The dim light is the first impression after entering the room. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

To the right of the gate is the center of the house, where there is a small round table with three or two benches scattered around the wooden table, on which is placed an oil lamp and a basket of several fruits. The surface of the apple-sized fruit is scattered with colorful markings, making it impossible to feel the possibility of "eating" at all. The flame of the oil lamp emitted a little black smoke and slowly disappeared directly above the table, where a lantern hung from the ceiling, and the old stone walls were reflected in the warm yellow of the light. There was also a fireplace on the wall opposite the table, and the sound of a crackling fire came from the fire, and a few sparks jumped on the cracked floor, then faded out of sight. Looking along the cracks, Duan Qing saw a section of wooden tabletops and fences that surrounded part of the space, forming a counter-like place, and on the wall behind the counter hung some weapon-like objects, including ordinary swords, shields, and tools that Duan Qing didn't recognize at all.

There was also a door behind the counter that seemed to lead to another room, and the tinkling sound came from the crack in that door, which had now stopped. As heavy footsteps approached, the door opened.

Dark skin, sweat stains, and a bald head that shimmered in the light. The man who walked out did not look very old and tall, but he looked quite sturdy, he was bare-chested, and a towel was on his shoulder, and the gray and black on the towel concealed its original whiteness. The man wiped his face with the end of the towel, then wiped his bald head and grinned at Iron Ambition.

"Here we are." He said, then tilted his head: "This ......"

"Friends." Iron Ambition stepped forward, then untied a small package hanging from his waist with his right hand and handed it to the man on the other side of the counter: "This is what you want, please take a look." ”

The bald man took it, untied the rope on it, and drank the large cup on the table while looking at the contents of the package with his spare eyes. Iron Ambition stood aside, looking a little nervous, or rather excited: "I have encountered some trouble in the middle, I don't know if there is any damage......"

The man put down the cup, took out a few pieces of oilcloth from the package, after unraveling it, several herbs were wrapped in it, the man picked up one of them with his hand, put it in front of the light and observed it, his serious expression gradually eased, and he nodded slowly: "It's this......"

Iron Ambition's shoulders relaxed, and then said as if expectantly, "Hope is still in time." ”

"Of course." The blacksmith-like man's voice was low and golden: "Faster than expected."

The man turned around, picked up a sword from under the wall, and turned his head to hand it to Iron Ambition.

Iron Ambition took it, and raised his sword-wielding hand.

It was a broad-edged sword, the blade was silver, it looked nearly a meter long, the blade was four fingers wide, a blood groove was carved in the middle, the hilt was more than ten centimeters long, and some black tape like rubber was wrapped on it. Iron Ambition held the hilt of the sword, raised the blade into the air and looked at it for a while, then took it down and put it in front of his eyes to take a closer look, and found some characters engraved on the end of the hilt, the meaning of the characters was unknown, but Iron Ambition didn't care.

"The sword is 0.9 berry long and 0.8 fats wide, although it is still far from the army's standard weapons, but it is still sharp enough." The bald man said a lot of words this time, and he looked proud, and seemed to be quite satisfied with this work.

"Thank you very much." Iron Ambition tipped his sword into his waist and bowed strangely to the blacksmith, "This sword is the best I've ever seen." ”

The bald man grinned, and under his black skin, his white teeth were very eye-catching: "I should thank you." He pointed to the herbs on the counter: "You helped me a lot".

"I hope your wife is safe." Iron Ambition said, "Well, if nothing else......"

The blacksmith didn't speak, but raised his right arm in motion.

Iron ambition understood what he meant, so he said goodbye a few more words, and only when the bald man was about to return to the previous room did he beckon Duan Qing to leave. At this moment, Duan Qing glanced back.

Then he took a few steps forward, pressing one hand down on the counter before the swarthy figure was gone.

"This uncle, I want weapons too!"

The atmosphere around him seemed to be a little lower, and the man who was about to disappear in front of the two stopped pushing the door, slowly turned his head, looked at the man with short black hair, and then raised his hand and pointed to the wall behind him.

"The price is on the counter and there is a table."

