Ironfurnace Ridge, in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Fiore.
A young man in black and a girl in light clothing got off the train and looked into the distance at several mines that were surrounded by a circle and glowed red by the scorching flames.
Noah had heard Kana introduce it on the way here by train. Iron Furnace Ridge is the general name for these mines. Because the terrain of the mine is like an iron furnace, coupled with the high temperature for unknown reasons, it was named Iron Furnace Ridge.
Although the high temperature is unbearable for ordinary people, the high-quality iron ore attracts many magical blacksmiths who travel long distances to smelt metal and forge magical props at the foot of the mountain.
Because of the frequent production of high-quality magic props, more and more people come here to visit, and gradually a "magic trading market" is formed at the foot of Tielu Ridge.
This is the destination of Noah and Kana's trip.
Noah was a little confused as he watched two teams of fully armed soldiers passing by. "Why are there troops here?"
"Soldiers from the Kingdom of Fiore, here to maintain law and order." Kana didn't say much, but gave Noah a look that said you understand.
Noah also immediately understood that because a large number of magic props were in circulation, they were given special "attention" by the country. If powerful magic props appeared, the first to know about the situation would definitely be the country's top leaders.
The market was very large, and Kana took Noah around for several turns. They encountered two patrolling soldiers who questioned them on the way. It seemed that something had happened, but neither Noah nor Kana went to join in the fun.
Finally, Kana stopped in front of a shop without a sign.
"Here it is."
After Cana finished speaking, she opened the door of the shop with the bottle of wine in hand. A flame suddenly rushed out from inside the shop. If Noah had not quickly pulled Cana behind him, she would have "burned up" as Natsu said.
"Damn it, how could I have forgotten that old man's habits…"
Kana remembered something and looked at Noah who was standing in front of her with concern. He must have been seriously injured by the old man's forging flame that could instantly melt iron ore.
Kana felt a little guilty for a moment and grabbed Noah's hand, "I know there is a healing wizard in the market, I will take you right away…"
"Eh?! Noah, are you okay?!"
Noah turned his head and glanced at Cana resentfully, "Do you miss me a lot?"
Cana waved her hand awkwardly, "I just didn't expect that besides Natsu, there would be someone in the guild who could treat fire as nothing."
Coincidentally, the reason why Noah dared to withstand the flames was because of the fire resistance (strong) he got from Natsu's prayer commission.
When the flames hit him, Noah felt nothing.
Patting the intact clothes, Noah discovered that the fire resistance not only worked on the body, but even the clothes he wore also enjoyed the resistance bonus.
It seems that the reckless cherry-haired boy has very powerful magic, but I don't know what kind of magic it is.
"Who is it?" A vigorous and strong old man walked out of the shop carrying a big hammer.
Seeing that it was Kana, the old man put down the big hammer and said, "Little Kana, you brought people to look at the goods again? How much commission can you get this time?"
"Five percent!"
Seeing Kana proudly holding up five fingers, the old man looked at Noah with a gleam in his eyes, "Wow! I caught a big fish!"
Kana's expression changed quickly and she rubbed her hands at the old man, "Old Dolan, don't forget the head fee I gave you for soliciting customers."
"Really, you little drunkard, you act like I, your old man, am short of your 50,000 yuan." The blacksmith Dolan took out 50,000 yuan and gave it to Kana on the spot.
Looking at this scene, Noah felt like he had fallen into a pit.
While attracting customers for the blacksmith, he would receive a fixed reward of 50,000 for every customer willing to spend money.
At the same time, he can get 5% commission from the purchase of magical items.
It turns out Kana is having the best of both worlds!
And since Dolan the blacksmith was so generous in paying, Noah seemed to have anticipated that there would be a lot of zeros on the labels of the magic items in his store.
"Don't worry, Noah. Old Dolan's prices are fair and he never cheats anyone."
With Kana's recommendation and the invitation of the blacksmith Dolan, Noah finally walked into this magic shop.
If it's really too bad, just run away.
After knowing Noah's needs, old man Dolan brought out a large basket of magical weapons and enthusiastically introduced them to Noah.
