Chapter Twenty-Five: Blacksmith Apprentices Need Part-time Salesmen
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"Recruit knights! Recruit knights! The hunting team on the periphery of the Demon Beast Mountain Range is third-class, and there are thieves and priests."
The scorching midday sun hung over the top of Adventurer's Street, making the already crowded streets even more sweltering.
I stood in the shade of the shade that was hidden by the eaves and the sun did not shine, although I could not feel the heat.
And the main reason why I am standing here in boredom under the scorching sun is that the room opposite me, with the "temporarily closed" hanging at the door, because the tavern is not open yet.
After all, I feel like I'm traveling on a business trip at a public expense, so it's only natural that I collect information as a matter of course.
Then, for a veteran RPG player like me, the tavern is the go-to place to gather intelligence.
If nothing else, you can find out here that there are new monsters, or who has children again, or who is fighting with whom, and so on.
Or if you're lucky, you can even get a hidden quest with great rewards and the like, and watch the young ladies dance by the way.
By the way.
"Eh, brother, it's so hot, do you want to come and have popsicles?".
The owner of the grocery store behind him asked in a seemingly enthusiastic tone, but he actually disliked me for blocking his customers.
After staring at him with disdain, I silently walked away, ignoring the sound of a bastard scolding me behind my back.
"Hmm... It's boring, but the effect of the wall explosion plan is beyond my expectations."
Stare at............
Twenty minutes later, I unilaterally ended my affectionate gaze with the earth dragon.
Looking at the various adventurers on the shopping street in front of me, I suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.
Because before I actually experienced how crowded the Adventurers' Guild was, my plan was to let Catherine let me out early, and then honestly rely on queuing up to get the adventurer's badge.
Then there was the fact that I was too lazy to queue up, and the effect of the expulsion queue adventurer program was surprisingly good.
As a result, aside from the time spent preparing for a terrorist attack, I would never spend more than half an hour in the Adventurers' Association.
So far, I ended today's trip so casually, standing here and watching the adventurers in a daze.
As for the rest of the trip, I was going to go back to the house that had been taken over by Catherine and Serena as my private property.
After all, I'm Catherine's mentor, and I can have some fun while urging her to learn magic, and then after dinner, I'll sneak out to the tavern to pick up my hidden mission.
The premise is that Catherine has deflated.
Looking at the townspeople across the street who were already packing their belongings and preparing to use the dragon to drag their families away, as a brazen exposure of the riot as the culprit I had made, I didn't think it was appropriate to go back at this time.
"Hey, adventurer over there, do you need a weapon?!
I looked at the young man twenty meters diagonally opposite, ready to pass the time in my mind for a dress rehearsal of his life.
The lad is a human being. Well, obviously, he was shirtless and carrying a sledgehammer.
The well-developed biceps muscles should be proof of the amazing arm strength, and judging from the red and hot iron felt beside him, and the way he was sweating profusely at this time, he should be an apprentice in a blacksmith shop or something.
As for the fact that the adventurers came and went, they never entered his deserted blacksmith shop.
Probably because of the arms dealer across from them who just looked like it was a few grades higher.
Although the "jingle bell" percussion never stopped, it is not difficult to see that they are not far from going out of business.
"Oh, by the way, I'm an adventurer on a suspended soldier, so I have to buy a long sword to pretend."
The young man's enthusiasm reminded me that I didn't seem to have a fellow to eat with adventurers.
As a thank you to the apprentice for his kind reminder, I decided to go to their blacksmith shop...... The arms dealer on the other side will try their luck and see if they can buy a weapon that they can pick up by the way.
And rightfully so, after all, I'm not bad for money.
If you just put on a show, there is no need to give up the enchanted weapons in the Chamber of Commerce that are casually priced for thousands of gold coins, but the effect is flashy, and choose the high-quality iron swords that can be used for a lifetime in the century-old blacksmith shop with a guaranteed reputation.
That's right, I just have money and nowhere to spend it.
What's more, as an arms dealer who can have a three-story hall on Adventurer Street, where every inch of land is valuable, the weapons used as decorations will probably only dazzle me, and it is impossible not to meet the right one.
"This handsome adventurer, as a brave warrior, you still need a weapon to take advantage of!"
But as I passed by the blacksmith's shop, the young man took my arm warmly.
With sincere eyes and a kind attitude, he almost took the cowhide rope and tied me up and dragged me into the blacksmith's shop, which was like a furnace.
"Wow, how do you know I'm a warrior?!
Looking at the young guy's enthusiastic face, do you think I'm going to say something like that?
Don't be fooled, he's been repeating this phrase more than a dozen times since I've been standing here for two hours.
Nevertheless, the young man's cleverness cannot be denied. His targets are all down-and-out adventurers wearing cheap armor and wandering in front of the Arms Trader's Chamber of Commerce with a melancholy face, which has led to his undefeated solicitation record today.
"Actually, it's true, it may be a little strange to say that, but I'm actually a runaway aristocrat. Because Zu Xun doesn't buy the best and only buys the most expensive, so I just want a few thousand gold coins of fancy weapons, do you have them here?".
"Uh......".
I was quite satisfied with the lethality of my words, and the blacksmith young man was visibly stunned.
From the strange look in his eyes, I could probably guess that he was probably wondering what kind of thing this brain-dead adventurer was right now.
"When. . . While.. Dangdang.. Don't worry!".
Don't lie... Don't look in the other direction when you say that.
"It's not easy to talk here, if you want, I can take you to the back of the smithy, where my master is, and he is the owner of the smithy."
The blacksmith boy bit his lip and looked thoughtful for a few seconds before he said something like this to me.
Looking at the blacksmith shop, which looked like a burning hell, I turned my face to the young blacksmith and said, "It's too hot, don't go."
Well.. Young man, what is it about the determined flame in your eyes? Your mind is dangerous.
"This handsome warrior, although I don't know where you are a nobleman, but you probably also thought that our blacksmith shop is indeed a little shabby, and based on your intention just now, there will definitely be the weapons you want in the arms dealer on the other side."
The young blacksmith boy was clearly speaking with a clear conscience.
But his next words also succeeded in arousing my curiosity:
"In that case, why give some chance to those small shops that are usually unattended, and since the goddess of fate has guided you here, you may be another good story of those who have found artifacts in ordinary blacksmith shops."
After saying this, the young blacksmith no longer held me, but stood quietly nearby, waiting for my answer.
Yes, it's a shame that the lad doesn't sell insurance.
Since he's got it all to say, it's a little uninteresting for me not to go in.
"Okay .. Then go to the blacksmith shop, but then again, I won't pay for weapons without spending them."
"Of course, wise warriors, please come here."
Seeing that I had the intention of relenting, the blacksmith boy decisively began to lead the way.
This strong sense of solicitation made me wonder if he was a blacksmith.
"I'm sorry, it may seem strange to ask, but are you the kind of apprentice who doesn't need to strike iron?".
"No.. Of course not, in fact, it may be a little helpless to say so......".
The blacksmith looked at me suspiciously, and then sighed:
"Actually, because the blacksmiths of the older generation are too old-fashioned, the quality of the weapons is super first-class, but it makes it difficult for us to do business, and then that... I felt a little flair for business, so I took the initiative to apply to solicit customers."
Looking at the helpless look of the blacksmith guy, sure enough, everyone is a poor guy.
"However, although I have less time to strike iron, I can occasionally chat with beautiful female adventurers."
After a pause, the blacksmith gave me a knowing look and smiled contentedly.