" This is the right weapon for you," Bob said with a powerful voice full of confidence before pushing Teitei toward a display case.
Teitei looked directly looked at the price. He did not want to see a weapon that he could not afford because in this shop even a single arrow cost 50 francs, which was already expensive considering his standards.
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" it is rather cheap" Teitei would have never said something like this before visiting this shop.
But after seeing so many items with prices made of five digits (numbers), 800 Francs seemed surprisingly sheep.
At this point, Teitei already knew that most of the people who visited this shop were experienced hunters.
By 'experienced' hunters it means that they had been in the ancient world for more than six months.
By this point, everyone who had brought a cheap weapon had already experienced their bad quality.
Some had lost their lives to learn this lesson and some had been injured.
According to Bob Teitei had been pretty lucky to have survived.
Because the weapon market was not well regimented, there were many 'merchants' who sold their weapons to the newcomer causing their demises. It was the case in almost every newly constructed settlement.
Teitei decided to ignore all these unnecessary tough and concentrate on the important task at hand.
He could not help but marvel at the weapon before him.
It looked like a long rather or rather like a long dagger. Teitei did not know how the name of this kind of weapon as the length of the blade was somewhere in between.
The blade of the weapon looked sharp. It had a dark green color.
' what metal was used to make this weapon?' Teitei wondered.
He was also surprised to find that the blade and the handle were fused by the strange material...
There was a gap, at the end of the weapon that seemed to be made to accommodate the hand of the wielder, and there were even some smaller holes around the diameter of the finger...
Under the illumination of the lights, the weapon reflected a beautiful green glow.
" what is this?" Teitei asked, almost muttering.
"Have you ever heard about the ancient weapons?" Bob suddenly asked.
Teitei turned to look at the man before shaking his head. He had never heard about something like that. People liked to add the ancient- prefix before the name of all the things that came from the ancient world.
Teitei tried to deduce the meaning behind these words but the more he thought, the more confused he got. He could only look at the big man, patiently waiting for an explanation.
Seeing that he had registered Teitei's attention completely, Teitei was looking at himself.
" in this case, let me tell you that ancient weapons are among the most valuable weapons in this world.
While most weapons are made using metal and alloy.
They are often unable to cut through the bone of some ancient beasts or some of their body parts" after saying this, Bob paused.
Teitei nodded In understanding. After all the day before, his dagger had just been destroyed by the headbutt of a common 'ancient' rabbit.
" so, some people though, if these body parts can be stronger than metal why don't we just use them to forge weapons?"
Teitei nodded once more, he was not knowledgeable in weapon crafting but the idea sounded logical. After all, it had happened more than once in human history. People used animals' skin to make leather armor and clothes.
" Another advantage with ancient weapons is that some of them retain the ability of the ancient beast before their death.
An ancient weapon made from the scythe of the devil green mantis for example could retain the ability that makes it extend its length. Imagine a blade that could get longer at a critical moment during your hunt.
Or an ancient weapon made of the sting of the demon bee that can produce poison itself.
I have seen weapons like these with my own eyes" Bob said while pounding his fist again on his chest, standing proudly with a big smile that could barely be hidden behind his beard.
" some ancient weapons can even self-repair. They function as if they were still part of a beast that is still alive. This is the essence of the ancient weapon" Bob concluded.
He seemed about to say something else after a moment but he was interrupted by Teitei.
" So, this is an ancient weapon, how come it is so cheap?" he asked doubtfully.
It was not as if this shop was doing charity and the other customers were not dumb either, if this weapon was that good someone should have already brought it or it would have been displayed at a higher price that will force him to only look at it with envy.
Hearing, this question Bob seemed somewhat embarrassed and he started to scratch the bag of his head.
" it is good that you could think about this. It proves that you are indeed smart. You need to remain like that if you want to keep your life in the ancient world" Bob said, this time with a more serious voice.
Teitei frowned.
" let me explain. While the ancient weapon is powerful and valuable. They are difficult to make.
Sometimes the process to make them will fail and you will obtain a weapon like this one" Bob said while pointing at the weapon in front of them.
" they should have been ancient armament but in the end, they became deadly weapons.
This saber is made using the scythes of a green devil mantis, a low-danger beast.
The process failed and the product was this blade.
It does not have any ability of the green devil mantis. It can not mend itself, but it retained its hardness and its sharpness that is superior to that of most ordinary metal weapons.
No veteran hunter will buy it as it is not enough to face a high-level east.
But for you, it is just the right weapon considering your budget.
It is a chance that you should not miss " Bob explained sincerely.
The more Teitei thought the more these words seemed to make sense. he felt somewhat bad at the thought of spending this amount of money. He also remembered it. He needed to put all the chance on his side.
In the end, he decided to buy the strange Dead ancient weapons.
' even though it is a failed product, the name still sounds good with the word ancient inside ' Teitei joked internally.
