Getting ready for the Quest

Chapter 3

Getting ready for the Quest

Once I reached my room, I quickly wore my skin-tight suit, armor, and grabbed my weapons.

Truth be told, I definitely copied some of Goblin slayer's ideas into my armor.

My black-red colored armor was made of Mithril and Hard leather. Most of it was Mithril though.

The Mithril was connected by hard leather on the joints so that it doesn't make any sound and restrict my movements. Moreover, it had Mithril chainmail stuck to the leather on the inside just in case someone slips past the leather. There was also a thin layer of hard leather on the inside after the chainmail for comfort.

All in all, it was quite a good armor.

It didn't restrict any movements at all. I also had 2 small and round Mithril shields stuck on my arms.

My leg armor was the same. I was specific when I ordered it as I knew I will be going against Goblins one day. And as they are small, they will definitely attack my legs. Its main parts were made of Mithril while joints were connected by tough leather which had Mithril chainmail stuck on the inside which was also attached to the hard leather inside.

Also, my knees had Mithril spikes to act as a weapon just in case. I thought of having Mithril spikes attached to my elbows but my trainer shot that idea down very quickly and taught me the reason rather painfully as to why it was a bad decision.

I stopped the full-body shudder that threatened to pass through my spine on thinking about that sadist.

My shoes were again made of Mithril, even the sols. They were also covered with leather on the inside to provide comfort.

My helmet was also made of Mithril while it was covered with leather on the inside to soften the blow and comfort. Although it was open from the front, unlike Goblin slayer's helmet.

The reason – I didn't want to compromise my field of vision if I had to fight in the daylight. The helmet covered my head, ears, chin, and my neck although I could cover all of my head like the Goblin Slayer by sliding a, part to the front of the helmet that rests on the top.

I could even stick the helmet with my chest armor. This way there was no space between my armors. Once I wore it, it looked like a full-body armor.

All in all, my whole armor was super lightweight so my speed also didn't get affected – much.

Well, it was tons better than the steel one, that's for sure. I also have a similar one but it's made of steel instead of Mithril. And trust me it is heavier than this and decreases the speed marginally. I just had it just for emergency cases and training.

(.'. Mithril is a metal which is stronger and lighter than steel).

There were also my gloves made of hard leather so that they would remain safe while fighting.

Then there was my skin-tight leather suit. It was to be worn under the armor. This way, I wouldn't have to dirty my clothes. They were worn so that armor could easily slide in and out. It also offered small protection in case any attack went through my armor.

Last but not least, I tied a small black cloth around my face which was enchanted by yours truly to block harmful gases. I would later learn that it doesn't block the smell of shit and blood though.

As for my weapons – I had 4 enchanted blades on me.

A normal-sized bastard sword for fighting in open space (a perfect fit for me), 2 short swords (perfect for fighting in closed spaces like caves), and 1 dagger for multi-purposes.

Thankfully, I wouldn't need my Bastard Sword for the Goblins so I left it there.

All the swords were enchanted to be forever sharp and everlasting by again – yours truly.

Enchanting weapons is not that difficult. But the enchanters are very rare. A simple enchantment to any weapon adds a zero to their cost. Most enchantment for the weapon is for everlasting and sharpness. Only a few have some special enchantments.

If the adventurer work didn't work out for me, I could easily take care of myself by enchanting weapons.

Unfortunately, I couldn't enchant armor that easily. And it is not worth the effort. I was a growing boy after all. I didn't want to enchant an armor that wouldn't be fitting me in a year.

In fact, it's been more than 6 months since I modified my armor. It is starting to constrict again.

'I will have to give it to a blacksmith to get it modified sometime soon' I mused. I just hope there is a blacksmith here that is good enough.

I have decided that when I reach my proper height, only then will I enchant my armor. Till then I can make do with this one. Moreover, enchantments are not forever.

Although my swords are enchanted, they will lose their enchantments over time and use.

A simple sword could be used to deal with 4-5 people as it chips away with fat and blood. Sometimes it even breaks when it crosses the hard bones of hard creatures. People like me who are skilled in the ways of the sword could kill 9 to 10 people with it. And with a Mithril sword the number could raise up the number to 30 or you could say that it triples. And if we use some basic enchantments, it could kill 20-30 times more.

But then again Mithril could store more magic and thus more enchantments. Even if its enchantments wore off, I could just apply my magic and fill those enchantments again if the blade doesn't break midbattle. But that is for the future when I will need to face strong monsters. That time I will need a powerful weapon to combat them.

By my estimation, I could use my swords to kill 200-300 beings before the enchantments break away as my weapons were made of steel with basic enchantments. Considering that, I haven't used them since I enchanted them, I am sure, I wouldn't need to enchant the weapons for a few months.

If my swords were made of Mithril, I would have been able to defeat 600-900 beings before it had broken but I don't think I would need that type of weapon this early.

Mithril is quite costly than steel. 1 Kilo of Mithril is the same price as 5 Kilo Steel so having steel weapons, was more profitable. I could easily enchant some other sword if this breaks away. It uses just 5% of my magic reserves of a day to enchant just 1 normal sized bastard sword… I am just so awesome.

The con of using a steel enchanted sword is that it is a bad matchup against powerful monsters. You need to have a weapon that could last long as they are tough and you don't know when the fight would be over.

I didn't use steel armor as Mithril armor was more profitable after all a nick could be fatal if your luck is bad. Weight was one of the big factors too. The steel armor was like I said, for emergencies and training.

I fastened 2 short swords on both my sides and hid the dagger on my thigh. I also had an Adventure's Tool Kit, some dried meat, a water skin in my pouch on the left. I don't know when I could need them.

I took 2 small empty bottles of potion in my other pouch and poured the potions I bought into them. 1 was the Healing potion and the other was the Stamina potion. I didn't think I would need them but it was better to be safe than sorry.

I didn't need the poison-antidote potion as I developed poison immunity by ingesting a small amount of poison every day since I was 4 years old and realized that the world was an unforgiving and cruel place. It was also the time when I hijacked this body from the previous owner.

Anyway, I increased the poison dosage every month after that. A decade later, I am immune to most of the poisons that would kill a grown man ten times over. And the anti-venom potion would not help against the venoms, I am not immune against. It would just prolong my suffering.

Both bottles in which I poured the potions were enchanted to be unbreakable by yours truly. That's why I changed the potions into them. After all, I didn't want them to break during the fight.

Feeling ready for the quest, I took off in the direction of the village.

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