The ancient city of Manya.

A burly orc warrior was walking side by side in a bustling street with another goblin warrior, and judging by their age, the burly orc warrior was clearly a few years older than the adult goblin.

The two of them were talking as they walked down the street, as if they were talking about something interesting......

"Follow in my footsteps!" said suddenly, the burly orc warrior turned his head to the goblin beside him.

Hearing the admonition of his companion, the adult goblin had no choice but to nod his head in agreement, there are indeed a lot of residents walking around this street... Most of these residents are shopping in various shops and buying what they need, and some of them are sitting on long stone benches on both sides of the street where everyone can rest, chatting with each other......

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Temo and I walked to a less crowded area and passed by the door of a shop, and I couldn't help but stop when I saw what was being sold in the glass window of the store.

It is a weapons shop specializing in all kinds of weapons, and above the door hangs a rectangular wooden plaque with several tusks of some unknown beast carved on the edges, and in the center of these patterns are carved deep four characters.

『Tooth Steel Refining House』

"What's wrong with you, Tut?" Temo asked me when he saw me standing in front of the weapons shop for a long time.

When Temo looked at the eyes that I was staring at the weapons shop, he seemed to understand my thoughts in an instant.

"You're going to visit this weapons shop?" Temo asked me, a little surprised.

"That's right. I nodded to Temo.

Hearing what I said, Temo's face instantly turned a little helpless, and then he rubbed the temple area of his head with his left hand.

“...... Let me tell you first, the owner of this weapons shop is not very good-tempered. After about a while, Temo smiled wryly and told me about the owner of the weapons shop.

"I understand, so let's go in first now!"

Hearing Temo's reminder, I responded to him steadily, and slowly pushed the door of the weapon shop open with my left hand......

The interior of this weapons shop is huge, which is one of the reasons why it can be opened in this busy street.

The first thing that caught my eye was the numerous hanging racks filled with a variety of different weapons and armor, such as knives, swords, spears, fists, hammers, and axes, and armor (full body armor, head armor, arm armor, leg armor), shields (round shields, square shields, large shields, shield walls), and countless types of weapons and armor.

"Welcome—"

As soon as we stepped into the weapons shop, a long greeting came from our side, and Temo and I turned to look at the owner who had made the greeting.

It was a lizardman with an old countened face, with scales like those of a cold-blooded animal, and dense scales on his eyes, face, neck, arms, and elbows.

The lizardman looked a little old, but there was always a middle-aged temperament to him, which made him still not look old.

"Oh, rare customers~ I haven't entertained goblins in this store for a long time. When the Lizardman boss saw the leather-clad goblins walking into his shop, he suddenly felt a little interested.

"Hello, boss. I said with a polite bow to the middle-aged lizard man sitting behind the stone cash register.

"Heh~ Tell me, what weapon do you want? Or what weapon do you want to build? I'll do my best to help you, but you know it's money. ”

Seeing me greet him politely, the middle-aged lizardman was visibly amused, and he spat out a slightly forked snake letter as he asked me what I was doing here.

"I came to your shop to have a tour, I wonder if it's okay?" I asked the middle-aged lizardman cautiously.

"Oh~ I see... Feel free to visit, but don't mess with the weapons on the back rows of shelves, understand?"

The Lizardman boss was visibly disappointed when he heard what I said, but he kindly agreed to my request, but he sternly warned Temo and me not to use the last few rows of weapons.

"Okay. I politely said to the middle-aged lizardman boss.

"Go, go. ”

The lizardman boss casually waved at Temo and me and motioned for us to walk into the store and not stand in front of the store to get in the way of his business, even though it was a time when not many people would be coming......

Hearing what the Lizardman boss said, Temo and I walked deeper into the store, looking at the various weapons and armor on both sides of the passage, and my eyes almost couldn't bother.

(That's amazing!These weapons and armor are several times more than the weapons shops in Kejie City, no! it's ten times as much!!)

As Temo and I approached a hanger full of large shields, Temo stopped and pointed with his right hand to a shield with sharp horns on a stone hanger, as if he was trying to explain it to me.

"Tut is a 'barbarian shield', a shield that is usually used by warriors of the bear-man physique. The Savage Shield is a type of armor that can be used to defend or attack the enemy, and in war, the strong warriors of our race will use this kind of shield to surprise the enemy!"

As if a teacher was explaining the answers to the students, Temo told me about the purpose and related information of the "Savage Field Shield" hanging on the stone hanging.

"I see......" I said, nodding with a look of realization.

Then we walked down another aisle, where shelves were lined with swords and knives of all sizes, but there was no doubt that each of them had the ability to take someone's life!

