The Low-key Evil Wizard BOSS-Chapter 57 - 53: [Miss Craftsman]: Invisibility Cloak

Chapter 57: Chapter 53: [Miss Craftsman]: Invisibility Cloak

Early morning!

The food on the dining table was exceptionally lavish.

Croissants, bacon, sausages, eggs, hash browns, baked beans, a vegetable salad, a clear soup, and mixed fried meatballs—enough food for three people.

Zorn read the Ogrande Steam Daily while casually and quickly eating his meal.

The news in the Ogrande Steam Daily was filled with triumphant reports from the war against the Rat Plague.

Every section was filled with photos of rat corpses.

Among them were a number of giant Calamity Rats, as well as the humanoid "Nightmare Ratmen."

At the same time, some sections also began to subtly mention a mysterious Extraordinary Power.

During this time, the Rat Plague and the mysterious power had become topics of both fear and fervent discussion among the people of Ogrande City.

Not only that, but the Rat Plague in Ogrande City had also become a hot-button issue drawing attention from humans across the entire continent.

"Young Master Zorn, your appetite recently... it’s astonishingly good!"

Vanessa, the maid serving Zorn, said softly with a smile in her eyes.

The old butler, Frank, had warned them that if anyone let slip that the young master had grasped a mysterious power, they would be immediately expelled from the manor.

Although she knew Young Master Zorn had grasped an unbelievable mysterious power, his astonishing appetite still gave Vanessa quite a shock.

"This is a mysterious Extraordinary Power. Vanessa, you have considerable aptitude in this area. Perhaps you’ll be able to grasp it in the future as well."

Zorn said, glancing at Vanessa.

"Ah! Really?"

Vanessa was startled, her eyes filled with a glimmer of envy and curiosity.

"Of course, it’s true."

’In the original story’s setting, Vanessa did indeed have a remarkably high aptitude for the Extraordinary, coupled with a loyalty that bordered on devotion.’

’Once she was trained, she could absolutely become one of my most capable subordinates.’

’As my enterprise gradually expanded, especially after the magical Wizard’s Castle was constructed, someone had to watch the house when I wasn’t around.’

’Vanessa was clearly the perfect person for that role.’

’Therefore, I naturally wouldn’t forget to cultivate one of my own.’

’Although at this stage, I could help her obtain a decent Sequence, that wasn’t what I wanted.’

’For Vanessa to acquire a powerful Sequence, she would have to wait a while longer.’

After finishing breakfast and spending some more time in the study digesting his food and the offerings, Zorn finally changed into a set of ordinary clothes and went out.

Dressing too well in the Old Town District not only made you an easy target for thieves but also attracted a lot of attention.

A black jacket that was laundered clean but clearly somewhat old, a simple pair of coarse linen trousers, a pair of well-fitting gray canvas shoes, and a wide-brimmed, black-and-white woven hat.

Summer had arrived, and even men would wear hats with wider brims to block out the sun.

This fashion trend was said to have blown in from Saintisman.

Zorn quite liked it!

As mid-June approached, the sun grew increasingly fierce.

...

Sometime after ten in the morning.

The Old Town District, on Beilan Long Street.

In a fifth-floor café of a building built against a hill.

Using the Witch’s Mask, Zorn once again transformed into a listless, indifferent young man.

This was the delivery spot he had arranged with the Craftsmanship Master, Lydia Daniel.

Soon, Zorn sensed the Craftsmanship Master entering the café.

Zorn opened the door to his private booth, leaned halfway into the hallway, and waved to Lydia as she entered.

"Good afternoon! ...Sir!"

Lydia, who had just entered the private booth, greeted Zorn very politely, but she didn’t know his name or alias.

"You can call me ’Mr. Giant.’"

Zorn had prepared a secret codename for himself long ago.

’After all, I’m standing on the shoulders of giants—the Players.’

’My achievements and trajectory are all thanks to the selfless contributions of those "giants."’

’This codename didn’t just refer to me, but to an entire group of people.’

"Mr. Giant?"

