- Good day. Just looking, trying to figure out how many months I'll have to live on buckwheat. To be honest, I've never been here before; I thought the assortment would be simpler. The weapons are magnificent, though not quite my profile. Anyway, have a good day.
He decided not to bother the saleswoman and headed toward "Hardness". Nobody had been there, right? There had to be a shop somewhere selling practical, inexpensive weapons that one wouldn't mind getting stained with an enemy's insides.
Inside, Sid was met by a man.

- Hello, sir. How may I be of service?
Hardness

Penitence
Damage: 250
Price: 3 040
Type: two-handed weapon
Requirements: strength no less than 40
Features:
- each successful attack reduces the enemy's maximum health by 5% until the value reaches 25% of the maximum

Punisher
Damage: 190
Price: 2 150
Type: two-handed weapon
Requirements: strength no less than 40
Features:
- +1 damage for each point of strength
- Severing ability

Bloodthirsty
Damage: 220
Price: 2 050
Type: polearm
Requirements: strength no less than 40
Features:
- Adrenaline ability (requires Berserker skill)
- the first enemy killed increases accuracy by 1.5 times until the end of the battle

Piercer
Damage: 170
Price: 1 250
Type: two-handed weapon
Requirements: strength no less than 40
Features:
- pierces enemy armor

Crusher
Damage: 230
Price: 2 400
Type: two-handed weapon
Requirements: strength no less than 40
Features:
- cannot be parried
- damage to undead increased by 2 times

Last Witness
Damage: 220
Price: 3 640
Type: two-handed weapon
Requirements: strength no less than 45
Features:
- indestructible
- +0.4 accuracy for each point of strength
- "In Half" ability: five consecutive successful attacks grant the ability to perform a killing blow on the next turn; evasion and parrying do not work

Death Sting
Damage: 200
Price: 3 640
Type: polearm
Requirements: strength and agility no less than 30
Features:
- indestructible
- +0.7 accuracy for each point of strength
- "Impaling" ability: five consecutive successful attacks grant the ability to perform a killing blow on the next turn; evasion and parrying do not work
Infallibility
Price: 3 225
Type: heavy armor
Requirements: strength and endurance no less than 40
Features:
- indestructible
- (-65%) physical damage
- every second hit, the enemy's weapon has a chance (5%) to break
Universal
Price: 3 205
Type: heavy armor
Requirements: strength and endurance no less than 40
Features:
- indestructible
- (-25%) damage of all types
Savior
Price: 2 910
Type: medium armor
Requirements: strength and endurance no less than 20
Features:
- (-35%) physical damage
- Self-Healing ability: restores 50% of health lost in one turn, removes bleeding, cures diseases and poisoning (requires skipping a turn)
Mindfulness (x2)
Price: 720
Type: helmet
Requirements: none
Features:
- (-5%) physical damage
- immunity to stun and submission
Added after 8 minutes
Seeing the guy's thoughts, the girl wanted to subdue him and make him impotent, but realizing that she had caught the desires of another guy — Nebk, Maylin took pity and changed her mind.
After reading the guy's thoughts and seeing no malicious intent in them, Maylin breathed a sigh of relief and decided to consider accepting his offer.
— Well, since fate has brought us together in such an interesting way, and if I don't end up with an extra tail or some other extra body parts after this work, then I see nothing wrong with a new experience, — the collapsit smiled and wagged her tail again, while the entity she summoned rubbed against her legs and then against the stranger's legs. — By the way, my name is Maylin. And how may I address you?
- Cristoll Krikax. Postgraduate student of the Faculty of Alchemy at the Ebet Strekut Academy. Don't worry, we won't be performing experiments on you. You'll get a more tedious job, if you agree, of course. What is your name?
Небо – угроз не слышит
Небо – ведёт особый счёт
Небо – тебя найдёт