Skill Creation in the Fantasy World

"....umm, are you going to buy something or not?", the enchanter and the shopkeeper of the store 'The Outlaw's Shack' asked tiredly.

Felix came out of his thoughts from hearing a new profession and nodded at the man.

"Yeah, let me just look around if I can find something interesting."

The shopkeeper closed his eyes, sighed, nodded, and walked over to the counter before comfortably sitting there.

Felix didn't mind the behaviour of the man as he knew the people of this place weren't your average civilians.

He walked around the shop to look at the things kept within the various shelves and containers.

Meanwhile, he also turned on his skill.

'Inspect!'

A bunch of holograms appeared in front of his eyes, filling up his entire vision, containing the information of all the things he used the skill on.

[Yerqin Blade.]

[Wyern's Teeth.]

[Dusty Robe.]

[Light Orb.]

[Sneezy Potion.]

[Magic Stone.]

Felix glanced at the random objects all around him, reading their information and knowing their uses.

'Hmm, they're not very useful to me...'

A brief glance at their descriptions made him feel that there weren't any items that would come to help him in the coming days.

Yes, the items had gained his curiosity, but that wouldn't mean he'd be wasting his hard-earned money on something that would have no use in the next days in front of him.

Shaking his head, Felix walked over to the shopkeeper who was zoning out while holding a red and white coloured book.

Felix unintentionally read the title of the book the man was 'reading' and showed an amused look.

"Hmm? 'The Lady Charmer'? Wait- Is it what I think it is?", raising his brow, an interested gleam lit up in his eyes.

Stretching his head over the counter, Felix peeked at the contents of the book 'The Lady Charmer' which was held loosely by the shopkeeper.

His eyes slowly widened in agitation when he read things of important knowledge that blew his mind.

A few minutes later, he returned from his stretching position and clenched his fists, in hopes of resisting himself from turning the page of the book to the next.

But seeing how the shopkeeper was clumsily holding the book while dozing off, Felix steeled his rapidly beating heart and sneakily moved his fingers to turn the page.

It seemed that he had used a bit too force while touching the book or that the man had held it very softly, but the book tragically slipped past the man's hands and slammed on the counter.

bam!

A pair of exhausted and blank eyes opened up from its much-needed rest and stared right into the crimson eyes of a panic-riddled customer.

"Ah, th...this....I um was looking for any nice items near the counter. Sorry for disturbing you. Then, farewell."

Turning around to run away from the awkward moment, Felix decided to abandon any of his plans of buying something from here and swiftly walked towards the door.

The shopkeeper's eyes glowed eerily for a second as he swiftly jumped and blocked Felix's way.

"...dear customer, now that you've seen something you shouldn't have. There's only one option left for you, and that's definitely not exiting this shop."

Felix narrowed his eyes and grabbed onto his sword, ready for any action.

"What do you want then?"

The shopkeeper took a deep breath and suddenly bowed his head, almost at a ninety degree, and blurted out earnestly.

"Please! I'm willing to give you a twenty per cent discount on anything you buy! So please don't tell anyone what I was reading!"

A strange silence followed.

Felix twitched his lips and let go of his sword, staring speechlessly at the man bowing towards him.

'I thought he was going to start fighting... Well, I guess I got lucky getting a discount out of nowhere.'

Rubbing his chin, Felix nodded and agreed to the man's request.

"Alright, okay. I won't say a single word about what you were reading to anyone.", he thought for a second and added with a gulp.

"But.....you'll have to also give me a copy of that book."

What Felix had read from just two pages of that book made him feel as if it was written by a magician who could steal the hearts of women with almost no effort.

He wondered what else was there in the rest of the book for gaining such a reaction from the shopkeeper to keep it a secret.

Hearing Felix's demand, the shopkeeper hesitated and gnawed on his lips, but after giving it a thought, he decided.

"Sigh...that's fine. I can give you a copy, but you'll have to promise me never to reveal where you got the book from."

Felix genuinely nodded and patted his chest, promising the shopkeeper.

"Don't worry, I won't tell a soul about it."

After that, the shopkeeper moved to the back of the counter and ransacked through his personal materials, coming back with a similar red and white covered book.

"Here, you can have this one. Don't go showing it around like how I did, I was just used to being alone in the shop, so I forgot there was a customer. Now please leave me alone.", the shopkeeper warned and muttered with an exhausted face.

He didn't like that he was giving away a masterpiece of a book, which had come from a far distance and when he could only get two of them using all of his connections and treasures.

Felix grabbed the book before placing it within his robe, and instead of exiting the shop, he asked curiously.

"Hey, that place back there.", he pointed at the door behind the counter and asked.

"Do you have any items to sell in there?"

The shopkeeper glanced back and rubbed his forehead before quickly shaking his head and refuting.

"Don't even think about it. That's my personal collection! I'm not selling any of them."

Felix pulled at his robe and showed him a glimpse of the book, smirking as he asked.

"Even now?"

