249.Chapter 249: Windfall
Suren of the leather shop has reopened its doors.
The arrival of winter has gradually deserted business, but Su Lun is still open, after all, the business of repairing some leather armor is better than no revenue after all, and more importantly... After the death of Viscount Tranca, the current town of Kig is in a state of no tax collection, and compared to the high taxes in the past, he is naturally willing to take advantage of this time to earn more money.
Of course, what Su Lun cares more about is Luo Di's whereabouts.
It's been three days since Roddy entered the leather shop and fought for a while, but Suren's heart still can't calm down...
When he went to the tavern to buy wine two days ago, he naturally heard the legendary "sharpshooter" that everyone was talking about - Su Lun was not stupid, he was almost immediately sure that this guy was Roddy!
Although the "Sharpshooter" in people's mouths is powerful, in just a few words, Su Lun can combine everything he has witnessed to guess what Roddy has done...
Single-handedly leading away hundreds of infantry, trapped in the enemy formation, but taking the initiative to create an opportunity to encircle and annihilate, breaking through and successfully counter-killing several times the enemy's army, such a thing used to only be sung in the mouth of the bard, but now... But it's a real fact that everyone can see!
Sitting in the middle of the shop, Su Lun's eyes always involuntarily looked at the window next to him - the mark on the wooden frame that Luo Di had pierced with an arrow was unusually clear, and the dense sound of string control still seemed to echo in his ears.
"Did you kill Earl Owen..."
The enemy of many years ago was thus settled, and now Suren has a feeling of unreality--that he is a real earl!
"Crunch-"
The wooden door was pushed open, and a mercenary with a full face stepped on his feet full of mud and walked in, and shouted in an open voice: "Where's the dwarf?
Suren was right behind the counter, and even though he wasn't tall, the mercenary could definitely see it, so it was obvious that there was an irony in this shout - the cobbler's brow furrowed, and finally he replied in a somewhat stiff tone, "I'm here." ”
"Bang!"
A stack of leather armor was thrown in front of Su Lun, "Sixteen pieces of leather armor, repair it that should be repaired, and deliver it within a week." ”
This mercenary didn't give Su Lun any face at all, and his tone seemed to be calling people, but Su Lun could only grit his teeth and endure it - because this guy was a member of the "Wolverine Mercenary Group".
The reality is that since there are not enough hole cards to fight against, the only way to survive in peace in the face of such a tough guy is to swallow your anger.
Although the "Wolverine Mercenary Group" is not arrogant to the point of wanton killing, Su Lun understands that the only thing that will happen to the other party is the closure of his shop, and he wants to resist? In addition to scolding a few words and enjoying himself, it is estimated that he can't even beat this guy in front of him.
"The old rule, if you mend it, deposit three silver coins. ”
Su Lun tried to restrain his anger and whispered.
"Shorty, are you stupid?"
The mercenary stretched out his finger and pointed to the "Wolverine Mercenary Regiment" insignia on his chest, "Look what this is?
"Three silver coins. ”
Su Lun's stubbornness also came up, and his eyes glared at the guy in front of him, "It used to be like this. ”
"It used to be before, but now no one collects taxes in Kiger Town, let's just collect it, who collects it? I don't understand this rule, and your store is about to come to an end." ”
The other party reached out and knocked on the counter as he spoke, throwing a handful of copper coins, "The head of the regiment takes care of your business, don't be embarrassed." ”
The crackling copper coins that fell on the counter made Su Lun's face red, this kind of copper coin with very poor quality can only be exchanged for 1 silver coin for 12 copper coins, and his handful is only 8 copper coins, which is equivalent to the price of a silver coin.
The 3 silver coins that Su Lun asked for were just a deposit, and it usually took 9 silver coins to repair them all... So at the moment, these 8 copper coins are simply begging for food.
This kind of behavior is really too deceitful, Su Lun's lips trembled, and he was about to reprimand the other party angrily, but he was interrupted by the door that was pushed open again-he turned his head, but what he wanted to say stopped abruptly...
Roddy, who was wearing a hood, walked into the store and greeted Su Lun calmly: "See you again." ”
His gaze stayed on the mercenary next to him for a moment, and then he said, "You are busy first, don't worry about me." ”
With that, he walked by himself, looking very leisurely.
This feeling was exactly the same as when he shot an arrow out of the window a few days ago, and he just stood there plainly, which made Su Lun feel a compelling momentum - not only him, but even the mercenaries of the "Wolverine Mercenary Group" noticed this... This guy didn't know Luo Di's identity, and seemed to want to say something, but he paused again, and finally turned the spearhead to Su Lun again: "That's all, you can do it yourself!"
"I said, three silver coins. ”
Su Lun had already planned to compromise, but when he saw Luo Di standing beside him, he suddenly felt a sense of courage in his heart, and he actually pushed those copper coins back by a ghost, and forcibly stopped the mercenary's footsteps.
"Shorty... Will you tell me again?"
Without waiting for Su Lun to speak, the mercenary grabbed the copper coin and threw it at him, "You don't want to open this shop, do you?!"