"This is the 'toothed knife'. Temo pointed to a small knife on the shelf and said to me.

The blade of the knife placed on the shelf was not as flat as a horizontal plane, but as uneven as a sharp tooth, and if it had been struck by this weapon, the body of the victim would most likely have been as bloody as a piece of wood that had been cut by a saw.

If there is one thing that is lacking in this sword, it is the wear and tear caused by the constant fighting......

"The 'toothed knife' is a weapon used by some warriors with a special fetish, like I said, they like to use this knife to slash and slash enemies... And watch the blood flow and the enemy die in pain and wail. Temo's face became a little more serious when he said this, and the seriousness on Temo's face was obviously not a joke.

(Temo... He must hate the kind of people he says he says, right?)

"I'm sorry, but I digressed as I spoke...... Tut, let's have a good look!" Suddenly Temo smiled apologetically as if he realized his gaffe.

"Good!"

Over the next day, Temo and I visited many weapons and armor that I had never seen before......

The Rift Spear can easily pierce armor-clad enemies.

A "sickle whip" that can break the flesh and bones of the opponent with just one stroke.

Steelfall Meteor Hammer, which can smash enemies into pulp with a single flick.

"Spiked fist gloves" and "light armor" with physical combat.

............

However, most of these weapons can only be fully controlled by orc warriors, and there are very few weapons that can be used by me.

"After watching it for so long, what weapon are you going to buy?" At this moment, the middle-aged lizardman boss walked up to me and Temo not far away, and kindly asked me what weapon I wanted to buy.

(What weapons to buy...) It's a big deal...... ）

I'm a swordsman who wields two swords, and in addition to these two swords, I have a small staff that can cast magic, and a spare weapon to use when the primary weapon is off, a short knife and a short sword.

"That's right!" I suddenly thought of something a little louder.

"Ha~ It seems that you have thought of the weapon you want to buy. The lizardman boss looked at me with a smile on his face.

The weapon I need now is a bow or crossbow that can make up for my ranged attacks... Although I can use sword energy and magic to attack enemies from afar, both of these methods will consume my physical strength and mana, while using a bow or crossbow will not consume much of my physical energy.

"Boss, I'm going to buy a short crossbow. I looked at the lizardman boss and said cautiously.

"Short crossbow? Are you going to buy this weapon? I can warn you in advance that the short crossbow is not very penetrating, the crossbow arrows it fires do not penetrate the armor worn by the dwarven warriors, it can pose a deadly threat to human soldiers at best, and most importantly, it is very slow to open the strings and load the arrows!" When I heard the weapon I was going to buy, the lizardman boss frowned slightly and told me the various shortcomings of the short crossbow.

"I know what you say, boss, but I just want to buy a short crossbow right now. Looking at the middle-aged lizardman boss who frowned slightly, I said firmly to him again.

Hearing my reaffirmation, the lizardman's frown gradually relaxed, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he smiled peacefully at me.

"Understood, a short crossbow. The lizardman boss said as he took a wooden crossbow from the nearby shelf and graciously handed it to me.

The whole of this short crossbow is made of mostly wood and a small part of steel, and the string is a very tough ox tendon.

The one perpendicular to the back of the bow machine is called a rod machine, and there is a tenon needle at the end of the rod machine, which is protruding, mainly used to hang the open bowstring. The tenon needle can move up and down, and there is a wooden member connected to the plate machine in the lower part, and the plate machine pulls back to drive the member to pull forward, and the tenon needle is pulled down, and the bowstring is taken out and the arrow is shot.

"You're a rare customer in my shop, so I've decided to give you a discount, and you'll pay 400 grams for this short crossbow. The lizardman boss said to me politely.

When I heard what the lizardman boss said, I took out the money I had used to buy the short crossbow from my waist bag and gave it to the middle-aged lizardman standing in front of me.

"Thank you, thank you~ That's right! These 100 crossbow arrows will be given to you. ”

After taking the money, the lizardman boss laughed heartily, and he handed me a quiver full of crossbow arrows on the hanger.

"Thank you. I politely thanked the middle-aged lizardman.

"You're welcome, I'll give you a discount next time you come to me. The lizardman said to me kindly, and with that he turned and walked back to the cash register.

"Alright, now it's time for us to get out of here. Temo patted me on the shoulder and gestured to me.

Hearing Temo's motion, I put the crossbow behind me and followed Temo out of the Tooth Steel Forge House.

"Thank you for coming. ”

As soon as we stepped out of the store, the middle-aged lizardman who was sitting on a wooden chair in the cash register whispered goodbye to the goblin who had come to his store earlier......