Chapter 49: No Sword
The library incident became a topic of conversation for almost all Seans. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Whether it's a street or a residential community, you can see people gathering together to talk in a low voice.
People's faces are mostly worried and angry. The whole of Sean was filled with condemnation and curses against sinners.
Both Nayin and Werther were worried that Arthur would be provoked by the curses and insults, but the boy remained calm.
No matter how ugly the words were, Arthur had a normal look and couldn't see the ups and downs of his emotions.
Exponentially multiplied the streets of Sean.
The soldiers were alert to all the subtle changes, and their eyes kept scanning, as if they wanted to burrow into people's hearts and find out hidden secrets.
Every time a soldier passed through the patrol, Arthur's openness naturally did not cause any saccade stops. Putting his doubts in his heart, he was like he really hadn't sneaked into the library to steal Char's book, and he hadn't fought with Rhodes, the priest.
Seeing Arthur like this, Witt felt that the best friend in his memory had changed. Not only is it more calm, but the impression is that the child who has always relied on himself is growing at an astonishing rate.
For Werther, this speed is becoming a concern.
The group kept an eye out for the shop signs lining the street as they approached the heart of Se'an. As they approached the market area, they passed by the library and saw that it was surrounded and cut off by layers of guards, and no one was allowed to approach it.
In addition to the workers working on the restoration, Arthur saw some church people talking to the conductor. Those men wore different clothes than ordinary clergy and seemed to represent a different class. Judging by the look on the officer's face, Arthur felt that these people did not belong to Thean's church, or at least were not familiar to the officer.
Arthur wanted to hear what they were saying, so he subconsciously walked that way. Soon the corners of his clothes were grabbed by Nain, and his steps stopped.
"Arthur?" Naine called softly.
One last glance at the churchgoers, Arthur remembered their costumes and turned to squeeze out the crowd of onlookers.
"It's a bit of a pity, but forget it, let's go. As he spoke, Arthur shook his head, reassuring his companion.
After walking for less than ten minutes, the three of them found a blacksmith shop. The display cases in the store are filled with various weapons, and they look of high quality. But there was a group of soldiers talking to the shopkeeper, and two people were standing outside the shop, looking around.
Seeing this scene, a look made contact, and the three of them did not stop at all, walked directly past the blacksmith shop, and continued to walk forward. After walking some distance and making sure they were out of sight of the soldiers, they turned into an alley.
Werther looked at the exits on both sides of the alley and said, "Maybe it's the reason it's closest to the library?"
"If you check this one, all the blacksmith shops in Nasean must have been checked. Arthur lowered his head and leaned his back against the wall, "What if there were all soldiers?"
"And no one knows it's us. Naine said.
Arthur sighed, "Who would have been so coincidental to fix a weapon after the library theft?" ”
Naine asked tentatively, "Then we'll go back when the soldiers are gone?"
Arthur added: "Whether or not there will be soldiers left, the boss will definitely get orders to keep an eye on who will repair the weapons, remember the identities of those people and report them." Maybe a soldier dressed as a guy from the shop is waiting for us to come to the door. Damn, this guy Rhodes, since he let us go, why don't you be happy and do this kind of thing!"
As he spoke, Arthur crouched down and pulled his hair to vent his frustration.
"Yo, angry?" Werther crouched down as well, head to head with Arthur.
The familiar expression of unhappiness made him feel reassured. He thought that Arthur, who expressed his emotions so bluntly, was the Arthur he was familiar with.
"Wouldn't it be strange if we didn't track it down and don't arrest it, you think? ”
Arthur snorted, "I know the truth. ”
"What are you going to do, can you wait until you get to the next town?" Witt smiled, "It's just happened, and it's really too sensitive now. ”
"Other blacksmith ......"
"You also said that one family was investigated, and the others must be the same, right?"
Arthur pursed his lips, subconsciously lifted the saber at his waist and held it in his arms, and did not make a sound for a long time.
Werther and Nein waited patiently, but before Arthur could speak, the sound of the soldiers marching in a neat formation could be heard from a distance, passing through the alley. The three of them looked over and saw that it was the same group of soldiers who were checking in the blacksmith shop.
Arthur stood up, and Witt followed suit. Naine walked to the entrance of the alley, pressed the wall to sense, and quickly got the result. She informed her companions that the soldiers were gone, and that there were no soldiers left in the blacksmith shop.
Nayin's sense was certainly not wrong, but what about the soldiers in civilian clothes who were hidden? Arthur's question companion could not answer.
It's still undecided where to go next, and there's no telling how long we'll have to walk to get to the next town. The thought of not being able to use a sword for an unknown amount of time made Arthur panic, as if he was in danger at any moment and could not do anything himself.
Arthur hated powerlessness, something more horrifying and disgusting to him than fear.
"Even if you can't fix it, it's better to buy a sword for temporary use. It shouldn't matter if you just buy a sword, even the strongest priest Rhodes has been defeated and doesn't feel safe, so it makes sense to buy a weapon just in case. ”
Arthur's wide-eyed look of anticipation amused both Nayin and Werther, and the two nodded in agreement, which made the affirming teenager raise the corners of his mouth and raise his voice: "That's it, there must be a lot of people who have this idea, there should be a lot of Sean people buying weapons in the next few days, we are just one of them!"
"Arthur can't do without a sword. Werther rubbed the top of Arthur's head and walked out of the alley first, while Nayin smiled at Arthur when he staggered and walked out second.
"Yes, yes, no sword. Pouting, the boy stubbornly believed that not having a sword in his hand was more dangerous than any potential danger, and he coquettishly did not express a word of gratitude to his companion who understood him, "Without a sword, I am not me, and I am incomplete." ”
Whispering to himself, Arthur walked out of the alley.
The blacksmith shop looked like it was back to normal, the boss and the guys were busy with the work at hand, and occasionally a guest entered, talked to the boss, and left soon after taking the goods that had been booked.
Arthur was the first to enter the store, pretending to look around at the various weapons on display in the store, but in fact to see if there were any suspicious people. He was half-leaning on the counter, his left arm propped up on the countertop, and his right hand crossed his waist, pretending to enter by chance because of a momentary interest, and he looked a little frivolous.
"Hey boss, you have a lot of stuff here. ”
The boss is an elderly person, and seeing that the guest is a teenager, he still doesn't look serious, and his tone is a little cold: "It's an old store, pick what you want." ”