Chapter 113: Bounty Hunter
"Your Excellency doesn't want to pay me at all, does you?" Rosen looked at Count Ferencz with a look of suspicion, as if he were looking at a man who had eaten but was trying to settle the bill. "In that case, I'll have to think about cooperating with Your Excellency."
Of course, Rosen will not give up on the task at hand, but he will definitely not work for a day job. Especially since this guy is still an earl, the fields are vast, and he is very rich, and he will not ask for more than when.
In fact, he also wanted to see if he could take the coins he obtained in this way out, and if he could, he would not have to worry about running out of money to buy equipment when he traveled through the various worlds in the future.
"Of course not." Count Ferencs hurriedly shook his head and said, "I decided to pay 500 gold coins to hire you to fight for me, how about it?" ”
"Too little." Lawson shook his head and said, "In addition, for every werewolf or vampire killed, I need additional rewards, such as 50 gold coins per werewolf and 100 gold coins per vampire. ”
"You trigger a random title quest: Bounty Hunter, although it may not be righteous to hunt a target for money, but at least you can get benefits, complete the task issued by your employer, and earn a total of 3,000 gold coins will be considered to have completed the task."
"When wearing this title, gain +1 quest chance when talking to characters in the story, and each quest has a considerable chance to receive extra money as a reward, -15% reputation, -10% friendship."
"Note: Running for money, but not being enslaved by money, and it is difficult for people who love money to have a good reputation and good friends."
"No way, if you want a reward, you can't ask for a commission." Duke Ferenc shook his head and said, "And the bounty you want is not reasonable, I will give you a maximum of 5 gold coins for each werewolf, and 10 gold coins for vampires." ”
"If that's the case, there's no need to continue." Lawson refused without hesitation.
Although it is said that the reward of metal is the same as that of picking up for nothing, no matter how much it is, since it is a business, Rosen naturally wants to be more profitable, because this is not only to avoid losses, but also to raise his own value in front of Duke Ferenc. The expensive ones may not be the best, but the cheap ones will certainly make people feel less good.
The two of them bargained back and forth for a long time, and when their saliva was about to dry, the price was finally finalized at 15 gold coins for each ordinary werewolf killed, and at least 80 gold coins for each ordinary vampire killed, if it was a noble status, the price would be calculated separately, and the average price would definitely not be less than 200 gold coins.
Both parties were satisfied with the result, so they signed a contract on the spot.
Rosen seemed to have seen a large amount of gold coins pouring into his pocket, and the Duke of Ferenc was also smiling, as if he had won a big bargain.
Because the banquet was approaching, Rosen didn't leave the castle immediately to hunt werewolves and vampires.
In fact, even if he went out now, he might not be able to find them. Because it's daytime, werewolves aren't afraid of the sun, but vampires are sure to hide.
However, Rosen was not idle, and asked Count Ferenc about vampires and werewolves carefully, such as their living habits, population numbers, distribution areas, etc., and then marked them one by one on a simple map he had drawn.
Although Lawson has an automatic map, it doesn't light up on its own unless he walks through it, and it doesn't show the distribution of enemies, so a simple hand-drawn map is essential. In this way, Lawson at least has a general direction, and when the time comes, he will compare it with the automatic map, so he naturally does not have to worry about getting lost or not finding a hunting target.
He talked with the Count of Ferenc for a long time, until the maid came to report that a nobleman had been invited to the banquet and needed to be greeted by the Count of Ferenc, that Rosen ended the chatter and went to the blacksmith shop at the castle of Said.
Everything in the castle is owned by the Count of Ferenc, and the blacksmith shop is no exception, in addition to crafting agricultural tools, more often than not, building and repairing weapons and armor for Count Ferenc's men, of course, not for free.
Count Ferenc had just brought Rosen here, so Rosen could find the blacksmith shop without the need for directions, but he unexpectedly saw a few familiar guys.
"Do you repair equipment or buy something?" Rosen greeted the men.
Several people nodded a little embarrassedly, a little resistant to Rosen, but they didn't dare to show it too obviously.
They were the cavalrymen who had just returned with Count Ferenc, and they had seen Rosen's toughness and ruthlessness before, so even if Rosen was quite dissatisfied with Rosen returning to the castle alone with Count Ferenz yesterday, but leaving them all behind, no one dared to say it to his face.
After all, the companions who had troubled Rosen before were lying at home humming and chirping because they had broken several bones, and unless they were crazy, they would never take the initiative to provoke this guy who would start fighting without saying a word.
"Neither." Everyone shook their heads in unison, and then squeezed out a smile and said, "You invite first." ”
"Then you're welcome." Lawson looked at the blacksmith and said, "I need two axes, and two maces, bring them to me." ”
"Are you sure you need two axes and maces?" The blacksmith asked, looking stunned.
