Free Web NovelChapter 42: Chapter 20: The Nova Comprehensive Competition
"For engines... at least B-Class Material is needed."
"However, these materials might meet your requirements."
After a short moment of confusion, the clerk took out another stack of cards.
"Really? Then let’s take a look."
Ree Shil couldn’t afford B-Class Material.
But as he took the stack of cards, he frowned.
[Semi-new Tires][Bearing Lubricant][Damaged Car Window Glass]and so on. What were these things?
"Are you sure these can make the vehicle go faster?"
He picked up the [Damaged Car Window Glass].
"Yes, the wind will pass through the glass, reducing air resistance."
"But the driver might feel a bit cold though."
The clerk nodded.
"...So, what about this one?"
Ree Shil didn’t refute and took another one, the [Flowing Cloud Sticker].
"It’s for visual effect. Stick it on the body and it’ll make your vehicle look faster, just visually."
"Alright, I got it. You don’t have to repeat it twice."
Going through the cards, he felt it might be better to just buy some sheet metal instead.
Usable materials had a fusion preview result of "unable to fuse."
Materials that could be fused were clearly not for making the vehicle faster. They might even make his beloved car go slower.
"Huh?"
"Why is this card mixed in here?"
Not until he found a particularly interesting card.
[Simple Wave Energy Attachment System]: Can cause slight damage to weapon intangible evil entities
"Sorry, this is a material card for weapons. It must have been misplaced during sorting."
The clerk apologized.
"Wait, let me see the weapon material cards."
Ree Shil’s eyes lit up.
"But the compatibility rate between weapon material cards and vehicles seems to be very low."
"No problem, I have weapons too."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
The clerk quickly took out another stack of cards.
[Rapid Charging Magazine][Old Mechanical-Assisted Sword Hilt][Glass Sight][Light Flame Ejector]...
Ree Shil flipped through them one by one, secretly previewing the fusion results whenever he found a suitable one.
Perhaps because the [Iron stick] was too low-end, none of these weapon material cards could be fused.
And the seemingly vehicle-compatible ones, like the [Light Flame Ejector], were not compatible with the [Water Sprinkler Truck].
"Hmm?"
Finally, he came to a specific card.
[Wind Elemental Power Assistance]: Enhances the affinity of tools to wind elements
This card could be fused with the [Water Sprinkler Truck].
Although the fusion result was still E-Rank, after checking it through his mind’s projection, the car indeed seemed lighter.
"Uh..."
Just that the price of this material card... was too expensive.
The average price of E-Class Material cards was 600 cubic coins, and the prices of the vehicle material cards he had seen earlier hovered around 300-400.
But this one, the [Wind Element Fragments], cost 800 cubic coins.
It was hard to part with them.
"Can it be cheaper?"
"I’m sorry, sir, we have our rules here."
The clerk pointed at the "No Bargaining" sign at the door.
"Then... Do you buy formulas here?"
Ree Shil decided to change his approach.
"Of course, we buy materials and formulas at any time."
The clerk nodded.
"How much is the formula for this one worth?"
Ree Shil took out the [Iron stick] and decided to test the waters.
He could retrieve the fusion history from his system panel, so he couldn’t fake it.
"Please wait a moment."
The clerk took out an instrument and scanned the [Iron stick].
All formulas would use this kind of instrument for on-site identification, which would then send the data back to the headquarters, where technicians would quote the price.
...
At this moment, in an office in another city.
A middle-aged man was sitting in front of a computer with his legs on the table, bored.
The office environment was excellent, with great lighting and temperature.
Well-placed plants adorned the room, flourishing greenery all around.
Anything he wanted to eat or drink could be delivered just by an internal call.
Having such a comfortable office environment and enjoying generous compensation was all because of his identity. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
He was a Certified Formula Appraiser by the Association.
Although Formula Appraisers were not as prestigious as Formula Masters, they were still considered rare talents.
[Beep beep!]
Just then, the screen, which had been in screensaver mode, suddenly lit up.
"A job’s come in."
The middle-aged man sluggishly got up and clicked the mouse.
"[Iron stick]?"
"Who would care about the formula for this kind of junk?"
He frowned and clicked the rejection button.
...
Back in the exclusive store.
"I’m sorry, the headquarters doesn’t buy this formula."
The clerk showed Ree Shil the result on the instrument.
"No problem, how about this one?"
Ree Shil wasn’t surprised and took out the [Giant Zombie Beast].
Even if someone knew the formula for this card, they probably couldn’t make it...
"Please wait a moment."
[Beep!]
"Congratulations."
"The headquarters’ offer for the formula of this card is 1000 cubic coins."
"Huh? That much?"
Ree Shil was taken aback.
"To prevent the formula from leaking, I’ll connect the instrument to your panel. Please operate it yourself."
The clerk’s face was full of envy.
"No problem."
Ree Shil took the instrument sensor, opened his panel, and sent the fusion history of [Giant Zombie Beast].
