Chapter 122: John of the Iron Struck
Where there are people, there is buying and selling, and as an important stronghold for adventurers, there is a lot of trading volume every day!
But martial law has been imposed inside and outside the village, no one dares to blatantly set up stalls, and the usually lively trading area is now empty!
Nowadays, those who dare to open are all doing business, and basically have business licenses issued by the regular army, but even if they do, they don't have any business, they just make a little money!
When dealing with adventurers, you naturally have to understand the market, not to mention that you have to be an adventurer, at least there must be someone around!
There is such a blacksmith shop, the owner is an extremely ordinary middle-aged uncle, except for him, there are no other employees in the shop, and because he is too keen on iron, the boss often forgets to open the door!
I don't do business, I only strike iron, and I rent a stone house with expensive rent, which is so capricious!
Even late at night, the iron is still striking, if it weren't for the sound insulation effect of the stone house, I am afraid it will affect the business of many people!
The location of the blacksmith shop is very remote, and it is the last one at the end of the street, Alice will bring Jarrow here, so naturally she has heard some news!
It is said that the owner's craftsmanship is good, and her two pieces of armor are badly damaged, and if you want to repair them, I'm afraid you can only ask him for help!
It's just that.. The boss has a lot of strange rules, if you want to move him, in addition to sincerity, you have to come up with rare iron ore, or precious metal materials, in short.. You have to be able to get something that makes him tickle!
When I first bought the chain mail, the boss gave Alice a special introduction that even a magic weapon made of black iron would be difficult to damage it!
And the black spear of the wolf rider can easily penetrate the chain mail, and the materials used must be more precious than the black iron!
If the boss doesn't even like this weapon, then Alice will have to sell all the loot and buy a piece of equipment to make do...
Jarrow didn't know what Alice was thinking, and when he saw that the door of the blacksmith shop was closed, he turned his head to look at the equipment recycling shop not far away: "Alice, since this shop is not open, then let's go..."
"Don't worry, wait for me!"
On this outing, Alice was only wearing civilian clothes, and as for the badly damaged armor and chain mail, they were all packed in cloth bags.
Seeing that she put down all the things she was lifting, and then nervously knocked on the window, Jarrow was quite puzzled: "The lights inside are not on, and the boss is definitely not there."
No, there's someone inside!
"Who?"
The voice is rough and impatient, and I don't think they are very welcome.
"Is it Uncle John, please? I've got two pieces of gear broken and want to.."
"Not available! Little girl, I'm busy! There are quite a few blacksmith shops in the stockade, so if you're really in a hurry, you might as well go to the one on the east side of the stockade! β
If you listen closely, it is not difficult to hear the sound of striking iron inside, and you can faintly hear the crisp birdsong, and the boss still raises birds? It's quite Yaxing!
Alice went out yesterday and didn't come back for a long time, so she went to find a blacksmith who could repair her armor, but she didn't even find more than a dozen of them.
If she hadn't happened to find out about John, she would have had to hang out for a while!
"Uncle, since I came to you, I naturally think that only you can help me! Don't worry, I know your rules, so I brought some materials that are more precious than black iron, and I hope..."
Jarrow was depressed: "Wait! Alice, we're going to sell all of this, how can you give it away for nothing? No, I.."
"It's not all giveaways, it's just one or two pieces!" "That's not going to work either!"
Jia Luocai doesn't care what Alice wants to do, these are all obtained by fighting hard, how can he give it away casually!
Now that you are short of money, even if you have one, you can't stick it upside down: don't you just want a well-fitting armor? In the stockade .. Yes, just buy a piece, why do you have to do this?
"Stop arguing! Do you want.. It's not you who have the final say, let's talk about it first! β
In the blink of an eye, Jarrow and Alice were standing in the blacksmith shop: amazing!
It turns out that the door is just a disguise, there is no store door at all, you only need to get the owner's permission, and it will be teleported in!
Different from Jarrow's expectations, the interior of the blacksmith shop is not cluttered, except for the necessary tools, there are no other superfluous furnishings, and even the shelves are too lazy to do it.
"What are you doing there? Get your stuff out! β
The black spear wrapped in a white cloth was too long to pick up, so it was held by Jarrow.
Thinking that it should be worth a lot of money, Alice motioned to Jarrow not to move. Under Jarrowna's tangled gaze, she took out the twin swords from the sack: "Huh? It's not black iron, it's black silver that's rarer than black iron, it should have been obtained from goblins, right? Oh, with such a rough forging process, I'm afraid they are the only ones! β
Uncle John has been striking iron all the time, and his partner is a small and delicate fire spirit bird, who is moving around the small table, leisurely eating corn kernels, and not forgetting to add fire to the stove!
The Fire Spirit Bird, a fire-type monster with fiery red feathers, is one of the most common demons. It is only close to its owner, and although it is not harmful, if it is provoked, the consequences will be serious!
There are many people in the village who raise fire spirit birds, but this is the first time Jarrow has seen such a special fire spirit bird!
