A certain American comic book's secondary profession master

Chapter 40 Black Magic Runes

"I thought the magical equipment you gave me would be something like the flashy stuff in the game—but it's actually quite simple..." Tony said, looking at the set of 'clothes' placed in front of him.

"It's just that the color is simple, but the material is high-grade silk, and it's one of the very few clothes that can be worn underneath, so it won't prevent you from wearing other clothes and battle suits," Li Wei explained.

The black lacquered suit that he prepared for Tony was quite famous among tailors.

In the game, the Black Magic Pattern Set consists of six parts: headband, boots, outer garment/robe, gloves, shorts, and shoulder pads.

However, Li Wei excluded the gloves and chose the outer garment over the outer coat.

Why was this outfit chosen for Tony?

Because this set of equipment, although described as outerwear, is actually clearly "underwear".

Moreover, this outfit comes in men's and women's versions.

The men's version is okay.

The women's version... is great. The so-called boots are actually long socks, and the shorts really only have a waistband...

(Black Magic Pattern)

Because this equipment is designed like underwear, there's no need to worry about it interfering with wearing the Iron Man suit.

Furthermore, this set of equipment primarily increases intelligence and spirit attributes, making it very suitable for Tony, a "highly intelligent" individual.

This is also why Li Wei removed the gloves; they were the only piece in the Black Mage set that increased spell power, or spell damage, which was useless to Tony.

"But I always feel like you're humiliating me..." Tony said to Levi with a serious expression, picking up the item called the Black Magic-Patterned Boots, which was actually more like a pair of stockings.

"Hey, you're really framing me. Don't you think the real era of magic was the Middle Ages? So most magical equipment was based on the styles of that era. Think about medieval nobles, you've seen the portrait of Louis XIV, right? You know Jarvis, right?" Levi explained with a wronged expression, and then asked Jarvis for confirmation—not long after the Alliance's temporary base was connected to the network, Jarvis connected at Levi's suggestion.

"Yes, sir, what Mr. Li said is true!" Jarvis confirmed Li Wei's statement—medieval nobles did indeed like to wear stockings.

It's not because Levi deliberately made it into a women's style.

Yes, it is like that.

Even with Jarvis's confirmation, Tony still felt a strong aversion to the "stocking".

"You can try it. If you really don't like it, then don't wear it!" Li Wei said nonchalantly upon seeing this.

"Okay, I'll give it a try..." Tony gritted his teeth, picked up the clothes, and went to his lounge—the whole building belonged to him, so it was normal for him to have a lounge for himself.

After a while, Tony came out again.

However, there was no visible change in appearance; he was still wearing the same suit he had arrived in.

I just don't know what's inside...

"Ahem, this set of underwear is quite comfortable to wear." Tony coughed twice in response to Li Wei's appraising gaze.

This is no exaggeration. After silk is soaked in magic potion and becomes magic-patterned cloth, it can not only be used to make high-level equipment, but its comfort is also increased. It is more skin-friendly than ordinary silk and is warm in winter and cool in summer.

It's infinitely better than any big brand's haute couture.

"Is it just about comfort?" Li Wei asked.

"Hmm, definitely more than that... After putting on this outfit, I feel that my thinking and perception of the outside world have become clearer. Is this the effect of magic? It's amazing!" Tony said after carefully experiencing the benefits that the outfit brought him, prompted by Levi's reminder.

This feeling is quite magical.

It can be said to be very good.

Tony even grew to like the feeling immediately.

The slight annoyance I felt earlier because of the "stockings" vanished instantly.

All that's left is the phrase "it smells so good!"

"I'm glad you like it. I've also enchanted this outfit, but compared to the outfit itself, the bonus from the enchantment is negligible." Li Wei nodded in agreement. Just like in the game, enchanting is one of the most difficult secondary professions to master even in the real world.

Moreover, in the game, you can at least directly purchase various enchanting materials or purchase high-level equipment to dismantle and level up.

It's too difficult in the real world; the "equipment" that can be found in ordinary times is all of very low level.

Most of them, like the guns he got from Stark Industries, required a low level of disassembly, and the resulting materials were also of low quality.

Even the two guns in his house were the most advanced equipment he had ever seen—well, no, excluding the magical artifacts from Kamar-Taj.

The artifacts of Kamar-Taj require a very high level to dismantle.

The worst bow Li Wei had ever seen required over 200 skill points to dismantle.

In other words, the average equipment level of Kamar-Taj has exceeded level 50—truly worthy of being Earth's top combat force and the first line of defense against dimensional invasion.

But precisely because the demand level is too high, Li Wei can't break it down...

Furthermore, Kamar-Taj is quite strict about the protection of its magical artifacts...

Out of respect for the Ancient One, it's fine for Li Wei to borrow a few items, but to dismantle them... well, let's just find a way to continue improving our tailoring, forging, and leatherworking skills, and then produce and sell them ourselves.

Well, speaking of which, he hasn't practiced leatherworking much yet.

However, it's not really needed.

Because Li Wei is not an agile melee fighter.

As a mage, cloth armor is sufficient to meet most of his needs.

As for close combat, he will soon have an Iron Man suit.

Therefore, there is really no demand for leather armor.

If someone like Black Widow or Hawkeye joins the team in the future, he might consider training with them.

Wait, that's not right.

Levi suddenly thought of Uncle Frank.

He can use it!

They just use guns more often, which doesn't mean they don't engage in close combat.

The demand for hand-to-hand combat is actually quite high.

Hmm, looks like I'll have to get some leather.

But the leather is also a problem.

He had already acquired a lot of leather, but the best he could find was medium-grade sheepskin and cowhide, which was even worse than what the previous tailor had made.

Hmm, we could try buying some crocodile skins first.

Li Wei remembers that crocodile farming in Southeast Asia was quite large-scale, and later many people in China also started raising them.

It seems like we're going to run out of money again...

"One set isn't enough. Could you prepare a few more sets for me to change into?" Tony asked.

In fact, for Tony, the world's richest man, it's rare for him to wear a piece of clothing twice.

But this is magical equipment, not ordinary clothes, so it's impossible to wear it only once.

You should at least be able to change and wash them, right?

See, here comes the money!

However, having already taken the Iron Man suit, Li Wei felt a little guilty about charging him for a few more sets of cloth armor.

But doesn't Li Wei have something else?

(End of this chapter)