I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 70: Leaving Enough Time

"Junior Brother Fang, these are the scales from an adult Iron Rock Armor demon beast. I’d like you to use them as the main material to craft a piece of Upper Grade, form-fitting Inner Armor."

"I can do that." Fang Yun inspected the integrity of the Iron Rock Armor scales, then put them away and asked, "Senior Brother, what are your requirements for this Inner Armor?"

The client’s requirements would determine which auxiliary materials he needed to add during the refining process, as well as how to design the patterns.

"I need strong defensive capabilities. When I’m attacked, it should be able to actively draw on my Spiritual Power to activate."

"Upper Grade Magical Artifacts that can actively draw on Spiritual Power tend to consume a lot of it."

"High Spiritual Power consumption is fine."

"Alright."

Fang Yun noted the requirements. He had already decided on the auxiliary materials he would need for the Inner Armor’s refining.

"Will you be picking it up yourself, Senior Brother, or should I deliver the Magical Artifact to your residence?" Fang Yun gave him two options.

If he had to deliver it, he would charge a delivery fee.

"I’ll pick it up myself."

"Do you know where I live, Senior Brother?"

"Of course I do! Number 88, C Zone, Outer Sect!"

"Alright, you can come pick it up in the morning eight days from now. The deposit is sixteen Lower Grade Spirit Stones. After the refining is complete, you’ll need to pay another forty-eight Lower Grade Spirit Stones."

Normally, Fang Yun could finish refining this Upper Grade Magical Artifact in three days.

He gave himself an extra five days, just in case something else came up.

’A lot can be done in five days.’

"Here you go, Junior Brother Fang. This is the deposit." The Inner Sect senior brother immediately took out sixteen Lower Grade Spirit Stones.

The fee Fang Yun was charging was much lower than he had expected.

In total, he would only be paying Fang Yun sixty-four Lower Grade Spirit Stones upon completion, and that was with Fang Yun covering the cost of the auxiliary materials.

Just to be sure, the Inner Sect senior brother made sure to ask.

"Junior Brother, what about the cost of the auxiliary materials?"

"It’s included."

"Thank you, Junior Brother!" the Inner Sect senior brother said gratefully, feeling like he was getting a great deal.

Excluding Fang Yun, there were now a total of six people here.

That meant six orders for Magical Artifacts. He was only taking a maximum of ten orders, and in just a short time, he was already more than halfway to his goal.

The demand for his Artifact Refining services from his fellow disciples was much greater than he’d anticipated.

After accepting the main materials for the fourth Magical Artifact refining job, Fang Yun couldn’t help but show a slightly awkward expression.

"What’s wrong, Junior Brother Fang?"

"I have a Magical Combat match in a bit, and my Storage Pouch is getting heavy."

A Storage Pouch that was too heavy would undoubtedly affect his performance in the duel. Furthermore, infusing it with Spiritual Power to reduce the weight would consume energy, and that consumption could very well decide the outcome of the match.

"Junior Brother, I’ll be watching your Magical Combat match. Give the materials to me for now, and I’ll give them back to you after your duel is over."

"Same here."

’This was exactly what I was hoping for.’

He took all the materials he had just placed in his Storage Pouch back out and temporarily handed them back to the respective senior brothers and sisters.

After that, Fang Yun went on to inspect materials and collect deposits.

Based on their requests, he planned out the corresponding auxiliary materials for each Magical Artifact.

Soon, Fang Yun had collected six deposits.

Fang Yun’s fees varied, depending on the main materials and the specific requirements for refining the Magical Artifact.

Jobs involving poor main materials but high requirements would certainly command a much higher fee.

When taking these Artifact Refining orders, Fang Yun also made it clear that if he couldn’t find the corresponding auxiliary materials and had to use a lower-tier substitute, he would refund a portion of the Spirit Stones.

This was a very reasonable condition for an Artifact Refiner to set.

Sometimes, you just couldn’t find the right auxiliary materials—it was unavoidable. The Disciple Marketplace was only so large, after all.

Fang Yun couldn’t afford to waste too much time looking for auxiliary materials or waiting for them to appear.

’Huh? Where’s Senior Brother Wen?’

The senior brother named Wen, his opponent for the third Magical Combat duel, was nowhere to be seen.

They had an arranged match, but the man had vanished.

This was the first time Fang Yun had ever encountered such a situation.

"Junior Brother Fang! Junior Brother Fang!"

Fang Yun heard someone calling him from a distance. Following the direction of the voice, he saw none other than the senior brother named Wen.

"Junior Brother Fang, sorry to keep you waiting. I went to get some materials." It turned out Senior Brother Wen also wanted him to refine a Magical Artifact.

"It’s fine, I haven’t been waiting long."

"Junior Brother, how many Magical Artifact refining orders have you taken on so far?"

"Six."

"Good, good."

As he spoke, Senior Brother Wen took out his materials. He wanted Fang Yun to refine an offensive-type Upper Grade Magical Artifact.

Fang Yun followed his usual procedure, first asking about the refining requirements, then collecting a deposit based on them.

’This senior brother’s requirements are clearly aimed at breaking through my defense.’

Fang Yun didn’t mind.

Afterward, the two of them went to register with the Steward and then began their Magical Combat duel on Dueling Platform Two.

The result of the Magical Combat duel was, naturally, another victory for Fang Yun. The Inner Sect Senior Brother Wen failed to break through his defense.

The third Magical Combat match was relatively short, possibly because the Inner Sect Senior Brother Wen had used up a lot of his Spiritual Power while rushing to retrieve his materials.

After the Magical Combat match ended, Fang Yun accepted the last three orders.

He now had orders to refine ten Magical Artifacts.

Fang Yun observed that if he had really pushed it, he could have accepted three more refining orders for Magical Artifacts today.

But ten was ten.

He wouldn’t change his mind for any reason.

Of the ten Magical Artifacts he was to refine, seven were Upper Grade and the remaining three were Middle Grade.

The first senior brother could pick his up in eight days, the second person in eleven, the third in fourteen, and so on.

...

「Near the end of the second month.」

Fang Yun appeared on Artifact Casting Peak once again.

Having collected the necessary auxiliary materials, he was ready to rent an Artifact Refining Room and resume his work.

"Fang Yun, have you been taking on Artifact Refining commissions from the Artifact Casting Peak?" Steward Cai asked when he saw Fang Yun appear again today.

Lately, whenever he was on duty here, he would see Fang Yun.

It couldn’t be a coincidence that Fang Yun always showed up during his shifts. It just meant Fang Yun had been coming here very frequently of late.

"No."

Fang Yun’s denial didn’t surprise Steward Cai. If Fang Yun had really been taking on Artifact Refining commissions from the Artifact Casting Peak, he would have likely heard something about it.

"I’ve been busy refining Magical Artifacts for some senior brothers and sisters."

"I see." Steward Cai nodded, then asked, "In that case, are you free the day after tomorrow?"

’The day after tomorrow?’

Fang Yun thought for a moment, and then he remembered what he had promised Steward Cai: to assist him in refining an Upper Grade Magical Artifact.

The materials for this Upper Grade Magical Artifact were excellent. If he played it safe, there was a chance they could refine a peak Upper Grade Magical Artifact.

"I’m free," Fang Yun replied.

If it were for the day after that, however, he wouldn’t have been free.

The day after that would be the end of the month.

At the beginning of next month, his Combat Talent was due for an upgrade to two stars.