Chapter 309: The Blacksmith's Shop
With countless doubts in his heart, Jiang Li followed the old man Daddy Hemmer and the orc Guru into a very large town.
"Daddy Hemer, you're back, those little cubs you hired came back and said that you were killed by the lizardmen, and everyone believed it and was going to give you a funeral." Soon after entering the town, someone came up and talked earnestly.
Jiang Li didn't see a trace of sincerity in this person's eyes, but felt that he was gloating. Judging from the eyes of the people around here and the realization of the few people who came forward to talk, it confirmed what Daddy Haimer said to him, and most of the people here are not kind people.
System: The quest "Lukaya's Weapon Workshop" is opened.
Description: Lukaya left his own weapon workshop here, and left them the most convenient method of making several weapons he used, after many years, no one knows what kind of development of the craft he left behind, as his direct descendant, you have to pass on his knowledge and wealth.
The mission description was very vague, and Jiang Li didn't know which direction to understand. The quest bar is divided into several blocks at the bottom of the quest description, indicating that the difficulty of the quest is definitely not low.
"Yes, this time I was really favored by Lady Luck, and I almost fed this old bone to the dog. But then again, mercenaries who leave their employers behind and run away on their own are really rare in the world, should I seek some compensation from their masters? Erya, you've been running a mercenary group for many years, so you should know a lot about these systems, so can you give me an idea? "Hemmer is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Although only one night passed, with the help of Jiang Li's healing potion, he basically regained his health. From a trembling old man, he has become a mighty old soldier.
"Such a despicable act must be punished severely, and I think the Elder will certainly not turn a blind eye to his mercenaries. With the prestige of Daddy Haimer, as long as he comes to the door, it is a matter of course to get a generous compensation. Earya said something, and Hemmer, as the person concerned, must be able to understand it.
Jiang Li, an outsider, listened to the chat between the two of them in a fog, although he couldn't hear the deep meaning. On the surface, it is already obvious that this Earya is running to threaten Hemmer.
"I'm old. I can't carry the hammer anymore, but it's not time to ask for food. But my money isn't used to raise animals, and since the mission hasn't been completed, won't the mercenary union want to pay this double compensation, right? ”
Hammer said hard. In fact, he is already subdued, and it seems that he really can't provoke the mercenary group.
Waiting for Earya to leave, Jiang Li heard Haimer's low sigh, obviously he had been under a lot of pressure just now, his mining trip would definitely not be as simple as it seemed, there must be a hidden secret.
Haimo invited Jiang Li to live at his house, Jiang Li didn't plan to go, but when he saw the simple sign on the side of the road, he changed his mind. As you can tell from the signboard, the only two inns in the town are private shops that are not protected by the Lord God, and staying in this kind of shop is like living in a black shop. Not to mention the high price, there is no security at all.
After receiving such a cumbersome task, Jiang Li will definitely go offline in the middle, and it is very likely that he will leave for a long time, if Jiang Li, who is "asleep" after he leaves, is targeted, the loss will be heavy.
Haimo's home is much more luxurious than Jiang Li imagined. Indeed, as he said, there were a lot of empty rooms. There are about 20 houses in the whole courtyard, but only Haimer's grandfather and grandson live, and the locks on many doors are rusty and have not been opened for a long time.
"I just cleaned up these two houses before I left, I'll get you a bed, and you can live here first. Wait until the Gruul packs out a room and you move in. Hemmer pushed open the door to a room that was taller and made of stones, much more solid and thick than the guest room that Hemmer had said. At first glance, you can tell that this is a warehouse.
"I don't have to pack the guest room, I like to live in a stone house and feel safe." Jiang Li immediately fell in love with this stone warehouse, this warehouse only has a small ventilation window, and you have to go through the only stone door to enter and exit, which is stricter than ordinary prisons, and it is much more reassuring to live in this kind of room.
"Alright then, if you like it, stay there. It hadn't been open for a few days, so Guru and I went to the store. After Haimer finished speaking, he took Guru away, and no longer asked about Jiang Li, nor did he say that he would invite him to dinner.
Haimo's attitude made Jiang Li feel more and more at ease, if Haimo was extraordinarily attentive, Jiang Li would have to consider whether he should move out.
It was still early, so Jiang Li decided to go out for a walk. Out of Haimer's house, Jiang Li habitually turned right and walked forward along the street. There were many shops on both sides of this not very wide street, but the number of blacksmith shops was a little more than that of ordinary towns, but much less than Jiang Li had imagined.
Thinking about it carefully, Jiang Li was relieved, since every family can strike iron, then ordinary ironware will definitely not be sold, in addition to having its own characteristics, you can also make a living from it, otherwise it is equivalent to paying the rent of the shop for nothing.
Not far away, a sign shining with a magical luster caught Jiang Li's attention, using magic arrays to make neon signs is already commonplace in Lingxiao City, and it is not uncommon for it to be popular in big cities, but it is very unusual to appear in this isolated place, showing the difference of this shop.
