Chapter 283: Looking for a Foundry
The town of East China Rog. A red sun rises on the morning. A small wooden boat quietly docked.
The people on the boat did not leave a trace in the harbor after landing on the island. Even their little wooden boats landed on the island.
"Where are we going to find the artisan, Bit?" Melly elbowed him beside Bit. At the same time, he asked a question.
It was obvious that Bit's heavy sword was broken, but he didn't act in a hurry at all. Now he still has a relaxed face.
"No hurry, Melly. Let's take a stroll around the island first. As he spoke, he led the two men forward.
If you don't worry, don't worry. Bits have always been true to their word. If it weren't for the fact that Bit was still carrying a fragment of his heavy sword in his hand, Merry wouldn't have thought they had come to find a craftsman.
The three of them first went to the most famous attraction in Rogue Town, the execution place of One Piece, and then hit the place where they bought things in the town and walked slowly.
Melly and Ningmeng went shopping. Anyway, they have life cards for each other, and Bit can go to the two of them after he takes care of his own affairs.
After a while, Bit found a knife shop. He walked in. "Boss, I'll ask you about ......"
"Hello guests! I'm the only knife shop in Rogue Town! No matter what kind of knife you want! ”
The shopkeeper greeted Bit warmly, and his standardized opening remarks even interrupted Bit's inquiry.
Fortunately, Bit has always been a well-bred person. After being interrupted by the shopkeeper, he didn't say anything, just quietly listened to the shopkeeper brag about his knives.
It's hard to say that this shopkeeper, who looks to be in his fifties or sixties, has gray hair on his sideburns.
When the shopkeeper noticed that he hadn't listened to the person in front of him all the time he was boasting, he stopped automatically.
"That...... What are you here for? ”
"You made your own knives here?" Bit asked with a smile.
"Ah, yes! That's right! Sir, do you want to make a weapon tailor-made? You've come to the right place! My grandfather managed to build a good knife back then! Craftsmanship is absolutely not to say! ”
Bit tilted his head slightly and handed over the object in his hand. "Then you see, can you repair this sword."
The shopkeeper took the things that Bit handed over, looked at them carefully, and then wiped a cold sweat from his head.
"That...... I would venture to ask, what quality was this knife made of? ”
"Probably the supreme fast knife. Any questions? Bit looked at the slightly balding shopkeeper in front of him and tilted his head slightly.
"Let me put it simply, if I were to repair this sword, I would make each piece of it look like a knife, and then stack these pieces together and fight them together."
Saying this, the shopkeeper paused slightly. Then he continued:
"But my skills weren't good enough to fuse all four pieces of knives together. Even with your help, sir, three tablets is already the limit. ”
Bit was slightly silent, he still believed the words of this knife shop. After all, it is also an indisputable fact that there is only such a knife shop in this Rogue town.
"Then let me ask, do you know where there is a master who casts knives? Is there enough level to repair this knife? ”
However, the shopkeeper sighed and said, "I don't want you to say that, as far as I know, I'm probably the best in the East China Sea." ”
"Then, I can assure you that the knives forged from these four fragments alone will all be of the level of a big fast knife."
Speaking of this, the shopkeeper showed a regretful expression. "But I can't guarantee that the one that fused the three fragments at the end will be at the level of the Supreme Blade."
The shopkeeper with a regretful face suddenly showed a self-deprecating smile:
"Actually, personally, I'd like you to make each of these four pieces a knife. That way, I can also go out and brag that I've reforged one supreme knife into four big knives. ”
Bit was silent for a moment, and then he threw the saber at his waist into the shopkeeper's hand.
The shopkeeper took it and glanced at it silently, it was still a big knife!
"Honestly, boss. I don't lack a big knife. But I'm just the supreme fast knife. Bit said as he looked at the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper took one last look at the four fragments in his hand regretfully. "But my abilities are limited. Honestly, sir. Even if I could put these four pieces together, he wouldn't be able to be a supreme sword. ”
Bit sighed with some regret. To be honest, he also agrees with what the shopkeeper said.
If the Supreme Knife was so easy to say that it would be cast when it was cast, then it would not be the most valuable knife in the world.
"How do you want me to help you?" In the end, Bit still chose to do the recasting work at the owner of the Zeng store.
The shopkeeper reluctantly returned the word and Tao in his hand to Bit. That's one of the twenty-one works of the Great Quick Knife!
He didn't offer to buy the knife or anything like that. A person who uses a big fast knife as a spare knife and takes the supreme big fast knife as a common knife will definitely not look down on this little money.
"So, boss. Let's talk about compensation. Bit said after hanging the word of He Dao back on his waist and looking at the shopkeeper with a smile.
"No, I don't want to be paid!" The shopkeeper suddenly changed his determined expression.
"My grandfather's proudest thing was that he built a good knife! And this time, I'm going to make two big knives with my own hands! ”
Bit was also not polite to this boss. He accepted the kindness of his boss. It's a win-win thing.
"So when are we going to start work?"
"Now!" The shopkeeper said with a firm face.
Then he called his son out to see the shop and took Bit to his foundry.
"Aren't you going to ask your son to do the work for you?" On the way to the foundry, Bit glanced at the shopkeeper beside him and asked.
The shopkeeper let out a long sigh and said, "My son is a little unlucky, and he can't even make a quick knife until now." He didn't have much to accomplish in his life. How should I pass on this skill! ”
Bit pursed his lips, not knowing how to answer his words. After all, it's the shopkeeper's family affair. He didn't know what to say.
"How long will it take us to forge this sword?" Bit changed the subject very bluntly.
"Four days...... Five-day ...... Seven-day ...... 10 days...... Eleven days. We need eleven days. The shopkeeper carefully calculated the time it would take.
"Well, wait for me for a while, and I'll go and tell my partner." Bit confessed to the shopkeeper and left the place after arriving at the foundry.
For eleven days, he didn't know how Merry and Ningmeng were going to spend the time.