"What nonsense, let you take it!"
"Rosen is a distinguished guest of Lord Earl, and if you delay his business, you will wait to be whipped."
"That is, as a distinguished guest of Lord Earl, his strength is strong, how can he not be able to hold the two double-edged axes, why don't you go and get them quickly."
"If you are so stunned, Lao Tzu will beat you to death."
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The cavalry shouted loudly, and frightened the five big and three thick blacksmiths into the house, and it was only after a while that they came out with two heavy and huge double-edged axes.
As a common heavy weapon on the battlefield, whether it is double-edged symmetrical or asymmetrical, its weight is quite light, so it can often only be used with both hands, although the power of chopping in foot combat is domineering, but it is too heavy, so it is very clumsy to swing, and it is often necessary to equip a second weapon when fighting, so as to avoid being able to swing a double-edged axe when it is unable to swing it, it can be used to deal with close enemies and delay time
Lawson wanted a double-edged axe that was slightly more dexterous and easy to hold with one hand, but he didn't expect the blacksmith to bring out two double-edged axes that he held in both hands.
This double-edged axe is enough to be half a meter long on one side of the axe blade alone, because the current forging process is really average, so in order to ensure the strength of the axe blade and have to be made extraordinarily heavy, so that the weight of a single double-edged axe must be at least about thirty or forty catties.
This weight was enough to dissuade the vast majority of fighters, because it was too heavy.
It doesn't seem like thirty or forty pounds is not very heavy, and ordinary people can carry it, but don't forget that this is a weapon, which needs to be wielded to fight, and every swing is a great burden on the user's physical strength.
Moreover, it is impossible for any warrior to take only one weapon when he goes to the battlefield, especially in the era of cold weapons, and he also needs to wear heavy armor on his body, which will undoubtedly make the user's physical strength worse, so unless it is a fierce man with incomparably strong and infinite strength, then there are really few people who can play with a double-edged axe weighing thirty or forty pounds, let alone two.
"Dangchang." The blacksmith threw the double-edged axe at Rosen's feet, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and turned to go back to the warehouse to get his mace.
"Please."
"We're waiting to see your might."
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The cavalry looked at Rosen expectantly, and the words were nice, but with a bit of playfulness, they betrayed their true idea of wanting to see Rosen make a fool of himself.
"This double-edged axe is so heavy, it must not be cheap, right?" Lawson reached out and touched the handle of the axe, smiling at the crowd around him.
"It's a bit expensive." There is humanity.
"I know you think I can't use these two double-edged axes......" Lawson glanced at everyone and said, "Don't be in a hurry to deny it, I won't bother with you for such a trivial matter, otherwise it won't seem that I am too small, why don't we play a game and bet on whether I can fight with these two double-edged axes." ”
"And what if you lose?" A strong man with a height of two meters and a half, a full beard and vigorous hair like a personal bear asked.
"I'll lose this bag of gold to you." As he spoke, Rosen took out a leather purse and shook it with the characteristic crisp sound of the coins crashing.
This money bag was just obtained by Lawson from the Count of Ferencz, as a reward for the previous killing of several werewolves.
Rosen smiled and said, "There are at least fifty gold coins here, and if you can win them, it will be enough for a few good drinks." But if I win, you'll have to pay for all the weapons I bought today, so do you dare to gamble? ”
"Of course we bet, but we have one condition." Someone pointed to the strong man just now and said, "You need to fight Ghosn with a double-edged axe, and you will win if you win him." ”
"Okay." Rosen glanced at the people around him and said, "Are you sure you bet?" ”
"Sure." Everyone replied in unison.
"Come on, then." Lawson first took out the jawbone cap and put it on his head, which would give him a +1 skill bonus to the mastery axe, and then stretched out his hands, grabbed the handle of a double-edged axe with one hand and lifted them up easily, and at the same time waved it twice very casually, the cold light flashed, the wind whistled, and the movement was as easy as if he was just holding two single-edged axes for chopping wood.
"Wow, how is this possible!"
"Oh my God, how can this be?!"
"These are two double-edged axes held in both hands, how can he lift them and still be able to dance?!"
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Everyone who saw this scene was dumbfounded, and they all looked at Rosen dumbfounded, unable to believe that what they saw was real.
In particular, the guy named Ghosn had his eyes wide as if his eyeballs would fall out at any moment.
He's also very powerful, and he's wielding a double-edged axe, but only one.
In his opinion, as long as he couldn't lift and swing these heavy double-edged axes with one hand, no one would be able to do it.
But Rosen, who was a little shorter than him, did it, which of course made him feel incredible and unbelievable.