The shopkeeper showed a gloomy face as he gnashed his teeth, but he calmed down and sighed.

"O-One. You can buy only one from it!"

"Hmm, I think three is not bad...."

"No! Only one!"

Felix quickly pulled his robe again.

"Y-You...", the shopkeeper held himself back from punching the troublesome customer, but he didn't have any fighting prowess except for some basic techniques.

"T-Two then. That's my last offer."

Felix pondered and realised that maybe he didn't have much money to buy three items, so he shrugged and agreed to it.

"Two it is then. Should I come over, or will you bring them here?", he asked impatiently.

The shopkeeper glared at him hatefully and harrumphed.

"Just wait here, I'll bring them."

As Felix glanced in anticipation, the man went in and returned back with a chest box, which he unlocked using an enchanter's magical technique.

Far from his expectations, the interior of the chest didn't shine in golden colour or anything, but it did smell quite unique like old antiques and books.

"Hurry and take any two of them, it's not like you know what they are...", the shopkeeper snorted as even he wasn't exactly sure about the things in his collection, except that everything in there was hard to come across.

Felix raised his brows, looking at the stuff inside the chest, and smirked as he thought.

'Oh, of course I know what they are....Inspect!'

Dozens of windows opened up and appeared in front of his vision, containing the information about the things in the chest that even its owner was unaware of.

[Doppelganger Mask.]

[Blood Amulet.]

[Fey Contract.]

[Vesper Poison.]

[Mist Bomb.]

[Silent Scroll.]

[Elemental Talismans.]

[Ink of Darkness.]

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Amidst the information of the various treasures, Felix focused only on the ones that interested him and could be somewhat useful in the guild wars.

The rest were also not bad, but he could only take two, and he also didn't have much money, so he chose the best among them, which suited him the most.

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[Name: Blood Amulet.

-Grade: Low Rare

-Description:

•A necklace-shaped object crafted using the Blood of a Vampire and a Healing Orb.

-Abilities:

•Grants its user slight resistance to negative attacks.

•Increases the capacity of the user's thought process when wounded.]

[Name: Elemental Talismans.

-Grade: High Rare

-Description:

•A set of five magically inscribed talismans, one each from the attributes, Fire, Water, Earth, Air and Thunder.

Abilities:

•Can be attached to any weapon to gain a wisp of elemental power in its every attack.

(Only one talisman can be used per weapon.)

•Conjures an elemental barrier when all talismans are used together.]

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Felix grinned and grabbed the two items before placing them on the counter.

"I'll be buying these two. Can you tell me their price?"

The shopkeeper didn't reply as he quickly locked back his chest and rushed inside another room to place it in a safe corner.

Returning out, he stared blankly at Felix and blurted out.

"Both of those items are my personal treasures, so with the discount of twenty percent, it'll cost you 85 thousand tahl."

Felix took out his exclusive card and asked cunningly.

"Do I get another discount with this card?"

The shopkeeper looked at him with hatred and snapped tiredly.

"Huh? You sure are taking advantage of me! But fortunately the discount from the exclusive card doesn't work for these facilities as even I have it."

He gave a smirk and flashed his own similar exclusive card in return.

Felix shrugged and handed the card to him, as the man didn't know the true values of the treasures he was going to lose.

"Hmphh."

Taking the card, the shopkeeper rapidly completed the payment procedure using an orb and handed the card back, hoping for this unwanted customer to leave his shop.

After keeping the two treasures on him, Felix turned around to leave and walked towards the door.

When he was just about to step out the door, he unconsciously turned on his 'Inspect' skill and froze at what he found.

[Cursed Compass.]

'What!"

A quick glance through the description of the item left him speechless, making him hurriedly turn around to ask the man.

"Hey, I want to buy this too."

The shopkeeper, who started smiling due to his departure, twitched all of a sudden at his question.

"S-Sure, just take it with you."

Glancing at the small and broken compass, the shopkeeper agreed swiftly as he just wanted to be left alone.

"How much does it cost?", Felix inquired, ready to spent all the money he had on him to buy it.

The shopkeeper waved his hand impatiently, wanting the person to just buzz off and leave the shop as quickly as possible.

"No, it's fine. You can just have it."

Felix widened his eyes in shock while pausing his hand which held his card, and turned to the compass to once again look at its description.

"R-Really? I can just take it?", he asked unbelievably.

"Yes yes, go on."

The shopkeeper didn't give it a single thought and smiled stiffly, nodding his head like a woodpecker.

"Thank you, man. You....you're a great person."

Felix looked at the man with such feelings that the shopkeeper glanced away in anger, not wanting to get tricked again by this customer.

Grabbing the compass placed near the door, Felix waved his hand to bid the shopkeeper farewell, his mood becoming joyful.

After Felix stepped out of the door with a spring in his steps, the shopkeeper ran and hurriedly closed the door of the shop.

"Finally, I can have some peace..."

Walking back to the counter, he picked up his book 'The Lady Charmer', and earnestly started reading it for the umpteenth time.