Chapter 1229 - 491: Treasure Craftsman (Part 3)
Hearing this, Alka lightly tapped the table, thought for a moment, and said, "If this Treasure isn’t that important to you, I can offer another form of payment."
The two had basically already agreed to help, but when they heard Alka say that, they both nodded on the side, curious what this other form of payment from Alka would be.
After all, for Them, ordinary wealth couldn’t compare to this Treasure.
"I should count as a Treasure Craftsman."
"Treasure Craftsman?" Keparo repeated, and to be honest, he had never heard such a term before.
Alka nodded and explained with a smile, "You both should know the process of constructing a Treasure, right?"
The two nodded; for Them, this really wasn’t a secret.
"Then you should also know there are some Treasures that, due to accidents or other reasons, actually don’t fit and can’t bring out the abilities they ought to have.
The carrier that bears the Treasure and its Treasure essence are too far apart, or the materials used are too ordinary, things like that."
Hearing this, Anka’s expression was unreadable, but at least from Keparo’s face it was clear he resonated deeply; he couldn’t help nodding twice.
He even complained a bit on the side: "Exactly, some Treasures are just... beyond words."
Seeing their reactions, Alka smiled and said, "I have the ability to separate out this kind of highly mismatched Treasure.
Then I can construct a suitable Treasure carrier that’s a better fit for the user and the Divine Essence. And it supports a certain degree of customization."
Hearing this, the two immediately understood what he meant by that term.
Then they couldn’t help but stare at Alka with surprised expressions. To be honest, this kind of ability was basically unheard of; even for existences like Them who stood at the top of the world, they had never heard of such an ability.
They clearly knew Alka was not the type to joke around at a time like this just to fool Them. So what he was saying was basically the truth.
He wasn’t just toying with Them, but Keparo still couldn’t help asking, "Are you serious? You really can do something like that?"
He needed the most accurate answer to steady what he had just heard.
Alka nodded with a smile.
"Hiss—"
This made the two of them fall into thought.
If this was real, then it was extremely important.
Whether for Them or for people of other factions.
"If it really works, then I definitely am willing to help," Keparo said directly.
From his reaction just now, it was clear he really did have such a very ill-suited Treasure.
Or rather, among three Holy Grail Level Treasures, it was hard for any one of them not to have such a problem.
Even Alka and the others had this situation.
Alka and the others more or less had at least one Treasure that was either specifically customized through Divine Essence,
or had previously been unsuitable and then reconstructed.
From this you could see that a large portion of Treasures in the world had this kind of issue.
And among the Holy Grail Level, where the number of Treasures was the highest, this situation was especially obvious.
Beside them, Anka also nodded. "If it’s possible, I’ll help as well."
Hearing this, Alka nodded, then said, "This kind of help also comes with certain conditions.
First, the Treasure must be one of those mismatched ones, where the Divine Essence inside and the external carrier clearly have issues.
Second, using this method means that the Treasure will definitely have to be stored with me for a period of time, and I will certainly come to know some of the Treasure’s abilities.
Finally, while the carrier can accept a certain degree of customization, it still can’t deviate too far from the abilities displayed by the Divine Essence.
And the materials for the carrier will have to be provided by you."
Alka first laid out some conditions to avoid problems later.
Facing these conditions, the two nodded without hesitation. These were all issues they could clearly foresee; they had already thought of them when they agreed.
The most important thing was that compared to what They needed, these issues were completely negligible.
"Since you agree, then let’s sign a contract. After that, you can each hand me one Treasure you feel needs to be separated.
If it’s feasible, you can then provide some designs for the type of carrier you want. Each Treasure will take one month, after which I can return a brand-new Treasure to you."
"No problem, I’m already a bit impatient."
As he spoke, he directly pulled out a blank contract himself.
From the look of it, it seemed to be a Holy Mother contract he had specially selected.
Anka also nodded and handed it over.
Alka quickly wrote down some terms on it. After the two looked them over and found no issues, They placed Their soul seals.
The contract was thus established.
After that, Keparo actually took out two of his Treasures on the spot and placed them in front of Alka.
"Honestly, I’m not very satisfied with either of these Treasures. I even feel like their appearances are a bit off. Take a look and see which one has the worst compatibility."
The two Treasures were, respectively, something like a bracelet that looked very simple and unadorned,
and a wide ring; both of them turned out to be in the category of accessories.
Alka picked them up and examined them.
Then he pushed the ring back out.
"This bracelet’s material is a bit too low-grade; it’s just very ordinary copper and iron. It can’t bear this Divine Essence."
Hearing this, Keparo nodded in strong agreement.
"Then let’s go with this one. I hope its carrier will be an Arm Guard."
Alka nodded and, right there on the spot, decided on the Arm Guard’s style based on Keparo’s arm.
He also specifically requested that it be an Arm Guard only for the right hand.
Anka watched this scene from the side and more or less confirmed that Alka did indeed have this ability; as for his own case, he would need to go back and think it over.
In this way, the agreement between the two sides was reached.