The daily life of a genius who enjoys gossip and cultivates immortality

Chapter 251 Gem Enchantment 3

Facing the guy who had just tricked her and was now acting like a peacock, Cheng Jiu coldly withdrew her hand: "Because I'm kind!"

The boy's clear, blue eyes seemed oblivious to the hidden meaning in Cheng Jiu's tone, and he nodded in full agreement: "You are indeed a kind young lady!"

Cheng Jiu coldly replied, "And then there's bad luck."

The boy's eyes showed a hint of hurt, and he pretended to be in pain, clutching his chest: "How can you say that? It's fate that we met here!"

Cheng Jiu nodded in complete agreement: "A tragic fate!"

“Alright, miss!” The young man gave an elegant bow. “I am Podol Marich! You can call me Podol! I saw you here earlier, so you must be interested in gem enchanting!”

"How did you know?" Cheng Jiu's tone was no longer cold, and he glanced at the boy in front of him again.

“After all, if you were choosing a weapon, judging from your clothes, you wouldn’t come here! Only beginners who are just learning gem enchanting would come here to learn!” Podol pointed to Cheng Jiu’s clothes and explained.

Knowing that this place was off-limits to outsiders, Cheng Jiu chose to wear his ninth-grade magic robe inside and the clothes provided by the caravan on top.

Cheng Jiu was a major client, and the caravan had a very good impression of him. The fabric of the clothes they provided was naturally of high quality. Although he only wore simple jewelry, each piece of jewelry showed its extraordinary nature.

This is completely at odds with the customers who come here to choose weapons. As Bordol said, why would someone with money come here?

Most of the work here is practice pieces by apprentices; those who come here are mercenaries with little money in their pockets.

If you can buy good ones, who wouldn't want to pursue better weapons?

"Yes, I am very interested in gem enchanting!" Cheng Jiu admitted that the enchanting here was a culmination of weapon crafting and talisman making, and Cheng Jiu was interested in both.

With no upper limit to gem enchanting, taking Cheng Jiu's Heavenly Wood Sword as an example, once the grade is fixed, breaking through the upper limit every time is extremely difficult, and suitable rare and precious materials are very scarce.

Most ascendants leave their swords behind because those swords are no longer sufficient for them after ascension.

Rather than keeping it hidden away, it's better to leave it in the mortal realm so it can find its next destined owner and begin a new chapter in its legendary history.

Cheng Jiu didn't know if she would choose to separate from the Heavenly Wood Sword after ascending to immortality, but at this moment she still didn't want to give up the sword that had always been with her.

If one day, the Heavenly Wood Sword truly can't keep up with her pace, she will probably choose to leave her sword in the lower realm, just like her predecessors, and continue the next chapter of her legendary journey.

Instead of becoming her backup sword, until one day she forgets it.

The future is not something she needs to worry about right now; for now, she is simply a student who is very interested in gem enchanting.

"Although my skills are average, I can still teach you!"

"You?" Cheng Jiu looked the other person up and down with considerable disdain. The shield that would break with brute force left a deep impression on Cheng Jiu.

Bordor got flustered by Cheng Jiu's disdainful look and hurriedly retorted, "Of course, of course it's not advanced. I've been studying here for five years, so the basics are no problem for me!"

"Wait! Wait a minute!" Cheng Jiu stretched out one hand, rubbing his forehead with the other, and asked questioningly, with a hint of probing, "I remember you said before that if no one buys the products you refine, you'll be kicked out, right?"

“Yes!” Podol nodded seriously.

"Then let me ask you this! How did you stay here before I bought your product?"

Hearing Cheng Jiu's question, a guilty look flashed in Bodo's eyes: "Um... well, I always seem to meet kind-hearted people! Yeah, that's it!"

Cheng Jiu understood; this guy was a repeat offender, and she wasn't the first unlucky one to fall for him!

She took a deep breath: "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need to teach you!"

She was afraid this guy would lead her astray!

"What about trust between people?" Podol asked, looking hurt.

"I'd like to ask who enchanted that staff?"

As expected, Cheng Jiu saw Bodol's guilty expression and asked incredulously, "You didn't enchant those junk items, did you?"

"How can you call them junk? They just haven't found the right use yet!" Podol stubbornly retorted, "Not all of them were enchanted by me!"

Cheng Jiu ignored the rest of the explanations; his actions had already proven everything.

All she could say was, wow, she just came to check out the basic runes here and ran into two major disasters. How "lucky" she was.

Speechless, Cheng Jiu waved his hand and said, "There's no need for you to teach me. If you have any basic books for studying here, you can lend them to me if you'd like!"

“I’ll give you a copy!” Bordor wasn’t upset about being rejected and generously offered.

"?" Cheng Jiu looked up at the book, "The Complete Guide to Gem Enchantment," that he was being handed to him. He took it and said hesitantly, "Thank you?"

"Don't mention it!" Podol waved his hand and said, "It's fate that brings us together!"

Cheng Jiu was certain that this guy was indeed a generous sucker.

She's not someone who lacks common sense; knowledge has always been the most valuable thing.

She didn't believe that this so-called comprehensive guide to gem enchanting was some kind of readily available mainland Chinese product.

In the cultivation world, everyone knows that becoming an alchemist is lucrative, but very few can inherit the skills and knowledge of alchemy. Even the most basic pill formulas are extremely precious.

The same applies here.

"Thank you!" Cheng Jiu said this very sincerely, his frustration at being tricked completely dissipated. He had made a huge profit!

"No need to be so polite!" Bordor said cheerfully, pleased with Cheng Jiu's kind words. "I'll definitely come and support you more often in the future!"

Cheng Jiu didn't respond. She couldn't guarantee that. She was from another world and didn't know when she would have to leave. She wanted to go back to participate in the sect competition.

I don't know if I made any mistakes during the time I spent here.

Bodo didn't insist on getting a definite answer from Cheng Jiu, mainly because he felt a good impression of the girl in front of him and was willing to befriend her.

As for buying his items, that's at most a big plus, but not everyone can get his generous compensation.

The boy's eyes curved slightly, looking warm and comforting: "Would you like to go check out the enchanting circuits? We got some new ones today, I'll take you to see them."

"Then I'll have to do it!" Since he had accepted the favor, Cheng Jiu had no objections.

Although Podol had just acted very poorly, repeatedly saying he would be kicked out.

However, it was clear that the other party held a high position here. At least when he showed Cheng Jiu the latest enchantment circuits, the person in charge of managing the enchantment circuits responded quite actively to his instructions and helped him find the required enchantment circuits.

She showed none of the arrogance or indifference one might show towards other guests.