The crown and tail feathers are a gorgeous lilac, and the flames are mixed with purple flames, which is probably the result of careful breeding!
As for Uncle John, his face was full of stubble, his body was very thick, he should not be more than 40 years old, wearing a heat-resistant apron, wrapped in a white turban, smoking a cigarette, and staring at the big iron pier.
Seeing that he kept beating on a broken stone, Jarrow said, "Uncle, that stone is like that, what else are you knocking?" That one.. We want to sell some weapons and equipment from you, you..."
"Go out and turn left.. There's an equipment recycling shop, you go there! β
Turn left when you go out? Tell me.. Where's the door?
Jarrow was depressed: "Then what are you still doing with us in?" β
"You're just in passing, I mainly want to hear it... What's so difficult about the little girl! Say, do you want me to tailor a set of equipment for you? Or .."
"Please also ask Uncle to help me fix these two pieces of equipment!"
As soon as he took it out, John kept shaking his head: "It's all ruined like this, do you still want to repair it?" Buy again.."
"No! Not enough money.. Just one aspect, the key is... I love them so much that I ask my uncle for help! β
Jarrow didn't understand Alice, her armor wasn't very valuable, so she bought a pair... It doesn't cost much. As for the chain mail, it is a little more expensive, but it is not more than 5 silver!
When all the loot is sold, buy her a new pair... It shouldn't be a problem! So why is she so stubborn? Is it really just because of like?
Not only was he depressed, but John was also depressed: ". . . Okay, since I'm just helping you repair two pieces, then I won't ask you much, just keep those two swords. As for the rest, take it all! β
"Hmm... I'm too busy to fix it for you right now, so I'll come back the day after tomorrow to get it! β
Seeing that he agreed, Alice was very happy, so she made an exception and smiled: "Thank you very much!" β
"Don't rush to say thank you! Know my rules, right? β
"Yes, uncle, please say, as long as I have it."
John was always busy with his hands, he had never looked at Jarrow before, but now he stopped what he was doing, and began to look at Jarrow who came in by the way: "I don't want you to do anything, I just want him!" β
I?
Jia Luo was speechless: "Uncle, don't you want me to help you strike iron?" Sorry.."
"Don't overthink it! I can feel it.. The magic inside you is special! And the iron I'm forging... It's also special, I need your help! Don't bother, all you have to do is use magic to light the stove! You're a magician, you should.. Oh? Are you a dark magician? β
Due to Alice's cold gaze, Jarrow agreed to the errand!
Just add a fire?
The fire in the furnace was blazing, and Jarrow desperately released the black flames, and he didn't add a fire to the stove, it should have been absorbed by the red fire!
Seeing the fire spirit bird looking at him disdainfully, Jarrow was very depressed: Am I being despised?
"That.. Jarrow, can you do it? If it doesn't work.."
"Hmph, who said I can't do it! Look ahead! β
If the Black Flame Technique doesn't work, then simply use the [Great Black Flame Technique]!
Jarrow knew very well that the stove was very special, and he didn't dare to hold it up, so he pulled up the grunt: "Oh? Not bad! Okay, I'm still busy, and now that the deal is done, then I won't give it to you! β
In the blink of an eye, he was sent out of the blacksmith shop, and before Jarrow could finish releasing his magic, he was doing this, and the magic circuit in his body was almost blocked!
After confirming that it didn't matter, Jarrow complained: "Alas, that uncle is too unkind, right?" Alice, are you sure he can..."
Fortunately, except for the twin swords and the equipment that Alice needs to repair, the rest have been sent: "I believe he can!" All right! Since the uncle agreed, then we will come back the day after tomorrow! Let's go get rid of all this stuff! β
The equipment recovery shop is nearby, and Jarrow has no time to negotiate with the boss because of the excessive consumption of mana.
As soon as he put the last bouncing candy in his mouth, he made a mistake: Gollum was right, driving it... It's a little reluctant, and now I even have the money to buy bouncing candy.. It's hard to squeeze it out, do you really want to try the method he said?
No, not yet! It's just that.. The monster will come soon, my magic power is so little, it is difficult to even protect myself, if the stockade is breached, I am afraid I can only count on Blue!
"Jarrow, why are you always in a daze? If you're tired, we'll go back! β
"Huh? Oh, stuff.. You've sold them all? How much did it sell? β
The owner of the recycling shop is very picky, and no matter how valuable the treasure is, he buys it at half the market price. Weapons from Goblins... It's very good, but it's not worth it if you sell it again!
As for the armor that was taken from the goblins, they were all cheap and couldn't be sold for much money, and in the end they sold a total of 36 silver and 40 copper, in addition to the 10 silver that needed to be returned to Kuroshiro, and 26 silver, just.. Charles and Little Wolf's equipment hasn't been repaired yet, so I'm afraid there won't be much money left!
Money! It's not the way to go on like this! You have to think of a way to make money!
"Jarrow, it's almost noon, can you hurry up?"
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