I just provide a suggestion, you can refer to it and listen, and how to choose in the end depends on yourself."

Saileiannie held the shark skin on the counter in front of Xia Nan, pinched the edges on both sides of the shark skin with both hands, and pulled outward hard.

Just like a piece of rubber cloth, the rough shark skin stretched and tightened toward both sides under the action of its own elasticity.

Carefully feeling its physical properties, he repeated it several times before putting the shark skin back on the counter. ===== CHAPTER 424 =====