Immortal Era's Crafting Master

Kirou was currently on his way back to Elderwood Village. He was currently smiling as he was wondering what the look on Reya's face would be when she saw the item quality for the list of items she traded with Kirou.

'I almost regret not waiting around to see her face when she checked those items. I'm willing to bet she will be shocked,' thought Kirou to himself with a smug smile on his face.

The reason for Kirou's current jovial mood and the assurance that Reya would be shocked was that all the items she asked for was given to her as excellent quality. At this point in the game, it was practically impossible for there to exist another person capable of achieving that. As for the plants he received in return, they might not be excellent quality but they were high enough. With the other items mixed in, when he turns in the quests he should maintain a high grade overall.

Like that, Kirou kept walking for roughly twenty minutes until he made it back to the familiar south gate for Elderwood Village. Passing by the scene of players slaying weak monsters outside of the south gate, Kirou nodded at the fact that he didn't bother wasting his time here. Even if he did manage to kill something, with the amount of players around he probably wouldn't have been able to harvest the quest materials in peace.

After passing through the south gate, Kirou made his way towards the nearest villager that tasked him with a quest, which just so happened to be the general store manager. He didn't forget to keep practicing his 'Pickpocket' skill on the players he passed as the proficiency can only get higher with consistent use. To do his best to minimize taking anything important from said players, he made sure to touch each player less than a second before moving on.

By the time he made it to the general store, he had gotten quite a few copper coins from the players he passed. He also obtained quite a few pieces of equipment as well but he just ignored those as none appealed to him. The players themselves didn't notice the missing items until they already left the village and by then Kirou was long gone.

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As Kirou entered the general store, he was greeted with a familiar sight. Players were complaining about the grades they received for the items they turned in and the general store manager explaining that she cannot give a better grade for the items they brought. The only difference between this and the previous scenario is that none of the players were dumb enough to try and attack the general store manager. Apparently, word has gotten around that attacking the villagers was a stupid move.

"How may I be of assistance today, young one?" asked the wolf lady when she noticed Kirou's approach.

"I'm here to turn in the items for your quest manager," replied Kirou as he finally managed to get to the counter, amidst the complaints of other players.

"How was you hunt? I hope you brought back materials that can move me," said the store manager as she looked at Kirou with somewhat eager eyes. She remembered him as he was the only one who asked about the grades in detail.

Kirou started taking out items and placing them on the counter in front of him. He then replied to the wolf manager with a smile, "Why not take a look yourself? I'll let you be the judge of that."

Many players were originally going to leave the store after their failed discussions with the general store manager but stayed back after hearing the conversation between Kirou and the manager. Some of them were even sneering at Kirou as they thought that he was just another newbie not introduced to the struggles of doing quests just yet. Kirou could hear a few players badmouthing him since they weren't far to begin with but he just ignored them. The only person who's words mattered to him now was the general store manager herself.

"Well. Let's take a look at your loot," said the female lycan as she started examining Kirou's items. The smile on the woman's face disappeared as she examined each item one at a time. The players behind Kirou were all curious about the results of Kirou's bounty as well.

When the manager was done examining the items, she turned to Kirou who still had a smile on his face and asked, "Are you sure you want to turn in these items? These materials are from higher grade monsters and with this quality, it seems like a waste to turn them in for my quest."

Hearing her words, the players behind Kirou were shocked. The ones who were sneering at him now had red cheeks, as if someone had just slapped them. They couldn't believe the newbie they were sneering at less than a minute ago had brought superior quality items to turn in for a quest. Everyone present couldn't help but wonder where and how Kirou got his hands on those materials.

"Don't worry about it. I have more in my bag and I can just go get some more in case I run out," said Kirou still maintaining a half relaxed, half smug smile on his face. The players behind him were shocked to hear Kirou's response. Here they were searching through the dark wondering how to increase their grade for the quest and in comes a guy with top tier materials and he has extras in his bag. How could they not be affected?

"Yea, sell us those items. It's not like you can't get more," shouted another guy from that group.

Like that, countless players shouted in agreement. They wanted those items so that they could increase their respective quest grades. Kirou turned around and looked at the players making a fuss. He especially looked at the group who were originally sneering at him to find them sporting smug smiles on their faces.

Kirou raised his eyebrow before turning back to the general store manager, ignoring the clamoring players. "As I was saying, I'm turning those in for the quest."

"Since that is the case, I'll accept these items then."