She silently committed the name "Mr. Giant" to memory.

Lydia quickly took out the completed Spiritual Statue and the cloak-like invisibility item.

The Spiritual Statue was an endearingly charming maneki-neko, a beckoning cat.

It was perfectly reasonable to place it in an office as a decoration.

As for the invisibility item, it had been made into a more discreet cloak at Lydia’s suggestion.

Players often preferred their equipment and accessories to be more exaggerated and abstract, making a cape the undoubtedly better choice for them.

But Zorn’s current identity was clearly not suited for a "cape."

A well-fitting "Invisibility Cloak" was more practical.

"After you put it on, all you need to do is..."

While Lydia was still explaining, Zorn had already put on the brown Invisibility Cloak.

As he connected with the Invisibility Cloak’s Invisibility Attribute, Zorn’s entire body rapidly faded and dissipated into thin air.

Lydia’s heart skipped a beat.

’This gentleman’s Spiritual quality is so powerful.’

’For this kind of magical Extraordinary Artifact, the stronger one’s Spiritual quality, the better the effect tends to be.’

’In her Perception, this gentleman should be a Fighting Master.’

’And Fighting Masters, it seemed, were not known for their "Spiritual" quality.’

’Perhaps his Level is very high. He is a knowledgeable and very wealthy nobleman, so it would be normal for his Level to be a bit higher.’

"Very nice!" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Zorn praised, quite satisfied, after deactivating the cloak’s invisibility effect.

’Although some of the finer details weren’t quite polished yet, that was only because Lydia’s Level wasn’t high enough.’

’The overall attributes of this magical cloak are very balanced and stable. It’ll be good enough for me for a long time.’

After accepting the final payment from Zorn, Lydia let out a long sigh of relief, her heart trembling slightly.

’Although she had earned a little money before, most of the time her expenses were greater than her income.’

’After all, she had to constantly train her own Extraordinary Abilities and deal with those magical resources.’

’All of that was extremely expensive.’

’This time, the payment was a full 240 gold pounds.’

’Excluding the cost of most of the materials, she could still earn at least 40 to 60 gold pounds.’

’This was the single largest profit she had made since becoming a Craftsmanship Master.’

’This time, she personally and truly experienced the earning potential of a Craftsmanship Master.’

After stowing the two Extraordinary Artifacts in his small, brown, monster-hide suitcase, Zorn slowly began to speak.

"If you’re willing, you can leave me a specific way to contact you. I might be able to introduce you to some orders for crafting Extraordinary Artifacts."

’I will need quite a few Extraordinary Artifacts crafted in the future. Giving the future Legendary Artisan more orders will allow her to grow better and faster.’

How could Lydia refuse upon hearing he would introduce her to more jobs?

She immediately wrote down her contact information on a piece of paper. Of course, she was also being cautious.

She wrote down her landlady’s contact information.

’Although that fierce old woman hounded her tenants for rent on the first of every month, she was still very responsible.’

After tucking away the contact information, Zorn glanced out the window, then turned to Craftsmanship Master Lydia and asked in a gentle voice,

"Miss Lydia, you live around here. Do you happen to know the specific locations of any charitable organizations nearby that distribute food to the poor?"

Miss Craftsman thought for a moment before replying.

"There are several similar charities around here. Every winter, they hand out food to the homeless."

"Without them, I’m afraid many homeless people would starve to death on the streets each winter."

For the sake of municipal aesthetics, Ogrande City distributes food in the Old Town District to confine the homeless there.

This ensures the cleanliness and tidiness of the Bay Area and the New City District.

As for the Fog Zone, not even dogs would go there, let alone the homeless.

In the midst of their conversation, the kind Miss Craftsman once again wrote down the specific locations of several charities for Zorn, showing she was very familiar with the area.

"Thank you very much for the information."

Zorn stood up and thanked Miss Craftsman.

’Now that I have the equipment and know the specific locations, the next step is to go and check out these charities.’

’I need to see which one is the Forbidden Bloodline, that Evil God Organization.’