Hey, is it still self-service shopping...... Duan Qing's heart couldn't help but shout.

But it's not that easy to get rid of me like that.

"This uncle." Duan Qing patted the wooden table with both hands: "I want ...... A weapon with the same inscription on it. ”

The temperature in the air has become even lower.

The bald man let go of the doorknob and turned his whole body around. Then he swiped his hand and walked back slowly: "You say...... What the? ”

"Ahem......" Because of the close distance, the sturdy man in front of him copied a certain iron tool in his hand, but Duan Qing saw it, so he hurriedly coughed twice to ease the tense situation: "I mean...... This uncle, seeing that your skills are superb and your methods are skillful, you must be a famous teacher......"

The blacksmith was silent, his eyes as if they were staring at his prey.

"That ......" Duan Qing waved his hand: "I want to think about it, isn't it Fisher?" Gerrard? Or is it Campascius? Ahh......h

The blacksmith looked at him, and the steel ambition behind him also looked at him. Iron Ambition wondered in his heart, how could this rookie big brother know so many celebrities, could it be that he was a veteran free world veteran like himself...... Only Duan Qing was in a cold sweat in his heart, because he didn't know the names he said.

But the next moment, the blacksmith's face finally changed.

"Are you a military worker?"

Seeing the other party's slightly narrowed eyes, Duan Qing knew that he had finally guessed correctly.

The so-called military workers are those who specialize in providing technical services to certain military units. There are many aspects of this kind of service, but judging from the profession of the uncle in front of him, there is probably only one service he can provide, and that is the creation of weapons and equipment.

"I remember you just said the word 'standard weapon', and I think I'm very familiar with this aspect, so if I'm lucky enough to get your craft, I'll definitely be able to do it in my future adventures......"

Duan Qing's words stopped, because the uncle in front of him raised a hand.

"I see." The blacksmith replied, "I...... Yes, but it was. ”

Duan Qing also narrowed his eyes.

"You wouldn't mind, huh?" The bald uncle looked at Duan Qing.

"Of course, I'm still an unknown adventurer, and there are naturally many places that need help, and it's my honor to be able to get the work of a master like you." Duan Qing lowered his head and covered the sharp light in his eyes by bowing: "However, you may not know me yet, for the sake of the benefit of both parties, I think we should introduce each other first......"

"Do you say yes, this blacksmith uncle whose name I don't know yet?"

"Vallar." The blacksmith stared at Duan Qing: "Valar? Nalcoar. ”

"Mo Shang Qingshan." Duan Qing smiled slightly, and the depressing atmosphere finally disappeared, as if it had never appeared: "Look, we have a good start. ”

"Call me Val." The blacksmith finished the last few words, and then ...... Turning to the inner room, the door slammed shut.

Duan Qing shrugged, and then pushed out the room with the steel ambition that was already dull in the back, and stood in a shadow next to the alley. Iron Ambition said with some fear: "Brother Mo, this is really too risky, in case you don't offend people......"

"I didn't speak ill of him, so why should I be offended?" Duan Qing smiled: "Although it's the first time I've played this game, I still have some experience......

"What an experience! It doesn't look like a normal way to communicate with NPCs, does it? Iron Ambition said helplessly, "You know how hard it took me to get in touch with the only blacksmith in this village......"

"It depends on what you think of the meaning of the word 'relationship.'" Duan Qing said: "If you define the relationship with the characters in the virtual world as a good relationship, your statement is correct, but ......"

Duan Qing's expression suddenly became serious: "Making friends with NPCs is also a relationship, and forming a grudge with NPCs is also a relationship, from this point of view, it is no longer accurate to call them NPCs." ”

"Now that the virtual real world has been developing for so many years, we are also used to putting the characters in the virtual world on the same level as us, so ...... Relationships that can appear in the real world, this world can certainly appear as well. ”

"They are no longer a channel for us to obtain intelligence, a tool to get benefits, and a condition for completing tasks, but people who can be beaten and scolded, respected and admired. Since they are all human beings, then if we can help them, they can naturally help us, and they can deceive us......" Duan Qing's eyes were cold: "We can also deceive them." ”

"There is love, hatred, deception, and trust in our lives, and these will naturally exist in the relationships of the virtual world."