"This 'Absolute Hit Bow' with the 'Lock-on' ability and the matching 'Perception' arrows, as long as you aim at the enemy and shoot, the arrow will automatically track."
"Only 99,800! 20 perception arrows included!"
"The Demon-Severing Greatsword is forged from the Starlight Ore, which is unique to the Stella Kingdom. It has a strong "hindering" property against magic. The only drawback is that it needs to be supplemented by Starlight Magic."
"This weapon is only 99,800!"
"I call this pair of gloves 'Empty Hands to Catch Blades'. They are made of strong magnets. The gloves have positive and negative poles. When using them, you must remember that 'like attracts like, and opposites repel'. You don't want your hands to be locked together by the magnetic poles when you're fighting, do you?"
"It's still a fixed price, 99,800!"
"The powerful sunlight cannon is very powerful, but it needs to be charged in sunlight for 24 hours before it can be used…"
"You know the price, only 998!"
...…
"Boss, stop charging 998 and bring out better products."
Noah didn't know whether old man Dolan was tired after introducing dozens of magical weapons in one breath, but if he didn't stop him, Noah himself would be brainwashed by the devilish "998".
It is undeniable that these magical weapons are very unique, which is in line with their price of 99,800. However, on the other hand, their shortcomings are too obvious. Such unbalanced weapons are not what Noah wants.
Hearing Noah's words, old man Dolan's smile suddenly turned strange, "If you want to see other magic props, you must have strength, otherwise you will only be worthy of 998 garbage."
Wow, quite unique.
Noah now understood why Dolan asked others to help him attract customers.
"It seems that the boss is very confident in your craftsmanship. How can I be sure that your other weapons are not defective products like this?"
Noah pointed at the weapons that Dolan had just introduced with a smile. He had only doubted it before, but with Dolan's words now, he could be sure that these "998" were all failures.
"Quick reaction, kid."
Doran spoke confidently, "It seems that you are also from Fairy Tail. The armor and weapons of your guild 'Fairy Queen' were all made by me personally."
Seeing this, Cana whispered in Noah's ear, "He's talking about Erza, one of our guild's S-class wizards. Her magic is 'Change Knight', and she has a great demand for weapons and armor. I was the one who introduced old man Doran to her."
Erza…
Noah had never seen Erza's magic, but she knew her title of S-class wizard. He just didn't expect that the heroic female knight was actually a magician with a special power.
"In that case, how can I show my strength?"
"I'd like to make it clear in advance that my magic is not suitable for combat, otherwise I wouldn't be here to buy magic items."
That being said, Dolan only saw a "confident" expression on Noah's face.
What an interesting boy.
"The scum of the Black Magic Cult has set its sights on the market. The common soldiers of the Kingdom Army will face off against these unscrupulous creatures, and the outcome will be ugly."
"Just consider it my commission. Get rid of that garbage. Afterwards, I will show you my real work and give you a good reward."
The Black Magic Cult? What is that?
Noah hadn't even finished reading a single book in the guild when he asked Kana to take him to buy magical items. He knew nothing about the black magic cult that Dolan mentioned.
Before Noah could ask, Kana interrupted him with a cold face and stared at Dolan angrily, "Noah is just a newcomer who just joined the guild. You asked him to deal with the Black Magic Cult. That's too much!"
Dolan is also a stubborn person and he will never break his own rules.
"Humph, what he has to deal with is just a small branch of the cult, which doesn't even have a priest. If he doesn't even have the power to deal with them, he might as well play with these 998s."
The priests of the Black Magic Cult were equivalent to S-class wizards of the Magic Guild, but Kana continued to argue, "Old Doran, if you want to rid the people of harm, why don't you do it yourself?"
"Nonsense, old man, I am a magic blacksmith, why should I fight to the death?"
Dolan's words made Kana very angry, but they made so much sense that she couldn't refute them.
"I'll take this commission."
Noah's sudden words surprised the two people who were arguing.
Dolan: You agree now? No more arguments?
Kana: Does his family know that he is so brave?
Looking at Kana and Doran with different expressions, Noah smiled and said, "Don't worry, although my magic cannot be used for combat."
"But I'm also very strong."