Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 1137 Pigments
Shi Jia looked at her in surprise, "You want me to customize a spirit whip?"

If I remember correctly, outsiders only know that he can make longswords, right?
“Yes.” Chengzi nodded.

“Hmm, no problem. However, I need to redesign the spirit whip.” Shi Jia thought for a moment. “If you want a unique spirit whip, you’ll need to pay an additional 1,000 qing crystals for the design fee. Otherwise, you’ll need to pay an additional 100 qing crystals for the design fee.”

This is the basic fee for a creative professional.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zi swallowed hard. "Three hundred green crystals!" Although she came from the Cheng family in the Orange District, she was not from the main family, but from a branch family, and she was not their only child.

She needed to borrow 100 more cyan crystals from her family. She had earned the crystals herself through missions and had saved up 50 crystals by living frugally.

Where is she going to find a hundred crystals?
“Of course, are you sure you want to customize it?” Shi Jia thought for a moment and said, “I will design at least five formations for you, such as flame, sharpness, gale, entanglement, etc. You can also offer your own suggestions.”

"Oh, wait, I heard that other people also customized different effects, how come..."

Shi Jia shook his head. "It's different. The design of the longsword is already very complete, and the position of the formation is also fixed. It can be changed as needed to achieve the desired effect. But if you customize a spirit whip, I will need to redesign a whip. Whether it's the shape or how the formation should be embedded in it, I need to recalculate."

Cheng Zi nodded upon hearing this, then gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll have it custom-made. But I don't have that many crystals on me. Can I use this as a discount?"

As she spoke, she took a box out of her mustard seed bag and handed it to Shi Jia.

Shi Jia took the box and opened it. The box was divided into four compartments, containing four kinds of pigment powder, which were bright and eye-catching. Most importantly, they were filled with a rich energy.

Red, yellow, blue, and white!

"This is the purest color, and I collected it with great difficulty," Cheng Zi said. She originally planned to use it when she advanced to the Azure Rank, but plans can't keep up with changes.

Shi Jia nodded. "This box of paints is quite good, but the quantity is a bit small. Let's say it's 100 cyan crystals." It would probably be used up in one painting if he painted something a little bigger, but he was somewhat surprised by the energy contained in the paints.

It contains more than twice the energy of the twelve-color mineral pigment box that Ziyue gave her.

Cheng Zi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. 100 Qingjing (azure crystals) were slightly more valuable than this box of paints, but not by much. She'd still made a profit. But the next second, she couldn't help but want to complain. What did she mean by "slightly less"? Didn't she know how difficult it was to collect such pure colors?

Shi Jia looked at Cheng Zi, "Are you in a hurry to use it?"

The latter shook his head.

"Okay, how about I give it to you when school starts next semester?"

"So long?" Chengzi asked instinctively.

“Isn’t the Blue Team going to have intensive training during the summer vacation? I might not have much time to design for you,” Shi Jia said.

"Okay, then." Chengzi nodded.

A silence fell over the room. Shi Jia, wondering why she hadn't left yet, couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything else, Senior Cheng Zi?"

"No, junior, have you had dinner yet? How about I treat you?" Cheng Zi suddenly asked very enthusiastically.

Shi Jia shook her head, "Not yet, but I have something to discuss with Teacher Dai Qing, so I won't be with you, senior."

“It’s alright, I happen to be free. Shall we go find Teacher Daiqing together? And then grab a bite to eat?” Cheng Zi suggested, but then quickly added, “Um, I also want to discuss the custom-made spirit whip with my junior brother later.”

Oh, so you were worried that I would take the deposit and not do the work.

Shi Jia nodded. "Okay, if you'd like, let's go together." He then turned and left.

Cheng Zi breathed a sigh of relief and followed after him. Junior Shi Jia seemed a bit too inconsiderate.

"What brings you to Teacher Daiqing, junior?" Chengzi asked instinctively, remembering that Teacher Daiqing was the first person to commission Shi Jia to create a spirit weapon. "Is the spirit sword you commissioned for Teacher Daiqing finished?"

Shi Jia was startled upon hearing this. How did she know? He subconsciously looked at Cheng Zi with suspicion.