The sun was still warm, and a few children were approaching from a distance, and I don't know if they were the ones who ran to say they were going to trouble the old man. Duan Qing paused, then put away his serious tone and changed it back to a nonchalant look: "So in my eyes, that uncle just now is a blacksmith uncle, no matter how much he can give me, or kill me, he is an ordinary uncle." Thinking about it from such a standpoint, I can naturally notice some things that should be noted. He waved his hand: "Do more, too." ”

Hearing these words, Iron Ambition seemed to be a little engrossed. At this moment, a child scattered out of the children's pile, he shouted a few words to the other children, and then ran over without looking back, Duan Qing saw that it was the one who made a grimace on the way just now: "Brother Steel, what are you doing?" ”

Iron Ambition woke up from his contemplation, and then recognized the little boy: "Haha, little Kos, where did you go to trouble just now?" ”

"Of course, to find that old man with sky-high hair! He sang so badly that he sang every day...... "The boy was indignant, as if he had just done a great deed." However, in the next second, he put on a pleasant smile again: "That's right, yes, I want a gift!" The stone you gave me last time was so good-looking, but it was snatched away by John......"

"It's okay, I'll bring you something better next time. Your mother's illness is not yet healed, go back to take care of your mother, a child who does not take care of her is not a good child. ”

"I got bread for my mother today, and my father agreed to let me go out to play......

Duan Qing stepped aside, watched Iron Ambition laugh with the little boy for a while, patted him on the head again, and then pushed the little boy back to the blacksmith's room they had entered just now, and watched the child enter the room before turning around and walking.

"Looks like you're getting along well with their family." Duan Qing said with a smile.

"After all, it has been in business for a long time, and it is often taken care of by them." Iron Ambition touched his nose, then looked at the newly acquired weapon at his waist: "But I really didn't think about what you just said. ”

"Don't think too much about it, just do it according to your heart." Duan Qing said: "You have such a good relationship with that boy, you can probably master some of the tricks." ”

Iron Ambition turned his head and looked at the old house: "Well, I also have a vague feeling......"

"Let me ask you a question." Duan Qing suddenly interrupted him: "I don't know what task you have received, or what purpose you have, I saw that you were holding that package before, it is probably the task item that this family needs." Duan Qing supported his right elbow with his left hand and touched his chin with his right hand: "No matter how the deal was made, what I saw is: you helped the family find the herbs they desperately needed, and the blacksmith gave you the weapon you wanted, right?" ”

"Well, that's an accurate summary......"

"So in your heart, do you want to give herbs more, or do you want weapons more?"

Iron Ambition was silent, and then nodded knowingly: "I see." He laughed, and his voice was hearty: "I've been taught, Brother Mo is really not an ordinary person!" ”

"Good." Duan Qing also laughed, and his expression returned to the ease he had just now, but the meaning of that smile didn't know what he thought of.

The laughter of the two men grew louder and louder, attracting the attention of many passers-by who walked past them. They didn't care about the inexplicable eyes of those people, laughed and looked at each other, as if some sense of identification in their hearts gradually appeared, and then piled up. The laughter gradually stopped, and the two of them walked casually to other places, ordinary figures and majestic figures slowly moving forward, gradually disappearing into the crowd.

The warm wind blew, and some of their afterwords drifted in.

"What Brother Mo said just now shouldn't be casual nonsense, your purpose is ......"

"The blacksmith wasn't telling the truth."

"Oh? What does this say? ”

"When he turned around, I saw a couple of scars on his back...... That kind of scar, who dares to say that I got it when I was striking iron, I was the first to shoot him......"

"That's fine, then you...... And what he just said ......"

"To put it simply, I want to use what he's hiding as a bargaining chip...... Hey, don't mention it. The negotiation just now seems to be a very failure. That blacksmith, it looks like there's a lot of story......"

"Hey, don't be discouraged...... That old man with a broken voice must have more stories, do you want to pay a visit......"

The figure gradually stretched behind the two men, and in the distant sky, the sun gradually set.