Chapter 030: Legendary

Take, for example, the small lightning wood wand Yun Xi had bought from the Flower Nation’s official store. Despite its ability to boost spell damage, acquiring it was actually quite simple.

There were many spiritual trees in the wild, and quite a few had been struck by lightning. One only needed to do a bit of simple processing—whittle it into the shape of a wand—and that would qualify it as “natural spiritual wood,” a gift from nature.

No need for an alchemist’s refinement, and since such materials were nearly everywhere, naturally, the price was cheap—around just 100 copper coins.

However, accessories that could increase spirit energy absorption or mental attributes were completely different. These were meticulously crafted using special techniques by alchemists.

…

Yun Xi wasn’t interested in low-grade accessories—they’d soon be obsolete for her.

Among the common-grade items, she chose to purchase the Jade Spring Stone Necklace.

As for the Firelight Stone Ring that came with a fireball spell, Yun Xi planned to learn that spell on her own later.

The damage from the fireball spell embedded in that ring was simply too low. Even with its potential double damage against aberrations, it couldn’t compare to her Water Ball or Water Arrow spells. There was no reason to buy it.

After purchasing the Jade Spring Stone Necklace, Yun Xi thought for a moment and asked, “Don’t you have higher-grade accessories in your store?”

“Customer, high-grade accessories take too long to produce. But if you need them, we offer custom orders, and the price is negotiable.”

Seeing how readily Yun Xi bought the necklace that cost 3 green crystal stones, the clerk knew she wasn’t short on money and was definitely qualified for customization.

“Could you give me a brief explanation?” Yun Xi asked, intrigued. As expected of a store with an alchemist—they offered this kind of service.

“It works like this: you first let us know your request, and I’ll pass it along to our alchemist.

If he confirms he can make it, we’ll discuss pricing, including materials and labor. Once both parties agree, a contract will be signed to proceed.”

“What if the alchemist fails? Who covers the cost of materials?”

“In our store’s custom order policy, for standard materials, we don’t charge you extra for failures—the second and third attempt’s materials are covered by us.

However, for rare or extremely special materials, the alchemist will inform you of his success rate beforehand, and you can decide whether to proceed.

For instance, this Firelight Stone Ring—we only had one firelight stone left, and the alchemist had a 50% success rate. If you choose to go ahead and he fails, we won’t refund the materials, but we’ll fully refund the labor cost.”

This arrangement was quite reasonable. In her previous life, in the region she came from, the customer covered 80% of the materials cost for the first three failed attempts.

However, if the fourth attempt also failed, the alchemist had to fully refund everything, including the materials for the first three tries.

That model had a major flaw—if the alchemist had terrible luck (or bad intentions), they might intentionally fail the first two times.

“Alright, I understand. I want to place an order.”

“My request is for at least common-grade or higher anti-identification accessories—the higher the grade, the better. Is that possible?” Yun Xi didn’t state an overly high requirement, fearing the alchemist might decline outright.

“Got it, I’ll check with our alchemist right away.”

Very soon, the reply came.

“Customer, we’ve passed on your request to the alchemist. He says he can craft a high-grade anti-identification accessory, but the success rate is around 30%.

If it’s a common-grade one, his success rate is as high as 80%.

If you’re interested, you can add him as a system friend and discuss the details directly before deciding.”

Yun Xi’s eyes lit up. She hadn’t expected the alchemist to truly be capable—it seemed this person must already be a high-level alchemist.

But why had he chosen to settle in Qinglan Town?

Not overthinking it, Yun Xi simply sat down in the store’s lounge area, opened the system interface, and added the high-level alchemist as a friend.

The other party was in invisible mode—his name, avatar, and level were all hidden. Yun Xi labeled the contact: “High-Level Alchemist – Empowerment Jewelry Store.”

[Hello, I’m the customer the store just contacted on your behalf.]

[Mm, hello. I heard from Xiao Li. You’re looking for a high-grade anti-identification item, right?
Actually, I happen to have one on hand. If you’re in a hurry, you can purchase it directly.]

The alchemist then sent her the item details.

[Black Mist Stone Earrings (Legendary)]
Grants the trait “Detection Ward,” which protects against all forms of identification and probing spells.

…Legendary-grade equipment? Did she read that right?

Low-grade, Mid-grade (Common), High-grade, Legendary—these corresponded to levels 1–10, 11–20, 21–30, and 30–40, respectively.

Legendary was the highest tier under level 40.

In her previous life, Yun Xi had never even seen anyone above level 40. It was said that once a person surpassed level 40, they became divine-level beings.

And now she was looking at a legendary item… and this was Qinglan Town, not some grand city’s auction house.

As Yun Xi processed this, the alchemist followed up.

[I know you probably have a lot of questions. Let me explain briefly.
This accessory was left to me by my late master. I no longer have use for it, and due to encountering some difficulties, I urgently need funds—so I’ve decided to sell it.]

[Legendary accessories are inconvenient to sell in-store. Since you happen to be looking for this kind of item, I thought I’d show it to you.
But don’t get too excited—the value speaks for itself. The price won’t be low.]

[The lowest I can offer is 300 blue crystal stones—firm price.]

[You can pay in 300 monthly installments, 1 blue crystal stone or 120 green crystal stones per month.]

Yun Xi: …

She seriously doubted anyone in this small town could afford such a thing.

No wonder he sent her the offer so casually—was he gambling on her wealth?

[If you’re so short on funds, why not take it to a big city to sell? You’d definitely get a high price at an auction, right?]
Yun Xi immediately spotted the inconsistency and questioned him.

As a high-level alchemist, he had surely come from a big city and knew how to get there.

[To be honest, I’m currently in some trouble and can’t leave Qinglan Town for now. I don’t feel safe entrusting others to take it to a city for consignment either, so I’m trying my luck locally.
Allowing you to pay in installments is already my greatest compromise—I hope you understand.]

His explanation was calm and straightforward, and he made his case clearly.

[Can you guarantee that this legendary item was obtained legitimately from your master?]
If she was going to spend that kind of money, Yun Xi had to ask.