Chapter 64: King Butterfly Cloak
“Thank you for your family’s kindness, but my abilities are limited, I can’t teach anyone.” Anse decisively refused.
“Wouldn’t you reconsider?” Sidney’s smile froze, he didn’t expect someone to refuse the Magaster Family’s invitation.
“The fleet leaves in three days, you won’t be able to buy even if you want to.” He racked his brains for reasons, “And if you join the Magaster Family, you won’t have to worry about safety at all…”
“I’ll take a look at other things.” Anse waved his hand and walked straight away.
Sidney had no choice but to shut up.
Anse walked around, these magical equipment were mainly common and fine quality, but there were a few high-quality items, though not many useful ones.
For example, the uncommon quality transform wand, it only had one transform spell entry, no attack roll or damage roll bonuses, couldn’t cast spells, not even as good as a firewood stick.
But it was still sold at a high price.
“The Magic Net will recover sooner or later, the Goddess of Magic is probably just temporarily busy.” Sidney explained from the side, though he didn’t believe it himself.
“Mm~” Anse smiled without speaking.
He checked item by item, encountered several tempting items, but with limited funds, he could only choose what he needed most right now.
‘What are my shortcomings now? Afraid of spell control, afraid of assassination…’
He walked to a cloak, it was as light as silk, covered with colorful patterns, edges wavy like a gorgeous butterfly.
【Magical Item: King Butterfly Cloak】
「Type」: Curio
「Rarity」: Rare（Requires Attunement）
「Elegant Flutter」: The cloak turns into butterfly wings that flap, you gain flight, base flight speed equal to run speed.
「Magnificent Appearance」: When you are hit by a creature’s attack, consume 1 charge, take half damage, and teleport to an unoccupied space within 15 feet（4.5 meters） of you.
After teleporting, you magnificently appear accompanied by a flock of butterflies. At this time, any attack rolls against you have disadvantage.
This cloak has 3 charges, automatically recovers expended charges daily.
“How much?” Anse pretended to be calm.
“King Butterfly Cloak, rare quality, can briefly fly for a few seconds… selling price three thousand nine hundred gold coins.” Sidney replied.
“Not expensive.” Anse raised an eyebrow.
This cloak could be used by any professional, but non-spellcasters could only briefly fly for a few to dozens of seconds, not very useful, flight doesn’t consume charges, but can’t last.
Spellcasters can drive it with mana, not only fly for a long time, but also actively activate「Magnificent Appearance」, though generally not needed, Misty Step is much farther.
The most valuable part of「Magnificent Appearance」 is the passive trigger, a life-saving divine skill.
Anse thought for a moment, took out the Guardian Holy Grail from his bosom, placed it on the table: “Help me appraise how much this is worth?”
Now the Holy Grail has two charges, yes, he indirectly saved dozens of people, disrupted the slaver’s plan, only gained pitiful two charges!
He was incompatible with Heim, keeping it really didn’t mean much.
“Holy Relic?” Sidney picked up the Holy Grail, expression surprised.
“Guardian Holy Grail, rare curio, comes with Sobering Aura and Guardian Radiance, a few days ago it wiped out over a hundred undead in one strike…” Anse detailed its attributes, slightly exaggerating its battle record.
Although the Guardian Holy Grail is only rare quality, it’s still a divine item,「Guardian Radiance」 is an ultra-large area attack divine spell, at this time of Magic Net Instability, its value is inestimable.
Many magical items are like this, their status completely different before and after the disaster.
Sidney discussed with the appraiser for a long time, expression conflicted.
“The item is indeed good, at most valued at… thirty-five thousand gold coins, believe me, this is the highest premium.” He widened his eyes, trying to look more sincere.
“I think it’s no worse than West Wind Horseshoes, grade isn’t the core factor in measuring item value.” This was truly what Anse thought.
All magical items emphasize compatibility, without a good mount, West Wind Horseshoes are just a gold-rimmed chamber pot, not much meaning.
While the Guardian Holy Grail anyone can use, entrust a Follower of Heim to wear it for thirty days, then take it back as undead bane, the Nahshival Family probably did this.
“Really can’t…”
Anse was silent for a moment, poured out all kinds of gemstones from the Bag of Holding:
“These gemstones, plus today’s goods, plus the Guardian Holy Grail, exchange for your West Wind Horseshoes, Iron Cavalry Saddle, and King Butterfly Cloak!”
Sidney spread out the gemstones one by one, none very precious, worth at most one or two thousand gold coins.
He was silent for a moment, thought selling at a slight loss to gain favor wasn’t bad: “The Magaster Family is willing to make friends with you, if there’s a chance, please come visit Waterdeep.”
Due to Magic Net chaos, the family indeed had some disagreements on offspring training, if he could invite the person to Waterdeep, it would be an explanation to the steward.
“Thank you.” Anse breathed a sigh of relief.
Sidney was right, magical items above rare quality were mostly unique, miss today, might really never see again.
Anse pulled over the King Butterfly Cloak, draped it on, conveniently picked up an orb with a silver chain, hung it around his neck: “This「Direction Orb」 as a gift.”
This was a common magical item, besides serving as an arcane artifact, only used to discern direction, not expensive.
He only had three attunement slots, Spell Storing Ring, King Butterfly Cloak, and Protective Cloak indispensable for combat, could only give up the Goodberry Staff temporarily to Finn, so there would still be berries to eat.
“No problem, take another look, anything else needed?” Sidney packed the horseshoes and saddle into a box, handed it to Anse with both hands.
“You two look.” Anse waved at the dazed Brat and the other.
“Oh, good.” Brat snapped out of it, he had just personally witnessed a transaction involving tens of thousands of gold coins, brain still fuzzy.
Anse carried the box, very satisfied.
Brat and the other were selecting armor, which generally needed trying on and on-site adjustment based on size, quite time-consuming.
He simply hid in a corner with eyes closed in meditation, to attune to the King Butterfly Cloak as soon as possible, just one hour and he could fly into the sky.
——
Meanwhile, Silver Scale Bay dock.
A medium sailing ship slowly docked, a group of adventurers jumped off, chatting and laughing along the way, but eyes quietly observing everywhere, with some vigilance.
Not far from their berth, a medium sailing ship without a name was being cleaned and repaired, clanging sounds incessant.
“That seems like the Conch?” An adventurer asked doubtfully, with a heavy accent.
“Not seems, it is!”
“This… so arrogant…”
“Don’t look.” A skinny young man raised an item like a compass, the white pointer trembled slightly, steadily pointing right ahead, “Reaction.”
“What place is that?”
“Silver Scale Trading Post.”
“Ah, isn’t that Moon Shadow Kui Ling?”
They exchanged glances, suddenly feeling a bad omen.
The group blended into the crowd, soon arrived at the bustling trading post, passed through the noisy open-air market, from afar saw a tall majestic black horse circling a wooden building.
Curious gazes occasionally fell on it from surroundings, but no one dared approach.
“Good, good…”
“Good what, look at that flag, if the Holy Grail really falls into Waterdeep’s hands, then…”
“Who would bear to sell something like the Holy Grail?”
“Heh, that’s others, can this one be the same?”
For Amn people scarce in spellcasting ability and divine professionals who lost spellcasting ability, the Holy Grail’s value had changed completely, at least multiplied several times, but for a certain genius sorcerer, it seemed not that important.
“You go, pretend to steal the horse, lure him out.”
“Me?”
“Who else? Don’t worry, we’re not the main force, the real…”
