Chapter 1886: The Iron Maiden (4)

He knew that the little shield was covered with rust, and the workmanship must not be very good. If it really is a fine product, it will definitely not be randomly placed in the corner of the armory that no one cares about, and it will be ignored by people.

But it is also really in line with Arthur's current pursuits. He wanted something that was light and nimble enough to serve as a shield. This little shield is just the right choice.

Arthur, who could only rely on skill to fight, could easily dodge ordinary attacks, and originally did not need to rely on a shield. This shield is instead a tool that exists to allow Arthur to fight back effectively. Because the attack power of the small broken short sword is unpredictable, and it is too easy to be blocked by the opponent's shield or armor when clash head-on, so Arthur needs the assistance of this small shield. The tactical principle is probably to first use a small shield to block the opponent's motives, so that the enemy can show his flaws, and then use a short sword to stab.

That's right. Whether it can be put into practice or not depends on finding out the answer in actual combat. Arthur picked up the small shield from the ground in the corner of the wall and wiped it with his hand, and the rust on it fell with a clatter, a little disgusting. The thickness of the shield itself is also okay, it is completely a solid small round iron shield, and a long sword and stabbing sword cannot pierce it. And the middle part of it was thickened, arched from the shield surface, and the thickness was just the size of Arthur's palm.

"You don't really want to use this kind of scrap, do you?" asked Joey after looking at it for a long time.

"Don't look at appearances, look at the practical value it contains. Arthur wrapped the rusty iron shield in a cloth: "Is there any oil? butter or vegetable oil, get me some." ＂

"Are you going to use oil to remove rust, Lord Aslan?"

Arthur nodded: "It would be better to get me some sand by the way, it should be smooth." ＂

"The kitchen should have oil. There are gypsy merchants in the Brotherhood who sell dyed sand for sand paintings, so I'll go and ask them for some. Joy said.

"Very well, I'll be waiting for you in my room. Go fast and go back quickly. Arthur urged.

An hour later, Arthur sat at the table, polishing the small shield smeared with refined vegetable oil with fine sand. The rusty part of the surface of the shield is soaked in oil and becomes easier to fall off, and it falls more quickly under the polishing of fine sand, and the rust is easily cleaned away. After polishing, the small iron round shield emits a dark silver metallic luster, and there are some slightly fine carvings on the surface that people can't understand, which is actually quite good.

"I didn't know that Lord Aslan knew how to do this. Joey marveled as he watched Arthur renovate a black, rusty iron shield into a shiny appearance.

"It's just because the material of the shield itself is excellent. Arthur looked at the iron shield, "This...... Probably a kind of deoxidized manganese steel. It is not easy to rust in a humid environment, but the rusty part on the surface is a decorative layer wrapped in another layer, and there is an isolation treatment between the two layers, so it can be easily removed. Well, although it is mortal iron, the workmanship is actually okay. ＂

"Deoxy manganese steel?" asked Joey, tilting his head.

"Forget it...... When I didn't say it. Arthur remembered that the technical level of the people of this era was backward, and the iron tools were made casually from iron ore smelted close to rough things (just look at the quality of the short sword), and the deoxidation technology of deep processing of steel was almost like playing the piano to them. However, in this way, Arthur was surprised by another question------ which special manganese steel small round shield was produced?

"Joey, where did all the weapons in the Brotherhood armory come from?" Arthur asked.

"It's possible anywhere. The Brotherhood of Melson was not a mercenary group, and there was no need to fight, and most of the weapons were donated by the merchant officials who joined the Brotherhood, and were kept in the armory only in case of emergency. The blonde boy said, "Although the possibility of being attacked is close to zero, we still have to guard against all kinds of demons coming to us for trouble. ＂

"Oh. Arthur snorted. Although the Brotherhood does not seem to have any enemies in the human world, there are people like vampire hunters within the Brotherhood, and it is indeed possible that the demons will find trouble. However, it is very rare for the Bloods to leave their lair to attack other organizations, so the possibility of vampires coming to attack the Brotherhood's base is not zero, but it is infinitely close to zero.

Having said that, the little broken weapon in the armory is already difficult enough to deal with humans, and it is even more impossible to fight against demons. If a demon clan really comes to attack this base, the base of the Brotherhood is estimated to be very badly damaged.

"You really lack a sense of crisis. Arthur then said.

"What?" Joey looked stunned.

