Chapter 19: The First Step on the Path to Lordship
Moffett's short figure looked funny when he lifted the crossbow, but when he put the crossbow on his arm and aimed it at the target in the distance, no one dared to laugh at the dwarf's somewhat incongruous appearance, but was shocked by Moffett's eyes that became very sharp.
The dwarves are not only natural craftsmen, they are also natural warriors.
Through Moffett in front of him, Xiu Yin could already see that this guy had real skills, and of course, this also strengthened Xiu Yin's determination to accept him into the company.
"Let me show you the strength of the dwarven warriors!" Moffitt has the pride of the dwarves, and he has the strength to deserve it.
Bang!
Moffett's fingers snapped, and the strings of the crossbow vibrated violently, and the bolts hit the target in an instant.
"Wow, bullseye!"
There was an exclamation from the onlookers, the dwarves seemed to have a lack of talent, except for their height and magical attainments.
Moffett was also very satisfied with his arrow, he had been taking care of this crossbow very carefully, and today he finally let it have a place to play, and then he turned his eyes and said to Xiu Yin with some disdain in his words, "It's your turn, little master." โ
"Ah, what a precise arrow, and it also showed me the power of the dwarven warriors, but my cultivation has always been unlucky!"
Xiu Yin held up the crossbow with his left arm, and his eyes also looked behind the crossbow, and the green crosshair appeared in the center of the field of vision.
"Hehe, it's really a rich young master, it seems that he hasn't exercised much!" Moffett smiled with some sarcasm on the side, he knew that this red-haired boy was a layman when he saw Xiu Yin's crossbow posture, so Moffitt was thinking about how he would perform when he won the competition.
Just as Moffett closed his eyes and was a little self-absorbed in the joy that followed the victory, he heard an exclamation from the onlookers, "Wow!"
"Ha, just by using the mechanical crossbow, the crossbow must not even hit the target!"
Moffett froze as he slowly opened his eyes.
"How is that possible!"
Moffett couldn't believe his eyes, he rubbed his hand on his eyes repeatedly, and when he looked at the target again, he saw two crossbow arrows stuck in the red heart on the target, one was shot by himself, and the other, although unbelievable, should have actually been shot by Xiuin.
"Can you hit the bullseye in that posture that can't even be called an entry?" Moffett glanced at Xiu Yin with doubts in his heart.
Xiu Yin seemed to guess what Moffett was thinking in his heart, and a silly expression appeared on his face, "Ahhh
"Hmph, don't be complacent!" Moffitt snorted, it was time for him to shoot.
I'm going to be defeated by a young master? No kidding!Moffitt raised his hand, took aim, and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
Perhaps it was Xiu Yin who also hit the bull's-eye, which had some psychological effects on Moffett, and this time the crossbow bolt he shot didn't hit the heart.
"Damn!"
This shot obviously made Moffitt very unwilling, but he also didn't believe that Xiu Yin could hit the bull's-eye again.
Bang!
There was a sound from Xiuin's crossbow strings.
Whoosh โ
The bolt had just hit the outer edge of the target and almost missed the target, which was obviously a big difference from the result of hitting the bull's-eye just now.
"Eh, I didn't hit!"
Xiuin's face showed a look of surprise, of course he deliberately pretended, if Fรผrth didn't shoot the bull's-eye and he did, such a plot would have ended quickly, the climax of the script is full of surprises that make people guess!
Seeing that Xiu Yin almost missed the target this time, Moffitt immediately became proud, "Sure enough, you were blinded for the first time!"
The increase in confidence made Moffitt very easy to aim this time.
Bang!
The bolts rang out, and this time Moffett's shot hit the bull's-eye.
Xiu Yin just continued to keep a smile on his face, but he thought to himself: Moffitt seems to have a strong self-esteem, coupled with the natural stubbornness of the dwarves, if I follow him to hit the bull's-eye this time, he will definitely become irritable again.
But if you deliberately don't hit the bull's-eye, it will only make Moffitt more floating, and the higher your self-esteem rises, the more painful it will be if you fall down, this is not the purpose of Xiu Yin, if you want to convince Moffitt to lose, you have to deal with him!