The area of the blacksmith shop is not small, and more than a dozen people in it are conscientiously completing the work at hand, and the little blacksmith next to the iron furnace closest to the door was the first to notice Jiang Li's arrival, and quickly put down the work in his hand and ran over.
"Ah, guest, guest, you need something."
If you look at the reception level of the job, you will know how deserted this store usually is, and it will definitely not be able to see a single individual customer to buy things for a few days.
"I'm going to see magic weapons." Jiang Li pointed to the signboard at the door, meaning that he was attracted by the signboard.
"Ah, magic weapon, wait a minute, I'll go to the middle boss." After the little blacksmith finished speaking, he turned around and ran, blocking Jiang Li's next words directly.
This is looking for a boss? Jiang Li was directly speechless, if he hired such a clerk. Tired and tired, the customer may not even have the intention of buying something, so he pulls the boss out to meet the customer.
"You want to buy a magic weapon?" The boss who came out was even more upright. This one is naked and naked. With a leather apron, the muscles of the arms are towering, the dark skin is full of fine hair, a pair of small furry ears, two small eyes, and the short hair on the body has long been soaked with sweat, and it sticks to the body one by one.
"Yes. I want to see magic weapons. Jiang Li nodded, he had seen a lot of bear warriors before. This is the first time he has seen a bear blacksmith, and he is a bear blacksmith who can craft magic weapons.
"I don't fight this magic weapon very much, but don't worry, the quality is guaranteed. Ancestral craft. ”
The bear blacksmith was quite talkative, and introduced his magic weapon to Jiang Li as he walked. Just listening to the content of the conversation couldn't help but make Jiang Li laugh, maybe this bear blacksmith is a good blacksmith, but he is definitely not a good businessman, and the practice of blowing up his shortcomings while introducing this is really undesirable to buy.
After passing through two courtyards in a row, Jiang Li arrived at his destination. The house in front of him was a little out of place with the surrounding houses, the other houses must be less than ten years old, and the building in front of him must be more than two hundred years old, regardless of style. The materials used and the various traces of time scattered on the house all indicate the identity of its grandfather.
"This building is very old." Jiang Li didn't rush into the house, he reached out and touched the doorpost at the door and sighed at the owner's generosity. Using red iron wood as a door is enough to lose money no matter how you think about it.
"This house is left by my ancestors, and I used to play here a lot when I was a child." Warrior Bear pushed the hidden door open. The door slammed against the wall with a loud bang, which made Jiang Li can't help but run over to check if the door was intact.
What attracted Jiang Li was not the special material of the door, but the row of strange words that flashed on the door the moment the door opened.
"These are all the magic weapons I've built over the years, you can pick them yourself." The bear blacksmith reached out and tore off the sheet that covered the innermost shelf. Dozens of weapons on the shelves come into view.
Thorns, cones. Needle. Jiang Li didn't expect that the stout bear man would like such small and delicate weapons, in terms of the volume of these weapons, in the hands of the blacksmith, they really became embroidery needle-like storage zài. Glancing at the bear blacksmith's fat bear paws, Jiang Li couldn't figure out how this thing could be played with in his hands.
"That's all?" It took nearly half an hour to waste nearly half an hour before Jiang Li took a look at all the magic weapons, none of these magic weapons met his requirements, not to mention the low quality, the additional attributes and only abilities were all melee combat, and it was okay to put them on ordinary weapons for warriors to use, which was incompatible with him as a magician.
"Yes, all the magic weapons I made zuò are here." The bears have a good temper, and they have been standing by the side without saying a word, and there is no orc's irritability and impatience at all.
"These weapons have been transformed by our family's efforts for generations, and it took countless efforts, if you are not satisfied, there is nothing I can do."
"Transformation? What did the original magic weapon look like? Jiang Li sensitively noticed the words of the bear man, if the craftsman concentrates on transformation, most of them will start with additional skills and additional attributes, and then the shape of the weapon will be considered, and finally the study of basic attributes.
"What it was?" The bearman scratched at his ears and began to rummage through the large box in the corner, and it took him a long time to find a pair of double spikes, which were very rare weapons, and looked very rudimentary, just an iron rod sharpened in two pieces. There are even fewer people who use this kind of weapon, only some water warriors will use it when fighting in the water, and there is only one chosen person who uses this weapon in Jiang Li's memory, and it is not a magic weapon.
The pair of twin spikes looked to be some years old, and there were all sorts of stains on them, apparently caused by his master's lack of attention to them. The additional stats of the double spike are focused on agility, and the skill is also for thieves, increasing the damage after stealth and the damage of sneak attack.
There are many explanations of the double spikes, and there are also a lot of notes, it turns out that this is a template weapon imitated by the previous generation of blacksmiths, which is used by future generations of blacksmiths to learn, and a sentence in the remarks caught Jiang Li's attention.
"Luca, the battle mage, once said that there are only the best weapons for combat, and there is no best weapon." (To be continued)