"Nothing. Arthur picked up another piece of clean cloth and wiped it on the small shield that had been rusted off, cleaning the greasy surface of the small shield: "Okay, it's late, you can go back." When I get back, remember to tell my father that I will have to go to-morrow to Superintendent Thigen and ask for the key to the Brotherhood's treasure room. ＂

"Understood, Lord Aslan. Please have a good night's rest. The boy saluted and retreated outside the room.

Arthur waited for Joey to leave, and immediately fastened the latch of the door to the room. Not because he couldn't trust the Melson Brotherhood, simply because the base wasn't safe.

He pushed all the furniture in the room into the corner, freed up a free space in the middle, and picked up his sword and shield and swung it. He hadn't used much of the equipment in this configuration, and the feel was hugely different from the Sword of the Holy King he usually used, so he had to rely on practice and use his body to master its use. If all goes well, Arthur will see Inspector Tygen tomorrow and will be able to retrieve his Seraphic Sword immediately. But Arthur knew that everything should be prepared for the worst, what if something went wrong tomorrow?

Hoh!------hohhh He practiced like this until his arms began to ache, and the night began to darken.

"Oh, it's really admirable that you're still practicing so late. Suddenly, a voice sounded, startling Arthur.

"Interesting. The Knight King pretended to be calm, and looked instead at the source of the voice------ out the window------ raised his weapon, and said, "I don't know who you are, but if you want to come [to practice] with me, I will accompany you at any time." ＂

"Huhuhu, there is no such thing. I didn't mean anything, I just came over to see what was going on. ＂

Outside the window, the black figure was drifting. With the help of the interior lights, Arthur could see outside the window that the man was just floating in mid-air, without the help of ropes or other props. Sky dancing is supposed to be a branch of magic, but in this world where the civilization of light is extremely low, humans don't know how to use magic, and creatures that float in the air with such a dance are probably not humans.

"Demons. Arthur then said, "In general, is it because the comer is not good?"

"Your Excellency's guess is only half right, I am indeed a demon. The erratic figure outside the window bowed, "Mephistopheles, the night demon, is at your service." ＂

Daredevil. Arthur was shocked. It's not just the demons, this guy is also a high-level demon, the night demon and Merlin's envoy Harry are the same race, and how dangerous Harry is, Arthur already knows.

"But your Excellency said that I came badly, which is really not the case. Night Demon Mephistopheles snorted and said, "I received a message from the grapevine that the Sage Lord has been resurrected, so I came to meet you. I'm not your enemy, I'm just here to show friendship. Depending on the situation, we may have many opportunities to cooperate with each other in the future, so it is better for us not to be hostile. ＂

"Oh, why should I believe the words of a demon?" Arthur couldn't help but sneer.

"Your Excellency doesn't believe it, and it's understandable. "But I know that Your Excellency has a friend of the Daredevil who is of the same clan as me. Whether or not I am worth believing will be found out by asking your Daredevil friends. ＂

This guy knows about Harry! The Knight King couldn't help but feel a little nervous. It seems that Mephistopheles knows quite a lot! After coming to this world, it is Harry who is responsible for the communication between Arthur and Merlin, Harry often flies back and forth in the form of a shadow crow, perhaps Harry's whereabouts have been exposed. But since Mephistopheles didn't directly report Harry's name, maybe Harry only knew Mephistopheles unilaterally, but Mephistopheles didn't recognize Harry, the night demon from another world nine hundred years ago?

"Understood, I'll check with my friend if I have time. Arthur then said, "Now, please leave------ if you do not want to be hostile to me." ＂

"Okay, okay, you don't have to be so nervous, do you? Mephistopheles said helplessly, "But I'll come back to you, Sage." There are many opportunities for each other to work together in the future. ＂

"What cooperation?" Arthur couldn't help but ask curiously, seeing that the other party had been mentioning mutual cooperation.

"Cooperate in the elimination of Satan, of course. Daredevil Mephistopheles dropped a sentence and suddenly disappeared: "But now you are too weak to even talk about cooperating with each other." We'll talk about that later. ＂

There was no trace of the wobbling figure in midair, and he disappeared as fast as he came, presumably using some kind of teleportation magic.

Arthur frowned. His bluff turned out to have been seen through by the other party.

In any case, the other party's visit was not malicious, and it was not directly attacked, which is a great thing. Otherwise, with the broken equipment that Arthur now has in his hand, it may be a bit difficult to deal with humans, and it will definitely be a dead end to deal with high-level demons.

He must quickly retrieve his Seraphic Sword. Arthur ran over and locked the window as well------ even though he knew he was only deceiving himself. There is really some powerful demon attack, and a small lock on the window can't stop it at all.

After doing so, he went to bed with anxiety.

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