Free End Online: Volume 1 by D. Wolfin Page B

coincidentally also before I had money too. But
things are different now, I have three gold to my name
and could buy one of the nicer looking weapons off the wall if I want to.
    Inside the shop was
exactly the same as I remembered, the only difference was spots on the wall had
been emptied or replaced by new stock. The shop is considerably crowded just
like everywhere else around here, I got bumped into
and pushed around a fair bit while looking along the wall for a nice weapon.
    I spotted a steel
katana with a self-repair enchant that you would never have to
sharpen or maintain, it did a base damage of 52 – 56 and would cost me
twelve gold and forty silver. Far too expensive and outside my budget
unfortunately, however, I consider a weapon that would never cost me any
more to be rather tempting.
    ‘This is for the
best.’ I tell myself slowly in my mind. putting some basic consideration into the fact that I was
only currently proficient in short swords plus the purchase price of the sword
is more money than I could even manage at this point in time..
    Next to me I see the bin
for all the swords costing seventy silver, the highest
price of all the bulk produced weapons. In there, there is surprisingly only two short swords.
    Short swords are not very
popular in this game, next to nobody uses them due to doing considerably less
damage than long swords and also requiring you to get even closer with the
monster you are fighting. Basically less damage, and more risk of death.
    Although in my situation
short swords are ideal, mainly for the agility you can use while equipping
them. I pull out the two swords out and inspect them away from the rest of
the weapons.
    Steel Kodachi
    A steel kodachi poorly
forged using unrefined materials, the   results match the lack of effort put into creating this sword.
    The blade is 40cm long.
     
    Requirements:
    - Level 4
    - Dex 22
     
    Weapon Type: Single Edge/Short Sword
    Attack: 17 - 20
    Durability: 30/30
    Weight: 1.9 lbs
     
    Brittle Steel Wakizashi
    A steel wakizashi forged by
an unknown person who put all their skills into creating this weapon,
unfortunately their skill was far from adequate resulting in a blade that will
break if overused.
    The blade is 52cm long.
     
    Requirements:
    - Level 5
    - Dex 24
     
    Weapon Type: Single Edge/Short Sword
    Attack: 19 - 24
    Durability: 17/17
    Weight: 2.2 lbs
     
    The quality was somewhat a
shock as was the fact that the length of the blades was different, one being
about a hand span longer than the other. The damage however is nearly double
the two training swords I currently have.
    It is also fortunate that
all the swords worth seventy silver had scabbards, most of the blades valued lower did not. The two weapons I currently have
were much like that, no scabbards, only stuck through my belt. They were also
all chipped and apparently could not be repaired due to the constant use in the
military barracks, consistent re-forging has left them in a state where no more
repairs can be made.
    I was not going to get a
much better deal than this and new weapons are direly needed, I decide to spend
the money to buy them.
    At the counter I present
the weapons to the blacksmith, placing them on the counter in front of him. He
looks at the weapons then gives me a quizzical look, as if he was trying to
figure something out. Unsure as to whether it was the weapons I was buying, or the hood over my head, I am nonetheless
happy that my ‘Aggravation’ skill appeared to not be coming into effect.
Checking the progress of the skill towards skill level eleven, it appeared
to be at a standstill, but I will have to check later on as well just to be
sure.
    “That’ll be one gold an’ forty silver,” The blacksmith informs me
in such a strong voice I am slightly taken aback.
    I remain silent and remove
the three gold coins I had in the money pouch tied to my belt. Each pouch
can hold a maximum of 999 coins of any type, however a hundred coins of