Su Lun leaned back, and the copper coin smashed on his body, which hurt a little, but looking at the other party's annoyed and angry look, he felt a kind of pleasure inexplicably.
The death of Earl Owen, I really want to give myself the guts... It's getting bigger.
Roddy hadn't intended to meddle with anything, but when he looked back, he found that he had to intervene - because the other party actually drew his sword and slashed at Suren!
This gave Roddy a headache tightly... Suren can't die, and this "special NPC" can be much more useful than the average grocer. So he immediately drew his sword, and the mercenary's short sword was easily flicked away, and then he looked at the mercenary in front of him and said, "You're going too far, aren't you?"
"Who are you? Do you know who Lao Tzu is?!"
The short sword was broken apart, and the mercenary shouted loudly, but his eyes revealed a little jealousy - he originally just wanted to cut a mark on the counter to threaten Su Lun, but Luo Di blocked it so casually, but it made his mouth hurt, and as a mercenary, he immediately became alert.
Although he was unforgiving, he already had a sense of retreat in his heart.
"I don't know. ”
Roddy shrugged, "But if you're going to cut someone, I don't agree." ”
"Okay, you wait!"
Just like saying ruthless words after a street thug fight, this mercenary knew that he was not an opponent and chose to retreat very wisely, but when his eyes turned to Su Lun, he stretched out his finger and pointed: "If you have the ability, continue to drive!"
Su Lun spat and watched as the guy picked up his leather armor and left, the contempt in his eyes was undisguised.
The other party stomped his leather boots as if he were deliberately demonstrating, but before he could go out, he was paused by a figure who walked in - Nata, dressed in a leather coat, walked into the store in silence, wearing a thick fur cloak with a hood that covered the pointed ears of the wood elves, and her mouth was wrapped in a scarf. Although half of her pretty face is covered, as long as you are a human with normal vision, you can see how much Nata's face has brought disaster to the country and the people...
The mercenary who was about to go out immediately froze in place, staring straight at Nata with his two eyes, while the wood elf ignored him at all, walked to Roddy's side and whispered something, and then stood silently aside, completely like a follower.
The sight made the mercenary swallow, and his heart moved, and he looked up at Roddy, and then left the leather shop with a sneer.
Roddy, perceiving all this, did not react, because he had no interest in paying attention to such an inconsequential little character.
Turning his gaze to Su Lun, he was a little curious: "What did that person come from?"
"The Wolverine mercenary group, after Tranca's death, has become more and more excessive, saying that he wants to collect taxes for the nobles... As if they were lords. ”
Su Lun didn't know Roddy's specific identity, he only vaguely knew that Roddy had something to do with the "Baron Sodlore" who was in the limelight, but the two really didn't exchange a few words, and his complaint at this time was also unintentional.
Luo Di felt a little interesting, looked out the door thoughtfully, and then asked, "You didn't need to continue to provoke him just now, did you?
"Business is business, not for others to be pigs and dogs, if they continue like this, it's a big deal I won't do it. Su Lun thought of the guy's face just now, and said hatefully: "After so many years of swallowing my anger, if I continue like this, I'm afraid that others will only treat me as a turtle." ”
As he spoke, Suren took out Roddy's armor pieces and placed them on the counter and asked, "The thing is here, there's something I want to ask - Earl Owen... You killed you?"
"Yes. Roddy nodded, "He's a lackey of the necromancer, and he's been slain on the battlefield by Baron Sodrore. ”
Hearing this, Su Lun reached out and took out another package without saying a word, and pushed it in front of the ground: "I've collected some rare leather over the years, but now I think about it, it's actually useless, you can take it together." ”
Seeing Roddy's stunned expression, he said bluntly: "I have a grudge against Owen, and now the revenge has been avenged, and there is nothing else, these materials should be able to help you make good equipment." ”
Only then did Roddy understand why he did this, he flipped through the [task bar] casually, and saw that there was indeed a task related to Su Lun with the word "completed" written on it, so he took the package with peace of mind, opened it casually, and a blue word instantly dazzled his eyes - all of these things were "fine-grade" materials, and they had all been processed by Su Lun...
In other words, if you use these things to make some leather armor, you can make the best equipment to improve the effect of your skills!
And it's not far behind those lizard skins!
This is definitely a gain that Luo Di didn't expect, he was stunned, but he looked up and asked, "Have you ever thought about establishing a long-term cooperative relationship with me?"
He reached out and took out the elven fruit wine he had prepared from behind his back, "There are better pay, and more supplies, and... More fine wines. ”
"Oh, is it under the management of Baron Sodrore?"
Su Lun was actually a little confused in his heart at this time, he was not very interested in making leather goods, just as a skill to support his family, hearing Luo Di say this, he was a little indifferent - after all, as a citizen of the territory, the fate he has is to struggle to survive under the protection of one lord after another.
This is something that all civilians cannot avoid.
But he didn't expect that Roddy gave an unexpected answer: "No, if you are willing to cooperate, then it is up to me." ”
"And... I'm going to do something that's completely different from what you think. ”