Cheng Zi felt uncomfortable being stared at. "Junior, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Senior guessed right." Shi Jia looked away. "Huh?" Cheng Zi reacted, her eyes widening. "It really materialized?"

"Ah."

"Wow, so fast! I thought I'd have to wait until the end of the semester." Teacher Dai Qing lovingly touched the spirit sword in her hand. Both the patterns on the sword and its accompanying attack effects surprised her.

"Wind and Thunder?" Dai Qing asked in surprise, noticing the characters on the sword hilt that were almost integrated with the patterns.

Shi Jia nodded, "According to your request, I changed the Blazing Flame Array into a Thunder Array, so I named this sword Wind and Thunder."

"Okay, thank you." Dai Qing was a little excited. She gripped the hilt of her sword, drew it out, and casually twirled it a few times in the air. "Crack~" This was the effect of the lightning array.

Cheng Zi, standing beside her, watched with shining eyes, her mind filled with images of herself wielding a lightning whip to kill the turbid beasts. "Hiss, wouldn't that mean one whip for every turbid beast?"
"What?" The two looked at her in confusion.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Cheng Zi looked at her blankly, wondering why she was being looked at like that.

Shi Jia and Dai Qing exchanged a glance and smiled. Shi Jia said, "Teacher Dai Qing, I have delivered the spiritual artifact, so I won't bother you any longer."

"it is good."

Teacher Daiqing couldn't wait to take the Wind and Thunder Sword back home. "Xiao Xuan, quickly look at this!"

Dai Yuxuan, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV out of boredom, looked over impatiently. When his gaze fell on the long sword in Teacher Dai Qing's hand, he instinctively became unhappy.

"You didn't call me back just for this thing, did you?" Dai Yuxuan asked.

“This is a spirit sword comparable to a blue-grade one. Didn’t you always want your mother to materialize a spirit sword for you? Come and take a look.” Teacher Dai Qing walked over to Dai Yuxuan and sat down, handing him the Wind and Thunder Sword.

Dai Yuxuan was surprised to hear this. "Did you manifest this?" He remembered that his mother had not manifested any magical artifacts since her paintbrush was damaged last time.

Teacher Daiqing shook her head. "No, didn't I tell you a few days ago about one of my students manifesting a green-tier spiritual artifact? Here, this is what he manifested."

"Although he's only a first-year student, his abilities shouldn't be underestimated. In a few years, he'll probably surpass me," Teacher Daiqing sighed.

Unbeknownst to her, Dai Yuxuan's eyes were lowered and his hands were clenched tightly. Suddenly, he threw the Wind and Thunder Sword onto the coffee table.

"enough!"

Dai Qing was startled. "Xiao Yu, what are you doing?"

Dai Yuxuan looked at her, his eyes filled with anger, shame, and sadness.

Dai Qing was taken aback by the stare, "Xiao Yu..."

Dai Yuxuan opened her mouth but said nothing, and stood up to walk out.

"Xiaoyu? Where are you going?" Daiqing asked hurriedly.

"Today's training tasks are not yet complete," Dai Yuxuan said curtly.

"Oh, okay, then be careful during your training. Oh, and bring the Wind and Thunder Sword with you, practice more, and try to get good grades on the final exam." Dai Qing picked up the Wind and Thunder Sword and chased after Dai Yuxuan.

Dai Yuxuan quickened her pace and said in a harsh tone, "I'm used to using a knife, not a sword! Since it's a sword manifested by your precious student, you should keep it for yourself."

Dai Qing was taken aback, finally noticing that Dai Yuxuan's mood was off. "Xiao Yu, stop!"

Dai Yuxuan paused for a moment, then quickened her pace.

"Dai Yuxuan!" Dai Qing was furious. Watching his figure gradually disappear into the night, her eyes were cold, yet concealed a trace of sorrow that no one could detect. "Father and son are two of a kind!"

She turned and went back into the room, placed the Wind and Thunder Sword on the coffee table, and sat there blankly for a long time.

The wall clock ticked away, but the door to the room and the person on the sofa remained completely still.