Xiuin raised the crossbow and by shaking the crossbow slightly, the green crosshair displayed in the center of the field of vision was at the bull's-eye.
Bang!
The bolt flew out and was aimed at the bull's-eye.
"Hmph, it's good luck again!"
Moffett snorted through his nose and blew his long beard into his mouth, and he began to feel a little upset. How could Moffitt tolerate a young master who was rumored to be a scrap wood mage better than himself? Isn't that even as good as scrap wood?
Bang!
"Infuriating!"
Moffett's move was as Xiu Yin thought, because Moffett's mood was unstable, he didn't hit the bull's-eye.
Bang!
This time he deliberately missed the bull's-eye, he wanted to maintain the same score as Moffett, he shot once, and Xiuin shot once, until the crack in his fragile self-esteem began to appear, and that was when Xiuin began to recruit him.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
......
The two of you come and go, you hit and I hit, you miss the target, I miss the target, ten arrows are shot quickly, and the onlookers find that the two of them hit the bull's-eye the same number of times.
"Young Master Xiuin and the dwarven warrior Moffett are tied!" Reiner immediately announced the result of the match loudly, believing that such a result was the best result and no one would be harmed.
"No, there are only victories and defeats in this world, there are no ties!" Moffitt shouted again, blowing his long brown beard, and he did not approve of the result of the draw.
However, when Moffett spoke to Xiu Yin again, he no longer had the contemptuous tone he had at the beginning, "Young Master Xiu Yin, I have to admit that your luck seems to be too good, but the elite warrior of the dwarves Moffitt will not admit defeat, the last arrow, one arrow will win or lose, whoever has an arrow closer to the center of the target, who is the winner!"
After hearing Moffett's words, Seine knew it was time to play his trump card.
Xiu Yin put away the smile on his face and asked very seriously, "What good is it for the victors?"
Dwarves are not good at thinking, they tend to be rectum and acute, Moffett replied without even thinking about it, "If I win, you will provide me with forging materials for free, such as all kinds of raw ore from this pit!"
Moffett's voice did not fall, and the onlookers were also surprised, this is simply a lion's mouth, no matter how bad this half of the abandoned pit is, it can produce ore worth nearly a thousand gold coins.
Xiu Yin nodded, "Okay, I promised you the victory conditions as the mine owner, so what if I win?"
Moffett became a little arrogant, "You win? That's impossible! I'm going to finish this contest right now!"
Moffett raised his crossbow as he finished speaking, and this time with a triumphant mind, he aimed at the target's red heart, and slammed his right index finger the trigger.
Bang!
Hit the Heart!
"It's over!" Moffitt prepares to announce a declaration of victory.
Xiu Yin aimed the green crosshair in his field of vision at the very center of the target, and said, "Not necessarily!"
Bang!
Xiuin's crossbow bolt also hit the target's red heart.
"The closer you are to the center of the target, the victor, you said that, right?" Xiu Yin celebrated the victory in advance, and his face showed joy.
Moffett looked at the target, and although his crossbow arrow also hit the heart, the arrow was inserted in the lower right part of the heart, and Xiuin's crossbow arrow hit the center of the heart!
"I lost!"
Moffett's crossbow fell to the ground, his pride and glory seemed to be lost at this moment, his dreams, his beliefs, his strength, all lost their meaning in this one.
Defeated by a rumored half-mage young master......
What face do you have to return to your hometown? What do you talk about the glory of the dwarves? What do you want to do to fulfill your dream of becoming a master blacksmith?
Moffett was struggling with his heart when a hand slapped him on the shoulder.
Xiuin bent down in front of Moffett and picked up the crossbow on the ground and returned it to Moffett's hand.
Moffett was very surprised, he didn't know what Xiu Yin was going to do, but he knew that Xiu Yin might humiliate him in public, and he might ask him to compensate him for the gold coins, but he didn't even have a gold coin on his body......
"The great dwarven warrior Mr. Moffitt, I wonder if you would be interested in becoming a full-fledged employee of this mine? โ
With Moffett's eyes widening, Xiu Yin continued, "Well, I sincerely hope that Mr. Moffett can become a member of this place, of course, as a reward, you can enjoy the ore produced in the pit for free...... Would you like it, Dwarven Warrior, Mr. Moffitt?"